Re: Shipping Violation

["Alan R. Marchand" <radarm@accessnv.com>]

If the pump contained tritium gas then the limits  are for the package 2 X  10
-1 A2.  If the pump is considered instrument or article then the limits 2 X 10
-2 A2. This shows that we need more information about the determination
used to
classify the shipment.  1080 Curies  x  2 X 10 -2 A2 for Tritium gas is much
different than 
1080 Curies X 10 -3 A2 for normal form solids.

Alan R. Marchand
Las Vegas, NV
radarm@accessnv.com

At 07:07 PM 7/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>It's hard to determine from the information you present whether this is a 
>violation.  The shipper may have tried to use the provisions for tritiated 
>water.  The package limit for tritiated water ranges from 1.0 Ci to 1000 Ci, 
>depending on the tritium concentration. Or else, they may have tried to use 
>the limit for "tritium adsorbed on solid carriers", which would be 21.6 Ci. 
> 
>This seems to violate the spirit, if not the letter, of the regulations, 
>however, since, in my opinion, the material, i.e., the pump, should be 
>considered a solid, with a limit of 0.001*A2, which, for H3, would be 1.08
>Ci. 
>