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D. Security of Radioactive Materials

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Any posted room or area which contains radioactive materials in use, radioactive waste or radioactive materials in unsecured storage shall be locked when unoccupied.

2.

Any lab, room or area posted with this yellow sign contains radioactive materials in use, radioactive waste or radioactive materials in unlocked storage. These areas should be locked when no one is in the area.
Since you may not be able to tell whether there is unsecured radioactive materials or radioactive waste present, if no one else is in the posted room, please lock the door when leaving the room.
This red, white, and blue sign is used for refrigerators and freezers that are located in the hallways throughout the NIH. Radioactive material is not permitted in the hallways and these labels are attached to the refrigerators and freezers.

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