Publications

Publications and Presentations About Health Physics

PUBLICATIONS AND INVITED TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Brown, S and Smith, R, 1980, A Model for Developing the Radon Loss (Source) Term for a Commercial In Situ Leach Uranium Facility, In: M Gomez (Editor), Radiation Hazards in Uranium Mining – Control, Measurement and Medical Aspects, Soc. Min. Eng., pp. 794-800.
  • Brown S and Blauer M, 1980, Physical and Chemical Parameters Affecting the Dissolution of Yellowcake in Simulated Lung Fluids. Abstracts of the 25th Annual Meeting of Health Physics Society, Seattle, Paper # 177, Pergamon Press
  • Brown, S. 1982, Radiological Aspects of Uranium Solution Mining, In: Uranium, 1, 1982, p37-52, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co.
  • Brown S and Gordon J, 1988. Development of Site Specific Radiological Decommissioning Criteria For a High-Level Waste Processing and Vitrification Project. Proceedings of the 1988 Waste Management Symposium Tucson AZ USA. Accessible at http://www.wmsym.org/archives/1988/V2/87.pdf
  • Brown, S, 2007, Radiological Aspects of In Situ Uranium Recovery. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Environmental Management, Bruges, Belgium, September; ASME Press, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7918-3818-8
  • Brown, S, 2008, The New Generation of Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities: Design Improvements Should Reduce Radiological Impacts Relative to First Generation Uranium Solution Mining Plants. In Uranium Mining and Remediation Exchange Group (UMREG): Selected Papers 1995-2007. International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna
  • Brown, S, 2008, The Resurgence of Nuclear Power: Impact on The Health Physics Profession – The Uranium Recovery Industry. Health Physics Society, Health Physics News, Volume XXXVI, Number 9, September
  • Brown, S 2009, Design Improvements and ALARA at U.S. Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Waste Management (ICEM 09), Liverpool, UK. . ASME Press, New York, NY, ISBN Number: 978-0-9828171-0-0.
  • Brown, S., Johnson J.A. and Johnson T.E. 2009. Uranium Recovery Operations. In Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) and Technologically Enhanced NORM (TENORM). P.A. Karam and B.J. Vetter Ed. Health Physics Society Professional Development School, Minneapolis. July
  • Brown, S, 2010, Radiological Aspects of U.S. Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities (An Update) and Some Current Health Physics Issues. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Proceedings of The WM 2010 Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA March 7-11, 2010 ASME Press, New York, NY, ISBN Number: 978-0-9828171-0-0
  • Brown, S. 2010. Some Health Physics Issues at U.S. Uranium In Situ Recovery Facilities. Invited paper; Uranium Recovery Workshop, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denver. May
  • Brown, S and Chambers D. 2011 Radon Emissions from Tailings and Evaporation Ponds. Invited paper; Uranium Recovery Workshop, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denver. January
  • Brown, S and Manglass L. 2011. Using MILDOS – AREA To Determine The Maximally Exposed Member of The Public to Demonstrate Compliance with 10 CFR 20.1301 & .1302. Invited paper; Uranium Recovery Workshop, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denver. May
  • Brown S and Filas F. 2011. The First New Conventional Uranium Mill in the U.S. in 30 Years – Licensing of the Pinon Ridge Project, Colorado, USA. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management ICEM 2011 September. Reims, France. ASME Press, New York, NY. ISBN: 978-0-7918-5498-3
  • Brown, S and Chambers D. 2012. Uranium Solubility and Implications for Modern Uranium Recovery Facilities. Invited paper; Uranium Recovery Workshop, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denver. May
  • Brown, S and Chambers D. 2014. Worker Protection Implications of the Solubility and Human Metabolism of Modern Uranium Mill Products. Health Physics. Volume 107, Number 5.
  • Brown, S. and Adams, D. Citizens Guide To Uranium: Recent Experiences In Communicating with the Public and Public Officials on New Uranium Recovery Projects. Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). ISBN: 978-1-63266-526-3, Paper M 14-144. Salt Lake City.
  • Brown, S. 2016. Site Reference Criteria for Remediation of Contaminated Land. Invited paper as Refresher Course # 10. International Radiation Protection Association. IRPA 14. Cape Town SA. May.
  • Brown S. and Chambers D. 2016. Uranium Mining and NORM In North America – Some Radiological Perspectives. Health Physics. Volume 113, Number 1
  • Brown S. and Chambers D. 2018. Importance of Uranium Recovery Facility Product Characteristics for Dose Assessment and Assignment. Health Physics. April 2018, Volume 114, Number 4
  • Brown S, Edge R, Elmer J and McDonald M. Establishing Radiological Screening Levels for Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Sites on BLM Land Using a Recreational Future Use Scenario. Health Physics. June 2018, Volume 114, Number 6.
  • Brown S. Occupational Radiation Protection Aspects of Alkaline Leach Uranium in Situ Recovery (ISR) Facilities in the United States. Health Physics Radiation Safety Journal. July 2019, Vol. 117.
  • Brown S, Elmer J and Lewis B. Development of Radiological Screening Levels and Associated Gamma Survey Methodologies for Radiological Characterization at US DOE Office of Legacy Management Defense-Related Uranium Mine Sites. International Atomic Energy Agency. Proceedings of the NORM IX Conference, 23 – 27 September 2019.Denver (In Press – to be published during 2020)
  • Brown S. Relationship Between Terrestrial Background and Remedial Criteria for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material in the United States. Health Physics Radiation Safety Journal. April 2021, Vol. 120
  • Brown S. and Shafer I. Development of Radiological Screening Levels and Associated Gamma Survey Methodologies for Radiological Characterization at US DOE Defense-Related Uranium Mine (DRUM) Sites. – An Update. Tenth International Symposium on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material. International Atomic Energy Agency. Proceedings of the NORM X Conference, 9 -13 May 2022. Utrecht (Also presented and published in Proceedings of Waste Management Symposium 2023, Phoenix - SBN Number: 978-0-9836186-6-9)