Radiation Safety Committee
The Radiation Safety Committee (“RSC” or “Committee”), a standing committee at Tennessee Tech University (“University”), is the governing body for all aspects of radiation safety protection within the University, including all affiliated research, instructional, and service units using ionizing and non-ionizing radiation sources or devices in facilities owned or controlled by the University.
The Committee shall ensure that radioactive materials and radiation-emitting devices
are possessed, used, and disposed of safely and in compliance with state and federal
regulations and with the specific conditions of the license issued to the University.
The Committee shall ensure that all radiation exposures at the University to faculty,
staff, students, and the general public are maintained in accordance with the regulatory
requirement of being As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA).