ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

Radioanalytical Services operates under the ARPANSA quality system. As part of this quality system we require that a client request form be completed and sent in with the samples. Sample analysis will not commence until we have received this form.

Download a Client Request Form - PDF (223 kb) | Doc (132 kb)

Client Information

• Radioanalytical Services will send confirmation of receipt of samples (via the RAS chain of custody).
• Sample containers should be uniquely identified and appropriately labelled.
• A list of sample identifiers must accompany the samples. This will allow us to check that all samples are present and will ensure that the appropriate information will appear on the final report.
• The report will include a reference date (the sampling date if this information is available). If there is no sample date (either on the container or on the paperwork) the date received will be used as the sample reference date.
• It is the responsibility of the client to ensure that the samples are properly packaged, labelled and transported in accordance with state and commonwealth regulations.
• It is the client’s responsibility to notify ARPANSA of any hazards associated with the samples.
• Samples will be retained for a minimum of one month after the issue of the test report. After this time, unless otherwise requested by the client, the samples will be disposed of.
• ARPANSA reserves the right to return any samples to the client (at the client’s cost), and will normally return hazardous samples.

Schedule of Charges

Food Samples Schedule of Charges effective 1 April 2010. Download Schedule of Charges (PDF 272 kb).

Description of Service	Charge (including GST) $
Food Analysis* per item for 1 to 9 items	120.00
Food Analysis* per item for 10 or more items	80.00
Food Certificate# per item (up to 5 copies)	210.00

* The above applies to samples received at the same time i.e. as one batch.
^# The extra charge for additional lots of 5 copies is $100.00.

Invoices will be issued that meet the minimum requirements of the Australian Taxation Office and applicable legislation and indicate the GST component.

Contact Address

All requests for Radioanalyical Services should be forwarded to:

Radioanalytical Services
ARPANSA
619 Lower Plenty Road
Yallambie VIC 3085
Phone: (03) 9433 2211

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