Commission on Radiation Protection

The Radiation Protection Act at 26:2D-1 et seq. establishes the Commission on Radiation Protection (Commission) within the Department of Environmental Protection. The Commission is charged with the authority to formulate, adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal codes, rules and regulations as may be necessary to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation. The Commission holds public meetings monthly, ten times per year, from September through June. Commission meetings are open to the public.

Pursuant to P.L., 1975, C.231, (Open Public Meeting Act), notice is hereby given that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Radiation Protection Element has scheduled the following public meeting:

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

9:30 a.m.

The meeting will be held in the Department of Environmental Protection Offices at 25 Arctic Parkway, Ewing, New Jersey, in the large conference room.  If an interested party choices to join remotely, you are asked to email CORP@dep.nj.gov to obtain instructions on how to attend this meeting.  Items on the agenda include, but are not limited to, discussion and vote on possible amendments to NJAC 7:28 et. seq.  The Commission has the power to formulate, adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal codes, rules and regulations as may be necessary to prohibit and prevent unnecessary radiation.  The Commission may also deem it necessary to go into closed session at this meeting.

Commission Chair:Donald Denny, MD
Commission Vice Chair:Mary E. Moore, M.S., DABF
Commission Secretary:Pat Mulligan, Assistant Director, NJDEP
Commission Legal Council:Elizabeth Delahunty, DAG
Members
Department of Health:Commissioner/Appointee
Department of Labor & Workforce Development:Commissioner/Appointee
Roger Howell, Ph.D
Larraine Koehler
John Mauro, Ph.D
Julie Timins, MD
Robert J. Tokarz

The upcoming meeting dates and minutes are listed below.  Minutes are in PDF format.  If you are interested in previous years minutes, email the Radiation Protection Element.

September 17, 2025                   October 15, 2025

November 19, 2025                    December 17, 2025

January 21, 2026                        February 18, 2026

March 18, 2026                          April 15, 2026

May 20, 2026                             June 17, 2026