2313 Radioactive Materials

Document purpose

To ensure compliance with appropriate agency regulations pertaining to the procurement of radioactive materials.

effective

December, 1986

revised

December, 2015

Reviewed

June, 2023

Responsible Office

Procurement Services

Approval

Procurement Services

Policy

  1. Approval to acquire radioactive materials must be received from the University’s Environmental Health & Radiation Safety Office prior to the creation of a purchase order.

  2. The University Purchasing System must be used for the purchase of all radioactive materials. Purchase orders that take advantage of the Penn Marketplace for ordering radioactive materials will be required to reference the Environmental Health & Radiation Safety Office approval number while they are completing the requisition. Free form orders must include the Environmental Health & Radiation Safety Office approval number in the description field of the order.