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Radiation Protection and Release Prevention Program
Monthly Highlights for 2008

If you would like a hard copy of the full monthly report, including appendices, please E-mail Betty Sigafoos.

January - December 2008

January

1. Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Mid-Year 2008 Work Plans Progress Report
2. Mercury Vapor Lamps
3. Oyster Creek License Renewal
4. Hostile Action - Based Drill


February

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioners Defer Decision on New License For Oyster Creek
2. Computer Upgrades to Emergency Facilities
3. Bureau of Radiological Health (BRH) Regulatory Rule Initiatives
4. Radon Section Outreach


March

1. Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Holds Meeting with NJ Certified Physicists And Assistants
2. Radon Section - Outreach
3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety (ACRS) Subcommittee on Power Uprates Reviews Proposed Hope Creek Uprate


April

1. Hope Creek and Salem Generating Stations - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Annual Assessment Meeting
2. Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) Meeting
3. Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Implements Database Enhancements


May

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Approves Extended Power Uprate for Hope Creek
2. Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) Program Workshop
3. Bureau of Radiological Health Participates in Computer Design Sessions for On-line License Renewal System


June

1. The Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Addresses Board of Medical Examiners Regarding Radiologist Assistant (RA) Privileges in New Jersey
2. The Bureau of Nuclear Engineering (BNE) Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring Report
3. Release Prevention Program Activities


July

1. The Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Inspection Results
2. Radon Section Outreach
3. Granite Countertops and Radon
4. Bureau of Nuclear Engineering (BNE) 2008 Public Hearings Update


August

1. The Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) New Regulations
2. Unusual Event Declared at Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant
3. Two Experienced X-Ray Inspectors Accept Early Retirement (ERI
4. The Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA) Rule Readoption


September

1. Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) Hears Oral Arguments Regarding Oyster Creek Drywell Analysis
2. Testing of Computer "On-line Renewal" System Underway
3. Radiological Assessment Section - Middlesex Municipal Landfill
4. Radon Section - Outreach


October

1. Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners Meeting (Board)
2. Testing of Computer "On-line Renewal" System Completed
3. Radon Section Outreach Update


November

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and AmerGen Notifications on Oyster Creek License Renewal/Drywell Inspection
2. Radon Section


December

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Concludes Oyster Creek Refueling Outage License Renewal Inspection
2. Bureau of Radiological Health (Bureau) Inundated with License Renewals
3. Radioactive Materials Section (RMS)


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