Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS):2002 Annual Report (NUREG-1707, Volume 5)

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Date Published: May 2003

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555

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Foreword

The Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) prepared this annual report for ISCORS member agencies to document ISCORS' activities and accomplishments in 2002, and plans for 2003. We wish to thank the ISCORS members for their participation and contributions to the many topics discussed over the past year regarding radiation issues important to the public; federal, state, and local agencies; and national and international communities. In addition, we extend our compliments to all the subcommittee chairs and their members for significant support and accomplishments within the past year on numerous radiation issues, and for developing useful information, examples of which are attached in this report and on the ISCORS website (www.iscors.org). The subcommittees have outlined an aggressive list of challenges for 2003 and the full committee looks forward to receiving subcommittee recommendations on the specific topics each is addressing.

The full ISCORS met in January, April, July, and October 2002. The July 2002 meeting was open to the public for observation. At each full committee meeting, the subcommittees reported on their yearly activities and progress. The full committee also reviewed and received focused presentations on a wide variety of special topics, some of which included the following:

• Revision of the Protective Action Guides (PAGs)
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the NRC and EPA, and
• Updates on the activities of the International Commission on Radiation Standards(ICRP), the National Commission on Radiation Standards (NCRP), and the National Academies of Science (NAS).

Over the past few years, the full ISCORS committee has established a strong intragovernmental working relationship that benefits each member agency and significantly aids in identifying topics of interest to each agency. For both member representatives and the public, the ISCORS process and accomplishments are made visible by the annual report. We appreciate comments on this annual report and will use them to consider how ISCORS might better carry out its responsibilities. You may send comments on the report to Mr. James E. Kennedy (U.S. NRC, Mail Stop T-7J8, Washington, DC 20555), or Ms. Kathryn A. Klawiter (U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460).

ISCORS Co-chairs:

Mr. John T. Greeves, Director Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Mail Stop T-7J8 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

Mr. Frank Marcinowski, Director Radiation Protection Division Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460