Re: disposal of TR limitter tubes...

["Thomas J. O'Dou" <tom_dixie@email.msn.com>]

Regarding the disposal of H-3 or other wastes from government
operations....

Contact Kelly Crooks at the ArmyExecutive Agency for LLRW.  Kelly is the
group leader for this group and can steer you in the right direction.  His
numbers are:
309-782-0338  or DSN-793-0338 or e-mail at kcrooks@ria-emh2.army.mil.

Tom O'Dou
Aguirre Engineers
tom_dixie@msn.com

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> From: CAREY JOHNSTON <JOHNSTON.CAREY@epamail.epa.gov>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: disposal of TR limitter tubes...
> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 8:40 AM
> 
> Dear Radsafers:
> 
> The Coast Guard is changing out approx. 50 radar installations across
> the country over the next three years. In the old radar system is a "TR
> Limitter" tube labeled with 12.5 mCi of H-3. The old radar system
> manufacturers (Raytheon) have been contacted and they say that these
> tubes should be sent the tube manufacturers (who are in Japan and
> refuse to take them as well). 
> 
> The question is what should be the appropriate disposal facility: (1) LLW
> repository, or (2) municipal solid waste landfill. I've gone through
> 10CFR20 and the Health Physics Positions Database to no avail. Any help
> that you can provide would be appreciated!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Carey A. Johnston
> USEPA
> (202) 564 9341
> johnston.carey@epa.gov