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Radiation Advisory Board July 10, 2006 State Emergency Operations Center.

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1 Radiation Advisory Board July 10, 2006 State Emergency Operations Center

2 Major Program Activities Administrative Radioactive Materials X-ray Machines Environmental/Radon/Emergency Planning

3 Administrative Updates on issues raised at the last Board meeting: –Staff training –Equipment

4 Training Completed Foldesi - 38th National Conference on Radiation Control, Detroit, MI Paris - NRC Training, Chattanooga, TN

5 1 Replace FDA-issued inspector kits- MDHs (3)2006$41,000 2 Replace gamma spectroscopy system2006 $38,000 3Replace alpha/beta counter2007 $46,000 4Upgrade TLD reader2007 $10,000-$20,000 5 Replace state owned X-ray inspection kits-MDHs (5)2007 $68,200 6 Replace Mobile Lab (vehicle and box)2007 $110,000- $200,000 7Replace gamma detector2007 $25,000 Equipment Needs/Purchases

6 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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9 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

10 Other State Programs Minnesota became 34 th Agreement state 3/30/06 Pennsylvania submitted draft application mid June 2006 New Jersey submitted Letter of Intent in June 2006

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12 Calendar year 200620072008 Quarters 123412341234 State Fiscal year SFY2007SFY2008 Quarters 341234123412 NRC Application A Fee schedule Regulations Supervisor 1st Specialist 2nd Specialist 3rd Specialist 4th Specialist Fiscal Tech NRC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

13 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

14 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

15 Radiation Protection Regulations Board of Health approved April 21, 2006 Executive Review Completion? Effective Date (July?) Begin process again in 2007 (NARM) Processes

16 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

17 Recruit Six (6) New Positions Supervisor 4 Specialists Fiscal Technician Senior-database NOTE: Staffing is not needed to submit draft application. Processes

18 X-ray Program Private Inspectors- credentialing FDA withdraws support for machine inspections

19 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.

20 Emergency Planning Effort underway to replace vacant wage position with a full-time, classified position to include emergency planning duties. TOPOFF IV- nuclear detonation

21 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.


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