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MARSSIM Revision 2Consultation with the SAB-RACJuly 26 2011July 26, 2011Kathryn SneadMARSSIM Workgroup Chair
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Consultation on MARSSIM Revision 2
IntroductionsDocument OverviewPlanned RevisionsCollecting CommentsCharge Questionsg
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Introductions
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MARSSIM Workgroup
Independently-chartered Workgroup• Under the ISCORS Umbrella since 2007• Under the ISCORS Umbrella since 2007
Four Federal Agencies• Department of Defense (Air Force Army and Navy• Department of Defense (Air Force, Army, and Navy
representatives)• Department of Energy• Environmental Protection Agency• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
CRCPD Participation
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Introductions
Chair – Kathryn Snead, EPAChair Emerita – Colleen Petullo, EPA
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Introductions
EPA POC – Darrell LilesEPA Members – Nidal Azzam, Gene Jablonowski
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Introductions
NRC POC – George PowersRepresenting NRC – Mark FuhrmannNRC Members – Boby Abu-Eid, John Tomon, yDuane Schmidt
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Introductions
DOE POC – Alexander WilliamsDOE Members – Carlos Corredor, John Moon
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Introductions
Army POC – Dave AlberthArmy Members – Jerry Falo, Bob Cherry
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Introductions
Navy POC – Steve Doremus
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Introductions
Air Force POC – Ram BhatAir Force Member – Craig Bias
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Document Overview
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Document Overview
Family of Three Multi-Agency Documents• MARSSIM – Published 1997, Updated 2001• MARSAME – Published 2009• MARLAP – Published 2004
•Technical Documents - Not Policy
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Document Overview
•MARSSIM (Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual)
• Covers real property (surface soils and building surfaces)surfaces)
• Provides defensible and rigorous surveys for cleanup, especially Final Status Surveysp, p y y
• Incorporates historical site knowledge and a graded approach to survey effort
• Recommends a two-tiered approach for surveys using scanning and direct measurements or samples
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Document Overview
MARSSIM – Widely UsedNRC Decommissioning SitesDOE, EPA, DoD, and State Cleanup Sites
•Provides an already agreed-upon approach at sites with multi-party cleanup agreements
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Document Overview
•MARSAME (Multi-Agency Radiation Survey of Materials and Equipment)
• Supplement to MARSSIMP id d f ibl d i di i• Provides defensible and rigorous radiation
surveys for cleanup, operations, or interdiction• Incorporates process knowledge and a gradedIncorporates process knowledge and a graded
approach• Addresses surficial and volumetric contamination
and difficult-to-measure areas
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Document Overview
•MARLAP (Multi-Agency Radiation Laboratory Analytical Protocols)
• Provides defensible and rigorous protocols for radiation measurements performed in a laboratoryradiation measurements performed in a laboratory setting
• Issued by a separate workgroup (MARLAP y p g p (Workgroup) with specialized knowledge
• Included additional agencies: USGS, DHS, FDA, and NISTand NIST
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Planned Revisions
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Planned Revisions
•MARSSIM not updated since 2001• Mostly errata and typos corrected before that date
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Planned Revisions
• Update treatment of measurement uncertainty• Update measurement methods• Scenario B (“assumed to pass until proven
otherwise”)otherwise )• Increase emphasis on regulator interface during
survey design• User comments (“lessons learned”)• Definitions/terms consistent with related documents• Better discussion of “hotspots” and UMTRCA
standards
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Planned Revisions
Update treatment of measurement uncertainty• MARSAME and MARLAP in line with the state of
the science regarding measurement uncertaintyComplies with current guidance from ISO and NIST• Complies with current guidance from ISO and NIST
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Planned Revisions
Update measurement methods• MARSSIM written with the current (~1995)
measurement technology in mindThe state of radiation instrumentation improved• The state of radiation instrumentation improved
• MARSAME includes additional flexibility to take that into account
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Planned Revisions
Scenario B (“assumed to pass until proven otherwise”)• MARSAME allows the use of Scenario B
Al d i i f MARSSIM• Already in use in some states for MARSSIM
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Planned Revisions
Increased emphasis on regulator interaction during survey design
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Planned Revisions
User comments (“lessons learned”)• Both regulators and contractors submitted
comments regarding the useful or confusing parts of MARSSIMMARSSIM
• Ten years of use generated significant lessons learned on both sides
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Planned Revisions
Definitions/terms consistent with related documents
• User comments led to changes in some key terms for the issuance of MARLAP and MARSAMEfor the issuance of MARLAP and MARSAME
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Planned Revisions
Better discussions of hotspots and UMTRCA standards• MARSSIM didn’t explicitly address UMTRCA
H di i d• Hotspot discussion underway
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Public Comments
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Collecting Public Comments
Collecting public comments• Dedicated e-mail address:
[email protected] address: MARSSIM Workgroup c/o• Physical address: MARSSIM Workgroup, c/o Kathryn Snead, Workgroup Chair, USEPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Mail Code 6608J, Washington, D.C. 20460
• Public meeting: February 10, 2010, EPA East Building Conference Room 1117A 1201Building Conference Room 1117A, 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
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Charge Questions
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Charge Questions
Question #1:
The MARSSIM Workgroup has proposed a gnumber of significant changes to MARSSIM, which if implemented, will result in Revision 2
f th d t Pl t thof the document. Please comment on the applicability and appropriateness of the proposed changesproposed changes.
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Charge Questions
Question #2:
Does the SAB have any recommendations for yadditional changes or improvements? Why does the SAB believe that these additional h t d?changes are warranted?
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Charge Questions
Question #3:
The list of changes proposed by the MARSSIM g yWorkgroup represents the Workgroup’s best judgment as to the highest priority changes,
i li it d f i l t tigiven limited resources for implementation. Please comment on the appropriateness of the Workgroup’s prioritization of the changesthe Workgroup s prioritization of the changes selected.
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Next Steps
•Updates on the MARSSIM Revisions will be posted to the MARSSIM Workgroup website: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/marssim/
•Feedback on the comments received will be t d t f th F d l R i t N tiposted as part of the Federal Register Notice
announcing the availability of MARSSIM, Revision 2Revision 2.
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