Title: Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc' CRCPD
1Conference of Radiation Control Program
Directors, Inc. (CRCPD)
- The structure, working groups, activities and
products of the Conference of Radiation Control
Program Directors, Inc.
2Type of Organization
- Established in 1968, the CRCPD is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, incorporated in the State
of Kentucky, with its office located in
Frankfort, Kentucky.
3Why Was CRCPD Formed?
- What is the purpose of the CRCPD?
- What is CRCPDs mission?
- What is the basic goal of CRCPD?
- Who are CRCPDs members?
- How does CRCPD function?
4Purpose
- To provide a common forum for the exchange of
information among state and local radiation
control programs. - To provide a mechanism for states to communicate
with the federal government on radiation
protection issues.
5Mission
- To promote consistency in addressing and
resolving radiation protection issues. - To encourage high standards of quality in
radiation protection programs. -
- To provide leadership in radiation safety and
education.
6Goal
- To keep radiation exposure of the patient,
worker, and general public to the lowest
practical level, while not restricting the
beneficial use of this valuable energy source.
7Types of Membership
- Director Members
- State local radiation control program
directors - Associate Members
- Staff of radiation control programs in the U.S.
- Affiliate Members
- Anyone having an interest in CRCPD and radiation
protection
8Types of Membership (Cont)
- International Members
- Staff of radiation programs outside U. S.
- Emeritus Members
- Former members as approved by Board of Directors
- Honorary Members
- Special contribution in radiation protection
9- Radiation and health physicists, radiologists,
radiologic technologists, radiation safety
officers, radiation control managers, radiation
industry professionals, others interested in
radiation protection, safety specialists and
other public health managers.
10CRCPD Organizational Chart
11Responsibilities
- Membership
- constitution, bylaws, positions, voting
- Board
- policy, budget, committee structure, and
direction to Executive Director - Advisory Committee
- advice to Board of Directors
12Responsibilities (Cont.)
- Office of Executive Director
- Day-to-day operations, assistance to board
- Healing Arts Council
- Technical radiation protection issues in the
healing arts - Environmental Nuclear Council
- Technical issues relating to the protection of
the environment
13Responsibilities (Cont.)
- SSRCR Council
- Develop and publish Suggested State Regulations
for Control of Radiation - General Council
- General issues in radiation protection
- Homeland Security/Emergency Response Council
- WMD issues and emergency response planning
14Revenue Sources
- Federal Grants/Cooperative Agreements/Contracts
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- 82 of total CRCPD budget
- Other Sources
- 18 of total CRCPD budget
15Other Sources
- Membership dues
- Registration fees
- Sale of publications
- Annual meeting exhibits
- Professional Societies
- Brokerage of Texas IR examination
16Federal Agency Relationships
- CRCPD, through cooperative agreements, purchase
orders and various partnership programs, works
very closely with the following federal agencies
17Food Drug AdministrationCenter for Devices
Radiological Health
- Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (NEXT)
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- Diagnostic x-ray, with a special program for
protection of the patient from fluoroscopes - Special activity in mammography
- Non-ionizing sources (laser systems, microwave
systems, sun tanning booths)
18Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of
Radiation Indoor Air
- Decontamination Decommissioning
- MARSSIM
- Orphan sources
- Low-level radioactive waste
19Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of
Radiation Indoor Air (Cont.)
- Radiation standards
- Radon
- National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Conference (NELAC) - Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)
20Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of State
Programs
- Low-level radioactive waste
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Nuclear medicine
- Transportation of radioactive material
- Decontamination decommissioning
21Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of State
Programs (Cont.)
- Orphan radioactive sources
- Standards for radiation protection
- Radioactive material licensing and inspection
- Pre-decisional release of information
22Department of Energy
- Source Collection and Threat Reduction of
Radioactive Materials - Low-level radioactive waste sites
- Hazardous waste sites
- Orphan radioactive sources
23Department of Energy
- Committee on Naval Nuclear Propulsion
- NORM
- DOE facility regulation
24Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Off site reactor emergency planning
- Off site reactor emergency response
- Thyroid protection using Potassium Iodide
- Emergency guides
- Pathway analysis and recommendations
25Other Federal Agencies Working with CRCPD
- Department of Transportation
- Centers for Disease Control Prevention
- Department of Homeland Security
- National Institute of Occupational Safety
Health
26Other Federal Agencies Working with CRCPD (Cont.)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Department of State
- National Academy of Sciences
27Related Organizations
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Council of State Governments
- American Petroleum Institute
- American Nuclear Society
- American Society of Non-Destructive Testing
28Related Organizations (Cont.)
- Association of State Territorial Health
Officers - Interstate Oil Gas Compact Commission
- American Lung Association
- Steel Manufactures Association
- American College of Nuclear Physicians
29Examples of Working Groups
- Committee on Radioactive Waste
- Committee on Emergency Response Planning
- Committee on Resource Recovery Radioactivity
- Committee on Decontamination Decommissioning
30Examples of Working Groups (Cont.)
- Committee on Radon
- Coordinator for Radioactive Material
Transportation - Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
- Committee on Unwanted Radioactive Materials
- Committee on MARSSIM and MARSAME
- Committee on Ionizing Measurements
31Examples of Working Groups (Cont.)
- Committee on Industrial Radiography
- Committee on Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray
Trends (NEXT) - Committee on Quality Assurance in Diagnostic
X-ray
32Examples of Working Groups (Cont.)
- Committee on Naval Nuclear Propulsion
- Committee on Mammography
- Task Force to Monitoring Patient Dose During
Fluoroscopy - Task Force for Computed Tomography (CT)/Positron
Emission Tomography (PET) - Task Force for Computed Tomography (CT)
- Training Committee
33Examples of Working Groups (Cont.)
- Twenty-five separate groups developing
- Suggested State Regulations for
- Control of Radiation
34Formalized Liaisons
- Association of State Drinking Water
Administration and American Water Works
Association - Association of Radon Scientists Technologists
- Association of State Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials
35Formalized Liaisons (Cont.)
- Health Physics Society
- National Council on Radiation Protection
- American Academy of Health Physics
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
36Formalized Liaisons (Cont.)
- American Society of Radiologic Technologists/Ameri
can Registry of Radiologic Technologists - Joint Commission
- American College of Radiology
- American College of Medical Physics
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
37Examples of Committee Activities
38Radioactive Waste Management(Environmental
Nuclear Council)
- Develops guidance and recommendations for states
in regulating the management of low-level
radioactive waste. - This guidance includes both technical and
administrative recommendations for waste
generated under the Atomic Energy Act and NARM.
39Emergency Response Planning (Environmental
Nuclear Council)
- Develops guidance for states in planning and
responding to off site radiological emergencies
around nuclear power plants, and transportation
accidents. - This guidance includes "first responders,"
protective drugs, decontamination, environmental
and plume analysis.
40Resource Recovery Radioactivity (Environmental
Nuclear Council)
- Develops recommended response and event
notification protocol when radioactivity is
detected in metal and scrap, and recommends a
system for reporting such incidents. -
- Develops guidance for the disposition of
contaminated scrap and guidance on the use of
detectors at landfills.
41Decontamination Decommissioning (Environmental
Nuclear Council)
- Develops recommendations for residual radiation
level and exposure standards for decommissioned
facilities, including guidance for adequate
disposal of the waste produced by decontamination
activities.
42Radon (Environmental Nuclear Council)
- Provides recommendations on various public
awareness activities relative to radon assists
in the establishment of model national
construction radon standards and recommends
standards and policy on radon in water.
43Radon (Cont.) (Environmental Nuclear Council)
- Assists in implementation of the SDWAA standard,
and in the development of guidance for states in
the use of the standard. - Plans and coordinates the National Radon
Conference.
44Unwanted Radioactive Materials (Environmental
Nuclear Council)
- Develops a national system for the
identification, characterization, packaging,
management and disposition of unwanted or orphan
radioactive sources.
45Medical Practice(Healing Arts Council)
- Recommends programs and activities for state
implementation to reduce administratively applied
X-rays and provides guidance for
consumer/patient education in X-rays.
46Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends (NEXT)
(Healing Arts Council)
- Develops guidance for states in the collection of
data for evaluating the trends in X-ray exposure
throughout the U.S. assist in the design and
implementation of training courses for state NEXT
inspectors.
47Quality Assurance in Diagnostic X-ray (Healing
Arts Council)
- Determine the elements of diagnostic X-ray
technique that impact image quality and patient
exposure to aid facilities in maintaining minimal
patient exposure and consistent high quality
diagnostic images.
48Mammography (Healing Arts Council)
- Provide a clearinghouse for issues relating to
mammography provide comments on activities
under MQSA solicit and synthesize states
comments on the MQSA Inspection Program, and
provide States recommendations in the
development of a national inspection program.
49Suggested State RegulationsWorking
Groups(Suggested State Regulations for Control
of Radiation Council)
- Develop suggested state regulations for the
control of radiation in the areas of radiation
producing machines registration, use and
inspection, and radioactive materials licensing,
use and inspection.
50Ionizing Measurements(General Council)
- Develop and maintain the document, Ionizing
Radiation Measurement Criteria for Regulatory
Purposes, a document used for accurately
measuring ionizing radiation. - Also, reviews and certifies regional ionizing
calibration laboratories.
51Industrial Radiography (General Council)
- Develops guidance for state certification of
industrial radiographers, providing various
options that can be used by the states in
certifying industrial radiographers.
52Non-ionizing (General Council)
- Provides guidance to states in the registration,
regulation and inspection of non-ionizing sources
of radiation. Sources include lasers, microwave
systems, high voltage transmission, cellular
phones, sun tanning booths and other sources.
53Homeland Security Emerging Issues Committee
(Homeland Security/Emergency Response Council)
- Identifies new HS radiation issues.
- Recommends creation of working groups/task forces
to address issues - Current topics include
- National Monitoring System
- Review of federal guidance for recovery from an
RDD/IND
54Special Services of CRCPD
- Accreditation of regional calibration
laboratories - Recognition of states that license NARM
- Administer a U.S. DOT Exemption for moving
contaminated scrap and trash - Comprehensive program review for state agencies.
55Special Services of CRCPD (Cont.)
- Coordinates and brokers the Texas Industrial
Radiography Examination to states - Coordinates and conducts an annual National
Conference on Radiation Control - Coordinates and conducts an annual National Radon
Conference
56Special Services of CRCPD (Cont.)
- Assist states with orphan radioactive source
disposition by direct broker funding for
characterizing, packaging, and disposal or
transfer to a licensed recipient - Assist in disposition of unused/disused sealed
sources that do not meet other disposal options
57Special Services of CRCPD (Cont.)
- Provide a website to keep interested parties
informed on CRCPD activities, including two
limited access sections, Regulatory Forum for
Director Members and Associate Members to discuss
regulatory matters, and Members Only for
Members to have access to financial matters of
the CRCPD. -
- Many CRCPD documents are now on the website
www.crcpd.org
58Major Publications
- Bimonthly Newsbrief
- Directory of Personnel Responsible for
Radiological Health - Proceedings of annual national conferences
- Radon Bulletin
- Directory of State and Federal Agencies Involved
with Transportation of Radioactive Material
59Major Publications (Cont.)
- Profile of State Radiation Control Programs
- Various technical reports relating to radiation
protection
60In-House Documents
- Glossary of terms used in SSRCRs
- Directories of commercial services, such as
- Brokers,
- Decontamination firms,
- Radioassay labs,
- Portal radiation monitors for vehicles
61Dedicated to Radiation Protection