Time

Room

Event/Title/Author(s)

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Foyer

Conference Registration

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

AB

PERALSâ Workshop VIII
ORDELA, Inc.

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

CD

Productivity in Nuclear Measurements I
Canberra Industries

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Foyer

 Coffee Break

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

AB

Environmental LSC
Packard Instruments

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

CD

Productivity in Nuclear Measurements II
Canberra Industries

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

AB

Electronic Data Handling/Exchange
EG&G Ortec

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

CD

Productivity in Nuclear Measurements III
Canberra Industries

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Foyer

Refreshment Break

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

AB

Field Sampling with 3M Empore Rad Disks
3M, Inc.

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

CD

Productivity in Nuclear Measurements IV
Canberra Industries

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Pecos

NRIP Annual Users Meeting
Chuan Fu Wu

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Las Cruces

ASTM D19.04 Committee Meeting
Donivan Porterfield

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Cimarron

Ra-224 in Drinking Water Working Group
Bahman Parsa

Time

Room

Event/Title/Author(s)

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Foyer

Conference Registration

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Foyer

 Continental Breakfast Sponsored by EG&G Ortec

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Sandia

Vendor Exhibits
7-10 AM: Convention Services setup time
10AM -1PM: Vendors setup time

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

A-D

Quality Assurance/Quality Control Issues
Mo Khalil

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Cimarron

Recent Advances in Extraction Chromatography
Mike Fern

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Foyer

 Coffee Break

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM

A-D

NIST Traceability and Lab Accreditation
Ken Inn

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM

A-D

USDOE Performance Evaluation Programs - QAP and MAPEP
Pam Greenlaw and Guy Marlette

1:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Cimarron

Ra-224 in Drinking Water: Methodologies, Standards, and Implications
Bahman Parsa

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Sandia

Refreshment Break

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

A-D

USDOE Performance Evaluation Programs - QAP and MAPEP
Pam Greenlaw and Guy Marlette

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Las Cruces

Statistical Methods in Laboratory Data Analysis
Chuan-Fu Wu

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

F-J

 Welcome Reception hosted by Marriott

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Santa Fe

ANSI 41.5 Committee Meeting
Saleem R. Salaymeh

Time

Room

Event/Title/Author(s)

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Foyer

Conference Registration

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Sandia

 Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Sandia

Vendor Exhibits

Session 1
Opening of Technical Sessions
Chairpersons: Steven N. Bakhtiar and Stan Morton

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

A-E

Opening Remarks
Chuan-Fu Wu

8:05 AM - 8:15 AM

A-E

Welcome Speech
Joe Epstein

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

A-E

Keynote Speech "Radiochemistry and Radiation Protection"
Richard Vetter

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

A-E

1-1. Status of the Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program for Radiobioassy
Rick Cummings

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

A-E

1-2. The NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program NRIP
Michael Schultz

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM

Sandia

 Coffee Break

Session 2
QA/QC
Chairpersons: Rick Cummings and Dan Thompson

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

A-E

2-1. Hanford Position on Accreditation
Mark Marcus

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

A-E

2-2. Status of Proposed ANSI/ANS Standard for Radioanalytical Data Verification and Validation
Saleem R. Salaymeh

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

A-E

2-3. The Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP) Tritium Pilot Test for Radiobioassy
Tansy L. Taylor

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

A-E

2-4. Laboratory Integration at Hanford
Ross Bisping

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

A-E

2-5. Quality Assurance at WSCF
Huei Meznarich

11:50 AM - 12:10 AM

A-E

2-6. Environmental Monitoring - QA/QC - Public Health Perspective
Jane T. Jensen

12:10 AM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (on your own)

Session 3
In Vivo Radiobioassay
Chairpersons: Li-Ching Chu and Huei Meznarich

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

A-E

3-1. MCNP Evaluation of the Effect of Chest Wall Thickness, Tissue Composition, and Photon Energy on the Quantity Muscle-Equivalent-Chest-Wall-Thickness
Gary H. Kramer

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

A-E

3-2. Lung Counting: a Function to Fit Counting Efficiency of a Lung Counting Germanium Detector Array to Muscle-Equivalent-Chest-Wall-Thickness and Photon Energy Using Realistic Torso Phantom
Gary H. Kramer

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

A-E

3-3. Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of a New Calibration Phantom for In Vivo Measurement of Bone Seeking Radionuclides
Henry B. Spitz

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

A-E

3-4. In Vivo Measurement Sensitivity/Occurrence of Radionuclides in Residents of the Carlsbad, New Mexico Area
Joel L. Webb

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

A-E

3-5. Method for Estimating Thorium Activity in the Body Using a Thoron-In-Breath Monitor
J. R. Johnson

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

Sandia

Refreshment Break

Session 4
In Vitro Radiobioassay (I)
Chairpersons: Kenneth Inn and Russ Bisping

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

A-E

4-1. Determination of Sr-90 in Urine by Empore Rad Disks
Rose T. Preston

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

A-E

4-2. The Sequential Analysis of Several Actinides in Urine Samples
M. Hotchandani

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

A-E

4-3. Application of TIMS for the Detection of Pu-239 and Pu-240 in Urine
John W. Chamberlin

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

A-E

4-4. Uranium Analysis in Urine Samples by ICP-MS
R. K. Shah

4:50 PM - 5:10 PM

A-E

4-5. The Present Status of the US Transuranium and Uranium Registres' Analytical Methods for the Determination of Pu and Am in Biological Samples
Dot Stuit

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM

A-E

4-6. Preparation and Verification of NIST Synthetic Fecal Standard for Analysis of AM-241, Pu-238, U-238, and Sr-90
Z. Y. Wu

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

F-J

  Southwestern Reception hosted by ThermoNuTech

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Carlsbad

ANSI 41.5 Committee Meeting
Saleem R. Salaymeh

Wednesday, November 18, 1998
Technical Sessions

Time

Room

Title/Event/Author(s)

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Foyer

Conference Registration

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Sandia

 Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Sandia

Vendor Exhibits

Session 5
Environmental Radiochemistry (I)
Chairpersons: Dave McCurdy and Gary Kramer

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

A-E

5-1. Improvements in the Measurement of Rn-222 in Natural Waters
Bill Burnett 

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

A-E

5-2. Application of Radiochemical Evaluation of a Sequential Extraction Procedure for Trace Metal Characterization in Contaminated Soil
Mark D. Ho

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

A-E

5-3. Large Volume Gamma Spectroscopy
Robert P. Reese

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

A-E

5-4. Actinide Recovery Method for Large Soil Samples
Sherrod L. Maxwell, III

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

A-E

5-5. Optimum Shape of Laboratory Samples for Gamma Spectroscopy for Various Size and Shape Ge Detectors
Frazier L. Bronson

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Sandia

 Coffee Break

Session 6
In Vitro Radiobioassy (II)
Chairpersons: Gary Scott and Sonoya Ebara

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

A-E

6-1. Rapid Response Determination of Sr-89 and Sr-90 in Environmental Samples
J.C. Whyte

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

 A-E

6-2. An Accurate, Precise, and Rapid Method for Analysis of low-level Sr-90 in NIST Bone Ash Standard Reference Material
Z. C. Lin

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

A-E

6-3. Thin Film to Prevent Recoil Contamination of solid-state Alpha Detectors
Kenneth G. W. Inn

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

A-E

6-4. Determination of Actinides in Bioassay Samples Using Eichrom's Resin Columns
Anil H. Thakkar

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Sandia

Please visit the vendor exhibits while the E-F ballrooms are setup for lunch.

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

E-F

Award Luncheon sponsored by Canberra & Packard

Session 7
Posters
Chairpersons: Richard Farrell, Paula Clarke and Dave Bourne
Salons A-D
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

[CSS setup time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM]
[Poster setup time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM]

7-1. Application of Extraction Chromatography Resins as a Sample Preparation Technique for Radiochromatographic Analyses
J. E. Roane1, T. A. DeVol1, J. D. Leyba, and R. A. Fjeld

7-2. SRS Environmental ALARA Release Management Program
Mary S. Dodgen, B. S. Crandall, and J. D. Heffner

7-3. Plutonium Speciation as Determined by Molecular Modeling
David Graf, Michael K. Schultz, and Kenneth G.W. Inn

7-4. Privatization of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site Laboratory Services: Modular Laboratory: Lessons Learned
Virgene Ideker and Cathey Sharp

7-5. Risk-Based Minimum Detectable Concentrations for Radiological Analysis of Environmental Media at the Savannah River Site
G. Timothy Jannik, B. S. Crandall, and P. D. Fledderman

7-6. Variability, Confidence, and Uncertainty: Sorting Out the Confusion
Thomas B. Kirchner

7-7. Efficiency Maps of the LLNL and JAERI Realistic Torso Phantoms Using a 70 mm Diameter Germanium and Implications on the Minimum Detectable Activity
Gary H. Kramer and Barry M. Hauck

7-8. A Virtual Torso Phantom and its Comparison to the LLNL and JAERI Torso Phantoms
Gary H. Kramer, Suzanne Yiu, Barry M. Hauck, and Linda C. Burns

7-9. A Joint HML-KAERI Project: Comparison of Sliced and Whole Lung Sets for the LLNL and JAERI Torso Phantoms Using Ge Detectors
Gary H. Kramer, Barry M. Hauck, Tae-Young Lee, and Si-Young Chang

7-10. WAND and HERCULES: High-Sensitivity Waste Assay Systems for Verification of Low-Density Clean Waste at LANL
Steven C. Myers

7-11. Distributed Intelligence in Radiation Monitoring Systems
Kevin J. Sroub

7-12. Personal Nuclear Accident Dosimetry at Sandia National Laboratories
Dann C. Ward, Amir H. Mohagheghi, and Ron Burrows

7-13. A Study in Precision in Gross Alpha Measurement Gross Alpha Analysis - Factors Influencing Precision and Accuracy
Carolyn T. Wong, Yun-Gang Liu, and S. Kusum Perera

7-14. Contaminants of Medium-Sized Mammals Around a Radioactive Liquid Waste Lagoon at LANL
Leslie A. Hansen

7-15. Massemetric Efficiency Calibrations Of Ge Detectors For Laboratory Applications
Frazier L. Bronson, Brian Young, Ram Venkataraman

7-16. Mathematical Efficiency Calibration Of Ge Detectors For Laboratory Sample Gamma Spectroscopy
Frazier L. Bronson, Brian Young, Ram Venkataraman

7-17 Interaction Of Sample, Cocktail, And Headspace Volume When Measuring Aqueous Rn In Small Volume Samples
M. G. Cantaloub, J. H. Higginbotham, J. Istok, and L. Semprini

7-18 A Rapid Method for the Analysis of Lead-210 in Environmental and Waste Samples.
D. K. Mann and J. K. Franse

7-19 Analysis of Tc-99 in Natural and Treated Waste Waters Using Empore Technetium Rad Disks
F. H. Barber and T. F. Kazmierczak

7-20 Pu-239 in urine by ICP-MS and FTA methods and their application to occupational exposure measurements
R. Pietrzak, R. Doty, C. Finfrock, A. Moorthy, E. Kaplan, K. Thind

7-21 The Difficulties In Dealing With Positive Blanks
Dave Rodgers and Rodney Melgard

7-22 Monte Carlo Validation of Internal Dosimetry Algorithms
Guthrie Miller

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

 A-D

Refreshment Break

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Conference Dinner & Entertainment
Los Amigos Ranch
5:00-5:30 Transportation to Los Amigos
6:00-8:30 Dinner & Western Entertainment
8:30-9:30 Transportation to Marriott

Time

Room

Event/Title/Author(s)

6:45 AM - 7:30 AM

Foyer

 Continental Breakfast

Session 8
Environmental Radiochemistry (II)
Chairpersons: Henry Spitz and Donivan Porterfield

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

A-E

Business Meeting
Chuan-Fu Wu

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

A-E

8-1. Developing An Efficient Method For The Measurement Of Isotopic Uranium And Thorium In Small Samples Of Soils And Environmental Waters
James R. Noyce

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM

A-E

8-2. A Comparison of Alpha Spectroscopy Procedures for Measuring Actinide Contaminates and Total Uranium Concentration on Smears and Filters
Amy S. Wong

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

A-E

8-3. Dissolving the Ocean Floor in Three Hours: To Sonicate or not to Sonicate
Melissa Bost

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

A-E

8-4. Radiological Monitoring of the Raw Sewage, Final Effluent, Sludge and Biosolids of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
A. Khalique

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

A-E

8-5. The Use of Naturally Occurring Radionuclides (Be-7 and Pb-210) as Atmospheric Tracers
R. Arimoto

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Foyer

 Coffee Break

Session 9
Analytical/Measurement Technology
Chairpersons: Bill Burnett and Myint Thein

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

A-E

9-1. Development of a Radiochemical Sensor for Environmental Applications
T. A. DeVol

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

A-E

9-2. Radon Progeny Exposure Assessment In Former Uranium Miners Using In Vivo Measurement Of Pb-210 In Bone
R. A. Guilmette

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

A-E

9-3. An Evaluation of Solid Phase Extraction Disks for the Routine Analysis of Sr-90 in Water by an On-Site West Valley Demonstration Project Laboratory
M.P. Pendl

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

A-E

9-4. A Novel Method for the Determination of Gross Transuranic Activity in Uranium Compounds
M.C. Tucker

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

A-E

9-5. Evaluation of Tritium Distillation Utilizing Gas Permeable Membrane
Mark Laudeman

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

A-E

9-6. The Determination of Promethium-147 and Samarium-151 Using Extraction Chromatography
Jon Martin

12:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Tour of Sandia National Laboratories (limited space).

Friday, November 20, 1998
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Technical Tour of the WIPP