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# Related Information

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        - Frequently Asked Questions About Radiation Protection
        - Security Rulemaking for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
        - Options to Revise Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance
        - NRC Regulations
        - Glossary
        - The Student Corner - Radiation

## NRC Brochures

        - Radiation Protection and the NRC ( NUREG/BR-0322 )
        - The Regulation and Use of Radioisotopes in Today's World ( NUREG/BR-0217 )
        - Protecting Our Nation Since 9-11-01 ( NUREG/BR-0314 )

## NRC Fact Sheets

        - Biological Effects of Radiation
        - Risks Associated with Medical Events
        - Environmental Monitoring
        - Tritium, Radiation Protection Limits, and Drinking Water Standards
        - Dirty Bombs
        - Polonium-210
        - Irradiated Gemstones

## Government Web Sites and Fact Sheets

        - Radiation Explained (U.S. Department of Energy)
        - Facts about Radiation (U.S. Department of Energy)
        - Americans' Average Radiation Exposure (U.S. Department of Energy)
        - RadTown USA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
        - RadNet Monitoring System Data Sources (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)            - Nationwide Dispersion Map
          - EnviroFacts Search
          - RadNet Database Query 
        - Radiological Health Program (U.S. Food & Drug Administration)
        - Natural Radioactivity in the Environment (U.S. Geological Survey)
        - Uranium Resources and Environmental Issues (U.S. Geological Survey)
        - Radiation Emergency (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) 
        - Radiation Emergency Training, Education, and Tools

## Professional and Academic Web Sites

        - American Nuclear Society 
        - American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America 
        - Society of Nuclear Medicine 
        - Health Physics Society 

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