All radioactive materials brought to or removed from UWM must be authorized, inventoried and inspected by the Radiation Safety Program. Even small amounts of radionuclides, which would qualify as "exempt quantities" at institutions without NRC licenses, must be registered with the Radiation Safety Program.

All orders of radioactive material must be approved by Radiation Safety before the order is placed. This allows us to check the requisition for conformance with NRC license conditions and to record necessary inventory information. Researchers must also notify Radiation Safety when orders are placed on blanket accounts with radionuclide vendors to ensure that the order can be properly received and checked in, and that the amount requested is within the user's order and possession limits.

Before an Authorized User can instruct his or her department to order radioactive materials, the Radiation Safety Program must be consulted to verify that the applicant is properly authorized and to assure that the use of the radioactive material falls within the permissible scope of UWM's NRC license.

All orders for radioactive materials must be approved by the Radiation Safety Program before they are placed by the UWM Purchasing Department. Orders will be checked for conformance with NRC license conditions, necessary information will be recorded, and the requisition will be forwarded to the UWM Purchasing Department. The item(s) ordered on the requisition cannot be changed without prior approval of the RSO. Delivery of the order must be made directly to the Radiation Safety Program. The delivery address is:

We can complete the address portion of the requisition for you if desired to ensure proper delivery. The UWM NRC license specifically indicates that all orders of radioactive material must be delivered to the Radiation Safety Program, Lapham Hall, Room S181.

Orders placed directly with a vendor by an Authorized User or departmental official through blanket orders or confirming requisitions must also be approved by the Radiation Safety Program at the time of the order. Call 229-4275 for approval and provide information regarding vendor name, purchase order number and the anticipated delivery date.

Packages of radioactive materials must be delivered to the Radiation Safety Office, Lapham Hall, Room S181, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Upon receipt, the packages are checked for radioactive contamination and the contents are inventoried before they are released to the user.

After an order has been received and checked in the Authorized User or his/her representative will be contacted to pick up the material. The Radiation Safety Program does not have the facilities to hold radionuclides shipped on dry ice for more than a few hours, therefore, those items must be picked up as soon as possible. We can assume no responsibility for radioactive material spoilage.