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2011 Radiation Control Program Conference
The 2011 Radiation Control Program Conference was held October 25-26, 2011 in Topeka, Kansas. Around 150 attendees from across the state joined the Radiation Control Program staff for two days of presentations, networking and a community reception center demonstration. Highlights of the conference included a keynote session by Dr. Armin Ansari from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who gave a presentation entitled, “Radiation Emergencies and Public Health”. Guest speakers for the conference included fifteen respected experts from the radiation professional community at both the state and national level. Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about the Kansas Radiation Protection Regulations, ask questions of the Radiation Control Program staff, and earn CEUs. Multiple tracks, such as Mammography, Medical, Industrial and Radiation Response Volunteer Corps were available to allow attendees to pick what topics they wanted to learn more about. Click here for a copy of the agenda. If you would like to be a presenter or have topics you would like to see at the 2013 conference, please send your ideas to Isabelle Busenitz at ibusenitz@kdheks.gov.

If you attended the conference, please be sure to visit https://KS.TRAIN.org to submit your evaluation.

January is Radon Action Month. KDHE encourages all Kansas citizens to test their homes for radon, to fix any homes with elevated levels, and to build all new homes using radon resistant construction methods. Please visit the Kansas Radon website for more information.

Wolf Creek Generating Station Environmental Radiation Surveillance Report - 2011 Summary
The KDHE Wolf Creek Environmental Radiation Surveillance(ERS) program began in 1979. The purpose of the program is to detect, identify and measure radioactive material and direct radiation released to the environment from the operation of Wolf Creek Generating Station, a pressurized water nuclear reactor located near Burlington, Kansas.