U.S.Department of Energy, Attn: Mr. C. Rick Jones, EH-52 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290

66 -- VOULANTARY PARTICIPATION IN PILOT TESTING OF HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY STANDARDS COMMITTEE APPROVED HPS N13.29,''ENVIRONMENTAL DOSIMETRY PERFORMANCE - CRITERIA TESTING.'' POC C. Rick Jones, Director, Office of Worker Protection Programs and Hazards Management. This is not a sources sought for an acquisition nor a financial assistance instrument with the Department of Energy. The contact person is a member of a team of persons from private sector, academia, and other federal agencies. His capacity with the Department of Energy is not relative to this pilot test. The Health Physics Society Standards Committee has approved HPS N13.29, ''Environmental Dosimetry Performance - Criteria for Testing'' for Pilot Testing. All interested in voluntarily participating in the Pilot Testing of the HPS N13.29 standard please contact C. Rick Jones at the address identified in this notice. As stated in the Scope of the N13.29 standard: ''This standard applies to the performance of processors engaged in environmental radiation dosimetry using any passive dosimeters suitable for this purpose. Included are test procedures and criteria for determining performance, under laboratory and field conditions. Radiation categories used for testing under laboratory conditions include photon and beta radiation. This standard does not include testing in mixed radiation fields. The processor shall determine and document dosimeter energy and angular response and neutron radiation sensitivity, where applicable.'' The Pilot Testing of the standard is envisioned to involve a representative sampling of environmental dosimeters, including the various types of dosimeters and their application. For those interested in participation in the Pilot Testing of this standard, please provide the following information in your request to participate: dosimeter make and model, application (e.g., reactor, medical, fuel fabrication, environmental remediation/cleanup, etc), isotopes of interest for monitoring, and certify the dosimeters to be tested are environmental dosimeters. Expressions of interest are requested by August 15, 1996. Pilot testing is anticipated to commence this fall. (0159)

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