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Closing Out Radioactive Material Use Laboratories

Closing Out Radioactive Material Use Laboratories

  1. Close-out of labs posted for use of RAM normally will be performed only by written request of the Approved Supervisor, the University Radiation Safety Officer (URSO) or the University Radiation Safety Committee (URSC).

  2. Upon receipt of a request or order to close out a lab, Radiation Safety (RS) staff will contact the Approved Supervisor and insure that the following tasks have been performed:

Topic: Radiation Safety

Tags: Standard Operating Procedure, Decommissioning and Maintenance Surveys, Radiation Waste Disposal

Maintenance Survey and Guidelines

When equipment that has been used with radioactive materials requires service or is being sent to surplus for disposal, a survey for contamination must be performed prior to transport of the unit or performance of the work. Examples of such equipment include, but are not limited to: hot sinks, fume hoods, refrigerators, freezers and analytical instruments.

Topic: Radiation Safety

Tags: Guideline, Decommissioning and Maintenance Surveys