Re: Fixed contamination

["William A. Fendt" <35346@UDel.Edu>]

Take care of the contamination now, one way or another.  Otherwise you'll 
need to keep a record of the contamination area forever in your 
decommissioning file (30.35(g)(1)).  Bill Fendt U of DE  35346@udel.edu

On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, Kimberly A. Kulpanowski wrote:

> Will you please tell me how you deal with fixed contamination.  I recently
> found a hood ledge to be contaminated during my monthly survey with a survey
> meter.  The contamination was fixed and believed to be C-14.  We put a fresh
> coat of paint on the ledge but it didn't help.  We then argued about what to
> do next; physically remove the contamination by sanding, remove the fresh
> paint and acid wash the bare metal areas of the ledge, add shielding to the
> ledge, or replace the ledge.  We currently have a piece of aluminum foil
> covering the hood ledge which brings the reading down to background.  Since
> we had so many different, strong opinions, I was wondering what others might
> do.  If you want more details, you can e-mail me directly.  Also, if you
> don't think others will find this helpful, please e-mail your reply to me.
> Thank you.   
>