Administrative Practices to Limit Dose in Environmental Cleanup Operations Involving Plutonium

摘要

Administrative policies and practices that contribute to controlling doses to operating personnel and to the public during general operation of the Rocky Flats Plant and during specific cleanup operations are discussed. Mechanisms for establishing responsibility and implementing appropriate controls to protect the environment were described for a typical DOE contractor operation. The manner in which these controls are applied to an operation dealing with the removal of plutonium contamination from the environment is detailed, and a description of the techniques applied and the lessons learned is given.