External radiation protection links

These Regulations impose duties on employers and those with responsibilities for carrying out activities including optimizing and justifying medical exposures, and administering ionising radiation for diagnostic or treatment benefit. Whilst these regulations are broadly similar to the 2000 regulations (which are now repealed), they do expand requirements in certain areas – for example, formal recognition of Medical Physics Experts, and the licensing of the administration of radioactive substances to persons for diagnosis, treatment or research.

The Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) are the principal set of UK radiation protection regulations for all users of ionising radiation.

A nice article presenting an introduction to some of the worlds first nuclear reactors, including pictures of Chicago Piles 2, 3 and 5. There is little in the way of safety discussion here, but this is in itself part of history.

The Atomic Archive has prepared a historical timeline which traces the nuclear age from (1895-2007), the discovery of x-rays and radioactivity and explosion of the first atomic bomb, through the cold war to its thaw, to the cleanup of the nuclear weapons complex. It is a very interesting read!

A detailed look at the development of nuclear regulation in the US. This is in PDF form (and not so short!)

Fascinating article which starts in 1896.