Re: Energy Dept. Halts Contaminated Nickel Sale

["Phil V. Egidi" <7pe@ornl.gov>]

Is Public Citizen referring to material that is cleared for release using 
NUREG 1.86 values (or ANSI N13.12) values as being "surface contaminated" 
because they are above background, or does this refer to metal with surface 
contamination above the 1.86 limits or ANSI N13.12 limits that will be 
recycled?  I would assume that this is cleared material, but you know what 
happens when you assume....

Phil Egidi
ORNL/GJ
7pe@ornl.gov


>The group claims that while the sale of nickel and other metal
>contaminated throughout with radioactive particles, much like sugar
>is distributed throughout a cake, was stopped, surface-contaminated
>metals would still be recycled.
>
>Public Citizen pointed out that the department will permit 121,000
>tons of metal contaminated on the surface to be recycled into common
>household products such as baby carriages, frying pans, cutlery and
>belt buckles.

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