Federal and State Offices

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

United States Environmental Protection Agency

United States Department of Energy

State Radiation Control Programs

State of Maine Radiation Control Program

State of Massachusetts Radiation Control Program

State of New Hampshire Bureau of Radiological Health

State of Rhode Island Radiological Health Program

State of Vermont Radiological Health Information and Resources

The Altantic Interstate Low-Level Rad Waste Compact
(Connecticut is a member state)

Connecticut Department of Public Health Radon Program

Vermont Department of Health: Radiation Resource Page

National Laboratories

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL)

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)

Emergency Preparedness and Response

(special thanks to Tom O'Connell for providing many of these links)

Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)
(Department of Justice site)

U.S. Fire Administration
(general emergency response)

FEMA Education and Training

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Radiation Emergencies

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center / Training Site (REAC/TS)

DOE Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program

Domestic Preparedness Campus
(online courses for CBR response)

Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program

CBS News Disaster Links
(with links to many emergency preparedness/response sites)

Dirty Bomb FAQ

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

Health Physics Society (HPS)

American Nuclear Society (ANS)

American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP)

American Board of Health Physics (ABHP)

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD)

The Society for Radiological Protection (SRP)
(UK)

National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT)

Radiation Research Society (RRS)

United States Navy Radiation Health

Health Physics Journal

Journal of Radiological Protection
(UK)

ORAU Health Physics Resources Page
Contributed by Eric Frederick

Table of Nuclides

National Nuclear Data Center

Rad Pro Calculator

Health Phycics Society Position Papers

Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM)

CDC National Center for Environmental Health: Radiation Studies

Department of Energy Lab Accreditation Program (DOELAP)

The Radiation Dose Assessment Resource (RADAR)

The RSO Toolbox

Technician Positions
(nukeworker.com)

The ABCs of Nuclear Science
(excellent basic educational resource)

The Particle Adventure
(resource page for subatomic particle info)

Table of Nuclides
(information about all existing isotopes)

Periodic Table of the Elements

NRC Glossary of Health Physics and Nuclear Power Terms
(definitions)

Health Phycics Society Position Papers
(find out what the professionals have to say about radiation-related issues)

Ken Krieger's Radiation Information Page
(also contains a glossary)

CDC National Center for Environmental Health: Radiation Studies

A Citizen's Guide to Radon
(EPA)

Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon
(EPA)

Radon Information Center

Food Irradiation Frequently Asked Questions
(has links to other many other sites)

Power Line Fields and Public Health
(a dated but interesting paper)

Radiation Hormesis
(beware: this page has annoying popups)

Radioactivity from Coal Combustion
(another older but interesting paper)

Dirty Bomb FAQ

Check the website of the Health Physics Society if you have academic questions related to radiation. Their resource "Ask the Experts" is especially useful for students looking for background material for research papers.

One Nuclear Place
(current news about nuclear power and radiological issues)

The Bureau of Atomic Tourism
(if you're thinking of visiting a former weapons test site!)

Civil Defense Museum

Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Collection

Race for the Superbomb
(a PBS site featuring Cold War trivia)

The Atomic Archive
(history of the "atom bomb")

One Nuclear Place
(current news about nuclear power and radiological issues)

IAEA News Center
(current news from the International Atomic Energy Agency)

Radiation and Nuclear Power in the News
(on nuclear.com, a privately run web site)

NEI Nuclear Notes
(NEI's blog page)

More Links

Check the University of Michigan's branch of the Health Physics Society for a comprehensive directory of Health Physics links.

Please note: the links on this page do not imply endorsement by NECHPS (or its members) of any product, service, or idea.