The Radiation Control Bureau oversees beneficial uses of ionizing radiation while providing for protection against hazards such radiation can pose to workers, the public and the environment. The Bureau regulates uses of sources of radioactivity and radiation under the statutory authority of the New Mexico Radiation Protection Act (Section 74-3-1 through 74-3-16 NMSA, 1978). The Bureau also administers the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act (Section 61-14E-3 through 61-14E-12 NMSA1978).
The Bureau accomplishes this by:
- Regulating radiation machines and services.(radiation machines).
- Licensing and regulating radioactive materials .
- Licensing and regulating naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) generated through oil and gas industry operations.
- Assisting federal employees who were harmed by past exposures to radioactive materials through the Radiological & Chemical Advocacy Office.
- Managing the Indoor Radon Outreach Program, which provides free home radon testing kits to New Mexicans.
- Providing training for emergency responders along Waste Isolation Pilot Plant transportation routes in New Mexico.
- Administering certification under the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Program (MIRTP)
- Administering certification under the Radiological Services Program
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