Work plan radiological assessment of the Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research

The Laboratory for Energy Related Health Research (LEHR) is a facility owned by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and operated by the University of California (UC). The LEHR facilities are located on UC-owned lands south of the main campus of UC Davis. A number of DOE-funded laboratory studies involving different radionuclides have been conducted at LEHR since 1959. Two major projects were long-term toxicity studies with beagles administered /sup 90/Sr and /sup 226/Ra. In recent years DOE funded research has declined, and the DOE has decided to transfer the buildings at LEHR to UC. Property-transfer actions involving federally-owned facilities that may have residual contamination with radioactive substances must undergo a formal certification process. A key component of the certification process is a radiological survey to determine the nature and extent of any residual contamination. Areas with radioactivity above acceptable levels are decontaminated and then monitored for compliance. Normally, the decommissioning goal is to allow unrestricted uses of facilities, however, in some instances restrictions may be placed on uses if complete decontamination is infeasible or prohibitively expensive. All actions and supporting documentation regarding the transfer of contaminated facilities are contained in an official certification document. The purpose of this documentmore » is to describe the sampling and analysis protocols that will be used to carry out the radiological survey of the LEHR facilities. 5 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.« less