Re: Steel and Metal Consumers Radioactivity Protection Act

["J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

Barbara,

We are not talking about minute amount of material contaminated. The amount
of material involved in clearances can be substantial and are generally
greater than those involved in exemptions of man-made sources. In materials
intended for recycling and reuse of rooms, tools and equipment, we are
talking about more than 10,000 t of steel, aluminium and copper material
recycled by year and 2,000 t per year of contaminated concrete.

To those that intend to going ahead I would like to recommend the two
following IAEA document:

a) Clearance levels for radionuclides in solid materials - Application of
exemption principles, TECDOC 855, January 1996
b) Clearance of materials resulting from the use of radionuclides in
medicine, industry and research, TECDOD 1000, February 1998

Jose Julio Rozental
joseroze@netvision.net.il
Israel
----- Original Message -----
From: <BLHamrick@aol.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 5:38 AM
Subject: Re: Steel and Metal Consumers Radioactivity Protection Act


> In a message dated 07/14/2000 7:50:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
loc@icx.net
> writes:
>
> << To set standards for radioactive contamination content in both the
>  domestic and international metals industry, to prohibit the release of
>  radioactively contaminated scrap metal by the Department of Energy and
>  nuclear fuel production, utilization, and fabrication facilities >>
>
> So, I guess if it's contaminated due to neutron activation from
accelerators,
> it would be okay, right?
>
> Barbara L. Hamrick
> BLHamrick@aol.com
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