Re: Re[2]: clarification re unknowm waste

[chatho@lanl.gov (Charles Thomas)]

     The principal investigator is required to terminate his permit for use 
>     of radioactive material.  In the terminations process, she/he must 
>     make a disposition on his radioactive material.  He/she can either 
>     transfer radioactive materialto another investigator or surrender for 
>     disposal.  All radioactive material is accountable..mike coogen
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>Subject: Re: clarification re unknowm waste
>Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at hq2ccgw
>Date:    9/14/95 4:07 PM
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>A question for Charles and Mike,
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>>>     When I worked at the Naval Medical Research Institute, any and all 
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>>>     with each micorcurie.  It worked for me.  Accountability.  That is the 
>>>     key....mike coogen  
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>>This is the method we used at SUNY/Buffalo when I was there in the 
>>'70s....Charles Thomas
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>What if the "accountable" researcher retires, leaves, etc.?  Who ends up 
>holding the bag then?
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In my previous response I forgot that we did the same thing Mike indicated.
Someone leaving that was the prime name on the liscense(PI had a formal
liscense issued by RPD) would have to transfer of give up.  
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Charles (Tommy) Thomas
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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