Re: Alpha sources designed NOT to emit alphas

["William A. Fendt" <35346@strauss.udel.edu>]

Our license conditions require leak testing of alpha source if over 10uCi 
every 3 months unless the source is not designed to emit alpha particles, 
then interval is 6 months.  We leak test our PuBe sources every six 
months.  Bill Fendt U of DE

On Fri, 9 Sep 1994, THOMAS OBRIEN wrote:

> Has anyone had experience with the NRC license condition concerning the
> leak testing of sealed sources that are alpha emitters (Pu, U, Np) but not 
> designed to emit alphas.  These would be exempt from leak testing per the 
> license condition, but I am not comfortable with how (and if) it applies to 
> PuBe and AmBe sources and encapsulated Pu sources.
> 
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