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.