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Notifications to users of radioactive material
- Notice of U.S. NRC Rulemaking June 11, 2026Bureau of Environmental Radiation June 11, 2026 Radioactive Materials Regulations Radioactive Materials Licensees & Registrants, In response to Federal Executive Order (EO) 14300, issued on May 23, 2025, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been preparing multiple guidance document revisions and rulemaking proposals. As New Jersey generally adopts by reference federal NRC regulations, your awareness […]
- Radioactive Materials Information Notice (NRC IN 2026-02) April 29, 2026Radioactive Materials Information Notice Attention medical use radioactive materials licensees. After assessing past medical events that have occurred throughout the country, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has concluded that human error contributed to many of the events. In an effort to reduce the number of medical events, the NRC recommends the use of […]
- NJDEP Notifications to users of radioactive material and e-mail submissions October 29, 2025Bureau of Environmental Radiation - Radioactive Materials - Agreement State Program Notifications to users of radioactive material Mass e-mail contact changing & digital submission contacts This is to inform you that NJDEP’s mass email delivery service will have its “from” address changed, beginning November 7, 2025. If you have a spam and/or junk mail filter […]
- NJDEP Radiation Protection Job Opportunity October 14, 2025Bureau of Environmental Radiation October 14, 2025 Radiation Protection Element Job Opportunity Good Afternoon, NJDEP are accepting applications for entry level position: Environmental Services Trainee – AEMS-2025-25 – Apply by October 21, 2025 Open to: General PublicWork Week: NE (35-hour) Work WeekSalary: (P95) $51,987.70 (Non-Negotiable) The Radiation Protection Element Environmental Services Trainee will begin training to become a qualified […]
- Radioactive Materials License Annual Fees October 9, 2025Bureau of Environmental Radiation October 9, 2025 Radioactive Materials License Annual Fees Good Morning Radioactive Materials Licensees, New Jersey radioactive materials licenses are assessed annually at the beginning of the State’s fiscal year (FY), July 1. The FY26 fee covers the time period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. New Jersey licensees are […]
- IBSP weather update July 8, 2025Island Beach State Park weather update. Temperature is 91, feels like 106. Wind is NW @ 6mph. Flags are green/yellow. Storms are expected around 3:00pm which would cause the park to close. A message will be sent if the park closes. Manage Preferences or Unsubscribe
- IBSP Swim Areas CLOSED due to thunder and lightning. June 22, 2025Island Beach State Park Swim Area CLOSED after thunder and lightning. We will reopen when 45 minutes have passed since the last thunder or lightning. A message will be sent when we reopen. Manage Preferences or Unsubscribe
- New Amendment Fees July 29, 2024Dear Radioactive Materials Licensees: As you know our annual assessments have been increased by 3.3% based on the May Consumer Price Index as per our regulations. This also applies to amendment fees. Currently the new amendment fees are outlined in Table 2 of the Notice of Administrative Change https://nj.gov/dep/rpp/rms/agreedown/fees.pdf. Here are the new amendment fees […]
- New Fee Schedule July 16, 2024Good Afternoon Radioactive Materials Licensees, This is to notify you that our fees have increased 3.3% as per our regulation N.J.A.C.7:28-64.10. We adjusted them based on the previous 12-month inflation factor from the Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers, US city average (CPI-U) published by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. […]
- License Terminations June 7, 2024The end of New Jersey's fiscal year (June 30) is fast approaching. If you are planning on terminating your radioactive materials license, all information including the payment (call Jodie at 609-984-5462 for amount), and responses to all requests for additional information must be completed by June 30. Otherwise you will be billed for your FY […]
- Jodie Murl's Retirement Delayed May 31, 2024This is to inform you that Jodie Murl, the backbone of New Jersey’s Radioactive Materials program, will be retiring on December 31, 2024. We know that a lot of you have come to know and respect Jodie for her excellent work, helpfulness and dedication to providing the best customer service possible. Note that she originally […]
- DISCONTINUATION OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION’S RECOGNITION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF RADIOLOGY’S CERTIFICATION PROCESSES December 14, 2023Dear Medical Licensees: Please note that the NRC has discontinued recognition of the American Board of Radiology's Certification processes at the Board's request. The NRC Information Notice provided in the attached file provides further information. Please let us know if you have any questions. Jenny Goodman, Manager Bureau of Environmental Radiation NJ Department of […]
- New Fees for Radioactive Materials Licensees August 25, 2023Dear Radioactive Materials Licensees and Registrants: As per our regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:28-64.10, each year the Department adjusts radioactive material license fees by the previous 12-month inflation factor calculated from the Consumer Price Index for the 12 month period ending May 31. The inflation factor this year was 4.0%. Therefore, we will increase all our […]
- Request for comment/ information current trends in approaches to decommissioning radiological survey May 17, 2023Request for comment/information on current trends in approaches to radiological surveys to support decommissioning and license termination. We are writing to bring your attention to this opportunity to help your peers in radiation safety and help shape future regulatory guidance documents. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting comments from stakeholders, including nuclear […]
- License Terminations May 17, 2023License Terminations If you are in the process of, or planning on terminating your radioactive materials license, be aware that if staff of the Bureau of Environmental Radiation have not completed their review by the end of the fiscal year, you will be sent an invoice for the annual fee for fiscal year 2024. Our […]
- NRC Proposed Rulemaking on Extravasations April 25, 2023The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a Federal Register notice (attached) on April 19, 2023, announcing a 90-day public comment period on a request for information related to the NRC’s rulemaking to require the reporting as medical events of nuclear medicine injection extravasations that require medical attention for a suspected radiation injury. Section IV […]
- Implementation of new security initiative February 1, 2023Dear Radioactive Materials Licensees, Starting February 1, 2023 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will no longer be issuing paper copies of radioactive materials licenses. Licenses will be sent via encrypted email. We believe this is a more secure way to handle these documents. As you may know, in March of 2022, […]
- License Termination December 14, 2022Termination Requests As per N.J.A.C. 7:28-64.4(f), a licensee who provides sufficient information for the Department to determine that a facility meets all release criteria shall be refunded half of the annual fee, if the information is provided to the Department during the first half of the fiscal year. The first half of the fiscal year […]
- GAO finds vulnerabilities in security of Radioactive Materials August 1, 2022Dear Radioactive Materials Licensees: On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) notified NRC that they had conducted an undercover investigation focused on the NRC’s and the Agreement States’ license verification process for materials other than Category 1 and 2. Beginning in 2020, the GAO set up five shell companies to appear as […]
- Invitation to attend the Organization of Agreement States Meeting Aug 15-18, 2022 July 28, 2022Dear Regulated Community, You are cordially invited to join us for the annual meeting of the Organization of Agreement States (OAS) August 15-18, 2022. This meeting presents a great opportunity to learn about and discuss current and future developments in the national materials program. Please note that there is a virtual attendance option at a […]
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