Re: chemical question

[ASHTON MARGARET ELIZABETH <ashtonm@spot.Colorado.EDU>]

	Check the MSDS for these compounds, as I recall, the 
	specific activity is listed on there.  Uranyl Acetate and
	Uranyl Nitrate are mainly U-238.  BTW, these compunds are almost 
	impossible to dispose of! 8-)

	Margaret Ashton
	University of Colorado
       

On Wed, 26 Jul 1995, Alan Enns wrote:

> Radnetters:
> 
> I received a call from one of the chemical stores on campus regarding the 
> disposal of :
> 
> thorium nitrate  ~1 lb
> uranol (spelling?) nitrate   ~600 g
> uranol acetate  ~700 g
> 
> does anyone know which isotopes of uranium and thorium are in these 
> chemicals and what their specific activity is?
> 
> thanks in advance...
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> Alan Enns
> Radiation Safety Assistant,
> Department of Health, Safety and Environment
> University of British Columbia,
> Canada.
> aenns@unixg.ubc.ca
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