Re: release of material

[OFFTOWY@aol.com]

I think one of the problems from a guidance standpoint is that DOE's criteria 
for release from controlled areas (not ultimate free release from the site) 
are based on surface contamination only.  The issue of railroad ties and such 
things may rightly be considered "volume-contaminated" due to the depth of 
the contamination within the item.  DOE has not published any 
generally-applicable criteria for release of these items from the controlled 
area.

Lew LaGarde
offtowy@aol.com
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