Re: shipping natural thorium

["Alan R. Marchand" <radarm@accessnv.com>]

This solution requires the shipment to be Exclusive use and
the transport vehicle must be placarded. 

Alan Marchand
radarm@accessnv.com

At 01:54 PM 3/12/99 -0600, you wrote:
>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 
> 
>---------------------- 
>>Denis J. Rinkacs, Jr. 
>>Radiation Safety Officer 
>>Carnegie Mellon University 
>>4400 5th Ave. 
>>Pittsburgh, PA 15213 
>>412-268-3221 
>>412-268-3206 fax 
>>dr4i@MAIL1.andrew.cmu.edu
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