Neutron or even Am Disposal

["Tom O'Dou" <tom_dixie@email.msn.com>]

We have seen several requests for information regarding disposal
of Am-Be or Am sources in several generally licensed products such
as moisture density gauges.

If someone has some of these, the probability of inappropriate disposal
seems too high either because the cost of sending it back is too high, or
because the manufacturer is no longer in business.

We have seen several offers for Troxler gauges (which contain an Am-Be
source - people will give them away free (usually the device is no longer
useable).

There is a problem in this country of this type of source being disposed of
and winding up at a steel mill, the device is then smelted and a great mess
costing $$$$$$$$$ is created.

Is there a solution to reasonable low cost disposal of Am-Be sources, or
has our country again caused a situation where they encourage bad things
because people can't do anything else.

Please respond to the list because this is a problem that everyone should
be aware of and maybe somebody can help.

Tom O'Dou
tom_dixie@msn.com




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