How to Open, Amend, Renew, or Deactivate a Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA)

Submit a Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA) application form and attachments to Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S).

• Print and complete an RUA application form.
  • RUA application (PDF)
  • RUA application for sealed sources only (PDF)
• Attach the following documents:
  • Principal investigator's (PI) curriculum vitae
  • Copies of the current grant award notices involving radioactive materials
• Mail or fax the RUA application form and attachments to EH&S Radiation Safety at:
  • Mail Code 0089
  • Fax (858) 822-7763
• Post or file the returned RUA in the lab where the work is performed.

Note: RUA applications must be received 1 week prior to the Radiation Safety and Surveillance Committee (RSSC) meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month (starting in January 2010). Otherwise, applications will be deferred until the next regularly scheduled RSSC meeting. Check the RSSC meeting schedule (PDF).

• Amend technical details: Use the online Radioisotope Use Authorization Amendment form to:
  • Add, change, or delete locations
  • Change the project summary
  • Indicate new techniques
  • Add, change, or delete radioisotopes
  • Add or delete equipment
• Add an authorized user by completing the appropriate electronic enrollment form:
  • Researchers Using Unsealed Radioisotopes (PDF)
  • Researchers Using Sealed Radioisotopes (PDF)
• Cancel an authorized user: Use the online User Cancellation form.
• Post or file the amended RUA in the lab where the work is performed.

RUAs must be renewed 1 year after initial approval. An EH&S health physicist will contact the PI when it's time for renewal.

• At renewal time, an EH&S health physicist will interview the PI to ensure the RUA information is current and accurate.
• The EH&S health physicist will schedule and conduct annual radiation safety refresher group training for personnel named on the RUA.
• Post or file the renewed RUA in the lab where the work is performed.

Deactivate the RUA when your lab closes or research no longer involves radioactive material.

Note: An RUA can be easily reactivated if research with radioactive materials resumes.

• Contact the health physicist assigned to your building to initiate RUA deactivation.
• Read How to Close or Relocate a UCSD Laboratory if the lab is being closed.