[ RadSafe ] 'Exit' signs boost landfill radiationlevelsvs.registration vs. HFBR

[Louie Cueva]

I frequently ship exit signs back to their manufacturer. I have always
shipped them through UPS as excepted package - instruments or articles
UN2911. The activity limit of 22 Ci/sign and 220 Ci/package would be hard to
exceed with exit signs. Aside from gerneral packaging requirements the only
necessary marking is "UN2911" on the package. The only time Canadian Customs
has given me greif, it was regarding the $0.01 value I assigned to the
signs.

-Louie Cueva
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Haleem, Mahmoud S. [mailto:HALEEM at cua.edu] 
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:43 PM
> To: Jim Hardeman; rorthen at cecinc.com; ncohen12 at comcast.net; 
> farbersa at optonline.net; radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] 'Exit' signs boost landfill 
> radiationlevelsvs.registration vs. HFBR
> 
> I wonder if I violated any DOT rules since I sent back to the 
> vendor 8 exit signs with Tritium gas in them. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl 
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Jim Hardeman
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 2:51 PM
> To: rorthen at cecinc.com; ncohen12 at comcast.net; 
> farbersa at optonline.net; radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] 'Exit' signs boost landfill 
> radiation levelsvs.registration vs. HFBR
> 
> Rick *
>  
> You're absolutely correct. If somebody is drinking undiluted 
> leachate from a landfill, more than likely they've got far 
> greater problems to worry about than tritium ... even at 
> several tens of times the EPA drinking water standard.
>  
> Jim Hardeman
> Jim_Hardeman at dnr.state.ga.us
> 
> >>> "Orthen, Rick" <rorthen at cecinc.com> 4/7/2006 14:13:58 >>>
> 
> Stewart--Please note that the leachate tritium concentration 
> you cited was measured prior to release to the environment.  
> There is no evidence suggesting human exposure pathways exist 
> anywhere near that concentration.  As far as ebaY is 
> concerned, there is an excellent reporting mechanism 
> available to bring the illegal transfers to their attention.  
> All you have to do is 'report' the seller via a link on the 
> seller's item page.
> 
> Rick Orthen
> CEC Inc.
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