The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), formerly the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and before that the Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection (ACXRP), is a
U.S.
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organization. It has a
congressional charter
A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued corporate charters since 1791 and the laws that issue them are codified in Title 36 of the ...
under
Title 36 of the United States Code
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Parts
Subtitle I: Patrio ...
, but this does not imply any sort of oversight by Congress; NCRP is not a government entity.
History
The Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection was established in 1929. Initially, the organization was an informal collective of scientists seeking to proffer accurate information and appropriate recommendations for radiation protection. In 1946, the organization changed its name to the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
In 1964, the
U.S. Congress
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reorganized and chartered the organization as the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
NCRP Presidents
*Lauriston S. Taylor (1929 to 1977);
*William K. Sinclair (1977 to 1991);
*Charles B. Meinhold (1991 to 2002);
*Thomas S. Tenforde (2002 to 2012);
*John D. Boice, Jr. (2012 to 2019);
*Kathryn D. Held (2019 to present)
Executive Directors
*W. Roger Ney (1964 to 1997);
*William M. Beckner (1997 to 2004);
*David A. Schauer (2004 to 2012);
*James R. Cassata (2012 to 2014);
*David A. Smith (2014 to 2016);
*Kathryn D. Held (2016 to 2019)
References
External links
NCRP websiteCongressionally Chartered Nonprofit Organizations ("Title 36 Corporations"): What They Are and How Congress Treats Them*
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Radiation protection
Radiation health effects research
Radiology organizations
Health care-related professional associations based in the United States
Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress
Scientific organizations established in 1929
1929 establishments in the United States