Re: Surplus LSCs To Good Home(s)

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

Yes, we have an interest in one or both units (preferably the Beckman)and
would pay for shipping costs; we operate under a broad radioactive materials
license issued by the State of Washington, which is an agreement state.
Specific answers to your questions follow:

1)  Ron Kathren
    rkathren@tricity.WSU.edu
    509-375-5643

2)  Washington State University

3)  The instrument(s) would be used for low level analysis of tissue samples
for the ongoing research of the US Transuranium and Uranium Registries as
well as other research and for teaching purposes.

Ron Kathren
Professor and Director, USTUR
Washington State University  

>The Public Service Electric & Gas Nuclear Business Unit currently has 
>2 surplus liquid scintillation counters looking for good homes.  Both 
>units were in service at our Nuclear Training Facility that has since
>transferred their functions into the stations.  They are operational 
>and have "low mileage".  Some spare parts may also be available.  
>Specifications are as follows:
>
>One each:   Beckman Model LS 5801 with installed 30 microCurie Cs-137 
>            source
>
>One each:   Tri-Carb Model 300 with installed 10 microCurie Ra-226 
>            source
>
>We would prefer to donate these units to academic or non-profit 
>organizations, so they will receive preferential consideration.  The 
>recipient(s) of these units must be licensed to receive and possess 
>the quantities of radioactive material described above.  In addition, 
>the recipient would also be responsible for any shipping and handling 
>charges from our Salem, NJ facility.  Arrangements could probably be 
>made to remove the sources for shipping in separate containers to 
>lower the packaging and shipping costs on the units themselves.
>
>If you have an interest in either of these units, please respond to 
>me directly, via e-mail, with the following information:
>
>1)  Your name, day time phone number and e-mail address
>
>2)  Your organization/institution
>
>3)  Intended use(s) for the units
>
>Please respond as promptly as possible, plans were in progress to 
>remove the sources for return to the manufacture so that the units 
>themselves could be disposed of as commercial trash.  We thought this 
>would be an awful waste and postponed that operation to find them 
>good homes.
>
>Dave Ruyter
>dama@waterw.com
>
>