10/11/2010 Colloquium - Carolyn MacKenzie

Carolyn MacKenzie Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Event Info

Title:  Assisting Countries in Africa with Radioactive Source Control

Date: Oct 11, 2010
Location: 3105 Etcheverry Hall
Time: 4-5pm

Abstract

The US DOE/NNSA/Global Threat Reduction Initiative effort in Africa to locate and secure or remove dangerous radioactive sources will be will be described and examples provided on the types of sources typically found. The methodology for locating and securing sources of interest and assisting with verified inventories will be outlined. Lessons learned in how to provide sustainable assistance with source control in developing countries will be covered.

Speaker Biography

• Board Certified Health Physicist since 1988

• 33 years Health Physics experience; 7 years international experience; 3 years International Atomic Energy Agency experience

• LLNL Health Physicist 15 years; IAEA Orphan Source Project Lead 2004-2007

• LLNL Africa Team Project Lead- Leads LLNL team in effort to secure radiological and nuclear sources in Africa for NNSA/ Global Threat Reduction Initiative

• Serve as a Orphan Source Search expert to IAEA,US DOE/ NNSA and foreign countries. Led efforts to develop strategic plans to locate orphan sources in >35 countries (Former Soviet Union countries, Balkans, China and Africa)