The records of the Radiation Safety Committee at North Carolina State University include correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, reports and annual reports, and handbooks and other procedural information concerning the operation of the nuclear reactor and the use of radioisotopes on campus. Also inclued are some meeting minutes from the Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group, an associated component organization of the Radiation Safety Committee.
The Radioisotope Committee was established in or before 1950 to oversee the use of radioisotopes on the campus of North Carolina State College, largely in conjunction with operations of the nuclear reactor. In 1953, the Radioisotope Committee recommended the establishment of a permanent, more official committee to take on these responsibilities (as well as to oversee the actual running of the nuclear reactor), and the Radioisotope Committee was thus replaced by Chancellor Harrelson with the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes in September of that year. In 1969, the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes was renamed the Radiation Protection Council, and has since been renamed the Radiation Safety Committee. This committee continues to be active as of 2010.
The Radioisotope Committee was established in or before 1950 to oversee the use of radioisotopes on the campus of North Carolina State College, largely in conjunction with operations of the nuclear reactor. Members were appointed to the committee on an as-needed basis, but the overall scope and authority of the committee was limited. In 1953, the Radioisotope Committee recommended the establishment of a permanent, more official committee to take on these responsibilities (as well as to oversee the actual running of the nuclear reactor), and the Radioisotope Committee was thus replaced by Chancellor Harrelson with the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes in September of that year.
The Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes worked in coordination with the United States Atomic Energy Commission to establish guidelines for the reactor and the isotopes, and the two bodies met frequently. In 1969, the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes was renamed the Radiation Protection Council, and has since been renamed the Radiation Safety Committee.
This committee continues to be active as of 2010, as mandated under a condition of federal and state licenses for the use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices on the North Carolina State University campus and its extension sites. The primary responsibilities of the committee are to ensure that the use of radioactive materials and/or radiation-producing devices, including the PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor, are conducted in the safest possible manner with the minimum effect on all members of the university community and the general public.
The records of the Radiation Safety Committee at North Carolina State University include correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, reports and annual reports, and handbooks and other procedural information concerning the operation of the nuclear reactor and the use of radioisotopes on campus. Also inclued are some meeting minutes from the Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group, an associated component organization of the Radiation Safety Committee.
The records of the Radiation Safety Committee are organized into two series: Series 1. Radioisotope Committee Records and Series 2. Radiation Safety Committee Records
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Committees, Radiation Safety Committee Records, UA 022.006, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Radiation Safety Committee.
Processed by: Cate Putirskis, 2010 November; Finding aid written by: Cate Putirskis, 2010 November
The collection is organized into two principal series:
The Radioisotope Committee was established in or before 1950 to oversee the use of radioisotopes on the campus of North Carolina State College, largely in conjunction with operations of the nuclear reactor. Members were appointed to the committee on an as-needed basis, but the overall scope and authority of the committee was limited. In 1953, the Radioisotope Committee recommended the establishment of a permanent, more official committee to take on these responsibilities (as well as to oversee the actual running of the nuclear reactor), and the Radioisotope Committee was thus replaced by Chancellor Harrelson with the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes in September of that year.
The records found in the Radioisotope Committee series reflect the activities and meetings of this informal predecessor to the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Recator and Radioisotopes (now the Radiation Safety Committee). Types of records in this series include correspondence, meeting minutes, and the drafting of documentation regarding operational procedures for the use of radioisotopes on campus.
The Committee on Saftey and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes was established in 1953, and met for the first time on 14 September of that year. This committee was formed by Chancellor Harrelson on a recommendation of the Radioisotope Committee for a body to oversee the proper use and operation of the nuclear reactor and radioisotopes on the campus of North Carolina State College. The Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes worked in coordination with the United States Atomic Energy Commission to establish guidelines for the reactor and the isotopes, and the two bodies met frequently. In 1969, the Committee on Safety and Health for the Nuclear Reactor and Radioisotopes was renamed the Radiation Protection Council, and has since been renamed the Radiation Safety Committee.
This committee continues to be active as of 2010, as mandated under a condition of federal and state licenses for the use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices on the North Carolina State University campus and its extension sites. The primary responsibilities of the committee are to ensure that the use of radioactive materials and/or radiation-producing devices, including the PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor, are conducted in the safest possible manner with the minimum effect on all members of the University community and the general public.
The Radiation Safety Committee Records series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports and annual reports, and handbooks and other procedural information concerning the operation of the nuclear reactor and the use of radioisotopes on campus. Also inclued in this series are some meeting minutes from the Reactor Safeguards Advisory Group, an associated component organization of the Radiation Safety Committee.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Committees, Radiation Safety Committee Records, UA 022.006, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.