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Module 104 Internal Dose Control
Lesson Plan
Instructor's Notes
only uranium." Care must be taken to avoid this
attitude, and to control uranium contamination in
compliance with regulations, policies, and
procedures. Uranium contamination can be
effectivel y controlled b y:
an evaluation of activities likely to generate or
spread contamination,
use of containment devices to confine
contamination as close to the source as possible,
control and monitoring of airborne contamination
as it is generated,
minimizing the size and number of contaminated
areas by using effective decontamination
methods,
control of movement of equipment and personnel
into and out of contaminated areas,
use of personal protective equipment, and
effective co ntamination mon itoring.
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Evaluation of Work Activities
Work activities that involve the destruction
of surfaces , such as grindi ng, machining,
filing, or cutting, can easily create and
spread contamination. Operations such as
welding, burning, heating, etc. can alter the
physical and/or chemical state of uranium
compounds that are on the surfaces of
equipment. Work activities such as these
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