[ RadSafe ] Activity question

[Mccormick, Luke I]

You are making the assumption that bureaucrats used a scientific/technical
basis for setting the level. My guess is that  it probably had to do with
either a 1 nCi commodity like a lantern mantle or a detectability issue.

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Subject:    Re: Re:[ RadSafe ] Activity question
Author:     <jjcohen at prodigy.net>
Date:       12/19/2005 11:12 AM




       I believe the original question related to the
       scientific/technical basis
       for the 70Bq level rather than the administrative/bureaucratic
       basis. Why
       was 70bq selected-- as opposed to 10, 50, 100, or  63.749 Bq
       ???


       ----- Original Message -----
       From: "Mccormick, Luke I" <luke.mccormick at dhs.gov>
       To: <LNMolino at aol.com>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
       Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:37 AM
       Subject: Re:[ RadSafe ] Activity question


       >
       > 70 Bq used to be where DOT defined something as radioactive
       for
       > transportation.
       >
       > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
       > Subject:    [ RadSafe ] Activity question
       > Author:     radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl
       > Date:       12/16/2005 5:07 PM
       >
       >
       >
       >
       >        recently eBay the online auction site has "banned
       radioactive"
       >        items from
       >        their site. In a recent letter to a person offering
       unprocessed
       >        ores on the site
       >         (a seemingly common practice) the following statement
       was made
       >         by eBay.
       >
       >        "Please also remember that anything that has a
       specific
       >        activity greater
       >        than 70 Bq per gram (.002 microcurie per gram) is not
       permitted
       >        on eBay under
       >        any conditions."
       >
       >        So to that end I pose this question. Why the above
       "limit" what
       >        makes 70 Bq
       >        the "magic number" or rather might there be a
       "scientific basis
       >        for such a
       >        "limit"?
       >
       >        Thanks.
       >
       >        Louis N.  Molino, Sr., CET
       >        FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI
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