Agreement State Communications for 2002

12/12/02

H-315: Irradiator Course Revised Dates: Previous date of June 2-6, 2003 is revised to May 19-23, 2003. Previous date of September 8-12, 2003 is revised to September 15-19, 2003

11/13/02

Background Information Organization of Agreement States Meeting, October 1-3, 2002

10/31/02

Sealed Source And Device Registry: Supplement For 10 CFR Part 35 Uses

10/23/02

H-305: Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography Course This course will be given twice this year on May 12-16, 2003 and September 15-19, 2003 in St. Rose, Louisiana. Cost is $656. Submit an application to Brenda Usilton at BGU@NRC.GOV or fax a copy to 301-415-3502.

10/16/02

H-304:Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine Course (H-304) March 3-7, 2003, in Houston, TX. Cost is $2,160. Submit an application to Brenda Usilton at BGU@NRC.GOV or fax a copy to 301-415-3502.

10/16/02

Teletherapy and Brachytherapy,Course, March 10-14, 2003 in Houston, TX. Cost is $2,140. Submit an application to Brenda Usilton at BGU@NRC.GOV or fax a copy to 301-415-3502.

08/29/02

H-201: scheduled for Oct 21 - Nov 1 is postponed. It will be rescheduled for sometime in early CY 2003, exact dates to be announced later.

08/28/02

Do you know what this unidentified source is (item 4)? July 16, 2002

07/17/02

NRC Information Notice 02-19, June 14, 2002: "Medical Misadministrations Caused by Failure to Properly Perform Tests on Dose Calibrators for Beta- and Low- Energy Photon-Emitting Radionuclides," pertaining to (1) the lessons learned from an event involving multiple misadministrations due to inaccurate measurement of dosages of beta-emitting radiopharmaceuticals and (2) the importance of conducting proper tests of the dose calibrator when measuring beta- and low-energy photon-emitting radiopharmaceuticals and liquid brachytherapy sources (e.g., samarium-153, strontium-89, yttrium-90, phosphorus-32, and iodine-125).

06/27/02

NRC Information Notice 02-17, May 30, 2002: "Medical Use of Strontium-90 Eye Applicators: New Requirements for Calibration and Decay Correction," new requirements in the revised 10 CFR Part 35, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material," pertaining to the calibration and decay correction of Sr-90 eye applicators and related issues.

05/16/02

NRC Information Notice 2002-16, May 1, 2002: Intravascular Brachytherapy Misadministrations

05/10/02

Compatibility Designations for Final 10 CFR Part 35 - Medical Use of Byproduct Material, Part 20 and Part 32 (05/09/02 version)

05/08/02

Working Group Report on IMPEP Lessons Learned, April 1, 2002

05/08/02

Compatibility Designations for Final 10 CFR Part 35 - Medical Use of Byproduct Material, Part 20 and Part 32 (05/08/02 version)

04/18/02

Compatibility Designations for Final 10 CFR Part 35 - Medical Use of Byproduct Material, Part 20 and Part 32

03/01/02

G-205: Root Cause: Another course scheduled for July 15-19, 2002 in Chattanooga, TN. Cost: $1,534. Submit your application to Brenda Usilton, BGU@nrc.gov, by fax or e-mail. Please indicate if paying or coming on space available.

02/27/02

SS&D Page: The STP website has been modified to remove the need for a password to access the SS&D portion of the site. Any problems contact Jim Myers at jhm@nrc.gov .

02/12/02

Licensing Statistics: Active Agreement State & NRC Radioactive Materials Licenses by NRC Region and by State.

02/12/02

Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED) Training session: hosted by the State of Oregon on May 15-16, 2002. The schedule is: day one, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM; day two 2, 8:30 AM -11:30 AM. For information contact: Patricia Larkins, 301-415-2309 or pml@nrc.gov .

02/06/02

H-313: Teletherapy/Brachytherapy Course: August 5-9, 2002 in Houston, TX. Cost: $2,140. Submit your application to Brenda Usilton, BGU@nrc.gov, by fax or e-mail. Please indicate if paying or coming on space available.

02/06/02

H-304: Nuclear Medicine Course: July 29-August 2, 2002 in Houston, TX. Cost: $2,160. Submit your application to Brenda Usilton, BGU@nrc.gov, by fax or e-mail. Please indicate if paying or coming on space available.

01/29/02

Revised Guidance for Licensing Intravascular Brachytherapy Procedures

01/08/02

H-313: Teletherapy/Brachytherapy Course: March 11-15, 2002 in Houston, TX. Cost: $2,140. Anyone who has sent in an application with the dates TBD needs to resubmit their application to Brenda Usilton, BGU@nrc.gov, with the official dates. Please indicate if paying or coming on space available.

01/08/02

H-304: Nuclear Medicine Course: March 4-8, 2002 in Houston, TX. Cost: $2,160. Anyone who has sent in an application with the dates TBD needs to resubmit their application to Brenda Usilton, BGU@nrc.gov, with the official dates. Please indicate if paying or coming on space available.