scope:

This instruction applies to all Navy and Marine Corps activities engaged in the use of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulated byproduct material, special nuclear material, source material, and naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive material. It does not apply to radioactive materials transferred from the Department of Energy to the Department of Defense per section 91B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Nor does it apply to radioactive materials produced as a consequence of the construction, operation, servicing, or maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants, per reference (a).

Purpose. To establish the Naval Radiation Safety Committee (NRSC) and identify the responsibilities associated with its regulation of the use of radioactive materials within the Navy and Marine Corps. This instruction is being reissued with a new date, updated version and signature authority to meet Chief of Naval Operations' age requirement for Office of the Chief of Naval Operations instructions.