Follow the steps below to ensure the timely processing of items to be shipped:

• Allow sufficient processing time.
  • For domestic shipments,submit information at least one week prior to the anticipated shipping date.
  • For foreign shipments, provide at least two weeks of advance notice.
    
• Print and complete the top section of the Shipping Radioactive Material Form
  (PDF file) or (Word File).
  
• Supply the name of and a reliable means of contacting (phone, fax, e-mail address) the Radiation Safety Officer of the entity receiving the radioisotope shipment.
  
• Arrange for a copy of the receiving institutions NRC or agreement state radioactive material license to be mailed or faxed to Radiation Safety.
  
• Mail or fax the Shipping Radioactive Material Form and additional information to:

Rocky Dendo
Radiation Safety Division
Environmental Health & Safety
4600 Bison Avenue, UC Irvine
ZOT Code: 2725
Phone: (949) 824-6200
Fax: (949) 824-8539

Rev.: 1/07