Re: Thoriated Welding Rods

[Bruce Busby <bbusby@umich.edu>]

The best information I found for Thorium welding rods is in 
NUREG/CR-1775, "Environmental Assessment of Consumer Products 
Containing Radioactive Material". Also, try  
McDowell-Boyer(1979) "Estimating Radiation Doses from Thorium and 
Duaghters Contained in Thoriated Welding Electrodes", 
ORNL/NUREG/CR-1039, which is THE work on Th-welding rods that I 
have found.

-Bruce Busby


On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, john poston wrote:

>      Hi Ya'll,
>      
>      I have been asked to develop a policy on the use, storage, and control 
>      of thoriated tungsten welding rods.  Is there really a problem?  What 
>      are the "real" concerns?  Any suggestions on where to begin or how to 
>      address this concern would be greatly appreciated.
>      
>      Thanks for you help,
>      
>      Jay Poston                         Argonne National Lab-West
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