Re: Technical basis for 100 cm^2

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     What do you mean by "Rickover Days"?  It wasn't that long ago. Or was 
     it?  I'm glad to see someone still remembers the basic training.


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Subject: Technical basis for 100 cm^2
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
Date:    9/23/96 4:46 PM


     
To the best of my knowledge, I think the technical basis for using 100 cm^2 
when surveying for loose contamination comes from Naval Nuclear Power, during 
the "Rickover Days", and is based on the following: 
     
 (1) Smears tend to disintegrate when surveying areas greater than 100 
cm^2.   (the original smears were paper chemistry filters) 
     
 (2) 100 is a convenient number to use when performing calculations in 
your head. 
  (RadCon Math) 
     
 (3) 100 cm^2 is approximately the area of clothing that would be 
contaminated if   a individual brushed against a contaminated 
surface. 
     
I hope this info can help.