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I'm looking for HPs and RCTs with historic experience in the UMTRA Program who possess information and details on the decon process on haul trucks exiting the disposal cell. I'm gathering this info in an attempt to improve the efficiency and safety of a mill tailings project I'm working on currently. It is my understanding that in most cases the loaded haul trucks were driven into the disposal cell, dumped and then deconned out on a decon pad. I'm told that after the steep part of the learning curve was climbed, the deconners and the rad techs could process a truck through decon in approximately 2 minutes. Any of you old UMTRA veterens out there? Any help you can offer in the way of personal experience, project procedures and help contacting others with similar experience is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Depending where you are, I wouldn't be very comfortable releasing to much in 2 minutes, let alone a huge truck, Naa I wouldn't do it, just remember your name is the one going on the survey..Nope noway..Just my opinion, it's not worth much.
We moved dirt and debris at Fernald for the excavation and cell construction. A 2 min. survey is pushing it, we did restricted release surveys on trucks where we had alpha and Beta gamma the beta gamma was easy the alpha was the tricky surveys we had to dry smears and tires at times, we had laborers and 2 HP'S assigned to the release points and it still took around 15 to 20 minuets to release the 25 and 30 ton haul trucks. The restricted release process was what bought us a lot all we do was a smear survey on the effected areas which was tires and the tail gate area where the material was dumper from