Re: shipping natural thorium

[LIPTONW@dteenergy.com]

One of the categories for Low-Specific-Activity (LSA)-I is:  "Solid, 
unirradiated ... natural thorium ..." (49CFR173.403) This material seems to 
qualify.  This can probably be shipped in a "strong tight package" if
certain 
conditions are met.   See 49CFR173.427.   
 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
 
Bill Lipton 
liptonw@dteenergy.com 
 
You wrote: 
 
>All, 
 
>Good Afternoon!  I am returning some natural thorium (Th - Y mixture)  
>to the lab that manufactured the compound.  I received it as a YII  
>package.  Since Nat Th has an unlimited A2 value am I obligated to ship  
>this material back as a YII?  With an unlimited A2 I should be able to  
>send it back in a strong tight container with out any outer package  
>markings, correct? 
 
>thanks in advance for the help 
 
>denny 
 
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>Carnegie Mellon University 
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