Environmental Assessments

The independent verification of environmental cleanup for property release is crucial to gaining public trust and confidence. For more than four decades, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education has provided independent verification to the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other federal and state agencies.

As these agencies evaluate potentially contaminated sites for decontamination and decommissioning, strict guidelines must be followed to ensure that property is effectively remediated, if required, and perhaps more importantly that the final site conditions are accurately documented before being released for public or private use. Through proven survey methodologies and health physics expertise, ORISE has remained a leader in the field of environmental and radiological assessments.

To support the regulatory agencies, ORISE performs verification surveys of cleanup activities to ensure facilities and land can be safely released for government, commercial, or public use. Through the use of specialized equipment, ORISE health physicists and field survey technicians conduct environmental assessments to provide an accurate evaluation of a site’s radiological conditions.

To support DOE, NRC, and other government agencies, ORISE offers these specialized environmental and radiological assessment capabilities: