Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment Work Values

Daily Duties at Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment:

Processed and prepared Specific Radioactive Materials Licenses under an NRC SAP for the full range of typical application of isotopes in high-technology industries (moisture density gauges, well-logging sources, nuclear pharmacies, electron-capture detectors, process control gauges). Inspected/Audited a wide range of specifically-licensed Radioactive Materials Facilities. Lead multi-discipline teams on comprehensive compliance inspections of specific radioactive materials licensed facilities, special effort was devoted to examine stack emissions and fugitive dust abatement, to reduce regional dose. Provided technical support for the Plaintiffs as principal liaison between the Colorado Attorney General's Office and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for two Superfund sites (Lincoln Park and Uravan) through all phases of litigation of CERCLA including: Case filing information gathering; interrogatory response writing; contractor RFP development, contractor work-product evaluation, oversight and related transactions; all phases of document discovery reviewing nearly 30 years of defendant's documents examining all aspects of occupational health and industrial safety associated with handling and exposure to chemicals and radioactive materials fumes, mists, dusts, and gases); producing plaintiffs documents; presenting testimony in deposition and presenting supporting documents; site investigation; pathway identification provided input to contractor proposal evaluation and selection, estimated risks; reviewed and commented on contractor-generated RI/FS documents (lesser roles for five other sites). Examined and evaluated removal/curtailment of emissions, stack emissions, and mitigation measures for point and non-point air emissions, water treatment, and soils contamination, groundwater contamination, and containment using pump and treat, slurry wall and grouting methods, removal and impoundment of contaminated soils, and evaluation of tailings impoundment design. Modeled air pollution plumes from: hypothetical accidental releases from discrete milling facilities using inputs for and outputs from Valley Model, evaluated the emissions from licensed facilities, i.e., assumptions, inputs, and outputs of the computer code MILDOS. Prepared safety evaluations (Safety Analysis Reports (SARs) for chemical and radiological hazards, and contingency plans in support of licensing proceedings. Participated in emergency response planning and exercises. Participated in National Contingency Plan (NCP) remedy-development meetings. Estimated removal volumes, and remedy schedule and costs. Participated in negotiations selected portions of remedies with Principal Responsible Parties (PRPs). Conducted community surveys to determine well-water use (pathway/ receptor evaluation). Prepared written responses to public comment regarding proposed remedies. Provided support to the On-Scene Coordinator at the initiation of CERCLA remedy implementation, and evaluated remediation/construction/maintenance and repair of facilities. Evaluated wetlands construction for augmentation, remediation, and facility licensing. Sampled environmental media, soil, air, surface water, groundwater, and suspect, i.e., non natural earthen media such as discarded catalysts. Evaluated and documented tailings impoundment stability, design, and cover designs, including using technical models to compare designs to Criteria 4, 5, and 6 in Part 18 of the Rules and Regulations pertaining to Radiation Control (6 CCR 1007-1-) in conjunction with subject matter expert input. Identified potential ARARS values based on regulations under AEA, RCRA, CWA, and CAA. Documented natural resource damages, seeps, and tailings impoundment erosion. Evaluated competing technologies for sterilization (ethylene oxide v. thermal or irradiation). Participated in isotope identification & dose determination for gamma spectroscopy on an individual exposed to fission and activation products in Ukraine from the Chernobyl reactor incident. Provided support to the Plaintiffs for Superfund mining, milling and manufacturing sites in Colorado during the discovery, damages, and costs phases, (including ASARCO- Globeville, ASARCO-California Gulch, United States Army and Shell the Army at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA)). Compiled billing records for portions of the Division’s monthly billing cycle, contributions to division represented over 65% time-sold, the highest rate in the Division during agency service in monthly billing statements upon implementation of cash funding under ‘Reaganomics’. Participated in adjudicatory hearings under administrative law, prepared appeals facts under administrative law. Responded to public inquiries. Prepared, reviewed/critiqued/interpreted, and evaluated hydrologic data (e.g., conductivity, phreatic surface, area extent and degree of contamination). Computed diffusion of radon through model tailings covers evaluating final reclamation designs using the code RadonFlux. Sampling activities identified PCB collected in areas at a licensed facility leading to a TSCA fine of $100,000 by EPA Region VIII. Using the Bateman equation (a classical solution to a typical kinetics problem), helped formulate a policy for levels of 230Th contamination in soils (for in growth to 226Ra) for clean up under UMTRCA, applicable to the Denver Radium Sites, and uranium mill Superfund sites. Reviewed NPDES monthly reports, examined NPDES discharge points, evaluated water treatment processes for removal of uranium and radium, and sampled discharges. Prepared environmental assessments in accordance with NEPA for proposed and existing uranium milling facilities. Prepared facility-wide assessments for stack & area sources of emissions under the CAA. Performed limited biological assessments for rare, threatened, endangered, & review species. Evaluated the performance of Panasonic TLDs using a Panasonic TLD reader and a Reference Man tissue-equivalent phantom for 137Cs photons. Calibrated Alpha-Spectroscopy Surface-Barrier detector systems. Prepared NEPA assessments for proposed and existing uranium milling facilities. Prepared Low Level Radioactive Waste policy and guidance documents. Prepared and reviewed background documents in support of radioactive materials license applications processing for three uranium mills in accordance with applicable statutes, regul-ations, criteria, and guidance (primarily the [Colorado] Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Radiation Control, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission Guidance, and the Council on Environmental Quality, and Occupational Safety and Health, producing facility safety & environmental safety analyses, as well as NEPA statements. Calibrated instruments and sampling devices, to conduct valid investigations and sampling of sites under adversarial attorney scrutiny (e.g., videotaping and note-taking). Audited environmental and occupational safety programs at two conventional, one novel, and over half a dozen historical (under reclamation activities under UMTRCA) uranium milling facilities. Evaluated financial assurance agreements for reclamation, decontamination, decommissioning, and long-term care using Bureau of Labor and Statistics and engineering analysis of volumes of tailings, mill wastes, and perpetual treatments for licensing and CERCLA remedies. Evaluated water treatment processes for radium and uranium removal. Prepared the first citation in the U.S. under 40 CFR § 192. Examined dose consequence for uptake of mixed fission/activation products from Chernobyl excursion by an American tourist in Ukraine. Established new standards for thoroughness in documenting compliance inspections at the RCD. Presented two technical papers regarding low level waste policy at Colorado State University (CSU).

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