Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop C334, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545

A -- RETRIEVE EXCESS AMERICIUM/BERYLLIUM NEUTRON SOURCES SOL IPO-97-15 POC Mark Dinehart, Mail Stop E510, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, TEL: (505) 667-2335, FAX: (505) 665-4459, E-Mail mdinehart@lanl.gov. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE), solicits statements of interest from private organizations wishing to participate in a program to retrieve excess Americium/Beryllium neutron sources from industry, universities, and government agencies. The proposed private organization role in the program would be to collect sources identified as excess, stage the sources as appropriate, and provide consolidated shipment to LANL. All of these activities must be accomplished in strict compliance with all applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), DOE, and State and Federal nuclear materials control agencies. Any organization possessing the appropriate nuclear materials license(s) and an interest in the above subject should respond with a statement of intent describing the organization's technical expertise, financial resources and motivation for participating in this program. Thestatement must be dated within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of this notice. (0064)

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