ML19353A233
| ML19353A233 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/12/1980 |
| From: | Eddie G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Wogman N Battelle Memorial Institute, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATION |
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| REF-WM-40 NUDOCS 8101070523 | |
| Download: ML19353A233 (2) | |
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Dear Dr. Wogman:
I have reviewed your monthly report for the " Environmental Cleanup Standards" (B-2216-0) for the Period August through October 1980, and have the following comments:
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The discussion of the initial computer literature search and its possible expansion to include "other. areas of interest" seems somewhat too general and does not reflect the specific types of data collection as requested under Section 2.2 "Past Experiences" of the Statement of Work (FIN No. A3160).
In particular, the search should focus on a review and assessment of all existing methodologies applicable to decontamination efforts for structures and open land areas.
Programs such as Grand Junction, C0; Church
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Rock, NM; Manhattan Engineering Project Sites (FUSRAP); and the abandoned uranium tailings pile sites (under P.L.95-604) should be thoroughly evaluated at this time, and your next few monthly reports should sum,arize this particular effort.
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Next, it should ' e emphasized that the timely completion of work under this contract, as summarized in your monthly reports, is essential for the development and implementation of adequate and fully acceptable radiological survey programs for the ongoing Edgemont Cleanup Action Program.
In this respect, I have requested, under the Edgemont contract (B-2217-0) under separate cover, that written procedures be prepared which detail the instrumentation and measurement techniques for all of the radiological surveys presently being conducted in Edgemont.
Such an effort must be correlated l
with the evaluations being performed under this particular contract and would indeed be the type of product which is expected to be generated under Task B of your Form 189 for the subject contract.
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With respect to your discussion of the track-etch device on page 1 l
of your report, in your next monthly report please provide a brief summary of your evaluations of the Terradex Corporation's track-l etch device for use in both radon and in radon daughter sampling.
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Dr. N. A. Wogman DEC 121980 Farticular attention should be given to Terradex Corporation's calibration procedures for environmental levels of radon and for radon daughters.
As discussed under Task B of your Form 189, please prepare a draft of a simple program which could be utilized specifically to " field test" the track-etch device for obtaining integrated Working Level measurements inside a structure.
In sumary, from the discussions of this first monthly report, it appears that relevant literature searches "with particular investigators known to nave participated in related environmental surveillance programs,"
which is to be completed by December 31, 1980, as described under Task A of your Form 189, has not been vigorously pursued.
Therefore, I trust your efforts during this next month will be directed towards this goal and the completion of the written procedures as requested in items 2 and 3 above.
These considerations were discussed with Pete Jackson on December 3,1980, but if you have further questions on these matters, please contact me at 301-427-4541.
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Gregory G. Eadie, Project Manager Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch Division of Waste Management cc:
R. Perkins, BPNL P. Jackson, BPNL
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ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP STANDARDS FOR MONTHLY REPORT LOW LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE PATERIALS
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Q The purpose of this program is to review and assess the existing, nethodoligies and capabilities for evaluating the effectiveness of de-contamination efforts for structures in open land areas and to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Conaission (NRC) with a technical manual of stan-dardized methods best suited for this purpose.
This program is needed to fulfill the requirements of public law 95-604, which states that the NRC concur in remedial actions taken for a
the cleanup of open land and buildings contaminated with residual, low level, radioactive materials from inactive uranium processing sites.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING REPORT PERIOD An initial computer search of the literature has been made for 7
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titles and abstracts which apply to this project.
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these initial results the computer search will be expanded to include 3
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Their procedures are being evaluated.
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HIGHLIGHT CONCLUSIONS Initial literature searches and initial vendor contacts have been i
made and are being evaluated.
Much of the experience gained while con-ducting the Edgemont, South Dakota Cleanup Action Program is directly applicable to this program.
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PROJECTED WORK FOR NEXT MONTH
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We anticipate the expansion of the computer searches for genn.
an literature, acquisition and evaluation of literature references, continued
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contact with vendors of equipment and services, and continuation of the j
Qield efforts at Edgemont, South Dakota.
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REPORTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH. TARGETED DATES, AUTHDRS AND TITLES
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FINANCIAL
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Costs'
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