MARSAME Manual and Resources

The Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment (MARSAME) manual provides technical information on survey approaches to determine proper disposition of materials and equipment (M&E). MARSAME is a supplement to the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM).

MARSAME: Cover Page and Spine (pdf) (809.38 KB)
This document provides the cover page and easy to print spine label for the MARSAME Manual.

MARSAME: Table of Contents (pdf) (213.45 KB, January 2009, 402-R-09-001)
Table of Contents

MARSAME: Roadmap (pdf) (167.67 KB)
The goal of the roadmap is to present a summary of the major steps in the design, implementation, and assessment of a final status survey and to identify where guidance on these steps is located in MARSAME Manual.

MARSAME: Chapter 1 (pdf) (209.65 KB)
Introduction and Overview

MARSAME: Chapter 2 (pdf) (240.17 KB)
Initial Assessment of Materials and Equipment

MARSAME: Chapter 3 (pdf) (431.87 KB)
Identifying Inputs to the Disposition

MARSAME: Chapter 4 (pdf) (249.06 KB)
Develop a Survey Design

MARSAME: Chapter 5 (pdf) (490.05 KB)
Implement the Survey Design

MARSAME: Chapter 6 (pdf) (358.56 KB)
Evaluate the Survey Design

MARSAME: Chapter 7 (pdf) (1.16 MB)
Statistical Basis for MARSAME Surveys

MARSAME: Chapter 8 (pdf) (646.89 KB)
Illustrative Examples

MARSAME: Appendix A (pdf) (2.29 MB)
Statistical Tables and Procedures

MARSAME: Appendix B (pdf) (84.37 KB)
Sources of Background Radioactivity

MARSAME: Appendix C (pdf) (60.22 KB)
Examples of Common Radionuclides

MARSAME: Appendix D (pdf) (526.66 KB)
Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques

MARSAME: Appendix E (pdf) (237.99 KB)
Disposition Criteria

MARSAME: References (pdf) (80.82 KB)
References used in the drafting of this consensus technical document are listed in this section

MARSAME: Glossary (pdf) (122.49 KB)
This is the glossary for the MARSAME Manual.