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Am-241 smoke detectors
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- Subject: Am-241 smoke detectors
- From: "Merritt, Kim D 7526 M" <KDMERRI@sandia.gov>
- Date: 05 Sep 1996 10:56:43 -0700
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I have a question directed at my DOE coworkers. The nominal activity of the
Am-241 in the smoke detectors is about 1 micro-curie, the accountable
quantity in DOE is .003 micro-curie. Does anyone out there track the
sources in their smoke detectors? I know we don't, and we are starting to
find these things in the trash. While a member of the general public can
probably do this, does this violate our regulations? It seems a waste of
tax payers dollars to pay for the disposal of theses sources simply because
of who we are. At the same time I feel a responsibilty to minimize the
amount of rad material being sent "out the door". Any thoughts? I've
raised the issue of starting a recycling program to get the sources back to
the manufactures but as with all things governmental it will take a while to
get resolution.
Kim Merritt. RRPT
kdmerri@sandia.gov
The opinions expressed do not represent the DOE, Sandia Labs or my employer,
blah, blah, blah