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This technical memorandum is an information product of Argonne's Environmental Assessment Division (EAD). It presents results of ongoing work or work that is more limited in scope and depth than that described in formal reports issued by EAD. This memorandum has undergone internal technical review and has been edited according to EAD's quality assurance requirements. In contrast to a formal technical report, this memorandum has not been externally peer reviewed. For more information on the division's scientific and engineering activities, contact:

It is DOE'S objective to operate its facilities and to conduct its activities so that radiation exposures to members of the public are maintained within acceptable limits and exposures to residual radioactive materials are controlled. To accomplish this, DOE has adopted Order DOE 5400.5; "Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment," and will be promulgating 10 CFR Part 834 to codify and clarify the requirements of DOE 5400.5. Under both DOE 5400.5 and 10 CFR Part 834, radioactively contaminated DOE property is prohibited from release unless specific actions have been completed prior to the release. This paper outlines a ten-step process that, if followed, will assist DOE Operations and contractor personnel in ensuring that the required actions established by Order DOE 5400.5 and 10 CFR Part 834 have been appropriately completed prior to the release for reuse or recycle of non-real property (e.g., office furniture, computers, hand tools, machinery, vehicles and scrap metal). Following the process will assist in ensuring that radiological doses to the public from the released materials will meet applicable regulatory standards and be as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).

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