From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Friday, December 02, 2005 1:00 PM
To:	Burke, Gerald; Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Fairchild Gregory R LT; Feightner, Michael P. LT; Fong, Raynard K   CAPT; Frampton, Scott W  CIV; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Hecht, Sheila C , LCDR; Houston, Tony L. HM2; Johnson, Gabrielle M.; LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Ozeroglu, Muhammed A  LT; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ruiz, Steven LCDR; Scott, John H., CIV.; Simays, Andrew E., CDR; Solanki, Haresh P; Swilley, Eugene A. (LT); Tu, Victor LT; Van Way, Rick L (LCDR); Younes, Georges  E LCDR; Beecham, Harry J. CAPT NAMRU2; 'Hanan El Mohammady'; HMC (org account) Redona; Hodge, Jenny L. MSGT; Ratiwayanto, Sutanti (NAMRU2 Jakarta); safety_namru2@attglobal.net; Tomon, John LT; Wilfredo Redona (kevinmkeitha@yahoo.com)
Cc:	Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Rudolph, W. Garry (CAPT); Fallon, Ann P. (CAPT); Clagett, Christopher D, CDR; Earles, Marvin R LCDR ; Glennon, Brendan K. CDR BUMED; Lino CDR Fragoso (E-mail) (Lino.Fragoso@navy.mil); Hutto, Robert CAPT; Lorenzen, William F GS; Netzer, Patricia H. (CAPT); Styles, Donna L (CAPT)
Subject:	NRC - RIS 2005-21 (Lost, Stolen or Missing Radioactive Material)
To all Radiation Safety Officers and NRMP Permittees:

The attached Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides clarification to the reporting requirements in 10 CFR Part 22.2201.  RIS-2005-21 states that this RIS clarifies the term "immediately" in the context of reporting the occurrence of lost, stolen, or missing licensed radioactive material, how the term "exposure could result" is used, and the licensee's responsibility to inform the NRC of the recovery of lost or stolen licensed material.

Note that all reporting to the NRC should be done via NEHC and the Naval Radiation Safety Committee (NRSC) at OPNAV-N455.  However, the NRC may be contacted directly only in the unlikely event that every possible attempt to contact NEHC, OPNAV-N455 or any other member of the NRSC, such as BUMED-M342, have failed, and the absolute deadline for reporting is in jeopardy of being exceeded.  Note that reporting should also be in accordance with the requirements as specified in NRSC Bulletin 2004-03, Notifications and Reports for Reportable Events, which can be downloaded at  http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/occmed/nrmp.htm.

No formal reply is required.

V/r,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
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Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

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