Control of Exposure of the Public to Ionizing Radiation in the Event of Accident or Attack Symposium
April 27-29, 1981
Welcome and Introduction of Symposium
Chair, Hymer L. Friedell, Vice President, NCRP
Disaster and their Radiation Environment
Lewis V. Spencer
Assumptions About Individual and Social Effects of Peacetime and Wartime Nuclear Disasters
Gary A. Kreps, College of William and Mary
Radiobiological Basis for Establishing Criteria for the Population
Introductory Remarks
Victor P. Bond, Session Chair
The Effects of Dose, Dose Rate, and Depth Dose Upon Radiation Mortality
Eugene P. Cronkite, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Health Effects from Internally Deposited Radionuclides Released in Nuclear Disasters
Roger O. McClellan, Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute
Relevance of Long-Term Carcinogenic and Genetic Hazards to Emergency Control
R.J. Michael Fry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Impact of Estimates of Human Radiation Tolerance upon Radiation Emergency Management
Clarence C. Lushbaugh, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Discussion
Victor P. Bond, Moderator
Radiation Exposure Control Procedures
Introductory Remarks
Jack C. Greene, Session Chair
Exposure Control Programs in Various Countries
Jacob Gut, Research Institute for Protective Construction, Zurich, Switzerland
Mitigation of Exposures Through Radiological Hazard Assessment
Peter O. Strom, Sandia National Laboratories
Measures for the Limitation of Radiation Exposure Following a Peacetime Nuclear Accident
George Cowper, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Countermeasures for the Limitation of Radiation Exposure Following Wartime Nuclear Weapon Attack
James D. Sartor, Woodward-Clyde Consultants
Discussion
Jack C. Greene, Moderator
Dose and Dose Rate Measurement Requirements
Introductory Remarks
John A. Auxier, Session Chair
Planning on a Regional Basis for a Major Radiation Accident
W. Robert Casey, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Radiological Instrument Requirements for a National Emergency Such as Nuclear Attack
Carl R. Siebentritt, Jr., Federal Emergency Management Agency
Assessments of Radiological Instrument Requirements Based on Shelter Postures in a Nuclear War
Carsten M. Haaland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citizen’s Instruments
Cresson H. Kearney, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Devices for the Measurement of Gamma Ray Exposure to the Population After a Nuclear Disaster
Arthur C. Lucas, Harshaw Chemical Company
Training the Public to Use Available Radiation Monitoring Instruments in the Event of a Radiation Emergency
Roger J. Cloutier, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Discussion
John Auxier, Moderator
Public Information and Training
Introductory Remarks
James Grundl, Session Chair
Current National Opinions in the U.S.
Jiri Nehnevajsa, University of Pittsburgh
Preparations for Radiation Emergencies in the U.K. and Europe
John K.S. Clayton, Home Office, United Kingdom
Federal Experience in Manpower and Training for Radiation Exposure Control
James M. Fox, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Minimum Requirements for Basic Information for Radiation Protection Authorities
Marshall Parrott, State Health Division of Oregon
An Index for Increasing Public Comprehension of Radiation Risks
Clayton S. French, Jr., University of Lowell
Media Needs and Responsibilities
Don Thomas, Defense Civil Protection Agency
Discussion
James A. Grundl, Moderator
Roles and Responsibilities of the Federal Government in Nuclear Disasters
Federal Emergnecy Management Agency,
John Dickey
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Brian K. Grimes
Department of Health and Human Services,
Glyn G. Caldwell
Department of Agriculture,
George B. Bickerton
Department of Energy,
L. Joe Deal
Department of Commerce,
Edwin B. Shykind
Department of Transportation, A. Wendell Carriker
Department of Defense, William
R. Licht
Environmental Protection Agency,
Joe E. Logsdon
General Discussion
John Dickey, Moderator
Possible Roles of Non-Government Organizations
Introductory Remarks
Lauriston S. Taylor, Session Chair
Standards for Radiation Exposure Management in Accident of Nuclear Attack
Lauriston S. Taylor
Opening Statement in Panel Discussion
Warren K. Sinclair, Panel Moderator
Health Physics Society, Claire Palmiter
American College of Radiology, Fred A. Mettler
Radiological Society of North America, William A. Weidner
American Nuclear Society, Octave J. Du Temple
American Medical Association, Asher J. Finkel
Society of Nuclear Medicine, Eugene L. Saenger
General Discussion
Warren K. Sinclair, Moderator
Closing Session
Lewis V. Spencer, Chairman
Appendix A. Characteristics of the Nuclear Radiation Environment Produced by Several Types of Disasters, Summary Volume
Philip J. Dolan, Center for Defense Analysis, SRI International
Appendix B. Civil Defense and Nuclear Energy
Alvin M. Weinberg, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
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