Isotope laboratory
Class II isotope laboratory
Team
Agnieszka Maciejewska, PhD, DSc, Radiation Protection Inspector IOR-1
Laboratory supervisor: Jerzy Pawłowicz, MSc, Radiation Protection Inspector IOR-3
- Training of IBB PAS employees and emergency team members in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection.
- Supervision of work with open radioactive sources containing 3H, 14C, 35S, 32P, 125I and compounds labelled with these radioisotopes.
- Supervision over radioactive waste utilisation.
- Keeping records of isotope laboratories and radiation protection at IBB PAS.
Contact details
- Agnieszka Maciejewska ior@ibb.waw.pl tel. 22 592 3511
- Jerzy Pawłowicz jorge@ibb.waw.pl tel. 22 592 1120
Working hours
Access to the laboratory is granted to persons permitted to work under exposure to ionising radiation and authorised to access the laboratory. The doors to the laboratory have a magnetic lock. Authorised persons can obtain a magnetic card from the Administration.
Location
Ground floor in building A, entrance through room no. 16.
Abbreviated description of conducted work
Scientific staff and PhD students use the laboratory to carry out basic and applied research in the fields of biological and chemical sciences.
In the class II laboratory, it is permitted to work with higher activities than in the class III labs. The maximum allowed single isotope activity in the used compounds may reach:
- H-3 up to 1TBq (27,7 Ci)
- C-14 up to 100 GBq (2,77 Ci)
- S-35 up to 100 GBq (2,77 Ci)
- P-32 up to 100 GBq (2,77 Ci)
- I-125 up to 100 GBq (2,77 Ci)
Laboratory equipment
- dosimetric instruments,
- fixed and movable organic glass shielding and radioactive waste containers to guarantee full shielding from the radiation used,
- a scintillation counter,
- eight workstations for working with isotopically-labelled compounds, including two workstations under fume hoods,
- a double station for electrophoresis with dedicated equipment,
- four hybridisation ovens with thermostats,
- refrigerators and freezers,
- a precise scale (210 g – 0,001 g),
- small laboratory equipment: heating baths, shakers, table-top centrifuges, stands, etc.
User information
Before commencing work with isotopically-labelled compounds in the laboratory, and in any matters connected with class II and III isotope laboratories or with any other work involving open radioactive sources, please contact:
Jerzy Pawłowicz (Radiation Protection Inspector) – phone extension 1120
Agnieszka Maciejewska (Radiation Protection Inspector) – phone extension 3511
PRINCIPAL BINDING DOCUMENTS FOR CLASS II AND III LABORATORIES
- Training Programme for employees and members of the emergency team regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection
- Company Emergency Response Plan
- Working Rules and Regulations for Class II and III Isotope Laboratories
- Instructions for Radioactive Waste Management
- Transport and Acceptance of Radioactive Sources
- Radioactive Sources Security Plan
- Dosimetry Supervision Procedure
INFORMATION FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE
In accordance with the Atomic Law (Polish Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1941), I would like to inform you that the activities related to the use of open radioactive sources conducted by the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences do not adversely affect human health or the environment.
Last updated on 07.02.2024.