Re: ? releasing freezers as non rad waste

[c0etxlim@mrd42.mrd.usace.army.mil (Luke I. McCormick)]

 We generally clean out the freezer, decontaminate as necessary, perform
 a wipe survey to show that the freezer has removable contamination less than 
 Reg. Guide 1.86 limits.  Document everything then toss it.  Note that
 in all the surveys I performed we tended to decontaminate to non-detect
 I know its overkill but we had the time and hp techs were cheap.

Luke McCormick c0etxlim@mrd2.mrd.usace.army.mil
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> If someone had a freezer which had biological waste in it for a few
> years, containing isotopes like Co-57 and Sn-113, is there a way to
> release it (the freezer) as non-radioactive waste?  Has anyone tried to
> use liners as well as double bags to try to limit contamination spread? 
> Is the migration into the frost previously discussed limited to H-3?
>