MARSSIM Resources
The following documents and presentations are useful ORAU-developed MARSSIM references. They are available as PDF files. To view them, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.
Advantages and Lessons Learned Using GPS-Enabled Gamma Scanning for the Characterization Survey of a Large Thorium/Uranium Site
T. Vitkus and
E. Bailey. Health Physics Society Mid-Year Meeting, Knoxville, Tenn.; Jan. 24, 2007.
MARSSIM Overview II (3 MB)
E. Abelquist. MARSSIM Technical Seminar Series; Sept. 29, 2006.
MARSSIM Overview I
E. Abelquist. MARSSIM Technical Seminar Series; Sept. 15, 2006.
Advanced MARSSIM Topics
E. Abelquist. Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Providence, R.I.; June 2006.
Field Instrumentation and Final Status Surveys
E. Abelquist. Delaware Valley Society for Radiation Safety MARSSIM Workshop; March 19, 2004.
Lessons Learned During Implementation of MARSSIM from an Independent Verification Perspective
E. Abelquist. Health Physics Society Annual Conference, San Diego, Calif.; July 24, 2003
MARSSIM Implementation at University and Medical Research Facilities
E. Abelquist. Health Physics Society meeting, Tampa, Fla.; June 18, 2002.
MARSSIM Update: Expanded Scope, Implementation Tools, Examples.
Abelquist, E. Continuing Education Lecture, 2002 Joint Topical Meeting of the Health Physics Society; Feb. 19, 2002.
Independent Verification of MARSSIM Final Status Surveys
E. Abelquist. EPRI Decommissioning Workshop, Big Rock Point, Mich.; Oct. 24, 2001.
Decommissioning Health Physics: A Handbook for MARSSIM Users (available for online ordering through CRC Press)
E. Ablequist. Institute of Physics, Bristol, United Kingdom; July 2001.
MARSSIM Final Status Survey Design for Multiple Radionuclides in Class 1 Survey Units: Determining the Need for Additional Soil Samples Based on Scan MDC
E. Abelquist. Health Physics Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio; June 13, 2001.
Comparison of Final Status Survey Design Using MARSSIM Approach and the Former NUREG/CR-5849 Guidance at a Power Reactor Facility
Abelquist, E. 44th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Philadelphia, Pa.; June 29, 1999.
Surface Activity Assessment Using the Sign Test
Abelquist, E. Presented at MARSSIM Workgroup meeting; April 15, 1999.
Final Status Survey Using MARSSIM Methodologies at the Cushing Refinery Site.
Abelquist, E. (ORISE #97-1138); July 1997.
Environmental Implementation Guide for Radiological Survey Procedures
U.S. Department of Energy. Washington, D.C.; February 1997.
