RE: saftey of being in the proximity of someone on RAI therapy

["Gerald Nicholls" <Gerald.Nicholls@dep.state.nj.us>]

John Jacobus crispy_bird@yahoo.com wrote:



"Maybe it is about time that the regulators consider

the cost outweigh the risk, and consider allowing

landfills to receive and dispose of short-lived

radioactive waste from medical treatments."



I don't think there is a great deal of disagreement on that subject. 

Most of the waste will wind up in the landfill anyway (possibly after

being held for decay).  The problem is who determines that it is

short-lived...the landfill operator or the hospital where the patient

was treated?  My preference would be for the hospital where

appropriately trained people deal with radioactivity on a day to day

basis.  



Gerald Nicholls

NJDEP