Control of Releases of Materials with Residual Radioactive Contamination from DOE Facilities

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In July 2000, DOE suspended the unrestricted release of scrap metal for recycling from radiological areas within DOE facilities until improvements in release criteria have been developed and implemented. DOE is proposing criteria for controlling the release of materials with residual radioactive contamination and procedures for better management of information concerning these releases. The proposed criteria for the release of scrap metal for recycling would require that no radioactivity be detectable above background using DOE-approved measurement protocols prior to the release from a DOE site.