2008 RICHARD S. HODES, M.D.
HONOR LECTURE AWARD
Ryan Supports Risk Informed
Performance Assessments
“Since the development of 10 CFR 61, the NRC regulations for land disposal of LLW, a number of improvements in performance assessment methods have occurred,” said Dr. Michael T. Ryan, the Editor-in-Chief of the Health Physics Journal and the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.“ Risk informed performance assessments for LLW should properly account for waste, for waste packaging, and disposal facility engineered features in addition to radioactive material inventory.”

Dr. Ryan received the 2008 Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award yesterday in recognition of his contributions to low-level radioactive waste management in the U.S. through his leadership in the application of a risk-based approach to the disposal of LLRW in the United States.

“The innovative regulatory alternatives championed by Mike Ryan have the potential to assure adequate disposal, as well as reduce the risks to the health and safety of workers, the public, and the environment,” said Michael H. Mobley, Chairman of the Southeast Compact Commission.

The Southeast Compact Commission for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management established the Richard S. Hodes, M.D. Honor Lecture Award to honor the memory of Dr. Richard S. Hodes, who served as chair of the Southeast Compact Commission from its inception in 1983 until his death in 2002.

Nominations for the 2009 Hodes Honor Lecture Award are now being accepted.  Details are on the Commission website at www.secompact.org or you may contact Ted Buckner at 919/821-0500 or tedb@secompact.org.

Attention Brokers and Processors

To get a free listing in the directory or additional information, go to www.bpdirectory.com or contact:

Linda Walters, Director of Special Projects
Southeast Compact Commission
21 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 207
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 821-0500
lwalters@secompact.org

COMMISSION WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi has appointed two new representatives to the Commission.  Trudy Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson, will serve as a Commissioner.  For more information about Ms. Fisher, click here to review a detailed biography.  Robbie Wilbur, Communications Director for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality in Jackson, will serve as an Alternate Commissioner.  For more information about Mr. Wilbur, click here to review a detailed biography.

DIRECTORY OF BROKERS AND PROCESSORS NOW AVAILABLE
The Southeast Compact Commission maintains an electronic National Directory of Brokers and Processors at www.bpdirectory.com for use by compacts, states, federal agencies, and users of radioactive materials. It provides information about companies that package, transport, process or otherwise manage radioactive material in preparation for ultimate disposal. Access to the site and listing in the directory are free of charge. A printed version of the directory is also available. To receive a printed directory, please contact us.


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