May 2000 Newsletter Highlights

The May 2000 issue of the HPS Newsletter has the 34th Midyear Meeting Call for Papers Insert and 40 pages of information covering a wide range of topics including the following:

• COVER — Joel Lubenau discusses the disused source problem in light of the recent Bangkok, Thailand, fatal accident involving a ⁶⁰Co source. He also makes suggestions about what should be done about it.
   
• EDITORIAL — D.J. Higson, Editor of the Newsletter of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society writes this month's Editorial "It's Time to Do Something About the LN-T Controversy."
   
• PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE — President Ray Johnson summarizes the sixth question raised during his President-elect visits, "What are your concerns for the future of radiation safety?"
   
• SECTION NEWS — Scholarship applications for the Power Reactor Section are available in this issue of the Newsletter.
   
• CHAPTER NEWS — This month the latest Savannah River Chapter and South Texas Chapter meetings are highlighted.
   
• COMMENTARY — Newsletter Associate Editor Andrew Karam divides administrators of radiation safety programs into two camps, the ZTs and the LBFs in an article, "How Many Sizes Does it Take?"
   
• ARTICLE BY W.E. KENNEDY JR. — HPS Board Member, W.E. Kennedy, Jr., the HPS Presidential Representative at a Senate Subcommittee Testimony on Metal Recycle, tells what it's like.
   
• POSITION STATEMENTS — The HPS Society in March, issued two new position statements, "Occupational Radiation-Safety Standards and Regulations are Sound" and "Compensation for Diseases that Might be Caused by Radiation Must Consider the Dose." These are presented in this issue.
   
• COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES — The new HPS Standing Committee appointments have been announced and are listed in the Newsletter.
   
• NOTES — The Health Physics Society reports 32 new members during March.
   
• ANNOUNCEMENTS — The Health Physics Journal is seeking a Book Review Editor.
   
• INSIDE THE BELTWAY — Liz Gemski outlines the Federal Budget for 2001.
   
• CHP CORNER — The American Academy of Health Physics outlines the Standards of Professional Responsibility for CHPs.
   
• ADVERTISEMENTS — There are 4 pages of display ads, 20 short courses offered, and 7 job offers.

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