Appendix F Release of Potentially Contaminated Material-DOE order

DOE-HDBK-1106-97

APPENDIX F

RELEASE OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL DOE ORDER

5400.5, Ch. 2

Instructor's Notes

1.0

Surface Contamination Levels

Prior to being released, property should be surveyed to

determine whether both removable and total surface

contamination (including contamination present on and

under any coating) is greater than the levels given in the

DOE Order 5400.5, Ch. 2.

2.0

Potential For Contamination

Property should be considered to be potentially contaminated if

it has been used or stored in radiological areas that could

contain unconfined radioactive material or that are exposed to

beams of particles capable of causing activation.

Material and Equipment in Radiological Areas established to

control surface or airborne radioactive material shall be treated

as potentially contaminated.

3.0

Inaccessible Areas

Where potentially contaminated surfaces are not accessible for

measurement, such property may be released after case by case

evaluation and documentation based on both the history of its

use and available measurements demonstrate that the

unsurveyable surfaces are likely to be within the release

criteria.

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