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Annual Meeting, BWCHPS information



In case you missed the previous announcement, here it is again.  Also
included is registration information, directions, etc., and a list of
available abstracts.
You can register on-site, but please also email either me at dcase@nih.gov,
or Lori Phillips Buckland at NIST, Telephone: 301/975-4513,
e-mail: lori.buckland@nist.gov, so we know to expect you.  You can also
register electronically (see below).  Hope you will attend.

Diane Case

THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA

The Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society (BWCHPS)
Executive Committee is pleased 
to invite you to attend the BWCHPS Annual Technical Symposium and Affiliates
Meeting at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, on Monday May 22, 2000
from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

AGENDA:

8:00-8:30	Registration
8:30-8:45 	Affiliate Introductions
8:45-9:30	Laser Theory, Construction and Terms, William Roach and
Thomas Johnson, USUHS
9:30-10:15 	Radiation Litigation, Ralph Johnson, ESQ. 
10:15-10:45	Break/Affiliates 
10:45-11:15 	Status of Revisions to 10 CFR Part 35, Thomas F. Young, NRC
11:15-11:45	Estimates of the USA Population Dose from Fallout Plutonium,
Eugene Jackson, Allen Brodsky, GU
11:45-12:15	Decommisioning-21ST Century, John L. Minns, NRC
12:15-12:45	Business meeting
12:45-1:45	Lunch
1:45-2:30	Some Difficult Issues in Radiation Protection:  wts wrs, and
New Dose Limits, Charlie Meinhold, NCRP
2:30-3:00	Status of NRC's Initiative on Clearance of Potentially
Contaminated Materials, Carl Paperiello, NRC
3:00-3:15	Break
3:15-3:45	Dosimetry Diets, Richard Renee, GTS Duratek, Inc.
3:45-4:15 	Major Changes in Airline Transportation Regulations, Janna
Shupe, NIST
4:15-4:45 	RF/ELF EMR and Public Health, Robert Cherry, U.S. Army
4:45-5:00	Concluding Remarks

If you need a registration form, you can email dcase@nih.gov
<mailto:dcase@nih.gov>.

Diane Case
President Elect, BWCHPS


BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY
May 22, 2000

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building
(101), Green Auditorium, Gaithersburg, Maryland.  

REGISTRATION
The registration fee is $45 and includes coffee breaks, lunch, and workshop
materials.  Please complete and return the attached registration form and
payment by Monday, May 8.  Request for cancellation or refund must be
submitted, in writing, to Lori Phillips by this date.  Electronic
registration can be made at:
https://sales.nist.gov/conf/secure/CONF224/conf_register.htm

TRANSPORTATION
For attendees who will be arriving by air at Baltimore-Washington
International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, or Dulles International
Airports, the hotel is accessible by using Super Shuttle at 1-800-258-3826.

Gaithersburg also is accessible by Metrorail from Washington National
Airport.  Take the Yellow Line train marked "Mt. Vernon Square" to "Gallery
Place" and transfer to a Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady
Grove station.  The time from National to Gaithersburg is about 55 minutes.
Cabs are available from the Shady Grove metro to the hotel.

If you plan to drive, Gaithersburg is located about 25 miles northwest of
Washington, DC, via Interstate Rt. 270 North.  To reach NIST, take Exit 10,
Rt. 117 West, Clopper Road.  At the first light on Clopper Road, turn left
onto the NIST grounds.  Follow the signs to the Administration Building.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Janna Shupe
NIST
Telephone: 301/975-5804
e-mail: janna.shupe@nist.gov

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Lori Phillips Buckland
NIST
Telephone: 301/975-4513
Fax: 301/948-2067
e-mail: lori.buckland@nist.gov


BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE
HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY
May 22, 2000
REGISTRATION FORM

LAST NAME:

FIRST NAME: 

COMPANY/ORGANIZATION:

STREET ADDRESS:

ROOM NUMBER/MAIL CODE:

CITY:                           STATE:              ZIP:         

COUNTRY:                        BUSINESS PHONE:  

EMAIL ADDRESS:                         FAX:

Amount Remitted: [ ]  $45 for registration

Form of Payment:
[ ] Check.		Make checks payable to NIST 

[ ] Purchase Order Attached.  Purchase Order No.:________________

[ ] Master Card	[ ] Visa	[ ] Discover	[ ] American Express
Account No.______________________________________________________
Exp. Date:_________
Signature:_______________________________________________________

Please return this form by Monday, May 8:
Office of the Comptroller
National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3732
Bldg. 101, Rm. A807
Gaithersburg, MD  20899-3732

Or Fax/email to: Lori Phillips Buckland,(301)
948-2067,lori.phillips@nist.gov
Requests for cancellation and refund must be received by May 8.

The information provided in this registration form will be used for the
following purposes: to process your payment, to create a conference name
badge, to publish in participants' list for this conference, and to compile
mailing lists for future conferences. 

____ Please check here if you do not want your information published in the
participants' list or added to our conference mailing list. 


THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY

BALTIMORE WASHINTON CHAPTER OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY
MAY 2000 ANNUAL TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM
LIST OF AVAILABLE ABSTRACTS



Laser Theory, Construction, and Terms
W.P. Roach and Thomas E. Johnson, Uniformed Services University of Health
Sciences, Bethesda, MD

The proliferation of compact, high energy lasers has made it essential for
health physicists to fully understand laser construction, terms and safety
equations.  This session will provide a brief overview of lasers. A basic
description of how a laser functions, along with the characteristics which
make a laser different from other light sources will be discussed.  The
audience will be provided an outline of the fundamental biological effects
and ancillary safety hazards associated with lasers. Some common laser
safety equations will also be presented as time permits. 


Radiation Litigation
Ralph Johnson, ESQ., Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Sheppard, Washington, DC

This presentation will include a short summary of previous and current
radiation litigation, including nuclear weapons, radium dial, uranium mill
tailing, and naturally-occurring-radioactive material cases.  The role of
expert witnesses, particularly health physicists, will be outlined.
Pertinent epidemiological studies will be considered.  Current statements by
regulatory agencies which impact radiation litigation will be discussed.


Estimates of United States Population Dose from Fallout Plutonium
Eugene Jackson and Allen Brodsky,  Georgetown University, Washington, DC 

Preliminary comparisons of our estimates of fallout plutonium doses from
plutonium measured in urine samples from a limited number of geographical
regions of the United States yields organ dose estimates within a factor of 
less than two greater than those quoted in the third edition of Eisenbud and
Gesell's text., as taken from the 1982 UNSCEAR report.  The interpreted
urine samples from a population of 58 persons fit a lognormal function when
well above the region of negative values due to variable blanks.  The
lognormal portion is taken to represent the "true" concentrations, with a
median of 15 attocuries/day excreted, a standard geometric deviation of xor/
2.93, and a mean excretion rate of 48 aCi/day. Our median corresponds to
0.56 microBq/day compared to 0.54 obtained from residents near Rocky Flats,
CO (Ibrahim et. al., Health Phys. 76(4), 368-379, 1999) and 1 microBq/day
recently reported by Krahenbuhl et al. (Rad. Prot. Dosim. 87(3), 179-186,
2000). Also, using independent data from the literature (McInroy et al.)
shows that independent estimates of organ dose and excretion using intake
retention functions of E. Lessard et al. (NUREG/CR-4884, 1986) and organ
concentrations result in similar agreement with estimates from urinary
output.  Simplified models for internal dose estimation are being explored
and will be presented.


Decommissioning - 21st Century 
John L Minns, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
 				
"Frequently Asked Question Concerning Decommissioning of Nuclear Power
Plants," the revision scope is question and answer format for
decommissioning of nuclear power plants for the year 2000 and beyond.
Include merger, funding, citizen activist group, socioeconomic issues,
public involvement, stake holders, risk assessment. With MARSSIM enter the
new Hi- Tech HP millionaires, video presentation, rubblization, the new
matrix.

Dosimetry Diets
Richard Renee, GTS Duratek, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN

Five individuals were exposed to elemental Hydrogen-3 while performing
maintenance on a device which contained thousands of Curies of H-3 and high
explosives.  First urinalysis was performed two hours after the incident
with additional urinalysis to follow every four hours.  The individuals were
placed immediately on a Ketoneuretic diet (Dr. Atkins/Scarsdale).  Their 50%
Hdyrogen clearance rate was reduced from the anticipated 12-14 days to 5.3
days.  This bio/chemical change reduced the effective whole body dose (body
equal target organ) from 7.3 rem to 1.7 rem (249%). 


Major Changes in Airline Transportation Regulations
Janna Shupe, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg,
MD

In 1996, IAEA updated Safety Series number 6 with ST-1, Regulations for the
Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.  Effective January 1, 2001, these
changes will be incorporated into the ICAO regulations and IATA regulations.
The transportation regulations in this country are regulated by the DOT,
however, there is a provision that allows the use of ICAO when radioactive
material will be transported by air.  All air carriers use this provision so
we as shippers will need to start using the new regulations on January 1.
Some of the main changes include nuclide specific activities for
non-regulated materials, different proper shipping names and A1/A2 values, a
radiation protection program requirement, quality assurance for all
packages, and changes involving the shipment of UF6.  


RF/ELF EMR and Public Health
COL Robert Cherry. Jr., U.S. Army

A discussion of the health effects of exposure to radiofrequency (RF) and
extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic radiation (EMR) will be
presented that will show that the only health effects to be expected from 
such exposure are due to heating. Since prevention of heat effects is the
basis for RF/ELF EMR maximum exposure standards and since the standards are
set well below the threshold for such effects, no health effects are
possible for exposures less than the standards. Science does not support
allegations to the contrary.



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