Re: personal shipment (transporting) RAM

[Robin Beasley <rebeasley@earthlink.net>]

Depending on where you are driving - private versus public roads - your status
within your company/facility to possess the material - status of your vehicle,
varying state to state and your drivers license endorsement, varying state to state
- you may or may not be allowed to transport RAM in your personal vehicle.  I
apologize that this is not more of an answer.

But on the second point, auto insurance, there was a recent thread involving this
very same question.  I asked my insurance agent this question and was told pointedly
that transporting RAM in my personal vehicle was not covered or referenced in the
average personal insurance policies but, if I was involved in an accident that
included release of radioactive material the decision to cover me would be up to the
underwriters.
Bottom line - they would not cover me and I could kiss auto insurance good-bye.

My best advice, leave transportation of RAM up to professionals, the cost is worth
the decreased liability.

Hear-say and opinion,
Robin Beasley

mdater@nexstar.com wrote:

> Dear Radsafe,
> I have some questions regarding shipments(or transporting)  RAM in personal
> autos:
> First, Is this allowable and unrestricted? Is there a limit as to how much
> activity or certain isotopes that can or cannot be personally transported?
> Do you need to have a certain  minimum level of insurance coverage for your auto
> or will personal auto insurance cover an accident that might include a
> radioactive spill?
> Are there any references to this issue and to the level of insurance coverage
> required that you know about?
> Thank you,
> Mark Dater
> NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
> 2860 Wilderness Place
> Boulder, CO. 80301
> Work phone: (303) 546-7703
> Fax: (303) 444-0672
> E-mail mdater@Nexstar.com
> These are my comments and questions and not those of my employer.
>
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