Argonne National Laboratory: Building 301
Building 301 Characterization Survey
November 1997
A characterization survey for Building 301, a hot cell and TRU facility was performed. Rooms were measured that averaged in excess of 100,000 dpm/100cm2 with peaks greater than ten million dpm. Surveys in the loft area resulted in an observation that contamination patterns matched patterns from roof leaks, indicating that contamination was present from historic releases under present day roofing. This discovery was unexpected and resulted in modifications to the planned decommissioning.
Contacts:
Al Justus, ANL Instrumentation (630) 252-3319
Bruce Murdoch, ANL Health Physics (630) 252-4905
Les Siefert, CP-5 D&D Project Manager (630) 252-5100
