1. Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors’ Inc.
Update: Activities
The obligatory thanks for inviting us/me
Some highlights
Earl Fordham, Washington
CRCPD Chair
Organization of Agreement State Annual Meeting
Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 27, 2012

2. What is the CRCPD? A professional organization:
Providing a common forum for governmental radiation protection agencies
Assisting in assuring uniform radiation protection policies, regulations and activities
• To have a common forum for the many governmental radiation protection agencies to communicate with each other
• To assure uniform radiation protection policies, regulations and activities
Promoting consistent radiation protection practices,
Providing national leadership in radiation issues,
Improving efficiency in providing radiation protection, and
Enhancing relationship with members, stakeholders, and partners.

3. What Are Its Missions?
To promote consistent radiation protection practices
To provide national leadership in radiation issues
To improve efficiency in providing radiation protection
To enhancing relationships with members, stakeholders, and partners.

4. Current Partnerships FDA-CDRH NRC EPA DOE FEMA Homeland Security CDC
US Navy
AAPM
ACA
ACR
ASTRO
DOD
FRMAC
ISRI
Not inclusive
Some in right columns are blended federals

5. 2011 – 12 Activities “Go With the Guidelines” FACA changes
GAO interview about NRC – FEMA responsibilities around NPP
Part 61 comments
Go With the Guidelines campaign: to encourage hospitals and clinics to observe new guidelines on radiopharmaceutical dose for pediatric patients.
FACA update: NRC just released their response letter. Policy change confirmed. MD 5.3 update
GAO interview on NRC/FEMA responsibilities for NPP accident evacuation.

6. National Alliance for Radiation Readiness (NARR)...
Population Monitoring Tool Kit available on the NARR web site:
Responding to a Radiation Emergency – A Population Monitoring Toolkit

7. Radiation Response Volunteer Corps update
CDC/CRCPD 5-year
cooperative agreement for
development and
enhancement of the radiation
volunteer program
Grants to state radiation control programs & public health preparedness
Outreach at meetings with radiation professionals
Coordination with Medical Reserve Corps
Build a sustainable action plan for continued use of the program and engagement of volunteers.
The key to ‘handling’ population demands after ‘other’ nuclear emergencies.
Practiced in NY Empire 09, created in 8 states, but the Corp is needed everywhere

8. CRCPD Grants Awards to 10 grantees so far
– cleared out this years’ funds
Grant money available at the end of September
New proposals due by November 1st
The key to ‘handling’ population demands after ‘other’ nuclear emergencies.
Practiced in NY Empire 09, created in 8 states, but the Corp is needed everywhere
Over $250,000 available through CRCPD

9. Source Collection and Threat Reduction -SCATR
An initiative to reduce the amount of unused radioactive material stored by licensees. 
In Cooperation
CRCPD
States
Los Alamos National Lab
DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration

10. Source Collection and Threat Reduction -SCATR
5th Year; new proposal under development
8,844 sources currently registered
(up from 4,500 in 2011)
Latest work: NE United States/Atlantic compact & Ra-226 nationwide
Clive Class A sealed source roundup about to start
Contact: Jim
Very successful program: sources, including the Florida pilot, have been disposed.

11. Orphan Source & SCATR Orphan Source – Funded by NRC
Emphasis on safety of general public
Removal from uncontrolled environment to controlled with knowledgeable oversight.
Depending on source and circumstances disposal or recycle/reuse may be optimum disposition
SCATR – Funded by USDOE GTRI
Emphasizes security of unwanted sources
Sources in a controlled environment, just no longer desired,
Disposal is optimal security precaution

12. Medical Events Tracking
Non-Materials Medical
Events Tracking
Established a committee to develop a pilot project to collect data on radiation machine-based events from state radiation control programs that will take into account states differences in laws/regulations regarding reporting and confidentiality.  
Chaired by Jennifer Elee (Louisiana)
Several activities have occurred regarding efforts to address
medical therapy events. Adela Salame-Alfie represented
CRCPD at the Food and Drug Administration’s public meeting:
Device Improvements to Reduce the Number of Under-doses,
Over-doses, and Misaligned Exposures from Therapeutic
Radiation. Also, the H-38 Committee on Non-Radioactive
Material Medical Events Tracking in Miami,
Florida, in conjunction with “Safety in Radiation Therapy,”
a meeting sponsored by the American Society for Radiation
Oncology and the American Association of Physicists in
Medicine. Jennifer Elee and Debbie Gilley from CRCPD will be
speaking at the conference.
• Board members Michael Gilley (chair), Adela Salame-Alfie
(past-chair) and Alice Rogers (chair-elect) and I plan to meet
with several of our federal partners in August, during the
week of the OAS/CRCPD briefing of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
• The new edition of “Accreditation Criteria for Calibration
Criteria” has been completed and is available for download on
the CRCPD website.
As you can see, it’s starting

13. Medical Events Tracking update (from H-38)
Pilot conducted July – October Minor changes to reporting forms made afterwards.
December 2011: All program directors were sent forms, the definition of event and instructions on how to report.
2011 Results: 29 therapy events from seven states; two more states had no events to report.
Consequence Severity: 20 minor; 7 none; only 1 moderate requiring additional hospital stay.
In 2012: forms are on the web site, encouragement to report events as they happen; not only at end of year.
And make available to interested parties

14. Homeland Security CRCPD’s Centralized Access to Resources
CDC- Guidance and Training
Homeland Security – National Response Plan
Department of Justice - Terrorism
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Resource Framework - Guidance
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – RDD Information
Veteran Health Administration – Strategic Healthcare
WMD Courses
One stop shopping on homeland security
Very active Council

15. Indoor Radon Upcoming 22nd National Radon Training Conference
October 14th – 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada
SIRG funding is in Congressional limbo
Blind testing for quality/accuracy of testing devices
“Radon leaders Saving Lives” Campaign
Exhibited at National Conference of State Legislators
RadonLeaders.org
An online learning and action network supporting the Radon Leaders Saving Lives Campaign.
2012 Radon Hero: Bill Bell, Massachusetts

16. NRC Working Groups (with your help)
10 CFR Part 40 Interagency Jurisdiction
Part 37 Working Group and sub groups
Web-Based Licensing
Standing Committee on Compatibility
Adequacy & Compatability Policy
FACA Policy change implications
Based upon the NRC’s current web site listing

17. New Documents (available on our website)
NEXT Trifold Computed Tomography 2005 – 2006 Preliminary Summary, July 2012
(CT) Inspection Checklist for State Regulators (template), July 2012
Proceedings of the 44th Annual National Conference on Radiation Control

18. Qualified Medical Physicist (QMP) Registry
Site is active:
Provides information on:
Certification
Area of certification
City
State
Make your job easier when verifying Training and Experience. 18

19. 45th Annual Meeting May 20-23, 2013 Portland, Oregon
National Conference on Radiation Control
May 20-23, 2013
Portland, Oregon 19

20. Questions?