Re: EPA/RICRA

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>     This brings up a related concern regarding prostate seed implants. The
>     State of Florida considers a radioactive seed as a 'sealed source'.
>     As such, they cannot be discarded as waste to the environment as most
>     materials that have half-life's less than 270 days.
>     However, the patient, is released without further supervision(at least
>     as far as I know).  Since I haven't been returning the seeds to the
>     manufacturer(economic reasons), I find out that I now have to
>     inventory the seeds quarterly.  Lots of work!
>
>     I am interested in hearing from others on both subjects.
>
>     Larry Hill,MS
>     P'cola, Florida
>
>
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>Subject: EPA/RICRA
>Author:  gaw@USA.NET at BHC_NOTES
>Date:    11/23/98 4:40 PM
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>We had our new hospital safety guru at the Radiation
>Safety Committee
>meeting today , he's of the opinion that the EPA
>expects hospitals to
>keep track of all radioactive material under RICRA
>(cradle to grave)
>including implanted radioisotopes.  I'll be meeting
>with him to discuss
>the concept in more detail,  (I suspect he is wrong),
>but thought I
>would ask to see if others have had any experience or knowledge on the
>matter.
>
>Jerry White
>gaw@usa.net
Chris Alston
alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu
I am not here a representative of my employer.

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