Health Physics Society Journal

Contents of November 2006, Volume 91, Number 5

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41^st Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: Managing the Disposition of Low-Activity Radioactive Materials

SPECIAL SUBMISSION

The Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures in Radiation Protection and Measurements — Thomas S. Tenforde

Introduction of the 29^th Lauriston S. Taylor Lecturer, John B. Little — R.J. Michael Fry

Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture: Nontargeted Effects of Radiation: Implications for Low Dose Exposures — John B. Little

OPENING REMARKS

Welcome to the Forty-First Annual NCRP Meeting — Thomas S. Tenforde

PAPERS

Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Address: Contemporary Issues in Risk-Informed Decision Making on the Disposition of Radioactive Waste — B. John Garrick

Improving the Regulation and Management of Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes — David H. Leroy, Michael T. Ryan, and John R. Wiley

Risk-Informed Radioactive Waste Classification and Reclassification — Allen G. Croff

Managing the Disposition of Potentially Radioactive Scrap Metal — S.Y. Chen

International Standards Related to the Classification and Deregulation of Radioactive Waste — Gordon Linsley

The Spanish Protocol for Radiological Surveillance of Metal Recycling: A Collaboration of Government and Industry — Juan Pedro García Cadierno, J.I. Serrano Renedo, and E. Gil Lopez

An Industry Perspective on Commercial Radioactive Waste Disposal Conditions and Trends — Stephen A. Romano

Scrap Metals Industry Perspective on Radioactive Materials — Ray Turner

A Radioactive Metal Processing Industry Perspective Source — A. Johnson

Low-Activity Radioactive Materials Management at the U.S. Department of Energy — Frank Marcinowski and Douglas W. Tonkay

Political Life and Half-Life: The Future Formulation of Nuclear Waste Public Policy in the United States — David Leroy

An Analysis of Public-Interest Group Positions on Radiation Protection — H. Keith Florig

Policy Development from the Industry Perspective — William P. Dornsife

Improving Radioactive Waste Management: An Overview of the Environmental Protection Agency's Low-Activity Waste Effort — Daniel J. Schultheisz, Kenneth S. Czyscinski, and Adam D. Klinger

Current Status of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Efforts Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials — Carl J. Paperiello

U.S. Department of Energy Policies, Directives, and Guidance for Radiological Control and Release of Property — A. Wallo, S. Domotor, and G. Vázquez

Role of State Regulatory Agencies in the Disposition of Low-Activity Radioactive Materials — Edgar D. Bailey

Rapporteur's Summary of Presentations at the 2005 NCRP Annual Meeting — John F. Ahearne

OTHER CONTENT

News and Notices

Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

Author Guidelines

Advertisers Guide

Advertisers Index

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