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Regulations for the Safe Transport of

Radioactive Materials1973 Revised Edition

INTERNATIONAL A T O M IC ENERGY AGENCY, V IENNA, 1973

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REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

1973 R E V ISE D ED ITIO N


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SA FE T Y SERIES No. 6

REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT

OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

1973 REVISED EDITION

IN TERN A TIO N A L ATOM IC E N E R G Y AGENCY VIENNA, 1973


TH E SE REGU LA TIO N S A RE ALSO PU BLISH ED IN FR E N C H , RUSSIAN AND SPANISH

REG U LA TIO N S F O R TH E SA F E TR A N SPO RT O F RADIO ACTIVE M A T E R IA L S, 1973 R E V ISE D ED ITIO N

IA EA , VIENNA, 1973 STI/PU B /323


FOREWORDT he A g e n c y 's R egulations fo r the Safe T ra n sp o rt of R ad io

activ e M a te r ia ls w ere f i r s t published in 1961, as Safety S e r ie s No. 6. Two subsequent re v iew s, c a rr ie d out in consu ltation with M em b er S ta te s and the organ ization s co n cern ed , resu lted in the in co rp o ra tio n o f additional m a te r ia l, re la tin g m ainly to package te stin g p ro ced u res and to the tra n sp o rt o f la rg e rad io activ e s o u rc e s . The re v ised R egulations resu ltin g fro m th is w ork w ere published as Safety S e r ie s N o.6 (1964 R evised E dition) and Safety S e r ie s N o.6 (1967 E d ition ).

B y 1969 , the A g e n cy 's R egulations had been adopted by a lm ost a ll in te rn a tio n a l o rg an izatio n s concerned with tra n sp o rt and taken by m any M em ber S ta tes as the b a s is of th e ir own re g u la tio n s . In that y e a r , it was con sid ered that the tim e had com e to undertake a com p reh en siv e review o f the R egulations in the light of the a c cum ulated op eratin g e x p e rie n ce .

T h is review and the subsequent re v is io n w ere p erfo rm ed by a panel o f e x p e rts w hich m et fo r the f i r s t tim e in F e b ru a ry 1970. The d ra ft re v is io n o f the R egulations was sen t to a ll M em ber S tates and to the app rop riate in tern a tio n a l o rg an izatio n s fo r th e ir co m m en ts . The panel m et fo r the second tim e in O ctob er 1971 to cons id e r the com m ents re ce iv e d , and the fin a l re v ise d R egulations w ere approved by the B oard o f G ov ern ors in Sep tem ber 1972.

In ca rry in g out the re v is io n , the guiding p rin c ip le s adopted w ere that the high stand ard o f sa fe ty la id down in the R egulations should be m aintained , and that a b alan ce should be s tru ck betw een the need to take account of the te ch n ica l advances m ade and the o p era tio n a l e x p e rie n ce gained o v er a period of a lm ost ten y e a rs and the d e s ira b ility of providing a fixed and la stin g fram ew ork fo r the R egu latio n s.

The new fo rm in w hich the R egulations a re p resen ted is d esigned to m ake them e a s ie r both to u se and to in co rp o ra te in o th er re g u la to ry docum ents.

A s e t o f sch ed u les lis tin g in abbreviated fo rm the re q u ire m ents to be m et fo r the tra n sp o rt of sp ecified types o f co n sig n m ent is appended to the R eg u latio n s. T h ese sch ed u les a re intended m e re ly as an aid to the u s e r and do not contain any req u irem en ts in addition to th o se a lread y appearing in the R egu lations.

T e c h n ic a l m a te r ia l dealing with m ethods o f m eeting the r e gu lato ry re q u ire m e n ts , fo r exam p le m ethods of conducting ce rta in


p e rfo rm a n ce te s ts , has been d eleted fro m the R egu latio n s. T h is m a te r ia l, to g eth er with fu rth e r m a te r ia l o f an ad visory c h a ra c te r w hich w as p rep ared by a panel o f e x p e rts convened in N ovem ber 1971 , w ill be published as a com panion volum e to the R eg u latio n s. T he vo lu m e, under the tit le 1 A d visory M a te r ia l fo r the A p p lication o f the IAEA T ra n sp o rt R egu latio n s' , w ill be published by the IA EA in 1973 as Safety S e r ie s No. 37 . It is intended to review such m a te r ia l at in te rv a ls of about two and a h a lf y e a rs with a view to en su rin g that it adequately r e f le c ts developm ents in p ro ced u res and tech n iq u es .

W ith reg ard to the need fo r p erio d ic rev iew s of the R egu latio n s , it is fo re se e n at p re sen t that such rev iew s by a panel o f e x p e rts w ill be req u ired at in te rv a ls of ten y e a rs ; M em ber S ta tes and the in te rn a tio n a l o rg an izatio n s concerned w ill, how ever, be asked at in te rv a ls o f five y e a rs w hether they co n sid er an e a r l ie r review n e c e s s a ry . The changes in the R egulations resu ltin g fro m such r e view s would be subm itted to the B oard fo r approval. The D ire c to r G e n e ra l can m ake changes of d eta il which do not re q u ire co n s id e ra tion by a panel of e x p e rts but which a re needed fro m tim e to tim e to keep the R egulations up to d ate. B e fo re such action is taken , the G overnm ents o f M em b er S ta tes w ill be given not le s s than 90 days' n o tice o f the proposed changes and any com m ents rece iv ed from the G overnm ents w ill be taken into co n sid eratio n .


CONTENTSThe numbers in brackets refer to the relevant paragraphs

SECTIO N I - INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1

P U R P O SE AND SC O PE (1 0 1 -1 0 8 ) ...................................................... 1D EFIN ITIO N S F O R TH E P U R PO SE OF

TH ESE REGULATIO N S (1 0 9 -145 ) ................................................. 2LIM ITATIO N O F E X P O SU R E O F PERSO N S

TO RADIATION (1 4 6 -1 4 8 ) .................................................................. 11G EN E RA L ACCIDEN T PROVISIONS (149) .................................... 11

SECTIO N II - PACKAGING AND PACKAGE DESIGNR EQ U IREM EN TS ............................................................... 12

G EN E RA L DESIGN R EQ U IREM EN TS F O R A L LPACKAGINGS AND PA CKAG ES (2 0 1 -208 ) .............................. 12

ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS F O R STRONGIN D U STRIA L PA CKA G ES (209) ...................................................... 12

ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS F O R T Y P E APA C KA G ES (2 1 0 -2 2 7 ) .......................................................................... 13

BA SIC ADDITIONAL R EQ U IREM EN TS FO RT Y P E B(U) PA CKA GES (2 2 8 -233 ) ................................................ 15

S P E C IF IC ADDITIONAL REQ U IR EM EN TS FO RT Y P E B(U) PA CKAG ES (2 3 4 -241 ) ............................................... 17

ADDITIONAL REQ U IREM EN TS FO R T Y P E B(M )PA CKAG ES (2 4 2 -2 4 4 ) .......................................................................... 18

SECTIO N III - ITEM S E X E M P T FRO M S P E C IF IE D P R ESC R IP T IO N S; LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A TERIA L; L O W -L E V E L SOLID RADIOACTIVE M A TERIA L .................... 19

IT E M S E X E M P T FR O M THEP R E SC R IP T IO N S (3 0 1 -3 1 3 ) ............................................................. 19G e n e ra l re q u irem en ts (3 0 2 -3 0 5 ) ................................................... 19M a te r ia ls (306) ......................................................................................... 19Instru m ents and a r t ic le s (3 0 7 -3 1 1 ) .......................................... . 20A rt ic le s m anufactured fro m n atu ra l o r

depleted uranium and n a tu ra l thoriu m (312) ..................... 21E m pty packages (313) .......................................................................... 21


A L T E R N A T IV E TR A N SPO R T ARRA N GEM EN TSF O R LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A TE R IA L (3 1 4 -3 1 6 ) .. 21

A L T E R N A T IV E TR A N SPO R T ARRA N GEM EN TS F O R L O W -L E V E L SO LID RADIOACTIVEM A T E R IA L (317) .................................................................................... 23

ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R F IS S IL EM A T E R IA L S (318) ................................................................................... 23

SEC TIO N IV - A C T IV IT Y L IM IT S ...................................................... , 24

A C T IV IT Y L IM ITS F O R T Y P E A AND T Y P E BPA CKAG ES (4 0 1 -4 0 2 ) .......................................................................... 24

D ETERM IN A TIO N O F A : AND A 2 (4 0 3 -4 1 1 ) ............................. 24Single rad ionuclides (403 -4 0 5 ) ........................................................ 24M ixtu res of rad ion u clid es, including

rad io activ e d ecay chains (406 -411 ) ......................................... 36

SECTIO N V - CON TROLS FO R TRA N SPO RT ANDSTORAGE IN TRA N SIT ............................................... 38

M IXED PACKING (5 0 1 ) .............................................................................. 38N O N -FIX ED RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION (502) .......... 38C A T E G O R IE S (5 0 3 -5 0 9 ) .......................................................................... 39L A BELL IN G AND MARKING (5 1 0 -519 ) ......................................... 40SEG REG A TIO N O F RADIOACTIVE M A TERIA LS

FR O M PERSO N S AND F IL M S (520) ............................................ 46STO RAG E IN TRA N SIT (5 2 1 -525 ) .................................................... 46TRA N SPO RT (5 2 6 -548 ) ............................................................................ 47

G e n e ra l req u irem en ts (5 2 6 -5 3 2 ) ................................................... 47A dditional req u irem en ts re la tin g to tran sp o rt

by r a i l (5 3 3 -5 3 4 ) ............................................................................... 48A dditional req u irem en ts re la tin g to tra n sp o rt

by road (5 3 5 -5 3 7 ) ............................................................................... 49Additional req u irem en ts re la tin g to tra n sp o rt

by seagoing v e s s e ls (5 3 8 -5 4 1 ) ................................................... 50Additional req u irem en ts re la tin g to tran sp o rt

by a ir (5 4 2 -5 4 6 ) ................................................................................... 51T ra n sp o rt by post (5 4 7 -5 4 8 ) ............................................................. 51

LEAKING PA CKAG ES AND CONTAMINATEDCONVEYANCES (5 4 9 -553 ) ................................................................ 52

CUSTOM S (554) ............................................................................................. 53


S E C T IO N V I - F I S S I L E M A T E R IA L S 54

E X E M P T IO N S O F F IS S IL E M A TE R IA L S FRO MF IS S IL E C LA SS PACKAGE P R E SC R IP T IO N S (601) .......... 54

G E N E R A L PROVISION S F O R N U C LEA RS A F E T Y (6 0 2 -6 0 4 ) ................................................................................. 55

PRO VISIO N S S P E C IF IC TO F IS S IL E C LA SS IPA C K A G ES (6 0 5 -6 1 4 ) .......................................................................... 56The individual package consid ered in

iso la tio n (6 0 7 -608 ) ........................................................................... 57Consignm ents of one o r m o re p ackages (6 0 9 -6 1 0 ) ........... 58E x am p le s of package d esigns req u irin g

m u ltila te ra l approval (611) .......................................................... 58E x a m p le s of package d esigns req u irin g

u n ila te ra l approval (6 1 2 -6 1 4 ) ..................................................... 59PROVISION S S P E C IF IC TO F IS S IL E C LA SS II

PA C KA G ES (6 1 5 -6 2 0 ) ........................................................................... 60The individual package con sid ered in

iso la tio n (6 1 7 -6 1 8 ) ........................................................................... 70C onsignm ents of one o r m o re p ackages (6 1 9 ) ....................... 71E x am p le s o f package d esigns req u irin g

m u ltila te ra l approval (619) ......................................................... 71E x am p le s o f package d esigns req u irin g

u n ila te ra l approval (619) ............................................................... 71E xam p les of package d esigns req u irin g no

fu rth e r com petent authority approval (620) ...................... 72PROVISION S S P E C IF IC TO F IS S IL E

CLA SS III PA C KA G ES (6 2 1 -6 2 4 ) ................................................... 74E x am p le s of package d esigns req u irin g

m u ltila te ra l approval (621) ......................................................... 74E x am p le s of package d esigns req u irin g

u n ila te ra l approval (622) ............................................................... 75E x am p le s of package d esign s req u irin g no

fu rth e r com petent authority approval (6 2 3 -6 2 4 ) ............ 75

SEC TIO N V II - T E S T AND IN SPEC TIO NP R O C ED U R ES ................................................................ 79

DEM ONSTRATION O F COM PLIAN CE WITHTH E T E S T S (7 0 1 -7 0 2 ) ........................................................................... 79

T E S T S FO R PACKAGING (7 0 3 -725 ) ................................................. 79N um ber o f sp ecim en s to be tested (703) .................................. 79P rep a ra tio n of a sp ecim en fo r testin g (7 0 4 -7 0 6 ) ................. 80


T e stin g the in te g rity of containm ent andsh ield in g (707) ...................................................................................... 80

T a rg e t fo r the drop te s ts sp ecified inp a ra s 712 , 716 , 719 and 732 (708) ......................................... 80

T e s ts fo r d em onstrating ab ility to w ithstandn o rm al conditions o f tra n sp o rt (7 0 9 -7 1 4 ) ........................... 80

A dditional te s ts fo r Type A packaging designedfo r liquids and g a se s (71 5 -7 1 7 ) ................................................. 82

T e s ts fo r d em on stratin g ab ility to w ithstandaccid en t conditions in tra n sp o rt (7 1 8 -7 2 1 ) ........................ 83

W ater in -le a k a g e .te s t fo r f is s i le m a te r ia lp ackages (7 2 2 -7 2 4 ) .......................................................................... 84

T e s ts fo r in te g rity o f containm ent andshield ing (725) .................................................................................... 84

T E S T S F O R SP E C IA L FO RM RADIOACTIVEM A T E R IA L (7 2 6 -7 3 7 ) .......................................................................... 85G e n e ra l (7 2 6 -7 3 1 ) ................................................................................... 85T e s t m ethods (7 3 2 -7 3 5 ) ....................................................................... 85L each in g a s s e s s m e n t m ethods (7 3 6 -7 3 7 ) ................................ 86

IN SPEC TIO N R E Q U IR EM EN TS TO B E F U L F IL L E D B E F O R E F IR S T SH IPM EN T AND B E F O R E EACH SH IPM EN T O F C ERTA IN T Y P E S OFPA CKA GE (7 3 8 -7 3 9 ) ............................................................................. 87B e fo re f i r s t shipm ent (738) .............................................................. 87B e fo re each shipm ent (739) .............................................................. 87

SECTIO N V III - ADM INISTRATIVE R E Q U IR E M E N T S .............. 88

G E N E R A L (801) ............................................................................................ 88A P P R O V A L O F S P E C IA L FO RM

RAD IO ACTIVE M A TER IA L (8 0 2 -8 0 3 ) ....................................... 88A P P R O V A L O F PACKAGE DESIGNS (8 0 4 -8 1 4 ) ........................ 88

Approval o f Type B(U) package designs (including th o se fo r F i s s i le C la ss I ,C la ss II and C la ss III packages which area lso su b je ct to p aras 810 -8 1 4 ) (8 0 4 -806 ) ........................... 88

A pproval of Type B(M ) package d esigns (including th o se fo r F i s s i le C la ss I,C la ss II and C la ss III packages w hich area lso s u b je c t to p a ra s 8 1 0 -8 1 4 ) (8 0 7 -8 0 9 ) ............................. 89

Approved of F i s s i le C la ss I, C la ss II andC la ss III package designs (8 1 0 -8 1 4 ) ..................................... 90


A P P R O V A L O F SH IPM EN TS (8 1 5 -8 1 8 ) ......................................... 90A P P R O V A L O F TR A N SPO R T B Y SP E C IA L

ARRA N GEM EN T ( 8 1 9 - 8 2 1 ) ................................................................ 91C O M P E T E N T A U TH O RITY C E R T IF IC A T E S

O F A P P R O V A L (8 2 2 -8 2 5 ) ...............................................................92C om petent authority id en tificatio n m a rk s (8 2 2 -8 2 3 ) ......... 92Inform ation req u ired in c e r t if ic a te s (824) .............................. 93V alidation o f c e r t i f ic a te s (825) ...................................................... 95

CO N SIG N O R'S R E S P O N S IB IL IT IE S (8 2 6 -8 3 8 ) ........................... 95C o n s ig n o r 's c e r tif ic a t io n (8 2 7 -8 3 0 ) ............................................ 95P a r t ic u la rs of consignm ent (831) ................................................. 96Inform ation fo r c a r r ie r s (8 3 2 -833 ) .............................................. 96N otification to com petent au th orities (8 3 4 -8 3 7 ) ................... 97P o s s e s s io n of c e r t i f ic a te s (838) ..................................................... 98

Q U A LITY CON TROL IN FA BRIC A TIO N ANDMAINTENANCE O F PACKAGING (839) .................................... 98

A P PEN D IX - SCH ED U LES LISTIN G IN A B B R E V IA T E D FO RM TH E R EQ U IREM EN TS TO B E M ET FO R THE TRA N SPO RT OF S P E C IF IE D T Y P E S OF CONSIGNMENT ............ 99

1. E M P T Y PA C KA G ES ......................................................................... 992 . A R T IC L E S M A N UFA CTU RED FR O M

N ATU RAL OR D E P L E T E D URANIUM ORN ATU RAL THORIUM ....................................................................... 102

3 . SM A LL Q U A N TITIES O F RADIOACTIVEM A T E R IA L S ........................................................................................... 105

4 . IN STRU M EN TS AND A R T IC L E S .............................................. 1085. LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A TE R IA L S (I) ..................... I l l6 . LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A TER IA LS ( I I ) ..................... 1147. L O W -L E V E L SO LID RADIOACTIVE

M A T E R IA L S ........................................................................................... 1178 . M A TE RIA L S IN T Y P E A PA CKA G ES ................................... 1209. M A T E R IA L S IN T Y P E B(U) PA CKA G ES .................... 123

10. M A TE R IA L S IN T Y P E B(M ) PA C KA G ES ....................... 12711. F IS S IL E M A T E R IA L S ..................................................................... 13012. M A TERIA LS TRA N SPO RTED UNDER

S P E C IA L ARRANGEM ENT ......................................................... 133

L IS T O F P A R TIC IP A N TS O F PA N ELS .............................................. 137



S E C T IO N I - IN T R O D U C T IO N

101. T he purpose of th e se R egu latio n s is to e s ta b lish stand ard sof sa fe ty w hich provide an a cce p ta b le le v e l of co n tro l of the rad iatio n hazard s to p e rso n s , p ro p erty and the environm ent that a re a s s o c i ated with the tra n sp o rt of rad io activ e m a te r ia l.

102. T h e se R egu latio n s sh a ll apply to the tra n sp o rt by land, w atero r a ir , including tra n sp o rt on own accou nt, of rad io activ e m a te r ia lo th er than that which i s an in te g ra l p art of the m eans of tra n sp o rt.

103. T ra n sp o rt sh a ll be deem ed to include any op eration in c idental to the whole co u rse of c a r r ia g e , such as loading, unloading and s to ra g e in tr a n s it . T he te rm includes both n o rm al tra n sp o rt and that under accid en t cond itions.

E E ] T h e se R eg u latio n s do not apply w ithin e sta b lish m e n ts w herethe rad io activ e m a te r ia l is produced, used o r s to red , o th er than in the co u rse of tra n sp o rt, and in re s p e c t of which o th er app rop riate sa fe ty reg u la tio n s a re in fo rc e .

105. In the tra n sp o rt of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls , any o th er h azard ous c h a r a c te r is t ic s of th e se m a te r ia ls such a s e x p lo s iv e n e ss , in flam m ab ility , p y ro p h o ric ity , ch e m ica l to x ic ity , and c o r ro s iv e n e s s m u st be taken into accou nt in such a m anner as to be in com pliance with the re lev an t tra n sp o rt reg u la tion s fo r dangerous goods of each of the co u n tries through o r into which the m a te r ia ls w ill be t r a n s ported , as w ell as in com p lian ce with th e se R eg u latio n s.

106. In c e r ta in p arts of th e se R eg u la tio n s, a p a r t ic u la r actionis re q u ired , but the re sp o n s ib ility fo r ca rry in g out the action is not s p e c if ic a lly assig n ed to any p a r t ic u la r p erso n . Such re sp o n sib ility m ay v ary accord in g to the law s and cu stom s of d ifferen t co u n tries and the in tern a tio n a l conventions into which th e se co u n trie s have en tered . F o r the purpose of th e se R eg u la tio n s, it is not n e c e s s a ry to m ake th is ass ig n m en t, but only to identify the actio n i ts e l f . It rem ain s the p re ro g a tiv e of each G overnm ent to a ss ig n th is re s p o n s ib ility .

P U R P O S E AND S C O P E

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2 SECTIO N I

107. A consignm ent of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls w hich does not s a tis fy a ll the ap p licab le re q u irem en ts of th e se R egu latio n s m ust be made only under sp e c ia l arran g em en t which re q u ire s m u ltila te ra l approval. T he s p e c ia l a rran g em en ts sh a ll be adequate to en su re that the o v e ra ll le v e l of sa fe ty in tra n sp o rt is at le a s t equivalent to that which would be provided i f a ll the ap p licab le req u irem en ts of the R egu latio n s had been m et.

108. T he tra n sp o rt of exp losive rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be p erm itted only under sp e c ia l arran g em en t.

D EFIN ITIO N S FO R TH E P U R P O SE O F TH E SE REGU LA TIO N S

A j and A2

109. Ai s h a llm e a n th e m axim um a ctiv ity of sp e c ia l fo rm rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia l p erm itted in a Type A package. A2 sh a ll m ean the m axim um a ctiv ity of rad io activ e m a te r ia l, o th er than s p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l, p erm itted in a Type A pack age. T h e se values a r e e ith e r lis te d in T ab le VII o r m ay be d erived in acco rd an ce with the p ro ced u re d escrib e d in S ectio n IV , p aras 4 0 4 -4 1 1 .

.faxiw able num ber of p ackages

110. A llow able nu m ber1 of packages sh a ll m ean the m axim um num ber of F i s s i l e C la s s II o r III p ackages w hich m ay be grouped to g eth e r in one p lace during tra n sp o rt o r tra n sit s to ra g e .

C a r r ie r

111. C a r r ie r sh a ll m ean any o rgan ization 01 p riv ate individual undertaking the conveyance of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls by any m eans of tra n sp o rt. T he te rm inclu des both c a r r ie r s fo r h ire o r rew ard (known as com m on o r co n tra c t c a r r ie r s in som e co u n tries) and c a r r i e r s on own accou nt (known as p riv a te c a r r ie r s in som e co u n trie s).

1 When the group is made up o f packages o f different designs, the maximum number of packages shall be such that the following formula is satisfied:

ni no ^3— + — + — + . . . shall not exceed 1 . In this formula n ,, n„, n . . .N, N2 N3 1 2 3are the numbers o f packages for which the corresponding allowable numbers are HjI . . . respectively.


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C om petent authority

112. C om petent au thority sh a ll m ean any n ational o r in tern atio n al authority d esignated o r o th erw ise recogn ized as such fo r any p u rpose in conn ection with th e se R egu latio n s.

C onsignm ent

113. C onsignm ent sh a ll m ean any package o r packages o r load of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls p re sen ted by a con sig n or fo r tra n sp o rt.

C onsignor

114. C onsignor sh a ll m ean any p erso n who p re se n ts a con sig n m ent of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls fo r tra n sp o rt, and who is nam ed as co n sig n o r in the tra n sp o rt docum ents. T he te rm "p e rs o n " inclu des individ uals, organ ization s and gov ern m en ts.

Containm ent sy stem

115. Containm ent sy stem sh a ll m ean the com ponents of the packaging sp ecified by the d esig n er as intended to re ta in the rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia l during tra n sp o rt.

D esign

116. D esign sh a ll m ean the d escrip tio n of sp e c ia l fo rm m a te r ia l, p ackage, o r packaging which en ables such item s to be fu lly identified . T he d escrip tio n m ay include s p e c ific a tio n s , engineerin g d raw ings, re p o rts d em onstrating com p lian ce with re g u la to ry re q u ire m e n ts , and o th er re lev an t docum entation.

F i s s i l e m a te r ia l

117. F i s s i l e m a te r ia l sh a ll m ean p lu to n iu m -238, p lu to n iu m -239, p lu to n iu m -241, u ra n iu m -233, u ra n iu m -235 , o r any m a te r ia l contain in g any of the fo reg o in g . U n irrad ia ted n a tu ra l and depleted uranium do not com e under th is d efinition.

F re ig h t co n ta in er

118. F re ig h t co n ta in er sh a ll m ean an a r t ic le of tra n sp o rt equipm ent designed to fa c ili ta te the c a r r ia g e of goods by one o r m o re m odes of tra n sp o rt without in te rm e d ia te re lo ad in g . S m a ll fre ig h t


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co n ta in e rs a re th o se w hich have e ith e r any o v e ra ll ou ter d im ension l e s s than 1. 5 m , o r an in te rn a l volum e of not m o re than 3. 0 m 3 .A ll o th er fre ig h t co n ta in e rs a re co n sid ered to be la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e rs . E a c h fre ig h t co n ta in er sh a ll m eet the follow ing r e q u irem en ts :

(a) It sh a ll be of a p erm anent en clo sed c h a r a c te r and rig id and stro n g enough fo r rep eated u se .

(b) It sh a ll be fitted with d ev ices fa c ilita tin g its handling, p a r t i c u la r ly in tr a n s fe r fro m one mode of tra n sp o rt to another.

F u ll load

1119.~1 F u ll load sh a ll m ean any load:

(a) F ro m a sin g le con sig n or having the so le u se of a v e h ic le , of a la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e r , o r of an a ir c r a f t , o r of a hold o r co m p artm en t o f an inland w aterw ay c r a f t , o r of a hold, of a com partm ent o r of a deck a r e a of a seagoing v e s s e l ; and

H b T jln re s p e c t of w hich a ll in it ia l , in te rm e d ia te and fin a l loading and unloading is c a r r ie d out by the con sig n or o r co n sig n ee , su b je c t to the re q u irem en ts of p a ra s 1 4 6 -1 4 8 .

L o w -le v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l

120. L o w -le v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l (L L S) sh a ll m ean anyo f the follow ing:

(a) So lid s (e .g . consolid ated w a ste s , activ ated m a te r ia ls ) in which:

(i) the a ctiv ity under n o rm al tra n sp o rt conditions i s , and r e m a in s , d istrib u ted throughout a so lid o r a co lle c tio n of so lid o b je c ts , o r i s , and re m a in s , u n iform ly d istrib u ted in a so lid com p act binding agent (such as c o n c re te , b itum en, c e r a m ic ) , and(ii) the activ ity i s , and re m a in s , in so lu ble so th at, even under lo s s of packaging, the lo s s of rad io activ e m a te r ia l p e r p ackage resu ltin g fro m the e ffe c ts of wind, ra in , e t c . , and fro m to ta l im m e rs io n in w ater is lim ited to l e s s than 0. 1 A2 in a p eriod of one w eek, and(iii) th e estim ated a c tiv ity averaged throughout the ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l does not exceed 2 X 1 0 '3 A%jg.


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(b) O b jec ts of n o n -rad io activ e m a te r ia l contam inated with rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia l, p ro vid ed th at the ra d io a c tiv e contam in ation is in a n o n -re ad ily d isp e rs ib le fo rm and the le v e l of contam in ation averaged o v er 1 m2 (or the a r e a of the su r fa ce if th is is le s s than 1 m2 ) does not exceed

20 /uCi/cm2 fo r beta and gam m a e m itte rs and the low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs ind icated in T ab le X I

2 /uCi/cm2 fo r o th er alpha e m itte r s .

Low s p e c if ic activ ity m a te r ia l

121. Low s p e c ific activ ity m a te r ia l (LSA) sh a ll m ean any of the follow ing:

(a) U ranium o r thoriu m o re s and p h y sica l o r ch e m ica l co n cen tr a te s of th o se o re s .

(b) U n irrad ia ted n atu ra l o r depleted u raniu m o r u n irrad ia ted n a tu ra l thoriu m .

(c) T r itiu m oxide in aqueous so lu tio n s, provided the con cen tra t io n does not exceed 10 C i/ litre .

(d) M a te r ia ls in which the a c tiv ity , under n o rm al tra n sp o rt cond itions, i s , and re m a in s , u n iform ly d istrib u ted and in which the av erag e e stim ated sp e c ific a ctiv ity does not exceed 10‘4 A 2/g.

(e) M a te r ia ls in w hich the a ctiv ity is u n ifo rm ly d istribu ted and w hich, if reduced to the m inim um volum e under conditions lik e ly to be encou ntered in tra n sp o rt , such as d isso lu tion in w ater with subsequent r e c ry s ta lliz a tio n , p re c ip ita tio n , evaporation , com bu stion , a b ra s io n , e t c . , would have an a v erag e e stim ated sp e c ific ac tiv ity of no m o re than 10"4 A2/g.

(f) O b jec ts of n o n -rad io activ e m a te r ia l contam inated with rad io ac tiv e m a te r ia l, provided the non -fixed su rfa ce contam in ation does not exceed ten tim e s the valu es g iven in T a b le X I and the contam inated o b je c t o r th e contam in ation on th e o b je c t, i f red uced to the m inim um volum e under conditions lik e ly to be encou ntered in tra n sp o rt, such as d isso lu tion in w ater with subsequent re c ry s ta lliz a t io n , p re c ip ita tio n , evap oration , com bu stion , a b ra s io n , e t c . , would have an a v e ra g e e stim ated s p e c if ic a ctiv ity of no m o re than 10"4 A 2/g.

(g) O b je c ts of n o n -rad io activ e m a te r ia l contam inated with ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l, provided that the rad io activ e contam in ation is in a n o n -re ad ily d is p e rs ib le fo rm and th e le v e l of contam ination averaged o v er 1 m 2 (o r the a r e a o f the su r fa c e i f th is is le s s than 1 m2 )does not exceed


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1 /nCi/cm2 fo r beta and gam m a e m itte rs and the low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs indicated in T a b le X I; ■0 .1 /uCi/cm2 fo r o th er alpha e m itte r s .

M axim um n o rm al op erating p re s s u re

122. M axim um n o rm al operating p re s s u re sh a ll m ean the m a x imum p re s s u re above a tm o sp h eric p re s s u re at m ean s e a - le v e l that would develop in the containm ent sy stem in a p eriod of one y e a r u n d er the conditions of te m p e ra tu re and s o la r rad iatio n corresp ond ing to environm ental conditions o f tra n sp o rt in the ab sen ce of venting, e x te rn a l cooling by an a n c illa ry sy stem o r o p eratio n al co n tro ls during tra n sp o rt.

M u ltila te ra l approval

123. M u ltila te ra l approval sh a ll m ean approval by both the r e le vant com petent authority of the country of o r ig in and of each country through o r in to 2 which the consignm ent is to be tran sp o rted .

N on-fixed rad io activ e contam ination

124. N on-fixed rad io activ e contam ination sh a ll m ean con tam in atio n that can be rem oved fro m a s u rfa ce by wiping with a dry s m e a r .

P ack ag e

125. P a ck ag e sh a ll m ean the packaging to g eth e r with its rad io a c tiv e contents a s p resen ted fo r tra n sp o rt.

F12671 Type A package sh a ll m ean a Type A packaging to g eth er with its lim ited rad io activ e con ten ts. A Type A p ackage, s in ce its contents a r e lim ited to A j o r A2 , does not re q u ire com petent au th o rity approval.

127. Type B(U ) package sh a ll m ean a Type B packaging, to g eth erw ith its rad io activ e co n ten ts, w hich, s in ce it is designed in a c c o rd ance with sp e cifie d d esign and containm ent c r i t e r ia , re q u ire s unila te r a l approval only of the package d esign and of any stow age p ro v is io n s th at m ay be n e c e s s a ry fo r heat d issip atio n .

2 T he term "through or into" specifically excludes "ov er"; i . e . the approval and notification requirements would not apply to a country over which radioactive m aterials are carried in a ircraft, provided that there is no scheduled stop in that country.


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128. Type B(M ) package sh a ll m ean a Type B packaging , to g eth er with its rad io activ e co n ten ts, w hich, s in ce its d esign fa ils to m eet one o r m o re of the s p e c if ic additional design c r i t e r ia fo r Type B(U) p ackages (se e Sectio n II, p aras 2 3 4 -2 4 1 ) , re q u ire s m u ltila te ra l app ro v al of the package d esign and, in c e r ta in c irc u m s ta n c e s , of the conditions of shipm ent.

Packaging

129. P ack ag in g sh a ll m ean the a ssem b ly of com ponents n e c e s s a ry to en su re com p lian ce with the packaging re q u irem en ts of th e se R eg u la tio n s . It m ay, in p a r t ic u la r , co n s is t of one o r m o re r e c e p ta c le s , ab so rb en t m a te r ia ls , spacing s tru c tu r e s , rad ia tio n shielding and d ev ices fo r coo lin g , fo r ab sorbing m e ch a n ica l sh ock s and fo r th e rm a l in su lation . T h e se d ev ices m ay include the v e h ic le with tie-d ow n sy stem when th e se a re intended to fo rm an in te g ra l p arto f the packaging.

130. Type A packaging sh a ll m ean a packaging that is designed to w ithstand the n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt as d em onstrated by the re te n tio n of the in te g rity of containm ent and sh ield in g , to the extent req u ired by th e se R eg u la tio n s, a f te r the te s ts sp ecified in S ectio n V II, p a ra s 7 0 9 -7 1 7 , as ap p rop riate .

131. Type B packaging sh a ll m ean a packaging that is designed to w ithstand the dam aging e ffe c ts of a tra n sp o rt accid en t a s dem onstra te d by the re ten tio n of the in te g rity o f containm ent and sh ield ing , to the extent req u ired by th e se R egulations,, a f te r the te s ts sp ecified in S e ctio n V II, p a ra s 7 0 9 -7 2 1 , as ap p rop riate .

R ad ia tio n le v e l

132. T h e rad ia tio n le v e l sh a ll m ean the corresp o n d in g rad ia tio n d ose-eq u iv alen t ra te e x p re sse d in m ill ire m p e r hour. R ad iation le v e ls m ay be d eterm ined by ap p rop riate in stru m en ts to g eth er with any n e c e s s a ry co n v ersio n ta b le s , o r by ca lcu la tio n . M easu red o r ca lcu la ted neutron flux d en sities m ay be converted into rad ia tio n le v e ls by using the data provided in T ab le I.

R ad io activ e contents

133. R ad io activ e contents sh a ll m ean the rad io activ e m a te r ia l to g eth e r with any contam inated s o lid s , liquids and g a se s w ithin the package.


8 SECTIO N I

T A B L E I. NEUTRON F L U X D E N SITIE S TO B E R EG A R D ED AS E Q U IV A LEN T TO A RADIATION L E V E L O F 1 m rem /h

Energy o f neutronFlux density equivalent to 1 mrem/h

(n/cm 2 • s)

Therm al 268

5 keV 228

20 keV 112

100 keV 32

500 keV 12

1 MeV 7 .2

5 MeV 7 .2

10 MeV 6 .8

Note: Flux densities equivalent for energies between those listed above should be obtained by interpolation.

R ad io activ e m a te r ia l

134. R ad io activ e m a te r ia l sh a ll m ean any m a te r ia l having asp e c if ic a ctiv ity g re a te r than 0. 002 /nCi/g.

S p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l

H D S p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l sh a ll m ean e ith e r anin d isp e rs ib le so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l o r a sea le d cap su le contain ing rad io activ e m a te r ia l. The sea led cap su le sh a ll be so cons tru c te d that it can be opened only by d estroyin g the cap su le . S p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l sh a ll m eet the follow ing req u irem en ts :

(a) It sh a ll have at le a s t one d im ension not le s s than 5 m m(b) It sh a ll com ply with the re lev an t te s t re q u irem en ts sp ecified

in S e c tio n V II, p a ra s 7 2 6 -7 3 7 .

T he sp e c ia l fo rm concept p e rm its the in c lu sio n of a g re a te r activ ity in a Type A package.

S p e c if ic activ ity

136. T he s p e c if ic activ ity of a rad ionuclide sh a ll m ean the a c tiv ity of the rad ionu clid e p e r unit m a s s of that nu clid e. The


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s p e c if ic activ ity of a m a te r ia l in which the rad ion u clid es a re e s s e n t ia lly u n ifo rm ly d istrib u ted i s the activ ity p e r unit m a ss of the m a te r ia l.

T ra n sp o rt index

137. T ra n sp o rt index fo r a package sh a ll m ean:

(a) T he num ber e x p ress in g the m axim um rad ia tio n le v e l in m ill ire m p e r hour at 1 m fro m the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the p ackage; o r

(b) F o r F i s s i l e C la s s II and C la s s III p a ck a g e s , the la r g e r of the follow ing nu m bers:

the num ber e x p ress in g the m axim um rad ia tio n le v e l under(a) above; the num ber obtained by dividing 50 by the a llow ab le num ber of such p ackages.

r 138 !~1 T ra n sp o rt index of a fre ig h t co n ta in er sh a ll m ean the sumof the tra n sp o rt in d ices of a l l p ackages w ithin the fre ig h t co n ta in er [ s e e , how ever, S ectio n V , p a ra . 532 (a)]. In the c a s e o f fu ll lo ad s, the num ber e x p ressin g the m axim um rad ia tio n le v e l in m ill ire m p er hour a t 1 m fro m the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the fre ig h t co n ta in er may be used as an a lte rn a tiv e , pro v id ed th at, fo r fre ig h t co n ta in e rs con tain ing F i s s i l e C la s s II p a ck ag es, the tra n sp o rt index sh a ll be the la r g e r of th e se two a lte rn a tiv e nu m bers. F o r fre ig h t co n ta in ers contain ing F i s s i l e C la s s III p a ck ag es , the tra n sp o rt index sh a ll be 50 in a l l c a s e s .

139. 1 T ra n s p o rt index fo r low sp e c ific a c tiv ity m a te r ia l o r lowle v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l tran sp o rted as a fu ll load , o r t r a n s ported by land o r se a in a com pact s ta ck , o r s to red in a com pact s ta ck sh a ll m ean the num ber e x p ress in g the m axim um rad ia tio n lev e l at any point 1 m fro m the e x te rn a l s u rfa ce of the load m ultip lied by the value in T a b le II ap p rop riate to the c r o s s -s e c t io n a l a re a of the load. F o r uranium and thoriu m o re s and c o n c e n tra te s , in the a b se n ce of a ctu a l m e asu re m e n ts o r ca lcu la tio n s , the m ax im u m , ra d ia tio n le v e l at any point 1 m fro m the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the load m ay be taken a s :

40 m rem /h fo r o re s and p h y sica l co n cen tra tes of uranium ;10 m rem /h fo r o r e s and p h y sica l co n cen tra tes o f thoriu m ;

2 m rem /h fo r c h e m ica l co n cen tra tes of u raniu m and th o riu m .


1 o SECTIO N I

T A B L E II . M U L TIP L IC A TIO N FA C TO R S

Size o f full load Multiplication factor

Measurement

(cross-sectional area measurements o f the load perpendicular .to the direction o f interest)

1 m2 and less 1

> 1 m? to 5 m2 3

> 5 m z to 20 m2 6

> 20 m 2 to 100 m2 19

By multiplying the radiation lev el in mrem/h at 1 m etre from the surface o f the load or stack o f packages by the m ultiplication factor in the above tab le , the number of the transport index may be obtained for a full load or a com pact stack o f packages of:(a ) uranium or thorium ores and physical or ch em ical concentrates o f these ores, or(b) unirradiated natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural thorium.

140. T h e num ber e x p re ss in g the tra n sp o rt index sh a ll be rounded up to th e f i r s t d ecim al p la ce .

U n co m p ressed gas

141. U n co m p ressed gas sh a ll m ean gas at a p re s s u re not ex ceed ing am bient a tm o sp h eric p re s s u re at the tim e the containm ent sy s te m is c lo sed .

U n ila te ra l approval

142. U n ila te ra l approval sh a ll m ean approval by the com petent au thority of the cou ntry o f o r ig in only.

U n irrad ia te d uranium

143. U n irrad ia ted uranium sh a ll m ean uranium containing not m o re than 10’ 6 g plutonium p e r g u ran iu m -235 and a fis s io n product activ ity of not m o re than 0. 25 m C i of f is s io n products p er g u ra n iu m -2 3 5.QU ranium — n atu ra l, d ep leted, en rich ed

144. N atu ral u raniu m sh a ll m ean ch e m ica lly sep ara ted uranium with the n atu ra lly o ccu rrin g d istrib u tio n of u raniu m iso to p es (app ro x im ate ly 99 . 28% u ra n iu m -2 3 8 , 0. 72% u ra n iu m -2 3 5 ). D epleted


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uranium sh a ll m ean uranium containing le s s than 0. 72% u ra n iu m -2 3 5 , with the re m a in d er being u ra n iu m -238. E n rich ed uranium sh a ll m ean u raniu m containing m o re than 0. 72% u ra n iu m -2 3 5, with the re m ain d er being u ra n iu m -238. In a ll c a s e s , a v e ry sm a ll amount o f u ra n iu m -234 i s p re se n t.

V eh ic le

145. V eh ic le sh a ll m ean a road v e h ic le (including an a rticu la te d v e h ic le , i . e. a t r a c t o r and s e m i- t r a i le r com bination) o r ra ilro a d c a r o r ra ilw ay wagon. A t r a i l e r sh a ll be con sid ered as a sep a ra te v e h ic le .

LIM ITA TIO N O F E X P O SU R E O F PERSO N S TO RADIATION

146. The rad ia tio n exp o su re of tra n sp o rt and s to ra g e p erso n n el s h a ll be so con tro lled that none o f them is lik e ly to re c e iv e a rad ia tio n dose in e x c e s s o f that p erm itted fo r m em b ers of the p u blic . In sp e c ia l c a s e s , a rran g em en ts m ay be m ade with the com petent authority fo r ra d io lo g ica l co n tro l to have such p erso n n el c la s s if ie d as rad ia tio n w o rk ers and to com ply with the n e c e s s a ry p ro v is io n s .

147. T h e re le v a n t com petent authority sh a ll a rra n g e fo r p eriod ic a s s e s s m e n ts to be c a r r ie d out to en su re that the dose lim ita tio n s fo r the v ario u s c a te g o r ie s of p erso n se t down in the B a s ic Safety Stand ard s fo r R ad ia tio n P ro te c tio n of the In tern a tio n a l A tom ic E n erg y A gency a re not being exceed ed . Radiation su rv ey s sh a ll a lso be u n d ertaken when th e re is re a so n to suppose that th e se le v e ls a re being approached.

148. A ll re le v a n t tra n sp o rt and sto rag e p e rso n n e l sh a ll re c e iv e such in stru ctio n s as a r e n e c e s s a ry concern ing the hazard s involved and the p recau tio n s to be o b serv ed .M l AG E N E R A L A CCID EN T PROVISION S

149. In the event of a cc id en ts during the tra n sp o rt of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l, em erg en cy provision s3 , a s estab lish ed by re lev an t n ational and/or in te rn a tio n a l o rg an iza tio n s, sh a ll be ob served in o rd e r to p ro te c t human health and the environm ent.E H

3 Appropriate guidelines for such provisions are contained in Advisory M aterial for the Application of the IAEA Transport Regulations, Safety Series No. 37, IAEA, Vienna (1973).


S E C T IO N - 11,-r--PA CK A G IN G . AND P A C K A G E D E SIG N R E Q U IR E M E N T S

G E N E RA L DESIGN R E Q U IR EM EN TS F O R A L L PACKAGINGS AND PACKAGES

201 . The packaging sh a ll be so designed that the package can be e a s ily handled and can be p ro p erly secu re d in o r on the con v eyan ce during tra n sp o rt.

202. A package o f g ro ss weight 10 kg o r m o re and up to 50 kgsh a ll be provided with m eans fo r m anual handling.

203 . A package of g ro ss weight in e x c e s s of 50 kg sh a ll be sodesigned a s to enable sa fe handling to be done by m e ch an ica l m ean s.

204 . T he d esign sh a ll be such that any liftin g attach m en ts on the p ackage, when used in the intended m an n er, do not im p ose u n safe s t r e s s e s on the s tru c tu re of the p ackage; a s s e s s m e n t sh a ll take accou nt of ap p rop riate sa fe ty fa c to rs to co v er 'sn a tch ' lifitin g .

205 . A ttach m en ts and any o th er fe a tu re s on the ou ter su r fa ce of the packaging w hich could be used to l if t the p ackages sh a ll be r e m ovable o r o th erw ise ren d ered in op erab le fo r tra n sp o rt o r sh a ll be designed to support the weight o f the package in acco rd a n ce with the re q u irem en ts of p a r a .204.

206 . T he o u ter la y e r of packaging sh a ll be so designed as to avoid , as fa r as p ra c t ic a b le , the co lle c tio n and the re ten tio n of w ater.

207 . T h e e x te rn a l s u r fa c e s of packaging sh a ll, a s fa r a s p r a c t i c a b le , be so designed and fin ished that they m ay be e a s ily decontam in ated .

208 . Any fe a tu re s added to the package at the tim e o f tra n sp o rt w hich a re not p a rt of the package sh a ll not red u ce the sa fe ty of the p ackage.

[A D D ITIO N A L R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R STRONG IN D U STRIA L[ p a c k a g e s

[ 2 0 9 .) S trong in d u str ia l p ackages sh a ll m eet the package p e r fo rm a n ce te s t s sp e cifie d in volum e 4 of the UN "T ra n s p o rt of D angerous G o o d s", 1970 edition , ST/EC A /81/R ev. 2, E/CN2/ CO N F. 5/10/Rev. 2.

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ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R T Y P E A PACKAGES

210 . T he s m a lle s t o v e ra ll e x te rn a l d im ension of the packagingsh a ll not be le s s than 10 cm .

211. The outside of ev ery package sh a ll in co rp o ra te a fea tu resuch a s a s e a l , w hich is not read ily b rea k a b le and w hich, while in ta c t, w ill be evidence that the package has not b een opened.

212 . A s fa r as p ra c t ic a b le , packaging sh a ll be designed so that th e e x te rn a l su fa ces a re fr e e fro m protruding fe a tu re s .

213. T he d esign of the packaging sh a ll take into accou nt the v a r ia tio n s in te m p e ra tu re to which the packaging m ay be su b jected during tra n sp o rt and s to ra g e . In th is re s p e c t , -40°C and 70°C sh a ll be co n sid ered as s a tis fa c to ry l im its to be used in the s e le c tio n of the m a te r ia ls ; sp e c ia l atten tion , h ow ever, m ust be g iven to b r it t le fra c tu re o v er th is te m p e ra tu re ran ge.

214 . The d esign , fa b r ic a tio n and m anu factu ring tech n iqu es fo r w elded, b ra z ed , o r o th er fu sion jo in ts sh a ll be in acco rd a n ce with national o r in te rn a tio n a l stand ard s or with stand ard s accep tab leto the com petent au thority .

215. T h e package sh a ll be cap ab le of w ithstanding the e ffe c ts of any a c c e le ra tio n , v ib ra tio n o r v ib ra tio n re so n a n ce w hich m ay a r is e during n o rm al tra n sp o rt without any d e te rio ra tio n in the e ffe c tiv e n e s s of the c lo sin g d ev ices on the v ario u s re c e p ta c le s o r in the in te g rity of the package a s a w hole. In p a r t ic u la r , nu ts, b o lts and o th er secu rin g d ev ices sh a ll be so designed as to prevent them fro m becom ing lo o se o r being re le a s e d un in tentionally , even a fte r rep eated u se .

216. T h e d esign sh a ll include a containm ent sy stem se cu re ly c lo sed by a p o sitiv e fasten in g d evice w hich cannot be opened un in tentionally o r by a p re s s u re w hich m ay a r is e w ithin the package.

217 . S p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l m ay be co n sid ered as a com ponent of the containm ent sy stem .

218 . j I f the o u ter com ponent of a containm ent sy stem fo rm s as e p a ra te unit of the packaging, i t s h a l lb e cap able of being s e c u re ly c lo sed by a p o sitiv e fasten in g d evice w hich is independent of any o th er p art of the packaging.

219 . T he m a te r ia ls of the packaging and any com ponents o r s tru c tu re s sh a ll be p h y sica lly and ch e m ica lly com p atib le with each o th er and with the package con ten ts; accou nt sh a ll be taken o f th e ir b eh av io u r under irra d ia tio n .


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220 . T h e d esign of any com ponent of the containm ent sy stem s h a ll take into accou n t, w here ap p licab le , the rad io ly tic decom pos itio n o f liquid s and o th er vu ln erab le m a te r ia ls and the g en eratio n of gas by c h e m ica l re a c tio n and ra d io ly s is .

221 . T he containm ent sy stem sh a ll re ta in its rad io activ e contents under the red u ction of am bient p re s s u re to 0. 25 kg/cm 2.

2 22 . A ll v a lv e s , o th er than p re s s u re r e l ie f v a lv e s , through w hich the ra d io a ctiv e contents could o th erw ise escap e sh a ll be p ro te c te d again st unauthorized op eration and sh a ll be provided with an e n c lo su re to re ta in any leakage fro m the v a lv e .

223 . A rad ia tio n sh ield which e n c lo se s a com ponent of the p ack aging sp ecified as a p art of the containm ent sy stem sh a ll be so designed a s to prevent the unintentional r e le a s e of that com ponent fro m the sh ie ld . W here the rad ia tio n sh ield and su ch com ponent w ithin it fo rm a s e p a ra te un it, the rad iatio n sh ield sh a ll be capable of being se c u re ly c lo sed by a p o sitiv e fasten ing d evice which is independentof any o th er packaging s tru c tu re .

224 . Any tie-d ow n attach m en ts on the package sh a ll be so designed th a t, under both n orm al and accid en t cond itions, the fo rc e s in th o se a ttach m en ts sh a ll not im p a ir the a b ility o f the package to m eet th e re q u irem en ts of the R eg u la tio n s.

225. Type A packaging sh a ll be so designed th a t, if i t w ere su bje c te d to the te s ts sp ecified in S ectio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 , it would p rev en t:

(a) lo s s o r d isp e rsa l of the rad io activ e co n ten ts, and(b) any in c r e a s e of the m axim um rad ia tio n le v e l re co rd e d o r

ca lcu la ted at the e x te rn a l s u rfa ce fo r the condition b e fo re the te s t .

Type A packaging designed fo r liquids s h a ll, in addition, equate to m eet the conditions p re s c r ib e d in p a ra . 225 if

th e package is su b jected to the te s ts sp ecified in S e ctio n V II, p a ra s 7 1 5 -7 1 7 . H ow ever, th e se te s ts a re not req u ired when enough ab- \ so rb e n t m a te r ia l to a b so rb tw ice th e volum e of the liquid contents i s w ithin th e containm ent and:

(a) T he ab so rb en t m a te r ia l is w ithin the rad ia tio n sh ield ; or(b) The ab so rb en t m a te r ia l is outside the rad ia tio n sh ield ,

provided that it can be shown that i f the liquid contents w ere taken up by the ab so rb en t m a te r ia l the re su lta n t rad ia tio n le v e l at the s u r fa c e of the package would not exceed 200 m rem /h.


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227. Type A packaging designed for co m p re sse d o r u n com p ressed g a se s sh a ll, in addition, prevent lo s s o r d is p e rs a l of the rad io activ e contents i f the packaging is su b jected to the te s ts sp e cifie d in S ectio n V II, p a ra s 7 1 5 -7 1 7 . P a ck a g es designed fo r tr itiu m and a rg o n -3 7 , in g aseo u s fo rm and in a c tiv it ie s up to 200 C i, sh a ll be exem pted fro m th is re q u irem en t.

BA SIC ADDITION AL R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R T Y P E B(U ) PACKAGES

I 228 . J Type B(U ) p ackages sh a ll be designed to m eet a l l the add ition al re q u irem en ts sp ecified fo r Type A p ack ag es.

I 229./ T he packaging sh a ll be so designed th at i f it w ere su b jected to the te s ts in S e ctio n V II, p a ra s 7 1 8 -7 2 1 , it would re ta in su ffic ie n t rad ia tio n sh ield ing to en su re that the rad ia tio n le v e l at 1 m fro m the su r fa ce of the package would not exceed 1 rem /h had the package contained su ffic ie n t ir id iu m -1 9 2 to produce a rad ia tio n le v e l of 10 m rem /h a t 1 m fro m the su rfa ce b e fo re the t e s ts . W here the u se of th e packaging is to be r e s tr ic te d to a p a r t ic u la r rad ion u clid e, that rad ionuclid e m ay be used as the re fe re n c e so u rce in p lace of ir id iu m -1 9 2 . In addition, if the packaging is to be used fo r neutron e m it te r s , an ap p rop riate neutron r e fe r e n c e so u rce should a lso be used .

[ 230~.j A Type B(U ) package sh a ll be so designed th at, i f it w ere su b jected to the te s ts r e fe r r e d to below , it would:

(a) with re g a rd to the te s ts sp ecified in Sectio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 , r e s t r i c t the lo s s of rad io activ e contents to not m o re than A 2 X 10‘ 6 p er hour;

(b) with re g ard to the te s ts sp e cifie d in Sectio n V II, p aras 7 1 8 -7 2 1 , r e s t r i c t the accum ulated lo s s of rad io activ e contents to not m o re than A 2 X 1 0 '3 in a period of one w eek.

F o r (a) above, the evaluation sh a ll take into account the e x te rn a l contam in ation lim ita tio n s of Sectio n V , p a r a .502 , and, fo r both(a), and (b) above, the A 2 valu es fo r noble g a se s sh a ll be th o se fo r the u n co m p ressed s ta te .

2 3 1 j Type B(U ) p ackages sh a ll be so d esigned, co n stru cted ,■~arfid p rep ared fo r shipm ent th at, under the am bient conditions sp e

cified in p a r a .232 , they sh a ll s a tis fy the conditions in (a) and(b) below .

(a) H eat gen erated w ithin the package by the rad io activ e contents w ill not, under n o rm al conditions encou ntered in tra n sp o rt (as d em onstrated by the te s ts in Sectio n V II), a d v e rse ly a ffect


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th e package in such a way that i t w ill fa i l to m eet the ap p licab le re q u irem en ts fo r containm ent and shield ing i f le ft unattended fo r a p eriod of one w eek. P a r t ic u la r atten tion sh a ll be paid to the e ffe c ts of h eat which m ay:

(i) a l te r the a rran g em en t, the g e o m e tr ica l fo rm o r the ph y sic a l s ta te of the rad io activ e contents o r , i f the m a te r ia l is enc lo sed in a can o r re c e p ta c le (for exam p le , c lad fu el e le m e n ts), cau se the can , re c e p ta c le o r m a te r ia l to 'm elt;(ii) le s s e n the e ffic ie n cy of the packaging through d iffe ren t ia l th e rm a l expansion o r cra ck in g o r m elting of the ra d iation sh ielding m a te r ia l;(iii) in com bination with m o is tu re , a c c e le r a te co rro s io n .

(b) T he te m p e ra tu re of the a c c e s s ib le s u r fa c e s of a Type B(U) package sh a ll not exceed 50°C in the shade u n less the package is tran sp o rte d as a fu ll load ,

232 . In applying p a r a .231 above, the follow ing conditions sh a ll b e assu m ed :

(a) am bient te m p e ra tu re 38°C;(b) in so la tio n d ata acco rd in g to T a b le III.

233 . P ackag in g which inclu des th e rm a l p ro te ctio n fo r the p u rpose of sa tisfy in g the req u irem en ts of the th e rm a l te s t sp ecified in S e c tio n V II, p a r a .7 20 , sh a ll be so designed that such p ro tectio n

T A B L E III . INSOLATION DATA

Form and location o f surface

Insolation in gcal/cm 2 for 12 hours per day

Flat surfaces transportedhorizontally:

— base none

- other surfaces 800

Flat surfaces not transported horizontally;

— each surface 2003

Curved surfaces 400a

a Alternatively, a sine function may be used, adopting an absorption coefficien t and neglecting the effects of possible reflection from neighbouring o b jects .


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w ill re m a in e ffe c tiv e i f the packaging is su b jected to the te s ts sp ecified in Sectio n V II, p a ra s 7 0 9 -7 1 4 and 719 . Any such p ro tectio n on the e x te r io r o f the package sh a ll not be ren d ered in e ffe c tiv e by conditions com m only encou ntered in n o rm al handling o r in accid en ts and not sim u lated in the te s ts r e fe r r e d to above, e . g . by ripping, cu ttin g , skidding, a b ra s io n o r rough handling.

S P E C IF IC ADDITION AL R E Q U IR EM EN TS F O R T Y P E B(U ) PACKAGES

234 . C om pliance with the p erm itted a ctiv ity r e le a s e lim its sh a ll depend n e ith er upon f i l t e r s nor upon a m e ch a n ica l cooling sy s te m .

235 . A package sh a ll not in co rp o ra te a fe a tu re w hich is intended to allow continuous venting during tra n sp o rt.

236. T h e package sh a ll not include a p re s s u re r e l ie f sy stem fro m the containm ent sy stem w hich would allow the r e le a s e o f rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia l to the environm ent under the conditions of the te s ts sp e cifie d in S e ctio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 and 7 1 8 -7 2 1 .

237 . W here the m axim um n orm al op erating p re s s u re (see S e c tio n I , p a r a .122) o f the containm ent sy s te m added to any d iffe ren t ia l p re s s u re below m ean s e a - le v e l a tm o sp h eric p re s s u re to which any com ponent o f the packaging sp ecified as p a rt of the containm ent sy ste m m ay be su b jected e xceed s 0. 35 kg/cm 2, that com ponent sh a ll b e capable of w ithstanding a p re s s u re of not le s s than one and a h a lf tim e s the sum of th o se p r e s s u r e s ; the s t r e s s at th is la t te r p re s s u re sh a ll not be m o re than 75% of the m inim um y ield stren gth and not m o re than 40% of the u ltim ate stren g th of that com ponentat the m axim um expected op erating te m p e ra tu re .

238. When the package at the m axim um n o rm al op erating p re s s u re (se e Sectio n I, p a r a .122) is su b jected to the th e rm a l te s t sp e cifie d in Sectio n V II, p a r a .720, the p re s s u re in any co m ponent of th e packaging sp ecified a s a p art of the containm ent sy stem sh a ll be d em on strated not to exceed the p re s s u re w hich co rresp o n d s to the m inim um y ield stren g th o f that com ponent at the m axim um te m p e ra tu re w hich it would be expected to re a ch in the te s t .

239 . T he package sh a ll not have a m axim um n o rm al operating p r e s s u r e (se e S e ctio n I , p a r a .122) in e x c e s s of 7 kg/cm 2 (gauge).■ *240.1 T he m axim um te m p e ra tu re of any su rfa ce read ily a c c e s s ib le during tra n sp o rt of the package sh a ll not exceed 82°C under n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt (se e a lso p a ra .2 3 1 (b )).


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241 . T he containm ent sy stem of a package containing liquid sh a ll not be im p aired i f the package is su b jected to a te m p era tu re of -40°C under n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt.

ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R T Y P E B(M ) PACKAGES

[242.^ Type B(M ) p ackages sh a ll m eet the re q u irem en ts sp ecifiedfo r Type A p a ck ag es, the additional b a s ic re q u irem en ts fo r Type B(U ) p ackages and, as fa r as p ra c t ic a b le , the additional sp e c ific re q u irem en ts fo r Type B(U ) p ack ag es.

| 2 4 3 .) 3. A Type B(M ) package sh a ll be so designed th at, i f it w ere su b jected to the te s ts re fe r re d to in S ectio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 and 7 1 8 -7 2 1 , it would r e s t r i c t the lo s s of rad io activ e contents to not m o re than the activ ity lim its sp e cifie d in T a b le IV . The evaluation with re s p e c t to the te s ts sp ecified in Sectio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 , sh a ll take into account the e x te rn a l contam ination lim ita tio n s of Sectio n V , p a r a .502.

244 . I f the p re s s u re in the containm ent sy stem of a Type B(M )package could re s u lt in a s t r e s s exceed in g , under the conditions of the te s ts in Sectio n V II, p aras 7 0 9 -7 1 4 and 718-721-, the m inim um yield stren g th o f any s tru c tu ra l m a te r ia l o f the containm ent sy s te m at the te m p e ra tu re which it would be expected to re a c h in the t e s t s , the packaging sh a ll be equipped with a p re s s u re r e l ie f sy stem to en su re that that m inim um yield stren g th is not exceed ed .

T A B L E IV . A C T IV IT Y L IM ITS FO R LOSS O F RAD IO ACTIVE CO N TEN TS FR O M T Y P E B(M ) PACKAGES

ConditionsType B(M) packages not

designed for

Type B(M) packages specially designed

continuous ventingcontinuous venting

After the testsin Section VII, paras 709-714

A x 10“6 per hour Az x 5 x 10”5 per hour

After the tests Krypton-85: 10 000 Ci Krypton-85: 10 000 Ciin Section VII, paras 718-721 in 1 week in 1 week

Other radionuclides: Other radionuclides:A2 in 1 week A? in 1 week

The A2 values used for noble gases shall be for the uncompressed state.


SEC TIO N III - IT E M S E X E M P T FR O M S P E C IF IE D P R E SC R IP T IO N S; LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A T E R IA L ;

L O W -L E V E L SO LID RA D IO A CTIVE M A TE R IA L

IT E M S E X E M P T FRO M THE P R E SC R IP T IO N S

[301.1 The m a te r ia ls , in s tru m en ts , a r t ic le s and em pty p ackages which m eet the g e n e ra l re q u irem en ts in p a ra s 3 0 2 -3 0 5 and the re lev an t s p e c if ic re q u irem en ts in p aras 3 0 6 -3 1 3 sh a ll be exem pt fro m a ll the p ro v isio n s o f Sectio n s II to V III, excep t for the g e n era l design re q u irem en ts sp ecified in Sectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 8 , and Sectio n V , p aras 5 4 7 -5 5 4 . E xp lo siv e rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll not be exem p t. H ow ever, a ll m a te r ia ls p o sse ssin g any of the hazard ou s c h a r a c te r is t ic s m entioned in Sectio n I, p a r a .105, o f th ese R egulations a re s u b je c t to the tra n sp o rt reg u la tion s for dangerous goods that a re re lev an t to th e se c h a r a c te r is t ic s .

G e n e ra l req u irem en ts

302 . T he rad ia tio n le v e l at any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the package sh a ll not exceed 0. 5 m rem /h.

303 . The non -fixed rad io activ e contam in ation on any e x te rn a l s u r fa c e of the package sh a ll not exceed the le v e ls in T ab le X I.

304 . E x ce p t fo r the a r t ic le s l is te d in p a r a .312 , packages containing u ran iu m -235 sh a ll not contain m o re than 15 g of that iso top e and the s m a lle s t e x te rn a l d im ension of such packages sh a ll not be le s s than 10 cm .

I 305 . | E xem p t item s tran sp o rte d under the p ro v ision s o f th is Sectio n sh a ll be d escrib e d in the tra n sp o rt docum ents as "ex em p t rad io activ e m a te r ia ls " .

M a te r ia ls

306 . I R ad io activ e m a te r ia ls w hose a c tiv itie s do not exceed the re le v a n t exem ption lim its lis te d in the colum n headed "M a te r ia ls — package l im its " in T a b le V sh a ll be exem p t, provided that:

(a) th e se m a te r ia ls a r e packaged in such a m ann er th a t, during th e n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt, th e re can be no leak age of ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia l fro m the p ackage; and

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T A B L E V . E X E M P T IO N L IM IT S

Instruments and articles MaterialsNature of contents

Item limits3 Package limits Package limits

Solids

Special form 10"2 Ai \ iAo1—1

Other forms 10‘ 2 a 2 A2 io " 3 a z

Liquids •

Tritiated water

< 0 .1 Ci/1 - - 1000 Cibetween0 .1 Ci/1 and 1.0 Ci/1 - - 100 Ci

> 1.0 Ci/1 - - 1 Ci

Other liquids i ° " 3 a 2 10-1 Az 10-4 AZ

Gases

Tritium*5 20 Ci 200 Ci 20 Ci

Special form

<1o

10’ 2 A1 10"3 A!

Other forms 10‘ 3 a 2 io " 2 a 2 10-3 a 2

a For mixtures of radionuclides in items, see Section IV, paras 406-411.b These values also apply to tritium in activated luminous paint and tritium adsorbed on solidcarriers.

(b) the packaging b e a rs the m arking "R a d io a c tiv e " in such a m ann er that a w arning of the p re se n ce of rad io activ e m a te r ia l is v is ib le on opening the package.

In stru m en ts and a r t ic le s

l307.\ In stru m en ts and m anu factu red a r t ic le s such as c lo c k s , e le c tro n ic tu bes o r apparatus having rad io activ e m a te r ia l as a com ponent p art sh a ll be exem p t, provided that th e se in stru m en ts and a r t ic le s a re s e c u re ly packed and the conditions stated in p a ra s 3 0 8 -3 1 1 a re fu lfilled .

308 . T h e rad ia tio n le v e l at 10 cm fro m any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of any unpacked in stru m en t o r a r t ic le sh a ll not exceed 10 m rem /h.


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309 . The a ctiv ity of an in stru m en t o r a r t ic le sh a ll not exceed the re le v a n t exem ption lim it l is te d in the colum n headed " in s tr u m ents and a r t ic le s — item l im its " in T a b le V.

310. * T he to ta l activ ity p e r package sh a ll not exceed the re lev an t exem ption lim it lis te d in the colum n headed "in stru m e n ts and a r t i c le s — package l im its " in T a b le V .

311 . E a ch in stru m en t o r a r t ic le (except rad io lu m in escen t t im e p ie c e s o r d ev ices) sh a ll b e a r the m arking "R a d io a c tiv e " .

A r t ic le s m anu factu red fro m n atu ra l o r depleted u raniu m and n atu ra l thoriu m

I 312 J M anufactured a r t ic le s in which the so le rad io activ e m a te r ia lis n atu ra l o r depleted uranium o r n atu ral th o riu m sh a ll be exem pt, provided th at the ou ter su r fa ce of the uranium o r th o riu m is en clo sed in an in activ e sheath m ade of m e ta l o r som e o th er su b stan tia l m a te r ia l.

E m pty p ackages

m u A package w hich has contained rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be exem pt provided:

(a) it is in good condition and s e cu re ly c lo sed ;(b)- i t has b een d econtam inated in te rn a lly so that the le v e l of

non -fixed contam in ation does not exceed one hundred t im e s the le v e ls in T a b le X I; and

(c) any la b e ls w hich m ay have been on it in con form ity with S e ctio n V , p a ra .5 1 9 , a re no lon g er v is ib le .

A L T E R N A T IV E TR A N SPO R T ARRA N GEM EN TS F O R LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A TE R IA L

|314.^ Low s p e c if ic activ ity m a te r ia l as defined in S e ctio n I , p a ra .1 2 1 (a ), (b), (c ) , (e) and (f) sh a ll be tran sp o rted e ith e r :

(a) in bulk a s a fu ll load when the to ta l a c tiv ity does not exceed the lim its of T a b le VI and when loaded into a v e h ic le , inland w a terway c r a f t o r seago ing v e s s e l (tran sp o rt by a ir c r a f t is not allow ed) in such a m ann er th at, under n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt, th e re w ill be no leakag e out of the v e h ic le , or out of the hold o r co m p artm ent of the inland w aterw ay c r a f t , o r out o f the p art of the seagoing v e s s e l in which it is loaded; o r


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(b) |in p ackages which:

(i) m eet the re q u irem en ts o f S ectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 8 and 2 1 0 , and o f Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 0 1 -5 0 9 ; and(ii) m e e t the req u irem en ts o f Sectio n V , p aras 5 1 0 -5 1 3 , excep t th at the con ten ts sh a ll be ind icated a s "R ad io activ e L S A "; o r

(c) in packages not n e c e s s a r i ly m eeting any o f the r e q u irem en ts o f Sectio n II and tran sp o rted as a fu ll load, provided that:

(i) in the c a s e of a ir tra n sp o rt , the p ackages m eet the re q u irem en ts of S e ctio n V , p a r a .502; and(ii) the p ackages a r e s te n c ille d o r o th erw ise m arked with the notation "R a d io a ctiv e L S A "; and(iii) the to ta l a c tiv ity o f the load does not exceed the lim its in T a b le VI.

T A B L E V I. A C T IV IT Y L IM IT S FO R TRA N SPO R T O F LOW S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A T E R IA L

Nature of material

Vehicle, aircraft, hold, compartment

or deck area of a seagoing vessel

Hold or compartment of an

inland waterway craft

Solids No limit 100 x A2

jTriated water 50 000 Ci 5 000 Ci

Other liquids 100 x a2 100 x A2and gases (see also Section V,

paras 538-541)

13151 Low s p e c if ic a c tiv ity m ate r ia l defined in Sectio n I, p a ra . 12 1(d)a n ? (g) sh a ll be tran sp o rte d as a fu ll load in p ackages w hich m eet the re q u ire m e n ts of p a ra .3 1 4 (b )( i) . P a ck a g es sh a ll be s te n c ille d o r o th erw ise m arked with the notation "R a d io a ctiv e L S A ".

316 . T he low s p e c if ic a c tiv ity m a te r ia ls defined in S e ctio n I , p a r a .l2 1 (b ) , s h a ll, in m a ss iv e so lid fo rm , be packed o r stow ed so a s to p reven t m ovem ents of any kind w hich m ay ca u se a b ra s io n of the m a te r ia l; in o th er so lid fo rm s , they sh a ll be contained in an in e r t m e ta l co v e r o r o th er su b sta n tia l sh eath so that the su r fa ce of the m a te r ia l i s not exposed .


A L T E R N A T IV E TR A N SPO R T ARRA N GEM EN TS FO R L O W -L E V E L SO LID R A D IO A C TIVE M A TE R IA L

317. L o w -le v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l defined in S e ctio n I , p a r a .120 , sh a ll be tran sp o rted as a fu ll load in stro n g in d u str ia l packagings which m eet the req u irem en ts of S ectio n II, p a ra s 2 0 1 -2 1 0 . The p ackages m ust be s te n c ille d o r o th erw ise m arked w ith the notation "R a d io a ctiv e L L S " .

ADDITIONAL R E Q U IR EM EN TS FO R F IS S IL E M A TERIA LS

318 . In a ll c a s e s w here the low s p e c if ic a ctiv ity m a te r ia lo r the lo w -le v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l is a lso a f i s s i le m a te r ia l, the ad ditional re q u irem en ts fo r p ackages containing f i s s i le m a te r ia ls s e t out in S e c tio n VI sh a ll apply.

SECTIO N III 23


S E C T IO N IV - A C T IV IT Y L IM IT S

A C T IV IT Y LIM ITS F O R T Y P E A AND T Y P E B PACKAGES

4 0 1 . Type A p ackages sh a ll not contain a c tiv it ie s g r e a te r than the follow ing:

(a) F o r s p e c ia l fo rm rad io activ e m a te r ia l - A i.(b) F o r a ll o th er rad io activ e m a te r ia ls - A 2.

A i and A2 a re d eterm ined in acco rd an ce w ith the p ro ced u res desc r ib e d in p aras 4 0 3 -4 1 1 .

4 0 2 . T h e only lim its on the a c tiv it ie s contained in Type B(U ) and Type B(M ) p ackages a re th o se p re sc r ib e d on th e ir approval c e r t i f i c a te s .

DETERM IN A TIO N O F Ax AND A2

Sin g le rad ionu clid es

403~1 F o r s in g le rad ion u clid es o f known id en tity , the v a lu es o f A j and A2 a re given in T a b le V II.

4 0 4 . F o r any sin g le rad ionuclid e whose identity is known, but w hich is not lis te d in T a b le V II, the valu es o f A i and A2 sh a ll be d eterm ined acco rd in g to the p ro ced u re g iven below :

(a) I f the rad ionuclid e em its only one type of rad ia tio n , Ax sh a ll be d eterm ined accord in g to the ru le s in (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) below . F o r rad ion u clid es em itting d ifferen t kinds of ra d ia tio n , Ai sh a ll be th e m o st r e s tr ic t iv e value of th o se d eterm ined fo r each individual rad ia tio n . H ow ever, in both c a s e s A j sh a ll be r e s tr ic te d to a m axim um of 1000 C i. I f a p aren t nuclide d ecay s into a sh o rte r liv ed daughter, of a h a lf - l ife not g r e a te r than 10 d ays, A j sh a ll be ca lcu la ted fo r both the p aren t and the daughter, and the m o re lim itin g of the two valu es should be assig n ed to the p aren t nu clide.

(i) F o r gam m a e m it te r s , A j i s d eterm ined by the e x p r e s sion :

9A i = ■j, cu r ie s

w here r is the g a m m a -ra y co n stan t, corresp ond ing to the dose in R/h at 1 m p e r C i; the num ber 9 r e s u lts fro m the ch o ice of 1 rem /h at a d istan ce o f 3 m as the re fe re n c e d o se- equivalent ra te .

24


SECTION IV 25

,T £ B L E V II. A x AND A2 V A LU ES FO R RA D IO N U C LID ES^

Symbol of radionuclide

Element and atomic number

A: (Ci) Az(Ci)Specificactivity(Ci/g)

227 Ac Actinium (89) 1000 0.003 7. 2 x 10

228 Ac 10 4 2 . 2 x 106

105Ag Silver (47) 40 40 3 .1 x 104

nomAg 7 7 4.7 x 10?

U1Ag 100 100 1 . 6 x 105

241 Am Americium (95) 8 0.008 3 .2

Z43A m 8 0.008 1 .9 x 1 0 '1

37 At (compressed or uncompressed)

Argon (18) 1000 1000 1 .0 x 105

41 Ar (uncompressed) 20 20 4 . 3 x 107

41 Ar (compressed) 1 1

73As Arsenic (33) 1000 400 2. 4 x 104

74As 20 20 1.0 x 105

76As 10 10 1. 6 x 106

77 As 300 300 1 .1 x 106

2U A t Astatine (85) 200 7 2.1 x 106

193AU Gold (79) 200 200 9. 3 x 10s

196Au 30 30 1, 2 x 105

198 Au 40 40 2. 5 x IQ5

199Au 200 200 2 .1 x 10s

l31Ba Barium (56) 40 40 8. 7 x 104

‘33Ba 40 10 4. 0 x 102

i40Ba 20 20 7. 3 x 104

7Be Beryllium (4) 300 300 3. 5 x 105

206Bi Bismuth (83) 5 5 9. 9 x 104


26 SECTIO N IV

T A B L E V II (co n t. )


Element and atomic number M C i) A,(Ci)

Specificactivity

(Ci/g)

207 Bi Bismuth (con t.) 10 10 0. 6 x 102

2io Bi (RaE) 100 4 1. 2 x 105

2l2Bi 6 6 1. 5 x 107

249 Bk Berkelium (97) 1000 1 1 .8 x 103

82 Br Bromine (35) 6 6 1 .1 x 106

14C Carbon (6) 1000 100 4 .6

45Ca Calcium (20) 1000 40 1 .9 x 104

47Ca 20 20 5. 9 x 105

109Cd Cadmium (48) 1000 70 2. 6 x 103

i i 5 m c d 30 30 2. 6 x 104

115Cd 80 80 5 .1 x 10s

™ C e Cerium (58) 100 100 6. 5 x 103

141 Ce 300 200 2. 8 x 104

143Ce 60 60 6. 6 x 105

144Ce 10 7 3. 2 x 103

249Cf Californium (98) 2 0.002 3.1

250C f 7 0.007 1 .3 x 102

252C f 2 0.002 6. 5 x 102

“ Cl Chlorine (17) 300 30 3. 2 x 10‘ 2

»C1 10 10 1. 3 x 10s

242Cm Curium (96) 200 0 .2 3. 3 x 103

243Cm 9 0.009 4. 2 x 10

244 Cm 10 0.01 8. 2 x 10

245 Cm 6 0.006 1 .0 x lO "1

246 Cm 6 0.006 3. 6 x 10"‘

56CO Cobalt (27) 5 5 3. 0 x 104

51 Co 90 90 8. 5 x 103

S8mCo 1000 1000 5. 9 x 106

58CO 20 20 3 .1 X 104


SECTIO N IV 27



Element and atomic number A (Ci) A2(Ci)

Specificactivity(Ci/g)

60Co Cobalt (con t.) 7 7 1.1 x 10s

51Cr Chromium (24) 600 600 9. 2 x 104

131Cs Caesium (55) 1000 1000 1. 0 x 105

n 4 m Cs 1000 1000 7 .4 x 106

I34Cs 10 7 1. 2 x 103

135Cs 1000 60 8. 8 x 10"*

136Cs 7 7 7 .4 x 104

l37Cs 30 9 9. 8 x 10

^ u Copper (29) 80 80 3. 8 x 106l6 5D y Dysprosium (66) 100 100 8. 2 x 106

I66Dy 1000 200 2. 3 x 10s

i69Er Erbium (68) 1000 300 8. 2 x 104

171Er 50 50 2. 4 x 106

152 mEu Europium (63) 30 30 2. 2 x 106

152E u 20 20 1. 9 x 102

X54Eu 10 5 1. 5 x 102

155E u 400 90 1 .4 x 103

18f Fluorine (9) 20 20 9. 3 x 107

52Fe Iron (26) 6 6 7 .3 x 10s

5 e 1000 1000 2 .2 x 103

5ê 10 10 4. 9 x 104

™Ga Gallium (31) 7 7 3 .1 x 106

153Gd Gadolinium (64) 200 100 3. 6 x 103

159Gd 300 300 1.1 x 10®

n Ge Germanium (32) 1000 1000 1. 6 x 105

3H Hydrogen (1) see T-Tritium

18lHf Hafnium (72) 30 30 1 .6 X 104


28 SECTIO N IV



Element and atomic number Aj(Ci) A/Ci)


187 m Hg Mercury (80) 200 200 6. 6 x 10!

197 Hg 200 200 2. 5 x 10!

203Hg 80 80 1.4 x 10‘

166Ho Holmium (67) 30 30 6. 9 x 10!

125 J Iodine (53) 1000 70 1.7 x 10'i 261 40 10 7. 8 x 10‘129j 1000 2 1. 6 x 10'131 j 40 10 1. 2 X 10!132 j 7 7 1.1 X 101133j 30 30 1.1 x 10*134j 8 8 2. 7 x 101I35j 10 10 3. 5 x 10*

113mIn Indium (49) 60 60 1. 6 x 101

114mIn 30 20 2. 3 x 10‘1 1 bill Jq 100 100 6.1 x 10*

190 Ir Iridium (77) 10 10 6. 2 x 10'

192 Ir 20 20 9.1 x 10s194 u 10 10 8. 5 x 10;

42-k Potassium (19) 10 10 6. 0 x 101

85mKr (uncompressed) Krypton (36) 100 100 8.4 x 101

85mKr (compressed) 3 3 8. 8 x 101

85Kr (uncompressed) 1000 1000 4. 0 x 10;

85Kr (compressed) 5 5 4. 0 x 10;

87Kr (uncompressed) 20 20 2. 8 x 101

87Kr (compressed) 0.6 0.6 \

140La Lanthanum (57) 30 30 5. 6 x 10:

LLS

LSA

Low-level solid radioactive material see Section I:

Low specific activity material see Section I, para.

para. 120

121 ... 21



SECTIO N IV 29


Element and atomic number

Aj(Ci) A2(Ci)Specificactivity(Ci/g)

*77Lu Lutetium (71) 300 300 1.1 x 105

MFP Mixed fission products 10 0.4

28Mg Magnesium (12) 6 6 5. 2 x 106

52Mn Manganese (25) 5 5 4 .4 x 105

54Mn 20 20 8. 3 x 103

56Mn 5 5 2.2 x 107

"Mo Molybdenum (42) 100 100 4.7 x 105

22Na Sodium (11) 8 8 6. 3 x 103

24 Na 5 5 8. 7 x 106

93mNb Niobium (41) 1000 200 1.1 x 103

95Nb 20 20 3. 9 x 10*

91 Nb 20 20 2.6 x 107

147 Nd Neodymium (60) 100 100 8. 0 x 104

149Nd 30 30 1.1 x 107

59Ni Nickel (28) 1000 900 8.1 x 10"2

63Ni 1000 100 4. 6 x 102

65Ni 10 10 1. 9 x 107

237Np Neptunium (93) 5 0.005 6.9 x 1 0 '4

239Np 200 200 2. 3 x 105

1850s Osmium (76) 20 20 7. 3 x 103

19i0s 600 400 4. 6 x 104

19im Os 200 200 1. 2 x 10s

1930s 100 100 5. 3 x 10532 p Phosphorus (15) 30 30 2. 9 x 105

230p a Protoactinium (91) 20 0.8 3. 2 x 104

231 Pa 2 0.002 4. 5 x 10"2233p a 100 100 2.1 x 104

21°p b Lead (82) 100 0.2 8. 8 x 10

212pb 6 5 1.4 X 106


30 SECTIO N IV



Element and atomic number Ai(Ci) A2(Ci)


103pd Palladium (46) 1000 700 7.5 x 104109pd 100 100 2.1 x 106

147 Pm Promethium (61) 1000 80 9.4 x 102

149Pm 100 100 4. 2 X 105210po Polonium (84) 200 0.2 4. 5 x 103

142 Pr Praseodymium (59) 10 10 1.2 x 106i4 3 P r 300 200 6. 6 x 104191 p t Platinum (78) 100 100 2. 3 x 105193p t 200 200

197 mpt 300 300 1. 2 x 107197 p t 300 300 8. 8 X 105238pu Plutonium (94) 3 0.003 1. 7 x 10239pu 2 0.002 6. 2 x 10 '2

240pu 2 0.002 2. 3 x 1 0 '1

Z41Pu 1000 0.1 1.1 x 10z242pu 3 0.003 3. 9 X 10"3223R a Radium (88) 50 0.2 5. 0 x 104

224 R a 6 0.5 1. 6 x 105

226 Ra 10 0.05 1.0

228Ra + 228Ac 10 0.05 2. 3 x 102

86Rb Rubidium (37) 30 30 8.1 x 104

87Rb Unlimited Unlimited 6. 6 x 10‘ 8

Rb (natural) Unlimited Unlimited 1.8 x 10"8

l86Re Rhenium (75) 100 100 1.9 x 10s

187Re Unlimited Unlimited 3. 8 x 1 0 '8

l88Re 10 10 1.0 X 106

Re (natural) Unlimited Unlimited 2 .4 x 1 0 '8

losmRh Rhodium (45) 1000 1000 3.2 X 107

105 Rh 200 200 8. 2 x 105


SECTIO N IV 31



Element and atomic number Aj(Ci) A2(Ci)

* Specific activity (Ci/g)

222 Rn Radon (86) 10 2 1.5 x 10s

97 Ru Ruthenium (44) 80 80 5. 5 x 10s

103Ru 30 30 3. 2 x 104

105 Ru 20 20 6. 6 x 106

106 Ru 10 7 3. 4 X 10335 s Sulphur(16) 1000 300 4. 3 X 104

122 Sb Antimony (51) 30 30 3. 9 X 10s

124 Sb 5 5 1. 8 x 104

125Sb 40 30 1 .4 x 103

46 Sc Scandium (21' 8 8 3 .4 X 104

47 Sc 200 200 8. 2 x 105

48 Sc 5 5 1. 5 x 106

75 Se Selenium (34) 40 40 1.4 x 104

31 Si Silicon (14) 100 100 3. 9 x 107

147 Sm Samarium (62) Unlimited Unlimited 2. 0 x 10"8

lslSm 1000 90 2.6 x 10

153Sm 300 300 4. 4 x 105

u3Sn + 113 mIn Tin (50) 60 60 1. 0 x 104

12sSn 10 10 1.1 x 10s

85mSr Strontium (38) 80 80 3. 2 x 107

85St 30 30 2 .4 x 104

8,mSr 50 50 1.2 xlO 7

89Sr 100 40 2. 9 x 104

90Sr 10 0.4 1. 5 x 102

91Sr 10 10 3. 6 x 106

92Sr 10 10 1 .3 x 107

T (uncompressed) Tritium (1) 1000 1000 9. 7 x 10s

T (compressed) 1000 1000

T (activated 1000 1000luminous paint)


32 SECTIO N IV



Element and atomic number A,(Ci)

•sA2(Ci)


T (adsorbed on Tritium (cont.) 1000 1000solid carrier)

T (tritiated water) 1000 1000

T (other forms) 20 20is2Ta Tantalum (73) 20 20 6. 2 x 103160 Tb Terbium (65) 20 20 1.1 x 104

96 Technetium (43) 1000 1000 3. 8 x 107

96 Tc 6 6 3. 2 x 10s

s,mTc 1000 200 1.5 x 104

97 Tc 1000 400 1. 4 x 10"3

" mTc 100 100 5.2 x 106

99 Tc 1000 80 1.7 x 1 0 '2i2s m«j-e Tellurium (52) 1000 100 1. 8 x 104

127 mTe 300 40 4. 0 x 104

127 Te 300 300 2. 6 x 106

129 mTe 30 30 2. 5 x 104

129Te 100 100 2. 0 x 107

131mTe 10 10 8. 0 x 10s

132Te 7 7 3.1 x lO5

227 Th Thorium (90) 200 0.2 3 .2 x 104

228 Th 6 0.008 8. 3 x 102

230 Th 3 0.003 1. 9 x 10"2231 1000 1000 5. 3 x 105

232 Th Unlimited Unlimited 1.1 x 10"7

234 Th 10 10 2. 3 x 104

Th (natural) Unlimited Unlimited (see Table VIII)

Th (irradiated - considered 10 0 .4as mixed fission products)

200 t i Thallium (81) 20 20 5. 8 x 105201 200 200 2 .2 X 10s



SECTIO N IV 33


Element and atomic number Aj(C i) A*(Ci)


2 02-J-J Thallium (cont.) 40 40 5 .4 X 104

Z 04T 1 300 30 4. 3 x 10J

‘ "Tm Thulium (69) 300 40 6. 0 x 103

mTm 1000 100 1 .1 x 103

230 u Uranium (92) 100 0.1 2. 7 x 104

232 u 30 0.03 2 .1 x 10

2 3 3 u 100 0.1 9. 5 x 1 0 '3

234 0 100 0.1 6. 2 x 1 0 "3

2 3 5 0 100 0.2 2 .1 x 1 0 "6

2 3 6 u 200 0.2 6. 3 x 1 0 "5

2 3S U Unlimited Unlimited 3. 3 x 10 "7

U (natural) Unlimited Unlimited (see Table VIII)f < 2 0 *7oU (enriched) 4 nMl • 2CPjo or greater

Unlimited100

Unlimited0.1

(see Table VIII)

U (depleted) Unlimited Unlimited (see Table VIII)

U (irradiated - considered 10 0.4as mixed fission products)

Vanadium (23) 6 6 1 .7 x 105

181W Tungsten (74) 200 100 5. 0 x 103

1000 100 9. 7 x 1 0 -3

1S7W 40 40 7. 0 x 105

i31mXe (compressed) Xenon (54) 10 10 1. 0 x 10s

13imXe (uncompressed) 100 100 1 .0 x 105

133Xe (uncompressed) 1000 1000 1 .9 x 105

133Xe (compressed) 5 5 1 .9 x 105

135Xe (uncompressed) 70 70 2. 5 x 106 (

135Xe (compressed) 2 2 5. 3 X 10s J

9 0 y Yttrium (39) 10 10 5 .3 X 10s

9 im y 30 30 4 .1 x 107

91 Y 30 30 2; 5 x 104


34


SECTIO N IV


Element and atomic number Ai(Ci) Ai(Ci)


92 Y Yttrium (cont.) 10 10 9. 5 X 10693 y 10 10 3. 2 x 10s

1,5 Yb Ytterbium (70) 400 400 1.8 x 10s

65 Zn Zinc (30) 30 30 8. 0 x 103

69mZn 40 40 3. 3 x 106

69Zn 300 300 5. 3 X 107

93Zr Zirconium (40) 1000 200 3. 5 x 10 '3

9sZr 20 20 2.1x 104

97 Zr 20 20 2. Ox 10s

(ii) F o r X - r a y e m it te r s , A j is d eterm ined by the a to m ic num ber of the nuclide:

fo r Z < 55 - A i = 1000 C ifo r Z > 55 - A i = 200 Ci

(iii) F o r b eta e m it te r s , A2 i s d eterm in ed by the m axim um b eta energy (E max) accord in g to T a b le IX .(iv) F o r alpha e m itte rs A j i s d eterm ined by the e x p ress io n :

A x = 1000 A3

w h ere A3 i s the value lis te d in T a b le X .

(b) A2 sh a ll be the m o re r e s t r ic t iv e of the follow ing two v a lu es :

(1) the co rresp o n d in g A j and (2) the value A 3 obtained fro m T a b le X .

4 0 5 . F o r any sin g le rad ionuclide w hose identity is unknown, the value of A i sh a ll be taken to be 2 C i and the value of A 2 sh a ll be tak en to be 0. 002 C i. H ow ever, if the ato m ic num ber of the ra d io nu clide is known to be le s s than 82, the value of A i sh a ll be taken to be 10 C i and the value o f A 2 sh a ll be taken to be 0. 4 C i.


SECTIO N IV 35

T A B L E V III. A C T IV IT Y -M A SS R ELA TIO N SH IPS FO R URANIUMAND N ATU RAL TH O RIUM 3(T h is ta b le is r e fe r r e d to in T a b le VII)

Radioactive material Ci/g g/Ci

Uranium (wt% 235U present)

0.45 5.0 x 1 0 '7 2 .Ox 106

0.72 (natural) 7.06 x 10"7 1.42x 106

1.0 7.6x 10"7 1.3x 106

1.5 l.Ox 10-6 l.Ox 106

5.0 2.7x 10"s 3 .7x 10s

10.0 4 .8x 10‘ 6 2 .1x 10s

20.0 l.Ox 1 0 '5 l.Ox 10s

35.0 2 .Ox 10"s 5. Ox 104

50.0 2.5x 10"5 4 .Ox 104

90.0 5.8x 10‘ 5 1.7x 104

93.0 7 .Ox 10"s 1.4x 104

95.0 9. lx 1 0 '5 l . l x 104

Natural thorium 2.2x 10‘ 7 4 .6x 106

a The figures for uranium include the activity of uranium-234 which is concentrated during the enrichment process. The activity for thorium includes the equilibrium concentration of thorium-228.

T A B L E IX . R ELA TIO N SH IP B E T W E E N A j AND Emax F O R B E T A E M IT T E R S

Emax(MeV) Al(Ci)

<0.5 1000

0.5 - <1.0 300

1.0 - <1.5 100

1.5 - <2.0 30

> 2 . 0 10


36 SECTIO N IV

T A B L E X . R ELA TIO N SH IP B E T W E E N A3 AND TH E ATOM IC N U M BER O F TH E RADIONUCLIDE

Atomic numberAS

Half-life less than 1000 days

Half-life 10Q0 days to 106 years

Half-life greater than 106 years

1 to 81 3 Ci 50 mCi 3 Ci

82 and above 2 mCi 2 mCi 3 Ci

M ixtu res o f rad io n u clid es , including rad io activ e decay chains

4 0 6 . F o r m ixed fis s io n products the follow ing activ ity lim its m ay be assu m ed , if a detailed a n a ly sis of the m ixtu re is not c a rr ie d out:

A 1 = 10 C i A 2 = 0 .4 C i

4 0 7 . A sin g le rad io activ e decay chain in w hich the rad ionu clid es a r e p re se n t in th e ir n atu ra lly o ccu rrin g p ro p ortio n s and in w hich no daughter nuclide has a h a lf - l ife e ith e r lo n g er than 1 0 days o r lo n g er than th at of the p aren t nuclide sh a ll be con sid ered a sin gle rad ion u clid e. The a c tiv ity to be taken into account and the A j o r A2 value to be applied sh a ll be th o se corresp o n d in g to the parent nuclide of that ch ain . H ow ever, in the c a s e of rad io activ e decay ch ain s in w hich any daughter nuclide has a h a lf - l ife e ith e r lon g er than 1 0 days o r g r e a te r than that of the p aren t nu clid e, the p arent and su ch daughter nu clid es sh a ll be co n sid ered as m ix tu re s of d iffe re n t n u clid es.

4 08 . In the c a s e of a m ixtu re of d ifferen t rad io n u clid es , w here th e identity and a ctiv ity o f each rad ionu clid e a re known, th e p e r m is s ib le activ ity of each rad ionuclide R j , R 2 . . . R n sh a ll be such th at F a + F2 + . . Fn i s not g re a te r than unity, w here

_ T o ta l activ ity o f R i1 ' AiOM

_ T o ta l a ctiv ity of R 22 = A i(R 2 )

T o ta l a ctiv ity of R n A j(R „ )


SECTIO N IV 37

AjfRj, R2 • • R n) is the value of Aj o r A 2 as ap p rop ria te fo r the nuclide î» ^ 2 ‘ ' •4 0 9 . W hen the identity of each rad ionuclide is known but the in dividual a c tiv it ie s of som e of the rad ionu clid es a r e not known, the fo rm u la g iven in p a ra .408 sh a ll be applied to e s ta b lishthe valu es of A j o r A 2 as ap p ro p ria te . A ll the rad ion u clid es whose individual a c tiv it ie s a re not known (th eir to ta l a ctiv ity w ill, how ever, be known) sh a ll be c la ss e d in a s in g le group and the m o st r e s tr ic t iv e value of A i and A2 ap p licab le to any one of them sh a ll be used a s the value of A j o r A2 in the denom inator of the fra c tio n .

410 . W here the identity of each rad ionuclide is known but the individual activ ity of none of the rad ionu clid es i s known, the m o st r e s tr ic t iv e value of A i o r A 2 ap p licab le to any one o f the rad io n uclides p re se n t sh a ll be adopted as the ap p licab le value.

4 11 . W hen the identity of none of the nu clides is known, the valu e of A x sh a ll be taken to be 2 C i and the value of A2 sh a ll be tak en to be 0. 002 C i. H ow ever, i f alpha e m itte r s a r e known to be ab sen t, the value of A 2 sh a ll be taken to be 0. 4 C i.


SEC TIO N V - CO N TRO LS F O R TR A N SPO R T AND STO RAGE INTRA N SIT

M IXED PACKING

501 . A package contain ing rad io activ e m a te r ia l sh a ll not contain any o th er item s excep t such a r t ic le s and docum ents as a re n e c e s s a ry fo r the use of the rad ioactive , m a te r ia l. Such item s m ay be included, provided that th e re is no in te ra ctio n betw een them and the packaging o r con ten ts that would red uce the sa fe ty o f the package.

N O N -FIX ED RAD IO ACTIVE CONTAMINATION

[502.1 The non-fixed rad io activ e contam ination on any e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the package sh a ll be kept as low a s p ra c t ic a b le and, under norm al conditions of tra n sp o rt, sh a ll not exceed the le v e ls laid down in T a b le X I. The le v e l of non -fixed rad io activ e contam ination sh a ll be d eterm ined by wiping an a re a of 300 cm 2 of the s u rfa ce concerned by hand with a d ry f i l t e r p ap er, o r a wad of dry cotton w ool, o r any o th er m a te r ia l of th is natu re .

T A B L E X I. MAXIMUM P E R M IS S IB L E L E V E L S O F N O N -FIX ED RA D IO A C TIVE CONTAMINATION

Contaminant Maximum permissible level (see Note 1) (fjCi/cm2)

Natural and depleted uranium and natural thorium only

10-3

Beta and gamma emitters andthe low toxicity alpha emitters specified in Note 2 below

10"4

All other alpha emitters 10"5

Notes: (1) The above levels are permissible when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 of any part of the surface.

(2) Low toxicity alpha emitters:uranium-235 or uranium-238; thorium-232; thorium-228 and thorium-230 when diluted to a specific activity of the same order as that of natural uranium and . natural thorium; radionuclides with a half-life of less than 10 days.

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SECTIO N V 39

C A TEG O R IES

r 503-1 . P a ck a g es and fre ig h t co n ta in ers (both la rg e and sm all) sh a ll be in one of the follow ing th re e c a te g o r ie s :

C ateg o ry I-W H IT E

£ 5 0 4 J P a c k a g e s : When the rad ia tio n le v e l orig in atin g fro m thepackage at any tim e during n orm al tra n sp o rt does not exceed0. 5 m rem /h at any lo ca tio n on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the p ackage, and the package does not belong to F i s s i le C la s s II o r III .

[5 0 5 .1 F re ig h t co n ta in e rs : When the fre ig h t co n ta in er contains p ackages of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls none of which is in a ca teg o ry h igh er than C ateg o ry I-W H IT E .

C ateg o ry II-Y E L L O W

506. | P a c k a g e s : When the rad iatio n le v e l l im it in p a r a .504 is exceed ed , o r the package belongs to F is s i le C la s s II, provided th at:

(a) the rad iatio n lev e l orig inating fro m the package at any tim e during norm al tra n sp o rt does not exceed 50 m rem /h at any lo catio n on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the p ackage ; and

(b) the tra n sp o rt index at any tim e during n orm al tra n sp o rt does not exceed 1 .0 .

1 507 J F re ig h t co n ta in e rs : When the tra n sp o rt index of the fre ig h t co n ta in er at any tim e during n o rm al tra n sp o rt does not exceed 1. 0, and when it contains no p ack ag es o f F i s s i le C la s s III.

C ateg o ry III-Y E L L O W

£50f};| P a c k a g e s : When the rad ia tio n le v e l lim it in p a ra .5 0 6 (a ) is exceed ed , o r when the package belongs to F i s s i le C la s s II o r C la s sIII, o r when the package is being tran sp o rted under sp e c ia l a rra n g e m ent, provided that:

(a) the rad ia tio n le v e l orig in atin g fro m the package at any tim e during n orm al tra n sp o rt sh a ll not exceed 200 m rem /h at any lo ca tio n on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce o f the p ackage, excep t th at, fo r fu ll load shipm ents under the conditions sp ecified in p a ra s 534(a) and 537 (a ), the m axim um allow able lev e l sh a ll be 1000 m rem /h;and

(b) the tra n sp o rt index at any tim e during norm al tra n sp o rt sh a ll not exceed 10 u n less the package is being tran sp o rte d as a fu ll load.


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50 9~j F re ig h t co n ta in e rs : when the tra n sp o rt index of the fre ig h t co n ta in e r, at any tim e during norm al tra n sp o rt, exceed s 1 .0 , o r when the co n ta in er c a r r ie s packages belonging to F i s s i le C la s s IE , o r when it is being tran sp o rted under sp e c ia l a rran g em en t. In the ca s e of a fre ig h t co n ta in er containing F i s s i le C la s s III p ack ag es, the to ta l tra n sp o rt index of the co n ta in er sh a ll be assu m ed to be 50.

L A B E L L IN G AND MARKING

510 . E ach package and fre ig h t co n ta in er (both la rg e and sm all) sh a ll b e a r at le a s t two la b e ls which conform to the m odels given in p a r a .519 , F ig s 2 , 3 o r 4 , accord in g to the ca te g o ry (se e p aras 5 0 3 -5 0 9 ) o f that package o r fre ig h t co n ta in er.

511 . T he la b e ls sh a ll be affixed to two opposite s id es of the ou tside of the p ackage, o r on the outside of a l l four sid es of the fre ig h t co n ta in er.

m o E a ch la b e l sh a ll be com pleted with the in form ation req u ired ,i . e . with the content, a c tiv ity , and tra n sp o rt index.

513. In the c a s e of fu ll lo ad s, each such la b e l on the package o r fre ig h t co n ta in er sh a ll be ad ditionally m arked (by ov erstam p o r le g ib le w riting) with the words " F u ll L o a d ".

5 14 . E a ch package o f g ro ss weight exceeding 50 kg sh a ll haveits g ro ss weight p la in ly and d urably m arked on the outside of the p ackage.

515 . E ach package which con form s to a Type A packaging designsh a ll be p la in ly and d urably m arked on the outside o f the package with "T y p e A ".

516. E ach package which conform s to a d esign approved under S ectio n V III, p a ra s 8 0 4 -8 1 4 , sh a ll be p lain ly and d urably m arked on the ou tsid e of the package with the id en tifica tio n m ark a llocated to that d esign by the com petent au thority and, in t h e c a s e o f a Type B(U)o r Type B(M) p ackage d esign , with "T y p e B (U )" o r "T y p e B (M )".

517 . E a ch package which conform s to a Type B(U) o r Type B(M)package d esign sh a ll have the outside of the o u term o st re c e p ta c lew hich is re s is te n t to the e ffe c ts o f f ir e and w ater p la in ly m arked by em bo ssin g , stam ping o r o th er m eans re s is ta n t to the e ffe c ts of f ire and w ater with the t r e fo il sym bol shown in F i g . l .

518 . P a ck a g e s containing rad io activ e m a te r ia ls having additional hazard ou s c h a r a c te r is t ic s sh a ll be ad d itionally lab e lled to in d icate


SECTION V 41

th e se c h a r a c te r is t ic s as req u ired by the re lev an t tra n sp o rt re g u la tions (se e Sectio n I, p a ra . 105).

519 . The la b e ls fo r p ackages of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls and p la ca rd s fo r v e h ic le s ca rry in g rad io activ e m a te r ia l sh a ll conform to the ap p rop riate m odel shown in F ig s 1 -5 . The only in scrip tio n s which sh a ll be m andatory sh a ll be those shown in th ese m od els.

F ig .l

Basic trefoil symbol with proportions based on a ceatral circle of radius 4 mm


42 SECTIO N V

C a te g o ry I -W h ite la b e l

D im en sio n s g iv e n h e re a re th e a c tu a l on es to b e used


SECTION V

C ategory II-Y ello w labelD imensions given here are the actu al ones to be used


SECTION V

C ategory III-Y e llo w lab e lDimensions given here are the actu al ones to be used


SECTION V 45

Placard for vehicles

The over-all shape of the placard may be diamond, rectangular or square as indicated by the dashed lines. Minimum dimensions are given; when larger dimensions are

used the relative proportions must be maintained.

A contrasting colour other than white may be used for the background.

The lower half of the placard may be utilized for other hazard identification codes, letters, etc.as required by relevant national regulationse conventions, etc.

pertaining to emergency incident information systems for all classifications of dangerous goods.


46 SECTION V

SEG REG A TIO N O F RA D IO A CTIVE M A TE R IA L S FROM PERSO N S AND FIL M S

520 . To en su re that the req u irem en ts o f Sectio n I, p a ra . 146, a r e o b serv ed , rad io activ e m a te r ia ls , in the co u rse o f tra n sp o rt, excep t th o se in C ateg o ry I-W H IT E p ack ag es, sh a ll be kept sep arated fro m liv ing accom m od ation , fro m re g u la r ly occupied w orking sp aces and fro m sp a ce s that m ay be continu ally occupied by p a sse n g e rs or the p u blic . T h ey sh a ll a lso be so sep arated fro m undeveloped photograp h ic film s o r p la tes so that th e se a re not exposed to m o re than10 m R . T he ap p rop riate seg reg a tio n d ista n ce s sh a ll be d erived on the b a s is of th e se assu m p tio n s.

STO RA G E IN TRA N SIT

521 . P a ck a g e s o f rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll not be sto red n ear dangerous goods with which com m on loading o r s to ra g e is prohibited (s e e S ectio n I , p a r a .105 and Section V , p a r a .528).

522 . T he num ber of C ateg o ry II-Y E L L O W and C ateg o ry IE -Y E L L O W p ackag es and fre ig h t co n ta in e rs s to red in any one s to ra g e a r e a , such as a tra n s it a r e a , te rm in a l building, s to re -ro o m o r a sse m b ly yard , sh a ll be so lim ited that the to ta l sum of the tra n sp o rt in d ices in any individual group of such packages o r fre igh t co n ta in e rs does not exceed 50. G roups of such packages and fre ig h t co n ta in e rs sh a ll be s to red so as to m aintain a spacing o f at le a s t6 m e tre s fro m other groups o f such p ackag es o r fre ig h t co n ta in e rs .

523 . W here co n tro l of package accu m u lation s is not e ffected by re fe re n c e to tra n sp o rt in d ice s , th e re sh a ll not be m o re than50 C ateg o ry II-Y E L L O W o r 5 C ateg o ry III-Y E L L O W p ackages in any one group of p ack ag es. W here p ackages of both c a te g o rie s a re p re se n t, one C ateg o ry III-Y E L L O W package sh a ll be taken as equivalent to ten C ateg o ry II-Y E L L O W p ack ag es.

524 . E x cep t in the ca se o f F is s i le C la s s II o r C la ss III p ack ag es, the lim ita tio n s in p a r a .522 do not apply to p ackages m arked "R A D IO A C TIV E LSA " and containing low s p e c if ic activ ity m a te r ia l o r th o se m arked "R A D IO A C TIV E L L S " and Containing lo w -le v e l so lid rad io activ e m a te r ia l when they a re m aintained in a com pact s ta ck o r in fre ig h t co n ta in e rs .

525 . M ixing of d ifferen t kinds of p ack ag es, including F i s s i le C la s s I p ackages with F i s s i le C la s s II p ack ag es, is p erm itted .


SECTION V 47

TR A N SPO R T

G e n e ra l req u irem en ts

526 . C onsignm ents of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be s e c u re lystow ed.

527?| P rov id ed that its av erag e s u rfa ce heat flux does not exceed15 W/m and that the surrounding carg o is not in sa ck s o r b ag s, a package m ay be c a rr ie d among packaged g e n era l carg o o r within fre ig h t co n ta in ers without any sp e c ia l stow age p ro v ision s except as m ay be s p e c ia lly req u ired by the com petent authority in an ap p rop riate c e r t i f ic a te .

528. P a ck a g e s of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll not be loaded in the sam e v e h ic le , a ir c r a f t o r hold o r com p artm ent of an inland w aterw ay c ra f t , o r hold, com partm ent o r deck a re a of a seagoing v e s s e l as dangerous goods which, on the b a s is of the re lev an t t r a n s p o rt reg u la tio n s , could a d v e rse ly a ffe c t the in te g rity of the packaging o f th e se rad io activ e m a te r ia ls under accid en t cond itions.

529. C a teg o rie s II- o r III-Y E L L O W packages sh a ll not be c a rr ie d in com p artm en ts occupied by p a s s e n g e rs , excep t those e x c lu s iv e ly re s e rv e d fo r c o u r ie rs sp e c ia lly authorized to accom pany such p ack ag es .

530. M ixing o f d ifferen t kinds of p ack ag es , including F is s i le C la s s I p ackages with F i s s i le C la s s II p ack ag es, is p erm itted .

1)31. | Accumulation of packages and freight containers shall becontrolled as follows:

(a) F o r both p ack ages and fre ig h t co n ta in e rs , the num ber of p ackages and fre ig h t co n ta in e rs sh a ll be so lim ited that the to ta l sum o f the tra n sp o rt in d ices in any v e h ic le , a i r c r a f t o r inland w a te rway c ra f t does not exceed 50. F o r seagoing v e s s e ls , se e p aras 538 and 539 . W here th is co n tro l of packages is not e ffected by r e fe r e n c e to tra n sp o rt in d ice s , see p a r a .523.

| H J In the ca se of fu ll lo ad s, the lim its under (a) above sh a ll not apply. F o r F i s s i le C la ss II o r III con sig n m en ts, o r m ix tu res th e re o f, the fu ll load sh a ll not include m o re than the allow able num ber of packages (se e p .2, footnote 1). H ow ever, fo r seagoing v e s s e ls , se e p a r a .541.


48 SECTION V

t t H O T he follow ing additional re q u irem en ts sh a ll apply to la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e rs :

1 (a)l P e rs o n s loading p ackages into la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e rs sh a ll d eterm in e the tra n sp o rt index as provided in Sectio n I , p a r a .138.T he to ta l sum of the tra n sp o rt in d ices of the packages in any one la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in er sh a ll not exceed 50. H ow ever, i f it is known that the fre ig h t co n ta in er does not contain F i s s i le C la ss II o r III p ack ag es , the to ta l tra n sp o rt index m ay exceed 50 , provided that the p erson s loading the fre ig h t co n ta in ers have d eterm ined by the use of appropriate m onitoring equipm ent that the rad ia tio n le v e ls outside the fre ig h t con tain er from the in sid e p ackages at any tim e during n orm al co n ditions of tra n sp o rt sh a ll not exceed 200 m rem /h at any point on, and 10 m rem /h at any point 2 m e tre s fro m , the outside su r fa ce of the fre ig h t co n ta in er.

(b) The norm al seg reg a tio n d istan ces as n e c e s s a ry to en su re com p lian ce with S ectio n V , p a r a .520 , sh a ll apply.

(c) E ach la rg e fre ig h t con tain er sh a ll d isp lay the p lacard shown in S ectio n V , F ig . 5, on a ll four v e r t ic a l w alls.

A dditional re q u irem en ts re la tin g to tra n sp o rt by r a i l

533 . R ailw ay v e h ic le s ca rry in g packages o r fre ig h t co n ta in ersla b e lled with any o f the la b e ls shown in Sectio n V , F ig s 2, 3 o r 4, or ca rry in g fu ll-lo ad consignm ents of any ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls , sh a ll d isp lay the p lacard shown in S ectio n V , F ig . 5, on the ou tside of each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls . In the ca se of a r a i l v eh icle with no s id es that is ca rry in g la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e rs , the p lacard s on the fre ig h t co n ta in e rs w ill su ffice .

5 3 4 1 In the c a se o f fu ll loads of p a ck ag es , the rad iation le v e l s , sh a ll not exceed :

(a) 1000 m rem /h at any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the p ackage, provided th at:

(i) the v e h ic le is equipped with an e n clo su re which, during norm al tra n sp o rt, p rev en ts the a c c e s s of unauthorized p erso n s to the in te r io r o f the e n c lo su re ;(ii) p ro v isio n s a re m ade to se c u re the p ackages so that th e ir p o sition w ithin the v eh icle re m a in s fixed during norm al tra n sp o rt;(iii) th e re a re no loading or unloading op eration s betw een the beginning and end of the tra n sp o rt.


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U nder o th er cond itions, the rad ia tio n le v e l at any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the package sh a ll not exceed 200 m rem /h.

(b) 200 m rem /h at any point on the ou ter s u rfa ce of the ra ilw ay v e h ic le , including the upper and low er s u r fa c e s , o r , in the c a s e of an open ra ilw ay v e h ic le , at any point on the v e r t ic a l p lanes p ro je c te d from the ou ter edges o f the ra ilw ay v e h ic le , on the upper su r fa ce of the load, and on the low er e x te rn a l su r fa c e of the ra ilw ay v e h ic le ; and

(c) 10 m rem /h at any point 2 m fro m the v e r t ic a l p lanes r e p r e sented by the o u ter la te r a l s u r fa c e s of the ra ilw ay v e h ic le , o r , i f the load is tran sp o rted in an open ra ilw ay v e h ic le , at any point 2 m from the v e r t ic a l p lanes p ro je c te d fro m the ou ter edges of the ra ilw ay v e h ic le .

A dditional re q u irem en ts re la tin g to tra n sp o rt by road

535 . E x ce p t fo r the d riv e r and a s s is ta n ts , no p erso n s sh a ll be c a r r ie d in road v e h ic le s ca rry in g rad io activ e m a te r ia ls .

536 . Road v e h ic le s ca rry in g p ackages o r fre ig h t co n ta in ers la b e lled with any of the la b e ls shown in F ig s 2, 3 o r 4, o r ca rry in g fu ll-lo ad consignm ents of any rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll d isp lay the p lacard shown in F ig . 5 on the ou tside of each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w alls and on the e x te rn a l r e a r w all. In the ca se of a fla t road v eh ic le without s id es that is ca rry in g la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in e rs , the p la ca rd s on the fre ig h t co n ta in ers w ill su ffice .

/h u d In the c a s e o f fu ll loads of p ack ag es, the rad iatio n lev e l sh a ll not exceed :

(a) 1000 m rem /h at any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the package, provided th at:

(i) the v e h ic le is equipped with an e n clo su re which, during norm al tra n sp o rt, p rev en ts the a c c e s s of unauthorized p erso n s to the in te r io r of the e n c lo su re ;(ii) p ro v isio n s a re m ade to s e c u re the p ackages so that th e ir p o sitio n w ithin the v e h ic le re m a in s fixed during norm al tra n sp o rt;(iii) th e re a re no loading o r unloading op eration s betw een the beginning and end o f the tra n sp o rt.

U nder o th er cond itions, the rad ia tio n le v e l a t any point on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce o f the package sh a ll not exceed 200 m rem /h.


50 SECTIO N V

(b) 200 m rem /h at any point on the outer surface of the road vehicle, including the upper and lower surfaces, or, in the case of an open road vehicle, at any point on the v ertical planes projected from the outer edges of the road vehicle, on the upper surface of the load, and on the lower external surface of the road vehicle.

(c) 10 m rem /h at any point 2 m from the v ertical planes represented by the outer lateral surfaces of the road vehicle or, if the load is transported in an open road vehicle, at any point 2 m from the v ertical planes projected from the outer edges of the road vehicle.

(d) 2 m rem /h in any normally occupied position of the vehicle, unless persons occupying such positions are provided with special health supervision and personnel monitoring devices.

Additional requirem ents relating to transport by seagoing vessels

f 5 3 8 j The accumulation of packages not in large freight containers shall be controlled as follows:

|(a)|The number of packages not in large freight containers a bo a? d a vessel shall be so limited that the total sum of the transport

gfaCty SOCM indices in any hold or defined deck area does not exceed au^nd '£0OP B&Mi sum aboard a single vessel does not exceed 200.PtMMT&D W>M (b) Where this control is not effected by reference to transporta n y o w e *

USPM (o tA0Tfi.S£>,

indices, see p a ra .523.

| 539_.| The number of large freight containers containing packages of radioactive m aterials shall be so limited that the total sum of the transport indices in any hold o r deck area does not exceed 200, with no limitation on the total sum aboard a single vessel, provided that:

(a) the total sum of transport indices in any individual freight container, or group of freight containers, does not exceed 50;

(b) each such freight container or group of freight containers is handled and stowed in such a manner that groups are separated from each other by at least 6 m etres; the intervening space m ay be occupied by other large freight containers not containing radioactive m aterials.

[540,|. The limitations specified in p a ra .538 shall not apply to consignments of either low specific activity m aterial or low-level solid radioactive m aterial described on the package labels as "RADIOACTIVE LSA" o r "RADIOACTIVE LLS", respectively.


SECTIO N V 5 1

541. The limitations in paras 538 and 539 do not apply when an entire hold or deck area of a vessel, or the entire vessel, is r e served or chartered for the exclusive use of a single consignor under full load conditions, provided that the number of F issile Class II and III packages aboard the vessel does not exceed the allowable number. Otherwise, norm al segregation distances as n ecessary to ensure compliance with p a ra .520 shall apply.

Additional requirem ents relating to transport by air

Type B(M) packages shall not be transported on passenger- carrying a ircraft.

543. The tem perature of the accessible surfaces of Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages shall not exceed 50_°C even when transported as a full load.

544. Continuously vented Type B(M) packages, packages which require external cooling by an ancillary cooling system , and packages subject to operational controls during transport shall not be tra n sported by a ir.

545. Liquid pyrophoric radioactive m aterials shall not be tra n sported by a ir.

1546. f Packages having a surface radiation level in excess of io d m re m /h , otherwise allowed under Section V, p ara.508(a), for full load conditions, shall not be transported by air except by special arrangem ent.

Transport by post

547. A consignment of radioactive m aterials that conforms with the exemption provisions of Section III, paras 301-313 , of these Regulations and in which the activity content does not exceed one tenth of those listed in Table V may be accepted for domestic movement by national postal authorities, subject to such additional requirem ents as those authorities may prescrib e.

548. A consignment of radioactive m aterials that conforms with the exemption provisions of Section III, paras 301-313 , and in which the activity content does not exceed one tenth of those listed in Table V may be accepted for international movement by post, subject, in p articular, to the following additional requirem ents:4

4 Th ese requirem en ts are prescribed by the co n v en tio n o f the U n iversal Postal Union.


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(a) it shall be deposited with the postal service only by consignors authorized by the national competent authority;

(b) it shall be dispatched by the quickest route, normally by air(c) it shall c a rry on the outside a white label bearing the words

"radioactive m aterials", which shall be crossed out if the package is returned empty;

(d) it shall ca rry on the outside the name and address of the consignor with the request that the consignment be returned in the case of non-delivery; and

(e) the name and address of the consignor and the content of the consignment shall be indicated on the internal packaging.

LEAKING PACKAGES AND CONTAMINATED CONVEYANCES

549. If it is evident that a package of radioactive m aterials may have leaked, access to the package should be restricted and a qualified person called in as soon as possible to make a survey to assess the extent of the spread of contamination. The scope of the survey should include the package, the conveyance, the adjacent loading and unloading areas , and, if necessary , all other m aterial which has been carried in the conveyance. "Conveyance", as used h ere , includes all transport vehicles, a ircraft, o r vessels used during the suspect portion of the carriag e . When necessary , additional steps for the protection of human health, in accordance with provisions established by the relevant competent authority, should be taken to overcom e and minimize the consequences of such a leak.

550. Packages leaking in excess of allowable lim its for normal conditions of transport must not be forwarded until repaired or reconditioned and decontaminated.

551. Conveyances and equipment used routinely for the carriage of radioactive m aterials shall be periodically checked to determine the level of contamination. The frequency of such checks shall be related to the likelihood of contamination and the extent to which radioactive m aterials are carried .

552. Except as provided for in p a ra .553, any conveyance, equipment, or part thereof which has become contaminated in the course of carriag e of radioactive m aterials shall be decontaminated as soon as possible by a qualified person and shall not be re-used unless the non-fixed radioactive contamination is below the levels specified in Table XI and the conveyances, equipment or part th ere


SECTIO N V 53

of have been declared safe in respect of residual radiation levels by a qualified person.

553. Conveyances or compartments used for the bulk transport of low specific activity m aterials in full load shall not be used for other goods until decontaminated as specified in p a ra .552.

CUSTOMS

554. Customs operations involving examination of the contents of a package in which radioactive m aterials are being transported shall be carried out only in a place where adequate means of controlling radiation exposure are provided and in the presence of qualified persons. Any package opened on customs instructions shall, before being forwarded to the consignee at its final destination, be restored to its original condition.


SECTION VI - FISSILE M ATERIALS

EXEMPTIONS OF FISSILE MATERIALS FROM FISSILE CLASS PACKAGE PRESCRIPTIONS

601. Packages containing radioactive m aterials which are also fissile m aterials, except for the cases specified in (a) to (g) below, shall be designed to comply with the requirements of this Section.

(a) Packages containing individually not m ore than 15 g of uranium -233, uranium -235, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or 15 g of any combination of these radionuclides, provided that the sm allest external dimension of the package is not less than 10 cm. When m aterial is transported in bulk, the quantity limitations may apply to the vehicle, inland waterway craft or part of a seagoing vessel.

(b) Packages containing only natural or depleted uranium which has been irradiated in therm al reacto rs only.

(c) Packages containing homogeneous hydrogenous solutions or m ixtures satisfying the conditions listed in Table XII. When m aterial is transported in bulk, the quantity limitations shall apply to the vehicle, inland waterway craft or part of a seagoing vessel.

(d) Packages containing uranium enriched in uranium -235 to a maximum of 1% by weight, and with a total plutonium and uranium -233 content of up to 1% of the m ass of uranium -235, provided that the fissile m aterials are distributed homogeneously throughout the m aterial. In addition, if uranium -235 is present in m etallic or oxide form s, it shall not form a lattice arrangem ent within the package.

(e) Packages containing any fissile m aterial, provided that they do not contain m ore than 5 g of fissile m aterial in any 1 0 -litre volume. The m aterials must at least be packed in packages which will maintain the limitations on fissile m aterial distribution during normal transport.

(f) Packages containing individually not m ore than 1 kg of total plutonium, of which not m ore than 20% by m ass may consist of plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of those radionuclides.

(g) Packages containing liquid solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in uranium -235 to a maximum of 2% by weight, with a tolerance for plutonium and uranium -233 of up to 0.1% of the m ass of uranium -235.

The packages shall also comply with the other relevant parts of these Regulations.

54


SECTIO N VI 55

T A B L E XII. LIMITATIONS ON HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENOUSSOLUTIONS OR M IXTURES

Parameters

1

a 0 s<r Any other fissile m aterial

(including mixtures)

Minimum H/Xa 5200 5200

Maximum concentration offissile nuclide in g/1

Maximum mass of fissile nuclide in g/package

800 b 500

Where H/X is the ratio of the number of hydrogen atoms to the number of atoms of fissile nuclide,

b With a tolerance for Pu and Z33U of not more than Vjo o f the mass of 235U.

GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY

I 602/| All fissile m aterials shall be packed and shipped in such a manner that criticality 5 cannot be reached under any foreseeable circum stances of transport. In particular, the following contingencies shall be considered:

[(a) 1 w ater leaking into packages;(5) the loss of efficiency of built-in neutron absorbers or

m oderators;(c) possible rearrangem ent of contents into m ore reactive

a rra y s , either within the package or as a result of loss from the package;

(d) reduction of spaces between packages or contents;(e) packages becoming im m ersed in w ater or buried in snow;(f) possible increase of reactivity due to tem perature changes.

603. In addition, for irradiated nuclear fuel or unspecified fissile m aterial, the following assumptions shall be made:

5 In applying critica lity data, obtained by either calcu lation or experim ent, to the criticality clearance of transport packages, allowance should be made separately for any in accuracy in the data or uncertainty concerning their validity.


56 SECTIO N VI

(a) Irradiated nuclear fuel for which the degree of irradiation is not known and whose reactivity decreases with burn-up shall be regarded as unirradiated for criticality control. If its reactivity increases with burn-up, it shall be regarded as irradiated to the point of maximum reactivity. The reactivity of nuclear fuel for which the degree of irradiation is known may be assessed accordingly.

(b) F o r unspecified fissile m aterials such as residues or scrap whose enrichment, m ass, concentration, moderation ratio or density is not known or cannot be identified, the assumption shall be that each param eter that is not known has the value which gives the maximum reactivity under credible conditions.

604. Packages of fissile m aterials, except as provided in p ara .601, (a) to (g), shall be classified as follows:

(a) F issile Class I: packages which are nuclearly safe in any number and in any arrangem ent under all foreseeable circum stances of transport;

(b) F issile Class II: packages which, in limited number, are nuclearly safe in any arrangem ent under all foreseeable circu m stances of transport;

(c) F issile C lass III: packages which are nuclearly safe under all foreseeable circum stances of transport by reason of special p recautions, or special adm inistrative or operational controls imposed upon the transport of the consignment.

PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FISSILE CLASS I PACKAGES

[ 605.^ Each F issile C lass I package shall be so designed that, if it were subjected to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714:

m w ater would not leak into any part of the package unless w ater inleakage to that part, to the optimum foreseeable extent, had been assumed for the purposes of p ara .709; and

(b) the configuration of the contents and the geometry of the containment system would not be altered so as to increase the reactivity significantly.

606. F issile Class I packages shall satisfy the nuclear safety crite ria specified in Section VI, paras 607-610 .


The individual package considered in isolation

SECTIO N VI 57

| 6 0 7 .\ The following conditions shall be assumed:

(a) the package is "damaged" (for this purpose "damaged" shall mean the evaluated or demonstrated condition of the package if it had been subjected either to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 718-720 followed by that in paras 722-724 , o r to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 721, whichever combination is the m ore limiting); and

[fb)~?w ater can leak into all void spaces of the packages, including those within the containment system , except that, where the package design incorporates special features to prevent the leakage of w ater into certain void spaces even as a result of human e rro r , absence of w ater from those void spaces may be assumed. Such special features may include either:

(i) multiple high standard water b a rrie rs , each of which would rem ain leaktight if the package were subjected to the combinations of tests specified in p ara.607(a); or(ii) high degree of quality control in the production and maintenance of packaging, coupled with special tests to demonstrate closure of each package before shipment.

608. The package shall be su b -critical by an adequate m argin6 under the conditions specified in p ara .607, the physical and chem ical ch aracteristics being taken into account, including any change in those ch aracteristics which could occur under the conditions of p a ra .607, and with the conditions of moderation and reflection as specified below:

(a) with the m aterial within the containment system :

(i) the most reactive configuration and moderation fo reseeable under the conditions of p ara .607;(ii) close full w ater reflection of the containment system or such greater reflection of the containment system as may additionally be provided by the surrounding m aterial of the packaging, and, in addition,

6 For exam ple, if mass of fissile m aterial is an appropriate parameter for control, an adequate margin would be represented by lim iting the mass to 80*7o of that mass which would be cr itica l in a sim ilar system.


5 8 SECTIO N VI

(b) if any part of the m aterial escapes from the containment system under the conditions of p a ra .607:

the most reactive configuration and moderation considered credible;close full water reflection of the m aterial.

Consignments of one o r m ore packages

609. Any number of undamaged packages of one design in any arrangem ent shall be su b -critica l; for this purpose "undamaged" shall mean the condition in which the packages are designed to be presented for transport.

610.| 250 such packages when "damaged" shall be su b -critical if stacked together in any arrangem ent and closely reflected on all sides of the stack by the equivalent of w ater (for this purpose "damaged" shall mean the evaluated or demonstrated condition of the package if it had been subjected either to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 718-720 , followed by that in paras 722-724 , o rto th e tests specified in Section VII, paras 709- 714 and 721, whichever combination is the m ore limiting). Hydrogenous m oderation7 between packages, and water leakage into the package consistent with the test results shall be assumed to the extent which results in the greatest reactivity.

Exam ples of package designs requiring m ultilateral approval

Example ^

611. The calculation shall be based on the following requirem ents:

(a) Each individual package shall comply with the crite ria under paras 605 and 607 above.

(b) The package, whether damaged or undamaged, shall be such as to shield the fissile contents from therm al neutrons.

(c) When a parallel beam of neutrons having an energy spectrum as specified in Table XIII is incident at any angle on an undamaged package, the surface multiplication factor for epithermal neutrons, i .e . the ratio of the number of epithermal neutrons leaving the package to the number of epithermal neutrons entering the package,

7 The hydrogenous moderation can be considered to consist of either a uniform layer of full density water surrounding eack package or water at an appropriate density homogeneously interspersed between packages.


SECTIO N VI 59

T A B L E XIII. NEUTRON EN ERG Y SPECTRUM a

Neutron energy E

Fraction of neutrons with energy less than E

1 1 .0 MeV 1.0 0 0

2 .4 MeV 0 .8 0 2

1 .1 MeV 0.5 9 0

0. 55 MeV 0.4 6 0

0 .2 6 MeV 0.3 7 3

0 .1 3 MeV 0 .3 1 9

43 keV 0 .2 6 3

10 keV 0 .2 1 0

1 .6 keV 0.1 5 6

0 .2 6 keV 0.1 1 1

42 eV 0 .0 7 2

5 .5 eV 0.0 3 6

0 .4 eV 0

aThe spectrum is the epitherm al portion of the equilibrium spectrum emergent from packages incorporating 5 cm thickness of wood in a cr itica l array of such packages.

shall be less than one, and the energy spectrum of the neutrons that are emitted by the package in an infinite a rra y shall be no harder than that of the incident neutrons.

(d) The package design shall comply with the cr ite ria in p ara .610.

Exam ples of package designs requiring unilateral approval

E xam p le I

612. The packaging shall be constructed so that the fissile contents are surrounded by a layer of m aterial capable of absorbing all therm al neutrons incident on it8 and this neutron absorbent layer is

8 This layer can consist of cadmium at least 0. 38 mm thick equivalent to 0. 325 g cadmium per cm 2 .


6 0 SECTIO N VI

then surrounded by a thickness of at least 10.2 cm of wood having a minimum hydrogen content of 6.5 wt%, so that the minimum external dimension over the wood is 30.5 cm.

613. The packaging shall be so constructed that when "damaged" (for this purpose "damaged" shall have the meaning assigned in p a ra .607) the fissile contents will remain surrounded by the neutron absorbent layer, the neutron absorbent layer will remain surrounded by the wood, and wood will not be lost to an extent which would reduce the thickness of the remaining wood to less than 9.2 cm or reduce the minimum external dimension over the remaining wood to less than 28.5 cm.

614. The contents shall not exceed that perm issible m ass of fissile m aterial shown in Tables XIV to XXII which is consistent with: (a) the nature of the m aterial; (b) the maximum moderation; and (c) the maximum diam eter (or volume) which could occur if the package were "damaged" (for this purpose "damaged" shall have the meaning assigned in p ara .607).

N ote: F o r the values given in Tables XIV to XXII, the calculations used w ere based on Annex II of Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive M aterials, Safety Series No.6, IAEA, Vienna (1961), and are restrictive by comparison with those specified in p ara.611. Hence, the values can be used safely in association with packaging complying with the description in paras 612 and 613, although a detailed calculation of perm issible values in accordance with para.611 may yield less restrictive values for the sam e packaging.

PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FISSILE CLASS II PACKAGES

615.1 Each F issile Class II package shall be designed so that if it were subjected to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714:

(a) neither the volume nor any spacing on the basis of which nuclear safety for the purpose of p ara .6 19(a) has been assessed would suffer m ore than 5% reduction, and the construction ofthe package would not perm it the entry of a 10-cm cube;

[(b) I water would not leak into any part of the package unless water mleakage to that part, to the optimum foreseeable extent, had been assumed in assessing the allowable number for the purposes of p ara.619(a).


TABLE X IV

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF URANYL(a) FLUORIDE OR URANYL00 NITRATEPermissible mass of uranium per package as a function of the packaging wood density

1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle diameter not exceeding(cm) kg uranium per

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm9 and not less than (g/cms)0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 1 .0 5 1 .1

10 .16 <----------

N o lim it 0 .084 0 .2 6 7 0 .3 0 1 0 .3 3 5 0 .370 0 .400 0 .4 2 9 0 .4 5 6 0 .478

Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm*)receptacle volume not

0 .6 0. 65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 0. 95 1 .0 1 .05 1 .1 1 .15 1 .2 1 .25

exceeding(1) kg uranium per package

2 0.152 0.380 0. 66 1 .01 1 .47 2. 00 2 .6 6 3. 50 4 . 64 6 .0 4 7. 62 9. 39 11 .3 13.3

3 0 .084 0.223 0.416 0. 65 0. 93 1.25 1 .58 1. 96 2 .3 4 2 .7 4 3 .1 6 3. 57 3 .9 9 4 .4 2

4 0 .084 0.120 0.157 0.193 0.231 0.274 0.356 0.498 0. 73 1 .05 1 .47 2 .0 2 2 . 70 3. 55

5 0. 084 0.120 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0.495 0 .5 7 0 .6 6 0 .7 4 0 .8 4 0 .9 2 1.02

7 0. 084 0.120 0.157 0.193 0 .231 0.267 0.301 0.347 0 .406 0.467 0 .5 3 0 .6 0 0 .6 6 0. 73

No lim it 0. 084 0.120 0 .157 0.193 0 .231 0.267 0.301 0.335 0 .370 0 .400 0.429 0.456 0.478 0 .498

Uranium which includes no 233 U and n o m o re th a n 93 ^ w t. °Jo 235U .

SECTION

V

I


N O N -H YD RO G EN O US URAN IUM (a) COM POUN DS OR M IX T U R E S IN WHICH T H E U R A N IU M -235 C O N C EN T R A T IO N DO ES NOT E X C E E D 4 . 8 g / c m 3<b>

TABLE X V

(Including unmoderated uranium m etal of uranium-235 enrichment not exceeding 25 wt.%)

(*) Uranium which includes no 233 U and no more than 93^ wt. 235 U.(b) Mixtures containing beryllium or deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not exceed five times the allowed mass of uranium.

SECTION

V

I


NO N-H YD RO G EN O US URAN IUM (a) COM POUN DS OR M IX T U R E S IN W HICH T H E U R A N IU M -235 C O N C EN T R A T IO N DO ES NOT E X C E E D 9 .6 g / c m 3(b)

(Including unmoderated uranium m etal of uranium-235 enrichment not exceeding 50 wt,<fc)

Permissible mass of uranium per package as a function of the packaging wood density

TABLE X V I


Innerreceptacle diameter not exceeding (cm)

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cms and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9

kg uranium per package

7 .5 88 .599 .5

10No lim it

g

66

77

88 9 .2 10 11

6 7 8 9 .2 10 116 7 8 9 .2 10 110 .6 9 0. 69 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0. 69

No l i m i t ---------------No l i m i t ---------------No l i m i t --------------

<---------- No l i m i t1212

14140. 69

1515

0 .6 916

0 .6 9 0 .6 9

- N o l i m i t • 17 17 17

0 .6 919

0.6

2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle volume not exceeding (1)

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm* and not less than (g/cm5)0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5


7No)limit

4 .83 . 63 1 .41 0 .6 9

7 .83 .6 31 .410 .6 9

9 .2 7 .8 3 . 63 1 .41 0. 69

10 7 .8 3 . 63 1 .41 0. 69

11 7 .8 3 . 63 1 .41 0 .6 9

127 .8 3. 63 1 .41 0 .6 9

147 .83 .6 31 .410 .6 9

1 4 .5 7 .8 3. 63 1 .41 0 .6 9

(a) Uranium which includes no 233 U and no more than 93? wt. <7o 235U.fo) Mixtures containing beryllium or deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not exceed five times the allowed m a s of uranium. <Ji

CO

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I


TABLE X V II

UNMODERATED URANIUM^ METALPermissible mass of uranium pet package as a function of the packaging wood density

05


Innerreceptacle diameter not exceeding (cm)

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cms and not less than (g/cms) 0 .6 0.65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0.85 0.!


0.95

6 <-------- IJo l im it

9.2 10 li7 .5 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 19

10 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 19No limit 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69No limit** 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 19

2. Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle volume not exceeding (1)

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm9 and not less than (g/cm5)0.6 0.65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0.85 0.!


1.25

2 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 193 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.54 6 7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.85 3.63 3.63 3. 63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3.63 3. 637 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41

No limit 0.69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0. 69 0.69 0. 69No limitM 6 7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 19

fa) Uranium which includes no U and no more than 93? w t °}o U.(b) These enhanced masses apply where the fissile material is in the form of massive metal pieces weighing not less than 2 kg each and free from re-entrant surfaces.

SECTION

VI


TABLE X V III

URANIUM(a) COMPOUNDS OR M IXTURES IN WHICH THE URANIUM CONCENTRATION2fi 4 4 o

DOES NOT E X C E E D - i " , , /, g/cm3 H /U +1.41 6/Permissible mass of uranium per package as a function of the packaging wood density

I . Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle diameter not

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cms and not less than (g/cm*) 0 .6 0 .65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(cm) kg uranium per package

No l i mi t2 .80 6 .0 6.0 •

7.5 2 .80 6 .0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6 .0 6.0 14 15 15.2 15,2 15.2 15.2 15.210 0.330 0.87 1.10 1. 80 2 .50 3.50 4.6 7.1 7.7 9 .6 11.6 13.8 16.1 18.3

No limit 0.084 0.120 0. 157 0. 193 0.231 0.267 0. 301 0. 335 0.370 0.400 0.429 0.456 0.478 0.498


Innerreceptacle volume not

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm* and not less than (g/cm9) 0 .6 0.65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(1) kg uranium per package

2 0.152 0.380 0.66 1.01 1.47 2.00 2.66 3.50 4. 64 6.04 7. 62 9.39 11.3 13.33 0.084 0.223 0.416 0.65 0. 93 1.25 1.58 1.96 2.34 2.74 3.16 3.57 3.99 4.424 0.084 0.120 0.157 0. 193 0.231 0.274 0.356 0.498 0.73 1.05 1.47 2.02 2.70 3.55S 0.084 0.120 0. 157 0. 193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0.495 0.57 0.66 0.74 0.84 0.92 1.027 0.084 0.120 0. 157 0. 193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0.347 0.406 0.467 0.53 0.60 0.66 0.73

No limit 0.084 0.120 0. 157 0. 193 0.231 0.267 0. 301 0.335 0.370 0.400 0.429 0.456 0.478 0.498

M Uranium which includes no 233U and no more than 93? wt.% 235U,

SECTION

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I


TABLE X IX 05CTiNON-HYDROGENOUS PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS OR M IXTURES IN WHICH THE

PLUTONIUM- 239 CONCENTRATION DOES NOT EX C E E D 10 g/cm 3<a>Permissible mass of plutonium per package as a function of the packaging wood density


Innerreceptacle diameter not

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm* and not less than (g/cm9) 0 .6 0.65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8 0.95 1. 05 1.1 1.15 1.25

exceeding(cm) kg plutonium per package

6.5 3.60 4 .23.60 4 .23.60 4 .23.60 4 .2 0.405 0.405

•4 .7 5 .3

5 .35 .3 0.405

7 .510

No limit

5 .95 .9 0.405

7.17.1 0.405

4 .70.405

8.10.405

8 .30.405

8.60.405

8 .9 0.405



Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0.65 0 .7 0.75 0 .8

exceeding(1) kg plutonium per package

345 7

No limit

3.603.60 2.44 1.20 0.405

4.23.842.441.200.405

4 .7 3.84 2.44 1.20 0.405

5.3 3.84 2.44 1.20 0.405

5 .93.842.441.200.405

(?) Mixtures containing beryllium and deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not exceed 1/10 of the allowed mass of plutonium.

SECTION

VI


UNMODERATED PLUTONIUM M ETA L

Permissible mass of plutonium per package as a function of the packaging wood density

TABLE X X


Inner receptacle diameter not

Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm3 0.6 0.65

and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .7 0. 75 0.8 0*85


10 No limit No limit*

3.20 3.60 0.405 0.4053.20 3.60

3.90 0.4053.90

4.2 0.4054.2

4 .4 0.4054.4

4 .5 0.4054.5



Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm* and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .65 0 .7 0. 75 0.8 0.85

exceeding(I) kg plutonium per package

3 3.20 3.60 3.90 4.2 4 .4 4 .54 3.20 3.60 3.84 3.84 3.84 3.845 2.44 2.44 2.44 2.44 2.44 2.447 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20

No limit 0.405 0.405 0.405 0.405 0.405 0.405No limit*) 3.20 3.60 3.90 4.2 4 .4 4 .5

W These enhanced mattes apply where the fissile material is in the form of massive metal pieces weighing not less than 2 kg each and free from re-entrant surfaces.Oi-o

SECTION

VI


0 500

TABLE X X I

PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS OR M IXTURES IN WHICH THE PLUTONIUM CONCENTRATION

DOES NOT E X C E E D 35 g/cm3

Permissible mass of plutonium per package as a function of the packaging wood density


Innerreceptacle

Wood density not 0 .6 0.65

exceeding 1.25 g/cm5 0 .7 0.75

and not less than (g/cm9) 0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1.0 1. 05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25


43.2 3. 60 3.90 4.2 4 .4 1 • r

6 2.80 3. 60 3.90 4.2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .56 .5 2.50 3.40 3. 80 4.2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .57 2.20 3.10 3. 70 4.2 4.4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .57.5 1.90 2. 70 3.40 4.1 4.4 4.5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .58 1.60 2.30 3.0 3.80 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .58.5 1. 30 1.80 2.40 3.20 3.80 4 .3 4.5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .59 0. 97 1.30 1.80 2.40 3.00 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.0 4.2 4 .4 4 .4 4 .4 4 .49. S 0.65 0.88 1.20 1.50 1.90 2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.10 3. 60 4 .4 4 .4 4 .4

10 0. 330 0.42 0.50 0.58 0. 70 0.83 0. 99 1.20 1. 50 1. 90 2.70 3.90 4 .5 4 .5No limit 0.022 0.053 0.084 0.114 0.143 0.171 0.199 0.226 0.250 0.274 0.294 0.311 0. 327 0.339



Wood density not exceeding 1.25 g/cm* 0 .6 0.65 0 .7 0.75

and not less than (g/cm 0 .8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.05 1. 1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(1) kg plutonium per package

2 0.152 0. 309 0.52 0.80 1.16 1.59 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .53 0.047 0.133 0.247 0.380 0.700 0.76 4 .5 4.5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4.5 4 .5 4 .54 0.022 0.076 0.095 0.133 0.700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0.89 1.19 1.55 1.98 2.475 0.022 0.053 0.085 0.118 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 7007 0.022 0.053 0.084 0.114 0. 700 0.700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0.700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700

No limit 0.022 0.053 0. 084 0.114 0.143 0.171 0.199 0.226 0.250 0.274 0.294 0.311 0. 327 0.339

SECTION

VI


AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF URANIUM -233 N ITRATE OR U R A N IU M -233 FLU O RID E

Permissible mass of uranium per package as a function of the packaging wood density

TABLE X X II


Inner Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cro9 and not less than (g/cm*)receptacle 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 G.9 0 .9 5 1 .0 1 .0 5 1 .1 1 .1 5 1*2 1 .2 5diameter not _____________________________exceeding ' ------------------------ -------------------------------- ----------------------(cm ) kg uranium per package

9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N o l i m i t ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >9 .5 0 .0 3 5 0 .0 6 7 «------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------N o l i m i t -------- -------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- *

10 0 .035 0 .0 6 7 0 .100 <------— ------------------------------------------------------------------- No l i m i t ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------»N o lim it 0 .035 0 .067 0 .100 0 .1 3 4 0 .1 6 9 0 .200 0 .231 0 .2 6 1 0 .2 8 9 0 .3 1 6 0 .3 4 0 0 .361 0 .3 7 1 0 .391


Inner receptacle volume not exceeding (1)

2 0.152 0 .309 0.475 0 .71 0 . 99 1 .33 1.71 2.11 2 .5 4 2 .9 9 3 .4 4 3 .94 4 .4 1 4 .83 0. 085 0.133 0.180 0.228 0 ,285 0.332 0. 389 0 .446 0 .5 0 0 .56 0 .6 0 0 .6 7 .0. 73 0. 784 0. 085 0 .109 0.133 0 .175 0 .213 0.256 0.304 0 .356 0 .408 0 .4 6 0 0. 51 0. 57 0 .63 0. 695 0. 035 0.076 0.114 0 .152 0 .190 0.223 0 .256 0 .292 0.323 0 .356 0 .3 8 9 0.422 0.451 0 .4847 0. 035 0.073 0 .109 0 .142 0 .175 0,204 0.235 0 .263 0 .289 0.318 0 .342 0. 368 0.394 0 .420

No limit 0.035 0. 067 0.100 0 .134 0 .169 0,200 0.231 0 .261 0 .2 8 9 0 .316 0 .340 0. 361 0. 377 0 .391

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm9 and not less than (g/cm*)0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0. 1 .05


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(c) The configuration of the contents and the geom etry of the containment system would not be altered so as to increase the reactivity significantly.

(a) the package is damaged (for this purpose "damaged" shall mean the evaluated or demonstrated condition of the package if it had been subjected either to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 718-720 followed by that in paras 722-724 o r to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 721, whichever combination is the m ore limiting); and

w ater can leak into all void spaces of the packages, inclu those within the containment system , except that, where the package design incorporates special features to prevent the leakage of w ater into certain void spaces even as a result of human e rro r , absence of w ater from those void spaces may be assumed (such special features may include either:

(i) multiple high-standard w ater b a rrie rs , each of which would remain leaktight if the package were subjected to the combinations of tests specified in para.617(a); or(ii) a high degree of quality control in the production and maintenance of packagings, coupled with special tests to demonstrate closure of each package before shipment).

(see p .57, footnote 6) under the conditions specified in p ara .617, the physical and chem ical ch aracteristics being taken into account, including any change in those ch aracteristics which could occur under the conditions of p a ra .617, and with the conditions of moderation and reflection as specified below:

(a) with the m aterial within the containment system :

(i) the most reactive configuration and moderation foreseeable under the conditions of p ara.617.(ii) close full water reflection of the containment system or such g reater reflection of the containment system as may be provided by the surrounding m aterial of the packaging; and, in addition,

616. F issile Class II packages shall satisfy the nuclear safety crite ria described in paras 617-619 .

The individual package considered in isolation

~617.\ The following conditions shall be assumed:

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(b) if any part of the m aterial escapes from the containment system under the conditions of p a ra .617:

(i) the most reactive configuration and moderation considered credible;(ii) close full water reflection of the m aterial.

Consignments of one or m ore packages

619. I An "allowable number" shall be derived for each F issile Class II package design, such that:

(a) five tim es the allowable number of undamaged packages shall be su b -critica l if stacked together in any arrangem ent without anything between the packages, close reflection on all sides of the stack by the equivalent of water being assumed; for this purpose "undamaged" shall mean the condition in which the packages are designed to be presented for transport; and

J'(b) / twice the allowable number of such packages when damaged shall be su b -critica l if stacked together in any arrangem ent and closely reflected on all sides of the stack by the equivalent of water (for this purpose "damaged" shall mean the evaluated or demonstrated condition of each package if it had been subjected either to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 718-720 followed by that in paras 722-724 , or to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 721, whichever combination is the m ore limiting); hydrogenous moderation between packages and w ater leakage into the package consistent with test results shall be assumed to the extent which results in the g reatest reactivity.


Member States are invited to submit examples.


M em ber States a re invited to subm it exam p les.


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LExam ples of package designs requiring no further competent authority approval Example I

| 6 2 0 .1 Packages for F issile Class II require no further competent authority approval of package design provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) Packaging: the criticality safety of these consignments does not depend upon the integrity of the packaging. Any packaging which complies with the other relevant requirements of these Regulations with respect to the non-fissile radioactive ch aracte ris tics may, therefore, be used; and

(b) Contents - uranium m etal, compounds and/or m ixtures: the contents of any consignment consisting of the "allowable number" of packages must not exceed the perm issible m ass of 235U given in Table XXIII per consignment as a function of enrichment for m aterials satisfying the following conditions:

(i) Uranium-233 must not be present.(ii) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched in deuterium must not be present.(iii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed 150 tim es the total m ass of uranium -235.(iv) Mixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e.g. some hydrocarbon oils, must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping; or

(c) Contents - uranium m etal, compounds and/or m ixtures not forming a la ttice : the contents of any consignment consistingof the allowable number of packages must not exceed the perm issible m ass of 235U given in Table XXIV per consignment as a function of enrichment for m aterials satisfying the following conditions:

(i) Uranium-233 must not be present.(ii) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched in deuterium must not be present.(iii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed 150 tim es the total m ass of uranium -235.(iv) M ixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e.g. some hydrocarbon oils, must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping.(v) The fissile m aterials must be distributed homogeneously throughout the m aterial. In addition, the m aterial shall not form a lattice arrangem ent within the package; or


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T A B L E XXIII. PER M ISSIBLE MASS OF URA.NIUM-235 P E RCONSIGNMENT

Uranium enrichm ent in weight per cent of uranium -235 not exceeding

Permissible mass per consignment in grams of uranium-235

93 16075 16860 17640 18430 19220 20815 22411 24010 256

9 .5 2629 2708. 5 2768 2847. 5 2947 3006 .5 3126 3245 .5 3405 3604 .5 3804 4003 .5 4403 5002. 5 6002 8201. 5 13601 .3 5 16001 34000. 92 6000

(d) Contents - uranium and/or plutonium m etal, compounds and/or m ixtu res: the m aterial must satisfy the following conditions:

(i) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched in deuterium must not be present.(ii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed 150 tim es the total m ass of uranium and plutonium.(iii) Mixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e.g. some hydrocarbon oils, e tc ., must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping.


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T A B L E XXIV . PER M ISSIBLE MASS OF URANIUM -235 P E RCONSIGNMENT


Permissible mass per consignment in grams of uranium -235

4 4203. 5 4603 5602. 5 7402 12001. 5 28001 .3 5 4000

The total m ass of fissile m aterial per consignment must be such that:

235U (grams) Pu (grams) 233 U (grams) ,160 90 100 ’ ’

(e) Allowable number: the allowable number for a particular package to this specification will depend on the actual contents and is equal to the fissile m ass limit per consignment divided by the actual fissile m ass present in the package. In the case of the mixed nuclides in (d) above, the allowable number is160 H- (235U + 1.6 233U + 1.778 Pu), where 235U, 233U and Pu are the numbers of gram s of 235U, 233U and Pu present in the package. Where the package form s part of a mixed consignment, the requirem ents of p .2, footnote 1, must be met; and

(f) Shipment is subject to m ultilateral approval.

PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FISSILE CLASS III PACKAGES

621. F issile Class III packages shall meet the general requirements of p a ra .602 and shall be approved in accordance with Section VIII, paras 810-814 and 815-818.


M em ber S tates a re invited to subm it exam p les.



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Exam ple I

Packages to the following specification require only unilateral approval of the package design provided that both the following conditions are fulfilled:

:mber of packages in any one consignment shall be

(i) twice this number of undamaged packages shall be su b -critica l if stacked together in any arrangem ent without anything between the packages, assuming close reflection on all sides of the stack toy the equivalent of w ater; for this purpose 'undamaged' shall mean the condition in which the packages are designed to be presented for transport; and

f(ii)l this number of packages when 'damaged' shall be subcritica l if stacked together in any arrangem ent and closely reflected on all sides of the stack by the equivalent of w ater (for this purpose 'damaged' shall mean the evaluated or demonstrated condition of each package if it had been subjected feither to the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 718-720 followed by that in paras 722-724 or the tests specified in Section VII, paras 709-714 and 721, whichever combination is the m ore limiting - hydrogenous moderation (see p .58, footnote 7) between the packages and

w ater leakage into the packages consistent with test r e sults shall be assumed to the extent which results in the greatest reactivity.

(b) Shipment of these packages is made only under arran gements approved by the competent authorities in conformity with Section VIII, paras 815-818 , so as to prevent loading, transport or storage of these packages with other labelled packages of radioactive m aterial.

Exam ples of package designs requiring no further competent authority approval

Exam ple I_

623.J Packages for F issile Class III require no further competent'authority approval of package design provided that both of the following conditions are met:


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(a) The package is currently approved as a F issile Class II package and the number in any one consignment does not exceed twice the allowable number associated with the F issile Class II approval.

(b) Shipment of these packages is made only under arran g ements approved by the competent authorities in conformity with Section VIII, paras 815-818 , so as to prevent loading, transport or storage of these packages with other F issile Class II o r Class III packages. Exam ples of such arrangem ents are:

(i) no other labelled packages of radioactive m aterials may be carried with the consignment in the sam e road or ra il vehicle o r the sam e hold of a ship or the same aircraft;and(ii) transport must be direct to the consignee without any intermediate tran sit storage; or(iii) controls must be imposed, by the provision of an esco rt, to prevent the packages of the consignment from being stacked with or alongside any other packages of radioactive m aterial after an accident, o r at any other time; in the case of road o r rail transport, the escort must travel in a separate vehicle.

Exam ple II

624. Packages for F issile Class III require no further competent authority approval of package design provided that the following conditions are met:

(a) Packaging: the criticality safety of these consignments does not depend upon the integrity of the packaging. Any packaging which complies with the other relevant requirem ents of these Regulations may therefore be used, provided it does not incorporate lead exceeding 5 cm in thickness, tungsten o r uranium shielding; and

(b) Contents - uranium m etal, compounds and/or m ixtu res: the contents of any consignment must not exceed the perm issible m ass of 235U given in Table XXV per consignment as a function of enrichment for m aterials satisfying the following conditions:

(i) Uranium-233 must not be present.(ii) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched indeuterium must not be present.(iii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed150 tim es the total m ass of uranium -235.(iv) Mixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having


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T A B L E X X V . PER M ISSIBLE MASS OF URANIUM -235 P E RCONSIGNMENT

Uranium enrichm ent in weight per cent of uranium-235 not exceeding

Permissible mass per consignment in grams of uranium-235

93 40075 42060 44040 46030 48020 52015 56011 60010 640

9. 5 6559 6758. 5 6908 7107 .5 7307 7506. 5 7806 8105. 5 8505 9004. 5 9504 10003. 5 11003 12502 .5 15002 20501. 5 34001. 35 40001 85000 .9 2 15000

a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e.g. some hydrocarbon oils, must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping; or

(c) Contents - uranium m etal, compounds and/or m ixtures not forming a la ttice : Table XXVI gives the perm issible m ass of uranium -235 per consignment as a function of enrichment, for m aterials satisfying the following conditions:

(i) Uranium-233 must not be present.(Ii) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched in deuterium must not be present.


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T A B L E XXV I. PER M ISSIBLE MASS OF URANIUM -235 P E RCONSIGNMENT


Permissible mass per consignment in k ilo grams of uranium-235

4 1. 053. 5 1 .1 53 1 .42 .5 1. 82 31. 5 71 .3 5 10

(iii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed 150 tim es the total m ass of uranium -235.(iv) Mixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e .g. some hydrocarbon oils, must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping.(v) The fissile m aterials must be distributed homogeneously throughout the m aterial. In addition, the m aterial shall not form a lattice arrangem ent within the package; or

(d) Contents - uranium and/or plutonium m etal, compoundsand/or m ixtures: the m aterial must satisfy the following conditions:

(i) Beryllium and hydrogenous m aterial enriched in deuterium must not be present.(ii) The total m ass of graphite present must not exceed 150 tim es the total m ass of uranium and plutonium.(iii) Mixtures of fissile m aterial with substances having a higher hydrogen density than w ater, e.g. some hydrocarbon oils, must not be present. This does not preclude the use of polyethylene for packing or wrapping.

The total m ass of fissile m aterial per consignment must be such that: 235u (gram s) Pu (grams) 233U (grams) .

400 225 250 ? 1; ^(e) Conditions of transport: the following administrative

controls must be applied throughout the transport of the consignment:

(i) the quantity of m aterial in a consignment must not exceed that defined in (b), (c) or (d) above;(ii) transport must be direct to the consignee, without any intermediate tran sit storage; and

(f) Shipment is subject to m ultilateral approval.


SECTION VII - T EST AND INSPECTION PRO CEDURES

DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TESTS

701. Demonstration, of compliance with the test requirem ents of Section VII may be'accotnplished by any of the methods listed below or by a combination thereof.

(a) Perform ance of tests with prototypes or sam ples of the packaging as normally presented for transport, in which case the contents of the packaging for the test shall simulate as closely as practicable the expected normal radioactive contents.

(b) Reference to previous satisfactory demonstrations of sufficiently sim ilar nature.

(c) Perform ance of tests with models of appropriate scale incorporating those features which are significant with respect to the item under investigation, when engineering experience has shown results of such tests to be suitable for design purposes. When a scale model is used, the need for adjusting certain test param eters, such as the penetrator diam eter or the com pressive load, shall be taken into account.

(d) Calculation, or reasoned argument, when the calculative procedures and param eters are generally agreed to be reliable or conservative.

^702.] With respect to the initial conditions for the tests of this Section, except those in paras 721-725 , the demonstration of compliance shall be based on the assumption that the package is in equilibrium at an ambient tem perature of 38°C. The effects of solar radiation may be neglected. The effects of equilibrium conditions such as tem perature and p ressu re , in so far as they affect the dem onstration of compliance, may be assessed separately, but shall be taken into account in evaluating results of both the mechanical and the therm al tests .

TESTS FOR PACKAGING

Number of specim ens to be tested

.703. The number of specim ens actually subjected to the tests should be related to the number of packagings of that type which are to be produced, the frequency of use and the cost. The results of the tests may necessitate an increase in the number of specimens to meet the requirem ents of the test procedures in respect of maximum damage.

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Preparation of a specimen for testing

704. All specimens shall be examined before testing to identify and record faults or damage including the following:

(a) divergence from the specifications or the drawings;(b) defects in construction;(c) corrosion or other deterioration; and(d) distortion of features.

705. The containment system of the packaging shall be clearly specified.

706. The external features of the specimen shall be clearly identified so that reference may be made simply and clearly to any part of such specimen.

Testing the integrity of containment and shielding

I 707^ After any of the tests specified in paras 709-721 , it shall be further demonstrated that the integrity of the containment, or of the containment and shielding, has been retained to the extent required in Section II for the packaging under test.

T arget for the drop tests specified in paras 712, 716, 719 and 732

708. The target shall be a flat, horizontal surface of such a ch aracter that any increase in its resistance to displacement or deformation upon impact by the specimen would not significantly increase the damage to the specim en.

T ests for demonstrating ability to withstand normal conditions of transport

709. The tests a re : the water spray test, the free drop test, the com pression test and the penetration test. Prototypes of the package must be subjected to the free drop test, the com pression test and the penetration test, preceded in each case by the water spray test. One prototype may be used for all the tests , provided that the requirem ents of para.710 are complied with.

710. The time interval between the conclusion of the water spray test and the succeeding test shall be such that the w ater has soaked in to the maximum extent, without appreciable drying of the


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exterio r of the specimen. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, this interval shall be taken to be about two hours if the w ater spray is applied from four directions simultaneously. No time interval should elapse, however, if the water spray is applied from each of the four directions consecutively.

711. W ater spray te s t : Any water spray test shall be considered as satisfactory provided that:

(a) the amount of water per unit of ground area is approximately equivalent to a rainfall rate of 5 cm per hour;

(b) the water impinges upon the specimen at an angle of approximately 45° from the horizontal;

(c) the w ater is approximately uniformly distributed, as in a rainfall, over the entire surface of the specimen in the direction of the spray;

(d) the duration of the spray is at least one hour;(e) the orientation of the packaging is such that the effects are

expected to be the most severe for the features under investigation, and the specimen is supported so that it does not sit in a pool of w ater.

712. F re e drop te s t : The specimen shall fall onto the target so as to suffer maximum damage in respect of the safety features to be tested.

(a) The height of fall m easured from the lowest point of the package to the upper surface of the target shall be not less than 1 .2 m; except that for packages weighing m ore than 5000 kg, the height of fall shall not be less than the distance specified in Table XXVII for the applicable package weight.

TA BLE XXVII. F R E E -F A L L DISTANCE FOR PACKAGES WEIGHING MORE THAN 5000 kg

Package weight (kg)

Free fa ll distance (m)

5 000 to < 10 000 0 .9

10 000 to < 15 000 0 .6

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(b) F o r F issile C lass II packages, the free drop specified above shall be preceded by a free drop from a height of 0. 3 m on each corner o r, in the case of a cylindrical package, onto each of the quarters of each rim .

(c) F o r fibreboard or wood rectangular packages not exceeding 50 kg inweight, a separate specimen shall be subjected to a free drop onto each corner from a height of 0. 3 m.

(d) F o r fibreboard cylindrical packages not exceeding100 kg in weight, a separate specimen shall be subjected to a free drop onto each of the quarters of each rim from a height of 0. 3 m.

713. Compression te st: the specimen shall be subjected, for a period of 24 h, to a com pressive load equal to the greater of the following:

(a) the equivalent of 5 times the weight of the actual package;(b) the equivalent of 1300 kg/m2 multiplied by the vertically

projected area of the package.

The load shall be applied uniformly to two opposite sides of the specimen, one of which shall be the base on which the package would normally stand.

714. Penetration test: the specimen shall be placed on a rigid,flat, horizontal surface which will not move significantly while the test is being carried out.

(a) A bar of 3. 2-cm diam eter with a hem ispherical end and weighing 6 kg shall be dropped and directed to fall, with its longitudinal axis vertical, onto the centre of the weakest part of the specimen, so that, if it penetrates sufficiently far, it will hit the containment system . The bar shall not be significantly deformed by the test perform ance.

(b) The height of fall of the bar measured from its lower end to the upper surface of the specimen shall be 1 m.

Additional tests for Type A packaging designed for liquids and gases

715. Separate specim ens shall be subjected to each of the following tests unless it can be demonstrated that one test is more severe for the specimen in question than the other, in which case one specimen shall be subjected to the m ore severe test.

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of the fall m easured from the lowest part of the specimen to the upper surface of the target shall be 9 m.

717. Penetration te s t : the specimen shall be subjected to the test specified in p a ra .714 except that the height of fall shall be increased to 1.7 m from the 1 m specified in p a ra .7 14(b).

T ests for demonstrating ability to withstand accident conditions in transport

718. The specimen shall be subjected to the cumulative effects of the mechanical tests specified in para.719 and the therm altest specified in p a ra .720, in that order. A separate specimenshall be subjected to the effect of the water im m ersion test in p ara.721.

719. Mechanical te s t : the test shall consist of two drops onto a target. The order in which the specimen is subjected to the two drops shall be such that, on completion of the m echanical test, the specimen will have suffered such damage as will lead to the maximum damage in the therm al test which follows.

(a) F o r drop I, the specimen shall fall onto the target so as to suffer the maximum damage, and the height of fall m easured from the lowest point of the specimen to the upper surface of the target shall be 9 m. The target shall be as defined in p a ra .708.

(b) F o r drop II, the specimen shall fall onto the target so as to suffer the maximum damage, and the height of fall m easured from the intended point of impact of the specimen to the upper surface of the target shall be 1 m . The target shall be the upper end of a solid mild steel bar of circu lar section, 15 cm ± 0. 5 cm in diam eter.The target surface shall be flat and horizontal with its edges rounded off to a radius of not m ore than 6 mm. The bar shall be rigidly mounted perpendicularly on the foundation target described in p ara .708 and shall be 20 cm long unless a longer bar would cause g reater damage; in that case, a bar of sufficient length to cause maximum damage shall be used.

720. Therm al te s t : any therm al test shall be consideredas satisfactory provided that the heat flux incident on the specimen is not less than that which would result from exposure for 30 minutes of the whole specimen to aradiation environment of 800°C with an em issivity coefficient of at least 0 .9 . F o r purposes of calculation, the surface absorptivity shall be either that value which the package may be expected to possess if exposed to a fire or 0. 8, whichever


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is g reater. In addition, when significant, convective heat input shall be included on the basis of still ambient air at 800°C during the thirty- minute period. A fter cessation of the external heat input to the specim en:

(a) the specimen shall not be cooled artificially until another three hours have elapsed or until it has been demonstrated that all internal tem peratures have begun to fall, whichever is the ea rlie r ; and

(b) any combustion of m aterials of the specimen shall be allowed to proceed for three hours after the cessation of external heating to the specimen unless it term inates earlier naturally.

721. W ater im m ersion te st: the specimen shall be im m ersed under a head of water of at least 15 m for a period of not less than eight hours. F o r test purposes, an external p ressure of w ater of1. 5 kg/cm 2 (gauge) will be considered to m eet these conditions.

W ater in-leakage test for fissile m aterial packages

1722.1 Packages other than F issile C lass I or F issile Class II packages and any packages for which water in-leakage to the extent which results in greatest reactivity has been assumed for purposes of assessm ent under Section VI, paras 610 and 619(b), shall be exempted from the test.

723. Before the specimen is subjected to the water in-leakage test specified below, it shall be subjected to the tests in paras 719 and 720.

724. The specimen shall be im m ersed under a head of water of at least 0 .9 m for a period of not less than eight hours and in the attitude for which maximum leakage is expected. F o r this test an ambient tem perature of 38°C is not required.

T ests for integrity of containment and shielding

725. Any test or inspection method can be employed to d etermine whether the requirem ents of Section VII have been met after the specimen has been subjected to the tests in paras 709-721 , provided that the method can be demonstrated to m eet the relevant requirem ents of Section II.


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TESTS FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

General

726. The tests a re : the impact test, the percussion test, the bending test and the heat test.727. Specimens (solid radioactive m aterial or capsules) to be tested shall be prepared as normally presented for transport. The radioactive m aterial shall be duplicated as closely as practicable.

728. A different specimen may be used for each of the tests.

729. The specimen shall not break or shatter when subjected to the impact, percussion or bending tests.

730. The specimen shall not melt or disperse when subjected to the heat test.

731. After each test, a leaching assessm ent shall be perform ed on the specimen by a method no less sensitive than the methods given in paras 736 and 737.

T est methods

732. Impact te s t : the specimen shall fall onto the target from a height of 9 m. The target shall be as defined in p a ra .708.

733. P ercussion te s t : the specimen shall be placed on a sheet of lead which is supported by a smooth solid surface and struck by the flat face of a steel billet so as to produce an impact equivalent to that resulting from a free fall of 1. 4 kg through 1 m. The flat face of the billet shall be 25 mm in diam eter with the edges rounded off to a radius of 3 mm ± 0 . 3 m m. The lead, of hardness number3. 5 to 4. 5 on the V ickers scale and not m ore than 25 mm thick, shall cover an area g reater than that covered by the specimen. A fresh surface of lead shall be used for each impact. The billet shall strike the specim en so as to cause maximum damage.

734. Bending te s t : the test is applicable only to long, slender sources with both a minimum length of 10 cm and a length to minimum width ratio of not less than 10. The specimen shall be rigidly clamped in a horizontal position so that one half of its length protrudes from the face of the clamp. The orientation of the specimen shall be such that the specimen will suffer maximum damage when its free end is struck by the flat face of a steel billet.


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The billet shall strike the specimen so as to produce an impact equivalent to that resulting from a free v ertical fall of 1. 4 kg through 1 m. The flat face of the billet shall be 25 mm in diam eter with the edges rounded off to a radius of 3 mm ± 0 . 3 mm.

735. Heat te st: the specimen shall be heated in a ir to a tem perature of 800°C and held at that tem perature for a period of 10 min and shall then be allowed to cool.

Leaching assessm ent methods

736. F o r indispersible solid m aterial:

(a) The specimen shall be im m ersed for 7 days in water at ambient tem perature. The water shall have a pH of 6 - 8 and a maximum conductivity of 10 /^mho/cm at 20°C.

(b) The water with specimen shall then be heated to a tem perature of 50° ± 5°C and maintained at this tem perature for 4 hours.

(c) The activity of the w ater shall then be determined.(d) The specimen shall then be stored for at least 7 days in still

air of humidity not less than 90% at 30°C.(e) The specimen shall then be im m ersed in water of the sam e

specification as in (a) above and the water with specimen heated to 50° ± 5°C and maintained at this tem perature for 4 hours.

(f) The activity of the w ater shall then be determined.

The activities determined in (c) and (f) above shall not exceed0. 05 nCi.

737. F o r encapsulated m aterial:

(a) The specimen shall be im m ersed in water at ambient tem perature. The w ater shall have a pH of 6 - 8 with a maximum conductivity of 10 ^m ho/cm . The water and specimen shall be heated to a tem perature of 50° ± 5°C and maintained at this tem perature for4 hours.

(b) The activity of the water shall then be determined.(c) The specimen shall then be stored for at least 7 days in

still a ir at a tem perature not less than 30°C.(d) Repeat (a).(e) The activity of the w ater shall then be determined.

The activities determined in (b) and (e) above shall not exceed0 .0 5 MCi.


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INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS TO BE FU LFILLED BEFORE FIRST SHIPMENT AND BEFO RE EACH SHIPMENT OF CERTAIN TY PES OF PACKAGE

Before first shipment

738. Before first shipment of any package, the following r e quirements shall be complied with:

(a) F o r each Type B(U) and Type B(M) package, it shall be ensured that the effectiveness of its shielding and containment, and, where necessary, the heat tran sfer ch aracteristics , are within the lim its applicable to or specified for the approved design.

(b) If the design p ressure of the containment system exceeds0. 35 kg/cm 2 (gauge), it shall be ensured that the containment system of each package conforms with the approved design requirem ents relating to the capability of that system to maintain its integrity under p ressu re .

(c) Where, in order to comply with the nuclear safety crite ria , neutron poisons are specifically included as components of the packaging prim arily for this purpose, tests shall be performed to confirm the presence and distribution of that poisoning.

Before each shipment

739. Before each shipment of any package, the following requirements shall be complied with:

(a) Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages shall be held until equilibrium conditions have been closely enough approached to demonstrate compliance with the shipment requirem ents for tem perature and p ressure unless an exemption from these requirements has received unilateral approval.

(b) It shall be ensured that all the requirements specified in the approval certificates have been satisfied.

,(c) It shall be ensured by examination and/or appropriate tests that all closures, valves and other openings of the containment system through which the radioactive contents might escape are properly closed and, where appropriate, sealed in the manner for which the demonstrations of Section II, paras 230 and 243, w erem ade.

(d) It shall be ensured that the provisions of Section II, p ara .205, with regard to lifting attachments have been complied with.


SECTION VIII - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREM ENTS

GENERAL

Approval by competent authorities is not required for package designs for m aterials covered in Section III and for Type A package designs for non-fissile radioactive m aterial.

APPROVAL OF SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

V L802J If the activity of the radioactive m aterial involved exceeds 10'3 A.1( the design for special form radioactive m aterial shall r e quire unilateral approval. An application for approval shall include:

(a) a detailed description of the m aterial or, if a capsule, the contents; particular reference shall be made to both physical and chem ical states;

(b) a detailed statement of the design of any capsule to be used, including complete engineering drawings and schedules of m aterials and methods of construction to be used;

(c) a statement of the tests which have been done and their results, or evidence based on calculative methods to show that the m aterial is capable of meeting the tests , or other evidence that the special form radioactive m aterial m eets the requirements of these Regulations.

803. The competent authority shall establish a certificate stating that the approved design meets the definition of special form radioactive m aterial in Section I, p a ra .135, and shall attribute to that design an identification m ark. The certificate shall specify the details of the radioactive m aterial.

APPROVAL OF PACKAGE DESIGNS

Approval of Type B(U) package designs (including those for F issile C lass I, Class II and C lass III packages which are also subject to paras 810-814

804. Each Type B(U) package design shall require unilateral approval.

805. An application for approval shall include:

(a) a detailed description of the proposed contents with particular reference to their physical and chem ical states and the nature of the radiation emitted;

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(b) a detailed statement of the design, including complete engineering drawings and schedules of m aterials and methods of construction to be used;

(c) a statement of the tests which have been done and their results, or evidence based on calculative methods or other evidence that the packaging design is adequate to meet the requirem ents of Section II, paras 228-241;

(d) the proposed operating and maintenance instructions for the use of the package;

(e) if the package is designed to have a maximum normal operating pressu re in excess of 1 .0 kg/cm 2 (gauge), the application for approval shall, in particular, state, in respect of the m aterials of construction

•of the containment system , the specifications, the samples to be taken and the tests to be made;

(f) where the proposed contents are irradiated fuel, the applicant shall state and justify any assumption in the safety analysis relating to the ch aracteristics of the fuel;

(g) any special stowage provisions necessary to ensure the safe dissipation of heat from the package; consideration shall be given to the various modes of transport to be used and the type of vehicle or freight container (see para.832(a));

(h) a reproducible illustration not larg er than 21 cm X 30 cm, showing the make-up of the package.

806. The competent authority shall establish a certificate stating that the approved design m eets the requirem ents of these Regulations for Type B(U) packages (see paras 822-824).

Approval of Type B(M) package designs (including those for F issile Class I, Class II and Class III packages which are also subject-to paras 810-814 ,

807. Each Type B(M) package design shall require m ultilateral approval.

808. An application for approval of a Type B(M) package design shall include, in addition to the information required in p ara .80 5 for Type B(U) packages:

(a) a list of those specific additional requirem ents for TypeB(U) packages specified in Section II, paras 234-241 , with which the package does not conform;


9 0 SECTIO N VIII

(b) any proposed supplementary operational controls9 to compensate for the deficiencies listed in (a) above; and

(c) a statement relative to any restriction s on the mode of transport and to any special loading, carriag e , unloading, or handling procedures;

(d) the maximum and minimum ambient conditions (tem perature, solar radiation) expected to be encountered during transport and which have been taken into account in the design.

| 809.| The competent authority shall establish a certificate stating that the approved package design m eets the requirements of these Regulations for Type B(M) packages (see p a ra .821).

Approval of F issile Class I, C lass II and Class III package designs

810. Package designs complying with the examples in Section VI, paras 620, 623 and 624 shall require no further competent authority approvals.811. Package designs complying with the examples in Section VI, paras 612-614 and 622 shall require unilateral approval.812. All other package designs shall require m ultilateral approval.

813. An application for approval shall include all information n ecessary to satisfy the competent authority that the design m eets the requirem ents of Section VI of these Regulations.

814. The competent authority shall establish a certificate (see paras 822-824) stating that the approved package design meets the requirem ents of Section VI.

APPROVAL OF SHIPMENTS

M ultilateral shipment approvals shall be required for the following packages:

(a) Vented Type B(M) packages;(b) Type B(M) packages containing radioactive m aterials with

an activity g reater than 3 X 103 Aj or 3 X 103 A2, as appropriate, or 3 X 104Ci, whichever is the least;

9 That is, operational controls during transport not routinely provided for in the Regulations but which are considered necessary to ensure the safety o f the package during transport, such as human intervention for temperature or pressure measurements or for periodical venting. These controls should also take into account the possibility of unexpected delay.


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(c) F issile C lass III packages.

However, a competent authority can authorize transport into or through its country (see p .6, footnote 2), without shipment approval, by a specific provision in its design approval.

816. An application for shipment approval shall include:

(a) the period of tim e, related to the shipment, for which the approval is sought;

(b) the actual contents, the expected modes of transport, the type of vehicle and the probable or proposed route; and

(c) how the special precautions and special adm inistrative and operational controls referred to in the package design certificates issued under Section VIII, paras 807-814 , are to be put into effect.

817. Upon approval of the shipment, the competent authority shall issue a certificate (see paras 822-824).

818. The package and shipment certificates may be combined into a single certificate.

APPROVAL OF TRANSPORT BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

819. A consignment of radioactive m aterials which does not satisfy all the applicable requirem ents of these Regulations shall be transported only by special arrangem ent, which always requires m ultilateral approval. The special arrangem ent shall be adequate to ensure that the overall level of safety in transport is at least equivalent to that which would be provided if all the applicable r e quirements of the Regulations had been m et.

820. An application for approval shall include the information required under paras 804-818 and also:

(a) a statem ent of the respects in which, and of the reasons why, the consignment cannot be made in full accordance with the applicable requirem ents of these Regulations; and

(b) a statem ent of any special precautions or special adm inistrative o r operational controls which must be taken during transport to compensate for the failure to m eet the applicable requirem ents of these Regulations.

821. Upon approval of the special arrangem ent, the competent authority shall issue a certificate (see paras 822-824).


COMPETENT AUTHORITY CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL

Competent authority identification m arks

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1822.| Each approval certificate issued by a competent authorityshall be identified by an identification m ark. The m ark shall be of the following generalized type:

VRI/Number/Type Code

(a) VRI represents the international vehicle registration identification code of the country issuing the certificate.

(b) The number shall be assigned by the competent authority, and shall be unique and specific with regard to the particular design or shipment. The shipment approval identification m ark shall be cle arly related to the package design approval identification mark.

L(c)j The following type codes shall be used in the order listed to indicate the types of approval certificates issued:

A Type A package design B(U) Type B(U) package design B(M) Type B(M) package design F F issile C lass package designS Special form m aterial approval T Shipment X Special arrangem ent.

f 8 2 3 ] These type codes shall be applied as follows:

I H Each certificate and each package shall bear the appropriate identification m ark. F o r example:

A /132 /B (M )F : A Type B(M) F issile Class packageapproved by A ustria with certificate number 132 (to be marked on both the package it self and on the package design approval certificate).

A /132 /B (M )F T : The shipment approval issued for thatpackage (to be marked on the shipment approval certificate only).

Where package design approval and shipment approval are combined on the sam e certificate , the identification m ark on the certificate would be of the form : A /132/B (M )F - A /132 /B (M )F T . However, only A /132/B (M )F would be marked on the package.


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G H Where m ultilateral approval is effected by validation, only the identification m arks issued by the country of origin of the design or shipment would be used. Where m ultilateral approval is effected by issue of certificates by successive countries, each certificate would bear the appropriate m ark and the package whose design was so approved would bear all appropriate identification m arks. F or example,

f A /132/ B(M)f \ lC H /28/B (M )Fj

would be the identification m ark of a package which was originally approved by A ustria and was subsequently approved, by separate certificate, by Switzerland. Additional identification m arks would be tabulated in a sim ilar manner on the package.

. E a The revision of certificates shall be indicated by a dash and a number following the certificate number. F or example,A /1 3 2 -2 /B (U )F would indicate revision 2 of the Austrian-approved package. Such revision numbers may only be issued by the country issuing the original certificate number. Revision by other than the issuing country shall require a new certificate and identification m ark.

I ® Additional symbols (as may be necessitated by national requirem ents) may be added in brackets to the end of the identification m ark. F or example, A /132/B (U )F (SP503).

mInformation required in certificates

824. Each approval certificate issued by a competent authority shall include the relevant information from the following:

(a) The competent authority identification m ark.(b) A very brief description of the packaging, including

m aterials of construction, gross weight, general outside dimensions, and appearance. This shall include a reproducible illustration not la rg er than21 cm by 30 cm , showing the make-up of the package.

(c) A brief specification of the perm itted contents, including any restriction s on contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This should include the physical and chem ical form s, the activities in curies (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in gram s (for fissile m aterials), and whether in special form.


9 4 SECTIO N VIII

(d) Additionally, for F issile Class packages:

(i) F issile C lass I: a detailed description of the perm issible contents and any special features, on the basis of which the absence of water from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessm ent (see Section VI, para.607(b), (i) and (ii),(ii) F issile C lass II: a detailed description of the perm issible contents, the corresponding allowable numbers (or transport index) and any special features, on the basis of which the absence of w ater from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessm ent (see Section VI, para.617(b) (i) and (ii).(iii) F issile C lass III: a detailed description of the individual consignments including the perm issible contents and the corresponding allowable numbers (or transport indices) together with any special precautions to be taken during transport.

(e) A statement regarding the ambient conditions assumed for purposes of design (see Section II, para.232.),

(f) F o r Type B(M) packages, a statement specifying those prescriptions of Section II, paras 234-241 , with which the package does not conform and any amplifying information which may'be useful to other competent authorities.

(g) A reference to the following information provided by the applicant:

(i) instructions on the use and maintenance of the packaging;(ii) the actions to be taken by the consignor p rior to the shipment.

(h) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required (see p .90, footnote 9) for package preparation, loading, transport, stowage, unloading, and handling, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat from the package, or a statement that no such controls are required.

(j) A statement authorizing shipment where shipment approval is required under paras 815-818 .

(k) Any restriction s on the modes of transport, types of vehicle, freight containers, and any necessary routing instructions.

(1) Em ergency arrangem ents specific to the approved design.(m) The following statem ent: "This certificate does not relieve

the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported".


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(n) An issue date, and, if appropriate, an expiry date.(o) Signature and identification of the certifying offical.(p) References to appropriate governmental regulations, in

cluding the current edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive M aterials.

(q) Appendices containing certificates for alternative package contents, other competent authority validations, or additional technical data or information.

Validation of certificates

825. M ultilateral approval may be by validation of the original certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design or shipment.

CONSIGNOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES

826. Compliance with the requirements of Section V, paras 510-519 , for labelling and marking shall be the responsibility of the consignor.Consignor's certification

827. The consignor shall include in the transport documents a declaration in the following term s or in term s having an equivalent meaning:

"This is to certify that the contents of this consignment are properly described by name; are properly packaged, marked, and labelled; and are in proper condition for transport; according to the applicable regulations. "

828. If the intent of the declaration is already a condition of transport within a particular international convention, the consignor need not produce such a certificate for that part of the transport covered by the convention.

829. The consignor's certification shall be signed and dated by the consignor. Facsim ile signatures are authorized where applicable laws and regulations recognize the legal validity of facsim ile signatures.

830. The consignor's certification shall be made on the same document which contains the particulars of consignment listed in p a ra .831.


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P articu lars of consignment

831. The consignor shall include in the transport documents for each consignment of radioactive m aterials at least the following information:

(a) The words "radioactive m aterial";

(i) for a consignment of low specific activity m aterial transported under Section III, paras 314-316 , the words "LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY";(ii) for a consignment of low-level solid radioactive m aterial transported under Section III, p a ra .317, the words "LO W -LEV EL SOLID".

(b) The identification m ark for each competent authority certificate (special form, package design, and shipment) applicable to the consignment.

(c) The name of the radioactive m aterial or nuclide.(d) A description of the physical and chem ical form of the

m aterial, or whether it is in special form.(e) The activity of the radioactive m aterial in appropriate

curie units.(f) The category of the package, i. e. I-WHITE, II-YELLOW ,

III-YELLO W .(g) The transport index (Categories II- and HI-YELLOW only).(h) F o r a consignment of fissile m aterials:

(i) if exempted under Section VI, p a ra .601, the words "FISSILE E X E M P T "; or(ii) if not so exempted, the F issile Class of the package(s).

Information for ca r r ie rs

832. The consignor shall provide in the transport documents a statement regarding actions, if any, that must be taken by the c a r r ie r . The statem ent shall be in the languages deemed n ecessary by the ca r r ie r or the authorities concerned, and shall include at least the following points:

(a) supplementary operational requirements for loading, tra n sport, storage, unloading, handling, and stowage for safe dissipation , of heat, o r a statement that no supplementary operational requirements are n ecessary (see para.824(h));


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(b) restriction s on the mode of transport and any necessary routing instructions (see p ara. 824(k));

(c) em ergency arrangem ents specific to the approved design (see p a ra .824(1)).

833. The applicable competent authority certificates need not n ecessarily accompany the consignment to which they relate . The consignor shall, however, be prepared to provide them to the ca r rie rs before loading, unloading and any transshipment.

Notification to competent authorities

^^834 Before the first shipment of a Type B(U) package containing radioactive m aterials with an activity greater than 3 X 103A! or 3 X 103A2, as appropriate, or 3 X 104 Ci, whichever is the least, the consignor shall ensure that copies of each applicable competent authority certificate applying to that package design have been submitted to the competent authority of each country through or into which (see p .6, footnote 2) the consignment is to be transported. The consignor is not required to await an acknowledgement from the competent authority, nor is the competent authority required to make such acknowledgement of receipt of the certificate .

I 835 . f F o r each shipment listed in (a) to (d) below inclusive, theconsignor shall notify the competent authorities of each country through or into which (see p .6, footnote 2) the consignment is to be transported. This notification shall be in the hands of each competent authority prior to the commencement of the shipment, and preferably at least 15 days in advance.

(a) Type B(U) packages containing radioactive m aterials with an activity greater than 3 X 103Ai or 3 X 103A2, as appropriate, or 3 X 104 Ci, whichever is the least.

(b) Type B(M) packages.(c) F issile C lass III packages under p ara .812.(d) Transport by special arrangem ent.

836. The consignment notification shall include:

(a) sufficient information to enable the identification of the package, including all applicable certificate numbers and identification m arks; and

(b) information on the date of shipment, the expected date of arriv a l and proposed routing.


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837. The consignor is not required to send a separate notification if the required information has been included in the application for shipment approval (see p a ra .816).

Possession of certificates

838. Except in the case of designs published as examples in Section VI, the consignor shall have in his possession a copy of each certificate required under Section VIII and a copy of the instructions with regard to the proper closing of the package and other preparation for shipment before making any shipment under the term s of the certificates.

QUALITY CONTROL IN FABRICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PACKAGING

839. The m anufacturer, consignor, or user of an approved package design shall be prepared to demonstrate to any cognizant competent authority that:

(a) the constructional methods and m aterials used for the construction of the packaging are in accordance with the approved design requirem ents; the competent authority may ca rry out inspection of the packaging during construction;

(b) all packagings built to an approved design shall be m aintained in good condition so that they continue to comply with all relevant regulatory cr ite ria , even after repeated use.


A P P E N D I X

SCHEDULES LISTING IN AN ABBREVIATED FORM THEREQUIREMENTS TO BE MET FOR THE TRANSPORT OF

SPECIFIED TYPES OF CONSIGNMENT

These schedules are provided as an aid to users who do not wish to refer to the detailed provisions of the Regulations.

They are also intended to serve as a basic guide to national authorities and international organizations that may wish to adapt the Regulations in schedule form to suit their own specific transport requirem ents.

SCHEDULE 1 - EM PTY PACKAGES (see Section III, p a ra .313)

1. MATE RIALS

A package which has contained radioactive m aterial.

2. PACKAGING

(a) Packages must be securely closed and in good condition.(b) Perm itted internal contamination levels:

beta/gam m a/som e low toxicity alpha em itters natural/depleted uranium /natural thorium other alpha em itters

(c) Maximum permitted surface radiation levels

3. MIXED PACKING

No restriction s.

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES (see Section V, para.502)

Non-fixed external contamination lim its:

beta/gam m a/som e low toxicity alpha em itters 10'4 n C i/cm 2 ; natural/depleted uranium /natural thorium 10'3 ^ C i/cm 2 ;other alpha em itters 10"5 piCi/cm2 .

10'2 nCi/ cm 2; 10'1 n C i/cm 2; 10"3 fiC i/cm 2.

0.5 m rem /h.

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5. MARKING AND LABELLING OF PACKAGES AND FREIGHT CONTAINERS

(a) Packages

Post

Any national regulations must be complied with.F o r international shipments: (1) E xternal - consignor's name and address and request to return if not delivered, and the words "RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" must be crossed out on the postal white label; (2) Domestic - consignor's name and address and nature of consignment.

Other modes

No marking o r labelling required.

(b) Freight containers

No marking o r labelling required.

(c) Any labels specified in Section V, p a ra .519, must not be visible.

6. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

Packages to be described as "EX EM PT EM PTY PACKAGES".

7. DESPATCH, TRANSIT AND STORAGE

(a) Post

Consignors must be authorized by the competent national authority and packages must be despatched by the quickest route.Any national regulations must be complied with.

(b) Other modes

No restriction s.


8. TRANSPORT IN BULK OR IN TANK WAGONS

Not applicable.

9.. PLACARDING OF VEHICLES

Not required.

10. MIXED LOADING

No restriction s.

11. DECONTAMINATION OF CONVEYANCES (see Section V, p a ra .552)

12. OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS, ACCIDENTS, CUSTOMS, EXPOSURE LIMITS, ETC .

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No special requirem ents, but see Section I, paras 146-149 and Section V, par a .554.


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SCHEDULE 2 - ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NATURAL OR D EPLETED URANIUM OR NATURAL THORIUM

1. MATERIALS

Manufactured articles in which the sole radioactive m aterial is natural or depleted uranium or natural thorium. Such articles may be packagings for the transport of radioactive m aterials.

2. PACKAGING

(a) The outer surface must be enclosed in a substantial inactive sheath.

(b) Maximum permitted surface radiation level: 0 .5 m rem /h .

3. MIXED PACKING

No restriction s.



beta/gam m a/som e low toxicity alpha em itters -10"4 yuCi/cm2;natural/depleted uranium /natural thorium -1 0 "3 n C i/cm 2;other alpha em itters - 1 0 '5 /u C i/cm 2 .


(a) Packages

Post

Any national regulations must be complied with.F o r international shipments: (1) E xternal - white label marked "RADIOACTIVE M ATERIAL", and consignor1 s name, address and request to return if not delivered; (2) Domestic - consignor1 name and address and the contents.


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Other modes

Outermost surface of the containment system must be marked "RADIOACTIVE" as a warning on opening the package.


No marking or labelling required.


A rticles to be described as "EX EM PT RADIOACTIVE ARTICLES".


(a) Post


(b) Other modes

No restriction s.


Not applicable.

9. PLACARDING OF VEHICLES

Not required.

10. MIXED LOADING

No restriction s.


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No special requirem ents, but see Section I, paras 146-149 and Section V, p a ra .559.


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SCHEDULE 3 - SMALL QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

1. MATERIALS

As specified in item 2(b) but not m ore than 15 g 235U.

2. PACKAGING

(a) Packages containing 235U, in a form other than specified in Schedule 2, shall have no external dimension less than 10 cm .

(b) Activity lim its:

Nature of MaterialsPackage Limits

(Post)Package Limits (Other Modes)

Solids and gases

Tritium 2 Ci 20 Ci

Sp ecial form

<iol“l o >

Other forms lO '4 a 2 i o - 3 a 2

Liquids

Tritiated water

< 0 .1 Ci/1 100 Ci 1000 Ci

Between 0 .1 Ci/1 and 1. 0 Ci/1 10 Ci 100 Ci

> 1. 0 Ci/1 1 0 '1 Ci 1 Ci

Other liquids 10‘ 5 a 2 1 0 "4 a 2

F o r m ixtures of other radionuclides, see Section IV, paras 406-411 .

(c) Under normal conditions of transport there must be no leakage of radioactive m aterial.

(d) Maximum permitted surface radiation level: 0 .5 m rem /h .


3. MIXED PACKING

No restrictions.

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4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES (see Section V, para.502)

Non-fixed external contamination limit:

beta/gamma/some low toxicity alpha em itters 10"4 ;uCi/cm2; natural uranium/depleted uranium/natural

thorium 10"3 jjCi/cm 2;other alpha em itters 10"5 juCi/cm2.


(a) Packages

Post

Any national regulations must be complied with.F o r international shipments: (1) External - white label marked "RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL"; and consignor's name and address and request to return if not delivered; (2) Domestic consignor1 s name and address and the contents.

Other modes

Outermost surface of the containment system must be marked "RADIOACTIVE" as a warning on opening the package.



6 . TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS

M aterials to be described as "EXEM PT RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS".


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(a) Post


(b) Other modes

No restriction s.


Perm itted only under the provisions of Schedule 6.


Not required.

10. MIXED LOADING

No restriction s.





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SCHEDULE 4 - INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLES

1. MATERIALS

Instruments and manufactured articles such as clocks, electronic tubes o r apparatus having radioactive m aterial as a component part, but not m ore than 15 g 235U.

2. PACKAGING

(a) Securely packed.(b) Packages containing 235U, in a form other than specified in

Schedule 2, shall have no external dimension less than 10 cm .(c) Activity lim its:

Nature of Materials Item LimitsPackage Limits

(Post)Package Limits(Other Modes)

Solid

Sp ecial form 1 0 _z A x 1 0 ' 1 A j A ,

Other forms oi > oi >

Liquids 1 0 '3 A2 1 0 'E Az

<1oI—I

Gases

Tritium 20 Ci 20 Ci 200 Ci

Sp ecial form oi > i-* oi

> o >

Other forms

<io

1 0 - 3 Aj 1 0 " 2 a 2

F o r m ixtures of radionuclides, see Section IV, paras 406-411 .

(d) Maximum permitted package surface radiation level,0.5 m rem /h . Maximum permitted radiation level at 10 cm from external surface of unpacked instrument o r article ,10 m rem /h .


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3. MIXED PACKING

No restriction s.



beta/gam m a/som e low toxicity alpha em itters 10 '4 /jC i/c m 2;natural/depleted uranium /natural thorium 10"3 îCi/cm 2;other alpha em itters 1 0 '5 jjC i/c m 2.


(a) Packages

Post

Any national regulations must be complied with.F o r international shipments: (1) External - white label marked "RADIOACTIVE M ATERIAL", and consignor's name and address and request to return if not delivered; (2) Domestic con sign or's name and address and the contents.

Other modes

No external label but each item (except radioluminescent tim epieces or devices) to be marked "RADIOACTIVE".




Contents shall be described as "EX EM PT RADIOACTIVE INSTRUMENTS/ARTICLES".


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(a) Post


(b) Other modes

No restriction s.


Not required.


Not required.

10. MIXED LOADING

No restrictio n s.

11. DECONTAMINATION OF CONVEYANCES (see Section V, p a ra .552).




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SCHEDULE 5 - LOW SPE C IFIC ACTIVITY M ATERIALS (I)

1. MATERIALS (see Section I, p a ra .121, for full details)

(a) Uranium/thorium ores o r concentrates.(b) Unirradiated natural o r depleted uranium or unirradiated

natural thorium.(c) Tritiated w ater, 10 C i/litre o r less .(d) Uniformly distributed m aterials , 10 "4 A 2/g o r less.(e) Contaminated objects, with non-fixed contamination not

g reater than 10 tim es the figures in table of item 4 below, and contamination no greater than 10"4 A2/g .

2. PACKAGING

(a) Strong industrial packages conforming with the design r e quirements in Section II, paras 201-209 , inclusive, so as to retain contents during norm al conditions of transport and have minimum dimension of 10 cm .Unlimited quantity per package.Maximum permitted surface radiation level, 200 m rem /h .

(b) Strong industrial packages, full load, conforming with the design requirem ents in Section II, paras 201-209 .Unlimited quantity per package.Maximum permitted surface radiation level, 1000 m rem /h under specified conditions, see Section V, paras 534 and 537.

3. MIXED PACKING

Only articles o r documents for use with the contents are allowed, see Section V, p a ra .501.



b eta/gam m a/som e low toxicity alpha 10*4 jiC i/cm 2 ;natural/depleted uranium /natural thorium 10'3 juCi/cm2 ;other alpha em itters 10"5 jjC i/cm 2 .


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5 . MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA CKA G ES AND FR E IG H T CON TAIN ERS

(a) P ack ag es

O ther than fu ll load: com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls applied to two opposite s id e s , se e Sectio n V , p aras 5 0 1 -5 1 3 . F u ll load: m arked o r s te n c ille d "R A D IO A C TIV E L SA " and ov erstam p ed " F U L L LO A D ".

(b) F re ig h t co n ta in e rs

O ther than fu ll load: com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to a ll fou r s id e s , s e e Section V , p a ra s 5 1 0 -5 1 3 . F u ll load: m arked o r s te n c ille d "RA D IO A C TIV E LSA " and ov erstam p ed " F U L L LO A D ".

6 . TR A N SP O R T DOCUMENTS

(a) C o n sig n o r1 s c e r t if ic a te and d eta ils on consignm ent n ote, see S ectio n V III, p a ra s 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In form ation fo r c a r r i e r s , se e Section V III, p a ra s 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .

7 . D E SPA TC H , TRA N SIT AND STO RAGE

(a) S to rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and film ), se e Section V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) T ra n sp o rt index. O th er than fu ll load , m u st be co n tro lled , s e e Section V , p a ra s 5 22 , 531 and 532 . H ow ever, i f package m aintained in com pact s tack and lab e lled as 5(a) above, no r e s tr ic t io nF u ll load-: no re s tr ic t io n .

(c) F u ll load: T o ta l activ ity content not to exceed that given below .


APPENDIX 1 1 3

N ature o f M a teria l

V e h ic le , A ircraft, Hold, C om p artm en t or D e ck A rea

o f S eag o in g V essel

Hold or C om p artm en t o f an Inland W aterw ay C raft

Solids No l im it 100 x A2

T ritia ted w ater 50 000 Ci 5 000 C i

O ther liquids and gases

100 x a 2 10 0 x a 2

(see also S e c tio n V, paras 5 3 8 -5 4 0 )


(d) V eh ic le and la rg e fre ig h t co n ta in er rad iatio n le v e l: under fu ll load con d ition s, the e x te rn a l rad ia tio n le v e ls a re lim ited (se e Section V , p a ra s 5 32 (a ), 534(b) and (c ) , 537(b ), (c) and (d).

(e) P o s t: not allowed u n less m eeting Schedules 1 to 4 .(f) Liquid pyrophoric rad io activ e m a te r ia ls : not allow ed in

a i r c r a f t .

8 . TR A N SP O R T IN B U L K OR IN TANK WAGONS

Not allow ed in a i r c r a f t and only allowed under fu ll load conditions by o th er m odes o f tra n sp o rt. Q uantity lim ita tio n as in tab le of item 7(c) above.

9 . PLA CA RDIN G O F V E H IC L E S

The p lacard shown in Sectio n V , F i g .5, is to be used on each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

10. M IX ED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 527 , 528, 530)

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES (se e Sectio n V, p a ra s 552 and 553)

12. O TH ER P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CUSTOM S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S , E T C .

No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but se e Sectio n I , p aras 1 4 6 -1 4 9 and Sectio n V , p a ra .554.


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1. M A TE R IA L S (se e Sectio n I , p a ra .1 2 1 , fo r d eta ils )

(a) U niform ly d istrib u ted m a te r ia ls (o ther than in Schedule 5, item 1(d)): 1 0 '4 A 2/g o r le s s .

(b) C ontam inated o b je c ts : contam ination n o n -d isp e rs ib le and le s s than 1 n C i / c m 2 (beta/gam m a/low to x ic ity alphas) o r 0 .1 (jC i/ cm 2 (o ther alphas).

S C H E D U L E 6 - LO W S P E C I F I C A C T I V I T Y M A T E R I A L S (II)

2 . PACKAGING

Strong in d u stria l p a ck ag es, fu ll load, conform ing to design re q u irem en ts in Sectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 9 , so as to re ta in contents during n o rm al conditions of tra n sp o rt, and have m inim um dim ension o f 10 cm .U nlim ited quantity p er p ackage.M axim um p erm itted su r fa c e rad iatio n le v e l: 1000 m rem /h under sp e cifie d cond itions, s e e Section V , p aras 534 and 537.

3 . M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents fo r use with contents a re allow ed, s e e Sectio n V , p a r a .501.

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES (se e Sectio n V , p a r a .502)

N on-fixed contam in ation lim it:

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs 10"4 j^C i/cm 2;natu ral/depleted u raniu m /natu ral thorium 10"3 ^ C i/ cm 2;o th e r alphas 10~5 /jC i/cm 2.

5 . MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA CKA G ES AND F R E IG H T CO NTAINERS

(a) P ack ag es

Com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls , ov erstam p ed " F U L L L O A D ", affixed to two opposite s id e s , contents indicated as " L S A " , s e e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .


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(b). F re ig h t co n ta in ers

C om pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls , ov erstam p ed "F U L L L O A D ", affixed to a ll four s id e s , contents indicated as "L S A " , s e e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .

6 . TR A N SPO R T DOCUM ENTS

(a) C o n s ig n o r 's c e r t i f ic a te and d eta ils o f consignm ent n ote, see S ectio n V III, p aras 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) Inform ation fo r c a r r i e r s , se e Sectio n V III, p a ra s 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .

7. D E SPA TC H , TR A N SIT AND STO RAGE

(a) S to rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and fi lm s ) , se e S ectio n V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) As fu ll load , no co n tro l o v er tra n sp o rt index.(c) A ctiv ity l im its :

N ature o f M a teria l

V e h ic le , A ircra ft, Hold, C o m p artm en t or D e ck A rea



Solids No l im it 100 x A 2

T ritia ted w ater 50 000 Ci 5 000 C i


10 0 x a 2 100 x a 2

(se e also S e c tio n V, (see also S e c tio n V,paras 5 3 8 -5 4 1 ) paras 5 3 8 -5 4 1 )

(d) V eh ic le and fre ig h t co n ta in er rad ia tio n le v e ls : p erm itted e x te rn a l le v e ls a re lim ited (se e Section V , p a ra s 5 32 (a ), 534(b) and (c ) , 537(b ), (c) and (d).

(e) P o s t : not allow ed u n less com plying with Schedules 1 to 4 .(f) Liquid pyrophoric rad io activ e m a te r ia ls : not allow ed in

a ir c r a f t .


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8 . TR A N SPO R T IN B U L K OR IN TANK WAGONS

Not allow ed.

9 . PLA CA RDIN G O F V EH IC LE S

The p lacard shown in Section V , F ig .5, is to be used on each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w alls.

10. M IX ED LOADING (se e Section V , p aras 527 , 528 , 530)

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CO NVEYANCES (see Sectio n V , p a ra s 552 and 553)

12. O TH ER P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CUSTOM S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S, E T C .

No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but se e Sectio n I, p aras 1 4 6 -149 and Sectio n V , p a r a .554.


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S C H E D U L E 7 - L O W - L E V E L SO LIDR A D IO A C T IV E M A T E R I A L S

1. M A T E R IA L S (se e Sectio n I, p a ra . 120, fo r fu ll d eta ils )

(a) Solids - consolid ated w aste , activated m a te r ia ls , e tc . - u n ifo rm ly d istrib u ted and com pacted.

(b) C ontam inated o b je c ts : contam ination n o n -d isp e rs ib le and le s s than 20 /uCi/cm2 (beta/gam m a/low to x ic ity alpha e m itte r s ) ;2 p C i/ cm 2 (other alpha e m itte rs ) .

(c) E m pty p ack ag es: h ig h er lev e ls of e x te rn a l rad ia tio n and in te rn a l contam ination a re p erm itted than fo r exem pt em pty p ackages (Schedule 1).

2 . PACKAGING

Strong in d u stria l packaging conform ing to UN P e rfo rm a n ce T e s ts , c a r r ie d fu ll load and conform ing to design re q u ire m e n ts , see Sectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 9 , and having m inim um dim ensions o f 10 cm . U nlim ited quantity p er package allow ed. M axim um p erm itted su r fa ce rad ia tio n le v e l: 1000 m rem /h under s p e c ia l con d ition s, s e e Sectio n V , p a ra s 534 and 537.

3. M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents fo r use with contents a re allow ed, s e e Section V , p a r a .501.

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PA CKA G ES (se e S ectio n V , p a r a .502)

N on-fixed contam ination lim it:

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs 1 0 '4 piCi/cm 2;natural/depleted u raniu m / natu ral thorium 1 0 "3 /uCi/cm2;o th er alphas 1 0 "5 ^ C i/ cm 2 .


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5 . MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA C K A G ES AND FR E IG H T CO N TAIN ERS

(a) P ack ag es

C om pleted W HITE o r Y E L L O W la b e ls , ov erstam p ed "F U L L L O A D ", affixed to two opposite s id e s , contents indicated as " L L S " , se e Sectio n V , p aras 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .

(b) F re ig h t co n ta in ers

C om pleted WHITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls , ov erstam p ed "F U L L L O A D ", affixed to a ll four s id e s , contents indicated as " L L S " , s e e Section V , p aras 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .


(a) C o n sig n o r1 s c e r t if ic a te and d eta ils o f consignm ent note, s e e Sectio n V III, p a ra s 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In fo rm ation fo r c a r r i e r s , se e Sectio n V III, p a ra s 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .


(a) Stowage and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and film ), se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) As fu ll load , no co n tro l o v er tra n sp o rt index.(c) T o ta l rad io activ e content not to exceed the follow ing:

N ature o f M a te ria l

V e h ic le , A ircra ft, Hold, C om p artm en t or D e ck A rea



Solids No l im it 100 x A z

T ritia ted w ater 50 0 0 0 C i 5 000 C i


1 0 0 x A2 10 0 x A 2


(se e also S ec tio n V, paras 5 3 8 -5 4 1 )


APPENDIX 1

(d) V eh ic le rad iatio n le v e ls : e x te rn a l rad ia tio n le v e ls o f road and r a i l v eh icle lim ited (se e Section V , p aras 532 (a ), 534(b) and (c ) , 537(b ), (c) and (d)). A pplicable a lso to fre ig h t co n ta in e rs .

(e) P o s t: not allowed u n less com plying with Schedules 1 to 4 .(f) Liquid p yrop horic rad io activ e m a te r ia ls : not allowed in

a i r c r a f t .


Not allow ed.

9. PLA CA RDIN G O F V E H IC L E S

The p lacard shown in Sectio n V , F i g .5, is to be used on each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

10. M IXED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 527 , 528, 530).

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES (se e Section V , p a ra .5 5 2 ) .

12. O TH E R P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CU STO M S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S , E T C .

No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but se e Section I, p a ra s 14 6 -1 4 9 and Sectio n V , p a r a .554.


120 APPENDIX

S C H E D U L E 8 - M A T E R I A L S IN T Y P E A P A C K A G E S

1. M A TE R IA L S

R ad io activ e m a te r ia ls up to an activ ity p er package o f A 2, o r A x if in s p e c ia l fo rm .

2. PACKAGING

P ack ag e d esign re q u ire m e n ts , see Sectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 8 and 2 1 0 -2 2 7 . M inim um package d im ension , 10 cm . M axim um p erm itted su r fa c e rad iatio n le v e l, 200 m rem /h u n less fu ll load under sp e cifie d cond itions, se e Section V , p aras 534(a) and 5 3 7 (a ), w hereby 1000 m rem /h is allow ed.

3. M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents fo r use with the contents a re allow ed, se e Sectio n V , p a r a .501.

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PA CKA G ES (se e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 2 )

N on-fixed e x te rn a l contam ination lim its :

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs 10"4 juC i/cm 2;natural/depleted u raniu m /natu ral thoriu m 10"3 fxC i/cm 2;o th er alpha e m itte rs 1 0 '5 /uCi/cm2.

5. MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA C KA G ES AND FR E IG H T CONTAIN ERS

(a) P a ck a g es (se e Sectio n V , p aras 51 4 -5 1 5 )

C om pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" if ap p rop riate . To be p la in ly and durably m arked e x te rn a lly with: (i) "T Y P E A ";(ii) the w eight, if o v e r 50 kg.


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(b) F re ig h t co n ta in ers (see Sectio n V , p aras 51 0 -5 1 3 )

Com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to a ll four s id e s , ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" if ap p rop riate .

6 . T R A N SP O R T DOCUM ENTS

(a) C o n s ig n o r 's c e r t i f ic a te and d eta ils of consignm ent n ote, see S ectio n V III, p aras 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In form ation fo r c a r r i e r , s e e Section V III, p aras 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .(c) If advantage is taken of the re lax a tio n fo r m a te r ia l in s p e c ia l

form in 2 above, u n ila te ra l com petent authority approval c e r tif ic a t io n fo r sp e c ia l fo rm design is re q u ired , see Sectio n V III, p aras 8 0 2 -8 0 3 , and the con sig n or m ust bein p o sse ss io n of a copy o f th is b efo re the f i r s t shipm ent of any package. *

7 . D E SPA T C H , TR A N SIT AND STO RAGE

(a) S to rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and film ), se e Sectio n V, p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) T ra n sp o rt index lim ita tio n s : g e n era lly , in s to ra g e o r on conveyances the to ta l tra n sp o rt index is lim ited to 50 with seg reg a tio n of 6 m betw een groups of 50.F u ll load: th is r e s tr ic t io n does not apply provided the a llow able num ber of F i s s i le C la ss II o r III packages is not exceed ed , se e S ectio n V , p a ra .531 (b ).P a s s e n g e r a ir c r a f t : the to ta l sum of tra n sp o rt indexes in fre ig h t co n ta in ers m ust not exceed 50.

(c) V eh ic le rad ia tio n le v e l: under fu ll load cond itions, the e x te rn a l rad iatio n lev e ls o f road and r a i l v e h ic le s a re lim ite d , s e e Sectio n V , p a ra s 534(b) and (c), 537(b ), (c) and (d).T h is a lso applies to fre ig h t co n ta in e rs .

(d) A ir tra n sp o rt only: p ackages with su r fa ce rad iatio n lev e ls in e x c e s s of 200 m rem /h a re only allowed by s p e c ia l a rran g em en t.

(e) P o s t : not allow ed.


Not allow ed.


122 APPENDIX

The p lacard shown in Sectio n V , F i g .5 , is to be affixed to each o f two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

9 . P L A C A R D IN G O F V E H I C L E S

10. M IX ED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 527 , 528 , 530)

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES (se e Sectio n V , p a r a .552)


No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but s e e Sectio n I, p aras 14 6 -1 4 9 and S ectio n V , p a ra .5 5 4 .


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S C H E D U L E 9 - M A T E R I A L S IN T Y P E B (U ) P A C K A G E S

1. M A TE R IA L S

R ad io activ e m a te r ia ls : no lim it to to ta l ac tiv ity excep t as p re scr ib e d in the approval c e r t i f ic a te s .

2. PACKAGING

P ack ag es m ust m eet d esign re q u ire m e n ts , se e Sectio n II, p aras 2 0 1 -2 0 8 and 2 1 0 -2 4 1 . M inim um package d im ension , 10 cm P ack ag e design re q u ire s u n ila te ra l com petent authority approval. M axim um p erm itted su r fa c e rad ia tio n le v e l , 200 m rem /h u n less fu ll load under sp e cifie d cond itions, see Sectio n V , p aras 534(a) and 5 3 7 (a ), w hereby 1000 m rem /h is allow ed.

3 . M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents fo r u se with the contents a re allow ed, s e e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 1 .

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES (se e Sectio n V , p ara .502 )

N on-fixed in te rn a l contam ination lim its :

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m itte r s 10"4 p C i/ cm 2 ;natu ral/depleted uran iu m / natu ral thorium 1 0 '3 /uCi/cm2;o th er alpha e m itte r s 10"5 /uCi/cm2.

5. MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA CKA G ES AND FR E IG H T CON TAINERS

(a) P ack ag es

Com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s , ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" i f ap p rop riate .To be p lain ly and durably m arked e x te rn a lly with: (i) co m petent authority id en tifica tio n m ark ; (ii) "T Y P E B (U )";(iii) the w eight if o v er 50 kg.


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The outside of the o u term o st f ir e and w ater re s is ta n t r e ce p ta c le is to be em bossed o r stam ped with the t r e fo il sy m b o l, se e S ectio n V , p a ra .5 1 7 .


Com pleted WHITE o r Y ELLO W la b e ls affixed to a ll four s id e s , ov erstam p ed "F U L L LOAD" i f ap p rop riate , see Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .

6 . T R A N SP O R T DOCUMENTS

(a) C o n s ig n o r 's c e r t i f ic a te and d eta ils of consignm ent n ote, se e Sectio n V III, p a ra s 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In fo rm ation fo r c a r r i e r s , se e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .(c) U n ila te ra l com ponent authority package d esign approval

c e r t i f ic a te re q u ired , se e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 0 4 -8 0 6 .(d) B e fo re f i r s t shipm ent of a p a r tic u la r type B(U) package

design :

co n sig n o r is to have in h is p o sse ss io n cop ies of a ll app ro p ria te approval c e r t i f ic a te s ;if , how ever, the activ ity is g re a te r than 3 X 1 0 3 A 2;3 X 103 A x i f in s p e c ia l fo rm , o r 3 X 104 C i, con sign or is to en su re that com petent authority c e r t i f ic a te s a re supplied to a ll com petent au th o rities affected by the m ovem ent, se e Section V III, p a ra .834 .

(e) P r io r to each sh ip m ent, w here the activ ity is g re a te r than 3 X 10 s A 2, 3 X 10 s A*, in s p e c ia l fo rm , o r 3 X 1 0 4 C i, co n sig n o r is to notify a ll a ffected com petent a u th o rities , p re fe ra b ly 15 days in advance, se e Sectio n V III, p a r a .835.

(f) If advantage is taken o f the re la x a tio n s fo r m a te r ia l in s p e c ia l fo rm in item 6(d) o r (e) above, com petent authority approval c e r tif ic a t io n fo r the s p e c ia l form d esign is re q u ired , se e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 0 2 -8 0 3 .


(a) Sto rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and film ), see Section V, p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .


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(b) Any in stru ctio n s in com petent authority approved c e r t if ic a te to be o b serv ed . Stowage among o th er carg o m ay be re s tr ic te d i f the av erag e su r fa c e heat flux fro m a package exceed s15 W /m2 , se e Sectio n V , p a r a .527.

(c) C onsignor sh a ll have com plied with p re -sh ip m e n t r e q u ir e m ents of Sectio n V II, p aras 7 3 8 -7 3 9 .

(d) F u ll load conditions apply i f s u r fa c e tem p era tu re exceed s 50°C . NB: P ack ag e m ust be Type B(M ) i f above 82°C , se e S ectio n II, p a r a .232 fo r am bient conditions to be used and item 7(g) below fo r a ir tra n sp o rt.

(e) T ra n sp o rt index lim ita tio n s : g e n e ra lly , in s to ra g e o r on conveyances the to ta l tra n sp o rt index is lim ited to 50 with s eg reg a tio n of 6 m betw een groups of 50 . F u ll load: th is r e s tr ic t io n does not apply provided the allow able num ber of F i s s i le C la ss II o r III p ackages is not exceed ed , se e S ectio n V , p a ra .5 3 1 (b ). P a s s e n g e r a ir c r a f t : the to ta l sumof tra n sp o rt indexes fo r fre ig h t co n ta in e rs m ust not exceed 50.

(f) V e h ic le and fre ig h t co n ta in er rad iatio n lev e l: under F U L L LOAD cond itions, the p erm itted e x te rn a l rad ia tio n lev e ls are lim ite d , se e Sectio n V , p aras 534(b) and (c ), 537(b ), (c) and (d).

(g) A ir tra n sp o rt only

T e m p e ra tu re of package not to exceed 50°C.Liquid pyrophoric m a te r ia ls a re not p erm itted .P ack ag es with s u rfa ce rad ia tio n lev e l in e x c e s s of 200 m rem /h only allowed by s p e c ia l arran g em en t under Schedule 12.


Not allow ed.


The p lacard shown in S ectio n V , F i g .5, is to be affixed to each of two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

10. M IXED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p aras 527, 528, 530)


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11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES (se e S ectio n V , p a ra 552)

12 . O TH ER P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CUSTOM S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S , E T C .

M aintenance o f p ack ag es, see Sectio n V III, p a ra .839. Q uality co n tro l o f p ack ag es, se e Sectio n V III, p a r a .839. See a lso Sectio n I, p aras 14 6 -1 4 9 and Sectio n V , p a ra 554.


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S C H E D U L E 10 - M A T E R I A L S IN T Y P E B (M ) P A C K A G E S

1. M A TE R IA L S

R ad io activ e m a te r ia ls : no lim it to to ta l a c tiv ity excep t as p re s c r ib e d in the approval c e r t i f ic a te s .

2. PACKAGING

F o r d esign re q u irem en ts s e e Section II, p a ra s 2 0 1 -2 0 8 , 2 1 0 -2 3 3 , and 2 4 1 -2 4 3 . M inim um package d im ension 10 cm . P ack ag e design re q u ire s m u ltila te ra l com petent au thority -ap proval. M axim um p erm itted su r fa c e rad ia tio n le v e l: 200 m rem /h u n less fu ll load under sp ecified con d ition s, see Sectio n V , p a ra s 534(a) and 5 37 (a ), w hereby 1000 m rem /h is allow ed.

3. M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents fo r u se with the contents a re allow ed, s e e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 1 .

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PA C KA G ES (se e Sectio n V , p a r a .502)

N on-fixed e x te rn a l contam ination l im its :

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m it te r s 1 0 '4 juC i/cm 2;natu ral/depleted uran iu m / natu ral thoriu m 1 0 '3 ^ C i/ cm 2;o th er alpha e m itte rs 10~5 (iC i/ cm 2.

5. MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA C KA G ES AND FR E IG H T CO NTAINERS

(a) P ack ag es

C om pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls to be affixed to two opposite s id e s , ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" i f ap p rop riate . To be p lain ly and d urably m arked e x te rn a lly with: (i) co m petent authority id en tifica tio n m ark ; (ii) " T Y P E B (M )";(iii) the weight i f o v e r 50 kg.


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T he outside of the ou term ost f ir e and w ater re s is ta n t re c e p ta c le to be em bossed o r stam ped with the t r e fo il sy m b ol, see Sectio n V , p a r a .517.


C om pleted W HITE o r Y ELLO W la b e ls to be affixed to a ll four s id e s , overstam p ed "F U L L LOAD" i f ap p rop ria te , see Sectio n V , p aras 5 1 0 -5 1 3 .

6 . TR A N SPO RT DOCUMENTS

(a) C o n s ig n o r 's c e r t if ic a te and d eta ils of consignm ent note, see S ectio n V III, p aras 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In form ation fo r c a r r i e r s , se e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .(c) M u ltila te ra l com petent authority package design approval

c e r t i f ic a te re q u ired , se e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 0 7 -8 0 9 .(d) If package is a vented Type B(M ) o r i f the to ta l contents

exceed 3 X 103 A 2, 3 X 103 A j in s p e c ia l fo rm , o r3 X 104 C i, m u ltila te ra l shipm ent approval is re q u ired , s e e Sectio n V III, p aras 8 1 5 -8 1 6 .

(e) N otification o f each shipm ent to a ll the com petent au th orities affected is re q u ired , p re fe ra b ly at le a s t 15 days in advance, s e e Sectio n V III, p a ra .835.

(f) If advantage is taken of the re la x a tio n fo r m a te r ia l in s p e c ia l fo rm in item 6(d) above, u n ila te ra l com petent authority app ro v al c e r tif ic a t io n fo r the sp e c ia l fo rm design is re q u ired , s e e Sectio n V III, p a ra s 802 and 803.

(g) B e fo re the f i r s t shipm ent of any p ackag e, the co n sig n o r m ust be in p o sse ss io n o f cop ies o f a ll app rop riate approval c e r t i f ic a t e s .


(a) S to rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and film ), se e Section V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) Any in stru ctio n s in the com petent authority approval c e r t if ic a te a re to be o b serv ed . Stowage among o th er carg o m ay be r e s tr ic te d if the averag e su r fa ce heat flux fro m the package e xceed s 15 W/m2, s e e Section V , p a r a .527.

(c) C onsignor sh a ll have com plied with the p resh ip m en t r e q u irem en ts of Section V II, p aras 738 and 739.


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(d) T ra n sp o rt index lim ita tio n s : g e n e ra lly , in s to ra g e o r on conv eyances the to ta l tra n sp o rt index is lim ited to 50 with seg reg a tio n of 6 m betw een groups of 50 . F u ll load: th is re s tr ic t io n does not apply provided the allow able num ber o f F i s s i le C la ss II o r III p ackages is not exceed ed , see Sectio n V , p a ra .5 3 1 (b ).

(e) V eh ic le and fre ig h t co n ta in er rad iatio n le v e l: under fu ll load con d ition s, the p erm itted e x te rn a l rad ia tio n le v e ls of road and r a i l v e h ic le s a re lim ited , se e Section V , p aras 534(b) and (c ) , 537(b ), (c) and (d).

(f) A ir tra n sp o rt only: (i) packages a re allow ed only in carg oa ir c r a f t ; (ii)- s u r fa c e tem p era tu re o f package not to exceed 50°C; (iii) vented Type B(M ) p ackages not allow ed; (iv) no p ackages allow ed w hich re q u ire a n c illa ry cooling sy stem o r o p era tio n a l co n tro ls ; (v) liquid p yrop horic m a te r ia ls not p erm itted ; (vi) packages with s u rfa ce rad ia tio n lev e l in e x c e s s o f 200 m rem /h a re only allow ed by sp e c ia l arran g em en t.

(g) P o s t: not allow ed.

8 . TR A N SPO RT IN B U L K OR IN TANK WAGONS

Not allow ed.

9 . PLACARDING O F V EH IC LE S

The p lacard shown in Sectio n V , F i g .5, is to be affixed to each o f the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

10. M IXED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 27 , 528 , 530)

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CO NVEYANCES (see Section V , p a ra 552)

12. O TH E R P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CU STO M S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S , E T C .

(a) M aintenance of p a ck ag es, se e Sectio n V III, p a r a .839.(b) Q uality co n tro l of p a ck ag es , se e Sectio n V III, p a r a .839.

See a lso Sectio n I, p a ra s 1 4 6 -1 4 9 and Sectio n V , p a r a .554.


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S C H E D U L E 11 - F I S S I L E M A T E R I A L S

1. M A T E R IA L

U ra n iu m -2 3 3 , u ra n iu m -2 3 5 , p luton iu m -2 38 , p lu to n iu m -239, p lu to n iu m -241, o r any m a te r ia l containing any of the fo rego in g , excep t u n irrad ia ted n a tu ra l and depleted u raniu m .F i s s i l e m a te r ia ls m ust a lso com ply with the req u irem en ts o f one of the o th er Sch ed u les, as ap p rop riate to th e ir rad io activ ity .

2 . PACKAGING

(a) The follow ing m a te r ia ls , sp ecified fu lly in Section V I, p a ra .6 0 1 , a re exem pt fro m the s p e c ia l packaging req u irem en ts o f th is Schedule:

(i) f i s s i le m a te r ia l in quantity not exceeding 15 g;(ii) n a tu ra l o r depleted uranium irra d ia te d in a th e rm a l

r e a c to r ;(iii) d ilute hydrogenous so lutions in lim ited co n c e n tra

tions and q u an tities ;(iv) en rich ed uranium with not m o re than 1% of

u ran iu m -235 should not fo rm a la tt ic e arran g em en t if m e ta l o r oxide;

(v) m a te r ia l d istrib u ted at not m o re than 5 g p er 10 l i t r e volum e;

(vi) plutonium , w here le s s than 1 kg p er package and w here not m o re than 20% co n s is ts o f p lutonium -239 o r -2 4 1 ;

(v ii) en rich ed u ranyl n itra te solution containing uranium with not m o re than 2 wt% u ran iu m -235 .

(b) F o r g e n era l d esign p re scr ip tio n s fo r n u cle ar sa fe ty and p ro v is io n s fo r F i s s i l e C la s s e s I, II and III, see Sectio n V I, p a ra s 6 0 2 -6 2 4 .

3 . M IX ED PACKING

Only a r t ic le s o r docum ents intended fo r u se with the contents are allow ed, s e e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 1 .


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4 . CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES

See ap p rop riate Schedule.

5. MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PA C KA G ES AND F R E IG H T CONTAINERS

(a) F i s s i le C la s s I packages

Com pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s as requ ired by ap p rop riate Schedule.

(b) F i s s i le C la ss II packages

C om pleted Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s , s e e Sectio n V , p a ra s 506 , 508 and 519 .

(c) F i s s i l e C la ss III packages

Com pleted C ateg o ry III - Y E L L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s m ay need to be ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" fo r c r i t ic a l i ty re a s o n s , s e e Sectio n V I, p aras 6 2 1 -6 2 4 .

(d) F re ig h t co n ta in ers

C om pleted W HITE o r Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s , ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" i f ap p rop ria te , see Sectio n V , p aras 5 0 5 , 507 and 509.


(a) C o n sig n o r1 s c e r t i f ic a te and d eta ils of consignm ent n ote, see Sectio n V III, p aras 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In form ation fo r c a r r i e r s , see Sectio n V III, p a ra s 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .(c) C om petent authority package d esign approval c e r t i f ic a te is

re q u ired , se e S ectio n V III, p aras 8 1 0 -8 1 4 .(d) F i s s i le C la ss III p ackages req u irin g m u ltila te ra l design

approval a lso re q u ire m u ltila te ra l com petent authority sh ipm ent approval, see Sectio n V III, p a r a .815.

(e) B e fo re the f i r s t shipm ent o f any p ack ag e , the con sig n or m u st be in p o sse ss io n of co p ies o f a ll ap p rop riate approval c e r t i f ic a te s .


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(a) S to rag e and seg reg a tio n (p erson s and f i lm s) , se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) Any in stru ctio n s regard in g F i s s i le C la ss III packages in the com petent authority approval c e r t i f ic a te m ust be O bserved.

(c) C onsignor sh a ll have com plied with the p re -sh ip m e n t r e q u irem en ts o f Sectio n V II, p aras 7 3 8 -7 3 9 .

(d) T ra n sp o rt index lim ita tio n : g e n era lly , in s to ra g e o r on conveyances the to ta l tra n sp o rt index is lim ited to 50 with seg reg a tio n of 6 m betw een groups of 50.F u ll load: the allow able num ber of F i s s i le C la ss II o r III . p ackages m ust not be exceeded . F o r seagoing v e s s e ls the to ta l num ber of fu ll loads containing F i s s i le C lass II o r III package sh a ll not exceed 4 excep t with com petent a u th o rity 's p e rm is s io n , se e Sectio n V , p a ra .541.P a s s e n g e r a ir c r a f t : the to ta l sum of tra n sp o rt indexes fo r fre ig h t co n ta in e rs m u st not exceed 50.

(e) P o s t: not allow ed.


(a) No r e s tr ic t io n s fo r f is s i le m a te r ia l up to 15 g to ta l o r fo r so lu tion s w ithin c e rta in co n cen tra tio n s and quantity l im its , s e e item 2(a) above and Section V I, p a ra .6 0 1 .

(b) Not allowed fo r F i s s i le C lass I o r II p ack ag es.(c) P e rm itte d under F i s s i le C lass III only i f so sp ecified in the

com petent authority c e r t i f ic a te .

9 . PLA CA RDIN G O F V EH IC LE S

T he p lacard shown in Sectio n V , F ig .5 , is to be affixed to eachof the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .

10. M IX ED LOADING (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 527 , 528 , 530)

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES (see Sectio n V , p a r a .552)

12. O TH E R P R E SC R IP T IO N S, A C C ID EN TS, CUSTOM S, E X P O SU R E L IM IT S , E T C .

No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but s e e Section I, p aras 1 4 6 -1 4 9 , andS ectio n V , p a ra .5 5 4 .


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SCH ED U LE 12 - M A T E R IA L S TR A N SPO R TED UNDER SP E C IA L ARRAN GEM EN T

1. M A TE R IA L S

R ad io activ e m a te r ia ls including th o se which a re exp losiv e .

2. PACKAGING

Any d e fic ie n c ie s in the packaging d esign o r fa ilu re to com ply with shipm ent re q u irem en ts m ust be com pensated fo r by s p e c ia l a rran g em en ts w hich en su re an o v e ra ll le v e l of sa fe ty no le s s than i f the applicab le packaging req u irem en ts had been m et in fu ll.

3 . M IX ED PACKING

U n less p erm itted under the te rm s of the approval c e r t i f ic a te only a r t ic le s o r docum ents intended fo r u se w ith the contents a re allow ed, se e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 1 .

4 . CONTAMINATION ON PA C KA G ES (se e Sectio n V , p a ra .5 0 2 )

N on-fixed e x te rn a l contam ination lim its :

beta/gam m a/som e low to x ic ity alpha e m itte rs 10‘4 (iC i/ cm 2 ;natural/depleted uran iu m / natu ral thorium 1 0 ‘ 3 /uCi/cm2 ;o th er alpha e m itte r s 10"5 n C i/ cm 2 .

5. MARKING AND L A B E L L IN G O F PACKAGES ANDF R E IG H T CO N TA IN ERS (se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 50 9 -5 1 3 )

In addition to any la b e llin g o r m ark ing sp e cifie d in the approval c e r t i f ic a te the follow ing is req u ired :

(a) P ack ag es

C om pleted C ateg o ry III - Y E L L O W la b e ls affixed to two opposite s id e s , ov erstam p ed "F U L L LOAD" if ap p rop riate .


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C om pleted C ateg o ry III - Y EL L O W la b e ls affixed to a ll fou r s id e s , ov erstam p ed " F U L L LOAD" if ap p ro p ria te .

6 . TR A N SP O R T DOCUM ENTS

(a) C o n sig n o r1 s c e r t i f ic a te and d eta ils of consignm ent n ote, see Sectio n V III, p aras 8 2 7 -8 3 1 .

(b) In form ation fo r c a r r i e r s , see Sectio n V III, p aras 8 3 2 -8 3 3 .(c) M u ltila te ra l com petent authority approval c e r t if ic a te is

re q u ired , se e S ectio n V III, p aras 8 1 9 -8 2 1 .(d) P r io r to each shipm ent the con sig n or m ust notify the com petent

authority of each country through o r into which the consignm ent is to be tran sp o rted at le a s t 15 days in advance, seeSectio n V III, p a r a .835 .

7 . D E SPA TC H , TRA N SIT AND STO RA G E

(a) U n less o th erw ise sp ecified in the approval c e r t if ic a te fo r sto rag e ,an d seg reg a tio n (p erson s and f ilm s) , se e Sectio n V , p a ra s 5 2 0 -5 2 5 .

(b) T h e co n sig n o r is re sp o n sib le fo r com plying with conditions sp e cifie d in the approval c e r t i f ic a te .

(c) F o r p re -sh ip m e n t re q u ire m e n ts , se e S ectio n sV II, p a ra s 7 3 8 -7 3 9 .

(d) The to ta l tra n sp o rt index p e r conveyance sh a ll be in a c c o r dance with Section V , p a ra .5 3 1 , u n less o th erw ise sp ecified in the approval c e r t i f ic a te . T he sam e applies to e x te rn a l rad ia tio n le v e ls .

(e) When tran sp o rted by a ir , the m axim um a c c e s s ib le su r fa ce te m p e ra tu re m u st not exceed 50°C and no a n c illa ry cooling is p erm itted , excep t as sp ecified in the approval c e r t i f ic a te .


Not allow ed u n le ss sp ecified in the approval c e r t i f ic a te .


The p lacard shown in S ectio n V , F ig .5 , to be affixed to each o f thetwo e x te rn a l la te r a l w a lls .


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10. M IX ED LOADING

In a cco rd an ce with Sectio n V , p a ra s 527 , 528 and 530 , u n less sp e c ifie d in the approval c e r t i f ic a te .

11. DECONTAM INATION O F CONVEYANCES

U n less o th erw ise sp e c ifie d , s e e S ectio n V , p a ra .5 5 2 .


No s p e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts , but s e e Sectio n I, p aras 14 6 -1 4 9 and S ectio n V , p a r a .554 , and conditions sp ecified in the approval c e r t i f ic a te .



L I S T O F P A R T I C I P A N T S O F P A N E L S

P A N E L TO R E V IE W TH E C R IT IC A L IT Y CO N TRO L PROVISION S O F THOSE P A R T S O F THE REGULATIO N S DEALIN G WITH TH E TR A N SPO R T O F F IS S IL E M A T E R IA L S,1 -6 D ece m b e r 1969

P a n el M em b ers

FRA N C E

L eco rch e , P. C o m m issaria t & l'e n e rg ie a to m iq u e, Paris

assisted by B o u ille t , ] . C o m m issaria t k l ’e n erg ie a tom ique,

F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e

U N ITED KINGDOM

D a n ie ls , J . T . U nited Kingdom A to m ic Energy A uthority, B isley , W arrington, Lancs

UN ITED S T A T E S O F AM ERICA

Brobst, W .A . O ffic e o f Hazardous M a te ria ls , D ep artm en t o f Transportation, W ashington, D .C .

assisted by Stev en son , R .L . U nited S ta te s A to m ic Energy C om m ission ,

Bethesda, Md.

137


138 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

P A N E L TO R E V IE W TH E AG EN CY1 S REG U LA TIO N S F O R TH E SA F E TR A N SPO R T O F RAD IO ACTIVE M A TE R IA L S,2 -1 3 F e b ru a ry 1970

C h airm an

F airbairn , A . U nited Kingdom A to m ic Energy A uthority,R isley , W arrington, L ancs, U nited Kingdom

P a n el m em b ers

ARGENTINA

Beninson, D . J. Com isi&n N a cio n a l de Energia A to m ica , Buenos A ires

A U STRA LIA

W ilson, A .R .W . AAEC Research Estab lishm ent, C o o g ee , NSW

assisted byFry, R. M. C am berra House, London W C 2 , U nited Kingdom

CANADA

Blackburn , R .W . A to m ic Energy C ontro l Board, O ttaw a, Ont.

assisted byC arr, J .W . A to m ic Energy o f C anad a L td . , C h alk R iver, Ont.

D e Lind van W ijn gaard en , J .D .W . A to m ic Energy o f C anad a L td . , O ttaw a, Ont.

FR A N C E

S o u sselier, Y . C om m issariat h l 'e n e rg ie a to m iq u e,CEN C h atillo n -so u s-B agn eu x

assisted byB o u ille t, J . C o m m issaria t l 'e n e r g ie a tom ique,

CEN F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e

H am ard, J . C o m m issaria t & l 'e n e r g ie a to m iq u e,CEN F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e

GERM A N Y, F e d e ra l R epublic of

K olb , W .A . P h y sik a lisch -T e ch n isch e Bundesanstalt, Braunschw eig

assisted byN eider, R .J . A. Bundesanstalt fur M aterialprufung, B erlin

V eith , K .H . Bundesanstalt fUr M aterialp rufung, Berlin


LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 139

IT A L Y

C a lo r i, A.

assisted by F a il la , L idia

D ’A lessandro, A.

D e G regorio, E.

Pesce, G.

S a v i, L.

JA PA N

A oki, S .

assisted by N ak ato , H.

Nukatsuka, H.

Onodera, A.

POLAND

M u sia lo w icz , T .

assisted by Suplinski, J .

SW EDEN

Ek, P . J .

assisted by M angard, N.

USSR

M artynov, S . P.

C o m ita to N azio n ale per l 'E n e rg ia N u clea re , Rome

C o m ita to N azio n ale per l ’En erg ia N u clea re , Rom e

M inistero d e ll ’lndustria C o m m ercio e A rtig ia n a to , Rom e

M inistero d e i Transporti e d e ll’A v iaz io n e C iv ile , Rome

C o m ita to N azio n ale per l ’En erg ia N u clea re , Rome

M in istero d e i Transporti e d e ll’A v ia z io n e C iv ile , Rom e

Tokyo In stitu te o f T ech n o lo g y , Tokyo

C onsulate o f Jap an , Ham burg,F ed era l Republic o f Germ any

Tohoku E le c tr ic C o . , I n c . , Sen d ai

H itach i Ship Building and Engineering C o . , Tokyo

C en tra l Laboratory for R a d io lo g ica l P ro tectio n , Warsaw

O ffic e o f the G overnm ent C om m issioner for Use o f N u clear Energy, Warsaw

Sw edish A to m ic Energy Board S to ck h o lm

Kungl. S v e a H ovratt, S tock h olm

A ll U nion O ffic e "Iso to p e", M oscow



UN ITED A RA B R E P U B L IC (Now A rab R epublic of Egypt)

M ahm oud, K .A .

UN ITED KINGDOM

W ilson , E . J .

assisted by Partridge, A . H.

UAR A to m ic Energy Estab lishm ent, C airo

M inistry o f Transport, London

M inistry o f Transport, London

UN ITED S T A T E S O F AM ERICA

Brobst, W .A .

assisted by Barker, R .F .

O ff ic e o f Hazardous M a te ria ls , D ep artm en t o f Transportation , W ashington, D .C .

US A to m ic Energy C om m ission , W ashington, D . C.

Langhaar, J .W . Dupont de Nem ours & C o . , W ilm in g to n , D e l.

R e p re se n ta tiv e s of In tern ation al O rganizations

CCNR

Sch op p e, O. H.

H oekstra, B.

C PR A

L acro ix , F.

EN EA /O ECD

O liv ier , J . -P .

EU RA TO M

Terpstra, J . S .

C om m ission c e n tra le pour la n av ig ation du Rhin, Strasbourg, F ran ce

C om m ission c e n tra le pour la n av ig atio n du Rhin, Strasbourg, Fran ce

C om m ission p erm an en te du risque a to m iq u e. C o m ite europeen des assurances,Brussels, Belgium

European N u clear Energy A g en cy , Paris, Fran ce

C om m ission o f the European C om m u n ities,

Brussels, B elgium

EURO CH EM IC

N oraz, M . European C om pany for the C h e m ic a l Processing o f

Irrad iated Fuels, M o l, Belg ium



G roenew ege, A . In tern atio n al A ir Transport A ssociation ,M o n trea l, C anada

L e co m te , P. A . SABENA, Brussels N atio n al A irport, Belgium

IMCO

Gross, H. J . In ter-G o v ern m en ta l M a ritim e C on su ltative O rg an ization ,London, U nited Kingdom

I A T A

OCTI/RID

W ild h aber, A . O ff ic e ce n tra l des transports in tern atio n au x par chem insde fer , Berne, Sw itzerland

UN/ECE

G rosclaude, R. European O ffic e o f the U nited N ations (ECE),G en ev a, Sw itzerland

WHO

Sh alm o n , E. W orld H ealth O rgan ization , G en eva, Sw itzerland

O b se rv e rs

NORWAY

M arcus, F. R. Ristf Huse 1 2 , Roskilde, D enm ark



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F airbairn , A . U nited Kingdom A to m ic Energy A uthority,R isley, W arrington, L ancs, U nited Kingdom

P a n el M em b ers

ARGENTINA

Beninson, D . J .

A U STRA LIA

W ilson. A .R .W .

assisted by Fry, R .M .

CANADA

B lackbu rn , R .W .

assisted by D aughtrey, S . P.

D e Lind van W ijn g aard en , J .D .W .

FRA N C E

S o u sselier, Y .

assisted by H am ard, J .

K e m le r , M.

L e co rch e , P.

Redon, A .

C om ision N a cio n a l de En erg la A tb m ica , Buenos A ires

AAEC Research Estab lishm ent, C o o g ee , NSW

C anberra House, London W C 2, U nited Kingdom

A to m ic Energy C ontrol Board, O ttaw a, Ont.

A to m ic Energy C on tro l Board, O ttaw a, Ont.

A to m ic Energy o f C anada L td . , O ttaw a, Ont.

C om m issariat & 1 'en erg ie a to m iq u e, CEN F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e

C om m issariat & l ’e n erg ie a to m iq u e,CEN F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e

C om m ission du transport des m a tie re s dangereuses, Paris

C o m m issaria t & l 'e n e r g ie ato m iq u e , Paris

CEN/FAR, F o n ten ay -au x-R o ses/ Sein e


GERM A N Y, F e d e ra l R epublic of

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

K o lb , W .A .

assisted by B lech sch m id t, M.

D ie fe n b a ch e r, W .

N eider, R.

V e ith , K .H .

P h y sik a lisch -T e ch n isch e Bundesanstalt, Braunschw eig

P h y sik a lisch -T e ch n isch e Bundesanstalt, Braunschw eig

G ese llsch a ft flir K em forschung m bH , Karlsruhe

Bundesanstalt fiir M aterialp riifu ng, Berlin

Bundesanstalt fur M aterialp riifu ng, Berlin

IT A L Y

C a lo r i, A .

assisted by F a il la , L idia

L a n z illo , V.

Susanna, A . F .

C o m ita to N azio n ale p er T E n erg ia N u clea re , Rome

C o m ita to N azio n ale per l ’Energia N u cleare , Rome

C o m ita to N azio n ale p er l 'E n e rg ia N u clea re , Rom e

C o m ita to N azio n ale per l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare , Rome

JA PA N

A oki, S .

assisted by O nodera, A.

T ok yo In stitu te o f/T echnolog y, Tokyo

H itach i Ship B uilding and Engineering C o . , Tokyo

POLAND

M u sia lo w icz , T . C en tra l Laboratory for R a d io lo g ica l P ro tectio n , W arsaw

SW EDEN

Ek, P . J .

assisted by Johnson, S . F .

M angard, N.

Sw edish A to m ic Energy Board, S to ck h o lm

A k tieb o la g e t A to m en erg i, Nykoping

31 N arvavagen , S to ck h o lm



UN ITED KINGDOM

W ilson, E .J .

assisted by O 'S u lliv a n , R .A .

Partridge, A .

UN ITED S T A T E S O F

G rella , A.

assisted by B arker, R .F .

Brobst, W .A .

Langhaar, J .W .

W a lc h li , H .E .

U SSR

M artynov, S . P.

D ep artm en t o f th e Environm ent, London



A M ERIC A

O ffic e o f Hazardous M ateria ls , U nited S ta tes D ep artm en t o f Transportation , W ashington, D . C.

Product Standards Branch , U nited S ta tes A to m ic Energy C om m ission , W ashington, D .C .

Transportation Branch , U nited S ta tes A to m ic Energy C om m ission , W ashington, D .C .

Dupont de Nem ours & C o . , W ilm in g ton , D e l.

W estinghouse E le c tr ic C orp oration, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A ll Union O ff ic e "Iso to p e”, Moscow

R e p re se n ta tiv e s o f In tern a tio n a l O rganizations

CCNR

Sch op p e, O. H,

D ubois, J . P.

C om m ission c e n tra le pour la n av ig ation du Rhin, Strasbourg , Fran ce

C om m ission c e n tra le pour la navigation du Rhin, Strasbourg, France

C PR A

L a cro ix , F. C om m ission perm an en te du risque atom iq ue, C o m ite euro p een des assurances, Brussels, Belg ium

ENEA/OECD

O liv ier , J . -P . European N u clea r Energy A g en cy , Paris, France



EU RA TO M

S ch m id t, J . C om m ission o f th e European C om m u n ities ,Brussels, B elg ium

EURO CH EM IC

S tre iff , P. European Com pany for th e C h e m ic a l Processing o fIrrad iated Fuels, M ol, Belg ium

IATA

L e co m te , P. A , SABENA, Brussels N a tio n a l A irport, B elg iu m

IMCO

Gross, H. J . In ter-G o v ern m en ta l M a ritim e C on su ltative O rg an izatio n ,London, U nited Kingdom

ISO /TC85/Sc4

Ludw icka, A ntonina Polski K o m ite t N o rm a liz a cy jn y , W arsaw , Poland

O CTI/RIDW ild h aber, A . O ffice c e n tr a l des transports in tern atio n au x par

ch em in s de fer , Berne, Sw itzerland

WHO

S h alm o n , E. W orld H ealth O rg an izatio n , G eneva, Sw itzerland

O b se rv e rs

DENMARK

D om anus, J. D anish A to m ic Energy C om m ission , RisjS, D enm ark



S c ie n tific

Sw in d ell, G. Bernardo, B.<

SE C R E T A R IA T

S e c r e ta r ie s

!• ' D ivision o f N u clear S a fe ty and E nvironm ental Protection ,. In tern a tio n a l A to m ic Energy A gen cy.

V ien n a, A ustria


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