Federal Radiation Council

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The Federal Radiation Council was a former U.S. government body responsible for developing federal guidance and policy on radiation protection and safety.

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Federal Radiation Council canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency ⓘ
defunct government agency ⓘ
appliesStandardTo general population ⓘ
radiation workers ⓘ
appliesTo ionizing radiation ⓘ
medical uses of radiation ⓘ
nuclear facilities and activities ⓘ
occupational radiation exposure ⓘ
public radiation exposure ⓘ
composedOf representatives of federal agencies with radiation responsibilities ⓘ
coordinatedWith Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
Public Health Service ⓘ
other federal agencies using or regulating radiation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded 1959 ⓘ
dissolved 1970 ⓘ
endTime 1970 ⓘ
field environmental health ⓘ
nuclear safety ⓘ
public health ⓘ
radiation protection ⓘ
functionsTransferredTo Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
goal promote consistent federal radiation policies ⓘ
protect public health from harmful effects of radiation ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
hasRole advise federal agencies on radiation standards ⓘ
advise the U.S. President on radiation matters ⓘ
coordinate federal radiation protection policy ⓘ
develop federal guidance on radiation protection ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Executive authority of the President of the United States ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1959 ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mandate develop federal radiation protection guidance for agencies ⓘ
recommend radiation protection standards and limits ⓘ
notableActivity establishing early federal guidance on permissible radiation doses ⓘ
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
produced federal radiation protection guidance documents ⓘ
reports on radiation risks and standards ⓘ
reasonForDissolution creation of the Environmental Protection Agency consolidated radiation functions ⓘ
replacedBy Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
startTime 1959 ⓘ

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