Re: Need assistance shipping material from Australia

["Tom Johnson" <tjohnson@radtrain.com>]

Please be aware that although the USA generally follows IAEA Safety Series 6
1985, as amended 1990, many other countries follow ST-1, issued by the IAEA
in 1996 (or early 1997). Additionally, the US Postal Service follows even
more strict rules, found in Postal Publication 6. I would be happy to share
poor quality (but readable) photocopies with you. My copy is dated 1990. I
have asked the Post Office several times if this was the latest copy, but
never got an answer. I also asked for a new copy, but I think it was lost in
the mail......

If anyone out there has a "clean" copy, or knows where I can get one, please
let me know!

Tom Johnson
tjohnson@radtrain.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Barb Flook <bflook@asrr.arsusda.gov>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 12:59 PM
Subject: Need assistance shipping material from Australia


>Hi all -
>
>Does anyone have suggestions for getting a limited
>quantity package (0.2mCi of H-3) shipped out of Australia?
>
>One of our scientists is trying to obtain some material
>from a collaborator in Australia.  We tried FedEx
>but that appears to be a no go.  (The collaborator
>was advised that FedEx doesn't transport radioactive
>samples.  Upon my contacting them and inquiring
>about limited quantity shipments for research purposes,
>I was advised that they do not ship DG's out of Australia
>because they use commercial aircraft).
>
>We're now looking at just sending it via the Postal
>Service but not sure how expedient this route will be.
>I've just ordered a copy of the International Mail Manual
>to see what, if anything, we'll be up against.
>
>Suggestions??
>
>
>
>Barb Flook
>
>USDA, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
>Beltsville Area RSO
>
>mailto:  bflook@asrr.arsusda.gov
>     fax:  (301) 504-6520
> voice:  (301) 504-5557
>
>
>