Lest we forget.

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Lest we forget.
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Update on Radiation Safety Without Borders

• George Anastas, President
• Health Physics Society
• Presented at the
• 2002 Mid Year meeting of the Health Physics
  Society
• Orlando, Florida
• February 18, 2002

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Who???

• Health Physics Society Chapters and Members,
  Including Retirees
• US Agencies (perhaps EPA, State, DOE, NRC,
  etc.)
• IAEA

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What is RSWB??

• A means by which Chapters can assist countries in
  improving their radiation safety infrastructure
• Boots on the ground health physics
• Orphan Sources
• Anti-terrorist activities

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What is RSWB??(cont.)

• Training
• Instruments/Use/
• Calibration
• Inventory
• Regulations
• Accident Response
• Communications

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What is RSWB??(cont.)

• RAM shipped to recipient Country
• Set up/review inventory system
• Licensing/Inspections
• Follow Model Countries Program
• Les Rogers/Frank Bradley

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When????

• First four countries begin this year, Pilot
  Program
• Three additional countries next year, follow on
  to Pilot Program
• Integrate addition countries as funds allow and
  Chapter/retiree volunteers allow

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Where are we???

• Nine Chapters (East Tennessee, Northern
  California, Western New York, Northeastern New
  York, Greater New York, New England, North
  Carolina, Florida, South Texas)
• EPA
• DOE
• Department of State
• NRC
• IAEA

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Where are we???(cont.)

• Instruments (Calibration by East Tennessee
  Chapter)
• HPS International Relations Committee
• Chapter Guidance Manual Howard Dickson, Eric
  Abelquist, Andy Karam
• A Marvelous Team Dedicated to the Effort

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Where are we going???

• Parties must agree to work together
• No politics
• Initial Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Jamaica
• Then Portugal, Philippines, Estonia
• Lithuania???
• Then the rest of the 70 countries

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How Are We Going To Do It???

• Cooperation
• Communication
• Creativity with
• Insights
• Leaps and
• Connections
• With some Patient Persistence

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Static Planning, like the Maginot Line will not
hack it!!!!!
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How Are We Going To Do It???
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February 2002, What will happen by February 2003??

• I am exceedingly confident that the agencies,
  organizations and the HPS can collaborate to put
  RSWB in place. The benefits to radiation safety
  are almost unlimited. In addition, I hope that
  RSWB will be the pathfinder for other
  professional safety organizations to assist their
  colleagues in other countries.
• George Anastas, President Health Physics
  Society, February 2002

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Are there any easy questions I can attempt to
answer???