Re:

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

Two things come to mind:

1.  camera lenses - These often contain uranium.

2.  abrasives, such as sand for sand blasting - Be especially careful with "black
beauty" grit.  This is highly radioactive.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com


dpharrison@aep.com wrote:

> 1.  I'm putting together a list of items which may contain radioactive material
> (naturally occurring) and are headed for the Restricted Area (Aux Bldg.) which
> our RP Techs will be on the look for in order to establish a baseline so that we
> can demonstrate that the item's radioactive component is not a result of
> systems/processes in place at our plant.  Thus, I'm soliciting your assistance
> with the list.
>
> For example, CRT screens - tungsten weld rods - .....
>
> 2.  Our SAM-11 is a lot more sensitive than the TCM-2 we've been counting items
> on for free-release.  If you have this instrument, do you have an increase in
> radwaste as a result?  We've been getting a lot of "catches" at the SAM vs. the
> TCM and it's holding many people up, items such as batteries, grinding discs,
> vibration monitors, etc.
>
> Thanks!
>
> David Harrison
> dpharrison@aep.com
>
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