Berthold LB 8901, Operating Manual

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6 Decommissioning LB 8901 Shield
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Preconditions for returning shields to BERTHOLD
TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
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Radioactive substances and their shields must not be damaged in any way and
a respective, valid seal test certificate must be provided. The seal test
certificate issued before the arrival of the radioactive substances in Germany
may not be older than 6 months.
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If radioactive sources with isotope Am-241 or Cm-244 are returned, the special
form certificate must be attached.
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At all times, any radioactive material sent to us must be sufficiently labelled
with your name and address. If we have sent you a quotation in advance, our
quotation number must be indicated, as well.
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Radioactive substances may only be returned after the respective approval by
BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG has been received. We are pleased
to send you a quotation regarding the costs.
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Radioactive substances must be sent to Bad Wildbad, Germany, carriage paid.
BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG will not assume any costs for
customs clearance or transportation.
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BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG is to be informed in advance
about any return transport. BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
reserves the right to reject any radioactive substances sent to Berthold without
prior notice. Any storage costs accrued in such case shall be borne by the
sender.
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A copy of the attached notice form and the seal test certificate must be
attached to each shield that includes a radioactive source. The original is to be
included in the transport documents. Beforehand, the documents are to be
sent to our department for the disposal of sources and repairs.
NOTICE
Observe the observance of the current regulations when taking them out of
operation and disposal.