Radiological Safety
If you have any questions or comments about the University's Radiation Safety Program or would like to schedule a class, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at (479) 575-5448 or you may send email to the Radiation Safety Officer, Pradyot ("Peter") Chowdhury or Assistant Radiation Safety Officer, vacant.
Radioactive Waste Pickup:
To schedule a radioactive waste pickup, log in to the Environmental Health & Safety
website using your University Id and password. When you log in, you will be taken
to the "Logged in User Menu". If you are already logged in, click the "Logged in User
Menu" link at the left of the screen. Click the "Request Hazardous Waste Pickup" link
and follow the on-line instructions. Most of the fields in the header portion of the
request are default filled in using your user profile. Correct any entries requiring
correction, select "Radiological Waste" in the "Pickup Type" dropdown, fill in building
and room number and click the "Continue" button, which will bring up the detail entry
screen. Individually list each waste item in the detail section of the form. Click
the "Assistant" button for help in filling out the "Rad Waste Material" field. Click
"Submit" for each line item, then click "Add" if there are additional line items to
enter. Click "Finished" when the form is complete.
Forms:
- Application for Radionuclide Use, Form 1
- Application for Radionuclide Use, Form 2 - Training & Experience Supplement
- Dosimeter Request & Exposure History Form
- Radiation Safety Audit
- Radioactive Materials Quarterly Inventory
- Radioactive Materials Use Startup Checklist
Radiation Safety Resources:
- American Nuclear Society
- Arkansas State Rules and Regulations for Control of Sources of Ionizing Radiation
- Chart of Nuclides
- Health Physics Society
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Natural and Man-Made Sources of Radiation
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Radiation Protection
- Radiation Safety Manual
- Radiological Spill Response Guide
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission