Radioactive sources

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Information relative to the use of radioactive sources at CERN and procedures to follow can be found in the Radiation Protection - Source Service web site

 

Managemenent of radioactive sources:

  • The Radiation Protection group (SC/RP) maintains a stock of radioactive sources for various uses. The RP Group is in charge of the purchase and loan of the radioactive sources, holders and shielding, as well as the registration and updating of the radioactive sources database.

  • All sources arriving at CERN must be registered in the radioactive source database of the RP group.

  • Anyone who need to ship from or import into CERN radioactive material MUST contact the Radioactive Shipping Service of the RP Group in advance. Instruction for the procedure are available on their web site.
  • People should also inform the LHCb RSO so that we can enter them in an LHCb inventory of such sources (link below).

Sources in use in LHCb:

  • List of sources in use or foreseen to be used in the LHCb experiment.
  • Please inform the LHCb RSO if you use or plan to use a source not listed or if its location has changed.