Re: Article on International shipments of RAM

["Marvin M. Turkanis" <marvintur@erols.com>]

"As more and more airlines and ocean-going shipping firms refuse to carry

radioactive materials, it is becoming more difficult to procure

radioisotopes." is NOT news, especially to ayone who is trying to buy or

sell radioisotopes and sealed sources."



The questions is how do we do something about it? How do overcome both the

scare tactics of many and the constantly changing regulations?



Could we have a constructive string on the problem with emphasis on the

solutions that could lead to positive action?



Marvin M. Turkanis

Neutron Products, Inc.

Special Assistant to the President

 for Division III

marvintur@erols.com

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Nielsen, Erik" <NielseEC@NV.DOE.GOV>

To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:13 AM

Subject: Article on International shipments of RAM





> From "The Scientist"

>

> ---snip----

> Getting isotopes a challenge

> Airlines, shipping firms refuse to carry radioactive materials, creating

> problems | By John Dudley Miller

>

> As more and more airlines and ocean-going shipping firms refuse to carry

> radioactive materials, it is becoming more difficult to procure

> radioisotopes, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

> Should this problem continue to grow, says the IAEA, researchers and other

> users in some parts of the world may not be able to obtain them at all.

> ----snip----

>

> Full article found at:

>

> http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20040920/03

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> Free registration required.

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>

> Erik C. Nielsen

> Senior Scientist

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