2014 Radiobioassay and Radiochemistry Measurements Conference (RRMC)

The 2014 Radiobioassay and Radiochemistry Measurements Conference (RRMC) was held over the dates of October 27-31,2014 in Knoxville, TN at the Holiday Inn Downtown World's Fair Park. Hosting organizations for this year's Conference were CANBERRA, Eichrom, Energy Solutions, Leidos, ORTEC,Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORISE), Portage, To Serve Consulting, University of Tennessee, and UT-Battelle (ORNL).

The organizing committee consisted of the following:

• Conference Co-Chairs -Tom Rucker, Marty Johnson
• Workshops - Doug Van Cleef, Craig Maddigan, Julie (Higgins) Keller
• Vendor Liaisons - Larry Jassin, Tammy Pattison
• Technical Program - Joe Giaquinto, John Auxier II, Hiromu Kurosaki, Terry OBrien
• Special Events/Tours - Susie Brockman, Wade Ivey
• Communications/Registration - Berta Oates, Robert Baker, Ginger Jamrog, Becky Fortner
• Awards - Robert Rosson, Tom Rucker
• Treasurer - Stan Stevens
• Website / Pre-registration - Robert Baker

Oral Presentations

Trends In Academic Radiochemistry, With Highlights From The University of Tennessee

Howard L. Hall

Institute for Nuclear Security, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Recent Radiological Event at WIPP, Analytical Challenges

Corey White

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

Ginny Jones

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

Hnin Khaing

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

Jesse Welch

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

Braden Klein

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

John Hudak

URS-Professional Solutions, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

Mansour Akbarzadeh

Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), LLC, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

The 2014 ICLN Inter-Agency Full-Scale Radiological Exercise: Background, Basis, Overarching Objectives and Results

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

John Griggs

National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Montgomery, AL

Carolyn T. Wong

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Berta Oates

U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Technical Assistance Contractor, Portage, Inc., North Ogden, UT

Cong Wei

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Marie Socha

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, SHRR Consulting, Inc., Madison, AL

Colloidal quantum dots for applications in dosimetry and liquid scintillation counting

Dominic Lariviere

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Eve Lecavalier

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Charles Labrecque

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Eve Delage

Department of Physics, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Claudine Allen

Center for Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Luc Beaulieu

Department of Physics, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Overview and capabilities of radiobioassay program at ORNL

David McLaughlin

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Hiromu Kurosaki

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Govind Rao

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

A. Tucker

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Radiological Conditions at Nuclear Test Impacted Sites in the Northern Marshall Islands: A Status Report

Terry Hamilton

Marshall Islands Dose Assessment and Radioecology Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Analytical Measurements and Protocols for the Qualification of NpO2 Targets for Irradiation in ORNL's HFIR

Joseph M. Giaquinto

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Jeffrey S. Delashmitt

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

I. C. Gauld

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

D. C. Glasgow

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

T. J. Keever

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

B. D. Roach

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Rapid Fusion Method for Pu, Np, Am and Cm in 10 g Soil Samples

Sherrod Maxwell

Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

The Importance of Total Sample Dissolution and Guidelines for the Preparation and Use of Standards to Evaluate Performance of Radiochemical Analyses

David S. Sill

Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, U.S. Department Of Energy, Idaho Falls, ID

European Metrology Research Project IND 57 (METRONORM): Metrology for Processing Material with High Natural Radioactivity

Simon Jerome

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Marie-Martine Be

Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France

Pierino de Felice

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy

Mikael Hult

Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (JRC-IRMM), European Union

Franz-Josef Maringer

Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying / Physico-Technical Testing Service (BEV/PTP), Austria

Monika Mazanova

Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), Czech Republic

Branko Vodenik

Jozef Stefan Institute (IJS), Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia

The Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory Certified Reference Materials Program

Steven Bohrer

Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory, U.S. Department Of Energy, Idaho Falls, ID

An Overview on Radioanalytical Methods and Lessons Learned During the ICLN Radiological CONFIDENCE Building Competency Test (CBCT) Full Scale Exercise

Zhichao Lin

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Stephanie Healey

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Kathryn Emanuele

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Lindsey Mckee

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Patrick Regan

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Susanne Brooks

Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

Donald Burr

Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

CDC'S Radiation Bioassay Laboratory Participation in the Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Network's Full Scale Radiological Laboratory Exercise

David Saunders

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Olga Piraner

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Ge Xiao

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Carl Verdon

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Yongzhong Liu

Battelle Memorial Institute, Atlanta, GA

Chariety Sapp

Battelle Memorial Institute, Atlanta, GA

The current status of NAMP efforts to Acquire CLIA Certification of DOE Laboratories

Phil Theisen

ORISE Fellow, Carlsbad Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad, NM

An Intercomparison Study on Gamma Spectrometry Methods Used by FDA Food Emergency Response Radiological Laboratory Network

Stephanie Healey

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Zhichao Lin

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Kathryn Emanuele

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Lindsey Mckee

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Patrick Regan

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Susanne Brooks

Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

Donald Burr

Office of Regulatory Science, Office of Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

NAMP Radiochemistry Webinars: Past, Present, and Future

Berta Oates

U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Technical Assistance Contractor, Portage, Inc., North Ogden, UT

Patricia Paviet

Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID

Mansour Akbarzadeh

Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), LLC, WIPP Laboratories, Carlsbad, NM

John Griggs

National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Montgomery, AL

Rapid Determination of Ra-226 in Emergency Urine Samples

Sherrod Maxwell

Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Development of Emergency Urine Bioassay Procedure

Rebecca Mueller

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

John Keaton, Jr.

Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Hiromu Kurosaki

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Screening and Quantification of Alpha Emitting Radionuclides of Concern in Bioassay Samples by Alpha Spectrometry

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Abdul Bari

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

U-F. Syed

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

M. Torres

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

J. Marrantino

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

S. Beach

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

D. Haines

Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Update on Routine Uranium bioassay Analysis by ID-ICP-MS

Hiromu Kurosaki

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Govind Rao

Dosimetry Services Group, Nuclear & Radiological Protection Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

To Rib or Not to Rib That is the Question

Megan Lobaugh

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Darrin Alba

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Karen Jeffers

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

David Hickman

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Why I Should Stick my Nose in Other People's Business

Jill Lundell

Portage, Inc., North Ogden, UT

Berta Oates

U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office Technical Assistance Contractor, Portage, Inc., North Ogden, UT

Rapid radioactivity analysis in environmental samples in response to emergencies using a liquid chromatography coupled on line to ICP-MS

Dominic Lariviere

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Azza Habibi

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Beatrice Boulet

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Gerard Cote

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Rapid Determination of Actinides in Seawater Samples

Sherrod Maxwell

Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Improved Pu and U Measurements for NAREL'S RADNET System

Shane Knockemus

National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Montgomery, AL

Evaluation of Shiryaev-Roberts Procedure for On-Line Environmental Radiation Monitoring

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Mara Watson

Rapid Isolation of Neptunium from Solution and Soil

Brett Rosenberg

Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Georg Steinhauser

Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Nuclear Forensic Research on Nuclear Fuels for Signature Identification of Reprocessing & New FIU Radiochemistry and other Nuclear Programs

David Roelant

Applied Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Improvements to the Analysis of Lanthanides in Nuclear Forensics Samples

Jun Jiang

Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, United Kingdom

Leah M. Arrigo

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Zachary S. Finch

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Isotopic Signature of Selected Rare Earth Elements for Nuclear Activities Profiling Using Cloud Point Extraction and ICP-QQQ-MS

Dominic Lariviere

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Charles Labrecque

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Pablo J. Lebed

Department of Chemistry, University Laval, Quebec, Canada

Correlations Between Reductive Volatilizations Free Energies of Fission Product Oxides and Soil Activities from the Fukashima-Daichi Accident

David Abrecht

Radiochemical Analysis Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Jon M. Schwantes

Radiochemical Analysis Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

Comparison of Separation Efficiency for Ln[hfac]4 and Ln[hfod]x Complexes Used for Separation of Fission Products

John D. Auxier II

Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Thermochromatography Determination of Adsorption Enthalpy and Entropy for Ln[hfac]4 and Ln[hfac]X Complexes for Computational Modeling

Dan Hanson

Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Inferred Pa(V) complex formation via selective extraction by aliphatic alcohols

Andrew Knight

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Development and Forensic Analysis of Nuclear Melt Glass Surrogates

Andrew V. Giminaro

Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Time-dependent density functional theory calculations to guide the development of modified organic scintillating materials

Lindsay Shuller-Nickels

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Shaniqua Young

South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC

Ayman Seliman

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Valery Bliznyuk

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Timothy DeVol

Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Forensic DNA profiling from a radiologically contaminated scene

Alison Baxter

Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, United Kingdom

Implantation of radioactive nuclei for studying electron density in biological samples

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Parnika Das

A Comparison of EPA Method 908.0 and ASTM D6239 for Uranium in Hard Water Matrices

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Robert L Metzger

Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc., Chandler, AZ

Pierre Pouquette

Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc., Chandler, AZ

Critical Need for Monitoring Radionuclides in Ground Drinking Water Sources Near Unconventional Drilling Operations

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Andrew W. Nelson

Interdisciplinary Human Toxicology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Radium-226: An Inter-Method Comparison

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Terry J. Romanko

TestAmerica, St. Louis, MO

Determination of tritium in milk: Application of the recovery as a correction for bias

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Jorge Diodati

Analytical Applications of Radiochemical Extractants for Cerium Isotopes

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Cecilia DiPrete

Nuclear Measurement Group, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

David DiPrete

Nuclear Measurement Group, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of 2-(1-naphyl)-4-vinyl-5-phenaoxazole and Vinyl-Dibenzo-18-crown-6 for low-level quantification of alpha and beta emitters

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Ayman F. Seliman

Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, SC

Valery N. Bliznyuk

Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, SC

Scott M. Husson

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, SC

Timothy A. DeVol

Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, SC

Counting Statistics versus Network Statistics

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Thomas M. Semkow

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

S. E. Beach

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

D. J. Remling

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

True Coincidence Summing Correction and Mathematical Efficiency Modeling of a Well Detector

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Henrik Jaderstrom

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Wilhelm Mueller

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Aderemi Adekola

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Valery Atrashkevic

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Calculated Detection Limits Versus Actual Detection Capability in Gamma Spectrometric Analysis

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Harold Schwenn

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Study of BE6530 vs. ACT II Detectors in Lung Counter

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Babatunde M. Oginni

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

F. L. Bronson

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

R. Venkataraman

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

W. F. Mueller

Canberra Industries, Inc., Meriden, CT

Calibration of Germanium Gamma Spectrometers for Complex Matrices

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Thomas M. Semkow

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

C.J. Bradta

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

S.E. Beach

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

D.K. Haines

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

A.J. Khan

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

A. Baria

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

M. Torres

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

J. Marrantino

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

M.E. Kitto

Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Development of a Novel Tracer Technique for Evaluating Drip Rates in Caves Using Radon-222

Natasha Dimova

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Caveats on Protocols for Chemical Yields Greater than 100%

Thomas L. Rucker

Leidos Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN

Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry - A Useful Tool for Optimization of Radiochemical Separation Methods

Steve Workman

ALS Environmental, Ft. Collins, CO

Robert Shannon

Quality Radioanalytical Support, Grand Marais, MN

Correcting Geometry Differences Between Alpha Particles Sources of Different Diameters Using Geometry Factors

Eric Boswell

National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Montgomery, AL

A method for Np-237 determination with LSC in the experiment of Neptunium sorption onto bentonite

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Li Ping

Rapid Bioassay Detection Limits for Co-57, Co-60, Cs-137 and Ir-192 IN HPGe Gamma Spectrometry

Kameswara R Voleti

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

David Saunders

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

An Automated Radionuclide Separation System for Determination of Strontium-90 and Radium-226 in Emergency Urine Samples

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Baki Sadi

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Exploration of Hybrid K-edge Densitometry for Pyrochemical Reprocessing Material Accountancy

Matthew T. Cook

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Steven E. Skutnik

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Radionuclide Preparation by Charged Particle Irradiation Leadling to New Measurements and Chemical Separation

Simon Jerome

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Peter Ivanov

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Cyrus Larijani

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

David Parker

University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England

Patrick Regan

National Physical Laboratory and University of Surrey, Guildford, England

Intergrated Theoretical and Experimental Study of Selective Separations of Lanthanides and Actinides

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Deborah Penchoff

Analytical Chemistry for the Annual Production of 1.5 Kg of Pu-238 for NASA Space Programs

Jeffery S. Delashmitt

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

R. D. Canaan

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Joseph M. Giaquinto

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

B. D. Roach

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

R. R. Smith

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Poster Presentations

Optimization of an Electrochemical Cell for Determining Uranium Concentration

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Steven Jones

Bresden Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

John D. Auxier II

Radiochemistry Center for Excellence, Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Radiochemistry Center for Excellence, Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Rapid In-Situ Detection of Gamma Radio in Foods Using Portable Radiation Monitor

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Kathryn Emanuele

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Zhichao Lin

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Eileen Maher

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Stephanie Healey

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Patrick Regan

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

William Cunningham

Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

The Value of Nondestuctive Assay Independent Performance Demonstration Testing

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Michel Hall

Portage, Inc., Carlsbad, NM

Methods to Assess Radioisotope Migration in Cementious Media using Radial Diffusion and Advection

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N.D.M. Evans

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

J. Hinchliff

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

M. Felipe-Sotelo

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

D. Read

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

D. Drury

Loughborough University, United Kingdom

Determination of Radium Levels in formation waters from Black Warrior Basin, Alabama

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Daniel Montiel Martin

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Katie Kingry

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Natasha Dimova

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Consideration in the Selection of Food Monitors in Radioanalytical Method Development and Validation

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Zhichao Lin

Rapid Detection of Processed U in Food IR-MS

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Abdur-Rafay Shareef

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

Zhichao Lin

Radiochemistry and Microbiology Section Analytical Branch, Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center, Food and Drug Administration, Winchester, MA

William Cunningham

Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

Analysis of Tea Samples for Contamination using Gamma Spec

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Vera Kochermin

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Matthew C. Cook

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Bonnie Todd

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Weihua Zhang

Verification and Incident Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Matthew J. Stukel

Verification and Incident Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Stephen Kiser

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Michael W. Cooke

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jean-Francois Mercier

National Monitoring Section, Radiation Surveillance Division, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Characterization of Radiocesium in Soils in Fukushima Prefecture

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Kotaro Ochi

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Ryo Aobayashi

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuichi Kurihara

Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research adn Intellectual Properties, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuki Iwahana

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Toshihiro Nakamura

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Yuya Koike

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Recent Studies of IBC Advanced Technologies Analig SR-01 Resin and Direct Comparison with Eichrom Sr Resin

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Kevin J. Swearingen

Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Nathalie Wall

Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Experimental Validation of the Broad Area Search Bayesian Processor

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Hannah R. Hale

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

James Ghawaly

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Matthew Thornbury

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Samuel Willmon

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Startup of an Academic Radiochemistry Laboratory: Progress Towards Nuclear and Radiochemical Expertise

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Joshua Chandler

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

John D. Auxier II

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Design and Fabrication of a Mobile Remote Control System for the Broad Area Search Bayesian Processor Aerial Platform

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James M. Ghawaly

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Hannah R. Hale

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Samuel Willmon

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

John D. Auxier II

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Analysis of Synthetic Trinitite for Forensic Applications

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C. J. Oldham

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Andrew Giminaro

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Jerrad Auxier

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Emile Fenske

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Joshua Molgaard

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Synthesis and Characterization of Ln[hfod]x Complexes for the Separation of Fission Products

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Matthew L. Marsh

Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

John D. Auxier II

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Daniel Hanson

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Howard L. Hall

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Comparison of Rapid, Effective Methods for Separation of Thorium from Uranium for U-series Dating

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Hillary Boulay Greene

Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

E. Inrig

Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jack R. Cornett>/dt>

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Radioxenon Capture and Detection Using Metal-Organic Frameworks

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Erin L. Gawron

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Nuclear Enterprise Sustainability Model

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Fareed Yasin

Institute for Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Dual-Labeling for Nuclear and Fluorescence Molecular Imaging

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Eric S. Eitrheim

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Andrew W. Nelson

Interdisciplinary Human Toxicology Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Andrew W. Knight

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Michael K. Schultz

Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Interdisciplinary Human Toxicology Program, Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program, Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

F. Chris Pigge

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Open Source Alpha Microirradiator for Brachytherapy

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Allison Harbottle

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Limit of Detection (LOD) Comparison of Urine Gross Alpha/Beta Analysis Between Quantilus 1220, Tricarb 3110, and Gas Proportional Counter G5420

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Olga Piraner

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

David Saunders

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Battling Costs and Eliminating Inefficiencies: Improving Mass Spectrometry Plutonium Analysis

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Kimberly M. Israel

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Jeffrey L. Roach

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Robert E. Steiner

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

William S. Kinman

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Azim H. Kara

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Joseph W. Sullivan

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Dennis M. Lopez

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Carol C. Hughes

Nuclear & Radiochemistry Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

High-Throughput and Rapid Analysis of Np-237 in Urine by Quadrapole ICP-MS

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Yongzhong Liu

Battelle

Ge Xiao

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

David Saunders

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Rapid Determination of U-235/U-238 in Urine by ICP-QMS using A Simple Dilute and Shoot Approach

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Ge Xiao

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

David Saunders

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Robert L. Jones

Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

A Study on the Effect of the Internal Exposure of Po-210 on the Excretion of Urinary Proteins in Rats Using a High Throughput Enzyme Linked Immunoassay (ELISA) Technique

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Baki Sadi

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Chunsheng Li

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Raymond Ko

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Daka

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Vinita Chauhan

Consumer and Clinical, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hamdi Yusuf

Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Edward P. C. Lai

Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Heather Wyatt

Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

Joel Surette

Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

Nick Priest

Chalk River Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

Workshop Presentations

Radium Isotopes by Alpha Spectrometry

Presentation

Terry J. Romanko

TestAmerica, St. Louis, MO

Additional Uses for Sr and Pb Resins

Presentation

Andrew Knight

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Maddy Peterson

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Rapid Method for Actinides in Asphalt and Soil Samples

Presentation

Sherrod Maxwell

Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

Eichrom Resin Shelf-life

Presentation

Daniel McAlister

Eichrom Techologies, LLC., Lisle, IL

Jill Bryant

Eichrom Techologies, LLC., Lisle, IL

Sarah Tejchma

Eichrom Techologies, LLC., Lisle, IL

Ed Rush

Eichrom Techologies, LLC., Lisle, IL

Incorporation of Eichrom Technology Analtyical Resins in ORNL's Pu-238 Production Demonstration

Presentation

Joseph M. Giaquinto

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Jeffrey S. Delashmitt

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

B. D. Roach

Nuclear Analytical Chemistry and Isotopics Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Preliminary investigations of zirconium behaviour with extraction chromatography and other media

Presentation

Simon Jerome

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Peter Ivanov

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Ben Russell

National Physical Laboratory, United Kingdom

Separation of Mock Used Fuel and Mock Glass Debris using Eichrom Resins

Presentation

Audrey Roman

Nuclear and Radiochemistry group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Rebecca Springs

Nuclear and Radiochemistry group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Evelyn Bond

Nuclear and Radiochemistry group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Ralf Sudowe

Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Polonium Analysis in Complex Samples

Presentation

Andrew W. Nelson

Interdisciplinary Human Toxicology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Eichrom Method and Application Note Updates

Presentation

Daniel McAlister

Eichrom Techologies, LLC., Lisle, IL

Ion Exchange Chromatography (IX) vs. Extraction Chromatography (EXC)

Presentation

Eric Eitrheim

Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA