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Radiological Surveys for Controlling Release of Solid Materials (NUREG-1761)

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Manuscript Completed: July 2002
Date Published: September 2002

Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

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Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is developing a basis to support decisions on whether to undertake a rulemaking that would set specific requirements on controlling licensees’ releases of solid materials. Specifically, the solid materials being evaluated include metals, building concrete, onsite soils, equipment, furniture, etc., which are present at, and/or used in, licensed nuclear facilities during routine operations. Historically, licensees have released solid materials on a case-by-case basis, without a consistent approach to designing and conducting clearance surveys. This draft report provides information about measuring residual radioactivity in materials that are to be cleared from nuclear facilities, including guidance about designing, performing, and documenting radiological surveys of solid materials to address the need for consistency in the surveys.