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38th Midyear Meeting: "Materials Control and Security: Risk Assessment, Handling, and Detection"

Advances in Instrumentation, Materials Detection and Measurement

• An Improved Handheld Radioisotope Identifier (RID) for Both Locating and Identifying Radioactive Materials (R. M. Keyser, T. R. Twomey, D. L. Upp)
• Details Concerning Conservative, Approximate Confidence Intervals for Paired Counting of the Form [0, xx.xx] (W. E. Potter)
• Dose Rate Measurements for Californium-252 (C. R. Hoffman, Y. D. Harker)
• Issues in the Design of MARSSIM Surveys for Materials and Equipment (C. V. Gogolak, R. A. Meck, G. Powers, A. Williams, D. Alberth, R. Bhat, C. Bias, S. Doremus, K. Snead, C. Petullo)
• Radiation Safety for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (L. McCormick)
• Simulating the Response of Large Plastic Scintillators (N. E. Hertel, Z. Wang,, E. Burgett)
• Strategies for Zero False Negatives (J. Alvarez, M. Landis)
• Using the Photoneutron Interaction to Detect Special Nuclear Material (N. E. Hertel, M. P. Shannon)

Emergency Response Planning and Programs – Part I

• Berkeley Alert II – A Community Exercise in Terrorism Response (G. H. Zeman)
• Community-Based Response Organization Training at the Fort St. Vrain Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (F. J. Borst)
• First Response to Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) and Nuclear Attacks (J. Alvarez, M. Landis)
• Helping Homeland Security Personnel Learn About Radiation (R. H. Johnson, Jr.)
• Practical Instruments for Public Protection (M. J. Stangler, A. Brodsky)

Emergency Response Planning and Programs – Part II

• A Journey to Prepare a Large Urban Academic Medical Center for Radiological Incidents (S. Iverstine, E. C. Pombier, A. Memon, H. Groarke)
• Structure of a Radiological Emergency Response Program (P. Chowdhury)

HPS Members Call to Action

• Pardon Our Dust — We Are Renovating To Serve You Better (B. Dodd)
• The Hart Model for Chapter Action on Homeland Security (A. Brodsky)

Late Submissions

• Decommissioning Waste Materials Containing SNM At Low Concentrations, A Risk Assessment And Analysis Of The Need for Regulatory Changes (A. J. Nardi)

Materials Control and Security in University and Medical Facilities

• A Methodology for Performing Security Risk Assessments on Fixed-Location Sources in the Medical and Research Environment (J. P. Hageman, M. A. Charlton)
• A Security Primer for Health Physicists (B. Dodd, M. Soo Hoo)
• A Systematic Approach to Evaluate and Augment the Security of Radioactive Materials for a Large Academic Health System (A. M. Jackson)
• An Inexpensive System for Increasing Security and Accountability of Self-Contained Irradiators (V. Morris)
• Impact of Additional Security Measures on the Use of Radiation Sources in Medicine (K. L. Nelson, K. L. Classic, R. J. Vetter)
• Radioactive Material Security in Health Care and Biomedical Research — Revisited (E. L. McGuire, G. E. Williams, E. M. Leidholdt, Jr.)
• Security of Information Regarding Radioactive Material in Health Care and Biomedical Research (E. M. Leidholdt, Jr., E. L. McGuire)
• The NIH Activity Control System: One Large Institution's Approach (M. P. Roberson, C. A. Ribaudo)

Materials Control and Security Risk Assessments

• Accountable Material Reduction at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (D. Banghart, N. Rothermich)
• Deployment Radiation Risks to U.S. Troops at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center During the Early Phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom (M. A. Melanson, S. Goodison, F. Szrom, G. A. Falo, D. P. Alberth)
• Experience with the Department of Justice Threat and Risk Assessment on a Medical Campus (M. R. Kendig, R. J. Vetter)
• Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Radiological Dispersal Devices (D. S. Haslip, L. S. Erhardt, C. L. Larsson, M. R. Desrosiers, D. Cole, E. J. Waller)
• The Impact of DOT HM-230 Implementation on Radioactive Material Recovery (J. A. Tompkins, A. Feldman)
• U.S. Army Radiation Safety and Security Consultation at the El Retiro Radioactive Waste Storage Site, Managua, Nicaragua (F. Szrom, M. A. Melanson, G. A. Falo, D. P. Alberth)

Source Security and Monitoring Programs

• Industrial Radioactive Source Security at 3M Facilities (J. T. Flora, F. B. Entwistle, D. J. McGrane)
• International and Domestic Initiatives by the NRC to Improve the Tracking of Radioactive Sources (C. R. Cox, T. H. Essig, J. W. N. Hickey)
• International Efforts to Secure Orphan Sources (T. D. Eaton, J. B. Martin, K. D. Freier, M. L. Larson, K. A. Wright, C. M. Johnson)
• International Guidance on Security Requirements for Radioactive Sources (B. Dodd)
• Safe Disposition of Endangered Sealed Radioactive Sources (J. G. Yusko, K. D. Modes, J. D. Kinneman)
• The Department of Energy's Offsite Source Recovery Project Joins International Efforts to Form the Global Threat Reduction Initiative (J. P. Grimm, M. W. Pearson)

 
37th Midyear Meeting: "Air Monitoring and Internal Dosimetry"

Air Monitoring Users Group Special Session, Part 1

• Repeated Gross Counting of Personal Air Samples to Determine the Presence of a Long-Lived Radionuclide in the Presence of Radon-220 Progeny (C. Potter)
• Test and Evaluation of the RADOS RAM31 Continuous Air Monitor (R. J. Sanchez, R. B. Hayes, A. E. Strait)
• Use of DAC-Hours for Radiation Work Permit Suspension Guides and Validation of Respiratory Equipment Selection at the Savannah River Site (D. J. Hadlock, S. A. Epperson)

Effluent and Environmental Monitoring

• Concerns Relating to the Effluent Air Sampling for the WIPP Exhaust Shaft (S. B. Webb, T. M. Klein, G. Anastas, L. E. Allen)
• Implementation of New Rad-NESHAP Requirements at LANL LA-UR-03-8357 (D. P. Fuehne, V. A. Martinez, H. A. Martinez, K. I. Anderson, R. W. Sturgeon)
• Measurements of Residual Tritium in the Exhaust System of a Former Tritium Research Laboratory (L. E. Wahl, J. A. Jelinski)
• Review of Tritium Emissions Sampling and Monitoring from the Hanford Site Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (J. M. Barnett, L. A. True, D. D. Douglas)
• Risk-Based Minimum Detectable Concentrations for Radiological Analysis of Environmental Media at the Savannah River Site (G. T. Jannik, B. S. Crandall, P. D. Fledderman)
• Summary of Recent Air Sampling Results at a Radioactive Waste Management Site (K. W. Jacobson, C. F. Eberhart)

Homeland Security and Air Monitoring

• Adequate Technologies for Wireless Real-Time Dose Rate Monitoring for Off-Site Emergency Management: (R. Dielmann, W. Bürkin)
• Development of Low-Cost Aerial Survey and Spectroscopy Systems (E. Groeber, J. Mercier)
• First Responder Air Monitoring: A Primer for Health Physicists (T. F. O’Connell, S. P. Clendenin)
• The EML Surface Air Sampling Program (C. G. Sanderson, H.-N. Lee, F. Raccah, N. C. Chiu)

Late Submissions

• "All Hazards" Monitoring and Crisis Management System (G. Janiec, P. Virag)
• Approximate Confidence Intervals for Paired Counting Utilizing Half-Integer Corrected Gaussian Distributions (W. E. Potter)
• Deposition Model Comparisons For The Temelin Nuclear Power Plant Stack Effluent Monitoring Systems (B. S. Asamoto, D. P. Giegler, J. Šurán)

Personal Air Sampling, Part 1

• Bioassay vs. Air Sampling: Practical Guidance and Experience at Hanford (E. H. Carbaugh, E. W. Carlson, R. L. Hill)
• Experiences with Nontraditional Bioassay Methods in a Plutonium Processing Line (U) (T. R. La Bone, W. M. Findley)
• Practical Use of Personal Air Sampling (PAS) Data in the Internal Dosimetry Program at the Y-12 National Security Complex (L. M. Snapp, M. L. Souleyrette, K. G. Veinot)
• Relationship of Air Sampling Measurements to Internal Dose: A Review (J. J. Whicker)

Personal Air Sampling, Part 2

• Using Lapel Air Sampling as an Important Internal Dosimetry Tool at a Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plant with TRU Contamination (J. P. Tarzia)

Plenary

• Air Monitoring and Internal Dosimetry: Department of Energy Perspective (C. R. Jones, P. O’Connell)

Workplace Air Monitoring, Part 1

• Air Monitoring for Nontraditional Research Radionuclides (D. Carter, M. Roberson)
• Applying the Systems Engineering Process for Establishing Requirements for the Safety and Health Monitoring System of the Waste Solidification Building at the Savannah River Site (P. J. Simpkins, W. E. Farrell, D. A. Gracy, D. R. Patel)
• Determining the Uncertainty Associated with Retrospective Air Sampling for Optimization Purposes (D. J. Hadlock)
• Improving Engineering Controls at the Savannah River Site (R. L. Bates, T. W. Coffield, A. D. Freeman, N. D. Johnson, C. R. Reames, L. S. Smith)

Workplace Air Monitoring, Part 2

• A Multilayered Air Monitoring System Used During the Remote Dismantlement of a Hot Cell Process Box (M. V. Taylor, K. E. Taylor, K. M. Kasper)
• Effects of Elevated Radon Levels on Kanne Tritium Monitors (W. E. Farrell, D. J. Hadlock, D. W. Roberts)

 
36th Midyear Meeting: "Radiation Safety Aspects of Homeland Security and Emergency Response"

Biophysical and Biological Techniques for Retrospective Radiation Dosimetry

• Dose Assessment Based On Molecular Biomarkers (W. F. Blakely, A. C. Miller, M. B. Grace, C. B. McLeland, J. M. Muderhwa, P. G. S. Prasanna)
• Dose Assessment Based on Peripheral Blood Cell Counts - Evaluation of a Portable Blood Counter (W. F. Blakely, M. B. Grace, J. M. Muderhwa, P. G. S. Prasanna, V. L. Miner, W. E. Jackson, I. H. Levine, C. A. Salter)
• EPR Dose Reconstruction in Teeth: Applications and Perspectives (D. A. Schauer, A. A. Romanyukha)
• Measurements of Clinically Significant Doses Using Non-Invasive In Vivo EPR Spectroscopy of Teeth In Situ (H. M. Swartz, A. Iwasaki, T. Walczak, P. Starewicz, D. A. Schauer)
• Retrospective Radiation Dosimetry Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence in Dental Enamel: Possibilities for In vivo Dosimetry (B. Pass, D. I. Godfrey-Smith, P. Scallion)

Consequence Management and Community Needs

• Communications Planning for Potential Radiological Terrorist Events (M. L. Vanderford, R. C. Whitcomb, Jr.)
• How Individuals Can Contribute To Homeland Security (A. Fellman)
• Operation Green Bay: Radiation Dispersal Device Tabletop Exercise (S. G. Goodison, G. A. Falo, M. Melanson, D. P. Alberth)

Emerging Technologies, Part 1

• Distance Education as a Tool to Train Medical Providers to Respond to a Nuclear Terrorism Event (R. E. Goans, L. E. White, S. H. Allen)
• Radiological Dispersion Devices - A.K.A "The Dirty Bomb" (V. Anderson )
• Technologies for an Improved Community-Wide Incident Response to Radiological Emergencies and Bioterrorist Events (S. D. Smith)
• The Shifting Ethical Responsibilities of Healthcare Delivery in an Age of Terror (C. C. Hook, R. J. Vetter)
• Tools for the First Responder Health Physicist (T. F. O'Connell, P. Ares)

Emerging Technologies, Part 2

• Environmental Data Acquisition and Position Transmission System (EDAPTS) (C. Sutton, G. Achenbach)
• Ionizing Radiation Imaging Technologies for Homeland Security (D. J. Strom, J. Callerame)
• Low Cost Self Indicating Casualty Dosimeter (G. K. Riel, R. D. Rogalski)
• Neutron and Fissile Material Detection Using Fission Film Device (C. Sun )
• Operational Radiation Safety for Newly Developed and Fielded Radiation-Emitting Systems for Homeland Security (P. M. Moscato, M. A. Melanson, D. P. Alberth, F. Szrom)

Environmental Detection and Considerations in Homeland Defense

• Modeling of Air Attenuation Effects on Gamma Detection at Altitude (R. Detwiler, R. Maurer)
• Networked Sensor Arrays (R. J. Tighe)
• NNSA/NV Consequence Management Capabilities for Radiological Emergency Response (D. R. Bowman, D. M. Daigler)
• Radiological Disaster Simulators for Field and Aerial Measurements (E. Wagner, H. W. Clark, Jr.)
• Telemetry of Aerial Radiological Measurements (H. W. Clark, Jr. )

Invited Lectures by HPS Ad Hoc Committee on Homeland Defense

• Health Physics Society Roles in Homeland Security (A. Brodsky, M. Strangler)
• Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program (K. Thomas, G. Anastas)
• International Implications of Health Physics Society Initiatives (M. Gresalfi, G. Anastas)

Late Submissions

• A Radiological Monitoring Network for Homeland Security (C. G. Sanderson)
• Enhanced Spatial and Spectroscopic Resolution for First Responders: The DTRA Demonstration at Kirtland Air Force Base (J. Santo, A. Simpson, S. Lonchar)
• Radiological Response Tools - Radiological Mapping in the Aftermath (M. Wendling, P. Brenberger, C. Hellier )

Operational Health Physics Aspects/Impacts of Homeland Defense

• A Reassessment of Radioactive Material Security in Health Care and Biomedical Research (E. M. Leidholdt, Jr., G. E. Williams, E. L. McGuire)
• How to Defuse One of the Terrorists' Chief Weapons (B. N. Howard)
• Modeling of Nuclear and Radiological Incidents with the Hazard Prediction and Assessment Capability (HPAC) Code (M. G. W. Phillips, G. A. Falo, J. W. Collins, F. Szrom)
• Recent Developments in Sealed Source Recovery and Management (M. W. Pearson )
• Safety and Security at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Before and After 11 September 2001 (R. L. Andersen )
• WSSX - A Joint U.S.-Russian Nuclear Counterterrorism Exchange (T. R. Crites)

Plenary

• Homeland Defense and Emergency Preparedness at the WIPP (Dr. I. Triay)
• Medical Countermeasures: Planning Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats (Col. R. R. Eng)
• NCRP Report No. 138, Determining the Way Forward (J. W. Poston, Sr.)

Poster Session

• A University Plan for Response to a Prospective Terrorist Threat: Suspicious Letter or Package (L. Porter)
• Can EPR be Used for Rapid Biodosimetry Following a Large Population Exposure? (R. Hayes )
• Discussion of Water Supply Systems in Nuclear Incidents Utilizing Our Past Experiences (W. E. Potter )
• Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Dosimetry of Human Tooth Enamel of Low Dose Region Using a Numerical Method with Matrices (S. Toyoda, H. Tanizawa, E. Tieliweuhan, M. Hoshi, C. Miyazawa, A. A. Romanyukha)
• Estimating Derived Response Levels at the Savannah River Site for Use with Emergency Response Models (A. A. Simpkins)
• Health Physics Support to the Special Medical Augmentation Response Team - Preventive Medicine (Smart-Pm) in Response to the Terrorist Attack Against the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 (R. A. Reyes, M. A. Melanson, D. P. Alberth)
• Inter-Agency Collaboration and an All-Hazard Approach to Bioterrorism Response (S. D. Smith )
• Management of Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Energy: The Role of Nuclear Law (D. Puig )
• Practical Application of the Critical Factors Concept and the Incident Command System in Planning for and Responding to a Radiological Incident (S. S. McElrath, D. H. Hiett, Jr.)
• The Risk Communication Challenges of Nuclear Terrorism (L. S. Geckle, M. A. Melanson, D. P. Alberth, M. K. Null)
• The Utilization of Geographic Information Systems in Nuclear Emergency Response in Pennsylvania (J. F. Barnhart )
• U.S. Army Guidance for Responding To Radiological Incidents: The Medical NBC Battlebook (TG-244) and Radiological Sources of Potential Exposure and/or Contamination (TG-238) (G. A. Falo, R. A. Reyes, S. Goodison, M. G. W. Phillips)

Radiological Incidents, Part 1

• Meeting Radiological Protection and Recovery Needs of Homeland Security (S. J. Bossart, M. S. O'Connell, W. J. Lupichuk, C. J. Stevenson, D. B. Young)
• Presenting a Class on Nuclear Terrorism - Lessons Learned (J. A. Johnson, H. R. Meyer, J. Cain)
• SI Units and Homeland Security (G. Anastas)
• Triage for Radiological Terrorist Incidents (R. C. Craft )

Radiological Incidents, Part 2

• How to Deal With the Terror of Nuclear Terrorism (R. Johnson )
• Implications of Radiological Exposure of Children and Pregnant Women (M. R. Sikov, J. J. Russell)
• Potential Exposure of Pregnant Women to Multiple Hazards Resulting from the Explosion of a 'Dirty Bomb' (J. J. Russell, M. R. Sikov)
• The U.S. Army Radiological Advisory Medical Team (RAMT) (J. R. Mercier, S. C. Moss)
• The United States Army Medical Department (USAMEDD) Response to Nuclear and Radiological Incidents: The Special Medical Augmentation Response Team - Preventive Medicine (SMART-PM) Program (M. A. Melanson, S. G. Goodison, D. P. Alberth, J. W. Clark)

Regulatory Issues

• New Guidance for Security of Radioactive Sources (B. Dodd, N. Goevelinger)
• Potential Impacts of NRC/DOT Proposed Regulations (J. L. Shepherd)
• Reported Incident and Compliant Events Involving Sources of Radiation in Texas from 1956 to 2000 (R. Emery )

 
35th Midyear Meeting: "Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration"

Controlling Dose 2

• Comparison of Observed and Predicted Air Concentrations and Ground Deposition Rates from Resuspension of 137Cs from Contaminated Ground Surfaces (C. W. Miller)
• Hanford Single-Pass Reactor Fuel Storage Basin Demolition (J. A. Armstrong)
• Procedure Compliance, How Do We Measure It? (D. L. Hill, T. L. LaFreniere)
• Remote Radiological Surveys and Documentation for Environmental Restoration Activities (R. C. Free, Jr.)

Controlling Dose I

• Assuring Effective Radiological Control Communication For Environmental Restoration Activities (D. H. Denham , D. M. Brehm)
• Decontamination and Environmental Restoration Of Nuclear Versus Non-Nuclear Sites: A Perspective From Both Sides Of The Fence (J. Sykes III, L. A. Miles, S. W. Porter, Jr.)
• Dosimetry Review: 20 Years of Alpha Dosimetry in the Canadian Uranium Mining Industry (B. Bjorndal, R. Moridi)
• Effective Radiological Contamination Control and Monitoring Techniques in High Alpha Environments (K. C. Funke)
• Environmental Radiation: The Broken Sewer Pipe Incident (L. E. Porter)
• Meaningful Performance Measures for Gauging Performance of Selected Radiological Control Processes (D. E. Gergely, J. E. Tarpinian, L. Westfall)
• Radiation Protection and the Ethics of Worker Exposures (K. Shrader-Frechette, L. Persson)
• Remediation Activity at the Linde FUSRAP Site (R. Hoover, C. Rieman, J. McGowin)
• Remediation of Hanford's N-Reactor Liquid Effluent Waste Disposal Sites (R. B. Sitsler, D. K. DeMers)
• Worker and Environmental Protection Issues in the Remediation of an Abandoned Source Manufacturing Facility (D. E. Hoffman)

Decommissioning 2

• IVTS and VSDS as Decommissioning Planning and Execution Tools (J. V. Wierowski, L. G. Henry, D. A. Dooley)
• Overview of Surface Contaminated Object Characterization for Waste Disposal at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (R. L. Morris)
• SCO: Tricks of the Trade (J. C. Smith, M. Rodriguez)

Decommissioning 3

• Challenges in the Stabilization of a Research Facility Hot Cell (D. S. Mantooth, W. Smith, L. C. Zinsli)
• Decommissioning a Medical Waste Incinerator Facility (S. M. Austin, R. A. Zoon, C. A. Ribaudo)
• Penetration of Tritium in Concrete (S. I. Baker)

Instrumentation

• Advanced Characterization System Deployments at the Hanford Site (G. M. Ceffalo, T. J. Snider)
• Discriminating Tritium Monitor For The Tritium Removal Facility At Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (N. Sion)
• Failure Of A Priori Scan MDCs To Predict Field Performance (J. Shonka, R. Burns, R. Burmeister, D. Debord, M. Marcial, J. Kelley)
• Nondestructive Assay of Decommissioned UF6 Cylinders Containing Residual Uranium (K. E. Meyer)
• Technical Considerations for Using in situ Gamma Spectroscopy in Conducting Final Status Surveys (J. C. Dehmel, S. Schneider)

Late Submissions

• Adapting MARSSIM for FUSRAP Site Closure (R. Johnson, L. Durham, C. Rieman, R. Hoover)
• Cost-Benefit of Final Radiological Survey versus Radioactive Waste Disposal (J. Barroso, S. Roberts)
• Decommissioning of the Rocky Flats Medical Building 123 - Health Physics Lessons Learned (B. Watson)
• Evaluation of Worker Accidents in Safety Analysis: A Common Sense Approach (W. Kennedy, Jr., M. Moeller, S. Merwin)
• Special Evaluation of IAEA Radiation Protection Education and Training Activities (H. Dickson, K. Araj)
• Wildfire Effects on Contaminant Transport through Wind Erosion: Preliminary Results (J. Whicker, J. Pinder, D. Breshears, K. Mack)

MARSSIM 1

• MARSSIM Implementation (K. Duvall)
• MARSSIM versus DOE Order 5400.5: The Final Status Survey at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (S. J. Roberts, J. Stevens)
• MARSSIM-Based Graded Approach For Posting And Controlling Areas Containing Matrixed Contamination in Soil (J. D. Arana)
• Sign Test versus WRS Test (C. V. Gogolak)

MARSSIM 2

• An Approach Towards Minimization Of Sample Analysis Costs For Mixed Radionuclides Using MARSSIM For A Final Status Survey (A. J. Nardi, W. D. Vogel)
• Conversion Of Sodium Iodide Detector Static Survey Data To Radionuclide Concentration In Soil (M. R. Fishburn, G. M. Ceffalo, S. D. Landsman)
• Method for Establishing Contamination Controls During Remediation of Contaminated Soils (S. D. Landsman, J. D. Arana, M. R. Fishburn)
• Utilization Of The MARSSIM Approach To Deep Excavations And Backfill Areas (W. D. Vogel, A. J. Nardi)

Poster Session

• Decommissioning a Large Hospital/Biomedical Research Building (M. Martz, K. Knight, R. Grunewald, R. Yoss)
• Detection of Contaminated Properties with Indoor Radon Levels within Local Natural Variation (R. H. Stager, R. Moridi)
• Developing A Flexible System for Multipathway Environmental Risk Analysis (D. J. LePoire, J. J. Arnish, E. Gnanapragasam, T. Klett, B. M. Biwer, R. L. Johnson, C. YuS. Y. Chen)
• Dose Modeling for a Health and Safety Plan (HASP) for an Inactive Pre-Cooler Pond at a DOE Nuclear Facility (P. L. Lee)
• Prospective Approach to the Development of Emergency Preparedness Hazards Assessments (S. L. Bond, L. R. Campbell, J. D. Jamison)
• Simulation of Radiation Fields in the Point Lepreau NGS Fueling-Machine Vault (K. T. Tsang, C. R. Boss, G. Gomes, V. Krishnan)
• The Decommissioning of a Hospital Radioactive Materials License (D. A. Koch)
• The Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Mixed Wastes at Medical Facilities and Academic Institutions (J. P. Hageman)
• Tritium Releases and Potential Offsite Exposures At The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Evaluation by an Expert Panel (P. A. Charp, M. Evans)
• Uncertainty Estimates for Parameters used for Dose Calculations from Atmospheric Releases of 131I at SRS from 1955-1961 (A. A. Simpkins, D. Hamby)
• Update and Further Discussion of Past Codes for Exact Confidence Intervals for Paired Counting Using Modified Bessel Functions of Integral Order (W. E. Potter)
• Using the Internet for Outreach to Stakeholder Groups to Facilitate Environmental Restoration: A Case Study (N. Bennett, M. White)
• Verification of the RESRAD-BUILD Computer Code (S. Kamboj, C. Yu)

Regulatory Issues

• Decommissioning Challenges In Residential Neighborhoods (A. L. Fellman)
• EPA's Pilot Study for International Transborder Interception of Radioactive Scrap Metal (C. Laikin, C. Blue, D. Kappelman, G. Brozowski)
• Fort St. Vrain - A DOE Success Story (T. Borst)
• Fun, Food and Hard Work - The Activities of the D&D Committee of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (D. McBaugh)
• It Is Not Over Until The NRC Signs (E. Jawdeh, R. D. Ice, J. Sauber, N. E. Hertel)
• Releasing Part Of A Power Reactor Site Or Facility For Unrestricted Use Before The NRC Approves The License Termination Plan (S. Schneider, J. C. Dehmel)
• Risk Perceptions and Decommissioning (R. H. Johnson, Jr., A. L. Fellman)
• The Importance of Effective Inter-Agency Dialog (T. F. O'Connell)
• The Role of Certification Dockets in Documenting Completion of Environmental Management Closure Sites (T. Vassilowitch)

 
34th Midyear Meeting: "Radiation Safety and ALARA Considerations for the 21st Century"

ALARA

• Achieving ALARA When Retrieving Multi-Curie Sources (C. B. Martel)
• ALARA: Great Philosophy but too Subjective for Regulation (G. E. Roberts)
• Ambient Radiation Monitoring at a Nuclear Medicine Department (Y-C. Lai, Y-F. Huang)
• Development and Implementation of an ALARA Program at the Chornobyl Unit-4 Shelter (J. A. Leonowich, A. A. Korneev, G. J. Vargo)
• High Power Operations at the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA) (M. A. Duran, V. R. Harris)
• Lessons Learned From Operating the Hanford ALARA Center of Technology (J. Eby)
• Robotics Use in Source Recovery at the Savannah River Site (C. W. Lewis)
• The Benefit Dose Ratio Method of Dose Optimization - An Alternative to the Cost Detriment Model (V. E. Anderson)
• Use of Localized Ventilation for Radiological Work (L. O. Waggoner)

Automated Applications

• An Investigation Comparing the Criticality of Stored DOE Waste Using MCNP with Previously Published Results Obtained with KENO (D-Ok. Choe, B. N. Shelkey, D. M. Slaughter)
• Automated Daily EPD Work Controls at LANSCE (J. Wenzel, B. Campbell, J. Weber)
• Code For Neyman-Pearson Confidence Intervals with Arbitrary Levels Of Confidence for Paired Counting (W. E. Potter)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory Radiation Protection Automation System (RPAS) (J. Wenzel, B. Campbell, M. Bayless, J. Salazar)

Changes in Medical Application

• Sentinel Node Biopsy: ALARA and Other Considerations (J. Strzelczyk, C. Finlayson)

Decommissioning

• Decommissioning Materials Management (E. M. Goldin, K. C. Yhip, M. J. Russell)
• Preparations for Demolition Debris Disposal at the Big Rock Point Restoration Project (L. E. Brown, J. N. Soderquist, R. P. Wills)

Orphan Source

• Analysis and Disposition of Nuclear Material Orphans in the Department of Energy Environmental Management Program (T. E. Kiess, J. O. Low, G. D. Roberson, D. Gupta, M. Arenaz, W. Chambers, J. Allender, D. L. Parks, W. L. Hurt, A. Bringhurst, E. M. Bums, G. F. Polansky)
• Orphan Sources Overview (J. O. Lubenau)
• The IAEA Action Plan on the Safety of Radiation Sources and Security of Radioactive Material (J .G. Yusko)

Other/Power Reactor Innovations

• A Continuous Air Monitor for Stable Tritiated Particulates - Proof-of-Principle Test Measurements (R. P. Radev, R. S. Hafner)
• Health Physics Self-Assessment and the Nuclear Regulatory Oversight Process at a Nuclear Power Plant (R. S. Schofield)
• The Role of The Rad Engineer: Different Sites, Different Scripts (J. L. Westbrook)
• The Use of InSitu Gamma Spectroscopy to Save Time, Dose, and Money in Operating Nuclear Facilities (F. Bronson)

Personnel Surveillance Applications

• Correlating Neutron Energy Spectra with TLD Badge Response (W. S. Harris, Jr., M. A. Melanson, J. W. Tincher)
• Improving Ion Collection in a Personnel Monitor for Alpha Contamination (D. Stuenkel, J. D. Valentine, E. L. Swanberg, D. Nica, I. Gursul, J. Koster, P. L. Kerr)
• Measurement and Prediction of Regional Background Plutonium Levels in Urine (J. L. Wilde, M. P. Krahenbuhl)
• Response Functions of Four Criticality-Dosimetry Detectors (H-H. Hsu, K. J. Kearfott)
• Status of Draft Standard for Personnel Screening Systems (F. Cerra)

Poster Session

• Commissioning of Experimental Enclosures ("Hutches") at the Advanced Photon Source - A to Z ALARA (J. Vacca, P. K. Job, A. Rauchas, A. Justus, V. R. Veluri)
• Experiments With Radioactive Samples at the Advanced Photon Source (V. R. Veluri, A. Justus, B. Glagola, A. Rauchas, J. Vacca)
• Radiation Safety in the Use of lodine-125 Sealed Sources for Permanent Implant during Prostate Brachytherapy (A. Germes, R. Herren)
• Radiation Safety Officer Assistance Program (K. L. Meier)

Regulatory Considerations

• ANSI Standard N13.12 and ALARA: Are They Compatible? (W .E. Kennedy, Jr.)
• Dose Estimates from Irrigation with Tritiated Water at the Savannah River Site (P .L. Lee, A. A. Simpkins, G. T. Jannik)
• Regulatory Considerations in Extremity Monitoring Programs (J. E. DeCicco)
• The Army Radiation Safety Program (R.N. Cherry, Jr.)
• The Radiological Impact From Radioactive Contamination That Is Not Readily Detectable Using Beta-Sensitive Survey Devices (R. M. Nicoll)
• Very High Background Radiation Areas (VHBRAs) of Ramsar: Do We Need Any Regulations to Protect the Inhabitants? (M. Ghiassi-Nejad, S. M. J. Mortazavi, M. Beitollahi, R. Assaie, A. Heidary, R. Varzegar, F. Zakeri, M. Jafari)

RSO Section

• Avoidable Radiation Exposure in Biomedical Research Laboratories (A. Fellman, T. Mercer)
• Motivating Performance for Achieving ALARA Goals (R. H. Johnson, Jr.)
• Operational ALARA Review and Checklist Criteria (S. L. Keller)
• Radiation Safety Training: The Basis For Maintaining ALARA (K. H. Austin, R. H. Johnson, Jr.)

 
33rd Midyear Meeting: "Instrumentation, Measurements, and Electronic Dosimetry"

Abstracts

• A Neutron Detector Based on Prompt Gamma Spectroscopy (F. Ghanbari, A. Mohagheghi)
• A Real Time Neutron Monitor for Testing the Integrity of Shielding (R. H. Seefred)
• Adaptation of the Eberline AMS-4 Noble Gas Monitor for Use with Accelerator Produced Positron Emitting Gases (K. B. Welch)
• Automation Design for Portable Instrument Calibration Programs (W. H. Wilkie)
• Characterization of a New Neutron Calibration Range Using a "SNOOPY" and MCNP (S. O. Schwahn, P. V. Degtiarenko)
• Dark Aging of the Jefferson Lab Machine Protection Beam Loss Monitors (J. Coleman, K. L. Mahoney)
• Effect of Successful ALARA Program on Precision and Accuracy of TLD/SRD Dose Reporting (R. A. Greenwood, J. M. Priest, J. L. Scott)
• Electronic Dosimetry Development (S. Lopez)
• Evaluation of the ELD Dosimeter from RADOS (F. J. Mis, E. Eaton)
• Extension of the Bonner Sphere System (V. Vylet, T. T. Yoshizumi, R. E. Reiman)
• FDA X-ray Calibration Laboratory: Traceability to National Standards (H. T. Heaton)
• Implementation of National Standards at the AAPM & HPS Accredited Calibration Laboratory (T. W. Slowey)
• Implementing the Final Status Survey Approach in Draft Regulatory Guide DG-4006 (S. A. McGuire)
• Improving Gross Alpha/Beta Counter Throughout with Count to MDA and Windowless Detectors (J. Sonewald, G. Watson, T. Hill, P. Cole)
• Issues and Results: Performance Testing the MGP Instruments Model DMC 2000 to Criteria from National and International Standards (M. L. Johnson)
• Jefferson Lab Fast Ion Chambers (D. Dotson, K. L. Mahoney)
• Jefferson Lab Reliability Based Design Methods for Accelerator Safety Systems (K. L. Mahoney)
• National Standards for X- and Gamma-Ray Instrument Calibrations (B. M. Coursey, P. J. Lamperti, M. J. O'Brien, A. Readshaw, S. M. Seltzer, J. Shobe)
• NIST Facilities for Calibrating Intravascular Brachytherapy Sources (C. G. Soares, M. G. Mitch, B. M. Coursey, S. M. Seltzer)
• Overview of the Jefferson Lab Machine Protection Beam Loss Monitors (J. L. Coleman, K. L. Mahoney)
• Photon Measurements in the Presence of R/F Fields (T. Krivan)
• Proficiency Testing of Personnel Dosimeters at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (J. C. McDonald, R. A. Fox, R. K. Piper)
• Radiation Document Control at Jefferson Lab (R. A. Nevarez)
• Real- Time Neutron Dosimetry Utilizing the Siemens EPD (J. Coleman, R. Fletcher, R. Palatine)
• Records Management (J. Forbes)
• Shallow Dose Measurements Using Electronic Dosimeters: How and Why? (F. P. Straccia)
• The Use of a Neutron Spectrometer to Establish Neutron Personnel Dosimetry Facility Correction Factors (T. R. Sullivan)
• Thermal Effects of High Energy Electron Beam Interaction with Materials and Structures (P. V. Degtiarenko)
• Validation of the Accuracy of the LABSOCS (Laboratory Sourceless Calibration Software) Mathematical Efficiency Calibration Programs for GE Detectors in the Counting Laboratory (F. Bronson, R. Venkataraman)
• Visual Sample Plan (VSP) Software (J. Wilson, J. Davidson)

Calibration

• A Summary and Status of Traceability to National Standards for 252Cf Used at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (R. K. Piper, M. K. Murphy, J. E. Tanner, A. K. Thompson, R. B. Schwartz)
• Calibration and Measurement - Is There a Connection? (G. R. Komp)
• The Standardization of Airborne Gamma Ray Surveys (R. L. Grasty)

Electronic Dosimetry

• Audio, Video and Dosimetric Control System (W.C. Peoples)

Field Use

• Field Comparison of Electret Ion Chambers and Thermoluminescent Dosimeters at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (D. H. Kraig, W. A. Treadway)
• Improvements in Data Collection and Documentation for Remote or Unattended Air Monitoring Applications (F. M. Gavila)
• Instrumentation Selection for the Detection of Radiological Sources of Potential Exposure or Contamination (R. A. Reyes, A. L. Scott, G. A. Falo, D. Collins, F. Szrom, J. W. Collins)
• Misconceptions and Portable Radiation Detection Instrument Training (T. E. Johnson)
• Readiness Issues for Emergency Response Instrumentation (C. A. Riland, R. J. Tighe, D. R. Bowman)
• The Effect of Signal Processing Data Collection Efficiencies in Field Surveys (C. M. Marianno, K. A. Higley)

Laboratory Use

• Additional Details for "Improved Derivation of Results of D. E. Allen: Two-Count Method for Stripping Short-Lived Activity Out of an Air Sample" (W. E. Potter)
• Aerosol Dispersion Measurements in Enclosed Atmospheres (E. Sajo)
• Analysis of Small Sample Geometry for Concurrent Identification and Quantification of Mixed-Nuclide Samples (K. V. Krieger, I. S. Hamilton)
• Development of a Scintillating Optical Fiber Based Radon Detector (E. A. Christman, I. S. Kim, A. Appleby)
• Dose Calibrator Assay of Preloaded Magazines for Prostate Brachytherapy (K. L. Classic, A. D. Amundson)
• Implementation and Testing of the New Collimator Algorithm in ISOCS (In situ Object Calibration Software) (R. Venkataraman, F. Bronson)

Poster Session

• Advanced Characterization System for D&D and Remedial Action Implementation (G. M. Ceffalo, D. H. Denham)
• An Automated Tritium-in-Breath Monitor (R. A. Surette, M. J. Wood, L. McNelles, J. Sarkar, A. Dearham)
• Comparison of Excitation Sources for Portable XRF Devices Relative to Operator Dose Considerations (T. Hazlett, D. Eames, J. Hazlett, D. Dunn)
• Field Experience of Using E-PERM@ Integrating Electret Ion Chambers for Monitoring Perimeter Gamma Radiation Levels (P. Kotrappa, L. R. Stieff)
• Real Time 3H Monitoring of Effluent Air from a Radiosynthesis Laboratory (M. L. Maiello, P. Linsalata)
• Site Characterization at the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants (C. R. Dulin, J. B. O'Connell, R. F. Winterfield)

Primary and Secondary Standards and Traceability

• Overview of IL Calibration Facility (R. A. Lommler)

QA/QC

• Hercules and Wand: High-Sensitivity Waste Assay Systems for Verification of Low- Density Clean Waste at LANL (S. C. Myers)
• Likelihood of Scrap Monitors to Detect Steel Contaminated at the Levels Proposed In Draft NUREG-1640 (A. LaMastra)
• Radiation Instrument Training for New RSOs- Defending the Quality of Measurements (R. H. Johnson, Jr.)
• Software to Aid in the Standardization and Use of Instrument Detection Limits (P .R. Steinmeyer, R. Smola)

Records Management

• An Integrated Approach to Surveys and Monitoring with a Computer Software Program for a Complex Health Physics Program (G. Roberts)
• Database System for Management of Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene Records (B. T. Murdoch, J. A. Blomquist, R. H. Cooke, J. T. Davis, T. M. Davis, E. H. Dolecek, L. Halka-Peel, D. Johnson, D. N. Keto, L. R. Reyes, R. A. Schlenker, J. L. Woodring)
• How to Make Your Environmental Survey Reports Acceptable for Regulatory Agency Concurrence (P. M. Leinwander, V. Deinnocentiis)
• U.S. Air Force Radioactive Materials Management Information Systems (J. L. Coleman)

Site Characterization

• A MARSSIM-Based Release of a Radiological Facility on the Hanford Site Using Data-Logging Instruments (G. M. Ceffalo, D. H. Denham, S. R. Reed)
• Radiological Measurements at Superfund Sites (A. Fellman, S. McNulty)
• Site Characterization Using the Global Positioning Radiometric Scanner System (K. C. Wright, F .L. Webber, C. M. Hiaring)
• Use of Global Positioning Systems for Accelerated Independent Verification of Cleanup at a Superfund Site (P. V. Egidi, M. K. Jensen, A. R. Jones, M. J. Wilson-Nichols, S. M. Smith, G. A. Pierce, J .L. Zutman)

Survey Protocols

• Software Application for the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) (E. W. Abelquist, T. J. Bauer)
• The UlTra@ System: A Three-Dimensional Tracking System for Radiation Surveys (R. R. Highfill)

 
32nd Midyear Meeting: "Creation and Future Legacy of Stockpile Stewardship Isotope Production, Applications, and Consumption"

Analytical Techniques

• Combined Standard Uncertainty for Radiochemical Determinations (A. Berne )
• Data Quality and Tritium Enrichment (M. P. Neary)
• Determining the Extraction Efficiency for Removing Tritiated Water from Silica Gel Using a Solvent Dilution Technique (M. Ruggieri, M. A. Davi, H. H. Tran)

Environmental Implications of Stockpile Stewardship

• Changes in the Terrestrial Background Radiation Field Over Geologic Time (P .A. Karam )
• Geochemical Investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey on Uranium Mining, Milling, and Environmental Restoration (E. R. Landa, C. A. Cravotta, III, D. L. Naftz, P. L. Verplanck, D. K. Nordstrom, R. A. Zielinski)
• Potential Agricultural Impacts of Accidents at a Proposed Plutonium Processing Facility at the Pantex Plant (E. A. Thompson, J. M. Thompson, I. S. Hamilton)
• Remediation of a Classified Waste Landfill at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (D. C. Ward)

External Regulation of DOE Facilities

• Berkeley Lab Pilot on External Regulation of DOE National Laboratories by the U.S. NRC (G. H. Zeman)
• Transition Issues for NRC Regulation of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (M. Schoonover)
• Uranium Enrichment in Transition: From a DOE to an NRC Regulatory Environment (0. Cypret )

Health Implications of Stockpile Stewardship

• Assessment of Exposure to Depleted Uranium During Operation Desert Storm (J. W. Collins, D. P. Alberth, G. Lodde)
• Health and Safety Considerations for United States Monitors in the Russian Transparency Program (C. J. Boggs)
• The NIOSH Health-Related Energy Research Program (D. F. Utterback, L. J. Elliott)

Instrumentation, Monitors, and Devices

• A New Version of MGA for Highly Attenuated Plutonium Samples (M. Koskelo, A. Savlov, D. Vzorov, R. Gunnink)
• Calibration of a Sodium Iodide Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Measuring the Air Kerma Rate Due to 41Ar (R. L. Grasty, B. R. B. Walters, L. R. Lamarre)
• Fast Neutron Flux Irradiation Device for a 1-MW TRIGA Research Reactor (M. S. Brightwell, W. D. Reece)

Isotope Production, Applications, and Safety

• 99Mo Isotope Production Preparation at Sandia National Laboratory (M. J. McDonald, S. D. Carson, S. W. Longley, E. J. Parma, M. E. Vernon)
• A New "Dry Column/Wet Column" 99mTc Generator: Benefits and Problems (J. J. Coupal, M. T. Hackett, W. J. Shih)
• Isotope Uses and Production: An International Survey (E. Bertel)
• Medical Radionuclide Production and Supply: Questions for the Future (K. L. Classic, T. L. Mays, R. J. Vetter)
• Optimizing the Utilization of 99Mo for Production of Terminally Sterilized 99mTc Generators at a Major Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility (J. R. Laferriere, D. J. Brown, J. F. Josaphat, F. E. Roy)
• Radiological Considerations in the Transport, Use, and Acceleration of Isotopes for Radioactive Ion Beams (C. A. Donahue, R. F. Fairchild, II)
• Self-Irradiation Effects on 99Mo Reagents and Products (S. D. Carson, M. J. McDonald, D. R. Tallant, M. J. Garcia, R. L. Simpson)
• When Exposure is Good: Recent Advances in the Therapeutic Use of Radiation (T. L. Mays, K. L. Classic, R. J. Vetter)

Plenary Session

• Stockpile Stewardship in the Russian Federation (E. Turpen, S. Kadner)

Poster Session

• A Passive Neutron Dosimeter Design and Test (H. R. Vega-Carrillo)
• Contamination Control During Nuclear Weapons Disassembly (G. W. Britten, W. S. Wilson, J. B. Martin)
• Cost Savings to Small-Quantity Generator Sites by Consolidating Transuranic (TRU) Waste for Shipment at Large-Quantity Generator Sites (J. M. Hylko, C. E. Johnson, R. Emons, M. C. Smith)
• Site Characterization at the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants (C. R. Dulin, J. B. O'Connell, R. F. Winterfield)
• The Georgia Institute of Technology High-Dose Gamma Irradiation Facility (D. P. Blaylock, E. Abu-Jawdeh)
• The Potential Use of a Hot Cell for Neutron Sources (K. G. Veinot, N. E. Hertel)

Sealed Sources, Recycling, and Transmutation

• Application of Molten Salt Oxidation for the Minimization and Recovery of 238Pu-Contaminated Wastes (R. Wishau, A. Montoya, K. B. Ramsey)
• Fool Irradiation: A Potential Unwanted Byproduct of Food Irradiation? (D. J. Strom, C. R. Watson)
• Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Research and Development (J. Teague, A. Neuman)
• Recycling Hot Lead (J. P. Hageman)

Space Applications

• ARAC's Radiological Support of the Cassini Launch (R. L. Baskett, J. C. Pace)
• Health Physics Innovations Developed During Cassini for Future Space Applications (R. Nickell, T. Rutherford, G. Marmaro)
• Laser Imaging Systems in Support of the Cassini Launch (R. E. Scott)
• Launch Site Radiological Emergency Response for the Cassini Mission (G. M. Marmaro)

Stockpile Stewardship - History, Management, and Safety of Materials

• Comparison of Radiation Safety and Nuclear Explosive Safety Disciplines (J. L. Winstanley )
• Independent Assessment of the Hazards of Proposed Plutonium Processing Facilities at the Pantex Plant (J. M. Thompson, E. A. Thompson, I. S. Hamilton)
• Midyear Symposia Contributions to the Profession and the Society (C. A. Willis )

Tritium Enrichment and Production

• Hazard Analysis for the High-Power APT Experiments at the LANSCE Accelerator (L. S. Waters )
• Medical Isotope Production With Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) (M. R. Buckner, M. Cappiello, E. Pitcher, H. O'Brien)
• The APT Facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) (J. G. Angelos, M. R. Buckner)
• Tritium Enrichment: Physical Basis and Methods (M. P. Neary)

 
31st Midyear Meeting: "Good Practices in Health Physics"

Decommissioning & Waste Management

• A New Inventory System at an Old University (N. R. Sunderland, S. Lowry)
• Decontamination and Decommissioning Underground Tanks Containing Radioactive Materials (R. K. Bhat, H T Mikulski, L. V. Bender, D. M. Lawlor, S. E Burnett, L. Kane, S. Das)
• Decontamination and Reconditioning of the Argonne National Laboratory-West Casting Laboratory Alpha Glove Box (J. W. Poston, Jr., L. L. Burke)
• Evaluation of a High-Level Waste Radiological Maintenance Facility (K. J Collins )
• Removal of Radioactive Waste from the Dresden Unit I Decommissioning Project (P. D. Quealy, R. E. Aker)
• Resurrecting a LLRW Program at the Ohio State University (P. A. Karam )

Educational Programs

• Current Experiences in Radiation Safety Officer Training (T. E. Johnson )
• The A&M - UT Health Protection Engineering Student Pipeline: An Assessment of the Experience During the First Two Years (I. S. Hamilton, R. J. Emery)
• The Challenge of Laser Training at a World-Class Facility: Laser Training at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (K. L. Barat)

Medical Health Physics

• Health Physics Instructions in the Yale Nuclear Medicine Residency Program (T. T. Yoshizumi)
• Medical Center Personnel Monitoring: Operational Considerations (W. B. Bass, Jr., G. T. Barnes)
• Radiation Safety Considerations for 125I Seed Prostate Therapy Patients (D. J. Macey, P. N. Pareek, I. A. Brezovich)
• Review of Radiation Safety Program Development at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (T. T. Yoshizumi)
• Room Preparation and Clearance for Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Radioiodine Therapy (B. J. Drewelow, A. P. Christopher, P. A. Mantha, D. N. Aquino, H. J. Richter, J. J. Willoughby, C. A. Pickering)

Operational Radiation Safety: Part 1

• An X-Ray Safety Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (K. L. Barat, T. M. deCastro)
• Revitalizing Your ALARA Program for Top Decile Performance (D. C. Miller)
• Risk Communication: An Important Function of Radiation Safety Training Programs (R. H. Johnson, Jr. )
• Use of the Intranet to Improve Customer Service for a Campus Radiation Safety Program (K. L. Classic, J. L. Miller, J. A. N. Stauffer, R. J. Vetter)

Operational Radiation Safety: Part 2

• ALARA Center of Technology Promotes Good Radiological Work Practices at Hanford (L. O. Waggoner)
• Monitoring the Startup of an Accelerator Facility (V. Vylet, T. Lavine, J. Allan, W. Baumgartner)
• Radiological Control Optimization at Fernald (M. C. Tester, P. A. Darnell, V. Taylor, R. D. Cardarelli)

Personnel Monitoring

• Assessment of a Presumptive Internal Overexposure to Uranium (D. E. Bernhardt)
• Beyond Score-Keeping for the Regulator: Reasons to Perform Personnel Monitoring (D. J. Strom)
• Evaluation of Exposure From a Low-Energy X-Ray Device Using Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (W. S. Harris, Jr., D. L. Edwards)
• Managing Routine Bioassay Requirements (B. L. Baumann )
• Skin Dose Equivalent Measurement from Neutron-Deficient Isotopes (H. H. Hsu, S. A. Costigan, L. L. Romero, J. J. Whicker)

Poster Session 1

• A Cost-Saving Method in Radioactive Waste (R. K. Bhat, L. V. Bender, H. T. Mikulski)
• Contamination Control Aspects of Attaching Waste Drums to the WIPP Waste Characterization Chamber (L. M. Rubick, L. L. Burke)
• Implementation of a Radiological Safety Coach Program (K. K. Konzen, J. M. Langsted)
• Noise Control of Radiological Monitoring Equipment (R. D. Rubick, W. W. Stevens, L. L. Burke)
• Sanitation Waste Stream Monitoring at Duke University Medical Center (G. D. Egan, G. C. Cseko)

Poster Session 2

• A Radiological Preplanning/Prerelease Program (R. E. Bryant, P. E. Farnsworth)
• Application of NUREG 1400 Methodology to a Hospital Health Physics Program (B. M. Methe, J. D. Dutcher, D. J. Urquhart, R. M. Ryan)
• Beta Reduction Factors for Protective Clothing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (G. L. Franklin, P. L. Gonzalez)
• Efficient Handling of High-Level Radioactive Cell Waste in a Vitrification Facility Analytical Laboratory (D. W. Roberts, K. J. Collins)
• Evaluation of Shielding Removal at a 1.5-GeV Synchrotron Radiation Facility (M. L. Marceau-Day, R. Raharjo, L. M. Scott)

Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

• A 3 x 3 Sodium Iodide Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for Monitoring Nuclear Power Plant Emissions (R. L. Grasty, J. R. Larnarre)
• Optimizing the Radiation Monitoring of Recycled Metallics (J. G. Yusko, J. O. Lubenau)

Reactor Health Physics

• Attempting Good Practice: The Timely Response to the Revisionist TMI Radioepidemiology (C. A. Willis)
• Health Physics Aspects of Processing EBR-I Coolant (L. L. Burke, J. O. ThaIgott, J. W. Poston, Jr.)
• Health Physics Self-Assessment at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) (R. S. Schofield)
• Research Reactor Defueling and Fuel Shipment (R. D. lce, E. Jawdeh, J. Strydom)
• Shutdown Chemistry' Control: An ALARA and Radiochemical Perspective (S. W. Chick, R. S. Schofield, J. A. Muniga)

Regulatory Issues

• A Reevaluation of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP - 40 CFR 61, Subpart H) Program at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (T. A. Culp, J. M. Hylko)
• Analyzing Regulatory Activity Outcomes in Texas: Notices of Violation, Incidents, and Complaints Recorded in 1995 (J. Pollock, R. J. Emery)
• Implementation of a Radiation Protection Program at a Department of Energy Environmental Remediation Site (K. N. Fleming)
• The Wolf Creek Mine Incident: Human Error Prevails Over Regulation (J. L. McNees)
• Where Did All the NORM Come From? (M. B. Hebert, F. L. Lyon)

 
30th Midyear Meeting: "Health Physics of Radiation-Generating Machines"

Accelerators and New Projects

• Examination of the CLIC Drive Beam Pipe Design for Thermal Distortion Caused by Distributed Beam Loss (C. D. Johnson, P. K. Kloeppel)
• Radiation Calculations and Shielding Considerations for the Design of the Next Linear Collider (W. R. Nelson, S. H. Rokni, V. Vylet)
• Radiation Protection Considerations in the Design of the LHC, CERN's Large Hadron ColIider (M. Hoefert, M, Huhtinen, L. E. Moritz, H. Nakashima, K. M. Potter, S. Rollet, G. R. Stevenson, J. M. Zazula)
• Radiological Aspects of the B-Factory at SLAC (J. C. Liu, W. R. Nelson, X. S. Mao)
• The Development of Accelerator Radiological Protection: A Human Perspective (R. H. Thomas )

Calibration Facilities

• A Study of Neutron Room Scattering at RPCF (A. Kemp, D. Boehnlein, A. Elwyn, K. Vaziri)
• Accelerator Safety Requirements, N&S, and Performance-Based Contracts at TJNAF (J .R. Boyce, R. May, J. Conley)
• Capabilities of the WNR High-Energy Neutron Beam at LANSCE for High-Energy Neutron Health Physics Research (S. A. Wender, L. S. Walker, J. L. Ullmann)
• Contribution of Backscattering to Radiation Fields in the Source Projector Facility (E. T. Marshal, K. Vaziri, F. P. Krueger, J. D. Cossairt)
• Monoenergetic Neutron Calibration Fields Between 8 keV and 210 MeV at Four Accelerator Facilities in Japan (T. Nakamura, M. Takada, N. Nakao, M. Baba, T. Iwasaki, H. Nakashima, Sh, Tanaka, S. Meigo, Y. Sakamoto, Y. Nakane, Su. Tanaka, N. Nakanishi)
• Realistic Neutron Calibration Facilities (RNCF) and Current Needs in Individual Neutron Monitoring (J. L. Chartier, J. C. McDonald, J. Kurkdijian, D. Paul, G. Pelcot, H. Muller)
• The Use of Accelerator Radiation Stray Fields for the Calibration of Passive Dosimeters (M. Hoefert, D. T. Bartlett, J. C. McDonald)

Instrumentation and Dosimetry

• Determining the Secondary Electron Equilibrium Using an Extrapolation Chamber (E. T. Marshall, K. Vaziri, F. P. Krueger, J. D. Cossairt)
• Experiment Proposal for the Determination of Neutron Spectra from Targeted Electron Beams (P. Degtyarenko, G. Stapleton)
• High-Energy Electron and Photon Radiation Protection Dosimetry (A. Ferrari, M. Pelliccioni, M. Pillon)
• Initial Measurements of Site Boundary Neutron Dose and Comparison with Calculations (P. Degtyarenko, D. Dotson, R. May, S. Schwahn, G. Stapleton)
• Instrumentation and Dosimetry at Accelerator Facilities (T. Nakamura, T, Kurosawa, E, Kim, Y. Uwamino, M. Imamura, N, Nakao, T. Shibata, T Yamano)
• Measurement of Heavy Ion Tracks Using an Imaging Plate (A. Yamadera, S. Taniguti, T. Miyata, T. Nakamura, A. Fukumura)
• Measurements of Non-Equilibrium Neutron Spectra at SSRL (V. Vylet, J. C, Liu, S. H. Rokni)
• Neutron-charged Particle Reactions in CR-39 Calculated Using MCNP and LAHET (H. H. Hsu, R. T. Devine)
• Response of a Health Physics Instrument Model 2080 Albatross to a High-Energy Neutron Field (L. S. Walker, C. Pilli, M. A. Durran, V. R. Harris, R. T. Devine, R. L. Mundis, A. J. Miller, K. Moreley, P. Staples, S. Simmonds)
• The LBNL Environmental and Workplace Radiation Telemetry System (T. M. de Castro, R. M. Morelli)
• Trouble Shooting, Modification, and Calibration of a Bismuth Fission Chamber Used in Conjunction with Bonner Spheres to Measure High-Energy Neutron Flux (L. S. Walker, M. A. Duran, V. R. Harris, R. L. Mundis, A. J. Miller, S. M. Simmonds, W. H. Casson, F. Bateman, K. Morely)
• Use of Microdosimetric Techniques in Radiation Protection Measurements (J. Chen, H. H. Hsu, W. H. Casson, D. G. Vasilik)
• Use of Simple Routine X-Ray Measurements in the Performance Analysis of Cryogenic RF Accelerator Cavities (D. Dotson, M. Drury, R. May, C. Reece)

Material Activation

• A Study of the Structural Activation Caused by Proton Beam Loss in the "Accelerator Production of Tritium" LINAC (L. L. Daemen, C. A. Beard, S. L. Eaton, L. S. Waters, W. B. Wilson)
• Calculation of Airborne Radioactivity Hazard From Machining Volume-Activated Materials (E. T. Marshall, S. 0. Schwahn)
• Depth Distribution of Radioactivity in a 2.5-GeV Electron Beam Stop (T. Sato, K. Shin, S. Ban, Y. Namito, H. Nakamura, H. Hirayama)
• Enrichment of Radionuclides in Welding Fumes During Thermal Cutting of Activated Metals in High-Energy Accelerators (Y. Oki, M. Numajiri, Y. Kanda, T. Suzuki, T. Miura, K. Kondo)
• Fast Neutron Activation and Ultimate Decommissioning of a Cyclotron Vault: 1981-1996 (J. Cehn, L. Carroll)
• Off-Site Doses Due to Radioactive Emissions to the Atmosphere from CERN (M. Hoefert, M. Huhtinen, L. E. Moritz, S. Rollet, G. R. Stevenson, J. M. Zazula)

Medical and X-Ray Machines

• Analysis of Cerrobend Activation Produced by a 250-MeV Medical Proton Accelerator (I. Rouse, M. Martz, C. Glisson, J. Siebers, T. Elmer, II)
• Clinical Assessment of Organ Dose from Special Procedures Using the Monte Carlo Code MCNP (R. L. Metzger )
• Dose Estimates In Interventional Procedures (M. E. Pohlman, M. Zankl)
• Dose Levels in the Maze of Medical Accelerator Rooms (P. H. McGinley, J. L. James)
• Neutron Field Characterization in the Vicinity of a PET Cyclotron (N. E. Hertel, H. R. Vega-Carrillo, B. W. Wehring, A. J. Teachout, P. Jerabek)
• Non-Technical Aspects of Shielding for Medical Accelerators (R. C. McCall)
• Patient Skin Doses Associated with Four Cardiac Catheterization Procedures (W. J. Potvin, D. L. Hykes, M, J. Dennis, R. A. Yeasting, M. W. Burket)
• Practical Approaches to Dosimetry for the Patient and Staff for Fluoroscopic Procedures (M. Rosenstein)
• Protection Barrier Surveys when Radiation is a Diagnostic X-Ray Workload Spectrum (K. Woo, L. B. Hubbard)
• Radiation Protection Status Around Diagnostic Machines in the Malaysian Science University Hospital (J. A. Satti )
• Radioactive Gas Monitoring Program in the Clinical and Research Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center (T. T. Yoshizumi)
• Surface Dose Comparison for Spiral Scanning Using Three Fourth-Generation CT Scanners (S. H. King )
• Unique Radiation Safety Aspects of a Robotic LINAC for Stereotactic Radiosurgery (S. G. Chenery )

Operational Issues

• A Summary of Contamination Control Practices at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (R. May, S. Schwahn, K. Welch)
• Associated Radiological and Non-Radiological Hazards From Accelerator Operations (C. B. Ficklen)
• Licensing and Inspection of Radiation-Generating Machines: The Italian Regulatory System (F. Dobici, A. Susanna)
• Maximal Credible Accident "Simulation Studies at the Storage Ring of an Advanced Photon Source (V. R. Veluri, G. Decker, A. L. Justus, P. K. Job, H. J. Moe, J. H. Vacca)
• Neutrino Radiation Hazards: A Paper Tiger (J. D. Cossairt, N. L. Grossman, E. T. Marshall)
• Operational Health Physics (OHP) Radiation Protection Services Factor at SLAC for Calendar Years 1991-1995 (M. P. Grissom, R. C. Sit, J. R. Flood)
• Radiation Risk Management at DOE Accelerators (O. van Dyck)
• Radiation Safety Considerations for the Parasitic Final Focus Test Beam at SLAC (S. H. Rokni, R. H. Iverson, L. P. Keller)
• Radiation Safety Program of UC Berkeley Radiation-Producing Machines (R. Radev, R. Warren)
• Radiological Aspects of UC Berkeley Rotating Target Neutron Source (R. Radev, J. Gambrell)
• Technical, Logistical, and Administrative Aspects of Decommissioning and Shipping Overseas a Used Cyclotron (L. Carroll, F. Ramsey)

Plenary

• William P. Swanson Memorial Lecture (R. H. Thomas)

Safety Systems

• Health Physics Program for Large Industrial Accelerators (J. E. Clayton, W. C. Johnson, D. A. Vroom)
• LANSCE Beam Current Limiter (XL) (F. R. Gallegos, M. J. Hall)
• LANSCE Personnel Access Control System (J. C. Sturrock, F. R. Gallegos, M. J. Hall)
• LANSCE Radiation Security System (RSSS) (F. R. Gallegos)
• Linear Accelerator Safety System: An Iowa State University Perspective (S. A. Simpson, K. C. Kerns, E. E. Sobottka, D. G. Olson)
• Unique Solutions to Soft-X-Ray Exposure Problems (M. L. Marceau-Day, L. H. Oliszewski)
• Use of Fusible Beam Plugs for Accident Mitigation at the LANSCE Complex (K. W. Jones, W. Boedeker, A. Browman)
• Use of the HPI Model 2080 Pulsed Neutron Detector at the LANSCE Complex: Vulnerabilities and Counting Statistics (K. W. Jones, A. Browman)
• Worker Responsibility is Necessary for a Fail-Safe Interlock System (W. L. Kiser)

Shielding

• A Photon Shield Capsule Design for an 241Am/Be (alpha, n) Source Using High-Density Tungsten Alloy (R. S. Clement, H. H. Hsu, R. H. Olsher, D. J. Aikin)
• A Practical and Cost-Effective Solution to the Need for Shielding Penetrations Against Photon and Neutrons from Normal and Incident Losses (S. O. Schwahn)
• An 800-MeV Proton Beam Spill Calculation (H. H. Hsu, M. A. Duran, L. S. Walker)
• Automating the Calculation of X-Ray Machine Shielding (C. R. Croft, B. D. Pickett)
• Experimental Results of Neutron Fluence Outside an Iron Shield in the Forward Direction (M. M. C. Torres, A. J. Elwyn, D. Fein, E. James, K. Johns, W. Davis, D. P. Ciampa, E. Mierkiewicz)
• Induced Radioactivity Around a Gantry Room for Hadron Therapy (P. Tabarelli de Fatis )
• Parameterizations for Shielding Electron Accelerators Based on the Results of Monte Carlo Studies (P. Degtyarenko, G. Stapleton)
• Shielding Studies for a New Synchrotron Radiation Beam Line at SSRL (A. Fasso, V. Vylet)
• Transmission Through Shields of Quasi-Monoenergetic Neutrons Generated by 43- and 68-MeV Protons (N. Nakao, H. Nakashima, Y. Sakamoto, Y. Nakane, Sh. Tanaka, M. Nakao, T. Nakamura, Su. Tanaka, K. Shin, M. Baba)

 
29th Midyear Meeting: "NORM/NARM: Regulation and Risk Assessment"

Dose, Risk, and Radiological Protection

• Assessing Tritium Decontamination Requirements in a Watch Dial Plant, in Presence of Natural Background (A. Brodsky )
• Assessment of Dose From External Exposure at NORM-Impacted Sites (A. J. Ansari, J. R. Frazier, H. M. Prichard)
• Atmospheric Cosmic Rays and Solar Energetic Particles at Aircraft Altitudes (K. O'Brien, W. Friedberg, H. H. Sauer, D. F. Smart)
• Dose Reconstruction at a NORM Site (S. J. Waligora, Jr.)
• Lessons Learned During NORM Surveys (M. R. Landis, J. R. Frazier, J. D. Berger)
• Methods, Approaches, and Uncertainties in Assessing NORM Exposures (R. F. Haaker )
• Naturally Occurring Radionuclide Control Policy at Brookhaven National Laboratory (R. Reciniello, K. Mclntyre, P. Sullivan)
• NORM and the Minimum Significant Risk (F. A. Seiler, J. L. Alvarez, S. R. Adams)
• Occupational Radiation Protection in the Clinical and Research Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center (T. T. Yoshizumi )

Measurements and Analyses

• Computer Tools for Activation Analysis: QVALUE (F. Ghanbari, D. V. Rao)
• Control of Radium Dials and Other Items Containing NORM in the U.S. Army (E. E. Blevins, G. R. Wenz, R. A. Aaserude, F. L. Dunfrund)
• Graded Decision Guidelines for Individuals Exposed to Natural Radiation From Slag (T. F. Gesell )
• Meaningful Analysis and Reporting of NORM Sampling Results (R.J. Buchanan)
• Problems and Possible Remedies Concerning NORM in By-Product Gypsum Produced by the Phosphate Industry (W .C. Burnett, C. D. Hull)
• Response of Electret Radon Detectors to Interference From Ambient Gamma Radiation (S. Usman, H. Spitz, L. Shoaib, J. O'Hare, S. Lee)
• The Radiological Impact of the Application of Phosphogypsum to Forage Land (C. E. Roessler, J. E. Rechcigl, I. S. Alcordo)

Oil and Gas

• An Overview of NORM Data Collected in Pennsylvania Specific to Oil and Gas Production (C. L. Rittiger, J. G. Yusko)
• Assessments of NORM in Pipe From Oil and Gas Production (D. E. Bernhardt, D. H. Owen, V. C. Rogers)
• Measurement of 222Rn Flux, 222Rn Emanation, and 226Ra Concentration From Injection Well Pipe Scale (A. S. Rood, D. T. Kendrick)
• Studies of the Solubility of Naturally-Occurring Radionuclides in Petroleum Pipe Scale (O. G. Raabe)

Regulatory Issues

• Making Source Material From NORM: No License Required? (S. Dennerlein, T. Bracke)
• Management and Regulation of NORM in Texas (R. E. McBurney )
• NARM Classifications: Their Ethical and Regulatory Implications (F. L. Galpin, V. C. Rogers)
• Problems With and Potential Solutions for Licensing NARM Radiopharmaceuticals (R. W. Brown)
• Radon: Over- or Under-Regulated? (N. H. Harley)
• The Insurance Industry's Proactive Response for Total Radioactive Liability Avoidance (P. MacDowell)
• The Odyssey of the Good Ship NORM: The Search for a Regulatory Safe Harbor (F. X. Cameron)

Uranium, Radium, and Radon

• 222Rn Detection Efficiency and Sensitivity for a Ludlum Modified Radon Flask Detector (V. V. Pomerantsev)
• 238U Decay-Series Nuclides in Fluids Within a Florida Phosphogypsum Storage Stack (C. D. Hull, W. C. Burnett)
• Cost Savings Associated with Landfilling Wastes Containing Very Low Levels of Uranium (C. J. Boggs, W. T. Shaddoan)
• Naturally Occurring Uranium in Surface- and Bottom-Feeding Fish Upstream and Downstream of Los Alamos National Laboratory (P. R. Fresquez, D. R. Armstrong)
• Operating Limit Evaluation for Disposal of Uranium Enrichment Plant Wastes (D. W. Lee, D. C. Kocher, J. C. Wang)
• Radium Usage and Cleanup: Past and Present (F. J. Bradley)
• Radon Health Risks and the HPS Position (R. H. Johnson, Jr.)
• The California Floods, 300 mg of Radium, and 20 Priceless Stamp Albums (T. L. Edgerton)
• Why Some Scientists and the Public Do Not Believe in Radon Risks (R. H. Johnson, Jr.)

 
28th Midyear Meeting: "Health Physics Training and Education"

Academic Programs

• A Brief History of Federal Support for Health Physics Education and Training
• Continuing Higher Education Options for the Professional Health Physics Practitioner
• Educating the Health Physics Technician: The Evolution of a Radiation Protection Associate Degree Program
• Educational Partnership: Thomas Edison State College and the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists
• Graduate Studies in Health Physics at UNLV
• Health Physics Academic Programs: A Current Snapshot
• Health Physics Education for Industrial Hygienists
• Health Protection Engineering: A Merging of Health Physics, lndustrial Hygiene, and Safety Engineering at Texas A&M University
• The Bloomsburg University Health Physics B.S. Degree Program
• The Key to a Successful Educational Program: Building Bridges between Education and Industry
• Thirty-Five Years of Experience in Health Physics Education at Purdue University And Plans for the Future
• Undergraduate Studies in Health Physics at UNLV
• University/Industry Partnerships in Health Physics Education

Ancillary Staff Training

• Beyond Radiation Worker Training: Additional Training Requirements
• Brachytherapy Nurses: Do Yours Know What To Do?
• Computer Based System for Training Radiation Researchers
• Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation Training at White Sands Missile Range
• On the Front Line - Radiation Safety Training for Security Personnel
• Radiation Safety Training at DOE Accelerator Facilities
• Radiation Safety Training for Ancillary Staff at NIH
• Radiation Safety Training for Laboratory Workers at NIH
• Training and Qualification of Health & Safety Technicians at a National Laboratory
• Training for the Safe Use of Lasers

Continuing Education

• A Historical Review of the NRRPT
• Conflicting Paradigms in Radiation Protection: 20 Questions with Answers from the Regulator, the Health Physicist, the Scientist, and the Lawyers
• The Training and Development of U. S. Army Health Physicists
• Training: Beyond the Blackboard

Emergency Personnel

• In-Plant Response Team Training
• Off-Site Emergency Responder Training Programs
• Radiation Response Training for Fire, EMT, Haz-Mat and Law Enforcement Groups
• Spotting Role Illiteracy in Radiological Emergency Response Teams
• The Boeing Radiation Hazard Communication System
• Training of Emergency Personnel for Radiation Monitoring Teams

Program Development

• Experiences in the Development of a Computer Based Training System
• New NRC Training Initiatives in Fuel Cycle Technology
• U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technical Training Center

Public Education

• Attempting to Educate the Public: The Yankee Rowe- Tritium Case
• Communicating Radiation Concepts Through Five Years of Radon Training
• Communicating Radiation Risks: Lessons Learned from the Human Radiation Experiments
• Educating the Public: Experiences of the New Jersey Chapter Health Physics Society Speakers Bureau
• NEST-A Nuclear Energy Seminar for Teachers
• Risk Communication During Siting of Cellular Radio Installations
• Working with an Anti-Nuclear Group to Monitor Around TMI

Radiation Worker Training

• ALARA Training for Department of Energy Facilities: Engineers, Planners, Etc
• Contamination Control Training for Biomedical Facilities
• General Radiological Safety Training for Plutonium Facilities
• How to Educate and Train Non-Professionals in the Proper Use of Monitoring Instruments
• Implementation of 10 CFR 835 Training Requirements at Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Projects
• Instructor Qualification for Radiation Safety Training at a National Laboratory
• Medical X-ray Survey Techniques Course
• NRRPT Promotes the Education and Training of Radiation Protection Personnel
• Radiation Worker Training at the University of Cincinnati
• Training That Can Reduce Gamma Range Calibration Errors
• U. S. Army Health Physics Specialist Training
• U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Site Access Training Program