HAZARD CONTROL INDICES DOCUMENT

[David_B_Dave_Ottley@rl.gov]

To those who requested "Hazard Control Indices for Radiological and 
Non-radiological Materials".
From:  Gary F. Boothe (boothe@cbvcp.com)
The number of requests for the cited document is remarkable.  Nevertheless, I am
committed to getting a copy to all those interested, either electronically or by
regular mail.  After all, we all like to see our work disseminated as widely as 
possible.  Most copies will be sent out by Monday (1/29/96).  I will also try to
post the document in the BB.
        I do wonder if the document will meet some of the expectations.  It is 
not a sophisticated treatise dealing with the relative stochastic or 
nonstochastic risks of radiological and non-radiological substances.  It is, 
rather, a document that deals with the practical aspects of hazard control.  
Think of risk as being like a very long ladder.  The higher up the ladder you 
go, the greater the risk, each rung representing a risk level.  For a given 
hazardous material, we're not sure where the upper rungs are.  However, we do 
know where the lower rungs are.  For example, one of the rungs is the RUN OUT OF
THE AREA LEVEL (ROOTAL).  That is, if you are in a radiologically controlled 
area and a CAM alarm sounds, you run away.  This level is usually set at 10% of 
the DAC.  The ROOTAL for non-radiological materials is the TLV or the PEL.  The 
ROOTAL represents a level of risk well below anything measurable or observable. 
It is quite easy to normalize hazards based on the ROOTAL.  This is what the 
document does.  Of course, the airborne hazards also depend on the resuspension 
factors for a given material, and some normalization relative to this is also 
done in deriving the hazard indices.
        I hope the document and the methodology described will be of some use to
those requesting copies.  It was very useful in designing a mixed waste 
re-packaging facility at Hanford.  Anyone wishing to discuss the document may 
communicate with me by E-mail or by phone (509) 376-0158.