Source Material

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@GSFC.NASA.GOV>]

Hello RADSAFERs,

I have a question about the possession/licensing of Thorium.

We have several high-altitude cameras that contain a small amount of
thorium in their lenses.  If one of these lenses were to break, would we be
required to obtain a license for the possession of the waste material or...
would this fall under the general licensing provisions of 10 CFR 40.22
(small quantities of source material)?


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