Radiation Safety

MSU Radiation Safety Program

• Training

  It is mandatory that all workers, including principal investigators, be certified prior to the use of radioactive materials. Certification is obtained by attending the introductory EHS training class and passing the radiation safety examination.

  Initial training must contain minimally the items listed in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 19.12 (10 CFR 19.12), Training for Radiation Workers. 
  

  
  Required in the Ability LMS

  • Initial training over Zoom; annual online refresher training. Registration instructions

  
  Site Specific Checklist 

  • Site-specific Training for Workers in Radiation Laboratories (PDF)

   

• Obtaining Approval

  Researchers wishing to work with radioactive material must complete and submit the radioisotope approval application form in the Click compliance system. Approval is determined by MSU's Radiation Safety Committee.

• Ordering

  Any receipt of radioactive materials must be authorized by the EHS Office. Authorization is based on prior approval by the Radiation Safety Committee.

  Request Order

  • Submit a Request Order for Radioactive Materials on the EHS Safety Portal (PI Portal).

  
  

  Inventory

  • Radioactive Use Log Form (PDF)
• Dosimetry and Surveys

  Dosimetry Request/Change Forms

  • General Dosimetry Information
  • Request a Dosimeter or submit a request for a Dosimeter update on the EHS Safety Portal (Dosimeter Request).  The following requests can be submitted:
    • Request a Dosimeter (X-ray Users and VMC Users)
    • Change Personal Information
    • Report a Lost Dosimeter
    • Discontine a Dosimeter

  
  Surveys

  EHS will make independent surveys of all active radioisotope labs at least quarterly. Inventory assessment, contamination control, personnel monitoring, and training and waste disposal practices will be addressed during these surveys.

  • Radiation Survey Form (PDF)
  • Radiation Survey Guide
• Postings

  All rooms or areas in which licensed quantities of radioactive materials are used or stored must be posted with a "Caution Radioactive Material" sign, an "NRC Licensing and Regulation Information Bulletin" sign, and a "Notice To Workers" sign. Door signs must include the principal investigator's name and phone number, and where he or she can be reached in the event of an emergency. Postings can be obtained from EHS.

  Request Door Sign

  • Submit a Laboratory Door Sign Request on the EHS Safety Portal (Lab Door Sign Request)

  
  Download NRC Postings

  • NRC Licensing and Regulation Information Posting (PDF)
  • NRC Notice to Employees (PDF)
• Closeouts

  Prior to closeout of radioactive materials use areas, release of radioactive use equipment and/or radioactive materials approvals, it is the responsibility of the approved principal investigator to ensure that steps detailed in the EHS Closeout Procedure document are followed.

  Forms

  • Equipment Release Form (PDF)
  • Laboratory Clearance Checklist (PDF)
• PI Absence

  Declaration of Principal Investigator Absence Forms:

  • Declaration of Principal Investigator Absence - Radiation Producing Equipment (PDF)
  • Declaration of Principal Investigator Absence - Radioactive Materials (PDF)

Resources

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • 10 CFR 19: Notices, instructions and reports to workers: inspection and investigations
  • 10 CFR 20: Standards and Protection Against Radiation
    • 10 CFR 20 Frequently-Asked Questions
  • NRC Regulation Index
• Other Resources
  • Figures in Radiation History
  • Table of the Nuclides
  • Landauer Incorporated
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • National Council on Radiation Protection
  • Health Physics Society
  • National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (MSU)