[ RadSafe ] Radioexcretia, etc. in municipal solid waste

[George J. Vargo]

Not really.  The difference is that it's almost impossible to detect in a
sewage stream.  The paradigm is that "if you can see it, it's bad"

By the way,  I have deleted all but your most recent reply to this thread.
It makes me crazy to have to scroll through endless duplication of entire
threads for perhaps a single line of new contribution.  I know that
bandwidth is cheaper than ever, but our time remains precious.

George J. Vargo, Ph.D., CHP
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 12:47
To: vargo at physicist.net; RADSAFE
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Radioexcretia, etc. in municipal solid waste


My assumption is that waste regulators do not want
short-lived radioactive matieral as NRC and state
regulators do not allow ANY radioactive waste to be
disposed in non-NRC licensed facilities.  Maybe it is
time for a pardigm shift to exempt short-lived waste
for landfil disposal.  You can dispose of the
radioactive patient waste into the sanitary sewage
systems.  Do you see the contradiction between the two
disposal streams?