Vacuum Cleaners and Portable Air-Handling Equipment

DOE-STD-1098-99

Radiological Control

Radioactive Materials

June 2004

Radiation and contamination surveys should be performed periodically for vacuum cleaners in use and labels on

these units should be updated. The frequency of radiation surveys should depend on the specific use of the

vacuum cleaner.

Airborne radioactivity levels should be monitored when a vacuum cleaner is used in a high contamination area.

A nuclear safety review should be performed and documented prior to the use of a vacuum cleaner for fissile

material.

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