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Upcoming Meetings  and Events of the Columbia Chapter  Home • Membership • Affiliates • Job Postings April 15, 2010 CCHPS Awards Banquet Date:   Thursday, April 15 Time:  5:45 pm meet & greet            6:30 pm dinner            7:00 pm Awards Presentations Location: Shilo Inn 50 Comstock in Richland Cost:  $TBA Buffet Dinner For dinner reservation please RSVP by COB April 13^th  CCHPS President Elect/Program Chair,  Don Stewart,  dstewart@moellerinc.com or 946-0410 ext 228.  Homeland Security Chair Needed The CCHPS is looking for a motivated, visionary individual interested in becoming Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. This committee is an ad hoc committee and currently has no specific activities. If a chairman cannot be found the decision may be made to deactivate the committee. If anyone is interested in assuming this position they should contact Mark Fishburn, or any of the Executive Council members. Past CCHPS Meeting Notes March 11, 2010 Speaker:  HPS President Elect Ed Maher Topic:  New Concepts in Radiological Emergency Planning October 22, 2009 Herbert M. Parker Foundation Fall Lecture Topic: “Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing in America – The Connection between John Wayne & Radioactive Fallout & Other Tales” Speaker: Bruce Church  Mr. Church initiated and managed Radioactive Low level Waste Disposal Program at the Nevada Test Site, retiring in 1995 from the U.S. Department of Energy as Assistant Manager for Environment, Safety, Security and Health at the Nevada Operations Office of the U.S. Department of Energy. He has served as a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for remedial actions, as a Health Physics Advisor. Mr. Church has been involved with and managed many radiological remedial action projects over the last three decades, most notably the Enewetak Atoll cleanup. 2 AAHP CEC have been approved for this event. October 15, 2009 Topic:  Radiological Design Considerations in the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility Speakers: Kathryn H Pryor, CHP and Ronald J. McConn, Jr. CCHPS 2008 Awards Banquet - April 21, 2009 Columbia Chapter Award Recipients, 2008 Radiation Safety Technologist of the Year Scott Stephens Citation read by Jack Horne  Operational Health Physicist of the Year Bobby McDaniel Citation read by Ted Giltz Ed Traverso Citation read by Jerry Simiele Health Physicist of the Year Bill Duffy Citation read by Ed Adams Science Fair Winners      Katrina Hui and Eric Desmarais   Columbia Chapter nominees for national HPS Awards Bryce Rich Candidate for Founders Award Certification by the American Board of Health Physics, 2008 Jim Rolph April  17, 2009 CCHPS Symposium  "Russia's Hanford - Health Studies at Mayak" Speakers:  Barry Fountos, Jack Fix, Bruce Napier,  Bob Scherpelz, Scott Miller, Tony James, and Dan Strom. http://www.ustur.wsu.edu/Presentations/2009/2009_CCHPS_Mayak.html. “Russia’s Hanford – Health Studies at Mayak” has been granted 8 CEC and has been assigned ID number 2009-04-014. April  16, 2009 Herbert M. Parker Lecture "Russia's Hanford - What We Have Learned" Speakers:  Jack Fix and Bruce Napier March 17, 2009 Topic:  Report on IRPA 12, Buenos Aires - October 2008 Review of the IRPA organization and the meeting in Buenos Aires, with highlighted summary of nine presentations.  Wonderful photos.  Contact Nancy for more details or see the IRPA website, www.irpa.net.  Next IRPA meeting will be in Stockholm,  Presenter: Nancy Kirner, CHP February 19, 2009 Topic:  DOE Region 8 Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) Overview Current and Future Activities Presenters: Thomas J. Froelich, CHP, RAP Equipment Coordinator Debra E. Webb, RAP Program Manager November 12, 2008  Topic: Tracking Something We Can Measure -- Why Dose Limits Should be Replaced by Exposure Limits Presenter: Gus Potter, Sandia Radiation Protection Dosimetry April 3, 2008  - 2007 Awards Banquet Columbia Chapter nominees for national HPS Awards, 2008 Leo Faust - Candidate for Founders Award Paul Rittman - Candidate for Fellow Tracy Ikenberry - Candidate for Fellow Certification by the American Board of Health Physics, 2007 Tracy Eaton  - Mark Hulke -  John Stephens Columbia Chapter Award Recipients, 2007 Kurt Lawing &  Brian Parsons - Radiation Safety Technologists of the Year David Andrews - Operational Health Physicist of the Year Mark Fishburn - Health Physicist of the Year Bruce Napier - Herbert M. Parker Award Awardees above (left to right): Brian Parsons and Kurt Lawing, standing Mark Fishburn and Bruce Napier, seated Not available for photo, David Andrews. Congratulations! Awards Banquet Program <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> Link to meeting notes/or PowerPoint presentations: March 2008, Speaker: Dale Boyce IsoRay Medical™ was founded in Richland, Washington in 1998 to develop, manufacture and market isotopes for use in the medical treatment of various malignant diseases. Company founders included recognized experts in the medical isotope field, including Lane A. Bray, who developed the patented process for economically separating and purifying Cesium-131. Cesium-131 was first used in October of 2004 at the University of Washington Medical Center for the treatment of prostate, breast, liver, brain, head and neck cancers and other malignant disease. January 2008, Speaker: Antone L. Brooks, Professor Washington State University Tri-Cities  "Cellular and Molecular Effects of Low Dose Radiation " This presentation discussed the recent cell/molecular data and provided an up to date review of the biological research conducted in the low dose region (below 0.10 Gy or 10 rads).  Also discussed how these data can be used to understand the scientific basis for current radiation standards. Finally, the presentation discussed the public perception that low doses of radiation represent a serious health risk. This perception is central to the generation of the observed radio-phobia.  (Professional Enrichment Program Lecture)  The Professional Enrichment course ran two hours and is eligible for 4 Continuing Education Credits.  November 2007 presented by Ron Kathren  "Depleted Uranium---More than you want to know, but what every health physicist should know."  This page was last modified on March 4, 2009

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