Radiochemistry: Radiochemistry Capability/Capacity Development - Expansion Alpha YR1 (9/1/2020-8/31/2025)

学科C：放射化学（轨道1，2年1-5） 摘要： 内华达州公共卫生实验室（NSPHL）寻求维持现有的放射化学 开发测试方法，同时通过提供新的FDA/FERN分析食品扩大范围 提高NSPHL测试能力的方法。实验室希望利用 现有设备提供对公共卫生具有重要意义的替代基质的检测。 内华达州有非常独特的地区，放射性方法将感兴趣的测试食品。的 内华达州试验场和内华达州的几个军事基地都提供了辐射暴露的机会， 它们可能会进入食物和/或水源。 NSPHL有几个放射化学仪器，将启动α发射器 FDA/FERN方法第1年。因为用于阿尔法发射体测试的设备也将用于贝塔测试 如果时间和资金允许，发射体测试也将在第一年进行。此外该 NSPHL有一个伽马规格仪器，并将致力于开发该仪器的FDA/FERN方法 在资助的奖项的生命。因此，正在请求第1年的初始能力， 将提交供资申请，以支持在第一年剩余时间内实施的项目。 融资期限（2-5年）。 放射化学方法的实施将支持基于风险的食品评估， 补充预防战略，在接触发生之前确定风险。

Discipline C: Radiochemistry (Track 1, 2 years 1-5) Abstract: The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory (NSPHL) seeks to maintain existing radiochemistry developmental testing methods while broadening the scope by offering new FDA/FERN analytical food methods to enhance the testing capacity and capabilities at the NSPHL. The laboratory looks to utilize existing equipment to provide testing in alternate matrices of public health significance. Nevada has very distinct areas where radioactive methods would be of interest for testing foods. The Nevada Test Site and several military bases in Nevada all provide opportunities for radiation exposures, which could get into the food and/or water supply. The NSPHL has several pieces of radiochemistry instrumentation and will initiate alpha emitter FDA/FERN methods in year 1. Because equipment for alpha emitter testing will also be used for beta emitter testing, if time and funds permit beta emitter testing will also occur in year 1. In addition, the NSPHL has a gamma spec instrument and will work to develop FDA/FERN methods on that instrument during the life of the funded Award. Therefore, initial capacity in year 1 is being requested and future funding requests will be submitted to support what is implement in year 1 for the remainder of the funding period (years 2-5). Implementation of radiochemistry methods will support the risk-based evaluation of foods and supplement the prevention strategy to determine risks before exposures occur.