NCRP Annual Meeting
The NCRP Forty-First Annual Meeting, Managing the Disposition of Low-Activity Radioactive Materials, was held on March 30–31, 2005, at the Crystal Forum, Arlington, Virginia. This meeting focused on contemporary issues of national interest in managing the disposition of low-activity radioactive materials. The meeting was timely in light of ongoing regulatory efforts to establish viable disposition alternatives for many types of low-activity radioactive materials that are expected to be generated in large quantities as power reactors and other nuclear facilities are decommissioned over the coming decades.
Participants in the NCRP Annual Meeting included representatives of federal and state regulatory agencies, industries involved in the disposal and/or recycling of low-activity materials, public policy experts, and representatives of international organizations dealing with issues similar to those faced by the United States.
A primary goal of the meeting was to develop a clear perspective on the major issues and concerns related to the disposition and potential reuse of low-activity radioactive materials, and provide a forum for exploring risk-informed decision-making processes. The NCRP Annual Meeting also facilitated the sharing of experiences by national and international experts, and provided insights into future regulatory approaches that could facilitate decisions at the federal and state levels on the disposition of large quantities of low-activity materials.
Speakers for the NCRP’s Forty-First Annual Meeting included John B. Little, Harvard University School of Public Health, as the 29th Lauriston S. Taylor Lecturer and B. John Garrick, Garrick Consulting, as the Second Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Speaker.
A tribute to the life and scientific accomplishments of Lauriston S. Taylor, Honorary President, was presented by Robert O. Gorson on Thursday, March 31.
The program was developed by: S.Y. Chen, Program Committee Chair, Argonne National Laboratory; William P. Dornsife, Waste Control Specialists; Susan M. Langhorst, Washington University, St. Louis; Jill A. Lipoti, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Joel O. Lubenau, Monterey Institute; Ruth E. McBurney, Texas Department of Health; Dade W. Moeller, Dade Moeller and Associates, Inc.; Carl J. Paperiello, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Michael T. Ryan, Charleston Southern University; and Susan D. Wiltshire, JK Research Associates, Inc.
2004 Elections
Elected to the Council
John F. Ahearne
Steven M. Becker
Wesley E. Bolch
Andre Bouville
James A. Brink
Polly Y. Chang
S.Y. Chen
Kenneth R. Kase
David C. Kocher
Amy Kronenberg
Susan M. Langhorst
James C. Lin
William H. Miller
Thomas M. Seed
Paul Slovic
Christopher G. Soares
Shiao Y. Woo
Marco A. Zaider
Elected to Honorary Membership
Ethel S. Gilbert
Joel E. Gray
Charles E. Land
Marvin C. Ziskin
Elected to the Board of Directors*
Leslie A. Braby
Antone L. Brooks
Jerrold T. Bushberg
S.Y. Chen
Thomas F. Gesell
Amy Kronenberg
Jill A. Lipoti
Richard J. Vetter
Susan D. Wiltshire
*The President and the Vice President are automatically members of the Board of Directors.
Elected as Officers
Thomas S. Tenforde, President
Kenneth R. Kase, Senior Vice President
David A. Schauer, Secretary & Treasurer
Michael F. McBride, Assistant Secretary
NCRP Publications
The Council continues to formulate and widely disseminate information, guidance and recommendations on radiation protection and measurements that represent the consensus of leading scientific thinking. The latest publications include:
Report No. 146, Approaches to Risk Management in Remediation of
Radioactively Contaminated Sites
Report No. 147, Structural Shielding Design for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities
Report No. 148, Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine
Report No. 149, Radiation Protection in Mammography
Statement No. 10, Recent Applications of the NCRP Public Dose Limit Recommendation for Ionizing Radiation
Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: Commentary on Cohen’s
County-Based Study, Health Phys. 87(6), 656–658 (2004)
Radiation Protection at the Beginning of the 21st Century–A Look Forward,
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting held on April 9–10, 2003,
Health Phys. 87, 237–319 (2004)
Status of Scientific Committee Activities
Drafting Stage
SC 1-13, Effects of Therapeutic Medical Treatment and Genetic Background
SC 4-1, Management of Persons Accidentally Contaminated with Radionuclides
SC 6-2, Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population
SC 6-3, Uncertainties in Internal Models for Wounds
Preparing for Council or Board Review
SC 1-7, Information Needed to Make Radiation Protection Recommendations
for Travel Beyond Low-Earth Orbit
SC 1-8, Risk to Thyroid from Ionizing Radiation
SC 2-1, Radiation Protection Recommendations for First Responders
SC 6-1, Uncertainties in the Measurement and Dosimetry of External Radiation
Sources
SC 57-17, Radionuclide Dosimetry Models for Wounds
SC 64-22, Design of Effective Effluent and Environmental Monitoring Programs SC 64-23, Cesium in the Environment
Revising After Council Review (not yet approved for publication)
SC 46-13, Design of Facilities for Medical Radiation Therapy
SC 85, Risk of Lung Cancer from Radon
SC 87-3, Performance Assessment of Near Surface Radioactive Waste
Facilities
SC 91-1, Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received
Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides
Preparing Printer’s Manuscript (approved for publication)
SC 1-4, Extrapolation of Risks from Nonhuman Experimental Systems to Man
Published During the Past Year
SC 1-10, Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: Commentary on
Cohen’s County-Based Study
SC 1-14, Recent Applications of the NCRP Public Dose Limit Recommendation
for Ionizing Radiation
SC 9, Structural Shielding Design for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities
SC 46-16, Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine
SC 72, Radiation Protection in Mammography
SC 87-5, Approaches to Risk Management in Remediation of Radioactively
Contaminated Sites
2003 Annual Meeting Proceedings, Radiation Protection at the Beginning of the
21st Century —A Look Forward
2003 L.S. Taylor Lecture, The Evolution of Radiation Protection: From Erythema
to Genetic Risks of Cancer to ? by Charles Meinhold
2004 Annual Meeting Proceedings, Advances in Consequence Management for
Radiological Terrorism Events
2004 L.S. Taylor Lecture, Radiation Protection in the Aftermath of a Terrorist
Attack Involving Exposure to Ionizing Radiation by Abel J. Gonzalez
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