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safety seriesno.80IAEA SAFETY GUIDES
Schedules of Requirements for the Transport of Specified Types of Radioactive Material Consignments
(As Amended 1990)
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SCHEDULES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SPECIFIED TYPES
OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CONSIGNMENTS
(As Amended 1990)
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G U A T E M A L A PA N A M A Z IM B A B W E
H A IT I P A R A G U A Y
The Agency’s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the IAEA held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957. The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is “ to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world” .
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Printed by the IAEA in Austria November 1990
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SAFETY SERIES No. 80
SCHEDULES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SPECIFIED TYPES
OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CONSIGNMENTS
(As Amended 1990)
COMPANION DOCUMENT TO SAFETY SERIES No. 6
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1990
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THESE SCHEDULES ARE ALSO PUBLISHED IN FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH
SCHEDULES OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF SPECIFIED TYPES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CONSIGNMENTS
(AS AMENDED 1990)IAEA, VIENNA, 1990
STI/PUB/869 ISBN 92-0-124190-9
ISSN 0074-1892
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FOREWORD
This publication replaces the previous issue of Safety Series No. 80. It includes the changes to Safety Series No. 80 contained in Supplement 1988 to the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material as well as some modifications adopted by the Review Panel meeting which convened in Vienna, from 10 to 14 July 1989.
The old IAEA Safety Series style is maintained for the convenience of the user, although the old style has now been superseded by a new one, affecting the structure, the format and the cover of the Safety Series. It should be noted, however, that subsequent editions of the Regulations and the Schedules of Requirements will be published in the new style.
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CONTENTS
SCHEDULE 1 Limited quantities of radioactive material in exceptedpackages ...................................................................................... 1
SCHEDULE 2 Instruments and articles in excepted packages ................... 6
SCHEDULE 3 Articles manufactured from natural uranium, depleteduranium or natural thorium as excepted packages ............ 11
SCHEDULE 4 Empty packagings as excepted packages ............................... 15
SCHEDULE 5 Low specific activity material (LSA-I) .................................. 19
SCHEDULE 6 Low specific activity material (LSA-II) ................................ 27
SCHEDULE 7 Low specific activity material (LSA-III) ............................... 36
SCHEDULE 8 Surface contaminated objects (SCO-I and SCO-II) ........... 44
SCHEDULE 9 Material in Type A packages .................................................. 53
SCHEDULE 10 Material in Type B(U) packages ............................................. 61
SCHEDULE 11 Material in Type B(M) packages ........................................... 71
SCHEDULE 12 Fissile material ........................................................................... 81
SCHEDULE 13 Material transported under special arrangement ................ 88
ANNEX I Other provisions relating to Schedules 1-13 ...................... 94
ANNEX II Summary of approval and prior notificationrequirements ............................................................................... 95
ANNEX III Transport index limits for freight containers andconveyances ............................................................................... 100
Contributors to drafting and review ......................................................................... 101
Selection of IAEA publications relating to the safe transport ofradioactive material .............................................................................................. 107
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Schedule 1* LIMITED QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
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415, 419, Limited quantities o f radioactive material, in form s other thanColumn 4 manufactured instruments and articles, w hich represent a very limitedof Table IV radiological risk, may be transported in excepted packages.
1. MATERIALS
476, 477, (a) Non-fissile radioactive material in amounts not exceeding theColumn 4 appropriate lim its specified in Table 1.1.o f Table IV
476, 560, (b) Fissile material in amounts not exceeding the appropriate limitsColumn 4 specified in Table 1.1 and, in addition, satisfying with regardof Table IV to amounts, form and packaging the requirements o f the Regula
tions allow ing them to be regulated as non-fissile radioactive material packages (see Schedule 12).
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
415, (a) The packaging shall be in accordance with the General505-514 Requirements for all Packagings and Packages in the
Regulations.
560 (b) Packages containing fissile material, in addition to m eeting allother requirements for excepted packages, shall also m eet at least one o f the requirements specified in para. 560 o f the Regulations.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figures in the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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SCHEDULE 1
476, 477, Column 4
of Table IV
301-303304-306
419(a)
105, 407
419
416
TABLE 1.1. ACTIVITY LIMITS, IN TERMS OF A, OR A2 VALUES, FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGES CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALa b
Physical state Package limits Package limitsof contents (post) (other modes)
Solids:special form 10 “4 A, 10 “ 3 Aiother forms 10 “4 a 2 10 " 3 A2
Liquids ©1 ► to
rr1O
Gases:tritium 2 x 10“3 A2 2 x l 0 ~ 2 A2special form 10 “4 A! 10 “ 3 A!other forms i o - 4 a 2 10 ~3 a 2
a For specific values of Aj and A2 see Tables I and II of the Regulations. b For mixtures of radionuclides the method(s) for defining Aj and A2 are
provided in paras 304-306 of the Regulations.
(c) During conditions likely to be encountered in routine transport there shall be no leakage of radioactive m aterial.
(d) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as to comply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods:
(e) Transport o f unpackaged radioactive m aterial is not allowed.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
5 piSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) at the surface of a package.
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LIMITED QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES
408, 409, Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of excepted417 packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight
containers, overpacks and conveyances used for transporting excepted packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 1.2.
TABLE 1.2. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Table III Beta emitters, gamma emitters, Alpha emitters —and low toxicity other than those ofalpha emitters low toxicity
0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(10 ~5 /iCi/cm2) (10 “6 ijlC i/cm 2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
413 (a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have becomecontaminated shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding:
(i) for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in Table 1.2, except when carrying or when being prepared to carry consignments which include radioactive material packages other than excepted -packages, in which case the limits for non-fixed contamination shall be ten times the values specified in Table 1.2; and
(ii) for fixed contamination, a surface radiation level of 5 nSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
404 (b) Tanks used for the transport of radioactive material shall notbe used for the storage or transport o f other goods.
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
No specific provisions.
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SCHEDULE 1
7. M IXED LOADING
No specific provisions.
8. LABELLING AND M ARKING O F PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Packages — All modes except post
(i) The packaging shall be marked “ RADIOACTIVE” on an internal surface as a warning of the presence of radioactive m aterial on opening the package.
(ii) No labelling required for the radioactive nature of contents.
(iii) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties shall be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Packages — By domestic post
For domestic shipm ents by post, in addition to (a) above, applicable national regulations shall be complied with.
(c) Packages — By international post
For international shipm ents by post, in addition to (a) above, each package shall bear:
(i) Externally — Consignor’s name and address and request to return if not deliverable, and the words “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL — Quantities Permitted for Movement by Post” ;
(ii) Internally — Consignor’s name and address and contents of the consignment.
(d) F reight containers
No marking or labelling required.
(e) Tanks
No marking or labelling required.
(f) Overpacks
No marking or labelling required.
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9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
407 None required for radioactive nature of contents. Placards may berequired for other dangerous properties of contents.
LIMITED QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
415, 447(1), Packages shall be described in the transport documents asAppendix I “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910,
LIMITED QUANTITY OF MATERIAL” .
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) By post
476 (i) Domestic — Applicable national regulations shall becomplied with.
477 (ii) International — Consignors shall be authorized by thenational authority and packages shall be dispatched by the quickest route (normally by air).
(b) By other modes
No specific provisions.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
No specific provisions.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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Schedule 2*
415, 418, Columns 2 and 3 of Table IV
418(a), 476, .477,Columns 2 and 3 of Table IV
418(a), 476, 477, 560, Columns 2 and 3 of Table IV
415,505-514
INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLES IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
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Specified quantities of radioactive material, which are enclosed in or form a component part of an instrument or other manufactured article, which represent a very limited radiological risk, may be transported in excepted packages.
1. MATERIALS
(a) Instruments and manufactured articles such as clocks, electronic tubes or apparatus having as a component part radioactive material in amounts not exceeding the appropriate limits specified in Table 2.1. The radiation level at 10 cm from the external surface of any unpackaged instrument or article shall not exceed 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h).
(b) Instruments and manufactured articles having fissile material in amounts not exceeding the appropriate limits specified in Table 2.1. and, in addition, satisfying with regard to amounts, form and packaging the requirements of the Regulations allowing them to be regulated as non-fissile radioactive material packages (see Schedule 12). The radiation level at 10 cm from the external surface of any unpackaged instrument or article shall not exceed 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h).
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
(a) The packaging shall be in accordance with the General Requirements for all Packagings and Packages in the Regulations.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figures in the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLES IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
476, 477, Columns 2 and 3 of Table IV
301-303304-306
560
505
105, 407
418
416
TABLE 2.1. ACTIVITY LIMITS, IN TERMS OF A! OR A2 VALUES, FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGES CONTAINING INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLESa,b
Physical state of contents
Itemlimits
Package limits (post)
Package limits (other modes)
Solids:special form 10 “ 2 Aj 10“ ' A! A,other forms 10 “ 2 a 2 i o - ' a 2 a 2
Liquids 10 “ 3 a 2 10 “2 a 2 O 1
£
Gases:tritium 2 x 10-2 A2 2 x 10~2 A2 2 X 1 0 “ ' A2special form 10 ~3 A! 10“ 3 A, 10“ 2 Ajother forms 10 “ 3 a 2 10 “ 3 a 2 10 “ 2 a 2
a For specific values o f Aj and A2 see Tables I and II of the Regulations. b For mixtures of radionuclides the method(s) for defining A j and A2 are
provided in paras 304-306 o f the Regulations.
(b) Packages containing fissile m aterial, in addition to meeting all other requirements for excepted packages, shall also meet at least one of the requirements specified in para. 560 of the Regulations.
(c) The instruments and articles shall be securely packed.
(d) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as to comply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
(e) Transport of unpackaged radioactive m aterial is not allowed.
3. M AXIM UM RADIATION LEVELS
5 /iSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) at the surface of a package.
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SCHEDULE 2
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of excepted packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers, overpacks and conveyances used for transporting excepted packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 2.2.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES
TABLE 2.2. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, Alpha emitters —and low toxicity other than those ofalpha emitters low toxicity
0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(10-5 jiiCi/cm2) (10 ~6 juCi/cm2
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding:
(a) for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in Table 2.2, except when carrying or when being prepared to carry consignments which include radioactive material packages other than excepted packages, in which case the limits for non-fixed contamination shall be ten times the values specified in Table 2.2; and
(b) for fixed contamination, a surface radiation level of 5 jtSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
6 . MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
No specific provisions.
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INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLES IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
7. M IXED LOADING
No specific provisions.
8. LABELLING AND M ARKING OF PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Instruments and articles
Each instrument or article (except radioluminescent timepieces) shall bear the marking “ RADIOACTIVE” .
(b) Packages — All modes except post
(i) No internal or external labelling required.(ii) Packages containing materials having additional danger
ous properties shall be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(c) Packages — By domestic post
For domestic shipm ents by post, in addition to (b)(ii) above, applicable national regulations shall be complied with.
(d) Packages — By international post
For international shipm ents by post, in addition to (b)(ii) above, each package shall bear:
(i) Externally — Consignor’s name and address and request to return if not deliverable, and the words “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL — Quantities Permitted for Movement by Post” ;
(ii) Internally — C onsignor’s name and address and contents of the consignment.
(e) Freight containers
No marking or labelling required.
(f) Tanks
Not applicable.
(g) O verpacks
No marking or labelling required.
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SCHEDULE 2
407 9. PLACARDS ON V EH ICLES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERSAND TANKS
None required for radioactive nature of contents. Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUM ENTS
415,447(1), Packages shall be described in the transport documents asAppendix! “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910,
INSTRUMENTS” , or as “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910, ARTICLES” , as applicable.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) By post
476 (i) Domestic — Applicable national regulations shall becomplied with.
477 (ii) International — Consignors shall be authorized by thenational authority and packages shall be dispatched by the quickest route (normally by air).
(b) By other modes
No specific provisions.
12. CA RRIA G E O F PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
No specific provisions.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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Schedule 3*
ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NATURAL URANIUM, DEPLETED URANIUM OR NATURAL THORIUM
AS EXCEPTED PACKAGES
UN No.
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415, 420 Articles manufactured of natural uranium, depleted uranium or natural thorium, which represent a very limited radiological risk, may be transported in or as excepted packages.1
1. MATERIALS
420 Manufactured articles in which the sole radioactive material isnatural or depleted uranium or natural thorium. Such articles may be unused, empty packagings intended for the transport of radioactive material.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
415, (a) The packaging, or the article if serving as a packaging, shall be505-514 in accordance with the General Requirements for all Packagings
and Packages in the Regulations.
420 (b) Transport o f unpackaged articles manufactured of naturaluranium, depleted uranium or natural thorium is allowed if the article itself qualifies as an excepted package and the outer surface of the uranium or thorium is enclosed in an inactive sheath made of metal or some other substantial material.
105, 407 (c) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figures in the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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SCHEDULE 3
5 /*Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h) at the surface of a package.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of excepted packages (or articles serving as excepted packages) and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers, overpacks and conveyances used for transporting excepted packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 3.1.
TABLE 3.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, Alpha emitters —and low toxicity other than those ofalpha emitters low toxicity
0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(10 ~5 /iCi/cm2) (10 ~6 jtCi/cm2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding:
(a) for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in Table 3.1, except when carrying or when being prepared to carry consignments which include radioactive material packages other than excepted packages, in which case the limits for non-fixed contamination shall be ten times the values specified in Table 3.1; and
(b) for fixed contamination, a surface radiation level of 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
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6 . M IXED CONTENTS O F PACKAGES
No specific provisions.
7. M IXED LOADING
No specific provisions.
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES IN EXCEPTED PACKAGES
8. LABELLING AND M ARKING O F PACKAGES,FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Packages — All modes except post
407, 415 No labelling required except as specified in relevant regulationsfor other dangerous properties.
(b) Packages — By domestic post
476 For domestic shipm ents by post applicable national regulationsshall be complied with.
(c) Packages — By international post
477 For international shipm ents by post, each package shall bear:
(i) Externally — C onsignor’s name and address and requestto return if not deliverable, and the words“ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL — Quantities Permitted for Movement by Post” ;
(ii) Internally — Consignor’s name and address and contents of the consignment.
(d) Freight containers
No marking or labelling required.
(e) Tanks
Not applicable.
(f) O verpacks
No marking or labelling required.
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SCHEDULE 3
9. PLACARDS ON V EH ICLES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS AND TANKS
None required for radioactive nature of contents. Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
Packages shall be described in the transport documents as “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910, ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NATURAL URANIUM” , or “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910, ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DEPLETED URANIUM” , or “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910, ARTICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NATURAL THORIUM” , as applicable.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) By post
(i) Domestic — Applicable national regulations shall be complied with.
(ii) International — Consignors shall be authorized by the national authority and packages shall be dispatched by the quickest route (normally by air).
(b) By other modes
No specific provisions.
12. CARRIAGE O F PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
No specific provisions.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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Schedule 4*
EMPTY PACKAGINGS AS EXCEPTED PACKAGES
415, 421
421
421(b)
421(c)
415,505-514
421(a)
UN No.
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Empty packagings which have contained radioactive material, which represent a very limited radiological risk, may be transported as excepted packages.
1. MATERIALS
(a) Empty packagings which have previously contained radioactive material.
(b) If the packaging contains any uranium or thorium in its structure the requirement specified in para. 2(c) below shall apply.
(c) The internal non-fixed contamination levels shall not exceed:
(i) Beta/gamma/low-toxicity alpha emitters400 Bq/cm2 (10 ~2 /iCi/cm2)
(ii) Other alpha emitters40 Bq/cm2 (10~3 /zCi/cm2)
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
(a) The packaging shall be in accordance with the General Requirements for all Packagings and Packages in the Regulations.
(b) The packaging shall be in a well maintained condition and securely closed.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figuresin the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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421(b)
421(d)
416
408, 409, 417
Table III
(c) If the empty packaging includes any uranium or thorium in its structure the outer surface of the uranium or thorium shall be covered with an inactive sheath made of metal or some other substantial material.
(d) Any labels displayed to meet para. 440 of the Regulations shall no longer be visible.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
5 nSv/h (0-5 mrem/h) at the surface of a package.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of excepted packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers, overpacks and conveyances used for transporting excepted packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 4.1.
TABLE 4.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, Alpha emitters —and low toxicity other than those ofalpha emitters low toxicity
0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(10 ~5 fiCi/cm2) (10 ~6 /uCi/cm2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
(a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding:
(i) for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in Table 4.1, except when carrying or when being prepared to carry consignments which include radioactive material packages other than excepted packages, in
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EMPTY PACKAGINGS AS EXCEPTED PACKAGES
which case the limits for non-fixed contamination shall be ten times the values specified in Table 4.1; and
(ii) for fixed contamination, a surface radiation level of5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
404 (b) An empty tank which has been used for the transport of radioactive material may be transported as an excepted package but shall not be used for the storage or transport of other goods.
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
No specific provisions.
7. MIXED LOADING
No specific provisions.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES,FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
421(d), 440 For all packages, any labels which related to the previously contained radioactive contents shall be removed or covered.
(a) Packages — All modes except post
No additional internal or external labelling required.
(b) Packages — By domestic post
476 For domestic shipments by post applicable national regulationsshall be complied with.
477 (c) Packages — By international post
For international shipments by post each package shall bear:
(i) Externally — Consignor’s name and address and request to return if not deliverable, and the words “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL — Quantities Permitted for Movement by Post” shall be crossed out;
(ii) Internally — Consignor’s name and address and contents of consignment.
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415, 447(1)
476
477
(d) Freight containers
No additional marking or labelling required.
(e) Tanks
No additional marking or labelling required.
(f) O verpacks
No additional marking or labelling required.
9. PLACARDS ON V EH ICLES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS AND TANKS
None required for radioactive nature of em pty packaging.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
Packages shall be described as “ RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, EXCEPTED PACKAGE, 2910, EMPTY PACKAGING” .
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) By post
(i) Domestic — Applicable national regulations shall be complied with.
(ii) International — Consignors shall be authorized by the national authority and packages shall be dispatched by the quickest route (normally by air).
(b) By other modes
No specific provisions.
12. CARRIAGE O F PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
No specific provisions.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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Schedule 5*
LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY MATERIAL (LSA-I)
UN No.
2912, 2976, 2978, 2980, 2981 as applicable
131 LSA-I is the first of three groups of radioactive material which, byits nature, has a limited specific activity or for which limits ofestimated average specific activity apply. Fissile material is notpermitted to be transported as LSA-I material.
1. MATERIALS
131(a) Low specific activity material (LSA-I) — Radioactive materialmeeting one of the following requirements:
(a) Ores containing naturally occurring radionuclides (e.g. uranium, thorium),
(b) Uranium or thorium concentrates of ores containing naturally occurring radionuclides,
(c) Solid unirradiated natural uranium or depleted uranium or natural thorium,
(d) Solid or liquid compounds or mixtures of unirradiated natural uranium or depleted uranium or natural thorium, or
(e) Non-fissile radioactive material for which the A2 value is unlimited.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
(a) LSA-I material may be transported unpackaged if:
(i) for other than natural ores, it is transported in such a manner that, in routine transport, there will be no escape of contents from the conveyance, nor loss of shielding, and it is also transported under exclusive use.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figuresin the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
425(a),425(b)
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134(b), 426 Table V 518, 519
521-523
426
105, 407
426,Table V
422
425(b ) (ii) for natural ores, it is transported in a conveyance under exclusive use.
(b) Packaged LSA-I material may be transported when:
(i) the packaging, which may be a tank or freight container, meets the design requirements for industrial packages IP-1 (para. 518 of the Regulations) or IP-2 (para. 519 of the Regulations), as appropriate for the form of the LSA-I material as specified in Table 5.1. Alternative requirements for tanks and freight containers to be qualified as IP-2 are given in paras. 521-523 of the Regulations;
(ii) the material is loaded into the packaging so that, in routine transport, there will be no escape of contents and no loss of shielding.
(c) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as to comply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
TABLE 5.1. INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR LSA-I MATERIAL
Contents Exclusive use Not underexclusive use
Solids IP-1 IP-1Liquids IP-1 IP-2
3. MAXIM UM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The quantity of LSA-I material in a single package shall be so restricted that the external radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded material does not exceed 10 mSv/h (1 rem/h).
(b) The radiation levels for packages or overpacks containing LSA-I material shall not exceed:
(i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use, and
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433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangement by vessel or by air.
434 (c) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of apackage containing LSA-I material transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (d) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining LSA-I material, transported under exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
471 (e) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpacks ofLSA-I material, transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
475 (f) The surface radiation levels for packages containing LSA-Imaterial, transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
408, 409 (a) Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of IP-1 orIP-2 packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers, tanks and overpacks used for transporting IP-1 or IP-2 packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 5.2.
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41 4 (b) O verpacks or freight containers dedicated to the transport of LSA-I m aterial under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to their internal surfaces and only for as long as they remain under that exclusive use.
TABLE 5.2. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Table III Beta emitters, gamma Alpha emitters —emitters, and low other than thosetoxicity alpha emitters of low toxicity
Consignments whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(i) excepted packages of (10“5 jiiCi/cm2) (10“6 ixCi/cm2)
radioactive material;(ii) non-radioactive goods;
or(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2(IQ-4 juCi/cm2) (10 5 jtCi/cm2)
5. DECONTAM INATION AND USE O F CONVEYANCES, EQUIPM ENT OR PARTS TH EREO F
413 (a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated above the limits in Table 5.2, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 f*.Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h) in the course of transport of LSA-I m aterial, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 5.2, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
414 (b) A conveyance dedicated to the transport o f LSA-I m aterial under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that specific exclusive use.
145, 404 (c) Tanks used for the transport of radioactive m aterial shall notbe used for storage or transport of other goods.
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6. M IXED CONTENTS O F PACKAGES
403 Other items may be transported in the packaging with LSA-Imaterial, provided there is no interaction between the other items and the LSA-I material or its packaging which would reduce the safety of the package.
7. M IXED LOADING
464, 465, (a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive material,Table XI including fissile material, and mixing of packages with
different transport indexes (TIs) is permitted.
405, 406, (b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods463 in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
206 (c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undevelopedphotographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES,FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
131 The following requirements apply to packages, freight containers,tanks and over packs containing LSA-I non-fissile material.
For packages, which may be tanks or freight containers, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying packages which themselves contain fissile material see, in addition, Schedule 12.
440 Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed orcovered.
(a) Packages:
440,441, (i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or442(a) 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate), with the contents
described as LSA-I material, shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages, or to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as packages.
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442(d)
436
407
440, 441, 442(a)
44 2 (b )
442(b),442(c)
442(d)
407
Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
443
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described as “ LSA-I” shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
(ii) Except for mixed loads each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.
(iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERSAND TANKS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls of a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle;(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls o f a freight container or tank; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
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Appendix I
443
407
447-454
Appendix I
205, 206, 406, 478
481
425(b)
205-206, 406, 460
44 4 (b) For unpackaged LSA-I material in a freight container or tank, or where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container is packaged LSA-I material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container or tank, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of the contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: No limit.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Transport of unpackaged LSA-I material is only permitted under exclusive use.
(b) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
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465(a) (c) Total transport index limitation: No limit.
435, 466 (d) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall betransported only under exclusive use.
(e) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freight containers and tanks
465(b) (i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,465(b) (ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and470(b) (iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied position
in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
427,Table VI
(f) Total activity in a single conveyance: No limit.
(g) Air - - Additional restrictions
474 (i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.473 (ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger aircraft is
prohibited.475 (iii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported under special arrangement.
(h) Post — Not permitted, except in limited quantities as specifiedin Schedule 1, and for manufactured articles in which the sole radioactive material is natural or depleted uranium ornatural thorium as specified in Schedule 3.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I o f these Schedules.
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Schedule 6* LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY MATERIAL (LSA-II)
UN No.
2912, 2976, 2978, 2980, 2981 as applicable
131 LSA-II is the second of three groups of radioactive material which,by its nature, has a limited specific activity or for which limits of estimated average specific activity apply. If fissile material is present the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to the requirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. MATERIALS
131(b) Low specific activity material (LSA-II) — Radioactive materialmeeting one of the following requirements:
(a) Water with tritium concentration up to 0.8 TBq/L (20 Ci/L);
(b) Solids and gases with activity distributed throughout of not more than 10 ~4 A2/g; or
(c) Liquids with activity distributed throughout of not more than 10 ~5 Aj/g.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
134(b), 426 (a) LSA-II material shall be transported in packagings, whichmay be tanks or freight containers.
426, (b) The packaging shall meet the design requirements for519, industrial packages IP-2 (para. 519 of the Regulations) or IP-3520 (para. 520 of the Regulations), as appropriate for the form ofTable V the LSA-II material as specified in Table 6.1. Alternative
requirements for tanks and freight containers to be qualified as 521-523 IP-2 or IP-3 are given in paras 521-523 of the Regulations.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figuresin the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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426, Table V
426
559
105, 407
422
432
433
434
TABLE 6.1. INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR LSA-II MATERIAL
Contents Exclusive use Not underexclusive use
Solids IP-2 IP-2Liquids and gases IP-2 IP-3
(c) The material shall be loaded into the packaging so that, in routine transport, there will be no escape of contents and no loss of shielding.
(d) LSA-II material which is or which contains fissile materialshall, in addition, meet the requirements for packages containing fissile material (see Schedule 12).
(e) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerousgoods.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The quantity of LSA-II material in a single package shall be so restricted that the external radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded material does not exceed 10 mSv/h (1 rem/h).
(b) The radiation levels for packages or overpacks containing LSA-II material shall not exceed:
(i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the external surface of the package or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use, and
(ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of the package or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangement by vessel or by air.
(c) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of a package containing LSA-II material, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
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469 (d) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining LSA-II material, transported under exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
LSA-II MATERIAL
471 (e) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining LSA-II material, transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
475 (f) The surface radiation levels for packages of LSA-II material,transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
408, 409 (a) Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of IP-2 orIP-3 packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers, tanks and overpacks used for transporting IP-2 or IP-3 packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 6.2.
414 (b) Overpacks or freight containers dedicated to the transport ofLSA-II material under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to their internal surfaces and only for as long as they remain under that exclusive use.
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Table III
413
414
145, 404
TABLE 6.2. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those of low toxicity
Consignments whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2
(i) excepted packages of (10-5 jiCi/cm2) (10 6 /xCi/cm2)radioactive material;
(ii) non-radioactive goods;or
(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2(10-4 fiCi/cm2) (10 5 ,iCi/cm2)
5. DECONTAM INATION AND USE O F CONVEYANCES, EQUIPM ENT O R PARTS TH EREO F
(a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated above the limits in Table 6.2, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) in the course of transport o f LSA-II m aterial, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 6.2, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 ^Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
(b) A conveyance dedicated to the transport of LSA-II m aterial under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that specific exclusive use.
(c) Tanks used for the transport of radioactive m aterial shall not be used for storage or transport of other goods.
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6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
403 Other items may be transported in the packaging with LSA-IImaterial, provided there is no interaction between the other items and the LSA-II material or its packaging which would reduce the safety of the package.
7. MIXED LOADING
464, 465, (a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive material,Table XI including fissile material, and mixing of packages with
different transport indexes (TIs) is permitted.
405, 406, (b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods463 in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
206 (c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undevelopedphotographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES,FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
131 The following requirements apply to packages, freight containers,tanks and over packs containing LSA -II non-fissile material.
For packages, which may be tanks or freight containers, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying packages which themselves contain fissile material see, in addition, Schedule 12.
440 Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed orcovered.
(a) Packages
440, 441, (i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or442(a) 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate), with the contents
described with the name of the radionuclide, or for
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442(b)
442(d)
436
407
440, 441, 442(a)
442(b),442(c)
442(d)
407
Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
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mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ LSA-II” , shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate), with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ LSA-II” , shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
(ii) Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or over pack.
(iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERSAND TANKS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls of a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle;
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443 (iii) to the two external side walls and the two external endwalls of a freight container or tank; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
LSA-II MATERIAL
444 (b) Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container ortank is packaged LSA-II material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from
Appendix I Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all foursides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
443 (c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall beremoved.
407 (d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties ofcontents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II o f these Schedules.
447-454 (b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars ofthe consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping
Appendix I name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
205, 206 (a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous406, 478 goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films
and plates.
479 (b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single
480 package, overpack, tank or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted
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205-206406, 460
465(a)
Table XI
435, 466
465(b)465(b)
470(b)
427
474473
475
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(see Annex III o f these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Transport of unpackaged LSA-II material is not permitted.
(b) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(c) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III o f these Schedules.
(d) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(e) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freight containers and tanks.
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and(iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied position
in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
(f) The total activity in a single conveyance shall not exceed the values specified in Table 6.3.
(g) Air — Additional restrictions
(i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.(ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger aircraft is
prohibited.(iii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported under special arrangement.
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TABLE 6.3. CONVEYANCE ACTIVITY LIMITS FORLSA-II MATERIAL
Physical state of contents
Conveyance other than inland
waterway craft
Hold or compartment of an inland
waterway craft
Non-combustible solids No limit 100 a 2
Combustible solids, and 100 a 2 10 a 2all liquids and gases
(h) Post — Not permitted, except in limited quantities as summarized in Schedule 1.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I o f these Schedules.
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Schedule 7* LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY MATERIAL (LSA-III)
131(c)
134(b), 426, 521
426, 519, 520,Table V
523
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LSA-III is the third of three groups of radioactive material which, by its nature, has a limited specific activity or for which limits of estimated average specific activity apply. If fissile material is present the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to the requirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. MATERIALS
Low specific activity material (LSA-III) — Solids in which:
(a) the radioactive material is distributed throughout a solid or collection of solid objects, or is essentially uniformly distributed in a solid compact binding agent (e.g. concrete, bitumen, ceramic);
(b) the radioactive material is relatively insoluble, or is intrinsically contained in a relatively insoluble matrix; and
(c) the estimated average specific activity does not exceed 2 x 10 “3 A2/g.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
(a) LSA-III material shall be transported in packagings, which may be freight containers.
(b) The packaging shall meet the design requirements for industrial packages IP-2 (para. 519 of the Regulations) if transported under exclusive use, or IP-3 (para. 520 of the Regulations) if not transported under exclusive use. Alternative requirements for a freight container to be qualified as IP-2 or IP-3 are given in para. 523 of the Regulations.
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426 (c) The material shall be loaded into the packaging so that, in routine transport, there will be no escape of contents and no loss of shielding.
559 (d) LSA-III material which is or which contains fissile materialshall, in addition, meet the requirements for packages containing fissile material (see Schedule 12).
105, 407 (e) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
422 (a) The quantity of LSA-III material in a single package shall beso restricted that the external radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded material does not exceed 10 mSv/h (1 rem/h).
(b) The radiation levels for packages or overpacks containingLSA-III material shall not exceed:
432 (i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package or over pack, except when transported under exclusive use, and
433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangement by vessel or by air.
434 (c) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of apackage containing LSA-III material, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (d) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining LSA-III material, transported under exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
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471 (e) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpacks ofLSA-III material transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
475 (f) The surface radiation levels for packages containing LSA-IIImaterial, transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
408, 409 (a) Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of IP-2 orIP-3 packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers and overpacks used for transporting IP-2 or IP-3 packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 7.1.
414 (b) Overpacks or freight containers dedicated to the transport ofLSA-III material under exclusive use may be excepted from(a) above solely with regard to their internal surfaces and only for as long as they remain under that exclusive use.
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
413 (a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have becomecontaminated above the limits in Table 7.1, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) in the course of transport o f LSA-III material, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 7.1, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 fj.Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
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4 1 4 (b) A conveyance dedicated to the transport o f LSA-III material under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that specific exclusive use.
TABLE 7.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Table III Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those of low toxicity
Consignments whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2
(i) excepted packages of (10-5 /iCi/cm2) (10-6 /iCi/cm2)radioactive material;
(ii) non-radioactive goods;or
(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2(10-4 juCi/cm2) (10-5 jtCi/cm2)
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
403 Other item s may be transported in the packaging with LSA-III material, provided there is no interaction betw een the other item s and the LSA-III material or its packaging w hich w ould reduce the safety o f the package.
7. MIXED LOADING
464, 465, (a) M ixing o f packages o f different kinds o f radioactive material,Table XI including fissile material, and m ixing o f packages with
different transport indexes (T Is) is permitted.
405, 406 (b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods463 in com pliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage o f other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are
controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
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131
440
440, 441 442(a)
442(b)
442(d)
436
407
440, 441, 442(a)
(c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undeveloped photographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport o f radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
The following requirements apply to packages, freight containers and overpacks containing LSA-III non-fissile material.
For packages, which may be freight containers, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying packages which themselves contain fissile materials see, in addition, Schedule 12.
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed or covered.
(a) Packages
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ LSA-III” , shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers when being used as packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for
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442(b),442(c)
442(d)
407
Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
443
444
Appendix I
443
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mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ LSA-III” , shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of over packs.
(ii) Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.
(iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing material having additional dangerous properties shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES AND FREIGHT CONTAINERS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls of a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls o f a freight container; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
(b) Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container ispackaged LSA-III material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I o f the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of the contents.
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447-454
Appendix I
205, 206 406, 478
479, 480
426
205, 206 406, 460
465(a)
Table XI
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II o f these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with 6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III of these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Transport of unpackaged LSA-III material is not permitted.
(b) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(c) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III o f these Schedules.
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465(b)465(b)
470(b)
427
Table VI
4 3 5 , 4 6 6
474 473
475
(d) Any package or overpack having a T I greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(e) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances and large freight containers
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and(iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied position
in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
(f) The total activity in a single conveyance shall not exceed the values specified in Table 7.2.
TABLE 7.2. CONVEYANCE ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR LSA-III MATERIAL
Physical state Conveyance other Hold or compartmentof contents than inland of inland
waterway craft waterway craft
Non-combustible solids No limit 100 a 2
Combustible solids 100 A 2 10 a 2
(g) Air — Additional restrictions
(i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.(ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger a irc ra ft is
prohibited.(iii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported under special arrangem ent.
(h) Post — Not permitted, except in limited quantities as summarized in Schedule 1.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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144
144
425(a)
425(b),425(c)
Schedule 8* CONTAMINATED OBJECTS (SCO-I AND SCO-II)
UN No.
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A surface contaminated object (SCO) is a solid object which is not itself radioactive but which has radioactive material distributed on its surfaces. There are two groups, SCO-I and SCO-II, which differ in the maximum level of contamination permitted. If fissile material is present the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to the requirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. M ATERIALS
A solid, non-radioactive object, which has radioactive material distributed on its surfaces, may be classified as SCO-I or SCO-II when the fixed and non-fixed surface contamination levels, averaged over 300 cm2 (or the area of the surface if less than 300 cm2), do not exceed the limits specified in Table 8.1.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
(a) SCO-I may be transported unpackaged if:
(i) it is transported in such a manner that, in routinetransport, there will be no escape of contents from the conveyance and no loss of shielding; and
(ii) for SCO-I, where it is suspected that non-fixedcontamination exists on inaccessible surfaces in excess of 4 Bq/cm2 (10~4 nCi/cm2) for beta and gamma emittersand low toxicity alpha emitters, or 0.4 Bq/cm2(10“5 /*Ci/cm2) for all other alpha emitters, measures are taken to ensure that the radioactive material is not released into the conveyance and it is transported under exclusive use.
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TABLE 8.1. SURFACE CONTAMINATION LIMITS FOR SCO-I AND SCO-II
Type of contamination
Type of emitters
Non-fixed onaccessiblesurface
Fixed onaccessiblesurface
Sum of fixed and non-fixed on the inaccessible surface
SCO-I
Beta/gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters
4 Bq/cm2 (10 ~4 /*Ci/cm2)
4 x 104 Bq/cm2 (1 /xC i/cm 2)
4 x 104 Bq/cm2 (1 /iCi/cm2)
All other alpha emitters
0.4 Bq/cm2 (10 ~5 /xCi/cm2)
4X 103 Bq/cm2 (0.1 /xCi/cm2)
4 x l 0 3 Bq/cm2 (0.1 ^C i/cm 2)
SCO-II
Beta/gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters
400 Bq/cm2 (10 ~2 /xCi/cm2)
8 x 105 Bq/cm2 (20 nCi/cm2)
8 x 105 Bq/cm2 (20 fiCi/cm 2)
All other alpha emitters
40 Bq/cm2 (10 ~3 /xCi/cm2)
8X 104 Bq/cm2 (2 /xCi/cm2)
8 X104 Bq/cm2 (2 fiCi/cm2)
426 (b) SCO-II shall not be transported unpackaged.
(c) Packaged SCO may be transported when:
426, 518, (i) the packaging, w hich may be a freight container,519, m eets the design requirements for industrial packagesTable V IP-1 (para. 518 o f the Regulations) for SCO-I, or IP-2
(para. 519 o f the Regulations) for SCO-II; and 426 (ii) the material is loaded into the packaging so that, in
routine transport, there w ill be no escape o f contents and no loss o f shielding.
559 (d) SCO which contains fissile material shall, in addition, meet therequirements for packages containing fissile material (see Schedule 12).
105, 407 (e) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocom ply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
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422 (a) The quantity of SCO in a single package or object or collectionof objects shall be so restricted that the external radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded material does not exceed 10 mSv/h (1 rem/h).
(b) The radiation levels for packages or overpacks containingSCO shall not exceed:
432 (i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use, and
433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage or overpack, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangement by vessel or by air.
434 (c) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of apackage of SCO, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (d) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining SCO, transported under exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
471 (e) The surface radiation levels for packages or overpackscontaining SCO, transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem//h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
475 (f) The surface radiation levels for packages containing SCO,transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
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4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
408, 409
414
(a) Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of IP-1 or IP-2 packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers and overpacks used for transporting IP-1 or IP-2 packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 8.2.
(b) Overpacks or freight containers dedicated to the transport of SCO-I or SCO-II under exclusive use may be excepted from(a) above solely with regard to their internal surfaces and only for as long as they remain under that exclusive use.
TABLE 8.2. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Table III Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those of low toxicity
Consignments whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2
(i) excepted packages of radioactive material;
(ii) non-radioactive goods; or
(iii) both
(10 5 jiCi/cm2) (10~6 /tCi/cm2)
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 (10-4 /iCi/cm2)
0.4 Bq/cm2 (10 s AiCi/cm2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
413 (a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated above the limits in Table 8.2, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) in the course of transport of SCO-I or SCO-II, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 8.2, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
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(b) A conveyance dedicated to the transport of SCO under exclusive use may be excepted from (a) above solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that specific exclusive use.
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
Other items may be transported in the packaging with SCO, provided there is no interaction between the other items and the SCO or its packaging which would reduce the safety of the package.
7. MIXED LOADING
(a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive material, including fissile material, and mixing of packages with different transport indexes (TIs) is permitted.
(b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
(c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undeveloped photographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
The following requirements apply to packages, freight containers and overpacks containing SCO which includes non-fissile material.
For packages, which may be freight containers, containing SCO which includes fissile material, and for freight containers carrying packages containing SCO which includes fissile materials see, in addition, Schedule 12.
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440
440, 441, 442(a)
442(b)
442(d)
436
407
440, 441, 442(a)
442(b),442(c)
442(d)
407
\
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed or covered.
(a) Packages
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ SCO-I” or “ SCO-II” , as appropriate, shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers when being used as packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
SCO-I AND SCO-II
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, followed by “ SCO-I” or “ SCO-II” , as appropriate, shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
(ii) Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.
(iv) Freight containers and over packs containing material having additional dangerous properties shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
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Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
443
444
Appendix I
443
407
447-454
Appendix I
205, 206, 406, 478
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES AND FREIGHT CONTAINERS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls of a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
(b) For unpackaged SCO-I in a freight container, or where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container is packaged SCO having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
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479, 480
425(b)
425(b)
426
205, 206 406, 460
465(a)
Table XI
435, 466
465(b)465(b)
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III of these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERSAND OVERPACKS
(a) SCO-I on which the contamination on the accessible and inaccessible surfaces is not greater than 4 Bq/cm2 (10 ~4 ^iCi/cm2) for beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters or0.4 Bq/cm2 (10_5 /xCi/cm2) for all other alpha emitters may be transported unpackaged.
(b) SCO-I on which the contamination exceeds the values specified in (a) above may be transported unpackaged only under exclusive use.
(c) Transport of unpackaged SCO-II is not permitted.
(d) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(e) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III o f these Schedules.
(f) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(g) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances and large freight containers
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and
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470(b) (iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem//h) at any normally occupiedposition in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
427, (h) The total activity in a single conveyance shall not exceedTable VI 100 A2 if the conveyance is other than an inland waterway
craft, and 10 A2 i f the consignment o f SCO is transported in the hold or compartment o f an inland waterway craft.
(i) Air — Additional restrictions
Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited. Exclusive use transport in passenger aircraft isprohibited.Packages having a surface radiation level greater than 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported under special arrangement.
(j) Post — Not permitted, except in limited quantities assummarized in Schedule 1.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
474 (0473 (ii)
475 (iii)
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Schedule 9*
MATERIAL IN TYPE A PACKAGES
UN No.
2974, 2975, 2976, 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982 as applicable
134(c) Radioactive material in quantities which represent a limited radiationrisk may be carried in Type A package, which shall be designed to withstand normal conditions of transport. If fissile material is present the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to therequirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. MATERIALS
Radioactive material
110, 134(c) (a) with an activity not exceeding A, if in special form, or301-306,Table I, (b) with an activity not exceeding A2 if other than special form.Table II
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
134(c), 524 (a) The packaging, which may be a tank or freight container,shall meet the requirements specified in para. 524 of the Regulations.
537 (b) In particular, the package shall be so designed that, undernormal conditions of transport, it will prevent loss or dispersal o f the radioactive contents, and loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level on any external surface.
701 (c) Approval of the design by the competent authority of Type Apackages which do not contain fissile material is not required.
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figuresin the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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701 (d) Approval o f the design by the com petent au thority o f Type Apackages w hich do contain fissile m aterial is required.
559 (e) Type A packages containing fissile m aterial shall, in addition,meet the requirements for packages containing fissile m aterial (see Schedule 12).
110, 702 (f) If the radioactive contents are special form radioactivem aterial, and the activity exceeds the A2 activity limit, com petent authority approval of the design for the special form radioactive m aterial is required.
525 (g) The smallest overall external dimension of the Type A packageshall not be less than 10 cm.
526 (h) The outside of the Type A package shall incorporate a featuresuch as a seal, which is not readily breakable and which, while intact, will be evidence that it has not been opened.
105, 407 (i) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
3. M AXIM UM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The radiation levels for Type A packages shall not exceed:
432 (i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package, except when transported under exclusive use, and
433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangem ent by vessel or by air.
434 (b) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of aType A package, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (c) The surface radiation levels for Type A packages, transportedunder exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
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(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
(d) The surface radiation levels for Type A packages transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
(e) The surface radiation levels for Type A packages, transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of Type A packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers and overpacks used for transporting Type A packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 9.1.
TABLE 9.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those o f low toxicity
Consignments whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2
(i) excepted packages of (10~5 MCi/cm2) (10'6 ixCi/cm 2)radioactive material;
(ii) non-radioactive goods;or
(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2f 10 4 jtCi/cm2) (10‘5 fiCi/cm2)
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5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
413 (a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have becomecontaminated above the limits in Table 9.1, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 /*Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h) shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 9.1, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 /*Sv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
145, 404 (b) Tanks, qualified as Type A packagings, used for the transportof radioactive material shall not be used for the storage or transport of other goods.
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
403 (a) Only articles or documents which are necessary for the use ofthe radioactive material are permitted in the package provided that there is no interaction between them and the packaging or its contents that would reduce the safety of the package.
403 (b) Other items may not be transported in Type A packaging.
7. MIXED LOADING
464, 465, (a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive m aterial,Table XI including fissile material, and mixing of packages with
different transport indexes (TIs) is permitted.
405, 406, (b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods463 in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
206 (c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undevelopedphotographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) per consignment of such film.
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440
440, 441, 442(a)
442(b)
442(d)
436
437
407
440, 441, 442(a)
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES,FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
The following requirements apply to Type A packages containing non-fissile material, and to freight containers and overpacks carrying Type A packages containing non-fissile material.
For Type A packages, which may be freight containers and tanks, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying Type A packages which themselves contain fissile material, see, in addition, Schedule 12.
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed or covered.
(a) Packages
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as Type A packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages shall be legibly and durably marked on the outside with the words “ TYPE A ” .
(vi) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
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Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.Freight containers and overpacks containing material having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
Fig. 5 (a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
467(a) (i) to the two external lateral walls of a rail vehicle;467(b) (ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and443 (iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container or tank; alternatively,enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of theRegulations).
444 (b) Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container ispackaged radioactive material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight
Appendix I container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of theRegulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
443 (c) A ny placards w hich do not relate to the contents shall berem oved.
407 (d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties ofcontents.
442(b), (ii)442(c)
442(d) (iii)
407 (iv)
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205, 206 406, 478
479, 480
205, 206 406, 460
465(a)
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10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack, tank or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III of these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III o f these Schedules.
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465(b)465(b)
470(b)
474 473
475
476, 477
4 3 5 , 4 6 6 (c) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall betransported only under exclusive use.
(d) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freightcontainers and tanks
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and(iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied
position in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
(e) Air — Additional restrictions
(i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.(ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger aircraft is
prohibited.(iii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported under special arrangement.
(f) Post — Not permitted.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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Schedule 10* MATERIAL IN TYPE B(U) PACKAGES
UN No.
2974, 2975, 2976, 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982 as applicable
134 Radioactive material with an activity not exceeding any limitspecified in the appropriate certificate of unilateral approval of Type B(U) package design may be carried in a Type B(U) package, which shall be so designed that it is unlikely to release its radioactive contents or lose its shielding integrity in accident conditions of transport. If fissile material is present, the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to the requirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. MATERIALS
134(d) The limit on the total activity in a Type B(U) package is as prescribedin the design approval certificate for that package.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
134(d), 541, (a) The Type B(U) package, which may be a tank or freight549 container, shall meet the requirements specified in para. 541 of
the Regulations and, in addition, the requirements specified in para. 549 of the Regulations.
(b) In particular, the package shall be so designed that:
537, 548 (i) under normal conditions of transport it will restrict theloss or dispersal of the radioactive contents to not more than 10_6 A2 per hour, and loss of shielding integritythat would result in more than a 20% increase in the-radiation level on any external surface, and
* Information given in the left margin refers to paragraph numbers, tables and/or figuresin the 1985 Edition of Safety Series No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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542, 548
550
114, 704, 706
113, 704, 706, 710 712
559
713
438, 714
702
525
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(ii) it will be capable of withstanding the damaging effects of a serious transport accident as demonstrated by retaining containment and shielding integrity to the extent required by the Regulations when subjected to the accident damage tests specified in the Regulations, and
(iii) If the contents are irradiated fuel with activity greater than 40 PBq (106 Ci), there would be no rupture of the containment system, if the package were subjected to the water immersion test specified in para. 630.
(c) Approval of the design of Type B(U) packages which do not contain fissile material is required by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design (unilateral approval).
(d) Approval o f the design of Type B(U) packages which do contain fissile material is required both by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design and of each country through or into which the packages are transported (multilateral approval).
(e) Type B(U) packages containing fissile material shall, in addition, meet the requirements for packages containing fissile material (see Schedule 12).
(f) Existing packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a Type B(U) package under the 1967 Edition of the Regulations may continue to be used, subject to multilateral approval.
(g) Packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a Type B(U) package under the 1973 Revised Edition or the 1973 Revised Edition (As Amended) of the Regulations may continue to be used until 31 December 1992. After that date, use of such packaging is subject to multilateral approval and serial numbers shall then be marked on the outside of each packaging.
(h) If the radioactive contents are special form radioactive material, the activity exceeds the A2 activity limit, and credit is taken for the special form nature of the contents in the design, competent authority approval of the design for the special form radioactive material is required.
(i) The smallest overall external dimension of the Type B(U) package shall not be less than 10 cm.
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526 (j) The outside of the Type B(U) package shall incorporate afeature such as a seal, which is not readily breakable and which, while intact, will be evidence that it has not been opened.
105, 407 (k) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
3. M AXIM UM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The radiation levels for Type B(U) packages shall not exceed:
432 (i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package, except when transported under exclusive use, and
433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangem ent by vessel or by air.
434 (b) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of aType B(U) package, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (c) The surface radiation levels for Type B(U) packages, transported under exclusive use by rail or road, may only exceed2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipm ent.
471 (d) The surface radiation levels for Type B(U) packages,transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h(200 mrem/h) provided that either:
(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangem ent.
475 (e) The surface radiation levels for Type B(U) packages,transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangem ent.
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408, 409
Table III
413
145, 404
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of Type B(U) packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers and overpacks used for transporting Type B(U) packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 10.1.
TABLE 10.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those
of low toxicity
Consignm ents whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2(i) excepted packages of (10-5 nC i/cm 2) (10 6 fiCi/cm2)
radioactive m aterial;(ii) non-radioactive goods;
or(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2(10-4 /iCi/cm2) (10 5 MCi/cm 2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
(a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated above the limits in Table 10.1, or which show a surface radiation level in excess of 5 /nSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 10.1, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
(b) Tanks, qualified as Type B(U) packagings, used for the transport of radioactive material shall not be used for the storage or transport o f other goods.
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6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
(a) Only articles or documents which are necessary for the use of the radioactive material are permitted in the package provided that there is no interaction between them and the packaging or its contents that would reduce the safety of the package.
(b) Other items may not be transported in Type B(U) packaging.
7. MIXED LOADING
(a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive material, including fissile material, and mixing of packages with different transport indexes (TIs) is permitted.
(b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
(c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undeveloped photographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
The following requirements apply to Type B(U) packages containing non-fissile material, and to freight containers and overpacks carrying Type B(U) packages containing non-fissile material.
For Type B(U) packages, which may be freight containers and tanks, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying Type B(U) packages which themselves contain fissile material, see, in addition, Schedule 12.
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed or covered.
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440, 441, 442(a)
442(b)
442(d)
436
438, 439
407
440, 441, 442(a)
442(b),442(c)
(a) Packages
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as Type B(U) packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages shall be legibly and durably marked on the outside with:— the identification mark allocated to that design by the
competent authority— a serial number to uniquely identify each packaging
which conforms to that design— the wording “ TYPE B(U)” , and— the trefoil symbol embossed or stamped on the outer
most fire- and water-resistant receptacle.(vi) Packages containing materials having additional danger
ous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of over packs.
(ii) Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or over pack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads, see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
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442(d)
Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
443
444
Appendix I
443
407
447-454
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.
(iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing material having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls o f a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container or tank; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
(b) Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight containeris packaged radioactive material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 o f the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and
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704, 706
702, 703
455, 459
456
205, 206, 406, 478
479, 480
401, 402
information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
(c) The unilateral approval certificate for the package design isrequired.
(d) Where advantage is taken in the package design of the radioactive contents being special form radioactive material, the approval certificate for that special form radioactive material is required (unilateral approval).
(e) Before the first shipment of any Type B(U) package, the consignor shall be in possession of all relevant approval certificates and shall ensure that copies of each applicable competent authority approval certificate have been submitted to the competent authority of each country through or into which the package is to be transported.
(f) Before each shipment where the activity is greater than3 X103 Ai or 3 X103 A2, as appropriate, or 1000 TBq (20 kCi), whichever is the lower, the consignor shall notify the competent authorities of all countries affected by the movement, preferably at least seven days in advance.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack, tank or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III o f these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
(c) The consignor shall have complied with the relevant pre-use and pre-shipment requirements of paras 401 and 402 of the Regulations.
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465(a)
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435, 466
465(b)465(b)
470(b)
463
515,544, 555
402(b) (d) Any provisions in the competent authority approval certificates shall be observed.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, over packs, tanks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the overpack or freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III o f these Schedules.
(c) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(d) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freight containers and tanks
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and(iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied
position in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
(e) If the average heat flux from a package could exceed 15 W /m 2, any special stowage provisions specified in the competent authority approval certificate shall be observed.
(f) If the temperature of the accessible surface of the package could exceed 50°C in the shade, carriage by air is prohibited and carriage by other modes is permitted only under exclusive use, for which the surface temperature is limited to 85 °C.
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(g) A ir — A dditional restric tions
474 (i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.473 (ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger a irc ra ft is
prohibited.475 (iii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported byspecial arrangem ent.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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MATERIAL IN TYPE B(M) PACKAGES
UN No.
2974, 2975, 2976, 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982 as applicable
134 Radioactive material with an activity not exceeding any limitspecified in the appropriate certificate of multilateral approval of Type B(M) package design may be carried in a Type B(M) package, which shall be so designed that it is unlikely to release its radioactive contents or lose its shielding integrity in accident conditions of transport. If fissile material is present, the requirements of Schedule 12 shall be met in addition to the requirements summarized in this Schedule.
1. MATERIALS
134(d) The limit on the total activity in a Type B(M) package is asprescribed in the design approval certificate for that package.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
541, 557 (a) The Type B(M) package, which may be a tank or freightcontainer, shall meet the requirements specified in para. 541 of the Regulations, except that alternate ambient temperature and solar insolation conditions unique to the countries of use may be used, subject to approval by the competent authorities of these countries, and, as far as practicable, the Type B(U) requirements (see Schedule 10) shall be met.
(b) In particular, the package shall be so designed that:
537, 548 (i) under normal conditions of transport it will restrict theloss or dispersal of the radioactive contents to not more
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542, 548
558
708
707, 709
559
713
438, 714
than 10_6 A2 per hour, and loss of shielding integrity that would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level on any external surface, and
(ii) it will be capable of withstanding the damaging effects of a serious transport accident as demonstrated by retaining containment and shielding integrity to the extent required by the Regulations when subjected to the accident damage tests specified in the Regulations.
(c) Intermittent venting during transport may be permitted if compensating operational controls are approved by the competent authorities.
(d) Supplemental operational controls necessary to ensure the safety of the Type B(M) package during transport or to compensate for the deficiencies from the Type B(U) requirements and any restrictions on mode or conditions of transport shall be approved by the competent authorities involved (multilateral approval).
(e) Approval of the design of Type B(M) packages is required both by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design and of each country through or into which the packages are transported (multilateral approval).
(f) Type B(M) packages containing fissile material shall, in addition, meet the requirements for packages containing fissile material (see Schedule 12).
(g) Existing packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a Type B(M) package under the 1967 Edition of the Regulations may continue to be used, subject to multilateral approval.
(h) Packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a Type B(M) package under the 1973 Revised Edition or the 1973 Revised Edition (As Amended) of the Regulations may continue to be used until 31 December 1992. After that date, use of such packaging is subject to multilateral approval and serial numbers shall then be marked on the outside of each packaging.
(i) If the radioactive contents are special form radioactive material, the activity exceeds the A2 activity limit, and credit
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is taken for the special form nature of the contents in the design, competent authority approval of the design for the special form radioactive material is required.
525 (j) The smallest overall external dimension of the Type B(M)package shall not be less than 10 cm.
526 (k) The outside o f the Type B(M) package shall incorporate afeature such as a seal, which is not readily breakable and which, while intact, will be evidence that it has not been opened.
105, 407 (1) Other dangerous properties shall be taken into account so as tocomply with the relevant transport regulations for dangerous goods.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The radiation levels for Type B(M) packages shall not exceed:
432 (i) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 1 metre from the externalsurface of the package, except when transported under exclusive use, and
433 (ii) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the external surface of thepackage, except when transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, or under exclusive use and special arrangement by vessel or by air.
434 (b) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of aType B(M) package, transported under exclusive use, shall not exceed 10 mSv/h (1000 mrem/h).
469 (c) The surface radiation levels for Type B(M) packages,transported under exclusive use by rail or by road, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that:
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which prevents unauthorized access during transport;
(ii) the package or overpack is secured to retain its position within the enclosure during routine transport; and
(iii) there are no loading or unloading operations between the beginning and end of the shipment.
471 (d) The surface radiation levels for Type B(M) packages,transported by a vessel, may only exceed 2 mSv/h(200 mrem/h) provided that either:
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(i) they are transported by the vessel in or on a rail or road vehicle which itself is being transported under exclusive use, or
(ii) they are transported under special arrangement.
(e) The surface radiation levels for Type B(M) packages,transported by air, may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
Non-fixed contamination on the external surfaces of Type B(M) packages and on the internal and external surfaces of freight containers and overpacks used for transporting Type B(M) packages shall be kept as low as practicable and shall not exceed the limits specified in Table 11.1.
TABLE 11.1. NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION LIMITS
Beta emitters, gamma emitters, and low toxicity alpha emitters
Alpha emitters — other than those of low toxicity
Consignm ents whichinclude: 0.4 Bq/cm2 0.04 Bq/cm2
(i) excepted packages of (10-5 |iiCi/cm2) (10‘6 jiCi/cm2)radioactive m aterial;
(ii) non-radioactive goods;or
(iii) both
Other consignments 4 Bq/cm2 0.4 Bq/cm2(10 4 /iC i/cm 2) (10‘5 ^C i/cm 2)
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
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be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding those specified in Table 11.1, and so that the resulting surface radiation level after decontamination does not exceed 5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
145, 404 (b) Tanks, qualified as Type B(M) packagings, used for thetransport of radioactive m aterial shall not be used for the storage or transport of other goods.
6. M IXED CONTENTS O F PACKAGES
403 (a) Only articles or documents which are necessary for the use ofthe radioactive m aterial are permitted in the package provided that there is no interaction between them and the packaging or its contents that would reduce the safety of the package.
403 (b) Other items may not be transported in Type B(M) packaging.
7. M IXED LOADING
464, 465, (a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive m aterial,Table XI including fissile m aterial, and mixing of packages with
different tran sp o rt indexes (TIs) is permitted.
405, 406, (b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods463 in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
206 (c) Radioactive m aterial shall be segregated from undevelopedphotographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport o f radioactive m aterial is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND M ARKING OF PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
134 The following requirements apply to Type B(M) packages containingnon-fissile m aterial, and to freight containers and over packs carrying Type B(M) packages containing non-fissile m aterial.
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440
440, 441,
442(a)
442(b)
442(d)
436
438, 439, 725(b)
407
440, 441, 442(a)
For Type B(M) packages, which may be freight containers and tanks, containing fissile material, and for freight containers and overpacks carrying Type B(M) packages which themselves contain fissile material, see, in addition, Schedule 12.
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed or covered.
(a) Packages
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as Type B(M) packages.
(ii) Each label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for that package.
(iv) Packages having a gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall be legibly and durably marked with their permissible gross mass on the outside.
(v) Packages shall be legibly and durably marked on the outside with:— the identification mark(s) allocated to that design by
the competent authority(ies),— a serial number to uniquely identify each packaging
which conforms to that design,— the wording “ TYPE B(M)” , and— the trefoil symbol embossed or stamped on the outer
most fire- and water-resistant receptacle.(vi) Packages containing materials having additional danger
ous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(b) Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall
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be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of over packs.
442(b), (ii) Except for mixed loads, each label shall be marked with442(c) the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the
freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
442(d) (iii) Each YELLOW label shall be marked with the TI for thatloaded freight container or overpack.
407 (iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing materialhaving additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
Fig. 5 (a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
467(a) (i) to the two external lateral walls o f a rail vehicle;467(b) (ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and443 (iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container or tank; alternatively,enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of theRegulations).
Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container is packaged radioactive material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown inFig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 ofthe Regulations.
443 (c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall beremoved.
407 (d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties ofcontents.
444 (b)
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707, 709
716, 717
702, 703
455, 459
456
205, 206, 406, 478
447-454
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
(c) The multilateral approval certificates for the package designare required.
(d) If the package is designed to allow for controlled intermittent venting or if the total contents exceed 3 X103 Aj or 3 x 103 A2, as appropriate, or 1000 TBq (20 kCi), whichever is the lower, certificates of multilateral approval of shipment are required unless the competent authorities involved authorize transport by a specific provision in the certificates for approval of the package design.
(e) Where advantage is taken in the package design of the radioactive contents being special form radioactive material, the approval certificate for that special form radioactive material is required (unilateral approval).
(f) Before the first shipment of any Type B(M) package, the consignor shall be in possession of all relevant approval certificates and shall ensure that copies of each applicable competent authority approval certificate have been submitted to the competent authority of each country through or into which the package is to be transported.
(g) Before each shipment, the consignor shall notify the competent authorities of all countries affected by the movement, preferably at least seven days in advance.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods, and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
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479, 480
401, 402
402(b)
205, 206, 406, 460
465(a)
Table XI
435, 466
465(b)465(b)
470(b)
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with 6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack, tank or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III of these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
(c) The consignor shall have complied with the relevant pre-use and pre-shipm ent requirements of paras 401 and 402 of the Regulations.
(d) Any controls, restrictions or provisions in the certificates of approval of the design or the shipment issued by the competent authorities involved shall be observed.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the overpack or freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III of these Schedules.
(c) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(d) Maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freight containers and tanks
(i) 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) on the surface of the conveyance,(ii) 0.1 mSv/h (10 mrem/h) at 2 metres from the surface of
the conveyance, and(iii) 0.02 mSv/h (2 mrem/h) at any normally occupied
position in a road vehicle unless persons occupying such positions are provided with personal monitoring devices.
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463 (e) If the average heat flux from a package could exceed15 W /m 2, any special stowage provisions specified in the com petent authority approval certificate shall be observed.
515, (f) If the temperature of the accessible surface of the package could544, 555 exceed 50°C in the shade, carriage by air is prohibited and
carriage by other modes is permitted only under exclusive use, for which the surface temperature is limited to 85°C.
(g) Air — Additional restrictions
474 (i) Packages with liquid pyrophoric contents prohibited.473 (ii) Exclusive use transport in passenger a ircraft is
prohibited.475 (ii) Packages having a surface radiation level greater than
2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) shall only be transported underspecial arrangem ent.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I o f these Schedules.
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FISSILE MATERIAL
UN No.
2918, 2977 as applicable
559 Radioactive material which is also fissile material (except thosefissile materials which are fissile-excepted by satisfying one of the requirements of para. 560 of the Regulations) shall be packaged, transported and stored so as to meet the requirements specified in the Regulations for nuclear criticality safety (as summarized in this Schedule) and the requirements appropriate to its radioactivity (as summarized in Schedules 6-11, as appropriate).
1. MATERIALS
129 Fissile material is uranium-233, uranium-235, plutonium-238,plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides, except for unirradiated natural uranium and depleted uranium, and natural uranium or depleted uranium which has been irradiated in thermal reactors.
Consignments of fissile material shall also be in full compliance with the requirements of the Regulations summarized in one of the other Schedules, as appropriate to the radioactivity of the consignment.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
560 (a) The following materials are excepted from the specialpackaging requirements summarized in this Schedule, but shall meet the requirements summarized in one of the other Schedules appropriate to the radioactive nature of the material:
(i) Fissile material in quantity not exceeding 15 g;Table XIII (ii) Homogeneous hydrogenous solutions or mixtures in
limited concentrations and quantities (see Table XIII of the Regulations);
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(iii) Enriched uranium distributed homogeneously with not more than 1% by mass of uranium-235, and with a total plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 1 % of the mass of uranium-235, provided that, if the uranium-235 is present in metallic, oxide or carbide forms, it shall not form a lattice arrangement within the package;
(iv) Material containing not more than 5 g of fissile material in any 10 litre volume.
(v) Packages containing not more than 1 kg of plutonium in which not more than 20% by mass consists of plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides;
(vi) Solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 2% by mass, with a total plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 0.1% of the mass of uranium-235, and a minimum nitrogen to uranium atomic ratio of 2.
561-568 (b) Otherwise, packages containing fissile material shall meet thedesign requirements for the type of package necessary for the radioactivity of the fissile material (i.e. IP-2, IP-3, Type A or Type B) and, in addition, shall meet the Requirements for Packages Containing Fissile Material in paras 561-568 of the Regulations.
Fissile material shall be packaged and shipped in such a manner that it will remain subcritical under conditions likely to be encountered in routine transport and in accidents. The package shall be so designed that after being tested for normal conditions of transport:
(i) neither the volume nor the spacing in the package will suffer more than a 5% reduction;
(ii) a 10 cm cube could not enter the package volume;(iii) water would not leak in or out unless considered in the
design; and(iv) the configuration and geometry would not be altered so as
to increase the neutron multiplication significantly.
Each package design for fissile material shall be approved by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design and of each of the countries through or into which the package is to be transported, i.e. multilateral approval is required.
562 (c)
563
701, 710 (d)
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713
438, 714
403
464, 465, Table XI
405, 406, 463
(e) Existing packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a package for fissile material under the 1967 Edition of the Regulations may continue to be used, subject to multilateral approval.
(f) Packaging manufactured to a design approved by the competent authority as a package for fissile material under the 1973 Revised Edition or the 1973 Revised Edition (As Amended) of the Regulations may continue to be used until 31 December 1992. After that date, use of such packaging is subject to continued multilateral approval, and serial numbers shall then be marked on the outside of each packaging.
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
See appropriate Schedule.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES
See appropriate Schedule.
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
See appropriate Schedule.
6. MIXED CONTENTS OF PACKAGES
Only articles or documents which are necessary for the use of the radioactive material are permitted in the package provided that there is no interaction between them and the packaging or its contents that would reduce the safety (including nuclear criticality safety) o f the package.
7. MIXED LOADING
(a) Mixing of packages of different kinds of radioactive material, including fissile material, and mixing of packages with different transport indexes TIs) is permitted.
(b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the
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consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
206 (c) Radioactive material shall be segregated from undevelopedphotographic film so that the radiation exposure o f film due to the transport of radioactive material is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND MARKING OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Packages
440, 441 (i) Packages of fissile material may be freight containersand tanks if they qualify as packages. Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or 4 of the Regulations, as appropriate) shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides o f packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when being used as packages;
(ii) Packages shall be legibly and durably marked externallywith:
438,725 — “ TYPE A ” , “ TYPE B(U)” or “ TYPE B(M)” asappropriate;
438 — competent authority(ies) identification mark(s);436 — the permissible gross mass of the package, if over
50 kg;407 (iii) Packages containing material having additional danger
ous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations,
(iv) For additional marking and labelling requirements, seeappropriate Schedule.
(b) F reight containers and overpacks
440, 441 (i) Completed WHITE or YELLOW labels (see Figs 2, 3 or4 o f the Regulations, as appropriate) shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
(ii) For additional labelling requirements see appropriate Schedule.
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467(a)467(b)
443
444
Appendix I
443
407
447-454
Appendix I
(c) Freight containers and overpacks containing material having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
9. PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
(a) Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls o f a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container or tank; alternatively,enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of theRegulations).
(b) Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container ispackaged radioactive material having a single UN Number andno other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 o f the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II of these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
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710, 712
455, 459
716
205, 206, 406, 478
479, 480
205, 206,
406, 460
(c) The multilateral approval certificate for the fissile material package design is required.
(d) Before the first shipment of any fissile material package, the consignor shall be in possession of all relevant approval certificates and shall ensure that copies of each applicable competent authority approval certificate have been submitted to the competent authority of each country through or into which the package is to be transported.
(e) Certificates of multilateral approval of shipment are required for packages containing fissile material if the sum of the transport indexes of the packages in the consignmentexceeds 50.
(f) For additional documentation requirements, see appropriate Schedule.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Total transport index limitation for storage: 50 per group with6 m spacing between groups, except where the TI of a single package, overpack or freight container exceeds 50, or the total TI on board a conveyance exceeds 50, as permitted (see Annex III of these Schedules), 6 m spacing from other groups of packages, overpacks, tanks or freight containers carrying radioactive material.
(c) For additional storage and dispatch requirements, see appropriate Schedule.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerousgoods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
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Table XI
435, 466
431(b) (b) Packages containing fissile material for which the T I for nuclear criticality control exceeds 0 shall not be carried in an overpack.
(c) Total transport index limitation: The total number of packages, overpacks, tanks and freight containers on a single conveyance or in a single overpack or freight container shall be so limited that the sum of the TIs on the conveyance or in the freight container does not exceed the applicable value in the table provided in Annex III of these Schedules.
(d) Any package or overpack having a TI greater than 10 shall be transported only under exclusive use.
(e) For maximum radiation levels for conveyances, large freight containers and tanks, modal restrictions, and maximum temperature on the accessible surface of packages, see appropriate Schedule.
(f) Post — Quantities greater than those excepted under item 2(a) are not permitted.
13. O TH ER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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MATERIAL TRANSPORTED UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
UN No.
2912, 2913, 2918, 2974, 2975, 2976, 2977, 2978, 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982 as applicable
Radioactive material as specified in the appropriate certificate of multilateral approval of shipment under special arrangement maybe transported under special arrangement, subject to the implementation of special provisions approved by the competent authority (or competent authorities for international shipments). These provisions will be established to ensure that the overall level of safety in transport and during in-transit storage shall be at least equivalent to that which would be provided if all the applicable requirements of Schedules 1-12, as appropriate, had been satisfied.
1. MATERIALS
Radioactive material which may be shipped under special arrangement includes any kinds of materials covered by Schedules 5-11, and, in addition, Schedule 12 if applicable.
2. PACKAGING/PACKAGE
211 (a) Provisions shall be adequate to ensure that the overall level ofsafety in transport and during in-transit storage is at least equivalent to that which would be provided if all applicable requirements had been satisfied.
211 (b) For domestic shipments approval of provisions by thecompetent authority is required.
211 (c) For international shipments multilateral approval is required.
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433, 471
475
413
145, 404
3. MAXIMUM RADIATION LEVELS
(a) The maximum radiation levels for packages transported under special arrangement shall be approved by the competent authorities.
(b) The surface radiation levels for packages transported by vessels shall not exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) unless it is transported both under exclusive use and under special arrangement; with the exception that a package or packages being carried in or on a vehicle under exclusive use, having surface radiation levels greater than 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h), may be transported by vessel without special arrangement.
(c) The surface radiation levels for Type B(M) packages transported by air may only exceed 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) provided that they are transported under special arrangement.
4. CONTAMINATION ON PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
The limits allowed by the competent authorities approval certificatesfor special arrangement shall be complied with.
5. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF CONVEYANCES, EQUIPMENT OR PARTS THEREOF
(a) Conveyances, equipment or parts thereof which have become contaminated shall be decontaminated as soon as possible, and in any case before reuse, to levels not exceeding:
(i) if for continuation of the shipment or for another shipment of radioactive material packages, other than excepted packages, for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in the competent authorities approval certificates for special arrangement or in the Non-fixed Contamination Limits Table in the appropriate Schedule;
(ii) if for any other use, for non-fixed contamination, the limits specified in the Non-fixed Contamination Limits Table in the appropriate Schedule; and
(iii) for fixed contamination, a surface radiation level of5 /xSv/h (0.5 mrem/h).
(b) Tanks used for the transport of radioactive material shall not be used for the storage or transport o f other goods.
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SCHEDULE 13
464
405, 406, 463
206
440
435, 440, 441, 442(a), 443
442(b)
442(d)
407
6. M IXED CONTENTS O F PACKAGES
As allowed by the com petent authorities approval certificates forspecial arrangem ent.
7. M IXED LOADING
(a) A shipm ent under special arrangem ent may be mixed with other shipm ents of radioactive m aterial only if specifically authorized by the com petent authorities.
(b) Consignments shall be segregated from other dangerous goods in compliance with the relevant transport regulations. If the consignment is transported under exclusive use the carriage of other goods is permitted provided the arrangements are controlled only by the consignor and it is not prohibited by other regulations.
(c) Radioactive m aterial shall be segregated from undeveloped photographic film so that the radiation exposure of film due to the transport of radioactive m aterial is limited to 0.1 mSv (10 mrem) per consignment of such film.
8. LABELLING AND M ARKING O F PACKAGES, FR EIG H T CONTAINERS, TANKS AND OVERPACKS
Any labels which do not relate to the contents shall be removed orcovered.
(a) Packages
(i) Completed YELLOW-III labels (see Fig. 4 of the Regulations), or enlarged labels (see para. 443), with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides shall be affixed externally to two opposite sides of packages and to all four sides of freight containers and tanks when used as packages.
(ii) Each YELLOW-HI label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport.
(iii) Each YELLOW-III label shall be marked with the T I for that package.
(iv) Packages containing materials having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
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435, 440, 441, 442(a)
442(b),442(c)
442(d)
407
Fig. 5
467(a)467(b)
443
444
Appendix I
(v) Other labelling and marking requirements approved by the competent authorities shall be fulfilled.
Freight containers and overpacks
(i) Completed Y E L L O W - i n labels (see Fig. 4 of the Regulat o r ) with the contents described with the name of the radionuclide, or for mixtures the names of the most restrictive nuclides, shall be affixed externally to all four sides of freight containers, or to two opposite sides of overpacks.
(ii) Except for mixed loads, each YELLOW-III label shall be marked with the maximum activity of the radioactive contents of the freight container or overpack during transport, totalled for the entire contents. For mixed loads see para. 442(c) of the Regulations.
(iii) Each YELLOW-III label shall be marked with the TI for that loaded freight container or overpack.
(iv) Freight containers and overpacks containing material having additional dangerous properties (e.g. uranium hexafluoride) shall also be labelled as required by the relevant transport regulations.
(v) Other labelling and marking requirements approved by the competent authorities shall be fulfilled.
PLACARDS ON VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND TANKS
Placards shall be affixed in a vertical orientation:
(i) to the two external lateral walls o f a rail vehicle;(ii) to the two external lateral walls and the external rear wall
of a road vehicle; and(iii) to the two external side walls and the two external end
walls of a freight container or tank; alternatively, enlarged labels may be used (see para. 443 of the Regulations).
Where an exclusive use consignment in a freight container is packaged radioactive material having a single UN Number and no other UN Number commodities are present in the freight container, the appropriate UN Number from Appendix I of the Regulations shall be displayed on all four sides of the freight container, either in the lower half of the placards shown in Fig. 5 of the Regulations or on the placards shown in Fig. 6 of the Regulations.
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SCHEDULE 13
407
447-454
Appendix I
701, 720, 722
702, 703
459
456
4 43
205, 206, 406, 478
(c) Any placards which do not relate to the contents shall be removed.
(d) Placards may be required for other dangerous properties of contents.
10. TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS
(a) For a summary of the approval and notification requirements see Annex II o f these Schedules.
(b) The transport documents shall include the relevant particulars of the consignment, paras 447-452 of the Regulations, and information for carriers, paras 453, 454 of the Regulations. Packages shall be described using the appropriate shipping name from Appendix I of the Regulations.
(c) Each consignment shipped under special arrangement shall require multilateral approval.
(d) Where advantage is taken in the package design of the radioactive contents being special form radioactive material, the approval certificate for that special form radioactive material is required (unilateral approval).
(e) Before each shipment performed under special arrangement, the consignor shall be in possession of all relevant approval certificates.
(f) Before each shipment the consignor shall notify the competent authorities of all countries affected by the movement, preferably at least seven days in advance.
11. STORAGE AND DISPATCH
(a) Segregation during storage is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Specific storage and dispatch requirements approved by the competent authorities shall be fulfilled.
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401, 402
205, 206, 406, 460
(c) Unless specifically excepted by the com petent authorities approval certificates, the consignor shall have complied with the relevant pre-use and pre-shipm ent requirements of paras 401 and 402 of the Regulations.
12. CARRIAGE OF PACKAGES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS TANKS AND OVERPACKS
(a) Segregation during transport is required from other dangerous goods and from persons and undeveloped photographic films and plates.
(b) Specific carriage requirements approved by the com petent authorities shall be fulfilled.
13. OTHER PROVISIONS
See Annex I of these Schedules.
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OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULES 1-13
Annex I*
207, 208, Accident provisions — see paras 207, 208 and 453(c) of the453(c) Regulations.
210 Compliance assurance — see para. 210 of the Regulations.
412 Contamination surveys — see para. 412 of the Regulations.
483 Customs — see para. 483 of the Regulations.
410, 411 Damaged or leaking packages — see paras 410 and 411 of theRegulations.
428 Determination of tran sp o rt index — see para. 428 (if applicable).
209 Quality assurance — see para. 209 of the Regulations.
201-204 Radiation protection principles — see paras 201-204 of theRegulations.
484 Undeliverable packages — see para. 484 of the Regulations.
* Information given in left margin refers to paragraph numbers in the 1985 Edition of SafetySeries No. 6 (As Amended 1990).
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Annex II*
SUMMARY OF APPROVAL AND PRIOR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
This summary reflects the contents o f the 1985 Edition of SafetySeries No. 6 (As Amended 1990). The user’s attention is called to the fact that there may be deviations (exceptions, additions, etc.) relative to:
(a) national regulations relating to safety
(b) ca rrie r restrictions, and
(c) national regulations relating to security, physical protection, liability,insurance, prenotification, and/or routing.
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ANNEX II
Key paragraphs
in the Regulations
Class of package
or material
C om petent authorityapproval required
Consignor required to notify country of origin and countries
en route3 of each shipm ent
Country of origin
Countries en route3
415-421,476
Excepted bydomestic post
No Not applicable No
415-421,477
Excepted byinternational post
Yes, of consignor
No No
— Package design No No No— Shipm ent No No No— Consignor Yes Not applicable No
415-421 Excepted other than by post
No No No
131, 144, 422-427
LSA m ateria lb and SC O b - Industrial package Types 1, 2 or 3
No No No
134,536-548
Type A b No No No
3 Countries through or into which (but not over which) the consignm ent is transported (see para. 113 o f the Regulations).
b If the radioactive contents are fissile m aterial which is not excepted from the requirements for packages containing fissile m aterial, then the requirements for fissile m aterial packages on page 78 apply (see paras 559, 560 of the Regulations).
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APPROVAL AND PRIOR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Com petent authority Consignor requiredKey Class of approval required to notify country of
paragraphs package origin and countriesin the or Country Countries en route3 of
Regulations material of origin en routea each shipm ent
Type B(U)b549, — Package704 design Yes No (See Note 1)716, — Shipm ent No No (See Note 2)456
Type B(M )b557, — Package707 design Yes Yes (See Note 1)716, — Shipm ent (See Note 3) (See Note 3) Yes456
a Countries through or into which (but not over which) the consignment is transported (see para. 113 o f the Regulations).
b If the radioactive contents are fissile material which is not excepted from the requirements for packages containing fissile material, then the requirements for fissile material packages on page 78 apply (see paras 559, 560 of the Regulations).
Note 1 — Before the first shipment o f any package requiring competent authority approval of the design, the consignor shall ensure that a copy of the approval certificate for that design has been submitted to the competent authority of each country (see para. 455 o f the Regulations).
Note 2 — Notification required if contents exceed 3 x l 0 3 Aj, or 3 x l 0 3 Aj, or 1000 TBq (20 kCi) (see para. 456(a) o f the Regulations).
Note 3 — Multilateral approval of shipment required if contents exceed 3 x l 0 3 Aj, or 3 X 103 A2, or 1000 TBq (20 kCi); or if controlled, intermittent venting is allowed (see para. 716 of the Regulations).
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ANNEX II
Com petent authority Consignor requiredKey Class of approval required to notify country of
paragraphs package origin and countriesin the or Country Countries en route2 of
Regulations material of origin en route3 each shipm ent
Packages for fissile m aterial
559, — Package710 design Yesb Yesb (See Note 1)716 — Shipm ent
E T I < 50 No0 Noc (See Note 2)E T I > 50 Yes Yes (See Note 2)
a Countries through or into which (but not over which) the consignm ent is transported (see para. 113 of the Regulations).
b Designs o f packages for fissile m ateria l may also require approval in respect of one of the other items in the table.
c Shipm ents may, however, require approval in respect of one of the other items in the table. Note 1 — The m ultila teral approval requirement for fissile packages automatically satisfies
the requirement o f para. 455 of the Regulations.Note 2 — Notification required if contents exceed 3 x l 0 3 A1; or 3 x l 0 3 A2, or 1000 TBq
(20 kCi) (see para. 456(a) o f the Regulations).
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Key paragraphs
in the Regulations
Class of package
ormaterial
Competent authorityapproval required
Consignor required to notify country of origin and countries
en route3 of each shipment
Country o f origin
Countries en route3
142 Special formradioactivematerial
702 — Design Yes No No716 — Shipment
Specialarrangement
(See Note 1) (See Note 1) (See Note 1)
720,456
713
— Shipment
Type B(U) packages for which design approved under:— Design
to 1967
Yes Yes Yes
Regulations Yes Yes (See Note 2)714 — Design
to 1973 Regulations
Yes No until 31 Dec. 1990, Yes thereafter
(See Note 2)
a Countries through or into which (but not over which) the consignment is transported (see para. 113 of the Regulations).
Note 1 — See approval and prior notification requirements for applicable package.Note 2 — Before the first shipment o f any package requiring competent authority approval
of the design, the consignor shall ensure that a copy of the approval certificate for that design has been submitted to the competent authority of each country (see para. 455 of the Regulations).
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Annex IIITRANSPORT INDEX LIMITS FOR
FREIGHT CONTAINERS AND CONVEYANCES (Table XI of the Regulations)
Type of freight container or conveyance
Limit on total sum of transport indexes in a single freight container or aboard a conveyance
Not under exclusive use Under exclusive use
Non-fissilematerial
Fissilematerial
Non-fissilematerial
Fissilematerial3
Freight containerSmall 50 50 n.a. n.a.Large 50 50 No limit 100
Vehicle 50 50 No limit 100Aircraft
Passenger 50 50 n.a. n.a.Cargo 200 50 No limit 100
Inland waterway vessel 50 50 No limit 100Seagoing vessel®1. Hold, compartment or
defined deck area:Packages, overpacks, small freight containers 50 50 No limit 100
Large freight containers 200b 50 No limit 1002. Total vessel:
Packages, etc. 200b 200b No limit 200°Large freight containers No limitb No limitb No limit No limitc
a Packages or overpacks carried in or on a vehicle which are in accordance with the provisions of para. 469 may be transported by vessels provided that they are not removed from the vehicle at any time while on board the vessel.
b The consignm ent shall be so handled and stowed that the sum of T Is in any individual group does not exceed 50, and that each group is handled and stowed such that the groups are separated from each other by at least 6 m.
c The consignm ent shall be so handled and stowed that the sum o f T Is in any individual group does not exceed 50, and that each group is handled and stowed such that the groups are separated from each other by at least 6 m. The intervening space between groups may be occupied by other cargo in accordance with para. 405.
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Abe, H.
Altemos, E.
Araki, S.
Baekelandt, L.
Barker, R.
Barrett, L.
Biaggio, A .L.
Blackman, D.
Blum, P.
Br61az, P.
Burbidge, G.
Cheshire, R.D.
Collin, F.W .
Cosack, M.
Devillers, C.
Dicke, G.
Dufva, B.
Dybeck, P.
Ek, P.
Central Research Institute o f Electric Power Industry, Japan
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Nationale Instelling voor Radioactif Afval en Splijtstoffen/ Organisme national des dechets radioactifs et des m atures fissiles, Belgium
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Faloci, C.
Fasten, C.
Fedin, V.I.
Gibson, W .H.
Gioria, G.
Golder, F.
Goldfinch, E.P.
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Hamard, J.
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Harmon, L.
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Koponen, H.
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Levin, I.
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Siwicki, R.
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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Wardelmann, H.
Warden, D.
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OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
SAFETY SERIES
6 Regulations for the Safe Transport o f Radioactive Material, 1985 Edition (As Amended 1990)
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9 Basic Safety Standards for Radiation Protection,1982 Edition
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80 Schedules o f Requirements for the Transport o f SpecifiedTypes of Radioactive Material Consignments (As Amended 1990)
87 Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness forTransport Accidents Involving Radioactive Material
TECDOC SERIES
287 INTERTRAN: A System for Assessing the Impact fromTransporting Radioactive Material
295 Directory of Transport Packaging Test Facilities
318 Transport of Radioactive Materials by Post
374 Discussion of and Guidance on the Optimization ofRadiation Protection in the Transport of Radioactive Material
375 International Studies on Certain Aspects of the SafeTransport of Radioactive Materials, 1980-1985
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399 Assessment of the Application of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport o f Radioactive Material
413 Competent Authority Regulatory Control of theTransport of Radioactive Material
423 Recommendations for Providing Protection duringthe Transport of Uranium Hexafluoride
552 Directory of National Competent Authorities’ ApprovalCertificates for Package Design and Shipment of Radioactive Material, 1990 Edition (replaces IAEA-TECDOC-422)
TRAINING COURSE SERIES
1 Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
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