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RE: Americum [sic] check source offered for sale on eBay online auction? Thoughts??
I also find this strange. 10 CFR states ? 31.8 Americium-241 in the form of
calibration or reference sources.(a) A general license is hereby issued to
those persons listed below to own, receive, acquire, possess, use and
transfer, in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of
this section, americium-241 in the form of calibration or reference sources:
(1) Any person in a non-Agreement State who holds a specific license issued
pursuant to this chapter which authorizes him to receive, possess, use and
transfer byproduct material, source material, or special nuclear material;
and (2) Any Government agency, as defined in ? 30.4(g) of this chapter,
which holds a specific license issued pursuant to this chapter which
authorizes it to receive, possess, use and transfer by-product material,
source material, or special nuclear material.
There is no exempt quantity listed for Am-241. We were seeking to use an
Am-241 source on a remediation site, and asked for interpretation of the
above and this was the call: a general license will only be issued if those
persons hold a specific license.
The person selling this does not know what they are doing. 10 CFR also has
some labeling and transfer requirements in this section. If the seller
ships this he must also comply with 49 CFR.
Who has the authority to do something/inform the seller of the laws
Hans Honerlah
USACE, Baltimore
HTRW Branch
Standard Disclaimers (bla,bla, yak,yak)
-----Original Message-----
From: RADPROJECT@aol.com [mailto:RADPROJECT@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:33 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Americum [sic] check source offered for sale
on eBay online auction? Thoughts??
I'd be interested in what radsafe members think about the
following item being
offered for sale by someone on the internet on-line auction
eBay. See:
<A
HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=73991903";>
Click here: eBay item 73991903 (Ends 03/11/99 09:28:52 PST)
- Radioactive
Check Source: Americum, 2.0mr/hr</A>
As described by the seller:
"Radioactive Check Source consisting of a 1/2 inch bar-bell
shaped metal
container. This container holds a small piece of radioactive
Americum which
registers 2.0mr/hr on a Civil Defense CD V-700 geiger
counter. It is an
excellent check source to calibrate your geiger counter or
verify the accuracy
of your milliroentgen dosimeter. These check sources are
hard to find. Good
luck bidding. Winner pays $3.20 priority mail postage."
The misspelling of the above isotope is the seller's error,
since the
description was simply copied over.
NOTE: I've got nothing to do with this item and just
happened to chance upon
it in looking to see what might be for sale related to
radium.
I just find it interesting an Americium source is being
offered for sale to
anyone who wants it, although the opening bid requested at
$35 is likely to
limit bidders.
Stewart Farber, MS Public Health
Director - Radium Experiment Assessment Project
19 Stuart St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone/FAX: (401) 727-4947 or (401) 724-3533
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