MARSSIM Design Engineer

APPLICANTS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. All resumes are due by 2/3/2021, 11:00 AM EST.

Subject matter expert(s) with sufficient education, experience, and knowledge to develop the deliverables, listed below, in accordance with the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) that meet the objectives and requirements of the Department of Energy for the unrestricted release of real property. Work shall be performed in conjunction with Argonne to ensure all plans, reports, and surveys are executed within the constraints of the Argonne Radiological Protection Program and Environmental Compliance policies and procedures as applicable. The following are examples of the type of work activities that may be requested under this statement of work per the direction of the Technical Representative:

1. Final Status Survey Design

A Final Status Survey Design shall be developed in accordance with the MARSSIM guidance to include all steps of the Data Quality Objectives process. The Plan shall be developed based up on best available Argonne data and information. This includes; Historical Site Assessment, Characterization Survey Report, radiological instrumentation technical data, and current radiological survey data. Additional data or information can be provided if available. The survey design shall be executable under Argonne’s approved Radiological Protection Program Description and meet objectives for compliance demonstration with release criterion. This includes:

1. Preliminary data review.

2. Classification of areas by contamination potential.

3. Group/separate areas into survey units.

4. Determine number of data points.

5. Select instrumentation

6. Develop an integrated survey design.

2. Data Quality Assessment

Data Quality Assessment processes shall be performed and documented. Data assessment shall be performed to verify and validate survey results and assess the quality and quantity of the data. Apply the verified and validated data to determine if the quality of the data satisfies Argonne’s data needs. Data review shall identify structure of the data and any patterns, relationships, or potential anomalies. This review shall include calculations of basic statistical quantities, verify the assumptions of the tests, and graphically present the data to provide a visual representation of the radionuclide distribution. Appropriate statistical tests to demonstrate compliance for the average concentration of a uniformly distributed radionuclide, and elevated measurement comparison to demonstrate compliance for small areas of elevated activity, if necessary. Identify any areas requiring further investigation.

3. Final Status Survey Report

Final Status Survey Report shall be developed in coordination with Argonne and the Department of Energy to allow a technically defensible decisions with a specific level of confidence. This is to include nonparametric statistical

tests used to demonstrate that the average radionuclide concentration in the survey unit complies with the release criterion. All supporting documentation and references shall be provided.

4. Quality Assurance/Quality Control

All designs, assessments, reports, and documentation shall meet applicable Argonne quality assurance and quality control programs and procedures. This is to include:

1. Argonne Site-wide Quality Assurance Program Plan.

2. Process contained in the current Laboratory Management System procedures for quality assurance.

3. Argonne’s Quality Manual, LMS-MNL-7, will guide the overall quality control and data validation for the project.

4. Argonne National Laboratory Radiological Safety Program Description

5. Quality Assurance Plan for the Instrumentation Group, HSE Radiological Protection Program (IG-QAP-00)

6. Environmental Protection Radiochemistry Laboratory Quality Control Plan (ASRC-QCP)

7. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (ACL) Quality Assurance Plan (C0030-0221).