Our Isotope Express service is purpose-built for the safe, compliant, and time-critical movement of radioactive materials. We cover classification and compliance verification from the outset: identifying the radioactive category (I-White, II-Yellow, or III-Yellow), the relevant UN number, the Transport Index, and the correct packaging type, whether Excepted, Type A, or Type B, including lead-shielded containers where required. Correct labelling is applied at every stage: radiation trefoil symbols, UN numbers, category labels, and transport index values.
Our drivers and handlers hold ADR Class 7 certification and are trained in radiation protection, contamination prevention, and emergency procedures. Specialist vehicles and trained personnel support Class 7 movements. All transport documentation, including consignor declarations, radiation survey records, emergency written instructions, and chain-of-custody records, is prepared and maintained to an audit-ready standard.
The time-critical dimension is central to this service. Fluorine-18, used in PET scans, has a half-life of around 110 minutes. Technetium-99m, the most widely used diagnostic isotope, lasts approximately six hours. We operate scheduled early-morning drops to hospitals and nuclear medicine units as standard, because with these materials, the margin for delay is measured in minutes, not days.
Consignments we handle regularly include diagnostic isotopes for hospitals, radiopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment, industrial NDT sources, university research samples, and radioactive waste movements to licensed facilities.
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