Designation:E1892−15StandardGuideforPreparingCharacterizationPlansforDecommissioningNuclearFacilities1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1892;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardguideappliestodevelopingnuclearfacil-itycharacterizationplanstodefinethetype,magnitude,location,andextentofradiologicalandchemicalcontamina-tionwithinthefacilitytoallowdecommissioningplanning.Thisguideamplifiesguidanceregardingfacilitycharacteriza-tionindicatedinASTMStandardE1281onNuclearFacilityDecommissioningPlans.Thisguidedoesnotaddressthemethodologynecessarytoreleaseafacilityorsiteforuncon-ditionaluse.Thisguidespecificallyaddresses:1.1.1thedataqualityobjectiveforcharacterizationasaninitialstepindecommissioningplanning.1.1.2samplingmethods,1.1.3thelogicinvolved(statisticaldesign)toensuread-equatecharacterizationfordecommissioningpurposes;and1.1.4essentialdocumentationofthecharacterizationinfor-mation.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1167GuideforRadiationProtectionProgramforDecom-missioningOperationsE1281GuideforNuclearFacilityDecommissioningPlans2.2ANSIStandard:3ANSIN323ABAmericanNationalStandardforRadiationProtectionInstrumentationTestandCalibration,PortableSurveyInstruments3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Characterization,n—Asystematicidentificationofthetypes,quantities,forms,andlocationsofcontaminationwithinafacility.3.1.2Decommission,vt—Toremovesafelyfromserviceandtoreduceresidualcontaminationtoalevelthatpermitsterminationofanyapplicablelicensesandreleaseofthepropertyforunrestricteduse....
