Agreement State Communications for 2007

Agreement State Notices and Dates
Date Notice
12/17/07 NRC has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-27, "Improving Public Understanding of the Risks Associated with Medical Events."
11/29/07 Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305): 3 new classes added. They are scheduled for:
March 31-April 4, 2008
June 23-27, 2008 and
October 20-24, 2008.
They are all being held in St. Rose, Louisiana. If you are interested in attending any of these courses please send Brenda Usilton your training application either to BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502. If sending more than one application for the same course please make sure you prioritize who goes first. Please make sure you use the new training application that was sent out earlier this year. If you have any questions please feel free to call Brenda at 301-415-2348.
11/13/07 NRC has issued Information Notice 2007-35, "Varian Medical Systems Varisource HDR Events: Iridium-192 Source Pulled From Shielded Position."
10/25/07

The Nuclear Medicine courses are scheduled for March 24-28, 2008 and July 27-August 1, 2008 in Houston, TX.

The Brachytherapy & Gamma Knife courses are scheduled for March 31-April 4, 2008 and August 4-8, 2008 also in Houston, TX.

There are only 16 slots per course. If you had previously submitted a training application for this course when it had no date assigned to it, you need to resubmit a training application with the date you would like to attend the course.

Another Root Cause Workshop has been scheduled for March 17-21, 2008 in Richland, Washington. If you're interested in attending any of these courses please submit your training application to Brenda Usilton via e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502.

10/17/07 NRC has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-22, "Status Update for Implementation of NRC Regulatory Authority for Certain Naturally-Occurring and Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Material."
10/10/07 NRC has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-23, "Date for Operation of National Source Tracking System" and Information Notice (IN) 2007-33, "Exposures to Members of the Public Caused by Inadequate Controls Over Well Logging Sources."
09/19/07 Active Agreement State & NRC Radioactive Materials Licenses by NRC Region & by State (9/13/07)
09/18/07 NRC has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-13, "Verification Of The Authenticity of Materials Possession Licenses" and Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-18.
08/29/07 Root Cause Workshop (G-205): will be hosted by Region I on December 3-7, 2007 in King of Prussia, PA. The cost is $1,647.00 per person. Send your training application to Brenda Usilton by e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502. If you have questions call Brenda at 301-415-2348.
08/21/07 The Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography has been scheduled for December 10-14, 2007 in St. Rose, Louisiana. The cost is $740.00 per person. Send your training application to Brenda Usilton by e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502. If you have questions call Brenda at 301-415-2348.
08/15/07 Michigan is the latest State to submit a "Letter of Intent to Become anAgreement State" to the NRC.
08/06/07 Region IV will be hosting a RESRAD (H-410) course September 25-28, 2007 in Arlington, TX. The cost is $1,517 per person. If you're interested in attending this course please send Brenda Usilton your training application either by e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502. If you have any questions please feel free to call Brenda at 301-415-2348.
08/06/07 Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2006-27, Supplement 1, "Availability of NRC 313A Series of Forms and Guidance for their Completion," was issued on June 27, 2007.
08/03/07 NRC has issued Information Notice 2007-25, "Suggestions From The Advisory Committee On The Medical Use Of Isotopes For Consideration To Improve Compliance With Sodium Iodide I-131 Written Directive Requirements In 10 CFR35.40 and Supervision Requirements In 10 CFR 35.27."
07/10/07 Note: The URL for the NMSS Reviews Page has changed--so change your bookmark.
06/25/07 NRC has issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007-14, "Fingerprinting Requirements for Licensees Implementing the Increased Control Order,"
and RIS 2007-15, "Unescorted Access to Materials for Non-Manufacturer and Distributor Service Providers," both of which were issued on June 5, 2007.
06/22/07 SRS sheets were revised to reflect the current NSTS Rule. See the Clean State Regulation Status Sheet.
05/17/07 Note: The URLs for the following pages have changed--so change your bookmarks.
05/16/07 SA-800: "Providing NRC Predecisional Documents to Agreement States, Organization of Agreement States, Inc., and Appropriate Working Groups of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc." is available.  See the NMSS Program Procedures.
05/15/07 NRC has created a medical list server for automatic e-mail notifications of medical-related generic communications, NMSS Newsletters, and Federal Register Notices.
05/04/07 Note: The URL for the Agreement State Directory has changed--so change your bookmark.
05/03/07 G-205 Root Cause Workshop: There will be an additional course added which will be held September 10-14, 2007 in Arlington, TX. The cost of the tuition is $1,647 per person.

H-201 Health Physics Technology: There will also be an additional course added which will be held August 6-17, 2007 in Chattanooga, TN. There is no tuition cost to attend this course.

If you are interested in attending either course please send Brenda Usilton your training application either by e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502.
05/3/07 RESRAD (H-410) course: , Region IV will be hosting a RESRAD (H-410) course July 23-27, 2007 in Arlington, TX. The cost of the tuition is $1,517 per person. If you are interested in attending this course please send Brenda Usilton your training application either by e-mail at BGU@nrc.gov or fax it to (301) 415-3502.
05/2/07 Note: The URLs for the following pages have changed--so change your bookmarks.
04/16/07 NRC recently issued Regulatory Issue Summary 2007-07, "Clarification of Increased Controls for Licensees That Possess Collocated Radioactive Material During Transportation Activities," dated April 5, 2007.
04/05/07 This version of the Management Directive 5.3 has replaced the version that was posted on 04/02/07.
04/02/07 Management Directive 5.3 is currently undergoing administrative review prior to publication. Minor changes may appear in the final document.
03/26/07 New Resource: The NARM Toolbox
03/08/07 See the NMSS Newsletter.

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