Laundered PPE Acceptance Criteria

[dennis.hadlock@srs.gov]

The DOE Radiological Control Standard (DOE-STD-1098-99) recommends that 
laundered protective clothing should be less than 10,000 dpm/100cm^2 
beta-gamma/Uranium and less than 1,000 dpm/100cm^2 transuranics and other 
alpha emitters in order to be re-used.  I would like to know what criteria 
non-DOE nuclear facilities use for returned laundry.  I searched the 
archives and came up with two existing standards; NHMRC Radiation Health 
Series 38 (Australia) titled "Recommended limits on radioactive 
contamination on surfaces in laboratories (1995)" and U. S. NRC Regulatory 
Guide 8.23 "Radiation Safety Surveys for Medical Institutions".  Are there 
any other standards in existence?  If your criteria is not based on a 
standard, what is the basis?

Thanks for your time.  Please respond to me directly unless you feel the 
information would be appreciated by the list.

Dennis Hadlock, RRPT, CHMM, CHP
Principal Health Physicist
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
Phone: 803.952.4207
Fax:      803.952.4429
dennis.hadlock@srs.gov
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