Friday, September 21, 2018
Sadie’s of New Mexico
6230 Fourth Street NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
Please join the Rio Grande Chapter of the Health Physics Society for our annual fall dinner featuring our guest speaker; National HPS President-Elect Eric M Goldin, Ph.D., CHP
Social Hour: 6:00 pm (Cash Bar)
Buffet Dinner: 7:00 pm ($25.00 /person)
Guest Speaker: 8:00 pm
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Nuclear Plant Decommissioning – Challenges and Opportunities
Many US nuclear power plants are preparing for retirement due to aging and market forces. Some ceased operations in recent years, some retired decades ago. Commercial nuclear power plant decommissioning presents many challenges for radiation safety professionals, many of these challenges are not typical for operating power plants. Radiation protection controls apply to everything from the cutup of highly activated reactor internals to the measurement of environmental levels of radionuclides in soil. This presentation will provide a brief overview of
- plant operations, followed by shutdown – modification of programs, staff reductions
- reactor internals cutup, large component removal – high activity, particles, transportation
- dismantlement – materials management and site restoration
- used fuel management, ISFSI loading – neutrons, decontamination
- MARSSIM surveys – scrutiny, license termination
All of the above require comprehensive radiation safety program execution, some operational programs are retained, some revised, and some new ones are necessary, all to be accomplished during staffing reductions, responsibility shifts, and regulatory and public oversight.
Eric Goldin is a radiation safety specialist with 38 years of experience in power reactor health physics supporting both worker and public radiation safety programs. He has been a Certified Health Physicist since 1984 and is active in the industry. Eric received a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Arizona, an MS in Nuclear Engineering (Health Physics specialty) from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston. Eric has been a member of National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements Program Area Committee 2 since 2004, contributing to 4 reports, and was recently elected to the Council. He is an active member of the Health Physics Society, served on the Board of Directors, several committees and Sections, and on the American Board of Health Physics. Eric was awarded HPS Fellow status in 2012 and is currently HPS President-Elect.
If you have any questions, please contact:
President-Elect: Kris M. Hyatt
Weapons Test Engineering
kris@lanl.gov
505.664.0059 office
Thank you!
