Radionuclides Training

How to Order

To Order the CD in the US: Call the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) at: 1-800-490-9198

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Radionuclides Laboratory Training Modules

Enhancing Radiological Laboratory Testing for Radionuclides in Drinking Water Training - This training provides users with the information and techniques they need to assist them in obtaining or retaining their EPA certification for laboratories performing drinking water analyses for radionuclides.

Module Topics:

Basics of Radioactivity
Sample Preservation, Pretreatment, and Preparation
Principles of Radiochemical Separations
Detection Techniques
EPA Approved Radiochemical Drinking Water Methods
Determination of Measurement Uncertainty for Radiochemical Analysis
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Radiochemical Analysis

2004 Webcast Training on the Radionuclides Rule

Web Cast 1: Radionuclides Rule - June 29, 2004
- An Overview of the Rule
- Required Monitoring
- Compliance Calculations
- Substitution of Gross Alpha for Radium-226 and Uranium
- Beta Particle/Photon Emitter Monitoring
- Analytical Methods and Detection
- Lab Analysis
- Exemptions
- Health Effects
- Agenda (101 KB PDF File, 1pg) (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)
- PRESENTATIONS
  - Radionuclides Rule Overview
    - Presentation (307KB PDF File, 15pgs)
    - Presentation (322KB Powerpoint File, 15pgs)
  - Compliance, Monitoring & Substitution
    - Presentation (245KB PDF File, 42pgs)
    - Presentation (359KB Powerpoint File, 42pgs)
  - Methods and Detection
    - Presentation (63KB PDF File, 14pgs)
    - Presentation (39KB Powerpoint File, 14pgs)
  - Health Effects
    - Presentation (852KB PDF File, 26pgs)
    - Presentation (660KB Powerpoint File, 26pgs)
- Question and Answer Fact Sheet
  - Q&A (821KB PDF File, 17pgs)
  - Q&A (125KB WP File, 17pgs)
Web Cast 2: Radionuclides Rule - August 4, 2004
- Treatment
- Disposal
- POU/POE
- Operator Safety
- SPARRC Model Demonstration
- Agenda (151 KB PDF File, 1pg) (ALL ABOUT PDF FILES)
- TRANSCRIPTS
  - Written Transcript (166KB Word File, 27pgs)
  - Written Transcript (178KB PDF File, 27pgs)
  - Audio Transcript (82MB Windows Media Player)
- PRESENTATIONS
  - Worker Safety
    - Presentation (349KB PDF File, 14pgs)
    - Presentation (97KB Powerpoint File, 14pgs)
  - Fundamentals of Radium and Uranium Removal from Drinking Water Supplies
    - Presentation (315KB PDF File, 24pgs)
    - Presentation (223KB Powerpoint File, 24pgs)
  - Software Program to Ascertain Radionuclides Residual Concentration (SPARRC)
    - Presentation (158KB PDF File, 7pgs)
    - Presentation (75KB Powerpoint File, 7pgs)
  - The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
    - Presentation (489KB PDF File, 7pgs)
    - Presentation (3,475KB Powerpoint File, 7pgs)
  - Radium Removal and Disposal in Wisconsin
    - Presentation (95KB PDF File, 10pgs)
    - Presentation (68KB Powerpoint File, 10pgs)
  - Disposal of Water Treatment Plant Waste Containing Radionuclides
    - Presentation (176KB PDF File, 36pgs)
    - Presentation (263KB Powerpoint File, 36pgs)
- Question and Answer Fact Sheet
  - Q&A (1,038KB PDF File, 14pgs)
  - Q&A (91KB WP File, 14pgs)

2007 Radionuclide Implementation Workshops

EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water conducted five on-site Radionuclides Implementation Workshops in the spring of 2007. The training sessions wereintended for state drinking water program and radiation program personnel, but were also open to technical assistance providers and system operators. Though rule requirements were reviewed, the focus of the workshops was on treatment technologies and residual disposal options and regulations.

The sessions also provided real world experience through examples, case studies and State specific presentations. In addition to downloading the presentations below, one can order a CD of the presentations. Please read the disclaimer prior to reviewing the radionuclide workshop presentations.

Radionuclides Implementation Workshop Disclaimer — Handout PDF (1pp 10KB)

Radionuclide Implementation Workshop Presentations

Radionuclide Rule Overview — Presentation PDF (36 pp, 518K)
Group Exercise/Calculating Compliance — Presentation PDF (18 pp, 208K)
Analytical Methods and Detection — Presentation PDF (21 pp, 270K)
Status of Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Activities Related to Uranium Removal from Drinking Water — Presentation PDF (12 pp, 155K)
Worker Health and Safety — Presentation PDF (27 pp, 353K)
Federal Regulations Governing Disposal of Residuals Containing Radionuclides — Presentation PDF (18 pp, 368K)
Mitigation Techniques & Treatment Options for Radionuclides — Presentation PDF (58 pp, 1M)
Treatment Residual Disposal Options — Presentation PDF (28 pp, 579K)
Software Program to Ascertain Radionuclide Residual Concentrations (SPARRC) Model Overview — Presentation PDF (6 pp, 227K)
Case Studies — Presentation PDF (20 pp, 770K)

State Presentations

California's Licensing of Uranium at Community Water Systems — Presentation PDF (9 pp, 115K)
Minnesota's TENORM in Water Filter Backwash — Presentation PDF (29 pp, 1M)
Nebraska's Treatment Options — Presentation PDF (12 pp, 152KB)
New Hampshire's Radionuclide Compliance Program — Presentation PDF (18 pp, 66K)
New Hampshire's Fate of Groundwater Radionuclides Moving Through Small Community Systems — Presentation PDF (78 pp, 3M)
New Hampshire's Removing Radioactive Contamination From Ion Exchange Resins Used in Drinking Water Treatment — Presentation PDF (36 pp, 320K)
Radionuclide Compliance in Texas: Challenges and Solutions — Presentation PDF (54 pp, 887K)
Texas' Radionuclide Analysis What Does The Data Mean? — Presentation PDF (9 pp, 201K)
Waste Disposal Facilities — Handout (1 pp, 13K)
Slide Presentation Sources & General Resource — Handout PDF (5 pp, 37K)

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