Setting Up the Detectors
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Special Instructions for ECD Cell Purchasers
(Who are not Specifically Licensed to Handle Radioactive Materials)
The PerkinElmer Electron Capture Detector (P/N N610-0063, 120 V or N610-0134,
230 V) contains 15 mCi of Nickel-63 (Ni 63), a radioactive material. Your possession
and use of this detector is governed by 10 C.F.R. Section 31.5, which is reproduced in
Appendix I. Under the provisions of that regulation you are deemed a "General
Licensee."
Your possession and use of the Detector Cell may also be regulated by the state where
you are located. The requirements of state regulatory agencies are substantially
similar to those contained in NRC regulation 10 C.F.R. Section 31.5, but they may
differ in some respects. It is suggested that you procure a copy of the regulations of
your particular state. (Supplement 2 in Appendix I contains a list of the "Agreement
States" which have been granted authority by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to regulate the possession and use of radioactive material.)
It is required that you are familiar with regulation 10 C.F.R. Section 31.5
(Supplement 1). Following are summaries of its requirements.
Labels
Do not remove any of the labels attached to the ECD cell or any of the labels
attached to your Clarus GC that refer to the ECD cell. Follow all instructions and
abide by all precautions provided by the labels and in user instruction manuals
referred to by the labels.
Leak Testing
You are obligated under federal and state regulations to make certain that the ECD
cell is wipe tested for leakage of radioactive materials at intervals of no longer than
six months, and that the analysis of these wipe tests is conducted by a person
specifically licensed to do so, either by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or
by an Agreement State. The analyses can be performed by the firm listed below:
National Leak Test Center
P.O. Box 486
North Tonawanda, New York 14120
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