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State of California-Health and Human Servic0ency Department of Health Services Page 3 of 4 pages RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSE License Number. 0840-39 Amendment Number:25 (e) The letter,with attached 'Duties and Responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer and the Delegation of Authority' ,dated August 5,2004,signed by Marcus Perro,Director of Budget and Risk Management, regarding the new Radiation Safety Officer and Alternate Radiation Safety Officer. 14. (a) The Radiation Safety Officer in this program shall be Ashraf Chaudry (b) The Alternate Radiation Safety Officer in this program shall be Larry Sydnor. 15. Sealed sources possessed under this license shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination as required by Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section 30275 (c). 16. In lieu of the leak test intervals required by California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 30275 (c), sealed sources can be tested for leakage and/or contamination at longer intervals when they are specified in a certificate of registration issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State or a Licensing State. When a longer interval stipulated in a certificate of registration is used, the certificate must be maintained on file and available for inspection for as long as the associated leak test records are retained. 17. The following individuals are authorized to collect wipe test samples of sealed sources possessed under this license using leak test kits acceptable to the California Department of Health Services: (a) The Radiation Safety Officer (b) Qualified individuals designated in writing by the Radiation Safety Officer 18. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six months to account for all sealed sources and/or devices received and possessed under the license. Records of the inventories shall be maintained for inspection, and may be disposed of following Department inspection. 19. The licensee is authorized to hold radioactive materials with a physical half-life of less than 90 days for decay in storage before disposal in ordinary trash provided: (a) Radioactive waste to be disposed of in this manner shall be held for decay in storage for at least 7 half-lives. (b) Before disposal as normal waste, radioactive waste shall be surveyed to determine that its radioactivity cannot be distinguished from background. All radiation labels shall be removed or obliterated. (c) Generator columns shall be segregated so that they may be monitored separately to ensure decay to background levels prior to disposal. 20. Production or processing of radiopharmaceuticals for the purpose of commercial distribution to other licensees is not authorized by this license.