Liad, I was pointed to this forum by a friend, who had similar problems like you have now. I will try to explain the legal framework a bit. In the Netherlands there is a Radiation protection Decree (Besluit Stralingsbescherming). According to this Decree it is forbidden to have radio active marterials, unless there is a specific need to have them. In that case you can apply for a license at Senternovem. The licence contains all requirements you will have to meet.
As you can not justify the need to have radio active material, you are not allowed to have these instruments. The Aviodrome has recently received a permit and "bevrijdende vleugels" is currenly in the application proces for a permit. Senternovem does not consider "collecting instruments" a solid reason to issue a permit.
Aircraft instruments have been "discovered" by the "labour inspectorate" already a few years ago. Recently a new "market" has been discovered; The instruments in vintage vehicles! As they contain Radium as well.
About Radium paint: Most instruments painted with this paint generate quite some dose (Even above the limits for exposure for radiation workers!). Especially at short distance.
However this isn't the biggest risk. The paint is very brittle therefore most instruments are contaminated with small radioactive particles or dust. Especially when the glass of the instrument has been removed or when it is broken, the risk on an internal contamination is quite large.
I understand this might sound harsh, but for your own health and for the health of the people you live with it is better to get rid of these instruments.
I wish you good luck in court, however as the Decree forbids posession, you most probably won't get your instruments back. Hopefully the judge will decide that you won't have to pay COVRA for the removal of the instruments.
Best regards,
Huub Vink
Radiation Safety Expert
Hier kan je de laatste versie van de vergunning van het Aviodrome vinden:
http://www.senternovem.nl/mmfiles/20...m24-326283.pdf