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Re: RERe: Transportation of Wipes for Removable Contamination
Arminc01@aol.com wrote:
>
> Unfortunately radioactive materials are regulated by roughly 37 different
> federal agencies, each for their own purposes.
>
> DOT (T stands for TRANSPORTATION) regulates hazardous materials (includes
> radioactve material in excess of 70 Bq/gram) in TRANSPORT.
>
> The NRC and/or Agreement State regulates the use of radioactive materials
> (some NRC documents state that any detectable activity is radioactive
> material for DISPOSAL purposes) including disposal and possession limits.
>
Charles,
You mentioned 2 of the approximately 37 federal agencies which regulate
radioactive material.
I am curious, what are the other 35?
Regards, Wes
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Wesley R. Van Pelt, Ph.D., CIH, CHP KF2LG
President, Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
Consulting in radiological health and safety.
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