Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board has influenced policy and decision making on a wide range of nuclear and radiation issues, including: furthering the understanding of beneficial medical, industrial, and research uses of radiation; evaluating radiation occupational health and safety; managing radioactive waste; and securing radioactive sources and other nuclear materials. Additionally, the board has assessed civilian nuclear energy programs, nuclear nonproliferation, and national defense applications across the U.S. nuclear complex. NRSB supports the participation of the United States in the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Japan and convenes the Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium on topics related to radiation health effects.
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Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers Meeting 3 (Part 1)
- October 27, 2025
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
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The committee will host a closed meeting for internal discussions on working group evaluations and gauge report progress and needs.
Expanded U.S. Electron Beam Usage in Sterilization and Irradiation Applications: Assessing Opportunities and Challenges Check-In for October 23, 2025
- October 23, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
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This is a regularly scheduled closed session for the committee designed to keep staff and members informed and current with the study tasks and needs.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - October 23, 2025
- October 23, 2025
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
- Meeting
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This working group meeting was to discuss aspects of computational modeling and evaluation of computational codes to assess radiation exposure.
Expanded U.S. Electron Beam Usage in Sterilization and Irradiation Applications: Assessing Opportunities and Challenges Meeting 7
- October 16, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
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The committee will hear from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about medical devices. The discussion will focus on the regulation of electron beam and X-ray technologies and meeting the opportunit...
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - October 15, 2025 (Afternoon subgroup meeting)
- October 15, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
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This working group meeting was to discuss considerations for epidemiology.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - October 15, 2025 (Morning subgroup meeting)
- October 15, 2025
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
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This working group meeting was to discuss literature for study reference.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - October 10, 2025
- October 10, 2025
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
- Closed
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This working group meeting was to discuss literature for study reference.
Expanded U.S. Electron Beam Usage in Sterilization and Irradiation Applications: Assessing Opportunities and Challenges Meeting 6B
- October 9, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
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The committee will talk with Dr. Man-Sung Yim, Texas A&M University, about nuclear security and accelerators.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - October 8, 2025
- October 8, 2025
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
- Meeting
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This working group meeting was to discuss literature for study reference.
Expanded U.S. Electron Beam Usage in Sterilization and Irradiation Applications: Assessing Opportunities and Challenges Meeting 6
- October 2, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
- Meeting
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THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO A FUTURE DATE. Thank you and we are sorry for the inconvenience. The committee will have a panel discussion focused on public-private partne...
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers Meeting 2
- September 29 - 30, 2025
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The committee will hear from representatives of aviation labor organizations, union, and professional societies to learn about the communities perspectives regarding occupational radiation exposure.
Expanded U.S. Electron Beam Usage in Sterilization and Irradiation Applications: Assessing Opportunities and Challenges Meeting 5
- September 25, 2025
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
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The committee will discuss domestic and international opportunities for the growth of accelerator and eBeam technologies with molecular biologist Suresh Pillai, Director of Texas A&M University's Nati...
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - September 18, 2025
- September 18, 2025
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
- Meeting
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This working group meeting was to discuss considerations for epidemiology and flight paths.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - September 17, 2025
- September 17, 2025
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
- Meeting
- Past
This working group meeting was to discuss literature for study reference.
Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - September 12, 2025
- September 12, 2025
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
- Closed
- Meeting
- Past
This working group meeting was to discuss aspects of computational modeling and evaluation of computational codes to assess radiation exposure.