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Public Review
MARSSIM
The MARSSIM Workgroup has issued a draft version of "Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment Manual" (the MARSAME supplement to MARSSIM) for public review and comment. The Workgroup includes representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. MARSAME will be used for planning, conducting, evaluating, and documenting radiological surveys to demonstrate compliance with measurable action levels. It is based on techniques, methods, and philosophies that are consistent with current federal limits, guidelines, and procedures. The comment period closed June 13, 2007.
Instructions for participating in the review and obtaining a copy of the draft document are provided below.
- Federal Register Notice
- Dates
- Commenting on MARSAME
- Obtaining the Draft MARSAME Manual
- Supplementary Information
Federal Register Notice
Obtain copies of the Federal Register Notice of Availability in pdf or text format:
| Title | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Availability | 01/16/07 | text |
| Notice of Availability (PDF) (2 pp, 57K [about pdf format] ) | 01/16/07 | |
| Notice of Availability, Reopening | 05/14/07 | text |
| Notice of Availability, Reopening (PDF) (2 pp, 52K [about pdf format]) | 05/14/07 |
Dates
The comment period closed on June 13, 2007. Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but no assurance can be given for consideration of late comments.
Commenting on MARSAME
When commenting, please focus on technical accuracy and understandability. Also, please keep the following questions in mind:
- Does MARSAME provide a practical and implementable approach to performing radiation measurements of materials and equipment? Are there any major drawbacks to the proposed methods?
- Is MARSAME technically accurate?
- Does MARSAME provide benefits that are not available using current methods? What is the value of MARSAME in comparison with other currently available alternatives?
- What are the costs associated with MARSAME in comparison with other currently available alternatives?
- Is the information in MARSAME understandable and presented in a logical sequence? How can the presentation of material be modified to improve the understandability of the manual?
- You may propose modified text or submit comments as discussion.
- Include supporting bases, rationale, or data.
- Please include the page number and the line number of MARSAME to which the comment applies.(Enter only the beginning page and line number, even if your comment applies to a number of pages or lines that follow.)
- For comments on an entire chapter, section, or table, use the line number of the title of the chapter (always line number 1), section, or table.
- For comments on footnotes, use the line in the main text where the footnote is indicated.
- For figures, use the number of the page on which the figure appears and the figure number.
- For comments on the entire manual, use the number of the title page.
Electronically
- www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
- www.marsame.org: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code 6102T
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20460
Division of Administrative Services
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Hand Delivery or Courier
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA West Building, Room 3334
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0957
1301 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements must be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays
Phone: (202) 566-1744
Periodically, each agency will copy all comments it has received and send them to the other agencies' dockets. This will ensure that each docket is complete. Electronic copies the draft MARSAME and all comments may be examined and downloaded from www.regulations.gov. Hard copies may be examined for free or photocopied for a fee at the following locations:
HQ EPA Docket Public Reading Room
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA West Building, Room 3334
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0957
1301 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington D.C. 20460
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, excluding federal holidays
Phone: (202) 566-1744
NRC Public Document Room
11555 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2747
You must include the document number in your comments. EPA, DOE, and NRC each have publication numbers for MARSAME.
EPA: EPA 402-R-06-002
DOE: DOE/EH-707
NRC: NUREG-1575, Supp1.
Obtaining the Draft MARSAME Manual
Paper Copy
You can obtain a single, free hardcopy of the draft MARSAME from NRC. Ask for Document number NUREG-1575, Supp. 1
U.S. Mail:
Distribution and Mail Services Section
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington DC 20555–0001
Fax:
(301) 415–2289.
Download MARSAME
- Download a complete copy in pdf format as a zip file (4,381Kb [about zip format] ).
- View or download individual sections and chapters in pdf format:
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more.
| Section | Size |
|---|---|
| Table of Contents (PDF) | 37 pp, 861K |
| Roadmap (PDF) | 15 pp, 397K |
| Cover and Spine (PDF) | 4 pp, 410K |
| No. | Title | Size |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction and Overview (PDF) | 21 pp, 101K |
| 2. | Initial Assessment of Materials and Equipment (PDF) | 29 pp, 217K |
| 3. | Identify Inputs to the Decision (PDF) | 32 pp, 176K |
| 4. | Survey Design (PDF) | 37 pp, 330K |
| 5. | Implementation of Disposition Surveys (PDF) | 53 pp, 907K |
| 6. | Assess the Results of the Disposition Survey (PDF) | 40 pp, 323K |
| 7. | Case Studies (PDF) | 6 4pp, 483K |
| References (PDF) | 10 pp, 55K | |
| Glossary (PDF) | 16 pp, 68K |
| No. | Title | Size |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Statistical Tables and Procedures (PDF) | 14 pp, 811K |
| B. | Sources of Background Radioactivity (PDF) | 9 pp, 66K |
| C. | Examples of Common Radionuclides (PDF) | 5 pp, 36K |
| D. | Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques (PDF) | 37 pp, 339K |
| E. | Disposition Criteria (PDF) | 19 pp, 205K |
| F. | Scan MDCs for Section 7.3 (PDF) | 11 pp, 154K |
| G. | Establishing MQOs for Measurement Uncertainty, MDCs, and MQCs (PDF) | 42 pp, 437K |
Supplementary Information
MARSAME has been under development for five years. All MARSSIM Workgroup meetings have been open and attended by contractors to the agencies and members of the public.
An earlier draft was reviewed by staff from the participating agencies. Comments that reflected a technical error or flaw in logic or information flow have been addressed. The remaining comments from the federal review will be addressed along with the public comments. In addition to this public review the document will receive formal technical peer review.
Although federal agency personnel are involved in the preparation of this document, the manual currently does not represent the official position of any participating agency. No part of it should be used, cited, or quoted except in the course of providing comments.
