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 Shipment
of Radioactive Materials
Shipments of radioactive
materials leaving the university must have prior authorization of
the Radiation Safety Officers at both the sending and the receiving
institutions. Federal and State law requires that the shipper must
obtain the receiver's approval and the respective Nuclear Regulatory
License number or the State License number prior to the shipment of
the material.
All shipments
must be in accordance with the packaging and labeling requirements
set forth by the Department of Transportation (DOT); an appropriate
record must be made of the radiation levels on contact with the
package and at three feet from the package using an ion chamber.
Also, the record must contain information on the shipper, receiver,
nuclide(s) and activity, phone numbers of shipper and receiver,
and performance of a survey for removable radioactivity. Contact
a Health Physicist well in advance of the desired shipping date
to assure that all the required license exchanges, shipping papers
and monitoring records are completed, as the package will not be
shipped until these requirements are met.
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