All garments and respiratory protection gear processed at a UniTech facility are handled individually. Protective wear from one customer is not washed, or otherwise processed, with protective wear from any other customer. Upon receipt at the receiving area, items are segregated by type as follows:

Regulated (potentially contaminated): Containers and bags are surveyed and segregated by radiation levels to ensure minimal cross contamination resulting in lower radiological reject rates. Items are processed in our specially designed radiologically licensed laundry.

Non-Regulated (non-contaminated): UniTech facilities located in Springfield, MA, Richland, WA, Barnwell, SC, Oak Ridge, TN, Macon, GA, Morris, IL (2006) and Royersford, PA (2006) maintain laundry areas to process non-regulated material in non-radioactive laundry equipment. Please note: our non-radiological laundry facilities reside within the licensed site but are entirely separate from our regulated laundry facilities, eliminating any potential for cross contamination. Non-regulated laundry facilities are covered within our radioactive materials license and the employees processing the clothing are trained accordingly. If anything unusual is noticed, the employees immediately notify UniTech Health Physics personnel for resolution.