Re: Exempt Quantities

[Debby Steva <dps3c@watt.seas.virginia.edu>]

Betty:

We have been under the understanding and have operated under the
premise that because we have a specific license, there are no exempt
quantities for purposes of receipt, use, disposal.  I know that some
Agreement
State Licensees operate with a different interpretation and this has
caused
confusion for us at times.  I would also be very interested in hearing
what
others do and what is legal or correct.

D. Steva
University of Virginia


Betty E Schwab wrote:

>     At Virginia Commonwealth University we have a medical center and a
>
> research community.  We would like to know how other universities or
> institutions with broad byproduct materials licenses from the NRC
> treat
> exempt quantities of RAM that do not require a license to order. Do
> you
> operate as if there are no exempt quantities under your license?  Or,
> do
>
> you allow users to order, receive and dispose of exempt quantities
> without regard to your license.
>     An example is the C-14 PYTest for H. pylori, which will not
> require
> an NRC license if the proposed NRC ruling is approved.  Would you
> allow
> a user in your institution to order, use and dispose of the
> radioactive
> material waste in the regular trash?  Or would they have to meet all
> license requirements as required of users of larger quantities?
>
> Betty Schwab, Radiation Safety Supervisor
> bschwab@hsc.vcu.edu