Re: Advice to teachers (reply)

[Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 09:51 06.03.97 -0600, you wrote:
 
> Franz,
>
>You have misinterpreted me. 

Yes, Wes and radsafer,  I did. I am very sorry, but I thought you were
referring to quantities which were not exempt!

 Perhaps I should have been more explicit,
>and thereby wordy. This thread was about LICENSE EXEMPT quantities of
>radioactive material.  The US legislation and regulations allow disposal
>of this material by any means at all.   (If you properly possess it
>without the need for a license, you do not have to follow the NRC
>radwaste disposal regulations of part 20 which apply only to licensees.
>THIS is the law.)  The reason that disposal of exempt quantities by any
>means is allowed is that this disposal is HARMLESS.
>
>If we HPs create the false impression that additional precautions are
>warrented (especially costly ones), we ingore our own quantitative risk
>assessments.

I absolutely agree!!!

>
>Always interesting to hear from you Franz!

Thanks!

>
>Best regards, Wes
>--
>Wesley R. Van Pelt, Ph.D., CIH, CHP                KF2LG
>President, Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
>Consulting in radiological health and safety.
>mailto:VanPeltW@IDT.net
>http://shell.idt.net/~vanpeltw/index.html
>
>
Best regards, Franz
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