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Wilson, David L.

Sara,I am not involved with this project. Who at Ornl did you contact speak with?
Thanks
Dave Wilson
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From: Morgan, Sara [mailto:Sara.Morgan@nebraska.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:34 PM
To: Radon Program Information Exchange
Subject: [radonsirg] DOE weatherization study
I spoke today with someone with the Energy Center of Wisconsin, who is working for Oakridge National Laboratory (DOE) to conduct a national evaluation of their weatherization program. There are many parts to the study, but one is an Indoor Air Quality piece that involved 500+ homes across the country and monitoring pre- and post-weatherization. Radon testing is a part of this IAQ monitoring.
While the Energy Center knew that some states require licensure for mitigation, it apparently was news to them that some states require licensure of measurement professionals as well. They sent a "technician" to Nebraska and tested 8 homes for radon - using EPA canisters from the Las Vegas laboratory - without first contacting the state radon program to determine if that was ok.
They are almost done with this project - it's surprising to me that Nebraska is the first licensing state that they came across. It's also surprising that EPA would supply them with the canisters and presumably the analysis of the canisters, without additional education on the regulatory requirements that might be present. Our challenge now is to make sure that the testing was done correctly, according to standards, and that the results are reported to the state program as they should be.
Sara Morgan
Indoor Air Quality Program Manager
NDHHS, Office of Environmental Health Hazards and Indoor Air
402.471.8320
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