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<br /> © Gamma Corporation <br /> P.O. Box 240370, Honolulu, HI 96824 Phone (808) 373-7009 <br /> I 'i ~ FAX (808) 373-7017 <br /> '97 fr1flY 19 8f~ 8 'i8 <br /> May 17, 1997 <br /> CC's?J <br /> James Arakaki COUNTY Ur HAWAII <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> via telefax 808-969-3291 <br /> Subj: Testimony on Ordinance No. 96-68 amendment related to Post Harvest Treatment <br /> Facility (Bill No. 62, Draft 2) <br /> By: Philip J. Manly, M.S., CHP, DABR /J <br /> ( V r v i ~Zy~ <br /> I am providing this testimony as guidance to determining the additions to infrastructure <br /> that maybe required to support the Post Harvest Treatment Facility, as outlined in Bill No. <br /> 62, Draft 2. <br /> My training and experience have been in the fields of medical and health physics, the <br /> professions dealuig v,~ith protecting man and the environment from the harmful effects of <br /> radiation. I hold comprehensive certification from the American Board of Health Physics <br /> and certification in Diagnostic Radiological Physics from the American Board of Radiology, <br /> and am on the list of qualified experts maintained by the state for radiation safety. I have <br /> not been paid to provide this testimony, although I normally charge for providing such <br /> consultation. <br /> The possession and use of radioactive materials is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory <br /> Commission (NRC). This regulations and requirements for this particular use of radioactive <br /> materials for an irradiator are coeered in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 36. <br /> These regulations require the licensee to meet numerous facility design equipment <br /> requirements. They also require training of facility personnel and establishment of <br /> operating and emergency procedures. <br /> Specific emergency procedures must be established for the following situations: <br /> 1. Sources stuck in unshielded position, <br /> 2. Personnel overexposure, <br /> 3. Radiation alarm from the product exit portal monitor or pool monitor, <br /> Comm. D1a 2~•'WJ <br /> 850 west Hind Drive, Suite 176 Honolulu, HI 96821 l~ <br /> Mlle 2(e. <br /> tk~f. Presente <br /> !taf, i~te MAY 1 9 1997 <br /> <br />