STATISTICAL FREE RELEASE RAD SURVEYING TECHNIQUES.

[bst@inel.gov (Ted S. Bohn)]

 S. Green, R. H. Miller and R. A. Nelson, "Developement and Use of
Statistcal  Survey Criteria for Release of  Materials at a Former Uranium
Processing Facility," Health Physics Vol. 61, No. 6 (December), pp. 903-911,
1991. 

The above article describes a random sampling technique for the free-release
of materials at a radiation facility.  It received the blessing of DOE and
the state of Missouri to apply this technique for the D&D of the Weldon
Spring Site in the late 1980's.  This was applied to historically low
contaminated surfaces such as office buildings and other non-rad structures
at radiation facilities.  Presently 100% surveying of all structure surfaces
at such facilities is required. 

Use of this technique could save millions of manhours and tax-payer's
dollars in the huge amount of D&D projects coming up in the future.

I would like to hear if this technique is being applied elsewhere.  Also,
what are the opinions of Radsafers about this random sampling survey
technique?