RE: Monitoring and Release of Porous Materials and Items With Inacces

["Harmon, Terry O'Devah (ONF) " <onf@bechteljacobs.org>]

Here at K-25, Bechtel Jacobs has set an administrative limit of 20 dpm/100
cm^2 alpha and 200 dpm/100 cm^2 beta/gamma for wood and other porous
materials.

Terry Harmon
Sr. Health Physics Tech
Kelly Scientific Resources
Phone: (865) 241-0289
Pager: (865) 417-1592
Email: onf@ <mailto:harmonto@ornl.gov> bechteljacobs.org


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Redmond, Randy R. (RXQ)  [SMTP:RXQ@y12.doe.gov]
	Sent:	Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:23 AM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	Monitoring and Release of Porous Materials and Items
With Inacces

	Trying to locate guidance documents, procedures, regs, notices, site
	positions pertaining to monitoring and release of porous materials,
such as
	wood, and items with inaccessible surfaces, such as railroad ties
with deep
	cracks.  The DOE RADCON Manual uses language such as "disassemble to
the
	extent required to perform an adequate survey" and similar language
can be
	found in other documents.  Have you established a percentage of the
limit,
	e.g., 25%, that you use to separate questionable items from others?
Of
	course, one can never rule out the most important aspects of a
survey -
	history of the item, common sense, and professional judgement.

	Thank you,

	Randy Redmond
	Lockheed Martin Energy Systems
	Radiological Control Organization
	Email:  rxq@Y12.doe.gov
	Phone:  865-574-5640
	Fax:  865-574-0117

	
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