This progress report presents the results of 10 projects funded ($500K) in FY99 by the Technology Development, Evaluation, and Application (TDEA) Committee of the Environment, Safety, and Health Division. Five are new projects for this year; seven projects have been completed in their third and final TDEA-funded year. As a result of their TDEA-funded projects, investigators have published thirty-four papers in professional journals, proceedings, or Los Alamos reports and presented their work at professional meetings. Supplemental funds and in-kind contributions, such as staff time, instrument use, and work space, were also provided to TDEA-funded projects by organizations external to ESH Division.

This progress report presents the results of 11 projects funded ($500K) in FY01 by the Technology Development, Evaluation, and Application (TDEA) Committee of the Environment, Safety, and Health Division (ESH). Five projects fit into the Health Physics discipline, 5 projects are environmental science and one is industrial hygiene/ safety. As a result of their TDEA-funded projects, investigators have published sixteen papers in professional journals, proceedings, or Los Alamos reports and presented their work at professional meetings. Supplement funds and in-kind contributions, such as staff time, instrument use, and workspace, were also provided to TDEA-funded projects by organizations external to ESH Divisions.The four most recent reports in the unclassified series are LA-13438-PR, LA-13579-PR, LA-13766-PR, and LA-13901-PR. Photographs without negative numbers are the property of the author.On cover at left, the diagram shows chronic beryllium disease cellular processing of particles from phagocytosis to antigen presentation. T-cell IntroductionThe public expects that the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL, Laboratory) will operate in a manner that prevents negative impacts to the environment and protects the safety and health of its employees and the public. To achieve this goal within budget, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Laboratory must develop new and improved environment, safety, and health (ES&H) technologies and implement innovative, more cost effective ES&H approaches to operations.The Environment, Health, and Safety Division (ESH) is a multifaceted division with activities and responsibilities that require technology development and application in addition to the technical and operational support of Laboratory activities. Protecting the health of LANL workers and the public is a major effort with expenditures of over $60 million dollars a year. In fiscal year (FY) 95, the division established the Technology Development, Evaluation, and Application (TDEA) Program. The program is managed by a steering committee with members from both within ESH Division as well as outside the division.The program emphasizes cost effectively improving worker health and safety by becoming more efficient, making better use of resources, and addressing special needs and problems. Now in its seventh year, the program's success can more clearly be evaluated by comparing its accomplishments with the initial TDEA Committee priorities. In the body of this report, the reader will find a mini-progress report for each ES&H discipline represented in the TDEA. The program concentrates on four topical areas: 1) dosimetry, 2) hazards protection, 3) instrumentation, and 4) monitoring. However, the committee considers funding other topics that have compelling justification or significant immediate impact.In its first year, the TDEA Committee allocated $300K to support five projects for six months. Over the past seven years, this allocation has remained steady at approximately $500K per year, and the allocation ...

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