[ RadSafe ] Origin of Unrestricted Release Criteria

[Randy.Redmond at cns.doe.gov]

A question has come up, more curiosity than anything else, concerning the history (particularly first use) of unrestricted release criteria/guidelines/limits for releasing materials and equipment from nuclear sites.   Was radioactive material contamination even controlled in the 1940's?

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Randy Redmond
Y-12 Radiological Control
Radiological Engineering
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