OECa1 f999 CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT Oak Ridge, TN 37830

ABSTRACT where beryllium contamination was expected to be absent. A site beryllium characterization project was completed at the Rocky Hats EnvironmentalTechnology Site (RFETS) in 1997. Information The objectives were to fulfill one of the requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Notice 440.1, Interim Chronic Beryllium from historical reviews, previous sampling surveys, and a new sampling survey were used to establish a more comprehensive understanding of the locations and levels of beryllium contamination in 35 buildings. A feature of the sampling strategy was to test if process knowledge was a good predictor of where beryllium contamination could be found. Results revealed that this technique was effective at identifying where surface contamination levels might exceed the RFETS smear control level but that it was not effective in identifying where low concentrations of beryllium might be found