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Title: Technical Basis Document (TBD) and user guides

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/307886· OSTI ID:307886

A Technical Basis Document (TBD) should provide the background information for establishment of an instrument`s operational requirements. Due to the amount and location of DOE facilities, no one set of requirements is possible. Operational requirements will vary based on the local environments and missions at each facility. Environmental conditions that can affect an instrument`s operations are ambient temperature, humidity, and radio frequency, and to a lesser extent, magnetic fields, and interfering ionizing radiations. Consideration should also be made regarding how an instrument is to be used. If an instrument will be transported around the facility, vibration and shock can cause problems if they are not addressed in the TBD. This document provides guidance for the development of a TBD. This document applies to radiation instruments used for personnel and equipment contamination monitoring, dose rate monitoring, and air monitoring.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
307886
Report Number(s):
ORNL/M-6604; ON: DE99000315; TRN: 99:002980
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English