Preface; 1. Introduction: current issues in decommissioning and the MARSSIM overview; 2. Decommissioning project overview and regulatory agency interface; 3. Characterization and the data quality objectives process; 4. Guidelines and dose-based release criteria; 5. Exposure pathway modeling--DCGLs and hazard assessments; 6. Preliminary survey design concerns and application of DCGLs; 7. Background determination and background reference areas; 8. Survey instrumentation selection and calibration; 9. Detection sensitivity--static and scan MDCs
Summary
This text describes the practical issues essential for designing and interpreting MARSSIM surveys. It presents many of the technicalities and challenges that arise during the planning and implementation of decontamination and decommissioning projects
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-435) and index
