NV5 health physicists support U.S. Department of Energy prime contractors and the National Laboratories in ensuring radiation worker safety. Specifically, we conduct triennial assessments in compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 835, “Occupational Radiation Protection Program.” We also perform independent assessments (also called “management assessments”) to help Radiological Control[...]
The 618-10 Burial Ground at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site was considered to be the most radioactive burial ground in the DOE Complex, with 12 burial trenches consisting of 2,201 drums, 94 vertical pipe units, and contaminated soil and debris. NV5 has provided full time support to the[...]
When the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) raised questions about the possible presence of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) at an oil field in the Bakersfield area, Ahtna Facility Services sought the support of NV5. Specifically, NV5 evaluated reports containing NORM survey results for human health risk posed[...]
Those who wish to possess or use limited scope and broad scope radioactive materials in their work must apply to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or Agreement State for a radioactive material license. NV5’s health physicists have helped obtain licenses for approximately 50 NRC and Agreement State licensees involved[...]
NV5 provided nearly a decade of industrial hygiene support to “tank farm” operations at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site. The Hanford tank farms comprise 177 underground tanks storing 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste. NV5 staff developed industrial hygiene programs and technical documents on exposure assessment,[...]
NV5 is part of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities team supporting the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health radiation dose reconstruction project being conducted in support of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The Act provides compensation and medical benefits to eligible workers (or certain[...]
Under subcontract to Tetra Tech, NV5 helps the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Response Team (ERT) ensure preparedness for potential events involving radioactive or nuclear materials. As part of our efforts, we help EPA deploy and field test new detection systems, including providing training, functional test procedures, and equipment[...]
A large retail company was concerned about potentially leaking tritium-bearing exit signs at its stores nationwide. The company asked NV5 to inspect the signs on-site at its stores, remove and replace leaking signs, and package and ship broken signs to a licensed manufacturer. As part of this effort, we also[...]
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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NV5 Geospatial releases a new predictive modeling platform for vegetation management that uses existing lidar and historical data to identify the relative level of asset risk from trees by quantifying the potential for causing asset damage.
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Our internal innovation and development team constantly analyzes new technology and develops solutions to meet our client’s challenges. Our Technically Speaking series is one way we share our technical findings with the professional community.
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