Proceedings of the 2006 OAS Annual Meeting

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Opening Session 8:00 am – 10:00 am Moderated by Barbara Hamrick, Chair, OAS, CA

8:00 am – 8:10 am
Opening Remarks – Barbara Hamrick, Chair, OAS
8:10 am – 8:20 am
Welcome from the State of Alabama
8:20 am – 9:00 am
Keynote address – NRC Commissioner Peter Lyons
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Panel: Evolution of the Agreement States – Kirk Whatley, AL; Lloyd Bolling, NRC, Ray Orciuolo, PA
9:45 am – 10:15 am
Break with Vendors

2^nd Morning Session 10:15 am – 11:45 am Moderated by Jared Thompson, Past Chair, OAS, AR

10:15 am – 10:45 am
GAO RAM Smuggling Report – Luke McCormick, DHS Customs and Border Protection
10:45 am – 11:15 am
Panel on Status/Implementation of Increased Controls: Doug Broaddus, NMSS; Andrew Mauer, NRC;
Implementation of Increased Controls Working Group: Richard Ratliff, TX
11:15 am – 11:30 am
Address from Chair – Barbara Hamrick, CA
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Hall of Fame Award
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch

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1^st Afternoon Session 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Moderated by Steve Collins, OAS Board, IL

1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
Rhode Island Industrial Radiographer Incident – Bill Dundulis, RI
Video Recreation
1:25 pm – 1:45 pm
Investigating an Abnormal Occurrence – Leola Dekock, WI
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Panel: Hurricane Katrina/Rita – Lessons Learned for Radiation Regulators
Alice Rogers, Texas; Lloyd Bolling, NRC
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Break with Vendors

2^nd Afternoon Session 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Moderated by Steve Collins, OAS Board, IL

3:30 pm – 3:50 pm
DOE Off-Site Source Recovery Project – Little Orphans Anyone? Justin Griffin, DOE
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm
DNDO Presentation – Robert Johns, DHS - DNDO
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm
ORISE Independent Verification Surveys – Scott Kirk, ORISE (kirks@orau.gov)
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm
Recognition of Working Groups and Individuals
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks

6:00 pm – 10:00 pmReception at Gulf Coast Science Center/Exploreum

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

1^st Morning Session 8:00 am – 10:00 am Moderated by Mike Broderick, OAS Board, OK

08:00 am – 08:30 am
Safety Culture and Knowledge Management - Martin Virgilio, Deputy ExecutiveDirector for Materials, Research and State Programs, NRC
08:30 am – 09:00 am
Panel: OAS Rulemaking Activities

GL petition (Paul Schmidt, WI; Scott Moore, NRC)
Industrial radiography petition (Ruth McBurney, TX)
CO petition (Scott Moore, NRC)

09:00 am – 09:30 am
Report on CRCPD Activities - Pearce O’Kelley, CRCPD Chairperson
09:30 am – 10:00 am
Tritium in landfills – the Pennsylvania experience
Ray Urciuolo, PA Radiation Control Program
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Break with Vendors

2^nd Morning Session 10:30 am – 11:45 am Moderated by Mike Broderick, OAS Board, OK

10:30 am – 11:05 am
Presentation by Charlie Miller, Director, Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear
Safety, NRC (selected as director of the new materials office) and
Janet Schlueter, Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs
11:05 am – 11:25 am
Report on HPS Activities – Ruth McBurney, Past-President, HPS
11:25 am – 11:45 am
Update on Energy Policy Act Task Force Report – Pierce O’Kelley, SC; Charlie Miller, NRC
11:45 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch

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1^st Afternoon Session 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Moderated by Paul Schmidt, OAS Chair-elect, WI

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Discussion: Issues of Importance to States and NRC
Facilitated by: Paul Schmidt, WI
Topic: NARM Transition Plan – (governor’s certification, etc.)
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Break with Vendors

2^nd Afternoon session 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Moderated by Paul Schmidt, OAS Chair-elect, WI

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Discussion:Issues of Importance to States and NRC
Facilitated by:Chip Cameron, NRC
Topic: Cooperation between States, NRC and DHS-DNDO on licensee database information

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

1^st Morning Session 08:00 am – 10:00 am Moderated by Alice Rogers, OAS Board, TX

08:00 am – 08:30 am
New Issue – Regulation of Radioactivity Removal Systems
Cheryl Rogers, WI;
Steve Collins, IL
08:30 am – 08:50 am
Barnwell Site Update – Bill House, EnergySolutions
08:50 am – 09:10 am
SE Compact Presentation – Mike Mobley
09:10 am – 09:30 am
Implementation of New 10 CFR 35 – Scott Moore, NRC
09:30 am – 10:00 am
Break with Vendors

Final Session 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Moderated by Barbara Hamrick, Chair, OAS, CA

10:00 am – 10:20 am
Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Views on the NRC’s NARM Rulemaking Roy Brown, CORAR
10:20 am – 10:45 am
Update on National Source Tracking System – Scott Moore, NRC
10:45 am – 11:30 am
OAS Business Meeting 2
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Closing Activities

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