Training

4-Day Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) Training

LENGTH: 32 hours

CONTACT: (410) 421-5454

INTENDED AUDIENCE: This awareness-level four-day course, presented by a certified health physicist, is designed for managers, quality assurance personnel, licensing personnel, radiological support personnel, and others responsible for developing, reviewing or implementing MARSSIM survey plans.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) is a Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission technical consensus guidance document that provides the methodology used to demonstrate compliance with dose- or risk-based regulations. This course supports the MARSSIM objective to bring about a nationally consistent approach for conduction radiation surveys and investigations at potentially contaminated sites nationwide.

Keeping the perspective of managers in mind, the following MARSSIM topics will be discussed: - Overview of the Radiation Survey and Site Investigation - Data Life Cycle - Integrated Survey Design - Interpretation of results

In addition, a lessons learned session focuses on identifying and avoiding common pitfalls found in MARSSIM survey plans. Handouts, references, and a copy of the MARSSIM manual are provided.

COURSE MATERIALS: Handouts, references, and a copy of the MARSSIM manual are provided.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: This awareness-level four-day course, presented by a certified health physicist and MARSSIM practitioner, is designed for managers, quality assurance personnel, licensing personnel, radiological support personnel, and others responsible for developing, reviewing or implementing MARSSIM survey plans. Alternate, specialized course schedules are also available.