As practitioners in the nuclear industry, we work day to day to ensure that safety and security requirements are met. We know that our jobs and our industry depend on successful execution of radioprotection programs, safeguards and RETS/REMP programs. As a result, the nuclear industry has accrued a safety record that is unsurpassed by other forms of power generation.

We know the record, but there are forces in our world who take another view. From individual citizens at the grassroots level to various advocacy groups - there is still some misunderstanding of the real safety and security record - and the real benefits - of nuclear power. Our panel of experts will discuss how we can effectively serve as ambassadors for nuclear power - facilitating the communications at individual, local, state and federal levels - to ensure that the public attitude and dialog are based on the facts.

It has been reported that terrorist organizations may attempt to smuggle or otherwise obtain nuclear or radioactive materials in the hopes of constructing a “dirty bomb”. On a daily basis thousands of materials are moving throughout this country’s transportation system. Additionally, there are many high profile critical infrastructures that have already installed monitoring devices for the purposes of detecting and interdicting an attack of this nature.

Topics to consider:

• Discussion of monitoring at US Ports
• Discussion of monitoring of critical infrastructures – high profile sites vs. ordinary sites
• Discussion of monitoring capabilities/methodologies for various detection capabilities (low/medium/high resolutions)
• What’s happening in "my backyard"?
• What grants are there to assist First Responders / First Receivers?
• Suggestions of where to find guidance and resources

Open discussion concerning needs and requirements for starting up a new laboratory, nuclear facility or remediation effort today. What level of services does the industry need from CANBERRA to support this effort? Is there a need for CANBERRA to assist with activities such as regulatory interface, definition of specifications, addressing licensing issues, procurement, start-up activities, and ongoing support? Come with your ideas and thoughts on how CANBERRA can best support new and expanding labs and nuclear operations.

Topics to consider:

• Replacement of legacy RMS equipment in existing plants
• Bridging the gap in RMS between existing and new plants in the fleet
• Supervisory software tying all radiation monitoring equipment together
• The future Centralized Monitoring Station (CMS)
• Open discussion on your RMS issues

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; Lynx V1.1 MCA release and the full use of the Programming Libraries and Upcoming new gamma spec product releases for 2009. Time will be reserved for an open discussion of users’ needs and ideas for future developments.

This session will focus on new CANBERRA Health Physics hand-held products including Colibri Survey meter, designed for mapping applications, and CSP COM units for small remote supervision systems.

This session will discuss some forthcoming developments in wide area environmental monitoring systems, including the introduction of gamma spectrometry capabilities, and the ability to integrate chemical and biological sensors into CANBERRA's wide area environmental monitoring systems. There will also be a discussion on the future development of CANBERRA's range of CAMs.

CANBERRA continues to be the world leader in alpha/beta systems. Current software status including that of Eclipse 3.2, iLINK, OSUM, SMS, LB-link, Scarabee, and APEX-Alpha/Beta 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.

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 that are of importance to our customers.

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.

This session will discuss the current line of In Vivo products and recent developments. New developments in our whole body and lung counting systems will be presented along with our new Apex-InVivo software solution. A live demonstration of some product features will be given to show how this new software will provide a whole new level of management and control of your In Vivo counters. And for larger organizations, we will discuss how this software will provide centralized control of all counters across multiple sites, consolidation of all personnel counts, and the ability to more efficiently utilize your technical and health physics experts. Also discussed will be its integration with external Dose Calculation software.

This session will focus on improvements forthcoming in our APEX-Gamma™ product including redundancy solutions and other operational aspects. The other topic covered will be an overview of the full line of CANBERRA cryo-coolers Cryo-Cycle, Cryo-Pulse 5, and Cryo-JT. Time will be reserved for user feedback and open discussions

This session will be geared toward the new equipment either released during the past year or that are about to released in the area of whole body and personal item monitoring. This will include the plastic based Argos system, the Sirius-5 Hand and Foot Monitor, and the Cronos-4 and Cronos-11 item monitors. There will also be discussion on the integration of the CRemote software for central control and the new SQL database capabilities.

This session will provide a forum to address new developments in radiation detection for Homeland Security and other ER applications. A wide range of topics will focus on quick and accurate detection of radioactive material.

Topics include:

• Products for personal radiation detection
• Handheld Health Physics instruments
• Radionuclide identification equipment
• Field-deployable radiation portals

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.

OpenEMS is the effluents management system with the power and flexibility to meet the needs of nuclear sites 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 new features and developments for the OpenEMS product. It will include a live demonstration of the latest software features and tools.

Time will be reserved for user feedback and open discussions.

Table Top discussion amongst First Responders on the critical initial hours in response to a dirty bomb attack.

Topics to consider:

• What are my Departments CONOPS for response to a Dirty Bomb Attack?
• Is my department equipped to handle a WMD attack, Radiological Industrial or Radiological Transportation accident?
• What equipment do I have available to assist?
• Suggestions on where to find guidance and resources
• Discussion of decontamination methods

Are you an AMS user? This session will detail the preparation necessary to migrate from AMS to Apex Alpha. Dale Condra from Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) will be the featured speaker and he will present how his lab made a successful migration from AMS to Apex-Alpha (32 detector system) Dale’s presentation will focus on the need to migrate from the VMS platform, the steps necessary to ensure a smooth transition, and the actual implementation process with lessons learned discussed.

If you are an AMS user or even an Alpha Analyst SW user, this session is designed specifically for you. Come and learn how easy it is to migrate. A question and answer session will immediately follow the presentation.