February 2003 LALP-03-022 OSR PROJECT RECOVERY WORK In February, an OSR Project recovery team visited a facility in Texas where they packaged and encapsulated sealed sources that the facility had been storing for the OSR Project. Two 6-inch Pipe Overpack Containers were packaged for shipment to LANL– one contained 10 sources (32 Curies), the other 15 sources (28 Curies). The next big recovery operation will involve packaging approximately 732 sources into 130 drums at the same facility. The Off The Off- Site Source Recovery Site Source Recovery The OSR Project staff also hosted Ron Burrows, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Senior Coordinator for Nuclear Safety, US Department of State. Mr. Burrows was given a briefing on project operations and a tour of related LANL facilities. Mr. Burrows, who interacts extensively with the International Atomic Energy Agency in its efforts involving sealed source management on an international level, had requested the visit and information as a means of ensuring coordination and sharing of information and knowledge. In addition to briefings by the OSR Project staff, Mr. Burrows toured the hot cell and waste storage/disposal facilities. Any site having unwanted or excess radioactive sealed sources should register on the OSR Project web page at http://osrp.lanl.gov (click the “Online Source Registration” tab). Need assistance, have questions regarding OSR Project plans or other issues, please call: 1-877-676-1749 Information about the OSR Project is available at: http://osrp.lanl.gov.

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Page 1: The Off-Site Source Recoveryosrp.lanl.gov/Documents/OSR In the News/Project News_Feb_03.pdfOSR Project. Two 6-inch Pipe Overpack Containers were packaged for shipment to LANL– one

February 2003LALP-03-022

OSR PROJECT RECOVERY WORKIn February, an OSR Projectrecovery team visited a facilityin Texas where they packagedand encapsulated sealedsources that the facilityhad been storing for theOSR Project.

Two 6-inch Pipe Overpack Containerswere packaged for shipment to LANL–one contained 10 sources (32 Curies), theother 15 sources (28 Curies). The next big recovery operation will involve packaging approximately 732 sources into 130 drums at the same facility.

The OffThe Off--Site Source RecoverySite Source Recovery

The OSR Project staff also hosted Ron Burrows, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Senior Coordinator for Nuclear Safety, US Department of State. Mr. Burrows was given a briefing on project operations and a tour of related LANL facilities. Mr. Burrows, who interacts extensively with the International Atomic Energy Agency inits efforts involving sealed source management on an international level, had requested the visit and information as a means of ensuring coordination andsharing of information and knowledge. In addition to briefings by the OSR Project staff, Mr. Burrows toured the hot cell and waste storage/disposal facilities.

Any site having unwanted or excess radioactive sealed sources should register on the OSR Project web page at http://osrp.lanl.gov (click the “Online Source Registration” tab).

Need assistance, have questions regarding OSR Project plans or

other issues, please call:1-877-676-1749

Information about the OSR Projectis available at: http://osrp.lanl.gov.

http://osrp.lanl.gov/