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 +Andreas Piepke and DongMing Mei
  
 +Questions to be answered: 
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 +* range of sensitivities 
 +    i. Common materials screening: ~10-11 g/g for 40K, 232Th, 238U.
 +    ii. Very low background: ~10-12 g/g for 40K, 232Th, 238U.
 +    iii.Ultra-low background in electroforming copper: ~10-13g/ for 232Th, 238U.
 +  * # detectors
 +    i. 10 gamma-ray stations for common materials screening.
 +    ii. 4 gamma-ray stations for very low background materials.
 +    iii.2 gamma-ray stations for ultra-low background counting.
 +  * distribution by depth
 +    i. 300-ft or 800-ft levels for common materials screening.
 +    ii. 4850-ft for very low-background and ultra-low background counting.
 +  * staffing and expertise
 +    i. Two staff numbers are needed for operating the facility.
 +    ii. Expertise:  Much expertise can be called from different institutions. 
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 +Software: Reyco Henning
 +  * validated MC with proper geometry
 +  * same software package for all screeners
 +  * A plan on HOW to implement validation etc.
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