Soil Contamination Areas - hdbk1130cn20116

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Module 6: Radiological Access Controls and Postings

Instructor's Notes

Soil Contamination Areas (for work that doesn't

EO5 Define the areas

disturb the soil) (Recommended)

controlled for radiological

purposes.

This area designation is recommended by the DOE

RCS. It contains surface soil or subsurface

contamination levels that exceed the recommended

DOE limits. This type of area designation is not

required by 10 CFR 835 and its use may vary from site

to site.

EO6 Identify the minimum

or recommended

"CAUTION, SOIL CONTAMINATION AREA"

requirements for entering,

working in.,and exiting Soil

Contact the Radiological Control Organization for

Contamination Areas.

entry and exit requirements.

Show sign.

(Insert facility-specific information.)

Underground Radioactive Materials Areas (URMAS)

EO5 Define the areas

(when an individual is not likely to receive a dose of

controlled for radiological

>0.1 rem in a year) (Recommended)

purposes.

URMAS are area designations recommended by the

DOE RCS. They are established to indicate the

presence of underground items that contain radioactive

materials such as pipelines, radioactive cribs, covered

ponds, inactive burial grounds, and covered spills. This

type of area designation is not required by 10 CFR 835,

and its use may vary from site to site.

Show sign.

"UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE

MATERIALS"

Special instructions such as, "Consult with

Radiological Control Organization before Digging"

or "Subsurface Contamination Exists" may be

included.