ASTM E1819

Use of this guide will ensure that the potential impact on the surrounding environment from planned decommissioning activities has been properly assessed.

Use of this guide will ensure that the adequacy of environmental sampling has been assessed for location, frequency, analytical techniques, and media type to monitor the environment and to detect site-related releases and their impact.

1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers the development or assessment of environmental monitoring plans for decommissioning nuclear facilities. This guide addresses: (1) development of an environmental baseline prior to commencement of decommissioning activities; ( 2) determination of release paths from site activities and their associated exposure pathways in the environment; and (3) selection of appropriate sampling locations and media to ensure that all exposure pathways in the environment are monitored appropriately. This guide also addresses the interfaces between the environmental monitoring plan and other planning documents for site decommissioning, such as radiation protection, site characterization, and waste management plans, and federal, state, and local environmental protection laws and guidance. This guide is applicable up to the point of completing DD activities and the reuse of the facility or area for other purposes.

2. Referenced Documents

E1167 Guide for a Radiation Protection Program for Decommissioning Operations
E1278 Guide for Radioactive Pathway Methodology for Release of Sites Following Decommissioning
E1281 Guide for Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Plans
E1707 Guide for Estimating Uncertainties in Dosimetry for Radiation Processing
E666 Practice for Calculating Absorbed Dose from Gamma or X Radiation
E668 Practice for Application of Thermoluminescence-Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Determining Absorbed Dose in Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronic Devices
29 CFR Part 1910.120
40 CFR 302 Notification of Releases or Threatened Releases of Hazardous Substances
40 CFR 58 Air Monitoring of Hazardous Pollutants
40 CFR 61 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
ANSI N13.1 Guide to Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials in Nuclear Facilities
ANSI N545 Environmental Application of Thermoluminescent Dosimetry
NUREG CR-2082 Monitoring for Compliance with Decommissioning Termination Survey Criteria
NUREG-1575 Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM), December 1997
OSWER-9950.1 RCRA Ground-Water Monitoring Technical Enforcement Guidance Document
Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater
SW-846 Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste

Index Terms

decommissioning; nuclear; nuclear facilities; ICS Number Code 17.240; 27.120.20

Citing ASTM Standards

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