~ 50 -

the value selected by Kathren be used when.the RF is unknown
to determine the ambient ground contamination standard.
Apolying an RF=10-4 m+

to the ambient M2Ca standard

recommended in the previous section, we obtain a maximum permissible surface contamination (MPSC)
c

of 9x10

-8

"7

2

uCi/me.

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level for hot particles
.

.

2

This is roughly 1 hot particle/m.

In areas where an RF greater or less than 1074 ml could

be shown to apoly, the MPSC could be altered aporopriately.
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to be understcod that the abova recomtendations

co not represent endorsement on our vart of the ris
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innerent in the existing rad ation protec lon guidelines
upon which these recommendations are basec.

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limits for exnssure to not particles.

24, This value is derived as follows:
The recammendad MPCa
For not partistes is 9x190713 uci/ml which corressonds to
3x19712 uciyed.
The maximum ground cancamination level, using

pralo74 m4, is 9xlovl2y1o-4 = OxLlo-? utivn2.

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