Re: shipping seeds

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

George

Well, e.g., the inhalation ALI for Pd-103 (Class D) is 6000 uCi, that for
I-125 is 60 uCi. The Reportable Quantity (RQ) for Pd-103 is 100 Ci, that
for I-125 is 10 mCi. The Limited Quantity for Pd-103 is 1.08 Ci, that for
I-125 is 54 mCi.

Cheers
cja

At 12:00 PM 11/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Can someone who is more in touch with the regulatory process explain why I
>have to fill out all this paperwork to send back unused I-125 seeds and can
>send basically the same activity of Pd seeds just like I'd send a fruitcake?
>I know it's because that's what the law says...  I'm wondering what the
>backstory is as to how the law got that way.
>
>- George
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