Radiation Protection Program
CORD: Contact

State of Wisconsin license number: 1323-1

CORD Office General Information

CORD is an acronym for Central Ordering Receiving and Distribution. All radionuclide purchases must be made thru the CORD office. Our NRC license specifies that all shipments be made to our 30 East Campus Mall address.

To order radionuclides you must be a trained worker assigned to an authorized user. Access to the Health Physics Assistant program is limited to those workers named by their respective PI.

The CORD desk is staffed Monday thru Friday during regular business hours. CORD staff unpacks and delivers radionuclide products in the morning and places orders to vendors in the afternoon. Requisitions are collected between noon and 12:30 PM. Requisitions made after noon will generally be placed the next day.

The most popular vendor/product combination is PerkinElmer’s P-32. PerkinElmer produces a fresh lot each Thursday. Most P-32 products from PerkinElmer are delivered overnight. There are no weekend deliveries.

CORD will place orders to the vendor of your choice. Be aware that contracted vendors generally offer the lowest prices. If you choose a non-contract vendor, you must supply to CORD the contact information such as vendor name, web address and/or phone number.

CORD charges a $31 fee for each transaction. The CORD fee is charged to the user via a Cost Center Number supplied on the requisition.