[ RadSafe ] Depleted Uranium

[Perrero, Daren]

Mr Rose gives a good reference to the exact wording in his reply.

Here's my synoptic version.

By my reading of the rules and regulations its not "how much", but rather
what concentration of a mixture, compound, solution or alloy you may have.
A person is exempt from regulation if they possess those source materials at
less than 1/20 of a percent by weight.  The regs also give a laundry list of
some exempt items and closest I could come is counterweights for aircraft,
rockets or missiles or shielding for shipping containers, but then you have
to be able to say your possession is related to those uses

The weight numbers you seem to recall are for generally licensed quantities.
Those licenses are only available to firms, governments, and research,
education and medical institutions.  (Note the absence of 'persons').  The
number is then 15 pounds at anyone time, not to exceed 150 pounds in a year.
In that regard you could say the rule doesn't allow a person to have any
bricks of DU.

The opinions expressed are mine, all mine.....
I'm with the government, I'm here to help you.
Daren Perrero
perrero at iema.state.il.us



-----Original Message-----
From: Baumbaugh, Joel SPAWAR [mailto:joel.baumbaugh at navy.mil]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 3:45 PM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Depleted Uranium


Radsafers,

 

How much depleted uranium can a member of the general public:

 

Own (like a door-stop)

Transfer (give away to friends or relatives as gifts for their doors
too)?

Transport on public roads (a little in the truck for traction in the
winter)

What are the disposal regulations/restrictions if they don't want it any

 more (and its not a liquid)?

 

Do the regulations mention if it matters whether it is:

Solid Metal (open to the air or sealed)

Powder

 

I found the sanitary sewer restrictions already.

 

Sorry to bother everyone with this (probably) easy question, but even
though I looked through the CFRs (I would have bet money it would be in
30 or 31), but I came up empty.  I seem to remember it was 15 lbs?

 

Thanks (ahead of time)

 

Joel Baumbaugh (joel.baumbaugh at navy.mil)

SSC-SD

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