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CRCPD HIGHLIGHTS2001-02: 

CRCPD HIGHLIGHTS 2001-02 Paul J. Merges, Ph.D. Chairperson

Chairperson’s Special Activities: 

Chairperson’s Special Activities July 01 - Attended E-5 Committee on Radioactive Waste Management meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada August - Briefed the NRC Commission on CRCPD activities along with OAS (DC area) - Cindy Cardwell, Chair-elect November - Presented CRCPD Highlights at the New England Rad. Health Committee meeting in Keene, NH and presented the CRCPD highlights since the last meeting

Chairperson’s Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Chairperson’s Special Activities Continued January 02 - Attended a planning session in Atlanta, GA, providing CRCPD input into CDC’s development of strategies for hospital emergency department from a radiological incident March - Attended OAS Executive Committee Meeting April - Sent congratulatory letter to new NCRP President, Thomas Tenforde

Special Initiatives: 

Special Initiatives May 2001 – Created an Outreach Task Force November – Chair, chair-elect & past chair would serve as Committee to work with OAS Board. December – The Board created an AdHoc Committee on Working Group Structure, with Cindy Cardwell as Chair, to review the existing working group structure

Special InitiativesContinued: 

Special Initiatives Continued Feb ’02 – Board created, AdHoc Committee on Suggested State Regulations Development Following new charges: 1. Review & Evaluated the SSR 2. Development Process: Explore methods to promptly identify emerging technologies, safety issues Develop a process to determine if rule development is necessary

Official Comments Submitted: 

Official Comments Submitted Aug. 23 ‘01 – Board provided comments to NRC OAS/CRCPD Briefing of NRC Commission & Monthly NRC/OAS/CRCPD Teleconference Calls. Nov. 6 ‘01 – Board provided endorsement of MI/NJ/WA comments on “Structural Shielding Design for Diagnostic Medical X-Ray Facilities” Nov. ‘01 – G34 IR Committee commented on the feasibility of Canada’s proposal to have its industrial radiographer certifications recognized by the U.S.

Official Comments SubmittedContinued: 

Official Comments Submitted Continued Dec. 01 – E24 D&D Committee provided comments on NRC’s entombment rule Apr. 02 – Board provided comments to NRC on the National Materials Program options

Special Activities: 

Special Activities May 2001 Board approved rec. “Washington Presence of New Executive Director could involve considerable travel up to as much as 50% of his/her time in Washington, DC . . .” Established following new working groups Liaison to Fed. Rad. Prepared. Coord. Cmtee. SSRCRs to deal with nonionizing issues: AA (Laser WG) & BB (Tanning WG) Cmtee. on Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued June David Walter, SR-6 chair, spoke at the Society of nuclear Medicine in Toronto, Canada Debra McBaugh (E-24 chair at the time) – made presentation at HPS Decontamination Session Board recognized ASNT, Inc. as an independent certifying organ. for x-ray & combination industrial radiographer certification program

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued Kathleen McAllister, then chair for E-23 Cmtee represented CRCPD at the ANS annual mtg. on a panel addressing clearance criteria July Paul Schmidt represented the CRCPD at the AAPM annual mtg.

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued Board approved OH as full licensing state Steve Woods, Chair of E-5 Cmtee. On Emergency response Planning, represented CRCPD at the DOE Transportation External Coord. Working Group Aubrey Godwin,Coord. For Rad. Mat’l. Transp. represented at DOE Transp. External Coord. Working Group

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued August Steve Woods, Chair of E-6 Cmtee. on Emerg. Response Planning, represented CRCPD at the Rad. Emerg. Response Dose Assessment Workshop. October Nat’l. Orphan Rad. Mat’l. Disposition Prog. was funded by DOE/NRC thru FDA Cooperative Agreement

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued Tommy Cardwell was appointed to represent both CRCPD & OAS on an NRC panel discussion on decommissioning & waste issues to discuss NORM & TENORM Jill Lipoti attended the Nat’l Cancer Inst. Planning mtg. Chuck Hardin, Executive Director, prepared document on Mail Irradiation

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues Conducted the Nat’l. Radon Conf. In Daytona Beach, FL November Board nominated Mike Odlaug for service on the TEPRSSC CRCPD contacted by Jeffrey Kaye, Jim Lehere News Hour, PBS reg. Mail Irradiation

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues Bob Free, E-34 member attended DOE “Protecting the Public & the Environ. from Rad. Sealed Sources along the Mexico/U.S. Border” to discuss CRCPD’s involvement with orphan mat’l. disposition Otha Linton repres. CRCPD at the RSNA/ AAR/AAPM Workshop

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued December Board approved 2002 priorities list: Goal 4, Obj. 2 – Assure Effect. Mgt. of CRCPD, - Hire Exec. Director Goal 1, Obj 2 – Review Working Groups’ Activities Annually Goal 1, Obj. 3 – Be Proactive in Handling New Issues; Goal 1, Obj. 4 – Promote Standard.

Special ActivitiesContinued: 

Special Activities Continued 2002 priorities list continued: Goal 4, Obj. 4 – Eval. The Relationship between CRCPD & OAS Cont. to pursue defining future relationships w/OAS Goal 5, Obj. 1 – Assume Leadership Role on Rad. Protection & Public Policy Issues; Goal 5, Obj. 2 – Actively Liaison w/Prof. Organ. & Fed. Agencies (homeland securities) Goal 3, Obj. 2 – Promote Opportunity For Participation In Cmtee. Activities (Support Outreach Cmtee. to increase member participation)

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues Brd. revised their position reg. freq. of inspections @ MQSA facilities Membership approved changed in Bylaws that changed titled of “Voting Member” to Director Member Brd. Approved revised job description for future tech. Exec. Dir. & Deputy Dir. to Admin. Officer

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues H-3 Cmtee. on Medical Practice distrib. “Film Retention Policy” to states. February 2002 E-34 Cmtee. participated w/EPA in filming EPA interactive DC ROM trng. prog. for 1st responders to rad. alarms @ metal handling facilities.

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues March Gene Miskin (NYC) represented CRCPD on panel during ACR’s Chapter Leader’s mtg. To talk about state response & actions Brd. approves special svc. to state rad. control prog. – Intercomparsion Prog. for Portable Instruments, as recommended & developed by Cmtee. on Ionizing Measurements (G2).

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues April Dave Allard represented CRCPD @ NCRP annual mtg. Jill Lipoti made special present. During mtg. to Charlie Meinhold as outgoing President of NCRP.

Special ActivitiesContinues: 

Special Activities Continues E-37 Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) Cmtee. set 3 main goals: State reviews of NNPP facility emergency response plans States seek NNPP support to part. in drills States request, and NNPP provide states emergency plans for each facility Also, E-37 seeking NNPP fiscal support

Reviews of State Radiation Control Programs – A CRCPD Service: 

Reviews of State Radiation Control Programs – A CRCPD Service Aug. 01 - Virginia Jan. 02 - Washington

Training Opportunities for State RCPS: 

Training Opportunities for State RCPS Throughout the Year E-34 Cmtee. on Unwanted Rad. Mat’l. participated as instructors in Nuclear Mat’ls. Events Database Trng. Feb/Mar/Apr 02 NEXT trng. on Abdomen/Lumbar Spine was conducted S4 Commission on Trng. has completed review of CRCPD’s videotape library & developed list of pertinent tapes. (Thanks to FDA …)

Training Opportunities for State RCPSContinued: 

Training Opportunities for State RCPS Continued MRSSIM Trng. available to states who needed it. Trng. Opportunities @ Annual Meeting New Methods of Rad. Shielding Designs for Diagn. & Therapy Facil., PET Imaging Tech. & the ADCL Prog. Adaptive Sampling & Analysis Prog. Wkshp. Mammography Cont. Educ. Radiological Counter Terrorism Emerging Modalities in Medicine

Documents Published: 

Documents Published Quality Control Recommendations for Diagnostic Radiology: Vol. I-III Q.A. Collectibles: Beam Quality & DAP SSRCR Part F & Part P Proceedings from 33rd Nat’l. Conference Transportation Directory Jan 02 – CRCPD Directory

Documents PublishedContinued: 

Documents Published Continued Feb. 02 – Criteria for Certification of Radon Svc. Providers, the Accreditation of Radon Chambers & Laboratories, & the Approval of Measurement Devices Mar 02 –NEXT document on the “1996 Fluoroscopy Survey Radioactive Waste Broker & Processor Services Radioactive Mat’ls. & Devices Accepted for Recycling or by DOE Radioassay & Toxic Chemical Leach Test Svcs. Svcs. for Aerial Measurement of Ionizing Radiation &Radioactivity

CRCPD Publications “In The Wings”: 

CRCPD Publications “In The Wings” Parts A, D and J Part N TENORM Guidance Document Part U

Miscellaneous InfoFunding: 

Miscellaneous Info Funding Funding secured thru FDA Umbrella Cooperative Agreement for 2001-02 NRC & DOE provided funds to support the Nat’l. Orphan Rad. Mat’l. Disposition Prog. 2nd Year funding of EPA Radon Grant secured for 2001-02 ACR continues to support for NEXT trng.

Miscellaneous InfoFunding - continued: 

Miscellaneous Info Funding - continued FRMAC extended their PO for 2001-02 for specific tasks DOE – Emergency Mgt. Provided funds from umbrella agreement to support 2001 Transportation Directory

Miscellaneous InfoElectronic Advances: 

Miscellaneous Info Electronic Advances Aug. 01 – Newsbrief distributed electronically Dec. – Brd. approved posting of official CRCPD publications Feb. 02 – Election of officer information & ballot posted Mar – Annual mtg. infor. distrib. electronically G53 Cmtee. on Public Infor. on Rad. Protection unveiling newly constructed web – Visit their booth

Miscellaneous InfoRetirements: 

Miscellaneous Info Retirements Ray Paris (OR) May 01 John Kadlecek (NY) June David Snellings (AR) June Vick Jeffs (KY) July Betty Merriman (OED) Aug.

Miscellaneous InfoRetirements - continued: 

Miscellaneous Info Retirements - continued Darrel Hocken (OR) Sept. Diane Ausbrooks (LA) Sept. Beattie DeBord (WV) Oct. Fred Combs (NRC) Dec. Edward Burtsavage (PA) Jan. 02 Karim Rimawi (NY) Jan.

Miscellaneous InfoRetirements - continued: 

Miscellaneous Info Retirements - continued Richard Fry (NC) Feb. Robert Watkins (MA) Mar. Donald Norton (SD) Apr. Gary McNutt (MO) May Diane Tefft (NH) May

Miscellaneous InfoDeaths: 

Miscellaneous Info Deaths Joyce Spencer (IA) Dec. 01 Henry Copeland (GA) Jan. 02 All those Who Lost their lives, or loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist events