Idaho National Engineering and Environment Laboratory
Air Support Buildings Final Status Survey
November 1997
Two large air support buildings that had been used for "dense pack" storage of Rocky Flats (TRU) waste at the Idaho National Engineering and Environment Laboratory (INEEL) were surveyed. The survey fulfilled a court ordered agreement with the EPA and the State of Idaho and had to be completed prior to the end of the 1997 calendar year. Conventional methods were incapable of meeting this schedule. The area, 12,000 square meters, was surveyed once for alpha (with a 20 dpm/100cm2 detection limit) and once for beta. The system included a second "recount" detector, and nearly 20 million measurements were recorded. The survey was completed in 21 shifts and 2 weeks of onsite effort. Environmental conditions were harsh, with surveys performed at temperatures that were below 20ºF at times and under dripping condensation during the warmer mid-afternoons.
Contacts:
Hectar Vega, Project Engineer (208) 526-5807
Keith Branter, Health Physicist (208) 526-2486
Dale Snowder, Instrumentation Specialist (208) 526-4088
