Re: security of radioactive material

[James G. Barnes <mail15077@pop.net>]

Perhaps by installing an access alarm on the emergency egress door.  This is an 
acceptable control measure for high radiation areas (see 10 CFR 
20.1601.(a)(2)), so I would think it would be appropriate for the control of 
access to radioactive materials.

Jim Barnes, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Rocketdyne Division
Boeing North American

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    > Research laboratories requiring more that one mode of egress under
    > NFPA 45 prohibits having doors locked between labs; ie. the researcher
    > in an adjacent lab will then have only one means of egress, their main
    > door, rather than two.  How can radioactive materials, radioactive
    > waste, bench top experiments, etc... be secured from removal if these
    > doors cannot be locked and freezers/refrigerators are not locked, and
    > waste containers are not locked, etc...  Anyone else having a problem
    > with this, particularly in the university research arena?  How have
    > you handled this and how has your inspector reviewed the security
    > issue with the labs ?  Is the concern on the source material and/or
    > waste containers, and experimental setups ?
    > 
    > thanks
    > 
    > steve at umcp
    > shand@wam.umd.edu
    > 
    >