Re: Smoke Detector shipment

[BLHamrick@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-11-24 22:03:00 EST, dupre@Princeton.EDU writes:

<< The manufacturer hasn't yet given me any documentation to the contrary
 so I'm assuming that the smoke detectors do not contain Am-241 in
 special form (when I spoke the manufacturer's rep he kept saying that it
 was OK to ship them because they were sealed sources - he didn't know
 the special form terminology). >>

If you know the source's manufacturer (probably not the same as the device),
and the source's model number, you could check the sealed source and device
registry at the NRC's website:

http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/ssdr/ssdrindx.htm

The SS&D sheet normally will identify whether a source is "special form" and
what the special form certificate number is in the "description" section.

Barbara Hamrick
BLHamrick@aol.com
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