What do I need to do to set up a nuclear medicine department, NRC
regulations, hot lab requirements, transportation of materials, half
life storage.(I am on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, will need to
transport nuclear material by boat or plane)

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 25 Jun 2004 08:29 PDT

Sandy,

Just about everything you would need to know to legally operate a
nuclear medicine lab can be found at the these two links:


http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/med-use-toolkit.html
Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit 


and


http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/regs-guides-comm.html
Medical, Industrial, Academic Uses of Nuclear Materials Regulations,
Guidance, and Communications



The regulations are very detailed, and very specific.  For instance,
regs on transportation are found in:

Part 71 - Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material

There are also numerous guidance materials, such as:

RG 8.7 - Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational
Radiation Exposure Data

and

NUREG/BR-0006 - Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transfer Report  


The regulations are very complex.  I suspect you would need to hire
someone familiar with the regulatory matrix to really help you get off
the ground.

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I'm not sure how you want the information in these pages "packaged" as
an answer to your question.  Please have a look at the links, and let
me know what additional information you would like/need in order to
have a full answer to your question.

Thanks...and best of luck in your venture.


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by sandy5408-ga on 30 Jun 2004 04:28 PDT

Thank you for your help, I will try those websites and get back to you
if I need anything further.  Sandy

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 30 Jun 2004 06:46 PDT

Sounds like a good idea.  After you've looked over the sites, let me
know what you think, and what additional information you need.

Please be aware that I'll be out of town for a while, so I may not
respond immediately to your next post.  But I will certainly get back
to you in just a few days, tops.

pafalafa-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 08 Jul 2004 20:01 PDT

Hello Sandy,

I hope you've had a chance to look over the sites I referenced.  You
said you would get back to me if you needed anything further, so I
guess the absence of any new posts from you is a good sign.

However, it would be best to confirm that you have what you need -- or
let me know what additional information you still need -- before I
post a formal answer to your question.

Thanks...Looking forward to hearing from you.  


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by sandy5408-ga on 09 Jul 2004 05:02 PDT

Its a lot of information, but then I guess that this will be alot of
work to pull off.  Thank you for your time. I guess my question is
answered.

Hello again Sandy,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I'm reposting my earlier comment as an answer, below.  As with all
material at Google Answers, you should feel free to post a Request for
Clarification at any time if you feel you would like any additional
information or explanations of the answer I've provided.

Please do not rate this answer until you feel you have everything you need.

You are absolutely right...setting up a facility to handle nuclear
medicine material is a big, complex undertaking.  Again, I suggest the
services of a consultant familiar with this area would work to your
advantage in smoothing the process.

Best of luck, and let me know if you need any additional information.

pafalafa-ga

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Just about everything you would need to know to legally operate a
nuclear medicine lab can be found at the these two links:


http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/med-use-toolkit.html
Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit 


and


http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/regs-guides-comm.html
Medical, Industrial, Academic Uses of Nuclear Materials Regulations,
Guidance, and Communications



The regulations are very detailed, and very specific.  For instance,
regs on transportation are found in:

Part 71 - Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material

There are also numerous guidance materials, such as:

RG 8.7 - Instructions for Recording and Reporting Occupational
Radiation Exposure Data

and

NUREG/BR-0006 - Instructions for Completing Nuclear Material Transfer Report  


The regulations are very complex.  I suspect you would need to hire
someone familiar with the regulatory matrix to really help you get off
the ground.

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search strategy:  
[ "nuclear medicine" regulations ]
[ "nuclear medicine" regulations site:gov ]

Thank you for your assistance