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Proceedings of the 2009 OAS Annual Meeting

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2009 OAS Annual Meeting Agenda

Monday, September 21, 2009
Program Enhancement Session: Moderator: Julia Schmitt, NE OAS Chair
08:30 Fingerprinting Seminar – Ernesto Quinones, NRC
09:45 Break
10:15 USNRC Reporting requirements seminar – Angela McIntosh, FSME NRC
11:45 Lunch on your own
Opening Session: Moderator: Cindy Cardwell, TX OAS Past-Chair
01:00 Opening Remarks – Julia Schmitt, OAS Chair
01:10 Welcome from Louisiana – Harold Leggett, Secretary LA DEQ
01:20 Keynote address – Dale E. Klein, Ph.D., NRC Commissioner
02:00 Year in review - Julia Schmitt, OAS Chair
02:20 Working Group (WG) Prioritization project – Robert Lewis, NRC
02:40 CRCPD update - Adela Salame-Alfie, CRCPD Chair
03:00 Break
03:30 Recognition of working groups - Julia Schmitt, OAS Chair
03:45 Hall of Fame Award – Julia Schmitt, OAS Chair
04:00 Business Meeting #1
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Security Session: Moderator: Mike Snee, OH OAS Treasurer
08:00 Chemical Security Rule and its impact on the States – Michael Layton, NSIR
08:30 Internal and External Safety Culture – Martin Virgilio, NRC
09:00 Radiation Security Task Force – Charlie Miller, NRC
09:30 IC Panel Discussion – Steve Reynolds, NRC RIII

Implementation & Inspection issues associated with IC –

i.e. Lessons Learned
10:00 Break
10:30 Maryland – overexposure in Brazil – Alan Jacobson, MD
11:00 HDR hang-up issue Jack Foster, NRC
11:15 Cerebral Palsy and I-131 use – Jerry Thomas, Via Christi Regional Medical Center
11:45 Lunch on your own
Medical/GL Session: Moderator: Isabelle Busenitz, KS OAS Secretary
01:00 Medical Isotope Production, moly issues & exemption - Michelle BeardsleyMolybdenum-99 Breakthrough Event - Kevin Null, NRC
02:00 General License Panel Moderator: Mike Snee, OH, OAS Treasurer

GL rule Mark Thaggard or Mark Shaffer, NRC

Large box stores update – NRC

Dade Moeller response update – Barbara Hamrick, Dade Moeller Associates

State’s Response
03:00 Break
03:30 APNGA – online training - George Marshall, APNGA
04:00 DNDO/NNSA update - DNDO
04:30 session ends
(Voluntary Night Out at Boutin’s Restaurant)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Regulatory Session Moderator, Lee Cox, NC OAS Director
08:00 Status of Materials Rulemaking – NRC
Part 20 rulemaking update NRC
Part 35 rulemaking update NRC
Part 37 rulemaking update NRC
08:45 Integrated Source Management (NSTS, WBL, LVS) update – NRC

1) NSTS update -

2) WBL/LVS update - Mike Snee, OH
09:30 NMMSS: Status of recent changes and VA Event, NRC – RIII & Brian Horn
10:30 Break
11:00 Facilitated Discussion – Cindy Cardwell
Options to Revise Radiation Protection Regulations – Kim Butler
12:00 Lunch on your own
Communication/Economical Session Moderator: Ann Troxler, LA OAS Director
01:00 Incident Communications

Maine Rad incidents-Portland/Belfast – Shawn Seeley, ME

Lessons learned from Ohmart event – Steve James, OH

Multiple Medical Events Involving Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Treatments – Steve Reynolds
01:45 NRC’s REIRS database – Doris Lewis, RES
02:15 Soliciting occupational exposure records from regulated community – Doris Lewis, RES
02:30 Break
03:00 Coping with the economy (CLOSED SESSION-States & NRC only)

Is it affecting H&S/sec; what are states doing to cope, travel restrictions, etc…
04:30 Business Meeting #2
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Closing Session Moderator: Shawn Seeley, ME, OAS Chair-Elect
08:30 ACMUI update - Ralph Lieto - AAPM
08:45 WG update - WG chairs
10:00 Break – Check out
10:45 LLW issues & impacts on states - Jim Shaffner, NRC
11:15 DNDO & the NCE – The Pennsylvania experience – David Allard, PA
12:00 Meeting concludes