Re: Americium Source - Special Form? -Reply

[Peter Fear <fearp@VAX.CS.HSCSYR.EDU>]

The NRC web site has an HP Position Paper at
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NMSS/HP/POS/hppos150.txt 

It states that domestically manufactured smoke detectors may be "disposed
of as ordinary trash." Imported units must be returned to the manufacturer.

Pete

At 05:30 AM 3/10/1999 -0600, JOHN L. MCCARTHY wrote:
>I recall a statement worded to the effect of "return to manufacturer for
>disposal" on the smoke detector or the box the detector was purchased in.
The
>manufacturer, like other licensees, needs to determine how to dispose of the
>RAM in accordance with law.
>
>Sic et non?
>Jack McCarthy
>internet:mccarjl@gwsmtp.nu.com
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