AW: Welding Rods Containing Thorium

[Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

I would recommend to contact the relevant authorities either in the USA

or Canada and not the RADSSAFE community. I do not understand why you

address this question to RADSAFE!!!!!!!



Franz









Franz Schoenhofer

PhD, MR iR

Habicherg. 31/7

A-1160 Vienna

AUSTRIA

phone -43-0699-1168-1319





> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

> Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-

> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] Im Auftrag von Leo M. Lowe

> Gesendet: Freitag, 03. Dezember 2004 20:10

> An: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Betreff: Welding Rods Containing Thorium

> 

> Hello,

> 

> Do welding rods that contain thorium have any special handling or

waste

> disposal regulatory requirements because of their radioactivity,

either in

> the US or Canada?  Are there any waste disposal exemptions for these

rods?

> 

> Please feel free to respond to me directly.

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Leo M. Lowe, Ph.D., P.Phys.

> 





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