RE: THORIUM AND URYNAL COMPOUNDS

["John McCormick" <J_McCormick_Bionomics@msn.com>]

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From: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu on behalf of David Scherer
Sent: 	Wednesday, May 22, 1996 10:10 AM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	Re: THORIUM AND URANYL COMPOUNDS

The problem with these compounds and some other true "mixed wastes" is not 
whether they are regulated under AEA or RCRA, the problem is how to dispose of 
them.  Burial sites and other radioactive waste processing facilities cannot 
accept materials that contain compounds that could be considered a listed or 
characteristic waste.  Most chemical companies will not and cannot dispose of 
these compounds or any materials containing radioactive material.

Thorium and Uranyl Compounds can be disposed of quite easily as radioactive 
material.

John McCormick
Bionomics
423-376-0052


P.S. Whoever quoted $12.00 per gram to dispose of these materials should be 
shot.  Costs associated with disposal of those materials does not warrant such 
outrageous prices.