Re: Rad Sources for Workshops

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

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Von: BLHamrick@AOL.COM <BLHamrick@AOL.COM>

An: brees@LANL.GOV <brees@LANL.GOV>; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

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Datum: Donnerstag, 20. Juni 2002 04:59

Betreff: Re: Rad Sources for Workshops





>In a message dated 06/19/2002 2:51:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

>brees@LANL.GOV writes:

>

>

>> I don't believe it's legal to take the source out of a smoke detector -

>> part of the general license requirements.

>>

>

>Actually, domestically-produced smoke detectors are usually distributed as

>items exempt from regulation, thus the end user can technically do anything

>they want with them, but I would recommend strongly AGAINST taking them

>apart, as with one microcurie of activity, they contain about 167

stochastic

>ALIs.



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Barbara,



As far as I know, the americium is fixed at the surface of a ceramic matrix.

How to ingest it without breaking your teeth?



Franz









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