Re: Contaminated Clothing

[James_L_Shelor@RL.gov]

     Discarding the clothing and performing a thorough survey for skin 
     contamination is your only viable option.
     
     There is no way you can assure all the contamination has been removed 
     from the laundered clothing.
     
     J. L. Shelor, Manager
     Plutonium Finishing Plant Radiological Control
     Hanford, Wa


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Subject: Contaminated Clothing
Author:  kulpanowski@glerl.noaa.gov (Kimberly A. Kulpanowski) at -MailLink
Date:    11/26/96 3:21 PM


If I may employee your assistance once again, I would like to know how you 
handle contaminated clothing.  If 100 ml of C-14 in water, total activity 
0.1 uCi is spilled directly on street clothes (i.e. lab coat NOT being worn) 
would you discard the clothing or launder them and return them to the 
employee.  I'm familiar with the option of cutting out the contaminated area 
of the clothing, but hardly seems realistic when dealing with street 
clothes.  My initial response would be to discard the clothing because I 
don't know how you can assure that after decon, you have removed all C-14. 
Since this clothing is street clothing worn directly against the skin, I 
feel justified in this logic. I'm wondering if others would agree or if you 
would wash the clothes and return them to the employee.  If you would like 
to respond, my e-mail address is kulpanowski@glerl.noaa.gov     Thank you 
for your assistance.
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