the next specimen.
We operate on the single specimen basis.

ORI has skillfully removed

the specimen identification from all of the samples that we are going to be
doing immediately.

They have prepared a group of 40.

Instead of saying,

"Telluride, Colorado; November 20 whatever, Maza and Rothermich,

zero to

two increments," we have a five-digit number which corresponds to the log

number for the radiochemistry group (HH-2).
When it comes time, and I will be talking about making composites, we
have to be notified by DRI which two specimens we put together to make the
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composite for the plutonium samples.

il

another look.

If you would go back to 29 for a

The sample leaves the field in a canvas bag.

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There are four incre-

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ments in the canvas bag, with a shipping tag on the outside.

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those in the laboratory, open the bag, and take out a specimen and weigh it

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(REECo 69).

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removed the bags for the specimens processed under Phase II of the ORERP

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program.

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glove box.

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procedure that will be shown.

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hold in the future (REECo 71).

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is condensation on the plastic.

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when the bag is emptied.

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to the inside of the bag. -

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We receive

Now that will no longer be happening because DRI has already

We have a large plastic bag (REECo 70) which we use as a pseudo
We had lots of experience in cleaning up before we went to the

Specimens are wiped off and that will still
The moisture in it is kneaded because there
We want the moisture to be in the soil

We don't want little globs of wet soil sticking

. The specimen bag is inverted.

[It will remain inside the larger bag

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until the gallon cans, which you can see through the bag, have been filled

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and

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(REECo 72).

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turned out to be to cut the bottom off.

all

of

the

specimen

is

transferred

into

gallon

cans

for

drying

The easiest way to open the bag with the least trauma has

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That leaves the tag attached.

We

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