"Enforces the Radiation Control Laws and Regulations designed to protect the public, radiation workers, and the environment." |
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Our program licenses 2,100 facilities and
registers 50,000 generally licensed devices that use radioactive
materials. For instance, radioactive materials are used by:
- Universities and laboratories to
conduct scientific research.
- Medical and veterinary hospitals and
clinics to diagnose and treat human beings and animals.
- Nuclear pharmacies that manufacture
and distribute radiopharmaceuticals.
- Blood banks to sterilize blood.
- Companies that provide services, such as sterilization of medical
supplies, facility decontamination, and waste processing.
- Gauge operators to determine properties of materials, such as
moisture, density, thickness, level, and lead content.
- Well loggers to conduct oil drilling operations and
industrial radiographers to determine construction integrity.
We perform evaluations for radiation safety, approves, and maintains
a registry of devices manufactured in California for medical and industrial uses.
We monitor off-site environmental radiation and assess activities
around nuclear power plants and other major radiation facilities.
We conduct air sampling, and maintains a statewide air-sampling
network to determine concentration of radioactive material in the air.
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