RE: Personnel Monitoring When Damp/Sweaty

[Falo, Gerald, A, Dr, HMJF]

Randy,



There may be some useful information in NUREG-1507, which deals with

decommissioning survey instruments. You may be able to extend the

information from that NUREG to personnel monitoring. Also, the ISO standards

7503-1 and -2 may be of limited usefulness.



 

Jerry Falo

HMJF Professional Associate

USACHPPM

 

What I say is not the official position of any person, organization, or

entity.



-----Original Message-----

From: Redmond, Randy (RXQ) [mailto:redmondrr@Y12.doe.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 7:09 AM

To: 'radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'

Cc: Pruitt, Perry D (PP2)

Subject: Personnel Monitoring When Damp/Sweaty





A question has been raised concerning the detection efficiency for personnel

monitoring for alpha and low energy beta contamination when the individuals

are damp/sweaty (actually been working - at least sweating).  Do any of you

have any special monitoring "techniques" (e.g. lower PCM set-point by a

factor of 2, 3, etc.) or studies you have performed on this subject.  I

remember someone raising the "issue" (I use this term loosely; people have

sweated forever, will continue to sweat, and the monitoring instrumentation

I have is the best available) several years ago.



Thank you for your assistance.



Randy Redmond

Radiological Control Organization

BWXT Y-12 L.L.C.

Oak Ridge, TN

865-574-5640





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