The helium situation
DOI: 10.1063/1.3060923
From time to time, cryogenic laboratories have experienced difficulty in obtaining supplies of gaseous helium because helium has been in short supply and can be purchased only with a US Government permit. Usually, these permits to purchase have been obtainable, though sometimes this has involved some trouble. As far as the author is aware, cryogenic laboratories have ultimately obtained the helium needed.
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F. G. Brickwedde, Pennsylvania State University.