Professional Training Programs Hands-on Training in the Radiological Sciences

[Susan L Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

I'm passing this on for RadSafers who might be interested.  Please do

not contact me for further information.



--Susan Gawarecki



Professional Training Programs Hands-on Training in the Radiological

Sciences - Upcoming Courses and Other Neat Stuff



COURSES:



Radiological/Decommissioning Surveyor Training

        November 4 - May 7, 2002



Gamma Spectroscopy

        November 11 - 15



MARSSIM 

        January 13 - 17, 2003



Radiation Safety Officer Training

        January 27 - 31, 2003



Introduction to Radiation Safety

        February 3 - 7, 2003



With the exception of MARSSIM, all of the above include an extensive

hands-on component  -  approximately 40% of the class time is spent in

PTP's laboratories gaining experience with the equipment and methods

discussed during the lecture portion of the course. 



If you are interested in having the MARSSIM course delivered at a site

of your choosing, or wish to discus the development of a customized

course, please contact Paul Frame at (865) 576 3388 or Eric Abelquist at

(865) 576-3740. 



To obtain detailed course information: 

Visit our web site      http://www.orau.com/ptp/ptp.htm

Email our registrar     registrar@orau.gov, or

Phone our registrar     (865) 576 3576



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RECENTLY AVAILABLE NEAT STUFF AND OTHER MISCELLANEA:



Medical/X-ray 



1.      The final version of NUREG 1556 Volume 9 "Program-Specific

Guidance about Medical Use Licenses" is now available at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/ 

        

2.      In October, the FDA revoked the Compliance Policy Guide (CPG)

entitled ''Sec. 398.475 Minimum X-Ray Field Size for Spot-Film Operation

of Fluoroscopic Systems with Fixed SID and Without Stepless Adjustment

of the Field Size (CPG 7133.17).'' The Federal Register notice can be

accessed at:

<http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/101002c.pdf> 



3.      In July, the FDA released "Mammography Quality Standards Act

Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help

System #5; Guidance for Industry and FDA"  

<http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/1411.html> 



4.  "Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early

Detection of Breast Cancer" (2001) from the National Academies Press can

be read on-line at 

<http://books.nap.edu/books/0309072832/html/index.html> 

   

General



5.      Revised versions of NRC Regulatory Guides 8.30 and 8.31 were

published in May (dealing with uranium recovery facilities).  They can

be accessed at  

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/ 



6.      The EPA released the newest version of the Citizen's Guide to

Radon. It can be accessed at

<http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/index.html> 



7.      The RAMPAC (Radioactive Materials Packaging) website is back up

and running at its old address:

<http://www.rampac.com>



Decommissioning



8.      For the time being, Eric Abelquist's book "Decommissioning

Health Physics - A Handbook for MARSSIM Users"  can be viewed chapter by

chapter. The following link opens with chapter 1. To see another

chapter, change 01 in the address to 02 or whatever chapter you wish to

view.  

<http://bookmarkphysics.iop.org/fullbooks/0750307617/abelquistch01.pdf> 



To view the Preface and Table of Contents, go to

<http://bookmarkphysics.iop.org/fullbooks/0750307617/abelquistprel.pdf> 



9.      Volume 1 of NUREG 1757 "Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning

Guidance - Decommissioning Process for Materials Licensees" has been

finalized. It can be viewed at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/ 



10.     The draft of Volume 2, "Characterization, Survey, and

Determination of Radiological Criteria" is available for comment at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/



11.     The NEI's task force dealing with license termination generated

a number of questions the answers to which were to appear in Appendix O

of Volume 2 of the draft NUREG 1757. For some reason, only some of the

answers appeared in the appendix. The remaining questions and answers

were published on page of Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 187, Thursday,

September 26, 2002. Federal Register notices can be obtained at

<http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html> 



12.     The NRC and EPA have finalized an MOU which will reduce the

extent of dual regulation affecting NRC licensees. In essence, it will

reduce EPA involvement in the process. Details can be found in the

Federal Register:

October 24, 2002 (Volume 67,Number 206)pages 65375-65379



13.     The newly created Decontamination and Decommissioning

Consortium's web site is worth a visit. It can be found at 

<http://www.orau.gov/DDSC/> 



Department of Energy Items



14.     In May, DOE released DOE-HDBK-1108-2002 "Radiological Training

For Accelerator Facilities" it can be accessed at

<http://tis.eh.doe.gov/techstds/standard/hdbk1108/hdbk11082002.pdf> 

-- 

.....................................................

Susan L. Gawarecki, Ph.D., Executive Director

Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee

102 Robertsville Road, Suite B, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Toll free 888-770-3073 ~ www.local-oversight.org

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