APPENDIX A
1. Packages will be monitored for surface contamination and external radiation levels within 3 hours after receipt if received during working hours or within 18 hours if received after working hours.ÌýAll shipments of liquids greater than exempt quantities will be tested for leakage. Action limits for package monitoring will be as follows:
Radioactive Material PackagesÌýLabel CriteriaÌý
Dose Rate Limits
Label | At any point on accessible Surface of package | At three feet from external surface of package |
"Radioactive-White I" |
0.5 mR/hr |
0 |
"Radioactive-Yellow II" |
50 mR/hr |
1.0 mR/hr |
"Radioactive-Yellow III" |
200 mR/hr |
10 mR/hr |
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2. For all packages, the following procedures for opening packages will be carried out:
a. Put on gloves to prevent hand contamination
b. Visually inspect package for any sign of damage (e.g. wetness, crushed).ÌýÌýIf damage is noted, stop procedure and notify RSO.
Open the package with the following precautionary steps:
1) Open the outer package (following manufacturer’s directions, if supplied) and remove packing slip.
2) Open inner package and verify that contents agree with those on packing slip.ÌýÌýCompare requisition, packing slip and label on bottle.
3) Check integrity of final source container (i.e. inspect for breakage of seals or vials, loss of liquid and discoloration of packaging material).
4) Check also that shipment does not exceed possession limits.
d. Monitor the packing material and packages for contamination before discarding.Ìý
1) If contaminated, treat as radioactive waste.
2) If not contaminated, obliterate radiation labels before discarding in regular trash.
3. Maintain records of the results of checking each package, using "Radioactive Shipment Receipt/Usage Report".
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RADIOACTIVE SHIPMENT RECEIPT/USAGE REPORT
Ìý1.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýISOTOPE__________ÌýÌýACTIVITY__________(mCi, μCi)ÌýÌýVolume________(L, mL)
Ìý2.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýP.O. No.______________________ Survey Date_________________ Time_________
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSurveyor___________________________ Signature____________________________
Ìý3.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCONDITION OF PACKAGE
Comment_______________________________________________________________
Ìý4.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRADIATION UNITS OF LABELÌý______________________________Units (mR/hr)
Label:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWhite I______ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýYellow II______ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýYellow III______
Ìý5.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMEASURED RADIATION LEVELS
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýa.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýPackage SurfaceÌýÌý_____________mR/hr
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýb.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThree feet from surface ____________mR/hr
Ìý6.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDO PACKING SLIP AND CONTENTS AGREE?
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýa.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýRadionuclideÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý_____yes _____no,ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDifference_____________________
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýb.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAmountÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý_____yes _____no,ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDifference_____________________
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýc.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýChemical FormÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý_____yes _____no,ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDifference_____________________
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7.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIF NRC/CARRIER NOTIFICATION REQUIRED, GIVE TIME, DATE AND PERSONS NOTIFIED.
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