Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 1994 Page: 58
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Texas Department of Health
(TDH)
Bureau of Radiation Control
Program Description
The Texas Department of Health (TDH), Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC), regulates radioactive
materials in Texas under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended. In the past, the
BRC also regulated uranium recovery and radioactive waste disposal. As of September 1, 1993, upon
the creation of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), all regulation of these
activities transferred to that agency.
Status of Ground-Water Monitoring Programs
Almost all ground-water monitoring activities previously conducted by the TDH/BRC were transferred
to the TNRCC on September 1, 1993. The BRC continues to monitor ground water for radionuclides
on a routine basis at two facilities in Texas - Pantex and the University of Texas System Interim Storage
site. Intermittently the BRC will sample ground water as a result of an incident, complaint, or situation
which leads the BRC to believe there may be ground-water contamination.
Status of Ground-Water Contamination
To date, ground water which the BRC currently monitors has not been found to be contaminated with
radionuclides.58
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Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 1994, report, April 1995; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1587502/m1/66/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.