Surface Contamination Release Limits

[barberj@m4lp.com (Jerry Barber)]

     I have made a couple of Posts to Radsafe on this topic already, and 
     have received some very helpful responses (THANKS !).  
     
     At one time (I believe??),  NRC and Agreement State licensees based 
     their DIRECT and SMEARABLE unconditional release criteria (at least 
     for tools and equipment) on Reg. Guide 1.86 (1974).  Since Reg. Guide 
     1.86 only addresses close out surveys performed in support of license 
     termination, this practice may have been somewhat of a "stretch."
     
     The NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards published a 
     document entitled "Guidelines for Decontamination of Facilities and 
     Equipment Prior to Release for Unrestricted Use or Termination of 
     Licenses for By-Product, Source, or Special Nuclear Material," which 
     expanded the scope of Reg. Guide 1.86 to cover unconditional release 
     for purposes other than license termination (which is what I am 
     interested in).  This document was apparently initially published in 
     1982.  However, a document with the same title is referenced in NUREG 
     CR/5849 with a date of 1987. Also, an article in the November/December 
     1996 issue of RSO magazine (pg 19) referenced a document with the same 
     title with a 1993 publication date.
     
     One of my regulators is unaware that the NRC has "officially" expanded 
     the scope of Reg. Guide 1.86 beyond its original intent.  We have told 
     him about the above mentioned document, but we only have a re-typed 
     version of it, and with questions concerning even its publication 
     date, we are afraid he may still be skeptical.
     
     Could someone provide me with a copy of this original document?  What 
     kind of document is this?  (its not a Reg. Guide, Branch Technical 
     Position, HP Position Statement..... what is it!)  Also, what's the 
     deal with the dates; has the document been revised since 1982?
     
     Thanks