Disposing of Animal Carcasses - Reply

["John E. Aperans" <JAPERANS@wsmr-emh81.army.mil>]

Peter Fear wrote:

>Our radiation safety committee is wrestling with what to do with some
>animals that are being used in some experiments.  The animals that we are
>getting now contain H3 at levels much higher than the 0.05 microcurie per
>gram level (the amount injected is actually more like 15 uCi.gr!!)
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>We would like to know what others are doing or planning to do in this
>situation.

Is the H3 evenly distributed throughout the carcasses, or is it
concentrated in a target organ?  Might it be possible to cut out
the offending organ (volume redux) and dispose of the carcassess
as less than 0.05 uCi/gm?

Standard Disclaimer:  These are my opinions alone, and do not reflect
the official views of the US Army or the US Government.

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