From:	Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR)
Sent:	Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:58 PM
To:	Burke, Gerald; Clark, Dorothy M. (CIV); Ely, Karen D. (CIV); Fairchild Gregory R LT; Feightner, Michael P. LT; Fong, Raynard K   CAPT; Frampton, Scott W  CIV; Giel, Daniel T. (CIV); Goodwill, Michael E; Harden, Gary W; Hecht, Sheila C  (LCDR); Houston, Tony L. HM2; Johnson, Gabrielle M.; LaFontaine, Richard L CT; Loscocco, Michele F (CDR); Minette, Christopher E. (LCDR); Ozeroglu, Muhammed A  LT; Pomije, Brian D. (LCDR); Ruiz, Steven LCDR; Scott, John H., CIV.; Simays, Andrew E., CDR; Solanki, Haresh P; Swilley, Eugene A. (LT); Tarver, James K. (CDR); Tu, Victor LT; Van Way, Rick L (CIV); Younes, Georges  E LCDR; Beecham, Harry J. CAPT NAMRU2; Forcier, Michael R. HMC; 'Hanan El Mohammady'; HMC (org account) Redona; Ratiwayanto, Sutanti (NAMRU2 Jakarta); safety_namru2@attglobal.net; Tomon, John LT; Wilfredo Redona (kevinmkeitha@yahoo.com)
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Subject:	Use of Smears for Assessing Removable Radioactive Material Contamination
To all Radiation Safety Officers and NRMP Permittees:

The attached PDF document is being forwarded for informational purposes only.  

The article was taken from the May 1999 edition of the Journal of Operational Radiation Safety, titled "Use of Smears for Assessing Removable Contamination".  It discusses in great detail, topics such as: history of measurements for removable loose surface contamination, wipe efficiency, applicable regulations, and wipe materials and methodologies for conducting adequate wipe/smear surveys for removable radioactive surface contamination.  It also discusses the differences applicable to the purpose in which wipes are being conducted, such as: (a) free-release for unrestricted use of areas or objects; (b) sealed source leak testing, and; (c) DOT package contamination limits.  Also discussed, are the differences in materials and methodologies for conducting wipe surveys for the different types of radioactive materials present, such as alpha, beta, and gamma sources.

Very respectfully,

LCDR Pomije

Brian D. Pomije, MS, DABR
Lieutenant Commander, Medical Service Corps, USN
Radiation Health Team Leader
Navy Environmental Health Center
620 John Paul Jones Circle (Suite 1100)
Portsmouth, VA 23708-2103

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