NRC to hold public meeting on CsCl Sources September 29-30, 2008
The NRC published a notice on July 31, 2008, in the Federal Register on the upcoming Workshop on the Security and Continued Use of Cesium-137 Chloride (CsCl) Sources. The Notice (1) solicits comments from stakeholders and (2) requests participation in the Workshop scheduled for September 29-30, 2008, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel (near the NRC). The Notice also contains an Issues Paper which delineates the topics of discussion grouped into five major areas: alternative CsCl sources, alternative technologies, phase-out of CsCl, additional enhanced security, and potential future requirements.
In addition to the specific questions in Section III of the Federal Register Notice, NRC is also soliciting specific comments related to:
(1) Quantitative information on the costs and benefits resulting from consideration of the factors described in the Issues Paper;
(2) operational data on radiation exposures (increased or reduced) that might result from implementing any of the options described in the Issues Paper;
(3) whether the presented issues are addressed comprehensively; and
(4) whether other options should be considered, including quantitative information on the costs and benefits for these other options.
The full text of the Notice is available either in the small print of the Federal Register or in regular text format through the direct link to the Workshop announcement.
AAPM will be preparing responses to the questions asked by NRC. Please send your comments or questions to Lynne Fairobent, AAPM's Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs lynne@aapm.org by August 25, 2008.