No subject

an=A0Irradiator and a Americium source I can assure you that they can =
and will=20
dispose of large sources.=A0 They will remove your=A0Irradiator from =
your campus in=20
one piece.=A0 They didn't charge my campus for the removal of either =
source.=A0 The=20
only caveat is that they have to live within a budget just=A0like the =
rest of us=20
and it took quite some time, like two years, for them to come out and =
remove the=20
irradiator.=A0
=A0Roy Herren=20




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From: "Wasiolek, Maryla" <mwasiol at sandia.gov>
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List =

<radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu>
Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 3:56:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Removal of Cs-137 source from an old irradiator

Gentlemen,=20

Thank you very much for the tips.=A0 At some point we did contact OSRP, =
but from=20
what I understand, the removal of our source was not quite consistent =
with their=20
mission. The irradiator is rather large, about 6 feet tall, which is why =
we=20
thought we would try to remove the source for disposal, e.g., from =
behind the=20
shield wall using manipulators.=A0 That is why I was looking for the =
information=20
on how the irradiator was constructed inside.=20


Thanks again,

Maryla Wasiolek
Gamma Irradiation Facility
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
505-844-3507=A0 =A0=20

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu=20
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of ROY HERREN
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 3:43 PM
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Removal of Cs-137 source from an old irradiator

The very=A0best deal to be had for disposal of these types of items can =
be found=20
at Off-Site Source Recovery Project, OSRP, http://osrp.lanl.gov/.=A0 The =
cost to=20
your facility will be minimal, that is if there is any cost at all.

=A0Roy Herren=20




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From: "DrDonRhodes at cs.com" <DrDonRhodes at cs.com>
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 2:35:30 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Removal of Cs-137 source from an old irradiator

Hi,
=A0 =A0 =A0 I had a similar problem 25 years ago involving 200 curies of =
Co-60=20
in an experimental device which I designed and built.=A0 I had a =
complete set=20
of drawings, but I did not try to remove the sources.
=A0 =A0 =A0 I got a type B shipping container from Chem Nuclear Systems, =
loaded=20
the device, mixed and poured in concrete and shipped for disposal.
=A0 =A0 =A0 This is expensive and does not help you much.
Good luck,
Ddon Rhodes
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