Re: I-125

["Wesley M. Dunn" <WDUNN@brc1.tdh.state.tx.us>]

Correction: RIA kits are NOT exempt, they are (usually) Generally 
Licensed.  You should find a reference to the General License (which 
is a license granted by rule, not through application to an Agency) 
on the packaging.  The regulations also specify the limitations of 
the General License.

NOTE: In Texas, these uses require a General License Acknowledgment 
(GLA).  See TRCR 40.61(b).  However, there are no longer any disposal 
limitations on GLA in-vitro kits.  If obtained under a specific 
license, they still must meet the normal disposal regulations.

Wes

> Date sent:      Mon, 13 Oct 97 06:53:48 -0500
> Send reply to:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> From:           William Lorenzen <LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.HARVARD.EDU>
> To:             Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject:        Re: I-125

> Decay-in-storage is the most common method, However, you mentioned "diagnostic 
> procedure" ...   If the material is from an "RIA" kit it may be exempt and you 
> do not have to worry about disposal.  Again, check out your source of this 
> material and your local regulatory position (state vs. NRC).
> 

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Wesley M. Dunn, CHP                        512-834-6688
Deputy Director, Licensing                 512-834-6690 (fax)
(Texas) Bureau of Radiation Control        wdunn@brc1.tdh.state.tx.us
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