Radiochemical Measurements Conference

Ala Moana Hotel

Honolulu, Hawaii

[Final Program]{.underline}

Sunday Workshops

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| 7:30am  | Continental     |                 |   |                       |
|         | Breakfast       |                 |   |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |   |                       |
|         | Severn Trent    |                 |   |                       |
|         | Laboratories)   |                 |   |                       |
|         | --              |                 |   |                       |
|         | **Pakal         |                 |   |                       |
|         | ana/Anthurium** |                 |   |                       |
|         |                 |                 |   |                       |
|         | Registration -- |                 |   |                       |
|         | **Outside       |                 |   |                       |
|         | Carnation**     |                 |   |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+---+-----------------------+
| 8:30am  | Mary Wisdom,    | NAREL, EML      | Q |                       |
|         | Catherine S.    |                 | A |                       |
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| 10:00-  | Coffee Break    |                 |   |                       |
| 10:30am | (Sponsored by   |                 |   |                       |
|         | Severn Trent    |                 |   |                       |
|         | L               |                 |   |                       |
|         | aboratories)\-- |                 |   |                       |
|         | **Pakal         |                 |   |                       |
|         | ana/Anthurium** |                 |   |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+---+-----------------------+
| 10:30am | Mary Wisdom,    | NAREL, EML      | Q |                       |
|         | Catherine S.    |                 | A |                       |
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| 10:30am | Manohar         | LLNL            | D |                       |
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| 12:     | Lunch           |                 |   |                       |
| 00-1:30 |                 |                 |   |                       |
|         | \[on your own\] |                 |   |                       |
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| 1:30pm  | Guthrie Miller, | LANL            | N |                       |
|         | Tom T. Little   |                 | e |                       |
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| 1:30pm  | Mike Schultz    | Ortec           | A |                       |
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| 3:00pm  | Coffee Break    |                 |   |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |   |                       |
|         | Severn Trent    |                 |   |                       |
|         | L               |                 |   |                       |
|         | aboratories)\-- |                 |   |                       |
|         | **Pakal         |                 |   |                       |
|         | ana/Anthurium** |                 |   |                       |
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| 3:30pm  | Barbara         | STL Richland    | I |                       |
|         | Gillespie, Matt |                 | n |                       |
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| 5:00pm  | Adjourn         |                 |   |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+---+-----------------------+
| 7-11pm  | Work group      |                 |   | ANSI phantom          |
|         | meeting         |                 |   |                       |
| **Anth  |                 |                 |   |                       |
| urium** |                 |                 |   |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+---+-----------------------+
| 7-11pm  | Work group      |                 |   | DOE/RTP               |
|         | meeting         |                 |   |                       |
| **P     |                 |                 |   |                       |
| akalana |                 |                 |   |                       |
| Rm**.   |                 |                 |   |                       |
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Radiochemical Measurements Conference

Ala Moana Hotel

Honolulu, Hawaii

Monday

Workshops/Posters

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Convenors       | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:30am  | Continental     |                 |                       |
|         | Breakfast       |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | Eichrom         |                 |                       |
|         | Technologies,   |                 |                       |
|         | Inc.) --        |                 |                       |
|         | **Anthurium     |                 |                       |
|         | Room**          |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | Registration -- |                 |                       |
|         | **Outside       |                 |                       |
|         | Carnation       |                 |                       |
|         | Room**          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:30am  | Stan Morton,    | DOELAP, Duke    | MARLAP -- Part 1      |
|         | David McCurdy   | Engineering     |                       |
| **P     |                 |                 |                       |
| lumeria |                 |                 |                       |
| Rm**.   |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:30am  | Bud Sielaff     | Canberra        | Productivity advances |
|         |                 | Industries,     | in laboratory sample  |
| **Ca    |                 | Inc.            | counting              |
| rnation |                 |                 |                       |
| Rm**    |                 | Cogema Company  |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:00-  | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| 10:30am | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | Eichrom         |                 |                       |
|         | Technologies,   |                 |                       |
|         | Inc.)--         |                 |                       |
|         | **Pakal         |                 |                       |
|         | ana/Anthurium** |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:30am | Stan Morton,    | DOELAP, Duke    | MARLAP -- Part 2      |
|         | David McCurdy   | Engineering     |                       |
| **P     |                 |                 |                       |
| lumeria |                 |                 |                       |
| Rm**.   |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:30am | Lawrence E.     | Eichrom Tech.,  | The pursuit of        |
|         | Jassin          | Inc.            | continuous            |
| **Ca    |                 |                 | improvement; methods, |
| rnation |                 |                 | and product quality   |
| Rm**    |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:30   | Exhibitor       |                 |                       |
| am      | set-up          |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
| **H     |                 |                 |                       |
| ibiscus |                 |                 |                       |
| I**     |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 12:     | Lunch           |                 |                       |
| 00-1:30 |                 |                 |                       |
|         | \[on your own\] |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:30pm  | Anthony C.      | ACJ &           | IMBA Expert USDOE --  |
|         | James           | Associates,     | Edition and related   |
| **Ca    |                 | Inc.            | developments          |
| rnation |                 |                 |                       |
| Rm**    |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:30    | Poster set-up:  |                 |                       |
| -3:00pm | **Pre-Function  |                 |                       |
|         | Area**          |                 |                       |
| **      |                 |                 |                       |
| Pre-Fun |                 |                 |                       |
| ction** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:00    | Exhibits:       |                 |                       |
| -5:00pm | **Hibiscus I**  |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
| **H     |                 |                 |                       |
| ibiscus |                 |                 |                       |
| I**     |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:00pm  | **Poster        |                 |                       |
|         | Session (with   |                 |                       |
| **Pre-F | refreshments)** |                 |                       |
| unction |                 |                 |                       |
| Area**  | **Chairs:       |                 |                       |
|         | Henrieta        |                 |                       |
|         | Dulaiova,       |                 |                       |
|         | Svetlana Nour** |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | -   Posters     |                 |                       |
|         |     should be   |                 |                       |
|         |     set up no   |                 |                       |
|         |     later than  |                 |                       |
|         |     3:00 pm     |                 |                       |
|         |     Monday      |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | -   Boards will |                 |                       |
|         |     be numbered |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         |   corresponding |                 |                       |
|         |     to poster   |                 |                       |
|         |     numbers in  |                 |                       |
|         |     this        |                 |                       |
|         |     program     |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | -   All authors |                 |                       |
|         |     should      |                 |                       |
|         |     stand by    |                 |                       |
|         |     their       |                 |                       |
|         |     display for |                 |                       |
|         |     questions,  |                 |                       |
|         |     discussion  |                 |                       |
|         |     during this |                 |                       |
|         |     period      |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | -   Posters     |                 |                       |
|         |     will remain |                 |                       |
|         |     up for      |                 |                       |
|         |     viewing     |                 |                       |
|         |     until after |                 |                       |
|         |     coffee      |                 |                       |
|         |     break       |                 |                       |
|         |     Wednesday   |                 |                       |
|         |     afternoon   |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | -               |                 |                       |
|         |    Refreshments |                 |                       |
|         |     provided by |                 |                       |
|         |     Eichrom     |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         |   Technologies, |                 |                       |
|         |     Inc.        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 6:00pm  | Vendor          |                 |                       |
|         | Reception --    |                 |                       |
|         | **Hibiscus I    |                 |                       |
|         | and Garden      |                 |                       |
|         | Lanai**         |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | Eberline        |                 |                       |
|         | Services and    |                 |                       |
|         | Perkin-Elmer    |                 |                       |
|         | Life Sciences)  |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Conference Program

Hibiscus Ballroom II

Tuesday AM

***Radiochemistry-1/2, Chairs: Ken Inn, Russ Takata***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:30    | Continental     |                 |                       |
| -8:30am | Breakfast       |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | General         |                 |                       |
|         | Engineering     |                 |                       |
|         | Laboratories)-- |                 |                       |
|         | **Hibiscus II** |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | Registration -- |                 |                       |
|         | **Outside       |                 |                       |
|         | Hibiscus II**   |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:30am  | Governor or     | State of Hawaii | Welcome               |
|         | Representative  |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:45    | Keynote Speaker | PG Research     | Alpha Emitters \--    |
| -9:30am |                 | Foundation,     | From Earth to Moon to |
|         | E. Philip       | Inc.            | Man                   |
|         | Horwitz         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:30    | C. Martin       | Science         | The role of ASTM in   |
|         | Johnson, Jr.,   | Applications    | Radioanalytical       |
|         | [Donna M.       | International   | method development    |
|         | Beal            | Corporation     | and promulgation      |
|         | s]{.underline}, |                 |                       |
|         | David E.        |                 |                       |
|         | McCurdy, and    |                 |                       |
|         | Norbert W.      |                 |                       |
|         | Golchert        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:50    | [Michael        | PerkinElmer     | Ultra-filtration      |
|         | Schult          | Instruments,    | studies of actinides  |
|         | z]{.underline}, | Florida State   | americium, plutonium, |
|         | William         | University,     | and thorium in a      |
|         | Burnett, Monika | University of   | seasonally-anoxic     |
|         | Takacs, James   | Georgia,        | lake in the           |
|         | Alberts, and    | Savannah River  | southeastern United   |
|         | Tom Hinton      | Ecology         | States: seasonal      |
|         |                 | Laboratory      | cycling and           |
|         |                 |                 | association with      |
|         |                 |                 | colloids              |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:10-  | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| 10:40am | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | General         |                 |                       |
|         | Engineering     |                 |                       |
|         | L               |                 |                       |
|         | aboratories)\-- |                 |                       |
|         | **Pre-Function  |                 |                       |
|         | Area**          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| *       |                 |                 |                       |
| **Radio |                 |                 |                       |
| chemist |                 |                 |                       |
| ry-3/4, |                 |                 |                       |
| Chairs: |                 |                 |                       |
| Gary    |                 |                 |                       |
| Kramer, |                 |                 |                       |
| Shigeo  |                 |                 |                       |
| Uc      |                 |                 |                       |
| hida*** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:40   | [Kimberly       | University of   | Study of Pu ion       |
|         | Kalea           | Calif           | productions in        |
|         | s]{.underline}, | ornia-Berkeley, | thermal ionization    |
|         | Zhichao Lin, K. | NIST            | mass spectrometry for |
|         | G. W. Inn, and  |                 | plutonium isotopic    |
|         | Robert Vocke    |                 | ratio measurements    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:00   | [Jeffrey C.     | Health Canada,  | Low levels ^90^Sr     |
|         | Whyt            | Radiation       | (Cerenkov) and        |
|         | e]{.underline}, | Protection      | ^226^Ra (alpha/beta   |
|         | R.K. Ungar, A.  | Bureau          | LSC) analysis in      |
|         | DeSilva, and K. |                 | environmental samples |
|         | T. Henderson    |                 | using an automated    |
|         |                 |                 | chromatography system |
|         |                 |                 | and LSC               |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:20   | [Shigeo         | National        | Low-level             |
|         | Uchi            | Institute of    | Technetium-99         |
|         | da]{.underline} | Radiological    | determination in soil |
|         | and Keiko       | Sciences, Japan | samples by ICP-MS     |
|         | Tagami          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:40   | [P. Evan        | Pacific         | Detection of          |
|         | Drese           | Northwest       | fission-altered       |
|         | l]{.underline}, | National        | isotopes ratios in    |
|         | John C. Evans,  | Laboratory      | groundwater at the US |
|         | Orville T.      |                 | Department of         |
|         | Farmer III,     |                 | Energy\'s Hanford     |
|         | Gregory C.      |                 | site using            |
|         | Eiden           |                 | inductively coupled   |
|         |                 |                 | plasma-mass           |
|         |                 |                 | spectrometry          |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 12:     | Conference      |                 |                       |
| 00-1:30 | Lunch           |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
| *       | State of Hawaii |                 |                       |
| *Garden | NRIAQ)          |                 |                       |
| Lanai** |                 |                 |                       |
|         | Guest Speaker,  |                 |                       |
|         | Lloyd Currie,   |                 |                       |
|         | NIST            |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | **On the        |                 |                       |
|         | Radiocarbon Age |                 |                       |
|         | of the Shroud   |                 |                       |
|         | of Turin:       |                 |                       |
|         | metrological    |                 |                       |
|         | controversy,**  |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | **creative      |                 |                       |
|         | hypotheses, and |                 |                       |
|         | the emerging    |                 |                       |
|         | discipline of   |                 |                       |
|         | \'molecular     |                 |                       |
|         | dating\'**      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Conference Program

Hibiscus Ballroom II

Tuesday PM

***Bioassay-1/2, Chairs: Virgene Ideker, Jost Eikenberg***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:30pm  | [Joel L.        | Carlsbad        | An evaluation of lung |
|         | Web             | Environmental   | counting background   |
|         | b]{.underline}, | Monitoring and  | at six facilities     |
|         | G. Kramer, S.   | Research Center | using an 80-mm        |
|         | Allen, M.       |                 | diameter germanium    |
|         | Ennis, R.       |                 | detector: a           |
|         | Guilmette, T.   |                 | collaborative in vivo |
|         | Lynch, and D.   |                 | study                 |
|         | Schoep          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:50pm  | [T.             | Lawrence        | Use of accelerated    |
|         | Hamilto         | Livermore       | mass spectrometry for |
|         | n]{.underline}, | National        | plutonium urinalysis  |
|         | T. Brown, A.    | Laboratory      |                       |
|         | Marchetti, J.   |                 |                       |
|         | McAninch, C.    |                 |                       |
|         | Cox, M.         |                 |                       |
|         | Hotchandani, D. |                 |                       |
|         | Hickman, J.     |                 |                       |
|         | Brunk           |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:10pm  | [J. Stan        | Radiological    | Assessment of         |
|         | Morto           | and             | p                     |
|         | n]{.underline}, | Environmental   | erformance-evaluation |
|         | Tansy L.        | Sciences        | data derived from     |
|         | Taylor, Tracy   | Laboratory,     | radiobioassay DOELAP  |
|         | M. Jue, and     | U.S. DOE        |                       |
|         | Robert M.       |                 |                       |
|         | Loesch          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:30pm  | [Gary H.        | Human           | Monte Carlo           |
|         | Krame           | Monitoring      | simulation of a       |
|         | r]{.underline}, | Laboratory,     | scanning whole body   |
|         | Linda C. Burns, | Radiation       | counter and the       |
|         | and Steven      | Protection      | effect of BOMAB       |
|         | Guerriere       | Bureau, Canada  | phantom size on the   |
|         |                 |                 | calibration           |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:50    | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| -3:20pm | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | General         |                 |                       |
|         | Engineering     |                 |                       |
|         | Laboratories)-- |                 |                       |
|         | **Pre-Function  |                 |                       |
|         | Area**          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| **      |                 |                 |                       |
| *Bioass |                 |                 |                       |
| ay-3/4, |                 |                 |                       |
| Chairs: |                 |                 |                       |
| Rod     |                 |                 |                       |
| M       |                 |                 |                       |
| elgard, |                 |                 |                       |
| Peter   |                 |                 |                       |
| Lin     |                 |                 |                       |
| dahl*** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:20pm  | [Thomas L.      | Science         | Uranium lung          |
|         | Rucke           | Applications    | solubility class      |
|         | r]{.underline}, | International   | selection at Bechtel  |
|         | Jeffrey D.      | Corporation     | Jacobs Company LLC -  |
|         | Slack, Kenneth  |                 | operated facilities   |
|         | N. Fleming,     |                 |                       |
|         | Stanley W.      |                 |                       |
|         | Stevens, Ronnie |                 |                       |
|         | M. Moody, C.    |                 |                       |
|         | Martin Johnson, |                 |                       |
|         | Jr., and Steve  |                 |                       |
|         | W. Green        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:40pm  | [Steven E.      | Radiological    | Determination of the  |
|         | Bohr            | and             | actinides in fecal    |
|         | er]{.underline} | Environmental   | and urine samples     |
|         | and David S.    | Sciences        | with total sample     |
|         | Sill            | Laboratory      | dissolution using a   |
|         |                 |                 | lithium metaborate    |
|         |                 |                 | fusion                |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4:00pm  | [H.             | University of   | A new technique for   |
|         | Spit            | Cincinnati      | performing in vivo    |
|         | z]{.underline}, |                 | efficiency            |
|         | A. Robbins, D.  |                 | calibration           |
|         | Stempfley, J.   |                 | measurements suitable |
|         | Hudson, D.      |                 | for chestwall         |
|         | Johnson         |                 | thicknesses in excess |
|         |                 |                 | of 4 cm               |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4:20pm  | [R. K.          | Lawrence        | Quality control of a  |
|         | Sha             | Livermore       | new uranium bioassay  |
|         | h]{.underline}, | National        | method                |
|         | D. C. Shepley,  | Laboratory      |                       |
|         | S. MacLean,     |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:0     | Work group      |                 | ANSI 13.30            |
| 0-11:00 | meeting         |                 |                       |
| pm      |                 |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
| **Anth  |                 |                 |                       |
| urium** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:0     | Work group      |                 | ASTM D19              |
| 0-11:00 | meeting         |                 |                       |
| pm      |                 |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
| **P     |                 |                 |                       |
| akalana |                 |                 |                       |
| Rm**    |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Conference Program

Hibiscus Ballroom II

Wednesday AM

***Radiochemistry-5/6, Chairs: Bill Burnett, Carol Luskus***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:30    | Continental     |                 |                       |
| -8:00am | Breakfast       |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | PerkinElmer     |                 |                       |
|         | Instruments --  |                 |                       |
|         | ORTEC)--        |                 |                       |
|         | **Hibiscus II** |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | Registration -- |                 |                       |
|         | **Outside       |                 |                       |
|         | Hibiscus II**   |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:00am  | [R.             | Carlsbad        | ^239,240^Pu and       |
|         | Arimot          | Environmental   | inorganic substances  |
|         | o]{.underline}, | Monitoring and  | in aerosols from the  |
|         | M. Conley, J.   | Research        | vicinity of the Waste |
|         | Webb, T.        | Center, New     | Isolation Pilot       |
|         | Kirchner, B.    | Mexico State    | Plant: the importance |
|         | Stewart, D.     | University      | of resuspension       |
|         | Schoep, and M.  |                 |                       |
|         | Walthall        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:20am  | [Barry          | Carlsbad        | How rigorous is rare  |
|         | Stewa           | Environmental   | earth fluoride        |
|         | rt]{.underline} | Monitoring and  |                       |
|         | and Carl        | Research Center | m                     |
|         | Schloesslin     |                 | icro-coprecipitation? |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:40am  | [Jost           | Division for    | Environmental         |
|         | Eikenber        | Radiation       | radionuclide analyses |
|         | g]{.underline}, | Protection,     | around nuclear        |
|         | Sixto Bajo, J.  | Paul Scherrer   | installations in      |
|         | Hitz, and L.    | Institute,      | northern Switzerland  |
|         | Wyer            | Switzerland     |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:00am  | Guebuem Kim,    | Department of   | Measurement of        |
|         | Bill Burnett,   | Oceanography,   | ^224^Ra and ^226^Ra   |
|         | and [Henrieta   | Florida State   | activities in natural |
|         | Dulaio          | University      | waters using a        |
|         | va]{.underline} |                 | radon-in-air monitor  |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:20am  | Derek           | Durridge        | Impact of realtime    |
|         | Lane-Smith      | Company Inc.    | alpha spectroscopy on |
|         |                 |                 | the measurement of    |
|         |                 |                 | radium and radon      |
|         |                 |                 | isotopes in water     |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:40-   | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| 10:10am | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | PerkinElmer     |                 |                       |
|         | Instruments --  |                 |                       |
|         | ORTEC)--        |                 |                       |
|         | **Pre-Function  |                 |                       |
|         | Area**          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| *       |                 |                 |                       |
| **Radio |                 |                 |                       |
| chemist |                 |                 |                       |
| ry-7/8, |                 |                 |                       |
| Chairs: |                 |                 |                       |
| Joel    |                 |                 |                       |
| Webb,   |                 |                 |                       |
| Carolyn |                 |                 |                       |
| Wong*** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:10am | David S. Sill   | Radiological    | Preparation and       |
|         |                 | and             | testing of soil       |
|         |                 | Environmental   | standards containing  |
|         |                 | Sciences        | known activities of   |
|         |                 | Laboratory,     | homogeneously         |
|         |                 | U.S. DOE        | distributed           |
|         |                 |                 | radionuclides         |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:30am | [Carolyn T.     | California      | Gross alpha by liquid |
|         | Won             | Department of   | scintillation         |
|         | g]{.underline}, | Health Services |                       |
|         | V. M. Soliman,  |                 |                       |
|         | S. Kusum Perera |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:50am | Jon Martin      | British Nuclear | Simulation and        |
|         |                 | Fuels Limited   | assessment of the     |
|         |                 |                 | performance           |
|         |                 |                 | characteristics of a  |
|         |                 |                 | high capacity         |
|         |                 |                 | ion-exchange system   |
|         |                 |                 | for the               |
|         |                 |                 | decontamination of    |
|         |                 |                 | spent fuel            |
|         |                 |                 | cooling-pool water    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:10am | Anil Thakkar    | Eichrom         | A rapid determination |
|         |                 | Technologies,   | of ^226^Ra and        |
|         |                 | Inc.            | ^224^Ra via alpha     |
|         |                 |                 | spectrometry using    |
|         |                 |                 | extraction            |
|         |                 |                 | chromatography        |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:30am | [Bryan B.       | Lawrence        | Pre-concentration &   |
|         | Bandon          | Livermore       | measurement of low    |
|         | g]{.underline}, | National        | levels of gamma-ray   |
|         | Alan M. Volpe,  | Laboratory      | emitting              |
|         | Bradley K.      |                 | radioisotopes in      |
|         | Esser, and      |                 | coastal waters        |
|         | Gregory M.      |                 |                       |
|         | Bianchini       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:50am | Discussion      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 12:     | Lunch \[on your |                 |                       |
| 00-1:30 | own\]           |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Conference Program

Hibiscus Ballroom II

Wednesday PM

***QC-1/2, Chairs: Donivan Porterfield, Bob Shannon***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:30pm  | [Diana          | Los Alamos      | LANL Chemistry        |
|         | Decke           | National        | Division Bioassay     |
|         | r]{.underline}, | Laboratory      | Project Analytical    |
|         | Peter C.        |                 | Chemistry Laboratory  |
|         | Lindahl, Nancy  |                 | participation in      |
|         | L. Koski,       |                 | inter-laboratory      |
|         | Deward W.       |                 | performance           |
|         | Efurd, Robert   |                 | evaluation programs   |
|         | Steiner, Donald |                 |                       |
|         | E. Dry, and     |                 |                       |
|         | Sandra E.       |                 |                       |
|         | Wagner          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1:50pm  | [Allen          | Science         | Uncertainty analysis  |
|         | Brodsk          | Applications    | of analytical results |
|         | y]{.underline}, | International   | when errors are not   |
|         | Daniel G.       | Corporation     | normally distributed  |
|         | Martinez, and   |                 |                       |
|         | W. Jeffrey      |                 |                       |
|         | Klemm           |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:10pm  | William E.      | PMB #492, CA,   | Exact confidence      |
|         | Potter          | USA             | intervals for paired  |
|         |                 |                 | counting utilizing    |
|         |                 |                 | modified bessel       |
|         |                 |                 | functions of integral |
|         |                 |                 | order                 |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:30pm  | [David E.       | Duke            | Second                |
|         | McCurd          | Engineering and | interlaboratory       |
|         | y]{.underline}, | Services; NIST  | comparison for the    |
|         | Zhichao Lin,    |                 | analysis of Pu-239 in |
|         | and Kenneth     |                 | synthetic urine at    |
|         | G.W. Inn        |                 | the μBq (\~100 aCi)   |
|         |                 |                 | level - a work in     |
|         |                 |                 | progress              |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2:50    | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| -3:20pm | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | PerkinElmer     |                 |                       |
|         | Instruments --  |                 |                       |
|         | ORTEC)          |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | --              |                 |                       |
|         | **Pre-Function  |                 |                       |
|         | Area**          |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | \[all exhibits  |                 |                       |
|         | and posters     |                 |                       |
|         | should be       |                 |                       |
|         | removed after   |                 |                       |
|         | break\]         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| ***     |                 |                 |                       |
| QC-3/4, |                 |                 |                       |
| Chairs: |                 |                 |                       |
| Henry   |                 |                 |                       |
| Spitz,  |                 |                 |                       |
| Dave    |                 |                 |                       |
| McC     |                 |                 |                       |
| urdy*** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:20pm  | [R. T.          | Acculabs, Inc., | Sources of bias and   |
|         | Shanno          | Los Alamas      | uncertainty           |
|         | n]{.underline}, | National        | associated with gross |
|         | L. J. Davis, R. | Laboratory      | alpha and beta        |
|         | M. Kinney, and  |                 | analysis              |
|         | K. I. Mullen    |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3:40pm  | Mary C Verwolf  | NAMP Program    | Integrated national   |
|         |                 | Manager, DOE-ID | analytical management |
|         |                 |                 | programs for quality  |
|         |                 |                 | assurance of DOE      |
|         |                 |                 | environmental data    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4:00pm  | [Stacey M.      | USDOE           | Radiological          |
|         | Loyland         | Environmental   | traceability program  |
|         | Asbur           | Measurements    |                       |
|         | y]{.underline}, | Laboratory,     |                       |
|         | Raymond Bath,   | DOE-Idaho,      |                       |
|         | Mary Verwolf,   | NIST, Duke      |                       |
|         | David S. Sill,  | Engineering     |                       |
|         | Kenneth G. W.   | Laboratory      |                       |
|         | Inn, and Dave   |                 |                       |
|         | McCurdy         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4:20pm  | [Kenneth G. M.  | NIST            | The NIST policy on    |
|         | In              |                 | traceability as       |
|         | n]{.underline}, |                 | related to            |
|         | Zhichao Lin,    |                 | radionuclide          |
|         | Zhongyu Wu, and |                 | measurements          |
|         | Ciara McMahan   |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4:40pm  | Virgene Ideker  | Rocky Flats     | Through the eyes of   |
|         |                 | Closure Site    | an auditor            |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 6:30    | **Conference    |                 |                       |
| -9:30pm | Dinner, Awards  |                 |                       |
|         | Presentation,   |                 |                       |
| *       | Business        |                 |                       |
| *Garden | Meeting**       |                 |                       |
| Lanai** |                 |                 |                       |
|         | **Chairs: Stan  |                 |                       |
|         | Morton, Mike    |                 |                       |
|         | Fern**          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Conference Program

Hibiscus Ballroom II

Thursday AM

***Bioassay-5/6, Chairs: Anna Berne, Tom Rucker***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| D       | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
| ay/Time | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7:30    | Continental     |                 |                       |
| -8:00am | Breakfast       |                 |                       |
|         | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | Canberra        |                 |                       |
|         | Industries)     |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | **Hibiscus II** |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:00    | [C.             | I               | ^129^I/^127^I ratio   |
|         | Frecho          | PSN/DPRE/SERNAT | measurements in       |
|         | u]{.underline}, | and             | bovine thyroids from  |
|         | D. Calmet, X.   | CEA             | the North Cotentin    |
|         | Bertho, A.      | /DSM/DRECAM/LPS | area                  |
|         | Gaudry          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:20am  | Samuel E.       | Washington      | Performance           |
|         | Glover          | State           | assessment of         |
|         |                 | University      | laboratories          |
|         |                 |                 | performing uranium    |
|         |                 |                 | analyses on Gulf War  |
|         |                 |                 | Veterans              |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8:40am  | [K.             | Japan Nuclear   | Early faecal          |
|         | Takasak         | Cycle           | excretion of inhaled  |
|         | i]{.underline}, | Development     | plutonium             |
|         | O. Kurihara, T. | Institute (JNC) |                       |
|         | Momose, T.      |                 |                       |
|         | Tasaki, Y.      |                 |                       |
|         | Maruo, and K.   |                 |                       |
|         | Shinohara       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:00am  | [J.             | Japan Atomic    | Rapid Pu urinalysis   |
|         | Kuwabar         | Energy Research | method by flow        |
|         | a]{.underline}, | Institute       | injection detection   |
|         | S. Tolmachyov,  |                 | system                |
|         | H. Noguchi      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:20am  | Rod Melgard and | Eberline        | ANSI 13.30 and the    |
|         | [Melissa        | Services        | law of unintended     |
|         | Manni           |                 | consequences          |
|         | on]{.underline} |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9:40-   | Coffee Break    |                 |                       |
| 10:10am | (Sponsored by   |                 |                       |
|         | Canberra        |                 |                       |
|         | Industries)     |                 |                       |
|         |                 |                 |                       |
|         | **Hibiscus II** |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| **      |                 |                 |                       |
| *Bioass |                 |                 |                       |
| ay-5/6, |                 |                 |                       |
| Chairs: |                 |                 |                       |
| Sandra  |                 |                 |                       |
| Wagner, |                 |                 |                       |
| Jean    |                 |                 |                       |
| Louis   |                 |                 |                       |
| Gen     |                 |                 |                       |
| icot*** |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:10am | [Jean Louis     | Radiation       | The reduction of the  |
|         | Genic           | Protection      | detection limits in   |
|         | ot]{.underline} | SCK.CEN,        | *in vivo*             |
|         |                 | Belgium         | measurements by using |
|         |                 |                 | energy adapted        |
|         |                 |                 | detector arrays       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:30am | [Anita R.       | Idaho National  | Determination of      |
|         | Bhat            | Engineering and | tritium in urine      |
|         | t]{.underline}, | Environmental   | samples and validity  |
|         | Mitchell R.     | Laboratory      | of results            |
|         | Greenhalgh, and |                 |                       |
|         | Christopher P.  |                 |                       |
|         | Oertel          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10:50am | [M.J.           | RFETS           | Actinide analysis of  |
|         | El              | Analytical      | unpreserved urine     |
|         | y]{.underline}, | Services, Oak   | samples               |
|         | Gerard Payne,   | Ridge           |                       |
|         | Eugene Porter   | Intercomparison |                       |
|         |                 | Studies         |                       |
|         |                 | Program, RFETS  |                       |
|         |                 | Internal        |                       |
|         |                 | Dosimetry       |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:10am | [Peter C.       | Los Alamos      | Using quality control |
|         | Lindah          | National        | sample results in the |
|         | l]{.underline}, | Laboratory      | process of improving  |
|         | Nancy L. Koski, |                 | method performance    |
|         | Richard D.      |                 | for the determination |
|         | Robinson,       |                 | of plutonium in urine |
|         | Deward W.       |                 |                       |
|         | Efurd, Robert   |                 |                       |
|         | Steiner, Donald |                 |                       |
|         | E. Dry,         |                 |                       |
|         | Clarence J.     |                 |                       |
|         | Duffy, and      |                 |                       |
|         | Sandra E.       |                 |                       |
|         | Wagner          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:30am | [Robert         | Environmental   | Measurement of        |
|         | Rosso           | Resources       | ^228^Ra and ^226^Ra   |
|         | n]{.underline}, | Center Georgia  | by gamma-Ray          |
|         | Bernd Kahn,     | Institute of    | spectrometry in       |
|         | Jeff Lahr, and  | Technology      | drinking water        |
|         | Dave Crowe      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11:50am | Concluding      |                 |                       |
|         | Remarks         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 12:00pm | Conference      |                 |                       |
|         | Adjourns        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

Radiochemical Measurements Conference

Poster Session

Pre-Function Area

Honolulu, Hawaii

***List of Poster Presentations, Chairs: Henrieta Dulaiova, Svetlana
Nour***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| Poster  | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
|         | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
| \#      |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 1       | [Joel L.        | Carlsbad        | Comparison of the     |
|         | Web             | Environmental   | LLNL and JAERI        |
|         | b]{.underline}, | Monitoring and  | phantoms using four   |
|         | G. Kramer, S.   | Research Center | 80-mm diameter        |
|         | Allen, and D.   |                 | germanium detectors   |
|         | Schoep          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 2       | [Robert         | North Atlantic  | Where did the tritium |
|         | Litm            | Energy Services | come from?            |
|         | an]{.underline} | Corporation     |                       |
|         | and David A.    |                 |                       |
|         | Robinson        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 3       | [Guthrie        | Los Alamos      | Exact likelihood      |
|         | Mille           | National        | functions for         |
|         | r]{.underline}, | Laboratory      | measurements          |
|         | Harry F. Martz, |                 | involving counting    |
|         | Tom T. Little,  |                 |                       |
|         | and Ray         |                 |                       |
|         | Guilmette       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 4       | [Gary H.        | Human           | Comparison of sliced  |
|         | Krame           | Monitoring      | lungs with whole lung |
|         | r]{.underline}, | Laboratory,     | sets for a Torso      |
|         | Steven          | Radiation       | Phantom measured with |
|         | Guerriere, and  | Protection      | Ge detectors using    |
|         | Kenneth G. W.   | Bureau, Canada  | MCNP and              |
|         | Inn             |                 | autoradiography       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 5       | [K.             | King Abdulaziz  | Investigation of      |
|         | Aleiss          | City for        | bottled water quality |
|         | a]{.underline}, | Science and     | in Saudi Arabia       |
|         | O. Al-Dayel, J. | Technology,     |                       |
|         | Hefne, and E.   | Saudi Arabia    |                       |
|         | Shabana         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 6       | [M. T.          | Centro di       | Adsorption of         |
|         | Valentini       | radiochimica ed | actinide ions from    |
|         | Ganzerl         | Analisi per     | natural waters on     |
|         | i]{.underline}, | Attivazione del | specific adsorbers    |
|         | V. Crespi       | C.N.R. e        | especially designed   |
|         | Caramella, L.   | Dipartimento di |                       |
|         | Maggi           | Chimica         |                       |
|         |                 | Generale        |                       |
|         |                 | de              |                       |
|         |                 | ll\'Universita, |                       |
|         |                 | Italy           |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 7       | V. S.           | Toxicology      | The graphic user      |
|         | Kondrashov and  | Research        | interface for in vivo |
|         | S. J.           | Laboratory      | XRF bone lead         |
|         | Rothenberg      |                 | analysis              |
|         |                 | Charles R.Drew  |                       |
|         | [withdra        | University      |                       |
|         | wn]{.underline} |                 |                       |
|         |                 | Los Angeles     |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 8       | Ryszard         | Institute of    | Preparation of        |
|         | Bojanowski and  | Oceanology      | ^226^Ra sources from  |
|         | Zbigniew        | (Poland),       | solid samples for     |
|         | Radecki         | International   | alpha spectrometry in |
|         |                 | Atomic Energy   | less than one hour    |
|         |                 | Agency (Vienna) |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 9       | Raymond J.      | Environmenat    | A template for the    |
|         | Lagomarsino     | Measurements    | calculation of        |
|         |                 | Laboratory, US  | Strontium-90 activity |
|         |                 | DOE             |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 10      | [Kil Yong       | Korea Institute | Preparation and       |
|         | Le              | of Geoscience & | analysis of plastic   |
|         | e]{.underline}, | Mineral         | reference materials   |
|         | Yoon Yeol Yoon, | Resources       | for elemental         |
|         | Myung Kwon      |                 | analysis              |
|         | Yang, Sang Kwon |                 |                       |
|         | Shim, and Bum   |                 |                       |
|         | Kyoung Seo      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 11      | Yoon Yeol Yoon, | Korea Institute | Determination of      |
|         | Soo Young Cho,  | of Geoscience & | uranium in            |
|         | and [Kil Yong   | Mineral         | groundwater samples   |
|         | L               | Resources       | by photon electron    |
|         | ee]{.underline} |                 | rejecting alpha       |
|         |                 |                 | liquid scintillation  |
|         |                 |                 | spectrometry          |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

***Poster Presentations***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| Poster  | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
|         | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
| \#      |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 12      | [Jeng-Jong      | Institute of    | Sequential isotopic   |
|         | Wan             | Nuclear Energy  | determination of      |
|         | g]{.underline}, | Research,       | plutonium, americium, |
|         | Shing-Fa Fang,  | Taiwan          | uranium, and          |
|         | and Tzu-Wen     |                 | strontium in soil     |
|         | Wang            |                 | sample                |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 13      | Bum Kyoung Seo, | Korea Institute | Simultaneous analysis |
|         | [Kil Yong       | of Geoscience & | of radium and radon   |
|         | Le              | Mineral         | in groundwater        |
|         | e]{.underline}, | Resources       | samples by HPGE       |
|         | and Yoon Yeol   |                 | detector              |
|         | Yoon            |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 14      | [T. K.          | Los Alamos      | Separation of         |
|         | L               | National        | plutonium and uranium |
|         | i]{.underline}, | Laboratory,     | in spent-fuel         |
|         | M. Watanabe, S. | Japan Nuclear   | dissolver solutions   |
|         | Sato, S.        | Cycle           | by extraction         |
|         | Jitsukata, T.   | Development     | chromatography        |
|         | Kuno, H. Ikeda, | Institute       |                       |
|         | T. Hiyama       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 15      | Patrick I. Foy  | Los Alamos      | Mass spectrometer     |
|         |                 | National        | modernization or      |
|         |                 | Laboratory      | teaching an old dog   |
|         |                 |                 | new tricks            |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 16      | [F. Keith       | Fluor Fernald   | Radioanalytical       |
|         | Tomlinso        | Inc., OH        | laboratory            |
|         | n]{.underline}, |                 | performance           |
|         | Thomas A.       |                 | assessment using      |
|         | Dugan, Hobert   |                 | performance           |
|         | W. Jones        |                 | evaluation samples    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 17      | [Shing-Fa       | Institute of    | Comparison of         |
|         | Fan             | Nuclear Energy  | alpha/beta separation |
|         | g]{.underline}, | Research,       | performance of        |
|         | Jeng-Jong Wang, | Taiwan          | commercially          |
|         | Tzu-Wen Wang,   |                 | available             |
|         | and Jih-Hung    |                 | scintillation         |
|         | Chiu            |                 | cocktails counting by |
|         |                 |                 | Quantulus^TM^ 1220    |
|         |                 |                 | liquid scintillation  |
|         |                 |                 | counter               |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 18      | Zhongyu Wu and  | NIST            | NIST virtual gamma    |
|         | Kenneth G. W.   |                 | spectrometry systems: |
|         | Inn             |                 | a comparison of       |
|         |                 |                 | counting efficiencies |
|         |                 |                 | from measurements and |
|         |                 |                 | Monte Carlo           |
|         |                 |                 | simulations           |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 19      | [N. M.          | Uzbek Academy   | Application of INAA   |
|         | Mukhamedshin    | of Sciences,    | and X-ray analysis to |
|         | a]{.underline}, | Tashkent State  | study environmental   |
|         | M. Kadirova, A. | Agrarian        | samples               |
|         | A. Mirsagatova, | University,     |                       |
|         | N. Norboev, M.  | Uzbekistan      |                       |
|         | Amanov, T.      |                 |                       |
|         | Khushvaktov     |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 20      | Keiko Tagami    | National        | Determination of      |
|         | and [Shigeo     | Institute of    | Rhenium in            |
|         | Uchi            | Radiological    | environmental samples |
|         | da]{.underline} | Sciences, Japan | using an extraction   |
|         |                 |                 | chromatographic resin |
|         |                 |                 | and ICP-MS            |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 21      | Ciara A.        | NIST, Florida   | Development of the    |
|         | McMahon,        | State           | NIST standard         |
|         | Kenneth G. W.   | University,     | sequential extraction |
|         | Inn, William C. | PerkinElmer     | protocol-optimization |
|         | Burnett, and    | Instruments     | for freshwater lake   |
|         | Michael K.      |                 | sediment SRM          |
|         | Schultz         |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 22      | D. S.           | Institute of    | Radioisotope excited  |
|         | Khamrayeva, T.  | Nuclear Physics | x-ray fluorescence    |
|         | Akyuz, S. Akyuz | (Uzbekistan),   | and neutron           |
|         |                 | Cekmece Nuclear | activation analyses   |
|         |                 | Research and    | of surface sediments  |
|         |                 | Training        | collected along the   |
|         |                 | Center,         | Turkish Black Sea     |
|         |                 | Istanbul        | coast                 |
|         |                 | University      |                       |
|         |                 | (Turkey)        |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 23      | George H.       | Los Alamos      | The effectiveness of  |
|         | Brooks, Donivan | National        | solid-state CZT vs    |
|         | Porterfield,    | Laboratory      | low-resolution        |
|         | and Susan       |                 | NaI(Tl) detector      |
|         | Radzinski       |                 | types upon the active |
|         |                 |                 | measurement of        |
|         |                 |                 | americium and         |
|         |                 |                 | plutonium in aqueous  |
|         |                 |                 | waste streams         |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

***Poster Presentations***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| Poster  | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
|         | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
| \#      |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 24      | K. J.           | Westinghouse    | Simplified model for  |
|         | Hofstetter and  | Savannah River  | in-situ survey of     |
|         | [D. M.          | Company,        | gamma activity in     |
|         | Bea             | Savannah River  | soil                  |
|         | ls]{.underline} | Technology      |                       |
|         |                 | Center          |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 25      | Anita R. Bhatt  | Idaho National  | Choosing the right    |
|         |                 | Engineering and | tracer for special    |
|         |                 | Environmental   | bioassay analyses     |
|         |                 | Laboratory      |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 26      | David Hickman,  | Lawrence        | An assessment of      |
|         | [Cindy          | Livermore       | cesium-137 exposure   |
|         | Conrad          | National        | in Rongelap Island    |
|         | o]{.underline}, | Laboratory      | resettlement workers  |
|         | Ericson         |                 | based on whole body   |
|         | Arelong, Simon  |                 | counting (1999-2000)  |
|         | Langinbelik,    |                 |                       |
|         | Terry Hamilton  |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 27      | S. M. Almeida,  | Instituto       | Intercomparison       |
|         | M. M. Farinha,  | Tecnilogico e   | INAA/PIXE for the     |
|         | [M. C.          | Nuclear,        | elemental             |
|         | Freita          | Portugal        | concentrations of     |
|         | s]{.underline}, |                 | zinc, iron and        |
|         | M. Reis, O.     |                 | potassium in air      |
|         | Oliveira        |                 | particulate matter    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 28      | [M. G.          | WRAP Facility   | Transuranic waste     |
|         | Cantalou        | MSIN T4-52,     | assaying at           |
|         | b]{.underline}, | Fluor Hanford   | Hanford\'s waste      |
|         | L. F. Wardrobe, |                 | receiving and process |
|         | and T. J.       |                 | facility              |
|         | Southworth      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 29      | Samuel E.       | Washington      | Application of        |
|         | Glover          | State           | combined alpha        |
|         |                 | University      | spectrometry and      |
|         |                 |                 | neutron activation    |
|         |                 |                 | analysis for the      |
|         |                 |                 | determination of      |
|         |                 |                 | isotopic thorium in   |
|         |                 |                 | urine                 |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 30      | [Hamzah         | University      | Elemental analysis of |
|         | A               | Kebangsaan,     | Chinese traditional   |
|         | .]{.underline}, | Malaysia        | herbs using           |
|         | Sarmani S., and |                 | instrumental neutron  |
|         | Liow J. Y.      |                 | activation analysis   |
|         |                 |                 | technique             |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 31      | J. L. Anderson, | MJW Corporation | Mound laboratory      |
|         | [C. W.          |                 | historical internal   |
|         | Bloo            |                 | dose reconstruction   |
|         | m]{.underline}, |                 |                       |
|         | E. M. Brackett, |                 |                       |
|         | D. A. Dooley    |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 32      | Robert E.       | Los Alamos      | A comparison of pre-  |
|         | Steiner,        | National        | and post-Cerro Grande |
|         | Clarence J.     | Laboratory      | fire resultsfor       |
|         | Duffy, Deward   |                 | thermal ionization    |
|         | W. Efurd,       |                 | mass spectrometry     |
|         | Kimberly        |                 | (TIMS) bioassay       |
|         | Israel, Peter   |                 | analyses              |
|         | Lindahl, Fred   |                 |                       |
|         | Roensch, and    |                 |                       |
|         | Sandra E.       |                 |                       |
|         | Wagner          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 33      | [Deward W.      | Los Alamos      | Performance of        |
|         | Efur            | National        | chemical processing   |
|         | d]{.underline}, | Laboratory,     | and analytical        |
|         | Diana L.        | Chemistry       | measurements for the  |
|         | Kottmann,       | Division        | plutonium             |
|         | Stephanie       |                 | determination in      |
|         | Boone, Fred R.  |                 | support of the Los    |
|         | Roensch, Sandra |                 | Alamos National       |
|         | E. Wagner, Dawn |                 | Laboratory Bioassay   |
|         | Lewis, Clarence |                 | Program before and    |
|         | J. Duffy,       |                 | after the Cerro       |
|         | Robert E.       |                 | Grande Fire           |
|         | Steiner, Donald |                 |                       |
|         | E. Dry, Peter   |                 |                       |
|         | C. Lindahl,     |                 |                       |
|         | Nancy L. Koski, |                 |                       |
|         | and Diana L.    |                 |                       |
|         | Decker          |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 34      | Sandra E.       | Los Alamos      | Clean chemistry/mass  |
|         | Wagner          | National        | spectrometry facility |
|         |                 | Laboratory      | refurbishment         |
|         |                 |                 | post-Cerro Grande     |
|         |                 |                 | Fire, Los Alamos      |
|         |                 |                 | National Laboratory   |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 35      | [Svetlana       | Florida State   | Determination of      |
|         | Nou             | University      | ^228^Ra in natural    |
|         | r]{.underline}, |                 | waters via Diphonix   |
|         | Bill Burnett    |                 | Resin                 |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

***Poster Presentations***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| Poster  | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
|         | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
| \#      |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 36      | [Henry          | University of   | Application of a      |
|         | Spit            | Cincinnati      | matrix calibration    |
|         | z]{.underline}, |                 | method for in vivo    |
|         | James Neton,    |                 | measurement of        |
|         | Jeff Hudson,    |                 | ^241^Am in the lungs, |
|         | Daniel          |                 | liver, and skeleton   |
|         | Stempfley       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 37      | Terry McKibbin  | Environmental   | A USEPA National      |
|         |                 | Resource        | Primary Drinking      |
|         |                 | Associates      | Water Certified       |
|         |                 |                 | Proficiency Testing   |
|         |                 |                 | Provider for          |
|         |                 |                 | radionuclides in      |
|         |                 |                 | water                 |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 38      | [Heidi A.       | University of   | Using fission track   |
|         | Wal             | Utah Nuclear    | analysis on plasma    |
|         | k]{.underline}, | Engineering     | samples               |
|         | Melinda P.      | Program         |                       |
|         | Krahenbuhl      |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 39      | [Gregory C.     | Pacific         | Chemical resolution   |
|         | Eide            | Northwest       | mass spectrometry:    |
|         | n]{.underline}, | National        | on-line separation    |
|         | Orville T.      | Laboratory, WA  | chemistry for         |
|         | Farmer III, P.  |                 | radionuclides inside  |
|         | Evan Dresel,    |                 | a mass spectrometer   |
|         | and John C.     |                 |                       |
|         | Evans           |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 40      | [D.             | IPSN/DIR/DDP    | Chlorine-36           |
|         | Calme           | and CEA/CEN/DPC | measurement in the    |
|         | t]{.underline}, |                 | near-field            |
|         | N. Coreau, P.   |                 | environment of a      |
|         | Germain, F.     |                 | spent nuclear fuel    |
|         | Goutelard, P.   |                 | reprocessing plant    |
|         | Letessier, C.   |                 |                       |
|         | Frechou, D.     |                 |                       |
|         | Maro            |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 41      | Richard Ames,   | Los Alamos      | Determination of      |
|         | Elizabeth       | National        | stainless steel       |
|         | Bluhm, Doug     | Laboratory      | membrane              |
|         | Way, Stephen    |                 | characteristics using |
|         | Schreiber, Kent |                 | radionuclide tracer   |
|         | Abney           |                 | materials under       |
|         |                 |                 | dilute aqueous        |
|         |                 |                 | conditions            |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 42      | [Orville T.     | PNL             | Detection limits for  |
|         | Farmer          |                 | ICP-MS long-lived and |
|         | II              |                 | fission-altered       |
|         | I]{.underline}, |                 | isotope ratios in     |
|         | P. Evan Dresel, |                 | groundwater at the US |
|         | Gregory C.      |                 | Department of         |
|         | Eiden, John C.  |                 | Energy\'s Hanford     |
|         | Evans, Richard  |                 | Site                  |
|         | C. Hanlen       |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 43      | [Silva P. S.    | Instituto de    | Chemical and          |
|         | C               | Pesquisas       | radiological          |
|         | ]{.underline}., | Energeticas e   | characterization of   |
|         | Mazzilli B. P., | Nucleares,      | Santos estuary        |
|         | and Favaro D.   | Brasil          | sediments             |
|         | I. T.           |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 44      | T. L. Rucker,   | Science         | Bioassay to determine |
|         | K. N. Fleming,  | Applications    | exposures from a      |
|         | W. W. Lilly,    | International   | historical americium  |
|         | and J. R. Moos  | Corporation,    | spill                 |
|         |                 | TN, Southeast   |                       |
|         |                 | Missouri State  |                       |
|         |                 | University,     |                       |
|         |                 | Science         |                       |
|         |                 | Applications    |                       |
|         |                 | International   |                       |
|         |                 | Corporation, MO |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 45      | [A.S.           | Atomic Energy   | Environmental         |
|         | Abdel-Hal       | Authority,      | pollution analytical  |
|         | im]{.underline} | Cairo           | study around          |
|         | and E. Metwally |                 | inhabitant industrial |
|         |                 |                 | area near Cairo,      |
|         |                 |                 | Egypt                 |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 46      | David P.        | Lawrence        | Enhancements in the   |
|         | Hickman and     | Livermore       | evaluation of         |
|         | [Sandi          | National        | plutonium deposited   |
|         | Fish            | Laboratory      | in lung tissue        |
|         | er]{.underline} |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 47      | A. M. G.        | Technical       | An assessment of the  |
|         | Pacheco, [M. C. | University of   | response of tree bark |
|         | Freita          | Lisbon, Nuclear | and epiphytic lichens |
|         | s]{.underline}, | and             | to elemental          |
|         | M. A. Reis, M.  | Technological   | availability at       |
|         | G. Ventura, L.  | Institute,      | ground level through  |
|         | I. C. Barros    | Portugal        | nuclear techniques    |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+

***Poster Presentations***

+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| Poster  | Au              | Affiliation     | Title                 |
|         | thor/Co-Authors |                 |                       |
| \#      |                 |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 48      | T.A. Brown,     | Lawrence        | Pu measurements by    |
|         | A.A. Marchetti, | Livermore       | accelerator mass      |
|         | T.F. Hamilton,  | National        | spectrometry at LLNL  |
|         | J. Knezovich,   | Laboratory      |                       |
|         | and J.E.        |                 |                       |
|         | McAninch        |                 |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 49      | Ulrika Nygren,  | NBS Analysis,   | Application of low    |
|         | Asa Tjarnhage,  | FOI, Swedish    | energy gamma          |
|         | and Daniela L.  | Total Defense   | spectrometry in rapid |
|         | Stricklin       | Research        | actinide analysis for |
|         |                 | Institute       | emergency             |
|         |                 |                 | preparedness          |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 50      | [W. H.          | University of   | Comparison of         |
|         | Johnso          | Nevada          | proposed calibration  |
|         | n]{.underline}, |                 | matrices for gross    |
|         | C. T. Bastain,  |                 | alpha and beta        |
|         | T. W. Smith     |                 | particle              |
|         |                 |                 | radioactivity in high |
|         |                 |                 | TDS waters            |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 51      | E. Metwally, A. | Atomic Energy   | Determination of the  |
|         | S. Abdel-Halim  | Authority,      | elemental content in  |
|         |                 | Cairo           | cigarettes by         |
|         |                 |                 | instrumental neutron  |
|         |                 |                 | activation analysis   |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 52      | D.P. DiPrete,   | Westinghouse    | Suitability of        |
|         | C.C. DiPrete,   | Savannah River  | available             |
|         | and R.A. Sigg   | Company         | chromatographic disks |
|         |                 |                 | towards measurement   |
|         |                 |                 | of Tc-99 in Savannah  |
|         |                 |                 | River Site high       |
|         |                 |                 | activity waste        |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 53      | Petro M. Gopych | Kharkiv         | Line spectral         |
|         |                 | National        | processing, human     |
|         |                 | University      | memory, linguistic,   |
|         |                 |                 | and phychology        |
|         |                 |                 | problems              |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 54      | [Anna           | U.S. Department | Evaluation of soil    |
|         | Ber             | of Energy,      | samples for ^238^Pu,  |
|         | ne]{.underline} | Research        | ^239/240^Pu, ^241^Am  |
|         | and Svetlana    | Institute of    | and ^90^Sr: an        |
|         | Bouzdalkina     | Radiology       | international         |
|         |                 | (Belarus)       | cooperative training  |
|         |                 |                 | exercise              |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
| 55      | Lori Johnson    | Lawrence        | Does this mean that I |
|         |                 | Livermore       | have to fill out an   |
|         |                 | National        | NCR?                  |
|         |                 | Laboratory      |                       |
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------+