Re: Source of regs/policy on decay in storage

[Douglas Simpkin <dsimpkin@execpc.com>]

But Co-57 is State-regulated, and not NRC-regulated!

Doug

At 03:56 PM 4/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Stephen -
>
>Try 10CFR35.92.
>
>Steve
>
>At 03:09 PM 4/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know the source of the often used limit for decay and 
> storage of
> >radioactive materials not exceeding a half life of 65 days?  Licensees are
> >having a difficult time in getting rid of old cobalt 57 dose calibrator
> >reference sources if the manufacturer will not take them back in 
> exchange by
> >new sources.  One choice being used is to hold these sources for "storage
> >only" until they have reached exempt limits.  Any suggestions?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Stephen A. Doerfler

Douglas J. Simpkin, Ph.D., D.A.B.R.
St. Luke's Medical Center
2900 West Oklahoma Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53215
phone: (414)649-6457
fax: (414)649-5118
email: dsimpkin@execpc.com

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