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.	December Journal
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Upcoming Events
.	2010 HPS Midyear Topical Meeting Radiation Risk Communication to the Public 24-27 January 2010 Albuquerque, NM
.	2010 HPS Professional Development School Radiation Risk Communication: Issues and Solutions 27-29 January 2010 Albuquerque, NM

20 November 2009

Decontamination

The reduction or removal of contaminated radioactive material from a structure, area, object, or person. Decontamination may be accomplished by (1) treating the surface to remove or decrease the contamination or (2) letting the material stand to permit the quantity of radioactive material decrease as a result of radioactive decay.