INTERAGENCY STEERING COMMITTEE ON RADIATION STANDARDS

2002 ANNUAL REPORT
Table of Contents

Foreword .................................................................. QQ

Historical Information ......................................................... QQ

List of ISCORS Planned 2002 Activities ........................................... QQ

Summary of Subcommittee Accomplishments in 2000 and Planned Activities in 2001 ........ QQ

ISCORS Member List ........................................................ QQ

Subcommittee Member List .................................................... QQ

Appendices

A. ISCORS Charter ....................................................... A-1

B. Glossary ............................................................. B-1
FOREWORD

The Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) prepared this annual

report for ISCORS member agencies to document ISCORS’ activities and accomplishments in

2002, and plans for 2003. We wish to thank the ISCORS members for their participation and

contributions to the many topics discussed over the past year regarding radiation issues

important to the public; federal, state, and local agencies; and national and international

communities. In addition, we extend our compliments to all the subcommittee chairs and their

members for significant support and accomplishments within the past year on numerous

radiation issues, and for developing useful information, examples of which are attached in this

report and on the ISCORS website (www.iscors.org). The subcommittees have outlined an

aggressive list of challenges for 2003 and the full committee looks forward to receiving

subcommittee recommendations on the specific topics each is addressing.

The full ISCORS met in January, April, July, and October 2002. The July 2002 meeting was

open to the public for observation. At each full committee meeting, the subcommittees reported

on their yearly activities and progress. The full committee also reviewed and received focused

presentations on a wide variety of special topics, some of which included the following:

• Revision of the Protective Action Guides (PAGs)

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the NRC and EPA, and

• Updates on the activities of the International Commission on Radiation Standards

(ICRP), the National Commission on Radiation Standards (NCRP), and the National

Academies of Science (NAS).

Over the past few years, the full ISCORS committee has established a strong

intragovernmental working relationship that benefits each member agency and significantly aids

in identifying topics of interest to each agency. For both member representatives and the

public, the ISCORS process and accomplishments are made visible by the annual report. We

appreciate comments on this annual report and will use them to consider how ISCORS might

better carry out its responsibilities. You may send comments on the report to Mr. James E.

Kennedy (U.S. NRC, Mail Stop T-7J8, Washington, DC 20555), or Ms. Kathryn A. Klawiter

(U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460).

ISCORS Co-chairs:

Mr. John T. Greeves, Director

Division of Waste Management, Mail Stop

T-7J8

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555

Mr. Frank Marcinowski, Director

Radiation Protection Division

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20460
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HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) was formed in

response to October 27, 1994, letters from Senator John Glenn to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and the Office of Science

and Technology Policy (OSTP). In this letter, Senator Glenn charged the EPA and the NRC, in

coordination with the Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination

(CIRRPC), to develop a plan for a “path forward” to address the inconsistencies, gaps, and

overlaps in current radiation protection standards. ISCORS is one of the committees OSTP

recommended for achieving the goals of the now defunct CIRRPC. The objectives of the

ISCORS include the following: (1) facilitating a consensus on acceptable levels of radiation risk

to the public and workers; (2) promoting consistent risk-assessment and risk-management

approaches in setting and implementing standards for occupational and public protection from

ionizing radiation; (3) promoting completeness and coherence of federal standards for radiation

protection; and (4) identifying interagency issues and coordinating their resolution.

Since its inception, the NRC and the EPA have co-chaired the ISCORS. The current co-chairs

are John T. Greeves, NRC, and Frank Marcinowski, EPA. In addition to the NRC and the EPA,

ISCORS membership also includes senior managers from the U.S. Department of Defense; the

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA); the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); and the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Representatives of the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), OSTP, and various states are observers at meetings.

Committee meetings involve pre-decisional intragovernmental discussions and, as such, are not

normally open for observation by members of the public or media. However, summary meeting

notes are available at the ISCORS website, (www.ISCORS.org). The Committee does not act

as a decision-making body. Instead, it provides recommendations and summaries of its

activities on specific issues to both the heads of member agencies, and to OMB and OSTP, via

an annual report. The Committee meets approximately once each calendar quarter. It held its

first meeting on April 5, 1995. 

The full ISCORS committee has established subcommittees, as needed, to conduct its

technical work (e.g., to address specific issues of concern or significant interest). ISCORS has

formed the following subcommittees: Clean-up; Mixed Waste; Recycle; Risk Harmonization;

Sewage Sludge; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM); and Federal Guidance. 

The subcommittee activity section of this report summarizes each subcommittee’s activities. 

No new subcommittees were formed in 2002.
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SUMMARY OF SUBCOMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2002

AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR 2003

Clean-up Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Chair: Anthony Wolbarst, EPA (202-564-9392)

The Clean-up Subcommittee serves as a forum for exchanging information and

promoting partnerships addressing radiation clean-up standards and guidance.

Accomplishments in Calender Year 2002 (CY 2002)

1. Initiation of a New Project. The subcommittee members compiled a list of new projects

of potential interest to their respective agencies, and decided to focus energy and

resources initially on one of them. This first project involves the creation of an

organized, searchable compilation of the references, compendiums, and databases of

parameters used by environmental fate and transport models in dose and risk

assessments. This compilation, entitled the ISCORS Catalog of Existing Sources of

Information on Parameters Used in Pathway Modeling for Environmental Cleanup of

Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Materials, will provide modelers with an efficient

means of locating extant sources of parameter values and distributions. It will include

available information on the QA/QC used by the sources in data acquisition, and listings

of any parameter default values recommended by agencies.

The catalog is being prepared, under the direction of the Subcommittee, through InterAgency Agreements with the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory

(ANL). The project is being carried out in two phases. The first phase, scheduled for

FY 2003, consists of six tasks: identify, collect, compile information on sources of

parameter information; develop an indexing system; create an initial, restricted website

for development work; check out and improve the indexing system by applying it to the

initial parameter-source data; demonstrate the system operation; and analyze the

feedback from the demonstration and from outside reviewers, and prepare a plan for

testing the system and website. ANL has begun work on these tasks. The second and

final phase, or completion phase, of the project is scheduled for 2003 and 2004.
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Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Completion of the Parameter-Source Catalogue. The completion phase of

development of the Parameter-Source Catalogue involves five tasks: Respond

to feedback following the system operation demonstration and also from outside

reviewers; finalize the website (which must be efficient, well-documented and

user-friendly, and uncluttered and aesthetically pleasing); test the system,

including the website; gather, enter, and index more parameter-source data;

and, after obtaining final ISCORS approval, release the website to the public. 

Issues for the Subcommittee to consider are the development and

implementation of plans to bring the catalog website to the attention of large

numbers of potential users, to provide technical support and a channel for feedback from users, and to provide for the routine updating and expansion of its

contents.

Possible Additional Projects for 2003:

2. A catalog of existing information on federal and state agency policies and

practices regarding environmental pathway modeling, including: rulemaking vs.

screening vs. compliance demonstration modeling; model and data QA/QC

requirements; deterministic vs. probabilistic modeling; demonstration of

compliance with probabilistic and other dose/risk limits; conservative vs. best

estimate parameter values; determination of the need for site-specific data; 

default values and distributions in the absence of site-specific data; peak dose

versus lifetime risk; dealing with background radiation; combined chemical and

radiation risks; peer review; expert judgement; and other policy-related topics.

3. A descriptive atlas or catalog of generic and site-specific modeling scenarios

currently in existence. The catalog will describe general approaches employed

in the development of scenarios, and provide agencies and stakeholders with

example scenarios to serve as templates for use in cleanup and other activities. 

Generic scenarios would include those used in the development of the NRC and

EPA cleanup rules, or dealing with sewage sludge and TENORM. Site-specific

scenarios would include examples from NRC license termination, EPA

Superfund remediation, and other agency programs.

4. A two-part descriptive catalog that focuses primarily on worker safety. The first

part will include existing information and lessons learned regarding radiation

hazards at non-radiation facilities, including: oil production and transport (waste

water and oil scale), phosphate fertilizer, metal mining and processing waste,

geothermal energy production wastes, water treatment plant residues, and

landfills receiving such waste streams. It will also cover agency guidance on

radiation landfills receiving such waste. The second part of the catalog will

present information on potential chemical hazards at radiation sites, including

methods of detection and related technical issues.
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Mixed Waste Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Chair: Gus Vazquez, DOE (202-586-7629)

 

The Mixed Waste Subcommittee is a forum for exchanging information on hazardousradioactive waste (mixed waste). 

Accomplishments in Calender Year 2002 (CY 2002)

1. Individual Agency Initiatives. Individual agency members pursued agencyspecific mixed waste initiatives that were not yet ready for Subcommittee review. 

DOE worked on advancing the Radiological Control Criteria (RCC) waste

management approach for most of 2002. Timely updates of DOE activities were

provided to the Subcommittee members, including summaries of interactions

with State officials from CRCPD and ASTSWMO. EPA and NRC began moving

forward their Low Activity Mixed Waste (LAMW) initiative in 2002. DOE and

State representatives agreed not to pursue parallel development of RCC, but to

refocus RCC efforts to support the new LAMW initiative, because it will be based

on a Federal rulemaking. DOE provided a briefing to EPA-ORIA on its RCC

work in October 2002. In December 2002, DOE received an official letter from

the CRCPD’s E-5 Committee chairperson regarding the Committee’s general

agreement and concurrence with the technical work underlying RCC, and

recommended that this work be used to support LAMW. 

2. Subcommittee Coordination. The Subcommittee did not meet, in large part

because of agency member schedule delays beyond its control, and was,

therefore, unable to meet all of its expected four 2002 goals. The Subcommittee

continued to coordinate via e-mail and telephone.

Activities Planned for CY 2003:

2. Review and provide input to the Low Activity Mixed Waste (LAMW) initiative.

3. Review and provide input to the Low Activity Waste (LAW) initiative.

4. Provide a continuing forum for information exchange and coordination between

the agencies on matters related to mixed waste.
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Recycle Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Chair: Robert A. Meck, NRC (301-415-6205)

The Recycle Subcommittee reviews issues on radiological control of materials. 

Accomplishments in CY 2002:

1. Federal Agency Activities --The subcommittee kept well informed of federal

agency activities and international developments. The Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement process of DOE on the disposition of metals

with very low levels of associated radioactivity is in preparation. Active

information exchanges informed other agencies on the NRC’s efforts to consider

alternatives for disposition of solid materials with very low levels of associated

radioactivity. These exchanges included the results of the National Academies’

review of the subject. 

2. International Developments –The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

shifted from deriving concentrations for clearance to proposing concentrations

that would define the scope of regulations then to concentrations not requiring

regulation for radiation protection purposes. The subcommittee used its

interagency representation to develop a U.S. position on the draft IAEA Safety

Guide on commodities and reviewed a revised draft. 

3. Orphan Source Control --The subcommittee kept informed on the CRCPD and

Federal agencies’ program to identify and control orphan sources. To date five

States have signed agreements and in three States agreement are being

processed. Using 2 grapple mounted radiation detectors, EPA monitored over

74,000 tons of scrap metal entering the US through the Port of New Orleans. No

radioactive materials were found in the 4 shipments monitored. The project is

being expanded to the Port of Charleston, S.C.

4. Membership --The subcommittee continues efforts to recruit new members to

ensure a broad representation of federal agencies. 

5. Forum --The subcommittee continued as an information exchange and met when

members expressed a need for information exchange on a topic in scope.
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Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Provide a forum for interagency information exchanges in the areas of clearance,

authorized release of solid materials with very low levels of associated

radioactivity, orphan source identification and control, and import and export

issues.

2. Continue to recruit members from agencies that could be impacted by

regulations in the areas addressed by this subcommittee.
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Risk Harmonization Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Chair: Edward Regnier, DOE (202-586-5027)

The Risk Harmonization Subcommittee was initiated to review similarities and

differences between NRC and EPA risk assessment and risk management approaches.

Accomplishments in CY 2002:

1. Forum for Information Exchange- The subcommittee provided a forum for

information exchange and coordination between the agencies on issues and

events related to risk assessment and risk management.

2. Institutional Controls - The subcommittee studied the use of institutional controls

as part of the overall protective approach for disposal of waste. The

requirements of NRC’s regulation governing the disposal of high-level radioactive

waste at Yucca Mountain, 10 CFR Part 63, were added to previously developed

tables describing institutional control requirements in statutes and regulations. 

The subcommittee worked on a narrative description of these tables and of

issues concerning the use of institutional controls. 

3. Literature Review - The subcommittee reviewed and evaluated a report titled:

Chemical and Radiation Environmental Risk Management at the Crossroads:

Case Studies, which was written by the Environmental Law Institute and Johns

Hopkins University.
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Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Provide a continuing forum for information exchange between the agencies on

matters related to risk assessment and risk management.

2. Incorporate the revised EPA regulations for disposal of HLW at Yucca Mountain,

40 CFR 197, into the institutional control tables. Complete a narrative

description of these tables.

3. Develop a set of ISCORS principles on the use of institutional controls which will

represent agreed upon basic policies on the need for and the appropriate use

and implementation of institutional controls.

4. Read and discuss Determining Cleanup Goals at Radioactively Contaminated

Sites: Case Studies, by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council and

summarize the report for ISCORS.

5. Hold, in conjunction with the clean up subcommittee, a workshop on land use

scenarios for risk assessments for release of land following remediation. 

6. Monitor national and international organization activities related to risk

harmonization and inform the main ISCORS Committee. 

Possible Additional Projects for 2003:

7. Prepare a white paper discussing issues and philosophies concerning the use of

institutional controls

8. Review the requirements in statutes, Executive orders, and OMB guidance

related to the use of optimization methods (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, ALARA

analysis, multi-attribute analysis) to support regulatory decision making. Develop

tables which describe the statutory requirements for and conditions on the use

of optimization.
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Sewage Sludge Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Co-chairs: Bob Bastian, EPA (202-260-7378)

Rosemary Hogan, NRC (301-415-7484)

The Sewage Sludge Subcommittee is conducting an NRC/EPA joint survey to collect

information concerning radioactive materials in sewage sludge and ash from sewage

treatment plants [referred to in industry as publicly owned treatment works (POTWs)],

conduct dose modeling to help with the interpretation of the results of the survey, and to

develop final guidance on this subject for the POTW owners and operators. This survey

is being conducted to respond to recommendations from the General Accounting Office

to 1) determine the extent to which radioactive contamination of sewage sludge and ash

is occurring; 2) notify the POTWs that receive discharges from NRC’s and Agreement

State’s licensees of the potential for radioactive concentration in the sludge and the

possibility that they may need to test or monitor their sludge for radioactive content; and

3) establish limits for radioactivity in sludge and ash to ensure the health of treatment

plant workers and the public.

Accomplishments in CY 2002:

1. Sewage Sludge Survey Results and Analysis -The sample analysis phase of the

survey was completed and the final laboratory results were provided to the

Subcommittee in October 2001 and the first draft of a “Joint NRC/EPA Sewage

Sludge and Ash Radiological Survey: Survey Results and Analysis” report was

provided to ISCORS in October 2001. The basic analytical results were

presented in summary form at the July 2002 ISCORS public meeting and posted

on the ISCORS website. ISCORS will be provided a final survey report

document by the end of January 2003. 

2. Dose Assessment - Feedback from ISCORS and others (including AMSA,

which the Subcommittee met with to learn of the status of the National Biosolids

Partnership's independent dose modeling activities) on the revised draft dose

assessment document (posted on the ISCORS website for review in November

2001) was used to help further revise the document. Additional RESRAD runs

were conducted by Argonne to address doses with and without Radon. The

general dose assessment approach used in this effort was incorporated into a

poster presentation at the American Geophysical Union meetings in May 2002

and a presentation at the Society for Risk Analysis meeting in December 2002. 

A draft final dose assessment document is targeted to be ready for ISCORS

review in early 2003. The levels of radioactivity detected in sewage sludge and

ash in the ISCORS survey and the dose assessment of those levels indicate that

at most POTWs, radiation exposure to workers or to the general public is not

likely to be a concern.

3. Guidance Document - The Subcommittee has utilized the results of the survey

and dose modeling efforts and comments received in response to the June 2000

draft guidance document (posted on the ISCORS website) to develop a draft

final guidance document targeted to be ready for ISCORS review in early 2003. 
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Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Present the draft final survey report, dose modeling document, and guidance

document to ISCORS for approval to post on the ISCORS website for public

comment.

2. Issue the final Survey Results and Analysis report.

3. Submit the draft final dose modeling and guidance documents to the NRC’s

ACNW for formal peer review.

4. Issue the final Dose Assessment report document.

5. Issue the final Guidance Document for POTWs.

6. Sunset the Sewage Sludge Subcommittee.
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NORM Subcommittee Highlights

Subcommittee Chair: Loren Setlow, EPA (202-564-9445)

The NORM Subcommittee mission is to ensure effective communication and

coordination among member agencies involved with regulatory, oversight, and disposal

issues for naturally-occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and products containing

NORM.

Accomplishments in CY 2002:

1. Held one meeting during this year, with members from seven Federal and one

State agency.

2. Provided an opportunity for exchanges of information and updates for ongoing

member agency programs, plus NRC’s Jurisdictional Working Group.

3. Provided updates on status of proposed draft Part N model regulation for

TENORM from the CRCPD, and Health Physics Society ANSI draft standard for

TENORM.

4. Provided updates and information regarding upcoming and recently held

international meetings on NORM/TENORM, including International Atomic

Energy Agency technical meetings and working groups.

Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Complete the white paper on agency responsibilities for TENORM. 

2. Provide input, as appropriate, to ongoing projects of the ISCORS Federal

Guidance Subcommittee, and reviews of reports by the Sewage Sludge

Subcommittee. 

3. Review and comment on EPA’s draft Technical Report on Uranium Mining

TENORM when available. 

4. Continue to receive updates on the CRCPD Part N model regulation, and ANSI

draft standard for TENORM. 

5. Provide comments on draft IAEA and other international reports on

NORM/TENORM obtained by member agencies. 
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Federal Guidance Subcommittee Highlights 

Subcommittee Co-Chairs: Michael Boyd, EPA (202) 564-9395

Harold Peterson, DOE (202) 586-9640

This subcommittee works with the EPA to produce Federal Guidance, including

Presidential Guidance and technical reports, that supports the development of

consistent national radiation protection standards and implementing guidance. The

subcommittee serves as the forum for coordination among federal and state government

agencies interested in any or all aspects of Federal Guidance. The forum ensures that

all agencies have opportunities for input before and during development of Federal

Guidance.

Accomplishments in CY 2003:

 6. Protective Action Guides (PAGs) - The subcommittee was prepared to review

any updates to the Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for possible publication as a

Federal Guidance Technical Report. No updates were completed in 2002.

7. Federal Guidance for the General Public (FGGP) - This updated guidance, which

would be signed by the President, advises federal agencies on protection of the

general public from exposure to ionizing radiation. The current guidance dates

back to the Eisenhower administration and was signed in 1960. The major effort

during 2002 centered on efforts to incorporate interagency comments into a draft

approved by an EPA intra-agency work group. It was decided by the ISCORS

principals to move forward with a draft proposal that asks the public to comment

on the major unresolved issues with the FGGP. At the close of 2002, this

version was being reviewed by EPA’s senior management for possible

publication as a proposal in the Federal Register. EPA anticipates an active

stakeholder effort in 2003 to solicit input for the final version.

8. Risk-Dose Methodology - The subcommittee presented ISCORS with a final

version of a short methodology for estimating the cancer risk from a known

radiation dose (total effective dose equivalent) when radionuclide-specific

information is missing. ISCORS approved publication of this document as an

ISCORS Technical Report at the September 18, 2002, mid-call.

9. White Paper on New Dosimetric Methods - The subcommittee delayed progress

on this effort while pursuing completion of the Federal Guidance for the General

Public. The subcommittee expects to give high priority to completion of this task

early in 2003. Early in 2002, the subcommittee met with Dr. Keith Eckerman of

Oak Ridge National Laboratory to go over his technical analysis, “Dosimetric

Significance of the ICRP’s Updated Recommendations, 1989-present:

Implications for Federal Guidance for Occupational Exposure.” This analysis will

help support the completion of the White Paper.

10. Ecorisk - The subcommittee continued to support an informal working group (the

ECORAD-WG) to focus its discussions concerning methods and guidance

development regarding the evaluation of radiation as a stressor to the

environment. Individual agencies within ISCORS have been actively developing

guidance and approaches for evaluating doses to biota, and some of these

activities are being coordinated for the subcommittee through this working group. 

Members of the workgroup attended and presented papers at the Third

International Symposium on the Protection of the Environment from Ionising

Radiation (SPEIR 3) in Darwin, Australia, 22-26 July, 2002. Several agencies
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(EPA, NRC, and DOE) are collaborating on a pilot project to develop a RESRADBIOTA code for demonstrating protection of the environment from potential

radiological impacts. NRC, DOE, and EPA coordinated their respective

comments to the ICRP on a draft document on Protection of Biota which were

due to ICRP in December, 2002. 

Activities Planned for CY 2003:

1. Prepare a written discussion of the issues involved in changing from an ICRP

Publication 26-based dosimetry system in the U.S. to one based on more recent

or future recommendations of the ICRP. The discussion should explore in a

qualitative manner the steps necessary to adopt new science across Agencies

and investigate approaches for accommodating up-to-date science in assessing

dose.

2. Support EPA as they analyze and respond to public comments and resolve any

outstanding Agency concerns prior to seeking OMB and White House approval

for issuing final Federal Guidance for the General Public in 2003.

3. Continue using the subcommittee as a forum for discussing issues and reviewing

material related to protection of the environment from radioactivity. Keep

ISCORS informed of developments in this area.
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ISCORS MEMBER LIST

EPA

Mr. Elizabeth Cotsworth, Director 202-564-9320

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J) elizabeth.cotsworth@epa.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20460

Mr. Frank Marcinowski, Director (ISCORS Co-chair) 202-564-9290

Radiation Protection Division fax: 202-565-2065

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J) marcinowski.frank@epa.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20460

Ms. Kathryn Klawiter (ISCORS coordinator) 202-564-9228

Radiation Protection Division fax: 202-565-2042

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (6608J) klawiter.kathryn@epa.gov

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20460

NRC

Dr. Carl Paperiello, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, 301-415-1705

Research, and State Programs cjp1@nrc.gov

Office of the Executive Director for Operations, Mail Stop O-16E15

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

Mr. John T. Greeves, Director (ISCORS Co-chair) 301-415-7437

Division of Waste Management (DWM), Mail Stop T-7J8 fax: 301-415-5397

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards jtg1@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

Mr. James Kennedy (ISCORS coordinator) 301-415-6668

Division of Waste Management (DWM), Mail Stop T-7J8 fax: 301-415-5397

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards jek1@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, D.C. 20555

DOD

Mr. D. Michael Schaeffer/TDND 703-325-2407

Defense Threat Reduction Agency fax: 703-325-2951

8725 John J, Kingman Road, Stop 6201 dennis.schaeffer@dtra.mil

Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6201

CAPT David Farrand, USN, MSC (alternate) 703-602-5365

Head, Radiological Controls and Health Branch fax: 703-602-4786

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (N455) farrand.david@hq.navy.mil

2211 South Clark Place, Room 680

Arlington, VA 22202-3735
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DOE

Mr. Andrew Wallo, EH-412, Director 202-586-4996

Air, Water, and Radiation Division fax: 202-586-3915

U.S. Department of Energy andrew.wallo@eh.doe.gov

Washington, D.C. 20585

Dr. Colleen Ostrowski (ISCORS Coordinator) 202-586-4997

Air, Water and Radiation Division fax: 202-586-3915

U.S. Department of Energy colleen.ostrowski@eh.doe.gov

Washington, D.C. 20585

DOL/OSHA

Mr. Steven Witt, Director 202-693-1950

Health Standards Programs fax: 202-693-1678

Occupational Safety and Health Administration steven.witt@osha.gov

U.S. Department of Labor

Room N-3718

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

Dr. Chia Chen, Senior Industrial Hygienist 202-693-2266

Occupational Safety and Health Administration fax: 202-693-1678

U.S. Department of Labor chia.chen@osha-no.osha.gov

Room N-3718

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20210

DOT

Mr. Robert A. McGuire, Associate Administrator 202-366-0656

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, DHM-1 fax: 202-366-5713

U.S. Department of Transportation robert.mcguire@rspa.dot.gov

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Mr. Rick Boyle, Chief 202-366-4545

Radioactive Materials Branch, DHM-23 fax: 202-366-3753

U.S. Department of Transportation rick.boyle@rspa.dot.gov

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Mr. Fred Ferate 202-366-4498

Radioactive Materials Branch, DHM-23 fax: 202-366-3753

U.S. Department of Transportation fred.ferate@rspa.dot.gov

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590
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DHHS

John L. McCrohan, Director 301-594-3332

Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs fax: 301-594-3306

Office of Health and Industry Programs jlm@cdrh.fda.gov

Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Food and Drug Administration

1350 Piccard Drive [Room 220Q]

Rockville MD 20850

OMB

Mr. Bryon Allen 202-395-3087

Natural Resources Branch fax: 202-395-7285

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs bryon_p._allen@omb.eop.gov

Room 10202

New Executive Office Building

725 17th Street

Washington, DC 20503

OBSERVER MEMBERS

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Mr. Robert Marianelli 202-456-6134

Office of Science and Technology Policy fax: 202-456-6027

17th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. rmariane@ostp.eop.gov

Washington, DC 20500

Dr. Miriam Forman 202-456-6134

Office of Science and Technology Policy fax: 202-456-6027

17th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. mforman@ostp.eop.gov

Washington, DC 20500

State Observers

Mr. Steve Collins 217-785-6982

Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety fax: 217-782-1328

Office of Radiation Safety collins@idns.state.il.us

1035 Outer Park Drive

Springfield, IL 62704

Mr. David J. Allard, CHP, Bureau Director 717-787-2480

Bureau of Radiation Protection fax: 717-783-8965

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection dallard@state.pa.us

Rachel Carson State Office Building

P.O. Box 8469

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469
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SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER LIST

Subcommittee members conduct reviews on specific issues to bring to the full ISCORS

membership for consideration and decisions.

CLEANUP SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

EPA Tony Wolbarst, Chair 202-564-9392

Weihsueh Chiu

Bonnie Gitlin

Ben Hull

Stuart Walker

NRC Ralph Cady

Boby Abu-Eid

Sandra Wassler

DOD Julie Peterson

Richard Wright

DOE Stephen Domotor

States Debra McBaugh, Washington 

MIXED WASTE SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

DOE Gus Vazquez, Chair 202-586-7629

Jim Antizzo

William Fortune

Ed Regnier 

Andy Wallo

EPA Nancy Hunt

David Levenstein

Dan Schultheisz

NRC Suzanne Woods

DOD Kelly Crooks

DOT Fred Ferate

States Paul Merges, New York
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RECYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

NRC Robert Meck, Chair 301-415-6205

Doug Broaddus

Elaine Brummett

Frank Cardile

Carl Feldman

Giorgio Gnugnoli

Tony Huffert

EPA Deborah Kopsick

Mary Clark

DOD CAPT Dave Farrand

DOE Gus Vazquez

Lee Bishop

John Neave

DOL/OSHA Chia Chen

States Steve Collins, Illinois

RISK HARMONIZATION SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

DOE Edward Regnier, Chair 202-586-5027

Colleen Ostrowski

EPA Mike Boyd

Ernesto Brown

David Pawel

Stuart Walker

NRC Dennis Damon

James Kennedy

DOD Michael Schaeffer

DOL/OSHA Chia Chen

DOT Fred Ferate

States Jill Lipoti, New Jersey

Institutional Controls Workgroup

NRC James Kennedy

EPA Ernesto Brown

DOE Colleen Ostrowski

Optimization Workgroup

NRC Dennis Damon

EPA Mike Boyd

DOE Ed Regnier
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SEWAGE SLUDGE SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

EPA Bob Bastian, Co-Chair 202-260-7378

Weihsueh Chiu

Mark Doehnert

Alan Rubin

David Saunders

Loren Setlow

Behram Shroff

Anthony Wolbarst

NRC Rosemary Hogan, Co-Chair 301-415-7484

Lydia Chang

Giorgio Gnugnoli

Andrea Jones

Tom Nicholson

Stephen Salomon

Duane Schmidt

DOE James Bachmaier

Judy Odoulamy

Harold Peterson

States Jenny Goodman, New Jersey

Local Government Kevin Aiello, Middlesex County Utilities Authority

Tom Lenhart, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

NORM SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

EPA Loren Setlow, Chair 202-564-9445

NRC James Kennedy

DOE Bill Hochheiser

Alexander Williams

DOT Fred Ferate

OSHA/DOL Chia Chen 

DOD CMDR Bill Adams

Ramchandra Bhat

CAPT David Pugh

HHS CMDR Shawn Googins

States Walter Cofer, Florida
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FEDERAL GUIDANCE SUBCOMMITTEE

ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS PHONE NUMBER

EPA Mike Boyd, Co-Chair 202-564-9395

Keith Matthews

Scott Monroe

Phillip Newkirk

Jerry Puskin

Lowell Ralston

Loren Setlow

Stuart Walker

DOE Hal Peterson, Co-Chair 202-586-9640

Steve Domotor

Andy Wallo

NRC Roger Pedersen

Sami Sherbini

Vince Holahan

DOT Fred Ferate

HHS Sam Keith

OSHA/DOL Chia Chen 

DOD Mike Schaeffer

States John Erickson, Washington
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APPENDIX A

ISCORS Charter
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APPENDIX B

Glossary
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ACRONYM LIST

ACNW Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

ALARA As low as is reasonably achievable (radiation dose)

AMSA/WEF American Metropolitan Sewage Association/ Water Environmental

Federation

ANSI American National Standards Institute

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act

CIRRPC Committee for Interagency Radiation Research and Policy

Coordination

CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

DHHS Department of Health and Human Services

DOE Department of Energy

DOL Department of Labor

DOT Department of Transportation

ELI Environmental Law Institute

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FGGP Federal Guidance for the General Public

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

ICRP International Commission on Radiation Protection

ISCORS Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards 

NAS National Academy of Science

NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy 

PAG Protective Action Guide

POTW Publicly-Owned Treatment Works

RCC Radiological Control Criteria 

RCRA Resources Conservation and Recovery Act

TENORM Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive

Material
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Radiation Unit Abbreviations

mrem/y millirem/year

Sv/a Sievert per annum