Session 1
Keynote Address/Internal Dosimetry
Chair: W. Burnett, Florida State University
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Tuesday
    
8:00-8:10
Heyward Coleman
Environmental Physics, Inc.
Welcome to the 43rd Conference on Bioassay, Analytical, and Environmental Radiochemistry
8:10-8:20
Joseph P. Riley
Mayor of Charleston
Welcome to Charleston, SC
8:20-9:00
Keynote Address:
Prof. Ron Kathren
Washington State University
Human Tissue Studies: The Ultimate Bioassay?
9:00-9:20
Judith Foulke and Daniel J. Strom
DOE and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
DOE’s Proposed Standard for Internal Dosimetry
9:20-9:40
Son N. Nguyen
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The T.R.I.P. (Thyroid Radioiodine Intercomparison Program) Odyssey
9:40-10:00
R.E. Filipy, D.B. Stuit, S.E. Glover, S.P. Grytdal, R.H. Filby, R.L. Kathren, V.F. Khokhryakov, K.G. Suslova, E.E. Aladova, I.A. Orlova, and V.I. Chernikov
U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registry
Dosimetry Registry of the Mayak Industrial Association 
Radiochemical Comparison between the Dosimetry Registry of the Mayak Industrial Association (DRMIA) and the U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries (USTUR)
10:00-10:20
Coffee Break
Vendor Display Area
  
 
 
Session 2
Environmental Assessment
Chair: Larry Robinson, Florida A&M University
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Tuesday
    
10:20-10:40
Evgeny Kontar and Bill Burnett
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (Moscow) and Florida State University
Fate of Chernobyl Radionuclides in Black Sea Sediments
10:40-11:00
Carl T. Bishop, J.R. Wise, J.M. Byrne, and P.A. Tetsuwari
Fluor Daniel Fernald
Uranium in Airborne Particulates at Fernald Using "Dynaweb" Filters
11:00-11:20
Greg Smith, Mike Schultz, Bill Burnett, and Ken.G.W. Inn
Florida State University and NIST
Optimization of a Sequential Extraction Method for Soils and Sediments: Development of the NIST Standard Sequential Extraction Protocol
11:20-11:40
G. Timothy Jannik
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Critical Radionuclide/Critical Pathway Analysis for the Savannah River Site
11:40-12:00
Jon P. Martin, K.J. Odell
Magnox Electric Plc (UK)
Emergency Radiochemical Analysis Methodology and Performance
12:00-1:30
Conference Luncheon
Gold Room
Invited Speaker: William Reinig
History of the Savannah River Site
 
 
Session 3
Naturally-Occurring Radionuclides
Chair: John Griggs, Canada Radiation Protection Bureau
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Tuesday
    
1:30-1:50
J. Oliveira, Barbara Mazzilli, M.H.O. Sampa, and E. Bambalas
Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares (Brazil)
Determination of Natural Radioactivity in Public Water Supplies of the State of Sao Paulo
1:50-2:10
Donna M. Beals, Bill Winn, and Miles Denham
Savannah River Technology Center
Analysis of the Ra-226/228 Isotope Ratio to Determine the Source of Elevated Radium in the Groundwaters Below an Old Coal Pile
2:10-2:30
Michael G. Cantaloub, J.F. Higginbotham, and L. Semprini
Oregon State University
The Determination of Rn Partition Coefficients for Several Liquid Scintillation Cocktails
2:30-2:50
Katherine M. Ellis, Richard P.W. Nelson, John N. Smith, and Brad Moran
Bedford Institute of Oceanography and University of Rhode Island
Evaluation of the "Challenger" Pump for Radionuclide Oceanographic Sample Collection
2:50-3:10
T.L. Rucker and C.M. Johnson
Science Applications International Corporation
Calculation of Uranium Isotopic Activity Composition Based on Data from Various Assay Methods
3:10-3:30
Coffee Break
Vendor Display Area
  
 
 
Session 4
In-Vivo Analyses/Radiation Protection
Chair: Barry Stewart, Environmental Physics, Inc.
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Tuesday
    
3:30-3:50
Gary H. Kramer
Canada Radiation Protection Bureau
Considerations in Assigning Dose Based on Uncertainties from In Vivo Counting
3:50-4:10
Gary H. Kramer, Barry Hauck, and Steve Allen
Canada Radiation Protection Bureau and Cameco Corp.
Comparison of the LLNL and JAERI Torso Phantoms Using Four 70 mm Ge Detectors and Four Phoswich Detectors
4:10-4:30
Gary H. Kramer, Linda Burns, and Suzanne Yiu
Canada Radiation Protection Bureau
Lung Counting: Evaluation of Uncertainties in Lung Burden Estimation Arising from a Heterogeneous Lung Deposition Using Monte Carlo Code Simulations
4:30-4:50
N. A. Teasley and L.D. Bible
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Twelve Years of Radiation Monitoring of Deer on the Oak Ridge Reservation (1985-Present)
4:50-5:10
P. A. Scofield and F.R. O’Donnell
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Individual and Collective Effective Dose Equivalents Associated with Consumption of Venison Obtained from Deer Hunts on the Oak Ridge Reservation
 
Open Evening 
  
 
Session 5
Radioanalytical Method Development
Chair: Brian Crandall, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Wednesday
    
8:00-8:20
D. R. Corbett, Bill Burnett, and W.J. McCabe
Florida State University and Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Ltd. (New Zealand)
Simple Technique for the Measurement of I-131 in Water Samples via NaI Detector
8:20-8:40
Donna M. Beals, Brian S. Crandall, Wanda G. Britt, Peter D. Fledderman, Joseph P. Dugan, and Brad K. Davis
Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
and Bechtel Savannah River Co.
Surface and Groundwater Analyses Using Solid Phase Extraction Disks
8:40-9:00
Roger Wong, Bill Burnett, Brian Crandall, and Sue B. Clark
Florida State University, WSRC, and Washington State University
Development of an Improved Assay for the Determination of Gross Alpha and Beta Concentrations in Soil by Liquid Scintillation Counting
9:00-9:20
S. Scarpitta, J. Odin-McCabe, R. Gaschott, and A. Meir
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Comparative Results of Four Sr-90 Groundwater Analytical Methods
9:20-9:40
Hewitt W. Jeter
Teledyne Environmental Services
Gross Alpha/Beta Proportional Counting for Samples Having High Residue Mass
9:40-10:00
Coffee Break
Vendor Display Area
  
 
 
Session 6
Extraction Chromatography/Separation Methods
Chair: Michael Schultz, NIST and Florida State University
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Wednesday
    
10:00-10:20
M. Rodriguez, J.L. Gascon, and J.A. Suarez
CIEMAT (Spain)
Study of the Interferences in the Determination of Pu, Am, and Cm in Radioactive Waste by Extraction Chromatography
10:20-10:40
Peter H. Cable and Bill Burnett
QST Environmental Inc. and Florida State University
Analysis of Promethium-147 In Aqueous Samples
10:40-11:00
Ray A. Sigg, S.F. Peterson, and D.P. DiPrete
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Promethium Separations using Eichrom Ln Resin
11:00-11:20
R.A. Dewberry
Savannah River Technology Company
Measurement of Ni-63 Content in Savannah River Site DWPF Glass Product by Ni-Selective Ion Exchange Purification and b-Counting
11:20-11:40
Robert Langston, Debra Madden, and Tracey Simpson
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
The Determination of Curium in Fecal and Chelated Urine Samples
11:40-1:30
Lunch On Your Own
  
 
 
Session 7
Quality Assurance/Data Management/Statistics-1
Chair: Mo Khalil, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Wednesday
    
1:30-1:50
Conference Business Meeting
Founder’s Award Presentation
  
1:50-2:10
W.E. Streets, P.C. Lindahl, J.J. Marr, K.J. Parish, A.E. Scandora, J.M. Copple, G.A. Anast, and J.R. Dahlgran
ANL and RESL
Status of Implementation of DOE’s Integrated Performance Evaluation Program (IPEP)
2:10-2:30
James R. Dahlgran, P.C. Lindahl, W.E. Streets, and W.R. Newberry
RESL, ANL, and DOE
IPEP: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Integrated Performance Evaluation Program; A Tool in a Total Quality System
2:30-2:50
Michael K. Schultz, Kenneth G.W. Inn, and J.M.R. Hutchinson
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program NRIP: Traceability for Low-Level Radioanalytical Laboratories-Results of Year 1
2:50-3:10
Mansour Akbarzadeh, Chuan-Fu Wu, Steven Bakhtiar
WIPP Laboratory
Radiochemical Methods and Intercomparison Programs Participation by WIPP Laboratories
3:10-3:30
Coffee Break
Vendor Display Area
  
 
 
Session 8
Quality Assurance/Data Management/Statistics-2
Chair: Donivan Porterfield, LANL
Colonial Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Wednesday
    
3:30-3:50
Howard L. Hall and Christine Choate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
WWW-Based Information Distribution in the Analytical Laboratory
3:50-4:10
P.Berard, F. Briot, D. Cavadore, L. Exmelin, R. Fottorino, F. Nguyen
PROCORAD (France)
International Quality Controls in the Field of Radiotoxicological Bioassy
4:10-4:30
Jon A. Broadway, Donald A. Chambless, and Richard E. Malenfant
International Corps on the Environment (ICE)
Assessment of Performance Testing Results in 1997 and Response to Laboratory Questionnaire
4:30-4:50
Thomas M. Semkow
New York State Dept. Health
Is the Average of Detected Counts a Good Measure of the Dispersion of Radioactivity Measurements?
6:00-11:00
Beach Party
Citadel Beach House
Sullivan’s Island
Buses Depart Beginning at 5:30pm
  
 
Session 9 (Concurrent with Session 10)
Bioassay/Environmental Analytical Techniques
Chair: Robin Young, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Calhoun Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Thursday
    
8:00-8:20
J.G. Griggs and MARLAP Workgroup Members
EPA, DOE, NRC, DOD, NIST, others
Multiagency Radiation Laboratory Protocols (MARLAP) Manual
8:20-8:40
C. Mitchell Abbate, John Eisenmenger, Gretchen Baer, and Doug Sawtelle
WASTREN-Grand Junction
Simultaneous Determination of Ra-226 and Ra-228 by Liquid Scintillation Counting
8:40-9:00
Donivan R. Porterfield
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Assessment of Low-Level Plutonium in Urine QC Sample Results by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS)
9:00-9:20
Seth D. Shulman
Bioscan, Inc.
A Compact Liquid Scintillation Counter for Benchtop and Field Use
9:20-9:40
J. W. Collins, S. Dunston, Angel D. Christman, MAJ Maguire, MD, and 1LT K. Guiberson
USACHPPM, MHPP, OEMP, RCCCD
The U.S. Army Bioassay Program for Internally Deposited Radionuclides
9:40-10:00
Coffee Break
Drayton Room
  
 
 
Session 10 (Concurrent with Session 9)
Environmental Studies-1
Chair: Myint Thein, ORNL
Pinkney Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Thursday
    
8:00-8:20
Barbara M. Gillespie, Gregory W. Patton, and Robert A. Kiddy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Iodine-129 in Onsite and Offsite Samples at Hanford
8:20-8:40
John R. Meriwether, Carey Hardaway, Wei-jenq Sheu, Joseph Sneddon, and James N. Beck
University of Southwestern Louisiana, McNeese State University, and Nicholls State University
The Effect of Diagenetic Processes on the Radiochronology of Soft Sediments Using 210Pb and 137Cs
8:40-9:00
W.H. Carlton, G.T. Jannik, and A.A. Simpkins
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Radiological Impact of 1996 Operations at the Savannah River Site
9:00-9:20
I.L. Larsen, F. Essien, L.Robinson, and J. Weaver
ORNL and Florida A&M Univ.
Radionuclide Distribution in Soils Periodically Treated with Multiple Sewage Sludge
9:20-9:40
Tim A. DeVol, J.E. Roane, and R.A. Fjeld
Clemson University
Measurement of Radionuclides in Reactor Coolant Water by Ion Chromatography and On-Line/Off-Line Scintillation Counting
9:40-10:00
Coffee Break
Drayton Room
  
 
 
Session 11 (Concurrent with Session 12)
New/Improved Radioanalytical Techniques
Chair: Donna Beals, Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Calhoun Room

 

Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Thursday
    
10:00-10:20
Donivan R. Porterfield, George H. Brooks, Sammy R. Garcia, Yolanda I. Giles, Nancy L. Koski, and Bret L. Lockhart
Los Alamos National Laboratory
A New Tool in the Evaluation of Gamma-Ray Spectral Analysis Software
10:20-10:40
P.N. Koch, L. W. Hatcher, and J.D. Batchelor
Bechtel Nevada
Active Shielding Techniques Applied to Gamma Spectroscopy and Their Costs vs. Benefits
10:40-11:00
Steven A. Kreek, D. Beckedahl, J. Kammeraad, A. Friensehner, J. Blair, B. Payne, and A. Goldberger
LLNL and Lockheed Martin
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing for HPGe Detectors
11:00-11:20
Neil M. Barss, R. Thomas Bell III, David E. McCurdy, Leenu E. Kuruvilla, and Kenneth G.W. Inn
DOE, OIHP (EH-63), YAEL, NIST
239Pu Intercomparison of ICP-MS, TIMS and FTA at mBq levels
11:20-11:40
D.P. Diprete, S.F. Peterson, and R.A. Sigg
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Gross Alpha Measurements using Extraction Chromatography in Conjunction with Pulse Shape Analysis on Savannah River Site High Activity Waste Solutions
11:40-12:00
Zenon Pawlak and Gabriela Kuswik-Rabiega
Utah Department of Health
A Comparison of the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy /ICP/MS/ and Radiochemical Techniques of Total Uranium in Ground Water and Environmental Water Samples
12:00
End of Conference
  
 
 
Session 12 (Concurrent with Session 11)
Environmental Studies-2
Chair: Gary Kramer, EPA NAREL
Pinkney Room
 
Day/Time
Author/Co-Authors
Affiliation
Title of Abstract
Thursday
    
10:00-10:20
Walter Kubilius, Brian Crandall, Terrence Killeen, and James Westmoreland
Westinghouse Savannah River Company and Environmental Physics, Inc.
Causes of Radiological False Positives in Environmental Soil and Groundwater Data From Commercial Laboratories
10:20-10:40
Stephanie Woolf
DOE
 
From a Chemist to an Environmental Compliance Officer: Waste Management and Additional Environmental Compliance Issues at the U.S. DOE’s Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory
10:40-11:00
Bahman Parsa
NJ State Department of Health
Contribution of Short-Lived Radionuclides to Alpha-Particle Radioactivity in Drinking Water and Their Impact on the Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations
11:00-11:20
R. Garcia, R. Rosson, and B. Kahn
Georgia Institute of Technology
Microwave-Assisted Decomposition of Environmental Samples Coupled to Classical methods of Separation and Purification for the Analysis of 90Sr and 238,239Pu
11:20-11:40
J.H. Aldstadt, K.A. Orlandini, L.L. Smith, K.M. Hoffmann, D.C. Seely, and I.R.Shaw-Epperson
ANL, 3M Company, and Advance Possis, Inc.
A System for Rapid Water Sampling and Analysis Based on Empore Membranes and Solid Scintillation Spectrometry
11:40-12:00
Robert C. Hochel
Westinghouse Savannah River
Automated Radiological Scanning of Potentially Contaminated Railroad Crossties for Free-Release or Disposal
12:00
End of Conference