NORM vs. Source material

["Jim F. Herrold" <HERROLD@UWYO.EDU>]

Howdy.

I have a quick, perhaps rather dumb question. But maybe someone else is as
confused as I am.

Looking through the definitions in 10 CFR, I am trying to decide how to
classify some uranium ore we want to get rid of. It is pretty hot stuff, but it
is definitely straight out of the ground. We are renewing our disposal permit
with the state of Washington, and we would have to file a separate one if we
have to send this stuff to Hanford.

In English, what is NORM, and what is Source material? Is ore "source" but
Uranium compounds (like uranyl acetate) "NORM"? I'm, as you can see, confused.

Maybe this is really another dumb question... How do we get rid of 600 pounds
of uranium rocks? If there were still some mines operating in Wyoming I'd call
them. I have not called US Ecology on this yet, so I don't know what their
answer is.

Jim Herrold
U of Wyoming