ML20040D961
| ML20040D961 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/27/1982 |
| From: | Zinbung B DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
| To: | Liza Cunningham NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| References | |
| LAC-8042, NUDOCS 8202020438 | |
| Download: ML20040D961 (1) | |
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- LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601 (608) 788 4 000 January 27, 1982 In reply, please
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O&g4 Mr. Leo Cunningham 6
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Dear Mr. Cunningham:
Your name was given to me by Mr. Ron Paul of Region III.
He advised me that you might have an answer to a rather difficult question.
The question is this:
At what level of radioactivity can an object be considered non-radioactive and released for un-restricted use?
An illustration would probably clarify my question.
I have several oil camples that I need to have analyzed by inde-pendent laboratories.
The analyses required are those that we cannot perfctm ourselves either because of inexperience in the method of analysis or because we do not have the necessary equip-ment.
The samples are considerably less than limited quantities and i.re a small fraction of the 10 CFR 20 Appendix C limits.
There is, however, measurable amounts of certain isotopes that could have originated in our plant.
The activity levels of the various isotopes are greater than the minimum detectable activities for the isotopes in question.
The levels for some of the naturally occurring' isotopes are nearly as high as the levels of the isotopes restricted by 10 CFR 20.
Ron Paul has stated that it is Region III's position that if an object has levels of radioactivity great'er than the minimum de-tectable activity for a given isotope, it is considered radioactive and cannot be released for unrestricted use.
I would appreciate any assistance in this matter than you can give.
0' Sincerely, 0
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Bruce R.
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