Re: Americum [sic] check source offered for sale on eBay

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In a message dated 3/8/99 10:57:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, BLHamrick@aol.com
writes:

<< Subj:	 Re: Americum [sic] check source offered for sale on eBay
 Date:	3/8/99 10:57:31 AM Eastern Standard Time
 From:	BLHamrick@aol.com
 Sender:	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
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 In a message dated 3/8/99 5:31:42 AM Pacific Standard Time,
 Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
 
 << It is my understanding that ANYONE or ANY COMPANY may OWN radioactive
  materials and should be able to sell them to anyone or any company who has
  a license to possess them.  It this not true? >>
 
 Yes, anyone may own material under the general license in 10 CFR 31.9:
 "A general license is hereby issued to own byproduct material without regard
 to quantity...a general licensee under this paragraph is NOT authorized to
 manufacture, produce, TRANSFER, receive, posses, use, import or
 export...except as authorized in a specific license."
 
 Barbara Hamrick
 BLHamrick@aol.com >>

Dear Barbara:

FYI on your question about who to notify about this item being sold without a
license. Please note that I have notified the appropriate group at eBay, the
internet on-line auction center,  that this Americium source should not be
sold to members of the public by a member of the public without proper
license. See my e-mail below:
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Subj:	Radioactive Check Source: Americum, 2.0mr/hr  Item #73991903  
Date:	3/6/99 1:39:32 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:	<A HREF="mailto:RADPROJECT";>RADPROJECT</A>
To:	<A HREF="mailto:ctywatch@ebay.com";>ctywatch@ebay.com</A>


Regarding:
Radioactive Check Source: Americum, 2.0mr/hr 
Item #73991903 

Dear eBay:

It is a violation of Federal law for any individual or company to possess,
sell, or ship this source without a proper license from either the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, or a State radiation protection agency if the state is
what is called an Agreement State acting on behalf of the NRC.

There is no federally mandated "Exempt Quanity" for Americium-241 [the correct
spelling of the isotope involved, not Americum as listed]. This Americium
check source should not be sold through eBay or in any way through open
commerce by individuals not licensed to do so.

If you need specific citations to Federal law about Americium check sources
see:
 
 http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=9327019528+13+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

Improper handling of this source could cause problems for individuals using
it, both legally and more importantly to their health.

Stewart Farber, MS Public Health
Consulting Scientist
Public Health Sciences
Director - Radium Experiment Assessment Project
19 Stuart St.
Pawtucket, RI 02860

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