Facilities undergoing decommissioning are required to conduct radiological surveys to initially characterize contaminants, guide remediation activities, and demonstrate that cleanup criteria have been met, based on screening or site-specific derived concentration guideline levels. This paper presents a number of technical considerations, not all inclusive, associated with the use of in situ gamma spectroscopy that should be addressed when such a method is proposed for conducting final status surveys. The technical issues identified here do not yet reflect the policy of the NRC on this subject.
NRC FIN D2053 _, i_ ('_'_'_ cyt o/ Ill°l'f'_i.rfioN Of:" THISII0CUMENT IS I]NLIllflTEIIFOREWORD This report characterizesClass A Low Level waste shippedfor disposal from 1986 through 1990. It was developedas part of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) sponsored study to develop a technicalinformationbase useful to persons and organizationsinvolved in the managementand disposal of Low-Levelradioactivewaste and in the regulationof these activities.This NURFG report is not a substitutefor NRC regulations,and complianceis not required. The approachesand/or methods describedin this NUREG are provided for informationonly. Publicationof this report does not necessarilyconstituteNRC approvalor agreementwith the information containedherein.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.