HealthEffectsProgramTechnicalSupportforNRCPrograms.pptVIP

Health Effects Program: Technical Support for NRC Programs Elijah Dickson Eli Goldfeiz, CHP, Ph.D. Tony Huffert, CHP Doris Lewis Robert Meck, Ph. D Mohammad Saba Casper Sun, CHP, Ph. D Katie Wagner Senior Level Advisor: Vince Holahan, Ph. D. Branch Chief: Stephanie Bush-Goddard, Ph. D Regulatory Information Conference March 10, 2009 * * Health Effects Branch Mission Assess health effects, develop products, and provide technical expertise in support of agency decision making Technical bases for regulations Computer codes, databases and guidance for regulatory implementation Monitoring national and international radiation protection activities * Radiation Exposure Information and Reporting System (REIRS) Purpose: collect and analyze annual occupational dose information required by 10 CFR 20.2206 Primary objectives Provides former and current employees complete records of occupational exposures received at NRC-licensed facilities Evaluates effectiveness of licensees’ ALARA programs determines effects of transient workers * * VARSKIN 4 Purpose: computer code for estimating skin dose Primary objectives Calculates beta dose with certain geometries Replace photon model Quality control Status Photon dosimetry model is being refined Software infrastructure is changing to update GUI interface Website: /about-nrc/regulatory/research/comp-codes.html#health * Radiation Protection Dosimetry Research Purpose: provide technical support to NRC programs involving radiation protection dosimetry Primary objectives Develop methods for implementing new and existing regulatory requirements Provide in-depth technical expertise on a wide range of internal and external dosimetry topics Respond to technical needs of the agency for radiation dosimetry in a timely manner Status Ongoing technical support on internal dosimetry software, iodine biokinetics, effluents, emergency preparedness, etc * PIMAL Phantom wIth Movi