Re: Availability of Radium-226

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

I'm sure Chris Clement's use for these materials is valuable, however, it
seems unfortunate that such valuable materials would go for such applications. 

Have they been offered (by Dr. Raabe or anyone on this list) to radiobiology
and research contacts beyond just radsafe? (Eg, I didn't see this on the
radiobiology listserver.) 

Thanks.

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
jmuckerheide@delphi.com
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> Dr. Rabbe:
> 
> I am very interested in your radium-226 sources.  If you have checked your
> voice mail, you will have received a message from me already.
> 
> A large part of the work of our office is the remediation of radium
> contaminated sites.  We can see many uses for these sources, including
> making calibration standards.  They would be particularly useful if you had
> some documentation on them such as activity and date of activity
> measurement.  Do you have any such documentation?
> 
> We hold an AECB license which allows us to possess up to 90 GBq Ra-226 and
> can supply you with a copy of this license if you wish.  All 13 of these
> viles would be less than 0.5 GBq.
> 
> If there are no other takers, we would be happy to take all 13 vials off
> your hands and pay for the packaging and shipping.
> 
> Chris Clement
> Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Office
> Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
> (416) 805-2707
> clement@vaxxine.com
> clementc@aecl.ca