Re: security of rad material

[William A Fendt <35346@UDel.Edu>]

When we come across this situation we
generally will secure rad material within the lab through use of padlocks,
lockable cabinets, etc.

Bill Fendt University of DE  35346@strauss.udel.edu


On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, George Rawls wrote:

> At various times in this university research setting, private 
> contractors may be hired to perform functions which require their 
> entry into authorized use areas which store radioactive material, 
> sealed and unsealed sources.  These contracts are usually set up by 
> Physical Plant and are sometimes performed at night and on weekends 
> when the labs are locked and unattended.
> 
> I am speaking here of the entry by private contractor personnel into 
> these labs when the labs are unattended(night and weekend).  Since 
> many , if not most of these labs rely only upon the locked outer 
> door(s) for security of rad material, the question is:
> 
> In light of the NRC security regulations, should these contractor 
> personnel be allowed unescorted entry into these storage/use areas?
> 
> There are two views here:
> 
> 1. Train them to stay away from posted areas and don't touch anything 
> in those areas and let them go unescorted.
> 
> 2. You can train for radiation protection but you can't train for 
> security concerns.  These contractor personnel must be accompanied 
> into the areas of concern by a university employee due to security 
> regs.
> 
> I hope for  a good response to this since I suspect that 
> there are varying views out there for diferent security scenarios.  I 
> will be glad to summarize the answers later if anyone calls upon me 
> to do so.
> George Rawls
> University of Florida
> Health Physicist
> george@pliny.ehs.ufl.edu
>