American Nuclear Society
555 North Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, Illinois 60526
Phone: 708/352-6611
Fax: 708/352-0499
Email: nucleus@ans.org
http://www.ans.org
The American Nuclear Society is a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational organization. Its membership includes approximately 13,000 individuals representing 1,600 plus corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
107 Cienega
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505/982-5611
Fax: 505/986-0997
Email: ccns@nets.com
http://www.nuclearactive.org/
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to increase public awareness about radioactivity and the nuclear industry. It particularly focuses on Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
205 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502/227-4543
Fax: 502/227-7862
http://www.crcpd.org/
The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) is a nonprofit professional organization whose primary membership is made up of individuals in state and local government who regulate the use of radiation sources, and others interested in radiation protection.

Health Physics Society
1313 Dolley Madison Boulevard
Suite 402
McLean, Virginia 22101
Phone: 703/790-1745
Fax: 703/790-2672
Email: hps@BurkInc.com
http://www.hps.org
The Health Physics Society is an international professional scientific organization that is active in all aspects of radiation protection including information dissemination, standards development, education, preparation of position papers, and promotion of scientific conferences and committees.

Idaho State University
Department of Physics and Health Physics
Radiation Information Network
Campus Box 8106
Pocatello, ID 83209
Phone: 208/236-2350
Fax: 208/236-4649
Email: office@apollo.physics.isu.edu
http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/
This Idaho State University's Radiation Information Network Web site contains a wide range of information about radiation and the professions of radiation protection.

Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
6935 Laurel Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Phone: 301/270-5500
Fax: 301/270-3029
Email: ieer@ieer.org
http://www.ieer.org
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research is a nonprofit organization funded primarily through private foundation grants. It provides activists, policymakers, journalists, and the public with understandable scientific and technical information on energy and environmental issues, particularly nuclear materials and technologies.

International Atomic Energy Agency
P.O. Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +431-2600-0
Fax: +431-2600-7
Email: Official.Mail@iaea.org
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field, and as the international inspector of nuclear safeguards and verification measures in civilian nuclear programs.

International Commission on Radiological Protection
S-171 16 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-7297275
Fax: +46-8-7297298
Email: jack.valentin@ssi.se
http://www.icrp.org
The Commission works to advance for the public benefit the science of radiological protection, in particular by providing recommendations on all aspects of radiation protection.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20814-3095
Phone: 301/657-2652
Fax: 301/907-8768
Email: ncrp@ncrp.com
http://www.ncrp.com
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) seeks to formulate and disseminate information, guidance, and recommendations on radiation protection and measurements which represent the consensus of leading scientific thinking.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 12233
111 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: 919/541-3345
http://www.niehs.nih.aol
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) undertakes biomedical research, prevention and intervention efforts, and training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach. It focuses on human health and human disease that result from three interactive elements: environmental factors, individual susceptibility, and age.

National Safety Council/Environmental Health Center
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/293-2270
Fax: 202/293-0032
ehc@nsc.org
http://www.nsc.org/ehc.htm
The Environmental Health Center is a division of the National Safety Council, a nongovernmental, nonprofit public service organization. EHC provides information and resources on a range of environmental issues.

Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office
1802 N. Carson Street, Suite 252
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: 775/687-3744
Fax: 775/687-5277
Email: nwpo@govmail.state.nv.us
http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste
The State of Nevada's agency for nuclear projects works to assure that the health, safety, and welfare of Nevada's citizens, environment, and economy are adequately protected with regard to any federal high-level nuclear waste disposal activities in the state.

New Mexico Environmental Evaluation Group
7007 Wyoming Blvd NE, Suite F-2
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: 505/828-1003
Fax: 505/828-1062
Email: lindak@eeg.org
http://www.eeg.org
The New Mexico Environment Evaluation Group (EEG) is an interdisciplinary group of scientists and engineers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. EEG provides independent technical evaluation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) to ensure the protection of public health and safety, and the environment of New Mexico.

New Mexico WIPP Transportation Safety Program
2040 South Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505/827-5950
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/wipp
The State of New Mexico has implemented the WIPP Transportation Safety Program to ensure the safe and uneventful transportation of radioactive waste to the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in southeastern New Mexico.

Nuclear Energy Institute
176 I Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/739-8009
Fax: 573/445-2135
Email: swp@nei.org
http://www.nei.org
The Nuclear Energy Institute represents the commercial nuclear energy industry. It advocates policies that ensure the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and related technologies.

Nuclear Information and Resources Service
1424 16th Street NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/328-0002
Fax: 202/462-2183
Email: nirsnet@nirs.org
http://www.nirs.org
The Nuclear Information and Resources Service is the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.

Southern States Energy Board
6325 Amherst Court
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 770/242-7712
Fax: 770/242-0421
http://www.sseb.org/cpa_rmt.htm
The Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) is a non-profit interstate compact organization of 16 southern states and two territories. SSEB develops, promotes, and recommends policies and programs which protect and enhance the environment without compromising the needs of future generations. It has a Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee which participates in the policymaking process concerning the U.S. Department of Energy's radioactive materials transportation programs.

Union of Concerned Scientists
2 Brattle Square,
Cambridge, MA 02238-9105
Phone: 617/547-5552
Email: ucs@ucsusa.org
http://www.ucsusa.org
The Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent nonprofit organization representing scientists and other citizens around the country. It does research, public education, and citizen advocacy particularly on environmental and related issues.

U.S. Department of Energy
600 Maryland Avenue, NW, Suite 760
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: 202/488-6220
National Transuranic Waste Program
P.O. Box 3090
Carlsbad, NM 88221-3090
Phone: 505/234-7302
Email: infocntr@wipp.carlsbad.nm.us
http://www.wipp.carlsbad.nm.us
The U.S. Department of Energy is the federal agency responsible for developing and managing the country's nuclear weapons, and for managing its waste and cleaning up its facilities. In addition, DOE has more than 30,000 scientists and engineers conducting research. The National Transuranic Waste Program manages the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Facility.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202/564-9290
http://www.epa.gov/radiation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent federal agency that works to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-2738
Phone: 301/415-7000
http://www.nrc.gov
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent federal agency responsible for overseeing the use of nuclear materials in the United States. NRC's scope of responsibility includes regulation of commercial nuclear power reactors; medical, academic, and industrial uses of nuclear materials; and the transport, storage, and disposal of nuclear materials and waste.

University of Michigan
Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
1906 Cooley Building
2355 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734/764-4260
Fax: 734/763-4540
Email: nuclear@umich.edu
http://www.engin.umich.edu/~nuclear
The University of Michigan's Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences conducts research and provides education on range of issues including radiation detection, fission power, fusion power, radiological health, and waste management.

Western Governors' Association
600 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-5452
Phone: 303/623-9378
Email: wga@csn.gov
http://www.westgov.org/wipp
The Western Governors' Association is an independent, nonpartisan organization of governors from 18 western states, two Pacific-flag territories and one commonwealth. The association addresses key policy and governance issues in natural resources, the environment, human services, economic development, international relations, and public management.

State Radiation Program Contacts
List of state radiation program contacts available at: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/asframe.htm

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