1999 HPS Summer School |  |
1999 HPS Summer School | |
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Health Physics Summer School
Academic Dean: Michael Slobodien
Topics and PresentersIntroduction to the World of Decommissioning and Restoration -- Michael Slobodien; GPU Nuclear, Inc. The NRC’s Classification System for Non Reactor Facility Decommissioning (NUREG/BR 0241) Including History of the System -- John Kinneman; USNRC Region 1 The NRC Decommissioning Rule: 10CFR20 Subpart E and Draft Regulatory Guide DG-4006 -- Stephen McGuire; USNRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research The NRC’s Regulatory Framework for Power Reactor Decommissioning Activities -- Michael Masnik, USNRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Comparison and Contrast of Regulatory Policies for Decommissioning Activities - An Industry View -- Ralph Andersen; Nuclear Energy Institute A View of Decommissioning and Restoration From the States -- Debra McBaugh; Conference of State Radiation Control Program Directors, Department of health, Division of Radiation Protection, State of Washington Characteristics of the Radiological Environment in Preparation for and in Support of D&D -- Eric Abelquist; Oak Ridge Associated Universities Non-radiological Characteristics of Facilities for Decommissioning and Restoration -- Michael Carnese; Woodward Clyde, Inc. Data Infrastructure for Radiological Decommissioning -- Richard Sexton; Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co. ISOE Data Bases for Decommissioning Information -- David Miller, University of Illinois Planing for the Permanent Closure and Decommissioning of a Power Reactor -- J. E. Hildebrand, GPU Nuclear Decommissioning Director A Comparison of the Dose Assessment Software Tools RESRAD, etc. -- C. Yu; RESRAD Program Manager, Environmental Assessment Div., Argonne National Laboratory Worker Protection for Decommissioning and Dismantlement within the DOE Complex -- Rick Jones; U.S. DOE The DOE Program Perspective on D&D Activities -- Maria Gavrilas-Guinn; U.S. DOE, rad Health Advisor, Environmental Management, Office of Safety and Health DOE Requirements for Control and Release of Property Containing Radioactive Materials -- Andrew Wallo III; U.S. DOE, Office of Environmental Safety and Health, Air, Water, Radiation Division Decommissioning Sites with Ongoing Radiological Activities - Problems and Resolutions -- Stephen Layendecker; Battelle Memorial Institute Decommissioning and restoration Operations within the DOE Complex at Hanford -- Grant Ceffalo; Bechtel Decommissioning and Restoration Operations within the DOE Complex at Rocky flats -- Joseph A. Legare; U.S. DOE, Rocky Flats Field Office Radiological Characterization of Decontamination and Decommissioning Waste -- Kevin Tuite, WGM Corporation Non Radiological Occupational Health Hazards in Decommissioning Activities -- Shiela Litchfield; Health and Safety manager, Duke Engineering Strategies for Dealing with High Level Nuclear Waste Produced in Decommissioning (Spent Nuclear Fuel) -- Joseph Andrescavage, GPU Nuclear Changing Emergency Plans for Power Reactors Undergoing Decommissioning -- Falk Kantor; USNRC Special Problems Associated with Low Level Concentrations of Transuranics in Reactors -- M. L. Littleton and John Frazier, Auxier & Associates Communication Strategies for Complex Technical Subjects and Measuring Communications Performance -- Don Beck; The Gallup Organization The IAEA Programmes for Decommissioning and Restoration of Nuclear Facilities -- Dennis Reisenweaver; Waste Safety Section, Division of Radiation and Waste Safety, IAEA Actual Experience: Cinti-Chem (a Byproduct Production Facility) -- Jay Adler; TLG Services Actual Experiences: Quehanna - Site of the Curtiss Wright Nuclear Rocket Engine Experimental Facility -- William Kirk; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Actual Experiences: Saxton Nuclear Experimental Facility -- G. A. Kuehn; Saxton Nuclear Facility Actual Experiences: Fernald -- Peter Darnell; U.S. DOE Ohio Field Office Actual Experiences in the Former Soviet Union - An Overview -- George Vargo; Batelle Northwest Actual Experiences: Big Rock Point -- Jim Rang; Big Rock Nuclear Plant Actual Experiences: Fort St. Vrain -- Ed Parsons; U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office Actual Experiences: An Alaskan Odyssey -- John Ahlquist; U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office Restoration of a Contaminated Industrial Site -- Susan Englehardt; President, Englehardt & Associates International D&D Collaboration Efforts of Argonne National Laboratory -- Lawrence Boing; Argonne National Laboratory Actual Experience: Yankee Rowe -- Video (John Addo; Duke Engineering)
Daily ScheduleSunday: Registration: 2:00 - 5:00 ; Dinner: 5:00; Reception: 6:00 - 8:00 Monday through Friday: Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00; Morning sessions with break: 8:00 - 12:00; Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00; Afternoon sessions with break: 1:00 - 5:00 (4:00 on Thursday; 3:00 on Friday); Dinner: 5:00 - 6:00; (Mon.- Thurs.) Thursday: Night out at the Allenberry Dinner Theater: 6:30 Friday: Room checkout by 9:00 a.m.; Afternoon session ends at 3:00
General InformationLocation: Messiah College is located Southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 20 miles from the Harrisburg Airport and just off US Route 15, four miles south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It is about 120 miles from Downtown Philadelphia, the site of the Annual Meeting. Messiah College is a liberal arts college with an enrollment of about 2600 students. Housing: Housing will be in an air conditioned dormitory. Participants will have the option of either one- or two-bedroom apartments, each with a private bath (11 and 25 available respectively), or a conventional 2-person dormitory room. A one bedroom apartment can accommodate three people and a two-bedroom apartment can accommodate up to five. The cost per person for the five days is $105 for adults for double or triple occupancy ($130 for single occupancy), $96 for teens, and $52 for ages 5 - 12. Dormitory costs are $90 for adults ($115 for single occupancy), $85 for teens, and $45 for ages 5 - 12. Children under 5 are free. A FAX and computer line will be available. The Recreation room will be open for participant use at no charge Monday through Wednesday from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and the snack bar will be open from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. each of these nights. The pool will be open Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., also at no charge. Messiah is a totally non-smoking college: smoking and alcohol use are not permitted anywhere on campus. Skateboards and rollerblades are also not permitted on campus. Motels are also available. The Best Western Plantation Inn (717-766-0238, or Best Western reservations 800-528-1234) and the Wingate Inn (717-766-2710) are four miles north on U.S. 15 at the Cumberland Parkway intersection near the PA Turnpike. The Hampton Inn (717-691-1300 or Hampton Inn reservations: 800-426-7866) and the Homewood Suites (717-697-4900 or Homewood Suites reservations 800-225-5466) are located five miles north at the Rossmoyne Business Center. The Econo Lodge (717-766-4728 or Econo Lodge reservations 800-553-2666) is located six miles north off the Rossmoyne exit for U.S. 15. Meals: Meals for the five days will cost $91 for adults and teens, $45.50 for children 5 - 12, and free for children under 5. These costs are for three meals a day (includes dinner on Sunday but no dinner on Friday). A lunch-only plan is available for a cost of $34.40. There are no restaurants within walking distance of the college; the closest restaurant is 1.5 miles away. Many restaurants are located five to ten miles north and several are located four miles south of the college. Transportation: Air and Amtrak train arrival and departures are via the Harrisburg International Airport and the Harrisburg Transportation Center. Transportation between the Harrisburg airport or train station and Messiah College may be available depending on times of arrival. A taxi from the airport to Messiah costs $26, from the train station costs $12. Train fare from Harrisburg to Philadelphia costs $15 for an unreserved seat, $21 for a reserved seat. Night out: The Allenberry Playhouse to see "Some Like it Hot." The cost is included in the registration fee; additional tickets cost $28. Area attractions: The central Pennsylvania area has many family attractions that are within an hour's drive of Grantham. Harrisburg (12 miles): State Capitol, State Museum, Museum of Scientific Discovery, and City Island (location of Eastern League Champions Harrisburg Senator baseball team). Hershey (25 miles): Hersheypark (amusement)/ZooAmerica, Hershey Museum, Hershey Gardens, and Chocolate World. Gettysburg (25 miles): Gettysburg Battlefield National Park, Eisenhower Home, plus many museums and attractions for all ages. York (20 miles): Several historical buildings including a U.S. Capitol building during the Revolutionary War. Lancaster County (PA Dutch (Amish) Country) (50 miles; about 1.5 hours): Many Amish attractions, several Amish family-style restaurants, Wheatland (home of president James Buchanan), Strausburg Railroad, Railroad Museum of PA, and the National Watch and Clock Museum. In addition, Reading, PA, (location of several outlet centers) is about 70 miles east and Baltimore is about 70 miles south of Grantham. Both are an easy (but long) day's trip. Registration: The registration form and scholarship application will be in the February, 1999, issue of the HPS Newsletter. The course is limited to 170, however the main classroom can only hold 150, so the last 20 registrants will be in a room served by closed circuit TV. The registration will be $550 for HPS members and $625 for non-members and the registration deadline will be May 21, 1999. Priority will be given as follows: Scholarship recipients, HPS members by date of registration, Non-HPS members by date of registration. |
