Re: Sewer Disposal

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Why not propose it? The EPA is just another govt. entity that can be
bargained with/grant exemptions. We've gotten them. They can't say "no
RM down the sewer " bec some goes down there every time it rains. If you
have a 55 gallon drum of desiccant bags, it reads about 25 to 100 uR/hr.
The stuff is bentonite clay, unrefined, with natural uranium. Why not
dump it?

Donald P. Mercado, O/47-20, B/106      PROFS Nickname: DMERCADO
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 Have you heard of the EPA??

 I cannot believe anyone would even propose this.  Let's get real!


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 >Here's something for us still chained to our desks to kick around.
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 >Ever consider _storm_ sewer disposal as opposed to sanitary sewer
 >disposal to get around the solubility/dispersibility problem? The regs
 >list limits of release to air (toss it over the fence) and water, and
 >mentions sanitary sewer release conditions. What is release to water
 >_other_ than to a sanitary sewer? And you don't have to worry about
 >those pesky waste treatment plants and their affinity for isotope
 >concentration.
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 >Comments?
 >
 >Donald P. Mercado, O/47-20, B/106      PROFS Nickname: DMERCADO
 >Radiation Safety Officer        Internet: Don@LMSC.Lockheed.com
 >Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space            Tel. (408) 742-0759
 >Sunnyvale, Ca 94089                         Fax. (408) 742-0611
 >
 >
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