diagram of the radiation shielding used in the experimental hall
Radiation Protection

Radiation Protection supports all radiological designs and operations in support of the mission of SLAC, and is responsible for SLAC's Laser Safety program.

Radiation Protection

Contacts

Radiological Field Operations  (650) 926-4299

ESH Contacts - includes Safety Officers and ESH Coordinators

SLAC Internal Radiological Call-In List 

SLAC Internal Survey Requests RP Dispatch Request 

Mission​​​​​​​

SLAC Policy is to conduct radiological operations in a manner that ensures the health and safety of all its employees, contractors, and the general public. The mission of the Radiation Protection Department is to maintain personnel and environment radiation doses below regulatory limits and as low as reasonably achievable, to prevent unplanned or accidental exposure to ionizing radiation, and to prevent release of radioactive material into the environment.​ RP is fully committed to implementing a radiological control program of the highest quality that consistently reflects this policy. 

Some of the areas RP works in:

  • Radiation Safety Program development and implementation
  • Dosimetry
  • Radiological Environmental Protection
  • Radiological and Laser Safety Training
  • Radiological Work and Dose Control
  • Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Service and Calibration of Radiation Detection Instrumentation
  • Decontamination and Decommissioning
  • Radioactive Material Management
  • Shielding and Safety System Design
  • Radiation Transport Code modeling support
  • R&D in applied radiation physics in support of the mission of SLAC
  • Radioactive Waste Management
  • Laser Safety Program development and implementation

Documents

The primary information is found in our ESH Manual in these areas:

In addition to those, RP maintains and updates these important documents:

Related: Conduct of Accelerator Facility Operations  
(an Accelerator document that has several chapters important for Radiation Safety)

For more information and resources for SLAC Internal personnel, please see the RP Department site: