Which organization is responsible for setting the annual maximum permissible dose to occupationally exposed individuals?

• A. NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements)
• B. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• C. FDA
• D. WHO

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that safety limits for workers exposed to ionizing radiation are set by the regulatory authority responsible for radiation protection. In the United States, that authority is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which establishes and enforces the legal annual dose limits for occupational exposure. The NCRP provides scientific recommendations on these limits, guiding policy, but it is not the enforcing regulator itself. The FDA’s role is to regulate the safety and effectiveness of medical devices and x-ray equipment, not to set the legal exposure limits. The WHO offers international guidance on radiation protection, but national limits come from the country’s regulatory regulators. So the body with the authority to set the annual maximum permissible dose for workers is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.