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CANBERRA 2008 Users' Group
Meeting
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| Discussion: Emergency Response with combined Active / Passive Detection and Real Time Dose Rate Tracking of Responders | |
- Kevin Carmichael The Homeland Security needs have developed over the past few years in response to the attacks of 9/11. A lot of radiation detection equipment has been purchased, but what are the future needs of the Emergency Response Community? This open discussion forum is intended to stimulate a lively debate on the more pressing issues of Emergency Management/Emergency Response. Applications for Combined Active / Passive Radiation Detection
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| Open Discussion: Commercial & Government Nuclear Research Facilities & Laboratories | |
- Linda Ostrowski We are beginning to see the affect of the nuclear renaissance on our industry, with a variety of new enrichment and fuel facilities being built and opportunities for global partnerships such as GNEP. At the same time the requirements for D&D and waste solutions continue to grow. The purpose of this open forum is to interactively discuss what laboratories and universities are doing in terms of research and development to support the government and commercial marketplace and to take advantage of these evolving trends. Come with your ideas and suggestions for solutions needed to meet the challenges of the nuclear renaissance. |
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| Open Discussion: NPP Operations | |
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- Steve Seitz The nuclear industry is on the verge of a renewal and changing rapidly. We all - users and vendors alike - must change with it. This forum will be an Open Discussion on the changes and how they affect your operations. Please come with ideas and thoughts for a lively discussion. Topics to consider:
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| Genie Software/MCA Products | |
- Patti McClay & Glenn Centola This session will focus on the exciting new features and developments of the Genie suite of products including Cascade Summing, and demonstrations of the 3D-Geometry Composer and the Lynx V1.0 MCA. Time will be reserved for an open discussion of users’ needs and ideas for future developments. |
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| Portable HP Instrumentation and wireless applications with CSP-COM and Colibri | |
- Tim Martinson & Frederic Meyer The new CANBERRA Health Physics hand-held picture with many new products will be introduced: Colibri new hand-held survey meter, GPS-COM communication hot shoe for UltraRadiac, UltraRadiac II, AVIOR new desktop survey meter, CSP-COM communication module for CSP (CANBERRA Smart Probes). A comparison between our new PIPS silicon alpha-beta probe and conventional probe will also be given. We will also show new Radiagem 4000 options and recently launched new CSP. |
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| Environmental Monitoring | - James Forde-Johnston This session will review some recently completed Environmental Monitoring System projects, covering both local and country-wide fixed and mobile monitoring systems, based on CANBERRA’s RADACS GARDS and MOVERS technology. The projects reviewed will illustrate the wide range of monitoring and communications options that can be used in such systems to implement a customised solution to the customer’s requirements. There will also be a discussion on current and forthcoming developments in this area. |
| Recent Enhancements in Alpha-Beta Counting | |
- Lee Reagan Canberra continues to be the world leader in alpha/beta systems. This session will include a presentation on the upcoming APEX-AB software. Current software status including that of Eclipse 3.2, iLink, OSUM, SMS, LB-link, and Scarabee will be discussed. Hardware including the Series 5 family, gasless iSeries, Mini20/IN20 and the LB4100 will be discussed. All issues relating to CANBERRA alpha/beta are potential topics of discussion. |
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| ISOCS, InSitu Measurements, & D&D | |
- Frazier Bronson This session will discuss new features of the ISOCS and LabSOCS products and present other operational aspects, precautions, or advice for users of these products we think our customers should know about. This is also a forum for our customers to present how they have used these products, or would like to use these products. Please let us know and bring a few PowerPoint slides if you wish. |
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| Radiochemistry Gamma Spec Solutions | |
- Patti McClay The Apex Gamma counting suite is the most advanced sample counting system available today. This session will focus on the exciting new features and developments available in Version 1.2 and will include a live demonstration of the software. This session will include time for user feedback and open discussions. |
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| Apex Alpha | |
- Lee Reagan The Apex Alpha is the latest generation software suite for use in alpha sample counting labs. This session will focus on the exciting new features and developments Apex. This session will include time for user feedback and open discussions. |
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| Integrated HP Applications | |
- *Steve Seitz Description to follow…. |
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| Solutions for Radiological Emergency Response | |
- Kevin Carmichael The Emergency Response and Emergency Management breakout session will provide a forum to address new developments in radiation detection for Homeland Security and other ER applications. A wide range of topics focused on quick and accurate detection of radioactive material. Topics include:
Applications will be explored for monitoring alpha, beta, and gamma radiation in the field. The Ultraradiac and Radiogem products will be discussed for personal monitoring and contamination detection The InSpector 1000 and Falcon 5000 will be covered for applications involving radionuclide identification to distinguish between common medical isotopes and threat objects. Activity quantification capabilities will also be addressed. The MiniSentry, a field-deployable portal monitor for post incident contamination screening, will be discussed. In addition, many future Emergency Response needs and developments in radiation detection. |
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| Population Monitoring Methodology | |
- Mike Beal & Jeff Chapman In the aftermath of a radiological incident, state and local officials will be involved in the monitoring of people, or as is termed: population monitoring. State, local, and tribal health officials will lead this effort, with assistance from federal agencies, primarily the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Monitoring includes an evaluation of potentially exposed people for a significant external exposure from direct radiation, or a significant internal dose from the incorporation of released/dispersed radioactive material. The major role of the health provider, which in this case is essentially the local health department first, is to keep the number of potential victims informed, communicate the do's and don'ts to not only the victims, but also all first responders, including local managed care facilities. The CDC has published a text, Population Monitoring, describing the methods for population monitoring. This breakout will discuss these protocols. |
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| OpenEMS | |
- Steve Laskos & Warren Western OpenEMS is the effluents management system with the power and flexibility to meet nuclear sites needs today and into the future. OpenEMS uses the latest technology to seamlessly integrate with plant equipment and create a user friendly automated method for tracking radiological effluents. This session will focus on the exciting new features and developments available in Version 1.2 and will include a live demonstration of the latest software. Time will be reserved for user feedback and open discussions. |
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| Radiological Security and Surveillance Topics | |
- Kevin Carmichael This breakout session will address the exciting new developments in the field of handheld spectrometry and security portals for homeland security applications. The handheld spectroscopy topics to be covered are the upcoming Lanthanum Bromide detector release that greatly improves the performance over NaI scintillators, recent developments in nuclide identification algorithms, and a preview of a new line of portable germanium based nuclide identifiers. On the security portal side we will review enhancements to the RadSentry gross counting portal monitor and the application of medium and high resolution spectroscopy to enhance the capability of portal monitors to more reliably discriminate between different types of radioactive materials. |
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| Internal & External Personnel Monitoring | |
- Skip Danielson & Steve Laskos Come see the latest that CANBERRA has to offer to make your personnel monitoring challenges simpler. CANBERRA offers a complete line of both external and internal contamination monitoring systems. During this breakout session you will you learn about the networking software in development for our Argos and Gem external whole body monitoring systems. We will also discuss the next generation of ABACOS software for our complete line of In Vivo Counting Systems. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see the prototype products. |
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All breakout session times to be determined. |
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