ML20071E987
| ML20071E987 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/11/2020 |
| From: | Michael Layton NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
| To: | State, Agreement States |
| Meyer K | |
| References | |
| Download: ML20071E987 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 11, 2020 ALL AGREEMENT STATES ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305)
COURSE (STC-20-019)
Purpose:
To provide notification to the States of students selected to attend the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course scheduled to be held May 11-15, 2020, in St. Rose, Louisiana.
Background:
The NRC provides funding to the Agreements States for training and the associated travel.
Discussion: Students selected to attend the May11-15, 2020, Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course in St. Rose, Louisiana are provided in Enclosure 1. Please provide this notification to each individual from your program that has been accepted to this course.
Students selected to attend this course will be paid travel and per diem by the NRC. Detailed guidance for students is provided in Enclosure 2. Please inform us of any withdrawals immediately so that individuals on the waiting list have an opportunity to attend.
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at (301) 415-3340 or the individual named below:
POINT OF CONTACT: Karen Meyer E-MAIL: AStrainingandtravel.Resource@nrc.gov TELEPHONE: (301) 415-0113
/RA LCuadrado for/
Michael C. Layton, Director Division of Materials Safety, Security, State and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Students
- 2. Instructions for Students
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-20-019)
DISTRIBUTION:
Henry Lynn, TTC ML20071E987 OFFICE NMSS/MSTR/SLPB NMSS/MSTR/SLPB NMSS/MSTR MLayton NAME KMeyer LCuadrado LCuadrado for DATE 03/11/20 03/11/20 03/11/20 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY COURSE (H-305)
May 11-15, 2020 St. Rose, LA STATE PARTICIPANT(S)
KANSAS Cody Nichols LOUISIANA Macy Blanchard NEW MEXICO Robert Bicknell OKLAHOMA Anna Fernow TEXAS (DSHS) Syed Naeem WISCONSIN Trenton Yadro Enclosure 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS ACCEPTANCE: This is to advise you that those individuals in Enclosure 1 have been accepted for participation in the training course Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305). This course is scheduled to be presented May 11-15, 2020, at Source Production and Equipment Company (SPEC), 113 Teal Street, St. Rose, Louisiana. SPEC is located in the James Business Park, a couple of miles west of the airport off of US Highway 61. The telephone number for the training site is (504) 464-9471.
COURSE: The course starts at 8:00 a.m. local time on Monday, May 11th and ends at 12:00 p.m. local time on Friday, May 15th. Students should bring dosimetry (dosimetry will be available for those who do not have issued dosimeters) and a scientific calculator. You will have the opportunity to make a radiograph of something of your choice during this class. If you want to bring something with you to radiograph, it must fit on film that is approximately 4 x 8 inches. Please be advised that under NRC and SPECs security plan, firearms are not allowed on the premises. Students may dress comfortably in business casual attire that will facilitate laboratory exercises.
LODGING AND TRAVEL: Please plan to arrive on Sunday, May 10th, and depart on Friday, May 15th. If there are no flights available that would allow you to arrive home before midnight on Friday, May 15th, you may elect to depart on Saturday, May 16th. In this event, NRC will provide reimbursement for hotel on Friday night and per diem on Saturday, May 16th. Students must make their own lodging and travel arrangements. If traveling by air, please contact El Sol Travel at 844-244-6694 for airline reservations, and indicate that the travel is Invitational for the NRC. Please select a fully refundable government fare if one is available and make sure that El Sol Travel correctly direct bills your flight to the NRC credit card. If the need arises and you must make a change and/or cancel, contact Karen Meyer at (301) 415-0113 at least 2 weeks prior to the course.
Please complete the Travel Application Form which will be provided to you and submit to AStrainingandtravel.Resource@nrc.gov, at your earliest opportunity, but no later than May 1st.
Individuals should request the Federal government rate at the hotels. The per diem for Kenner, LA is $157 hotel and $71 meals and incidentals. The first and last day of travel is calculated at 75 percent. The following hotel is located within a short distance from the training site. If you are authorized to drive, the Federal mileage reimbursement is .575 cents per mile.
Best Wester Plus New Orleans Airport Hotel 189 W. Airline Highway Kenner, LA 70062 (504) 360-2990 Room Block: NRC Block DIRECT DEPOSIT: If you prefer this method of reimbursement, please complete the form located on our Web site (https://scp.nrc.gov/training.html) and follow the instructions on the form and submit to NRC_VendorRequest@nrc.gov. Once you have signed up for Direct Deposit, you are in the system and will not need to complete a new form unless your banking information changes. When it is time to complete your voucher for reimbursement, in the address box enter Enrolled in Direct Deposit. If you have any questions regarding direct deposit, please contact NRC_VendorRequest@nrc.gov.
Enclosure 2