Radiation safety Unit

Monthly Film = $4.22 per badge
Monthly Ring = $9.57 per ring

Quarterly Badge = $12.66 per badge
Quarterly Ring = $28.70 per ring

*Late/Lost Policy, contact Patty Pschierer

Every six months the points for each permit holder will be counted and the permit holders will be sorted by number of points so that the researchers with the greatest number of points will be at the top of the list. This list will then be divided into five groups. A fixed fee will be assigned to each group such that every permit holder in the group will have the same basic fee. Assignment into a fee level will be based on two factors: (1) the number of points assessed for the previous six months (see below) and; (2) the number of permit holders currently in the system at the time of billing.

The following fees, required to be paid by all researchers to have a permit, are per half-year AND estimated:
Level 1 = $1,885.00
Level 2 = $1,642.00
Level 3 = $1,617.00
Level 4 = $1,423.00
Level 5 = $908.00

Inactive* = $326.00

*An inactive user is one who maintains a radioactive materials permit but who has no inventory of radioactive stock vials, has no posted labs, and has filed required paperwork to put them on inactive status. Such users MAY NOT order radioactive materials. Only fully terminated permits are exempt from paying fees

The level fees discussed above will recover about 85% of the approved RSU budget. The balance is recovered through a "points" fee. This fee is based on the number of points accumulated (see below) by each permit holder in a six-month period (usually the period prior to the current billing cycle). This fee will be added to the fixed fee discussed above to arrive at the researcher's total semi-annual fee.

Points Fee = $73.00

Calculation of Points
The permit fee system is based on the number of points accumulated by a permit holder. Points are based on stock vial purchases and inspection violations. Points will be tallied semi-annually, during January and July for the previous six months. These points will be counted and used as described below to determine your permit fee and related level:
1. Each stock vial of short-lived isotope (half-life less than 90 days)* = 1 point
2. Each stock vial of long-lived isotope (half-life more than 90 days)** = 1.2 points
3. Each major inspection violation# = 1 point
4. Each minor inspection violation## = 0.5 points
Examples:
*: P-32, P-33, S-35, I-131, I-125
**: H-3, C-14
#: eating or drinking in lab, etc.
##: minor contamination in lab, failure to document monthly survey, etc.

Fletcher, PD103, Y90, I125, I131

Patient Coverage = $495.00 (per patient)

Plus an additional $100 (per patient) for return shipment of unused seeds

Shielding (Basic) Calculation $556.00
Shielding Re-Evaluation $270.00
Shielding Complex $ TBD

Monitoring and Inspections

All: $321.00 (per tube or machine)

Meter Calibration: $76.00

Meter Repairs: Based on time & work involved

Leak Tests: $68.00

Training for Radiation Safety Class: $114.00 / person