Below are the abstracts and related information from the Presentations at the 41st BAER Conference in Boston, MA on 12-16 November 1995. Adobe Acrobat is generally required for the presented information.

• Conference Presentations
  
  

  • Opening Remarks and Welcome
    Dr. Stephen P. Schultz
    Vice President, Yankee Atomic Electric Company

  
  
  

  • KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Any Answer or the Correct Answer
    Dale G. Olson, retired Senior Scientist
    Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory
    U. S. Department of Energy
    Idaho Falls, ID 83401

  
  
  
  • An Analysis of Total Propagated Uncertainties in Analytical Radioactivity Measurements of Environmental Samples
    Anna Berne, Vivian Pan and Herman Eng
    Environmental Measurements Laboratory
    U.S. Department of Energy
    New York, NY 10014
  
  
  
  • Partnering as a Tool for Improving Analytical Laboratory Performance in Environmental Monitoring
    M. M. Khalil and T. P. Killeen
    Westinghouse Savannah River Company
    Aiken, SC 29808
  
  
  
  • The Department of Energy's Integrated Performance Evaluation Program (IPEP): Pilot Studies for Implementation
    P. Lindahl et al.
    Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
    Argonne National Laboratory
    Argonne, IL 60439
  
  
  
  • Preparation and Characterization of a Performance Evaluation Soil Sample for QA/QC of Radiochemical Analyses
    L. E. Fiske and D. E. McCurdy
    Shepherd Miller Incorporated
    Fort Collins, CO 80525
  
  
  
  • Factors for Consideration in the Development of a Blind In Vitro Quality Assurance Program
    Timothy J. Donovan, et al.
    Lockheed Martin Corporation, Knolls Atomic Power Lab Inc.
    Schenectady, NY 12301
  
  
  
  • Survey of Quality Control Practices at Radioanalytical Laboratories
    B. S. Crandall and K. K. Crandall
    Environmental Monitoring Section, EPD and Health Physics Technology
    Westinghouse Savannah River Company
    Aiken, SC 29808
  
  
  
  • Empirically Determined Decision Levels - Development and Use In An In Vitro Bioassay Program
    Brian J. Lawson, Jane M. Tapio and Richard J. Winslow
    Lockheed Martin Corporation, Knolls Atomic Power Lab Inc.
    Schenectady, NY 12301
  
  
  
  • Empirically Determined Decision Levels - Development and Use In An In Vivo Bioassay Program
    Brian J. Lawson, Michael A. Orcutt, and Richard J. Winslow
    Lockheed Martin Corporation, Knolls Atomic Power Lab Inc.
    Schenectady, NY 12301
  
  
  
  • Development of a Method for the Detection of Technetium-99 in Soil
    J. B. Miller et al.
    EET TN Corporation
    Knoxville, TN
  
  
  
  • Interlaboratory Study to Validate a Procedure for the Determination of Strontium-89/Strontium-90 in Water
    Mary Ann Edgell et al.
    Environmental Research Division Argonne National Laboratory
    Argonne, IL 60439
  
  
  
  • Separation and Analysis of Actinides by Extraction Chromatography Coupled with Alpha Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry
    J. R. Cadieux and S. H. Reboul
    Savannah River Technology Center
    Westinghouse Savannah River
    Aiken, SC 29808
  
  
  
  • Microwave-assisted Decomposition of Solid Matrices, and Analysis of Radiostrontium and Plutonium
    R. Garcia, R. Rosson and B. Kahn
    School of Mechanical Engineering
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, GA 30332
  
  
  
  • High Accuracy Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Chlorine in Lubricating Base Oils (SRM 1818a) Using Primary Standards
    L. Tandon and D. A. Becker
    Nuclear Methods Group National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899
  
  
  
  • Simultaneous Determination of Np-237, Th-232 and U-234,235,238 in Urine Samples using Extraction Chromatography, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Gamma Spectroscopy
    Son N. Nguyen, Philip E. Miller, John F. Wild, David P. Hickman and Gary WM. Mansfield
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Livermore, CA 94551
  
  
  
  • Estimation of Environmental Contribution of Uranium in theDose Assessments of Los Alamos Workers
    D. Lewis, and J.N. Lawrence
    Dose Assessment Team
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Los Alamos, NM 87545
  
  
  
  • Plutonium Dose Assessment Using Blood Samples
    M. Owais, L.C. Sun and W. J. Klemm
    Science Application International Corporation
    McLean, VA
  
  
  
  • The Determination of Np, U and Th in Urine
    Robert Langston, Son Nguyen and Tracey Simpson
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Livermore, CA 94551
  
  
  
  • Os-185 Intake Following an Accelerator Target Failure
    Bruce Murray, George Holeman and Richard Holtzman
    Brookhaven National Laboratory
    Upton, NY
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    Argorme National Laboratory
    Argonne, IL 60439
  
  
  
  • The Effect of Morale on the Quality ofAnalytical Results
    Barry D. Stewart
    Environmental Physics, Incorporated
    Charleston, SC
  
  
  
  • Proposed ANSI Standard for Traceability of Radioactivity Sources to the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Daniel M. Montgomery
    Analytics, Incorporated
    1380 Seaboard Industrial Boulevard
    Atlanta, GA 30318
  
  
  
  • The Low-level Radioactivity Ocean Sediment Standard Reference Material
    Kenneth G. W. Inn, Zhichao Lin, et al.
    National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899
  
  
  
  • Determination of Trace Concentrations of Actinides in the NIST Bone Ash Standard Reference Materials Using TRU-Spec Extraction Resin
    Zhichao Lin, Kenneth G. W. Inn and Carlos E. Crespo Hernandez
    National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899
  
  
  
  • Speciation of Strontium-90 in NIST Natural Matrix Standard Reference Materials
    Joylene W. L. Thomas, Kenneth G. W. Inn, Maria Elisa Garcia and Rafael Martinez
    National Institue of Standards and Technology
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899
  
  
  
  • Development of a Sequential Extraction Technique to Define the Fractionation of Radioactive Elements in NIST Natural Matrix Standards
    Michael Schultz et al.
    Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Facility
    Department of Oceanography
    Florida State University
    Tallahassee, FL 32306
  
  
  
  • Chest Wall Thickness Measurements: The Novel Approach Continues
    Gary H. Kramer and Linda C. Burns
    Human Monitoring Laboratory
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1
  
  
  
  • The Calibration of Germanium Detectors Used For Lung Counting
    Gary H. Kramer, Peter Olsen and Suzanne Yiu
    Radiation Protection Bureau
    Ottawa, Ontario K11A 1C1
  
  
  
  • Wound Counting Techniques Used for Np Accident Response and Follow-Up: Lessons Learned From a Recent Incident
    Debbie Kruchten and Tracey Simpson
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Livermore, CA
  
  
  
  • The Canadian National Calibration Reference Centre for In-Vivo Monitoring. The New Lung Counting System - The Story Continues!
    Gary H. Kramer
    Radiation Protection Bureau
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1
  
  
  
  • The Beginning of the Korean Whole Body Counting Intercomparison Program
    Gary H. Kramer and Tae-Young Lee
    Human Monitoring Laboratory
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1
  
  
  
  • Improved Methods for Human and Environmental Monitoring of Americium-241 at Los Alamos Utilizing Extraction Chromatography and Alpha Spectroscopy
    Steve Goldstein, Catherine Hensley, Claudine Armenta and Richard Peters
    Inorganic Trace Analysis, Group CST-9
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Los Alamos, NM 87545
  
  
  
  • Uptake of Pu-239 and Am-241 in Seawater Via Diphonix, and Actinide CU Resins
    D. Reide Corbett et al.
    Department of Oceanography
    Florida State University
    Tallahassee, FL 32306
  
  
  
  • Application of Empore Disk Technology to Environmental Radiochemical Analysis
    Lesa L. Smith, K. A. Orlandini, et al.
    Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
    Argonne National Laboratory
    Argonne, IL 60439
  
  
  
  • Determination of Geochemical Partitioning of Uranium and Transuranic Elements in a Marine Sediment by the Application of Sequential Chemical Extractions
    Michael Schultz and Bill Burnett
    Environmental Radioactivity Measurement Facility
    Department of Oceanography
    Florida State University
    Tallahassee, FL 32306
  
  
  
  • Use of Sequential Extractions to Determine the Speciation of Ra-226 in Phosphogypsum
    Bill Burnett, Geoff Schaefer, Carter Hull and Michael Schultz
    Department of Oceanography
    Florida State University
    Tallahassee, FL 32306
  
  
  
  • Germanium Detector Efficiency Variations Due to a Change in Matrix Density for Standard Marinelli Beakers
    Aman Khan and Ana Ramirez
    Isotope Products Laboratories
    Burbank, CA 91504
  
  
  
  • Assays of Thick Soil Samples Using Low-Resolution Alpha Spectroscopy
    Kevin Meyer and Art Lucas
    Health Sciences Research Division
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, TN 37831
  
  
  
  • The Use of One-Side Aluminum Coated Thin Polycarbonate Film (2-10 uM) as a High Precision Neutron or Fission Counter
    H. L. Pai
    R.A.D. Service and Instruments Limited
    Rexdale, Ontario M9V 3Y2
  
  
  
  • Design for Measurements of Environmental Radon Using TLDs
    Barbara C. Fields, Art Blermann and Joel White
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Livermore, CA
  
  
  
  • Fractal Methods in Radioactivity Measurements
    Thomas M. Semkow
    Wadsworth Center
    New York State Department of Health
    Albany, NY 12201
  
  
  
  • Review of Health Canada's Radioactivity Monitoring Networks
    R. Kurt Ungar and Murray Walsh
    Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada
    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1
  
  
  
  • Cleanup of Byproduct Material and Verification of Radiological Compliance Using In Situ Detection of Ra-226
    L. E. Fiske, S. J Baker, J. A. Johnson and N. M. High
    Shepherd Miller, Incorporated
    1600 Specht Point Dr., Suite F
    Fort Collins, CO 80525
  
  
  
  • Natural Radioactivity in Brazilian Mineral Waters and Its Correlation With The Water Composition
    Jose Marcus Godoy
    Instituto de Radioprotecao e Dosimetria - Commissao National de Energia Nuclear
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil CEP 22793.970
  
  
  
  • Applications of Geographic Information Systems for Documentation of Radiological Cleanup
    N. M. High and L. E. Fiske
    Shepherd Miller, Incorporated
    1600 Specht Point Dr., Suite F
    Fort Collins, CO 80525
  
  
  
  • Tools for Developing a Radiochemistry Departmental Database
    Russell L. Moser, Heyward H. Coleman and James B. Westmoreland
    Environmental Physics Incorporated
    Charleston, SC
  
  
  
  • Faster, Cheaper, and Pollution-Preventing Analytical Methods for Environmental Radionuclides
    Mitchell D. Erickson, et al.
    Environmental Research Division
    Argonne National Laboratory
    Argonne, IL 60439
  
  
  
  • An Alternative to Storage of Spent Dry Cleaner Filters as Mixed Waste
    C. D. Gans, K. L. James and C. C. Miller
    Pacific Gas & Electric Company
    San Ramon, CA 94583
  
  
  
  • Use of Analytical Application for Remediation Results in Technology Transfer
    Cathey Sharp
    Thermal Nuclear Services Oak Ridge, TN 37830
  
  
  
  • Determination of Sr-89 and Sr-90 in Milk, Soil, and Biota Using an Extraction Chromatography Column: Further Results
    Hewitt W. Jeter
    Teledyne Brown Engineering
    Environmental Services
    Westwood, NJ 07675
  
  
  
  • Radiochemistry of Actinides in High Concentration Brine Solutions
    Amy S. Wong and Nelson D. Stalnaker
    Chemical Science and Technology Division
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Los Alamos, NM 87545
  
  
  
  • Sampling and Analytical Methods for Radionuclides in Environmental and Waste Samples
    S. K. Fadeff et al.
    Pacific Northwest Laboratory
    Richland, WA 99352
  
  
  
  • Cs-137 and Pb-210 Dating of the Sediments in the Lagoons of the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
    John R. Meriwether and Harish Dhurvasula
    Physics Department
    University of Southwestern Louisiana
    Lafayette, LA 70504
  
  
  

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