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Radiation Safety Checklist for Inspectionheadline bar North Atlantic Area - Radiation Safety Laboratory Inspection Report  Date:Authorized User:Building & Room:Surveyor:Radionuclides Used & Maximum Activity On-hand: 3H14C35S45Ca32P125I109Cd51Cr131I65Zn54Mn22Na55Fe59FeComplianceCompliance Item & CommentsComplianceCompliance Item & CommentsPOSTING & LABELING:RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT:1)Use & storage room/areas30)Sewer disposal prohibited2)Source vials & storage area31)"Mixed"wastes properly identified3)Contaminated equipment32)Adequate waste storage location4)Waste containers33)Wastes properly segregated5)Form NRC-334)Waste containers not overfilled6)35)Secondary containment for liquidsPERSONNEL PROTECTION:36)Containers properly labeled7)Use of gloves37)8)Use of lab coatsSECURITY OF LICENSED MATERIALS:9)Use of shielding, if required38)Stock vials secured10)Eating, drinking, food/utensil storage prohibited39)Waste storage areas secured11)Mouth pipetting prohibited40)12)LABORATORY:PERSONNEL MONITORING:41)Material use areas approved13)Whole body badges42)Plastic-backed absorbent paper utilized14)Ring badges & fetal monitors43)Fume hood adequate airflow15)Proper badge use & storage44)Airflow checked quarterly16)45)TRAINING:RECORDS:17)Personnel trained & approved by USDA ARS46)Copy of approval to use radioisotopes18)Training up to date47)Receipt & inventory records19)Laboratory orientation provided48)Disposal records20)49)Decay-in-storage recordsSURVEYS:50)Survey records21)Adequate survey frequency51)Leak test records22)Appropriate instrumentation utilized52)23)Proper interpretation & reporting of resultsBIOASSAYS:24)Survey meter available & operational53)Radioiodinations, frequency/activity:25)Meter info:54)Thyroid bioassays performed, by:26)Meter calibration current, date:55)Tritium - urine bioassay performed, by;27)Meter equipped with operational check source56)Bioassay instruments calibrated28)Surveys performed after each use57)Effluent monitoring29)58)


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