DETECTION OF "SEALED SOURCES" IN LANDFILL AND RECYCLING PLANTS

["Jean-Francois, Stephane" <stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com>]

Hi everyone,

Is there any recent study or stats regarding the ocurrence (or detection) of
man-made sources in landfill sites or incinerators by portal monitors or the
equivalent ?  (You can include NORM if you want)

Our very restrictive municipal regulation would like to impose us a
"radiation detector" at the entrance of our site incinerator even if we
incinerate only our own stuff and that stuff does not include radioactive
material (only after proper decay and verification)

They are very open for discussion but I need facts.

Thank you in advance.

Stephane Jean-Francois, Eng. CHP,

Specialiste en radioprotection/Radiation Safety Specialist,
Gestion des risques/Risk Management
Merck Frosst Canada & Co.
tel: 514.428.8695
FAX: 514.428.8670
email:stephane_jeanfrancois@merck.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Reginald Ronningen [mailto:ronningen@nscl.msu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 10:50 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: A Course in Radiation Protection Physics at Accelerators


Dear RADSAFE community:

I wish to bring the following to your attention.

The U. S. Particle Accelerator School is offering a course on accelerator
radiation physics that might be of interest to you.  The title of the course
is  "Radiation Physics, Regulation, and Management" but the main emphasis is
on the radiation physics part.  The course will be offered at or near Rice
University in Houston Monday through Friday January 22-26,2001.  Academic
credit of 1.5 semester hours can be received for successful completion of
this course.  Also, the American Academy of Health
Physics has approved the award of 32 continuing education credits for
attending it.  J. Donald Cossairt of FNAL will be teaching this course.
Fellowships are available.

If you are interested you can find out more by visiting the U. S. Particle
Accelerator School web site as follows:

The main USPAS web site is:  http://fnalpubs.fnal.gov/uspas/welcome.html

Then click on "USPAS University Programs", then on "USPAS in Houston,
Texas".

Thank you.

Reg

P.S. I took this course in 1993. It is excellent. I will be assisting in
this coming course, and hope to meet some of you there!


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