[ RadSafe ] Sealed Source Disposal

[Harness, Kyle]

Jim and Radsafers,
My company has recently partnered with a very large sealed source
manufacturer to begin a sealed source recycle program.  We take back
sealed sources, mostly from the fixed gauging industry, and either
certify them for reuse, over-encapsulate them into new sources if they
are unable to be recertified, or simply reuse them if they are
relatively new and pass an inspection.  We have also partnered with
several government organizations to allow for other options if none of
the above can be achieved for whatever reason.  Since the inception of
the program, we have recycled nearly a million dollars worth of sources.
Take a look at the following website for more info:
http://www.ohmartvega.com/en/ReSource_Program.htm

Kyle Harness
Radiation Safety Officer
Ohmart/VEGA Corp.
4241 Allendorf Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 USA
[tel]  513.272.0524 ext. 211
[cell]  513.432.4504
[fax]  513.272.4390
www.ohmartvega.com
KHarness at ohmartvega.com

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:35:22 EDT
From: Jimsradco at aol.com
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Sealed Source Disposal
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
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Hello Radsafers,
 
Here's a topic that hasn't been discussed too much and one that we're
very 
curious about. Now that the Barnwell disposal site has been closed to
almost 
the entire country for over a year, what is happening to all the sealed 
radioactive sources that used to be shipped there on a regular basis?
We, and 
I'm sure the other radioactive waste handlers,  processed and shipped 
thousands of them a year to Barnwell and now virtually no sources are
sent there, 
to our knowledge. I realize some of them are being returned to the 
manufacturers and some can go to Los Alamos or Richland, but what about
the thousands 
of small ones that aren't being sent to those facilities? I once heard
that 
there are in excess of 200,000 sealed sources in use around the US and
most 
have fairly short half-lives, relatively speaking. Makes one wonder
where 
they are all going. Comments?
 
Jim Bell
ADCO Services, Inc.
Tinley Park, IL
_jimsradco at aol.com_ (mailto:jimsradco at aol.com)