radiation advisory board july 10, 2006 state emergency operations center
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Radiation Advisory Board
July 10, 2006
State Emergency Operations Center
Major Program Activities
• Administrative
• Radioactive Materials
• X-ray Machines
• Environmental/Radon/Emergency Planning
Administrative
• Updates on issues raised at the last Board meeting:– Staff training– Equipment
Training Completed
• Foldesi - 38th National Conference on Radiation Control, Detroit, MI
• Paris - NRC Training, Chattanooga, TN
1Replace FDA-issued inspector kits- MDHs (3) 2006 $41,000
2Replace gamma spectroscopy system 2006 $38,000
3 Replace alpha/beta counter 2007 $46,000
4 Upgrade TLD reader 2007 $10,000-$20,000
5Replace state owned X-ray inspection kits-MDHs (5) 2007 $68,200
6Replace Mobile Lab (vehicle and box) 2007 $110,000- $200,000
7 Replace gamma detector 2007 $25,000
Equipment Needs/Purchases
Re-structuring of Radiological Health Program
• Elevated from Bureau to Division level within Office of Epidemiology
• Program Director position upgraded and reports to Deputy Director of the Office of Epidemiology
• Fiscal and administrative support now provided by Business Manager
• New positions: supervisor and 4 radiation safety specialists created for RadMat (NRC)
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G o vern orT im o th y W . K a ine
• NRC Agreement State Status
• Letter of Intent- December 14, 2005
• Site visit to North Carolina
• NRC STP staff visit to VDH
• Letter to NRC licensees
Radioactive Materials
Other State Programs
• Minnesota became 34th Agreement state 3/30/06
• Pennsylvania submitted draft application mid June 2006
• New Jersey submitted Letter of Intent in June 2006
Calendar year 2006 2007 2008
Quarters 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
State Fiscal year SFY2007 SFY2008
Quarters 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
NRC Application A
Fee schedule
Regulations
Supervisor
1st Specialist
2nd Specialist
3rd Specialist
4th Specialist
Fiscal Tech
NRC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
Processes
• Draft application
• Radiation Protection Regulations
• Fee Schedule Regulations
• Recruit six (6) new positions: NRC Program Manager, 4 radiation safety specialists and a fiscal technician
Draft Application
• Two month notice- given June 15
• Draft application due mid-August
• Forms and guidance documents based on Wisconsin
• NRC requested final regulations in June
Processes
Radiation Protection Regulations
• Board of Health approved April 21, 2006
• Executive Review Completion?
• Effective Date (July?)
• Begin process again in 2007 (NARM)
Processes
Fee Schedule Regulations
• Develop and initiate rulemaking• Fees- application and renewal• Fees- financial assurance, bonding and
reciprocity• Civil penalties• 18 month process• Update X-ray fees
Processes
Recruit Six (6) New Positions
•Supervisor
•4 Specialists
•Fiscal Technician Senior-database
NOTE: Staffing is not needed to submit draft application.
Processes
X-ray Program
• Private Inspectors- credentialing
• FDA withdraws support for machine inspections
Environmental/Radon/Emergency Planning
• Environmental reports on VDH website
• New software for TLD reader
• EPA Radon Grant reduced from $75,000 to $56,000
• CDC grant ($550,000) approved to replace mobile radiation lab with incident command vehicle.
Emergency Planning
• Effort underway to replace vacant wage position with a full-time, classified position to include emergency planning duties.
• TOPOFF IV- nuclear detonation
Emergency Planning
• VOPEX- Feb 7, 2006 Surry
• VOPEX – Dec 5, 2006 North Anna
• New EPA Guidance
• Potassium Iodine Thyroid Blocker-liquid form and 65 mg pills to supplement 130 mg pills.