For obvious reasons, radioactive material is a restricted commodity. Users must go through radiation safety training and the project approval process before they can begin ordering and using ...

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Radionuclides of natural origin contained in or released from process materials may pose a risk to workers, public or the environment. These radioactive elements in minerals and ores originally found ...

As required by State regulations, and a condition of the UAB Radioactive Material (RM) license, you must submit an inventory of your radioisotopes on a quarterly basis. Inventory submission is ...

All Review-type articles undergo rigorous peer review, in the same way as regular research papers. Reviews should report a detailed, balanced and authoritative current account of the existing state of ...

Overview: The Radiation Safety Program (RSP) of the Environmental Health & Safety Department monitors the use, handling, disposal, etc. of Radioactive Material at UAB. A Radioactive Materials License ...

Decontamination work in affected communities ... The special measures law concerning the handling of radioactive materials stipulates that municipalities, which oversaw the cleanup, are ...

A high-hazard emergency spill is defined as a chemical spill that is immediately dangerous to life and health due to the chemical properties (i.e. toxicity, reactivity) and/or volume of spilled ...

Workers at the US Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site have completed the single largest demolition project in Idaho Clean-up ...

The area where the order will be lifted without any decontamination work is small ... by removing topsoil contaminated with radioactive materials. But there is no prospect for lifting the order ...

When nuclei are unstable they may emit ionising radiation to become more stable. Using radioactive materials safely - OCR 21st Century People are exposed to sources of radiation in all aspects of ...