[ RadSafe ] Co-60 tissue box holders: applicableregulationsfordisposal

[franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]

May I ask whether there is any reason why I very often receive the same, identical message from RADSAFE twice within one or two minutes? Here I see a third one, closely related to the other one - why can't one organize his thoughts as to present them in one mail. 

Secondly: did I miss something? Some doserate measurements were reported, but to me they do not seem to be exorbitant high, rather comparable to exposure during air flights - maybe there is some error in my memory. Therefore no immedeate danger. The facor of duration of exposure is especially neglected in all those horror stories. Any calculations available about the dose delivered to the members of the public??? 

Though I do not spend my life on toalets I do not recommend that equipment there should exceed limits of regulations.

Best regards,

Franz


---- "Price schrieb:
> 
>  Has anyone filed a complaint with the NM Radiation Control Bureau? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Price, John Jr
> - OSHA
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 1:57 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) MailingList
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Co-60 tissue box holders: applicable
> regulationsfordisposal
> 
> Has anyone filed a complaint with the NM Radiation Control Bureau? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Carl Willis
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:20 PM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Co-60 tissue box holders: applicable regulations
> fordisposal
> 
> Dear Radsafers,
> 
> As many of us are aware, Bed Bath and Beyond recently stocked some
> India-made tissue box holders that were contaminated with Co-60.  These
> were delivered to a minority of the chain's stores, including the
> Ventura Center store in Albuquerque where I live.  The manager told me
> last Friday there was not a snowball's chance in hell that they would
> even let me see one, let alone purchase one; they had just been boxed up
> for good.  I then had to leave on an out-of-town trip, but on Saturday,
> my friend Gary Bodman, who teaches middle-school physical science here,
> rolled over to BBB with a scintillation detector.  It swung up to ~3x
> local background near the employees' annex in the back of the store.
> Again, though, his advances to merely observe, let alone procure, one of
> these coveted articles were rebuffed with extreme prejudice.  We know
> the items are there!  We know they're hot!  My question to anyone
> knowledgeable is this: is BBB legally prohibited from selling these
> cobalt boxes now, or is it just corporate management or local management
> that's enforcing this policy of uptightness that we observe?  Also, how
> would the store "properly" get rid of their inventory?  My guess is the
> NM Radiation Control Bureau will have that task.  Bottom line is I'd
> love to see one of these things before they're gone and all forgotten.
> Any recommendations are welcome...
> 
> -Carl
> 505-412-3277
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