Epidemiologic Studies

Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Isotopes Sales Records, 1974-1990

Location:

Active:
Inactive: ORNL, Building 4500N, Rm. H204

Originating Office: Operations Division, Isotope Sales; Chemical Technology, Isotope Distribution Office

Finding Aids: Records Center "BLUREC" Databases

Disposition AuthorityUnscheduled

Series Description: This record series consists of correspondence and shipping records between ORNL's Isotopes Sales/Isotope Distribution Office and other national laboratories, private industry, foreign and domestic universities, and medical research and treatment facilities. Files are arranged numerically from 29-03547 through 41-1199. Documents include "Order File Tracking" data sheets, "Isotope and Technical Service Order Forms", "Radioactive Shipping Orders", "Isotope Distribution Documents", "Radioactive Materials Packaging Certifications", and "Radiation Worksheets." Files also include private shipping company receipts and purchase orders from corresponding institutions. Information includes order number, entry date, customer code number, customer order number, billing and shipping addresses, contract number, transaction type, the date of the last action, last action, next action, the radionuclide name, material identification, chemical and physical form of the material shipped, activity level, quantity ordered, purchase price, method of shipment, type of container and packaging used, the amount shipped, certification and authorizations to ship or receive, and memoranda of conversations. Readings of shipping containers at the surface and one meter from the surface are given in millirems per hour (mrem/hr). These records contain infrequent reference to cesium-137.

Data Elements: 120