[ RadSafe ] Cylinder Identity Question

[edmond0033]

If the cylinder is labeled "counting Gas", it colud contain one of the 
follwing gases:  Methane or Argon (90%)+ Methane (10%)[P-1].  These were the 
ones commonly used.  In any case they are not radioactive.

Ed Baratta
edmond0033 at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christina Dillard" <cdillard at labsafety.org>
To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Cylinder Identity Question


> Dear Radsafe listers,
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> I received the below question from one of our members. Any assistance you
> may be able to provide in identifying what she actually has would be very
> much appreciated.
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> Thank you,
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> Christina Dillard
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> Assistant Director
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> The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)
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> www.labsafety.org
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> Christina,
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> As you are likely on more list-serves than I, I have a small request. We
> were cleaning a storeroom and found this cylinder in its box. It is 
> labeled
> as a Counting Gas Tank, Model 423, from Nuclear Chicago. I did a search
> using Google and found that any info on the company has to do with
> Radioactivity. It would be helpful to know exactly what I am dealing with.
> Is there any way you can send this out and see if it can be determined 
> what
> the contents are? I plan on scanning the cylinder with an Alpha Tester as
> well.
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> Margaret
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