PENN STATE RADIATION SAFETY ROUNDTABLE

September 22, 23, & 24, 2008

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MONDAY 7:30 – 5:00

AM: Arrival and Registration (7:30 – 8:30)

      Welcome and Introductions

      Presentation  “ Decommissioning a Radioactive Waste Burial Site”

                               Ron Bresell – Auburn University

Discussion Topics:  Lessons Learned over the Last Year,

                        Experiences with Recent Inspections, and

                        Pennsylvania and New Jersey Agreement State Status 

PM: Presentations:  “The Fine Line Between Clinical and Research”

                               (tentative)

      “Superfund NORM Soil Remediation”

Mark Perri – ECOR, and Paul Marshall – Ecology Services Management Consultants, LLC

Discussion Topics: NRC Patient Release Criteria, Medical Events, USP 797, and Possible Malfunction of Electronic Medical Devices Caused by Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning 
 

TUESDAY 8:30 – 5:00

AM: Presentations:  “ Radiological Fire Disasters - Lessons Learned”

                               Matt Norton – Philotechnics, Inc.

                        ( Second Presentation to be determined)

      Discussion Topics: Safety Policies for Undergraduates and Minors

                        The Future of Cesium Chloride 

PM: Presentations:  “ Veterinary Radiation Safety”

      Aggie Barlow – Tufts University

"Rutgers University's Experiences with NNSA-GTRI: From Security Assessment through Upgrade Installation."

                               Patrick McDermott – Rutgers University

Discussion Topics: Trials and tribulations while implementing increased controls and the fingerprinting order 
 

WEDNESDAY 8:30 – 12:00

AM: Presentations:  “UV Safety in a Research Environment”

      Mary Dorman – Wyeth Research

“Safety Concerns During the Repair of the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor”

                               Mark Linsley – Penn State University

      Discussion Topics: Next year’s agenda

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