Re: chemical question

[danmon@mindspring.com (Daniel Montgomery)]

>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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I might be iterested in using the uranium and thorium salts that you were
asking about.  Are they packaged in the original reagent bottles.  Do you
know anything about the date of manufacture.

Regards,

Dan Montgomery
Dr. Doom