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In the Fall of 1998, a logger in Illinois (one of our fine customers) received a surprise visit from DOT inspectors, one of whom was from Texas. The inspectors informed the logger that he must have copies of current IAEA Certificates of Competent Authority documents for all sealed sources he transported (I suspect most loggers have never even seen an IAEA Certificate). Bizarrely, they further informed him that no such current Certificate existed for the Gulf Nuclear 71-1 sources he possessed, and that he could no longer legally transport same.
In fact, the fifth revision of the IAEA Certificate of Competent Authority was issued for the 71-1 on May 29, 1998, and was good through May 31, 2003 (it has since been reissued). The IAEA Certificates of Competent Authority may be available from The US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, but good luck in getting anything from them in less than six months, or anything at all depending on security policy at any given time. Copies were previously obtainable on the internet, but misplaced security concerns have put and end to that easy availability.
AnaLog Services, Inc. has current "hard" copies of the IAEA Certificate of Competent Authority documents for many of the common sealed logging sources. If you need copies, we may be able to help.
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