Monitoring for Contamination

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Lesson Plan

Instructor's Notes

EO11: IDENTIFY the

VI. MONITORING FOR CONTAMINATION

While handling unsealed radioactive materials, you should

purpose and use of personnel

monitor your hands frequently as you work. Monitor your

contamination monitors.

hands, feet, sleeves, and lab coat when leaving the work

station or laboratory. It is common to find contamination on

the lab coat where you may be leaning against your

workstation.

Contamination Monitoring Equipment

Always use radiation survey meters. Tritium and certain

other isotopes, such as C-14, cannot be detected with a

hand-held survey instrument. For these isotopes, wipe

tests, which are counted in a liquid scintillation counter,

are required.

Purpose

Contamination-monitoring equipment is used to

detect radioactive contamination of personnel and

work areas.

INTRODUCE facility-

specific instruments and

Selection of proper survey instrument

procedures.

(Insert facility-specific information)