Radiological Health Advisory Board Meeting

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Radiological Health Advisory Board Meeting
MAY 6, 2009
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Agenda

• Welcome and introduction Diane Helentjaris,
  MPH, Acting Director, Office of Epidemiology
• Approval of agenda
• Approval of minutes for November 12, 2008 meeting
• Report from the chair

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Agenda (cont)

• Division of Radiological Health update Les
  Foldesi
• Agreement State update Michael Welling
• Old business
• Opportunity for public comments
• New business
• Next meeting
• Adjournment

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X-ray Machine Program

• New Fee Schedule effective March 4, 2009-
  Registration Fee increase from 15 to 50 to
  generate enough revenue to support existing
  program.
• In recruitment is a wage position- inspector
• Continue to see demand for inspections for fee
• Dentists are installing dental CT units.
• Private Inspector List (April 2009) more user
  friendly

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Environmental Monitoring Program

• VDH is considering legislative initiative to
  collect fee from utility to support environmental
  monitoring program for the North Anna and Surry
  Nuclear Power Stations.

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Emergency Preparedness Program

• Plume Phase evaluated exercise for Surry Nuclear
  Power Station on August 4, 2009
• June 15-19 Emergency Assembly Centers evaluated
• VDH and VDEM are conducting a review of state,
  local and VDH plans/procedures for Dominions
  application for third reactor at North Anna

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EMP (cont)

• New supply of KI 130 mg tablets
• EPA is revising their Protection Action Guidance
  (PAG) (Still waiting)
• New software- Turbo Frmac, ERDS
• Hosted REP Conference in Norfolk April 20-23

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Radioactive Low-Level Waste

• On January 12, 2009, Governor appointed Les
  Foldesi to serve as Alternate Commissioner to the
  Southeast Compact Commission.
• Next Compact meeting June 16 and 17 in St.
  Petersburg, FL
• VA Delegation is trying to meet before the
  Compact meeting.
• VDH Waste study is pending.

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Uranium Mining in VA

• Virginia Coal and Energy Commission subcommittee
  intends to contract with the National Research
  Council (NRC) to conduct a study.
• Subcommittee will meet May 21 to review scope of
  study proposed by the NRC
• So far VDH involvement has been related to the
  drinking water.
• VA Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee- April
  30

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Status of Agreement State

• On March 4, 2009 Chairman Klein signed the
  agreement
• On March 18, 2009 Governor Kaine signed the
  agreement
• On March 23, 2009 the agreement was delivered to
  the NRC

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Agreement State (cont)
Mike Welling (front left) from the Virginia Dept.
of Health delivered to NRC's Charles Miller (back
left center) and staff an agreement that was
signed by NRC Chairman Dale Klein and Virginia
Governor Timothy Kaine to assume NRC's regulatory
authority over certain nuclear materials in the
state. Virginia is the 36th state to sign such an
agreement
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Agreement State (cont)

• On March 31, 2009 Virginia became the 36th
  Agreement State
• The NRC delivered 69 boxes containing the folders
  for approximately 400 licensees
• Staff immediately began to place the files in our
  new filing cabinet

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Agreement State (cont)

• Currently we have 430 active specific licenses
• We have amended 39 licenses and issued 2 new
  licenses to date
• We have 18 active reciprocity licensees of which
  3 have been inspected
• On May 5, 2009 initial licensing bills were
  mailed out

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Agreement State (cont)

• Pending Actions
• Continue to amend licenses and begin renewal
  process
• Begin inspections of specific licensees
• Continue inspections of reciprocity licenses
• Begin work on the general license database
• Begin sending out annual license invoices

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Agreement State (cont)

• Staff
• Richmond Office Charles Coleman, Leo Meire
• Bristol Kim Gilliam
• Yorktown Beth Schilke
• Currently in the process of hiring an
  administrative assistant
• Working with management on the addition of
  another Radiation Safety Specialist

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QUESTIONS?
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• Old Business
• Public Comments (5 minutes each)
• New Business
• Next meeting?
• Adjourn