Re: UNH Announces System to Track Radioactive Materials

[Roberta Clarke <rclarke@whoi.edu>]

Russ,



I am currently using an inexpensive but powerful software for source 

inventory tracking that we recently purchased from a local (N.H.) 

vendor.  It tracks limits, warns you when limits are being exceeded, 

tracks sources by users and  locations, tracks training and instrument 

calibration locations and due dates, and can be used with text reports 

from dosimetry vendors to generate state or NRC reports for annual 

reporting requirements.  It is easy to use and generate reports for each 

field.  In addition it has a handy energy and half life look-up module.  

If you or anyone else would like more information, you can contact me by 

e-mail.  



>-----Original Message-----

>From: Russ Johnson [mailto:rujohnso@nmsu.edu] 

>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:38 AM

>To: David Gillum

>Cc: radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

>Subject: Re: UNH Announces System to Track Radioactive Materials

>

>Mr. Gillum;

>

>Our EH&S office is preparing to buy an existing commercial software product

>that does these things. We have very limited resources and do not have

>centralized shipping or receiving for rad materials or devices. Therefore

>tracking is becoming an issue we are attempting to resolve within our

>constraints.

>

>Some questions came to mind that might be of interest to others.

>

>1) Who would be reponsible to input cradle-to-grave data into the system,

>EH&S staff or the researchers themselves? Who is responsible for maintaining

>that data as current?

>

>2) How would this system track radioactive chemicals or devices that are not

>required to be permitted but may exist in quantity on the campus (such as

>uranium/thorium bulk lab chemicals, geological specimens, smoke detectors,

>exempt source sets, etc)? Consider both these questions in the context of

>the constraints noted above.

>

>3) Finally, how does this software compare with existing commercial

>software? The software system we are preparing to buy is 5-figures (ouch).

>Is there a cost associated with yours?

>

>Russ Johnson, MS

>Radiation Safety / Training Specialist

>EH&S, New Mexico State University

>

>  

>





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