Updated: May 2025
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) requires that the University maintain a record of all radioactive materials received under the Consolidated Licence. This information is reported to the CNSC annually and must be available for inspection by the CNSC on demand.
All purchases of radioactive material must be approved by the Radiation Protection Service prior to ordering or receipt of the material. This requirement applies to purchases, gifts, exchanges and donations. Any radioactive material arriving at the University for which there is no prior approval may be confiscated by the Radiation Protection Service. Any person who is in possession of radioactive material which is not covered by a valid Internal Permit may have the material confiscated and face disciplinary action.
Please note that any use of radioactive materials at institutions or facilities external to the University of Toronto, such as teaching hospitals, is covered under separate CNSC licences. Therefore material for use within the University must be purchased under the University licence, and material for use within teaching hospitals or any other external institution must be purchased under the institution’s own CNSC licence. Radioactive materials being transferred between the University and external institutions must adhere to the CNSC and TDG requirements for transfer and transport between licencees. Permit Holders must contact the Radiation Protection Service to make appropriate arrangements for such transfers prior to scheduling any transfers or shipments.
Procedures for Ordering of Radioactive Material
Purchases of radioactive material may be made in two ways:
- through a purchase requisition on the Financial Information System (FIS)
- through blanket orders with suppliers
NOTE: The purchasing credit card is not to be used for the purchase of radioactive materials.
Approval of all orders is still required before the order is placed with the supplier. Permit Holders who place orders before approval is received, may be subject to disciplinary action as per the U of T Radiation Safety Procedures and Policies manual.
All orders for radioactive materials require the following minimum information for approval by Radiation Protection Service:
- Permit number
- Permit Holder name
- Radioisotope
- Chemical form
- Activity per unit stock vial (mCi, uCi or Bq)
- Number of stock vials ordered
- Vendor name
- Requisition date
- Expected date of delivery
- Requisitioner’s name
- Delivery location (Building and room number)
FIS
Any orders placed through FIS are sent to a queue for processing and approval by the Radiation Protection Service. The Radiation Protection Service will check the queue each business day at 10:30 am and release all orders in the queue that meet the requirements for approval. Please ensure that each order contains all the required information.
uSOURCE
uSOURCE is the University of Toronto’s new online marketplace.
Please contact Procurement Services to get the necessary training and user role set-up before starting to purchase through the system. E-mail: uSOURCE@utoronto.ca for more information
Website: http://www.procurement.utoronto.ca/programas-and-services/usource.
Order Review & Approval
Any orders which do not appear in the queue by 10:30 am will be processed the following business day. Any orders which do not meet the criteria for approval will remain in the queue until corrected by the originator.
Special Orders and Transfers
For transferring radioactive materials outside U of T campuses, please complete the form below and submit it to the Radiation Safety Officer:
Radioactive Material Transfer Request Form (Off-Campus)
All special orders and shipment correction requests will continue to be managed by the Radiation Protection Service, Environmental Health and Safety, 7th Floor, 215 Huron Street.