Fact Check
It’s important to understand that naturally occurring radioactivity is found in nature and materials all around us, thus very low-level radioactive material is disposed of everywhere, all the time.
Findings/Recommendations
Findings and Recommendations of The Tennessee Municipal Solid Waste Advisory Committee; August 20, 2007
2008 Solid Waste Management Response to BSFR Recommendations
2008 Radiological Health Response to BSFR Recommendations
2008 Radiological Health - Roles of Staff
BSFR Waste Volumes Disposed
Archives of 2007 BSFR Meetings and External Links
Helpful Links
Bulk Survey For Release Program (BSFR) home
Solid Waste Advisory Committee Web site
Division of Radiological Health
Division of Solid Waste Management
Archived Information
This page contains archived information from the BSFR meetings conducted by the Solid Waste Advisory Committee during the Summer of 2007.
BSFR Waste Volumes Disposed
Meeting Transcripts
July 17, 2007 Meeting
July 24, 2007 Meeting
August 16 SWAC BSFR Meeting
PDF: Handouts to the 8/16/07 Solid Waste Advisory Board
PDF: Written Public Comments to Solid Waste Advisory Board (55.4 MB)
PDF: TDEC's responses to comments from the public as requested by the Solid Waste Advisory Board
July 5 SWAC BSFR Meeting
Video: July 5th SWAC BSFR Meeting
PPT: Roger Fenner's July 5 Presentation to Solid Waste Advisory Committee
PPT: Glen Pugh's July 5 Presentation to Solid Waste Advisory Committee
PDF: Prepared Remarks by Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Division of Radiological Health to SWAC
PDF: Handouts given at July 5 SWAC BSFR meeting
Helpful Information
Memo from TDEC Division of Radiological Health, Director Lawrence E. Nanny
Letter from EPA, Regional Administrator J. Palmer to Bart Gordon (including enclosed Response to Bart Gordon Questions)
Letter from Gerald Webb, VP, Studsvik, Inc. to Mike Apple
Legislation addressing SWAC to review the BSFR
External Links
Links leave TDEC
EPA Radiation Protection
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Radiation Information Network
Health Physics Society
Code of Federal Regulations
Conference of Radiation Program Control Directors
Health Physics Society – University of Michigan
Health Physics Resources - Oak Ridge Associated Universities
