Re: RAM Authorization Survey

[steven t hand <hand@wam.umd.edu>]

At UMCP part of the authorization process for an individual to become
a Principal Investigator is to include on the application the chemical
form, the isotope, and requested activity.  Items that are approved on
the application only may be ordered by the user through our office. 

Our office orders all materials.  On each request the chemical form is	
checked in addition to the isotope and the limit of activity.
  
We have approximately 130 - 140 authorized labs using radioisotopes.	

steve at UMCP
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Mark Mettler wrote:

> The institution where I work has over 80 authorized user radioactive
> research (P-32, S-35, H-3, C-14, Cr-51, I-125, etc.) laboratories.  We
> have a broad scope NRC license.
> 
> I would like to post the following questions to fellow radsafers:
> 
> 1.  Do Radiation Safety Departments in your institutions authorize
> individual laboratories based on chemical form of the isotopes or primarily
> by radioisotopes only?
> 
> 2.  Do your Radiation Safety Depts. require labs to indicate what chemical
> forms of RAM they receive/dispose in their license application/renewal?
> 
> 3.  How many authorized research labs do you have at your institution?
> 
> Thanks for your responses in advance,
> 
> Mark Mettler
> mettlem@cesmtp.ccf.org
> 
>