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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Panel for Integrative
Activities; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463 as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Panel for Integrative
Activities (#1373).
Dates & Times: November 14, 2007—
1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; November 15, 2007—
8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; November 16, 2003—
7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Places:
Hilton Arlington Hotel, 950 North
Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Science and Technology Policy
Institute (STPI), 1899 Pennsylvania Ave,
NW., Washington, DC.
Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), Old Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC.
Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
Contact Person: Connie Della-Piana,
PhD. Office of Integrative Activities,
Office of the Director, Room 1270,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Telephone: 703/292–8040.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and recommendations
concerning the use of and need for the
Science and Technology Policy
Institute.
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Agenda
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
1 p.m.–4 p.m. Hilton Arlington Hotel.
Open—Overview and history of
Federally Funded Research and
Development Center (FFRDC); Briefings
and Panel Discussions.
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Hilton Arlington,
Hotel. Closed—Review of contract.
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8 a.m.–9 p.m. Hilton Arlington Hotel.
Open—Briefings and Panel Discussions
with Deputy Director, NSF.
9:30 a.m.–12n Science and
Technology Policy Institute. Open—
Presentations and briefing by STPI.
12n–2 p.m. Science and Technology
Policy Institute. Closed—Review and
evaluation of the use and need for the
Institute.
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Office of Science
and Technology Policy. Closed—
Briefings and discussions with OSTP
representatives.
On June 4, 2007, the NRC’s Office of
Investigation (OI) initiated an
investigation into AIX’s activities at a
facility, not owned by AIX, located in
Anchorage, Alaska. This off-site facility
is owned by an AIX client, and AIX has
been performing radiography at that
location since the 1990s. Based on
information obtained during the
investigation, serious concerns were
identified concerning the AIX senior
managers’ oversight of licensed
activities and AIX’s ability to protect the
public health and safety. Specifically,
AIX radiographers, including the
company Radiation Safety Officer,
knowingly conducted radiography
activities without the two individuals
required by 10 CFR 34.41(a) (sometimes
called the 2-person rule). This occurred
on numerous instances over a period of
up to three years and presented
unnecessary risk to the public health
and safety.
In the 1990s, AIX constructed a
facility that was referred to as a ‘‘vault’’
at its client’s facility. AIX applied to the
NRC to have the ‘‘vault’’ approved as a
Permanent Radiographic Installation as
described in 10 CFR 34.33. Radiography
conducted in an authorized permanent
radiographic installation could be
conducted with a single radiographer;
otherwise, 10 CFR 34.41(a) requires, in
part, that at least two qualified
individuals be present during
radiography. However, the NRC never
approved the ‘‘vault’’ as a Permanent
Radiographic Installation because of
serious deficiencies in the design and
requested further information from AIX.
One of the design deficiencies was that
the ‘‘vault’’ had very little shielding on
most of the front of the vault; the
shielding consisted of a lead-lined steel
frame gate that was only about 31⁄2 feet
tall and an industrial tarp that was
pulled across the front. As such, AIX
estimated radiation exposures 20 feet in
front of the ‘‘vault’’ exceeded many
hundred times the NRC’s 2 mR/hr limit.
In addition, the NRC believes there was
access to the roof of the facility, which
was made of 3⁄4 inch plywood (very
limited shielding material), resulting in
dose rates in excess of the NRC’s 2 mR/
hr limit. The licensing action was closed
in 2002 after AIX did not make the
structural changes necessary to obtain
approval.
The investigation revealed that on
numerous occasions over a period of up
to three years, AIX would send two
qualified individuals to the off-site
facility to perform radiography, and that
AIX would commence radiography in
compliance with 10 CFR 34.41(a).
Friday, November 16, 2007
8 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Hilton Arlington
Hotel. Closed—Meetings with NSF
representatives and other government
clients. Review and prepare report.
Reason for Closing: The contract being
reviewed includes information of a
proprietary or confidential nature,
including technical information;
financial data, such as salaries; and
personal information concerning
individuals associated with the contract.
Discussions will include the
development of negotiating and
implementing strategies. These matters
are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4)
and (6) and (9)(B) of the Government in
the Sunshine Act.
Dated: October 23, 2007.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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In the Matter of Alaska Industrial XRay, Inc., Anchorage, AK; Order
Suspending Licensed Activities
(Effective Immediately)
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Alaska Industrial X-Ray, Inc., (AIX or
Licensee) is the holder of NRC License
No. 50–16084–01 issued by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC or
Commission) pursuant to 10 CFR Part
34. The license authorizes the Licensee
to conduct industrial radiography at
temporary job sites anywhere in the
United States where the NRC maintains
jurisdiction for regulating licensed
material. The license was issued on
October 24, 1990, was most recently
renewed on March 13, 2001, and is due
to expire on March 31, 2011.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Panel for Integrative Activities; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463 as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Advisory Panel for Integrative Activities (1373).
Dates & Times: November 14, 2007--1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; November 15,
2007--8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; November 16, 2003--7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Places:
Hilton Arlington Hotel, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington,
Virginia.
Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), 1899 Pennsylvania
Ave, NW., Washington, DC.
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Old Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC.
Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
Contact Person: Connie Della-Piana, PhD. Office of Integrative
Activities, Office of the Director, Room 1270, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703/292-
8040.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations
concerning the use of and need for the Science and Technology Policy
Institute.
Agenda
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Hilton Arlington Hotel. Open--Overview and history of
Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC); Briefings and
Panel Discussions.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Hilton Arlington, Hotel. Closed--Review of
contract.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
8 a.m.-9 p.m. Hilton Arlington Hotel. Open--Briefings and Panel
Discussions with Deputy Director, NSF.
9:30 a.m.-12n Science and Technology Policy Institute. Open--
Presentations and briefing by STPI.
12n-2 p.m. Science and Technology Policy Institute. Closed--Review
and evaluation of the use and need for the Institute.
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Closed--Briefings and discussions with OSTP representatives.
Friday, November 16, 2007
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Hilton Arlington Hotel. Closed--Meetings with NSF
representatives and other government clients. Review and prepare
report.
Reason for Closing: The contract being reviewed includes
information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including
technical information; financial data, such as salaries; and personal
information concerning individuals associated with the contract.
Discussions will include the development of negotiating and
implementing strategies. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.
552b(c), (4) and (6) and (9)(B) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Dated: October 23, 2007.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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