RPS Resources

Radiation Protection Links

Radiation protection links for reference by radiation protection supervisors (RPS) and radiation workers.

Radiation Interest Groups

• AURPO
  Association of University Radiation Protection Officers
• BIR
  British Institute of Radiology
• BNMS
  British Nuclear Medicine Society
• BOHS
  British Occupational Hygiene Society
• Health Physics Society
  US society promoting health physics
• IPEM
  Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• IRPA
  International Radiation Protection Association
• RCR
  Royal College of Radiologists
• RPA 2000
  RPA assessing body
• SRP
  Society for Radiological Protection

Education & Publishing

• Elsevier Science
  International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publications
• Health Physics Journal
  Official journal of the Health Physics Society
• Institute of Physics publishing
  Journal of Radiological Protection
• New Scientist
  New Scientist e-publication
• Nuclear Technology Publishing
  Radiation protection journals and other publications.
• The Stationary Office
  Government publications (formerly HMSO)

UK Government Bodies

• BSI
  British Standards Institution
• CEFAS
  Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - Lowestoft
• DEFRA
  Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Radioactive Substances Division)
• DOH
  Department of Health
• DOT
  Department of Transport
• EA
  The Environment Agency
• HSE
  Health and Safety Executive
• NRPB (now HPA)
  National Radiological Protection Board
• SEPA
  Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• UKAEA
  United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
• Government Information Service
  Full Listing of all UK Government bodies.

Commercial Organisations

• AEA Technology
  Technology based services to the nuclear industry and others
• Active Collection Bureau
  For the disposal of radioactive sources
• Amersham
  Suppliers of radiochemicals
• AWE
  Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
• BNFL
  British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
• Croft Associates
  Design and build packages for transporting radioactive materials
• Isostock
  Radioactive materials accounting software
• John Caunt Scientific Ltd
  Detectors, shielding and counting standards
• LabLogic
  Radiation safety consumables and monitors
• Landauer Inc.
  Dosimetry services
• NPL
  National Physical Laboratory
• RadPro Ltd
  Job vacancies in the nuclear industry
• Safeguard Services
  For the disposal of radioactive waste
• Strand Transport
  Carriers of radioactive packages throughout the UK.
• Troxler
  Nuclear density/moisture (NDM) gauges

Radiation Warning Signs

• Seton Signs
  Radiation hazard signs compliant with reg 18 (IRR99)

Shielding

• Wardray-Premise Engineering
  Shielding for Non-Destructive Testing.

International Links

• Australian RPANSA
  Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
• IAEA
  International Atomic Energy Agency
• ICRP
  International Commission on Radiological Protection
• NCRP
  National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
• Swedish Radiation Protection Institute
• US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  Index of radioactive sealed sources and devices
• WasteLink
  Guide to radioactive waste sites on the internet
• World Health Organisation