Decontamination Facilities. The Decontamination Facilities recycle solid waste consisting of contaminated tools and equipment by removing radioactive contamination from such items. There are four Decontamination Facilities; one in the Radwaste Building for each Unit and a central facility for handling heavier tools and equipment that cannot be handled by the smaller individual Decontamination Facilities. The central decontamination facility includes the following equipment:
Decontamination Facilities. A. Work Decontamination Facility Decontamination facilities will be constructed in such a manner as to provide workers and/or equipment within which to decontaminate themselves upon leaving the work area. The decontamination chamber will be constructed using 6-mil polyethylene sheeting and appropriate construction materials. The decontamination facility must meet the following criteria as a minimum: The exterior of the unit must be covered in 5/8" plywood. There will be a minimum of three xxxxxxxx separated by air locks; (1) an equipment room where workers remove gross contamination and discard disposable suits; (2) a “single pass-through” shower (no shower may be used which can be passed by any person entering into or exiting from the work area); and (3) a clean (change) room where workers dress and undress. The shower must be supplied with hot and cold water as well as soap. Clean, dry towels must be available at the exit from the shower. The water from the shower must be filtered in accordance with EPA requirements or disposed of as contaminated waste. Separating each chamber and air lock will be triple curtains of polyethylene. The decontamination unit will likely be a remote unit as this is an unoccupied area.
