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Re: Exempt quantities
YOU ARE WRONG!
Read NRC, HPPOS-043, "Disposal of Exempt Quantities of Radioactive Material,"
from NUREG/CR-5569, "Health Physics Positions Data Base"
"...It is an OELD [Office of the Executive Legal Director] opinions that
radioactive material held under license can only be disposed of pursuant to 10
CFR Part 20, even when the quantity disposed is less than that listed in 10
CFR 30.71, Schedule B...."
Many public landfills now have sensitive radiation detectors, which are
capable of detecting many "exempt" quantity sources.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Radiological Health Unit wrote:
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> Exempt means exempt.
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> Sources manufactured and distributed as exempt are exempt from all =
> regulation with regards to radiation, including disposal. This simply =
> recognizes the fact that as a practical matter it is impossible to =
> "unexempt" something after its been released from all controls.
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> If it is necessary to control the disposal of a source, it is not an =
> appropriate candidate for exempt distribution in the first place.
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