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Truly sampling for unknown contaminant source would
take a truck load of equipment, and an exorbitant amount of time and
expense. Can the situation really have an unknown source and/or chemistry
involved? If it is really unknown and can't be characterized, what is
the problem?
Dean Chaney, CHP
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Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 4:29
AM
Subject: Re:Air Sampling for
unknowns
Radsafers,
There were two
comments indicating the following query was of general interest. I have
included the responses received below.
A QUEST search
provided some additional help, although one must sort through the
results. Radsafe archives usually yield helpful information as well. The
archives are a great resource! Dr. H. Cember's text and Gollnick's "Basic
Radiation Protection Technology" may contain useful information as
well. My thanks to all for the help!
George Andrews,
RRPT
N1YAE FN31kj
gandrews@ntplx.net
Air Sampling for Unknowns
A RadSafe Query and Responses
The
query:
To All
What are the current guidance
documents or references relating to best practices for air sampling
unknown radionuclides in the environment? As this topic may not be of great
interest to many, please respond off the list. My thanks in advance to those
who respond.
The
answers
:
- NRC Regulatory Guide 8.25, "Air Sampling in the
Workplace," available from the NRC web site, may be useful.
- A few thoughts. Try the DOE EML web site and look at
HASL-300 and associated documents. There's a lot on analytical
techniques, but also some good stuff on
instrumentation.
- Also, try "Instrumentation for Environmental Monitoring,
Volume 1, Radiation” written by LBL's staff Principal authors are
Budnitz, Nero, Murphy, and Gravel. It was published by Wiley.
You should be able to get it on an interlibrary loan.
- The best document is NUREG-1400. It is available for the ORAU
PTP program website as a pdf file. There are also a couple of other
documents, Reg Guide 8.25. That all I can come up with at this
time.
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