Re: Smoke Detectors

[LIPTONW@dteenergy.com]

I no longer have the documentation, but I believe that the "design basis" 
scenario used for the evaluation of allowing smoke detector distribution is
a 
fire at a smoke detector factory.  The evaluation showed no significant 
environmental impact. 
 
I also remember that, when I worked at a DOE facility, we evaluated a worker 
at a nearby smoke detector factory who had swallowed a few of the sources.  
The evaluation showed that they went through her with virtually no uptake. 
 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
 
Bill Lipton 
liptonw@dteenergy.com 
 
You wrote: 
 
>Hi all, 
 
>OK..another thought to stir the pot: 
 
>Disposal into ordinary trash is fine with me, with the idea that the  
>ordinary trash goes to a landfill.  But, suppose there is a commercial  
>facility that burns waste to generate electrical power-  taking  
>commercial and residential waste,  burning it, selling the power. The  
>scrap metal would probably be recovered and sold, with the ash going to a  
>landfill. Anyone else see a problem here with smoke detectors? Comments?  
 
 
>Bruce 

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