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Regulations for the Safe Transport

of Radioactive Materials1967 Edition

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

VIENNA, 1967

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REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

1967 EDITION


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SAFETY SERIES No. 6

REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT

OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

1967 EDITION

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 1967


REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (1 9 6 7 Edition)(S a fe ty S erie s , N o .6)

A B ST R A C T . An u p -to -d a te e d itio n o f th e IAEA regu la tio n s for th e sa fe transport o f rad io

a c t iv e m a te ria ls by la n d , sea and a ir . In ad d itio n to th e d ev e lo p m en ts on p a ck a g in g d esign and

te stin g and o n n u c le a r sa fe ty c r ite r ia p ublished in th e 1 9 6 4 rev ised e d it io n , i t in co rp o rates new

d e ta ile d provisions for th e transport o f la rg e ra d io a c tiv e so u rces. A few o th er am en d m en ts h av e

a lso b een m a d e .

T h e reg u la tio n s also in c lu d e lim ita t io n o f e x te rn a l dose ra te , g e n e ra l a c c id e n t provisions,

storage and ca rria g e , labels and placards; tables g iv e c la ss ifica tio n o f radioisotopes, flux equivalen ts,

sa fe distances and separations, m axim um perm issible contam in ation le v e ls , e tc .

( T h e regu lation s w ere prepared w ith th e aid o f panels o f exp erts and rep resen tativ es o f in te r

n a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n s and should f a c i l i t a t e th e a c c e p ta n c e o f p a ck a g e s by th e a u th o r ities co n

c e rn e d . Fu rther re v is io n is n o t en v isag ed for a few y e a rs .

S e p a ra te ly a v a ila b le in E n g lish , F ren ch , Russian and Sp an ish .

(1 1 7 p p . , 1 4 .8 x 21 c m , p a p er-b o u n d , 6 figures)

(1 9 6 7 ) P r ic e : U S # 2 .5 0 ; 17/ 8 stg .

TH ESE REGULATIONS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED IN FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH

REGULATIONS FOR THE SA FE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE M ATERIALS, 1967 EDITION

IAEA, VIENNA, 1967 STI/PU B/148


P art I - F o r p ackaging............................................................. 891-1. General ...................................................................... 891-2. Procedures for the tests referred to in

C -2. 2 .1 . , C -5. 3 .1 . , C -5. 3. 2 .1 .(a), C - 5 .3 .2 .2 . (b), C -5 .4 .1 . ,C -5 .4 .2 .1 . (a), C -5 .4 .2 .2 . (b),Annex II, II-1 .11 . and Annex III, 1 - 2 . 1 . . . . . . 90

1-3. Procedures for the tests referred to inC -2. 2. 2. and C -2. 2. 3............................................. 93

1-4. Procedures for the tests referred to inC -2. 3 .1 . , C -5. 2. 3 .1 . (a), C -5. 3. 2. 2. (b),C -5 .4. 2. 1. (a), C -5 .4 .2 .2 . (b),Annex II, H - l . l l . and Annex HI, 1 -2 .1 . . . . 94

I-5 . T ests for containment and shieldingin te g rity ...................................................................... 97

P art II - For capsules for special form radioactivem a te r ia l ........................................................................ 98

I I -1. G e n e ra l...................................................................... 98n-2. Test m ethods........................................................... 98H-3. Leakage assessm ent method ............................ 99

ANNEX V - SPECIFICATIONS OF PACKAGING ANDPACKAGE DESIGNS OTHER THAN FISSILE CLASS I AND II PACKAGES.................................... 100

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF PANELS AND OTHER MEETINGS ...................................................... ...................................... 101

A N N E X IV - T E S T P R O C E D U R E S .......................................................... 89



ABBREVIATIONS EM PLOYED IN THESE REGULATIONS

atm = atmosphereCi = curiecm = centim etred = dayg = gramh = hourkcal = kilo calorykg = kilogram1 = litrem = m etremCi = m icro cu riemin = minutem l = m illilitremm = m illim etremR = m illiroentgenwt. % = weight per ceiyr = year/u Ci = m icro curieMg = m icrogramjurnho - m icro mho



F O R E W O R DIn 1961 the International Atomic Energy Agency, within the

framework of its statutory functions and in accordance with re

commendations made by its Preparatory Commission and by the

Economic and Social Council of the United Nations1, published safety

regulations which could be applied to the national and international

transport of radioactive materials by all means of transport.

At the same time, the Director General of the Agency indicated

that these regulations would be revised at appropriate intervals in

consultation with M em ber States and the organizations concerned

and invited suggestions for their improvement in the light of ex

perience and increased knowledge.

The first revision of those regulations was completed in 1964,

when in June and September of that year the Board of Governors of

the Agency approved the revised regulations and authorized the

Director General to apply them, as appropriate, to Agency oper

ations and Agency-assisted operations and to recommend to Member

States and to the organizations concerned that they be taken as

a basis for the relevant national regulations and be applied to inter

national transport. In September 1964 the General Conference of

the Agency unanimously adopted a resolution3 urging Member States

and the organizations concerned to give effect to the Director

General's recommendations.

The revised regulations were published in 1965, and atthattime

it was indicated that further detailed standards for the design and

testing of packaging for large radioactive sources were currently

being studied and would be published in due course. With consider

able support from its M em ber States and the Organizations con

cerned, the Agency has elaborated those further detailed standards

for packaging of large radioactive sources within the framework of

the existing regulations. These standards were approved for in

1 Resolution 7 2 4 C (X X V III) .

2 Regulations for the S a fe Transport o f R ad io activ e M a te ria ls , S a fety Series N o .6, STI/PUB/4 0 , IA EA . V ien n a ( 1 9 6 1 ) .

8 G C (V U I)/ R E S/ 174 .


elusion in the regulations by the Board of Governors of the Agency

in June 19664 and are incorporated in this edition of the regulations.

This document also incorporates the modifications which have

been agreed in accordance with the procedure set up by the Board

of Governors of the Agency in June 1964 and proposals for which

were circulated5 to M em ber States.

In publishing these transport regulations the Agency aims at

proposing a lasting framework of principles and rules, complemented

by appropriate technical data, acceptable for the safe transport of

radioactive materials by air, land and water. In particular, the

developments which have been introduced concerning packaging re

quirement's, the nuclear safety criteria for the transport of fissile

materials and the methods for testing packages should facilitate the

international acceptance of packages by the authorities concerned.

The regulations for the safe transport of radioactive materials

will be kept technically up to date in accordance with the procedure

set up by the Agency's Board of Governors, in the light of increased

knowledge and of the experience gained by the authorities concerned.

They will be complemented from time to time by additional data.

4 G ov. D e c . 4 5 ( IX ) D ecisio n N o. (3 8 ).

5 Proposed Changes o f D e ta il to the A gency Regulations for the S afe Transport o f R ad ioactiv e

M ateria ls , D ocum ents P C D -1 ,2 and 3 .


CONTENTS

Abbreviations- employed in these regulations ........................... XI

PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS................................................' 1

A -l. Scope ................................................................................... 1A -2. D efin itions.......................................................................... 1A -3. Rules for the application of the activity lim its

specified in the reg u la tio n s......... ............................... 6A -4. Limitation of exposure of persons to radiation . . 9A-5. C u stom s.............................................................................. 9A -6. General accident provisions................................. 9

PART B - MATERIALS, INSTRUMENTS AND ARTICLES EXEM PTED FROM PARTS C AND D OF THE REGULATION S............................................................... 11

PART C - REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGING AND FORDELIVERY OF PACKAGES TO TRANSPORT . . . 14

C - l . Activity l im its ................................................................... 14C -2. Packaging req u irem en ts.............................................. 15C -3. Other general packaging requirements ................. 18C -4. Alternative packaging arrangements for low

specific activity m a te r ia ls .......................*................... 21C -5. Additional requirements for packages containing

fissile m aterials ........................... ' ................................ 22C -6. Administrative requirements ................................... 28C -7. Additional requirements to be carried out under

the consignor's responsibility before the first use of a large radioactive source packaging and before the delivery of a large radioactive source package to transport ...................................... 37

PART D - REGULATIONS CONCERNING STORAGEAND CARRIAGE ............................................................. 39

D -l. Segregation of radioactive m aterials frompersons and film s ........................................................... 39

D -2. S to ra g e ................................................................................. 39


D-3. Carriage ........................................ ............................... 40

General requirements ............'................................ 40

Additional requirements relating to transport by:

- R a il ............................................................................. 41

- R o a d ........................................................................... 42

- Inland water craft ................................................... 43

- Seagoing vessels .................................................... 43

- Air (scheduled and unscheduled operations) . . . 43

- Postal service ........................................................ 44

P A R T E - L A B E L S A N D P L A C A R D S . . ............................ 46

A N N E X I - G E N E R A L D A T A ...................................................... 51

A N N E X II - P A C K A G IN G R E Q U I R E M E N T S ...................... . . 70

Part I - G e n e r a l ................... ............................................... 70

1-1. General design features .................................. 70

1-2. General constructional features........... . 71

Part II - Containment and radiation shielding design

principles .............................................................. 71

Part III - Additional design principles for large

radioactive source packages............................. 72*

A N N E X III - FISSILE M A T E R IA L S : M E T H O D S OF

C O M P L IA N C E W IT H N U C L E A R S A F E T Y

C R ITE R IA .............................................................. 74

Part I - Fissile Class I packages...................................... 74

1-1. Schemes of calculation.................................... 74

1-2. Physical m o dels ................................................. 75

I-3. Package designs complying with Fissile

Class I criteria.................................................... 87

Part II - Fissile Class II packages.................................... 87

II-1. Package designs complying with Fissile

Class II criteria.................................................. 87

A ppendix to A nn ex I I I .................................................................. .. 87


P A R T A - G E N E R A L P R O V IS IO N S

A-l. S C O P E

A-l. 1. These regulations shall apply to the transport by air, land

or water, including transport on own account, of radioactive m a

terial other than that which is an integral part of the means of

transport.

A-l. 2. Transport shall be deemed to include any operation inci

dental to the whole course of carriage, such as loading, unloading

and storage.

A-l. 3. These regulations do not apply within establishments in

which the radioactive material is produced, used or stored other

than in the course of transport, and in respect of which other ap

propriate safety regulations are in force.

A-l. 4. Compliance with these regulations, which deal only with the

hazards arising from the radioactive properties of the material, shall

not obviate the need for compliance with other applicable transport

regulations relevant to other hazardous properties which the m a

terial possesses.

A-2. D E F IN IT IO N S

For the purpose of these regulations:

A - 2 .1 . C a r r i e r

The term 'carrier' includes both carriers for hire or reward (known

as common or contract carriers in some countries) and carriers

on own account (known as private carriers in som e countries).

A - 2 . 2 . C o m p e te n t a u th o rity

Competent authority of a country shall mean any national or inter

national authority designated or otherwise recognized as such by

that country for any purpose in connection with these regulations.

1


2 PART A

The containment vessel shall mean that receptacle which is intended

to retain the radioactive material during transport even if recep

tacles within the containment vessel should break or leak.

A - 2 . 4 . F i s s i l e m a t e r ia ls

Fissile materials shall mean plutonium-239, plutonium-241, urani

um-233, uranium-235, or any material containing any of the fore

going.

A - 2 . 5 . F u ll load

A full load shall mean any load:

(a) From a single consignor having the sole use of a vehicle or of an

aircraft, or of a hold or compartment of an inland watercraft, or

of a hold, compartment or defined deck area of a seagoing vessel;

and

(b) In respect of which all terminal and intermediate loading and

unloading is carried out in accordance with the instructions of the

consignor or the consignee.

Unless otherwise specified in these regulations, such a load may

consist of radioactive materials of different kinds in packages which

may be different and which may be accompanied by non-radioactive

material in respect of which mixed loading with radioactive material

is not prohibited.

A - 2 . 6. G roups: C lassification o f radionuclides

Group shall mean any of the seven groups into which radionuclides

are classified in Table II, Annex I.

A - 2 . 7. L a r g e ra d io a ctiv e s o u rc e

Large radioactive source shall mean radioactive material in a single

package having an activity1 greater than the appropriate value set

out as follows:

A - 2 . 3. C o n ta in m e n t v e s s e l

1 Where radionuclides of more than one Group are present, see A -3 .4 .


PART A 3

(a) 5000 Ci for special form radioactive material where the material

is as defined in A- 2.15. (a) or is in a capsule as defined in A- 2.15. (b)

and the capsule is not used as the containment vessel;

(b) In all other cases according to the Group:

G roupA c t iv ity

( C i)G roup

A c t iv ity( C i)

I 2 0 V 5 0 0 0

II 2 0 V I 5 0 0 0 0

III 2 0 0 V II 5 0 0 0 0

IV 2 0 0

A -2 . 8. Low sp ecific activity m aterial

Low specific activity material shall mean any of the following:

(a) Uranium or thorium ores and physical or chemical concentrates

of those ores;

(b) Unirradiated natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural

thorium;

(c) Tritium oxide in aqueous solutions provided the concentration

does not exceed 5. 0 m Ci/m l;

(d) Material in which the activity is uniformly distributed and in

which the estimated concentration per gram (see footnote 1) does

not exceed:

(i) 0. 0001 m Ci for Group I radionuclides; or

(ii) 0. 005 m Ci for Group II radionuclides; or

(iii) 0. 3 m Ci for Groups III and IV radionuclides; and

(e) Objects of non-radioactive material externally contaminated with

radioactive material, provided that:

(i) The radioactive material is in a non-readily dispersible

form and the surface contamination does not exceed:

0.0001 m C i /c m 2 for alpha emitters of Group I; or

0.001 m C i /c m 2 for other radionuclides, when averaged

over 1 m 2; and

(ii) The objects are suitably wrapped or enclosed.


4 PART A

A- 2. 9. M a x im u m norm al operating pressure

The maximum normal operating pressure is the maximum pressure

above atomospheric pressure at mean sea-level, which is expected

to develop in the containment vessel in the conditions of temperature

and solar radiation corresponding to environmental conditions of

transport, and based on a period of one year.

A- 2. 10. Milliroentgen p e r hour or equivalent

The milliroentgen per hour or equivalent shall be the unit used to

express radiation dose rates.

The number of 'milliroentgen per hour (m R/h) or equivalent1 shall

be the total of:

(a) For gamma and/or X-radiation — the number of milliroentgen

per hour;

(b) For beta radiation — the number of millirad per hour in air;

(c) For neutrons — the number of milliroentgen per hour or equiva

lent derived from Table III, Annex I, or the number of millirem per

hour.

In determining radiation dose rates an appropriate instrument shall

be used, and the value so measured shall be deemed to be the actual

dose rate, except that neutron fluxes may be determined either by

calculation or by measurement.

A- 2. 11. Package

Package shall mean the packaging plus its radioactive contents, as

presented for transport.

A-2. 12. Packaging

The packaging shall mean the assembly of the components neces

sary to ensure compliance with the packaging requirements of these

regulations. It may, in particular, consist of one or more recep

tacles, absorbent material, spacing structures, radiation shielding

and devices2 for cooling, for absorbing mechanical shocks and for

thermal insulation.

2 For la rg e ra d io a c tiv e sources, th e "d e v ic e s " m ay in clu d e th e v e h ic le w ith th e tie -d o w n syste m when th ese are intended to form an in teg ra l part o f th e p ack ag in g .


PART A 5

A- 2. 13. P r im a r y heat transfer m edium

Primary heat transfer medium shall mean all gases, liquids or solids

within the containment vessel, other than the radioactive source.

A —2. 14. Radioactive material

Radioactive material shall mean any material of which the specific

activity is greater than 0. 002 /uCi/g.

A —2. 15. Special form radioactive material

Radioactive material is deemed to be in special form if it meets the

following requirements:

(a) The radioactive material is in massive solid form which:

(i) Either had no overall dimension less than 0. 5 m m , or has

at least one dimension of not less than 5 m m ; and

(ii) Does not melt, sublime or ignite at temperatures up to

538°C ; and

(iii) Will not break or shatter if subjected to the percussion

test specified in Annex IV, II— 2. 2. ; and

(iv) Does not dissolve or convert into dispersible reaction pro

ducts by more than 50 Aig/g of material during one week's

immersion in water at pH 6-pH 8 and at 20°C, with a maxi

mum conductivity of 10 /umho/cm; and

(v) Does not ,convert into dispersible reaction products by more

than 50 (ug/g of material during one week's exposure to air

at 30°C; or

(b) The radioactive material is contained in a capsule which has no

overall dimension less than 0. 5 m m or has at least one dimension

of not less than 5 m m . The capsule is constructed of materials which

meet the requirements of A - 2.15. (a), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), except

that the temperature in (ii) shall be 800°C , and the capsule design

is demonstrated to satisfy the tests in Annex IV, Part II.

A- 2. 16. Transport index

(a) The transport index for a package is:

(i) The number expressing the maximum radiation dose rate

at 1 m from the centre of the package; or


6 PART A

(ii) When any overall external dimension of the package exceeds

ceeds 2 m , the number expressing the larger of the following:

the maximum radiation dose rate at the surface at the end

of the long axis of the package; and, where appropriate,

the maximum radiation dose rate at a distance of 1 m per

pendicular to the long axis of the package; or

(iii) For a Fissile Class II3 package, the larger of the following

numbers:

the number expressing the maximum radiation dose rate

under (i) or (ii) above; and the number obtained by dividing

50 by the allowable number4 of such packages.

(b) The transport index for a full load of low specific activity m a

terial5 is the number expressing the maximum dose rate at any point

1 m from the load, multiplied by the value in Table VI, Annex I ap

propriate to the cross-sectional area of the load. For uranium or

thorium ores and physical or chemical concentrates of those ores,

in the absence of actual measurement or calculation, the maximum

dose rates at any point 1 m from the load may be taken as:

40 m R /h or equivalent for uranium ores and physical concentrates;

10 m R /h or equivalent for thorium ores and physical concentrates;

2 m R /h or equivalent for uranium and thorium chemical concentrates.

(c) The number expressing the transport index shall be rounded up

to the first decimal place.

A - 2 . 17. V eh ic le

Vehicle shall mean road vehicle (including an articulated vehicle,

i.e. atractor and semi-trailer combination) or railroad car or rail

way wagon. A trailer shall be considered as a separate vehicle.

A-3. R U L E S F O R TH E A P P L IC A T IO N O F T H E A C T IV IT Y LIM ITS

S P EC IFIED IN T H E R E G U L A T IO N S

A - 3 . 1. C la ssifica tio n o f individual ra d io n u c lid es into g r o u p s fo r tra n sp o rt p u rp o s e s

3 S e e C - 5 .* S e e C - 5 . 4 . 2 . 2

5 S e e C - 4 . 2 . T h e ru le given in (b ) a p p lies e q u a lly to a con sig n m en t by sea con sistin g o f a c o m p a c t stack o f p ackages o f w hich th e co n ten ts q u alify as low s p e c if ic a c t iv ity m a te r ia l under C - 4 . 1 .


PART A 7

A . 3. 1. 1. Any radionuclide listed in Table II, Annex I shall be clas

sified in accordance with that table.

A-3. 1 .2 . Any radionuclide not listed in Table II, Annex I, but the

identity of which is known, shall be classified according to its atomic

number and physical half-life as follows:

P h y s ic a l h a l f - l i f e

A to m ic

n u m b er 0 to 1 0 0 0 do v e r 1 0 0 0 d

to lO ^ y r

O v er 1 ( f

yr

1 - 8 1 G roup I I I G roup II G roup I I I

8 2 and a b o v e G roup I G roup I G roup HI

A-3. 1. 3. Any radionuclide the identity of which is not known shall

be classified as Group I.

A - 3 . 2. C l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f c e r t a i n m i x t u r e s o f r a d i o n u c l i d e s a n d t h e a c t i v i t y o f s u c h m i x t u r e s

A-3. 2. 1. Mixed fission products, as produced during the fission

of fissile materials, shall be classified as Group II; the activity of

such a mixture shall be the total activity of all the radionuclides

present.

A-3. 2 .2 . Mixtures consisting of a single radioactive decay chain

with the radionuclides in the naturally occurring proportions shall

be considered as consisting of a single radionuclide.

The Group and activity shall be that of the first member present of

the chain, except if a radionuclide 'X' has a half-life longer than that

of that first member and an activity greater than that of any other

member including the first at any time during transport; in tha.tcase,

the Group of the mixture shall be the Group of that nuclide 'X ' and

the activity of the mixture shall be the maximum activity of that nu

clide 'X ' during transport.

A-3. 2. 3. Mixtures consisting of a single radioactive decay chain

where one or more radionuclides are in proportions greater than

those naturally occurring, due to artificial physical or chemical en

richment, shall be treated as follows:


8 PART AThe m e m b er o r m e m b e rs of the chain w hich a re in p ro p ortio n s g r e a te r than th o se n a tu ra lly o ccu rrin g sh a ll be tre a te d a s se p a ra te ra d io n u c lid e s ; th e r e s t of the ch ain s h a ll be tr e a te d a s A -3 . 2. 2. a b o v e .

A - 3 . 3 . A c t iv i t y o f u ra n iu m o r n a tu r a l t h o r iu m

T h e a c tiv ity of u ran iu m o r n a tu ra l th o riu m sh a ll be a s c a lc u la te d by using th e a c t iv ity -m a s s re la tio n sh ip g iven in T a b le I , A nnex I.

A - 3 . 4 . R u l e s f o r d e t e r m in in g th e p e r m i s s i b l e a c t i v i t i e s o f in d i v idu a l r a d io n u c lid e s in th e c a s e w h er e s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t r a d io n u c lid e s a r e c o n ta in ed to g e th e r in a s in g le p a c k a g e

A -3 . 4 .1 . If the id entity and the re s p e c t iv e a c tiv ity of each ra d io nuclide a re known, the p e rm issib le activ ity of each radionuclide shall be su ch that the sum F j + F 2 + . . . + F 7 is not g r e a te r than unity, w here

p ___________ to ta l a c t iv ity of G rou p I ra d io n u c lid e s________________1 a p p lic a b le a c t iv ity l im it p e r p a ck ag e fo r G rou p I ra d ija n u c lid e s

p __________to ta l a c tiv ity of G roup II ra d io n u clid e s___________2 a p p lica b le a c tiv ity lim it p e r p ack ag e fo r G roup II ra d io n u c lid e s

p __________to ta l a c tiv ity of G roup V II rad io n u clid es________________7 a p p licab le a c tiv ity lim it p er p ackage fo r Group V II rad io n u clid e s

N ote: M ix tu re s under A - 3 . 2 . 2 . a re to be co n sid ere d a s a s in g le ra d io n u clid e .

A -3 . 4 . 2 . F o r the p u rp ose of applying the above fo rm u la when the id e n tities of a ll rad ion u clid es a re known, but the re sp e c tiv e a c tiv it i e s of a l l of th em o r so m e of th em a r e not known, a ll the r a d io n u clid es whose re s p e c t iv e a c tiv it ie s a re not known sh a ll be deem ed to b elong to the m o re r e s t r ic t iv e G ro u p s am ong th em ; ( th e ir to ta l a c tiv ity m u st n e c e s s a r i ly be known, e ith e r d ir e c tly , o r by subtr a c t in g the to ta l a c tiv ity o f th o se ra d io n u clid e s w hose r e s p e c t iv e a c tiv itie s a re known fro m the to ta l activ ity of the contents of the p ack ag e). I f the id en tity of a ll o r som e ra d io n u c lid e s 'is not known, th o se ra d io n u clid e s sh a ll be deem ed to belong to G roup I , a s indicated in A - 3 . 1. 3 . above.


PART A 9

A - 4 . L IM IT A T IO N O F E X P O S U R E O F P E R SO N S TO RA D IA TIO N

A - 4 . 1. No p e rso n s sh a ll be exposed to r e c e iv e ra d ia tio n d o se s in e x c e s s of the m axim um p e rm issib le lev e ls fo r the various ca teg o ries of p e rs o n s sp e c ifie d in the b a s ic sa fe ty s ta n d a rd s6 of the In te r n ational A to m ic E n e rg y A gen cy .

A - 4 . 2 . T ra n s p o r t and s to r a g e p e rs o n n e l s h a ll not be exp o sed to r e c e iv e ra d ia tio n d o se s in e x c e s s of th o se d o se s p e rm itte d fo r w o rk ers not d irec tly engaged in rad iatio n w ork, un less a rran g em en ts have been m ade to com ply with the com petent a u th o rity 's p ro v isio n s with re s p e c t to w o rk e rs d ire c tly engaged in rad ia tio n w ork.

A - 4 . 3 . P e r io d ic a s s e s s m e n ts sh a ll be c a r r ie d out to e n s u re th at th e m axim u m le v e ls of e x p o su re fo r the v a r io u s c a te g o r ie s of p e rso n s a re not being exceed ed . R ad iation su rv ey s sh a ll be undertak en when th e r e i s re a s o n to supp ose th a t th e s e le v e ls a r e b eing ap p ro ach ed .

A -4 . 4 . W o rk e rs sh a ll re c e iv e such in s tru c tio n s a s a re n e c e s s a r y con cern in g the h azard s involved and the p recau tio n s to be ob served .

A -5 . CUSTOM S

C ustom s operation involving exam ination of the contents of a package in w hich ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls a r e being shipped sh a ll be c a r r ie d out in a p la ce w h ere adequate m ean s of ra d ia tio n exp o su re co n tro l a r e provided and/or in the p re s e n c e of q u alified p e rs o n s . Any p ack ag e opened on cu sto m s in s tru c t io n s s h a ll , b e fo re b ein g f o r w arded to the co n sig n e e at i t s f in a l d estin a tio n , be r e s to r e d to its o r ig in a l con d ition .

A - 6 . G E N E R A L A C C ID E N T PR O V ISIO N S

A -6 . 1. In the event of a package of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls su fferin g b re a k a g e o r le a k a g e , o r b eco m in g in volved in a c r a s h , w re ck o r

6 Basic Safety Standards for Radiation Protection, STI/PUB/26, Safety Series No. 9 , IAEA,

Vienna (1 9 6 2 ) . These standards are based, to the extent possible, on the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.


10 PART Af i r e , th e a ffe c te d p la ce sh a ll be iso la te d to p re v e n t a ll c o n ta c t of p e rso n s with any lo o se rad io activ e m a te r ia l and, when p ra c t ic a b le , posting o r fen cin g sh a ll be provided. No p e rso n s sh a ll be allow ed to en ter or to rem ain within the iso lated p lace until qualified p ersons a re av a ilab le to ch eck rad iatio n h azard s and su p e rv ise the handling or sa lv age. The consignor and appropriate au th orities shall be notified im m ed iately .

A -6 . 2 . N otw ithstanding anything in A -6 . 1. above, the p re s e n c e of rad io activ e m a te ria l shall not be taken as a bar to re scu e operations or fighting of f ir e by qualified p erson s.

A -6 . 3. A ll p erso n s who may have becom e contam inated with rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be su b ject to ap p rop riate co n tro l and exam ination m e a s u re s .

A - 6 .4 . Any conveyance, building, p lace , equipm ent, o r p a r t t h e r e - of w hich has b eco m e contam in ated a s a re s u lt of an a cc id e n t in the c o u r s e of t r a n s p o r t of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls sh a ll b e d e c o n ta m inated by q u alified p e rs o n s a s soon a s p o ss ib le and b e fo re it is put b ack in to s e r v ic e .


P A R T B - M A T E R IA L S, IN STRU M EN TS AND A R T IC L E S E X E M P T E D FR O M P A R T S C AND D

O F THE REGULATIO N S

B - l . T h e m a te r ia ls , in s tru m e n ts , a r t i c l e s and em pty p a ck a g e s sp e cifie d under B - 1. 1. , B - l . 2 . , B - l . 3. and B . 1 .4 . below sh a ll be exem pted fro m a ll p ro v isio n s of P a r t C , excep t the notes under the t i t le , and of P a r t D , w hich a r e not e x p r e s s ly re ta in ed in th is P a r t provided that:

(a) The dose ra te at any point on the ex tern a l su rface of the package does not exceed 0. 5 mR/h or equivalent;(b) The non-fixed rad io activ e contam ination on any e x tern a l su rface of the package does not exceed the le v e ls laid down in T ab le IV , Annex I; and(c) E x c e p t fo r a r t i c l e s d e s c r ib e d in B - l . 3., th e p ack ag e d o es not contain m o re than 15 g of u ran iu m -233 , o r 15 g of u ran iu m -235 , or 15 g of plutonium -239, or 15 g of plutonium -241, or 15 g of any com bination of th ese rad ionuclides.

B - l . l . M a te r ia ls

R ad ioactive m a te r ia ls not exceeding (se e footnote 1):

(a) 0 .0 1 m Ci of rad ionuclides of Group I per package; or(b) 0 .1 mCi of rad ionuclides of Group II per package; or(c) 1 m C i of rad io n u clid es of Group III, IV , V o r VI o r of m a te r ia l in s p e c ia l fo rm as defined in A -2 . 15(a), p er p ackage; or(d) 25 C i of rad io n u clid es of Group VII p e r package o r , fo r tr itiu m oxide in aqueous so lu tion , a co n cen tra tio n of 0 . 5 m C i/m l, provided that th e se m a te r ia ls a r e packed in such a m an n er th a t, under n o rm al con d ition s of tra n s p o r t , th e r e can be no lea k a g e of ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia l. The containm ent v e s s e l sh a ll b ea r the m arking 'R ad io activ e ' in such a m aiiner that it w ill be v is ib le b efo re the containm ent v e sse l can be opened.

B - l . 2. I n s t r u m e n t s and a r t i c l e s

In stru m en ts such a s c lo c k s , e le c tro n ic tu bes or apparatus, o r other m an u factu red goods o r d e v ic e s , having ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls in a non -read ily d isp e rs ib le form as a com ponent part provided that these in s tru m e n ts , ap p a ra tu s o r d e v ic e s a r e s e c u r e ly packed in s tro n g

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12 PART Bp a ck ag es , and the cond itions in B - l . 2 . 1. , B - l . 2 . 2 . , a n d B - 1 .2 .3 . below a re fu lfilled . In the ca se of Group VII m a te ria l in fre e gaseous fo rm , the re q u irem en t fo r the ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls to be in a non- re a d ily d is p e rs ib le fo rm does not apply.

B - l . 2 .1 . The a c tiv ity of an in stru m en t, p iece of ap p aratu s o r dev ice (s e e footnote 1) sh a ll not exceed :

(a) 0 . 1 m C i of rad io n u clid es of Group I; o r(b) 1 m C i of rad io n u clid es of Group II; or(c) 10 m C i of rad io n u clid es of Group III; or(d) 50 m C i of rad ion u clid es of Group IV or m a te r ia l in sp e c ia l form as defined in A -2 . 15. (a); or(e) 1 C i of rad ion u clid es of Group V or V I; or( f ) 25 Ci of rad ion u clid es of Group V II.

B - l . 2 ,2 . T h e ra d ia tio n dose ra te at 10 cm fro m any unpacked in s tru m e n t, ap p ara tu s o r d ev ice sh a ll not ex ce e d 10 m R/h o r eq u iv a len t.

B - l . 2 . 3 . T he to ta l a c tiv ity p e r p ackag e (s e e footnote 1) sh a ll not e xce e d :

(a) 1 m C i of ra d io n u clid e s of G roup I; o r(b) 50 m C i of ra d io n u clid e s of G roup II; or(c) 3 C i of ra d io n u clid e s of G roup III o r IV ; or(d) 20 C i fo r m a te r ia l in sp e c ia l fo rm a s defined in A -2 . 15. (a); or(e) 1 C i of rad io n u clid es of Group V o r V I; or(f) 200 C i of rad io n u clid es of Group V II.

B - l . 3 . M anu factu red a r t i c le s , o th er than fu el e le m e n ts , in which the s o le ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l i s n a tu ra l o r depleted uranium , p rovided that the ou ter s u rfa ce of the uranium is enclosed in an inactive m e ta l lic sh ea th (su ch a r t i c le s m ay be p ackag in gs fo r the tra n sp o rt of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls ) . T he to ta l a c tiv ity p e r a r t ic le sh a ll not e x ce e d 3 C i.

B - l . 4 . E m p t y p a c k a g e s

A p ackage having contained ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls , provided that it has been cleaned in te rn a lly , and is secu re ly c losed and in good condition.


PART B 1 3

On the re sp o n sib ility of the consignor the outside of the package shall be m arked : 'Em pty packaging having contained rad ioactive m ateria ls '. The m arking req u ired in C - 3. 5 .4 . a n d C - 3 .5 .6 . and the la b e ls confo rm in g to P a r t E , F ig s . 2, 3, or 4 shall not be v is ib le .


P A R T C - R EQ U IR EM EN TS FO R PACKAGING AND FO R D E L IV E R Y OF PACKAGES TO TRA N SPO RT

N O T E S : 1. T h e t r a n s p o r t o f e x p l o s i v e r a d i o a c t i v e m a t e r i a l s s h a l l n o t b e p e r m i t t e d e x c e p t u n d e r s p e c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s a p p r o v e d b y th e c o m p e t e n t a u t h o r i t i e s c o n c e r n e d .2. F o r p y r o p h o r i c m a t e r i a l s s e e C - 6 . 2. 1. a n d D - 3 . 6 .4 .

C - l . A C T IV IT Y L IM IT S

C - l . 1. P ackaging conform ing to the re q u irem en ts of sectio n C -2 . 2. fo r Type A packaging d esign and which does not m eet the additional re q u irem en ts of C -2 . 3. shall not'contain m o re than the activ ity indicated below (se e footnote 1):

(a) F o r sp e c ia l fo rm ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls w h ere the m a te r ia l is as defined in A -2 . 1 .5 . (a) or is in a capsule as defined in A -2 . 1. 5.(b) and the cap su le is not used as the containm ent v e s s e l : 20 C i.(b) In a ll o th er c a s e s acco rd in g to the G roup.

GroupMaximumactivity(mCi)

GroupMaximum

activity(Ci)

GroupMaximum

activity(Ci)

I 1 III 3" 1 VI 1000

II 50 IV 20 VII 1000

V 20

C - l . 2 . P a ck a g in g co n fo rm in g to the re q u ire m e n ts of C - 2 . 3 . fo r Type B packaging d esign and which does not m eet the additional r e q u ire m e n ts of C - 2 . 4 . sh a ll not con ta in m o re than the a c tiv ity indica ted below (s e e footnote 1):

(a) F o r s p e c ia l form - ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls w h ere the m a te r ia l is as defined in A -2 . 1. 5. (a) o r is in a capsule a s defined in A- 2 .1 .5 . (b) and the capsule is not used as the containm ent v e s s e l : 5000 C i.(b) In a ll o ther c a s e s accord ing to the Group.

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PART C 1 5

GroupMaximum

activity(Ci)

GroupMaximum

activity(Ci)

I 20 V 5 000

II 20 VI 50 000

III 200 VII 50 000

IV 200

C -2 . PACKAGING R EQ U IR EM EN TS

C - 2 .1 . G e n e r a l p a c k a g in g r e q u ir e m e n t s

C -2 . 1 .1 . A ll packaging sh a ll m eet the g e n e ra l packaging re q u ire m en ts in Annex II, P a r t I.

C -2 . 1. 2. With re s p e c t to the m aintenance of containm ent and rad iation sh ielding, packaging sh a ll be e ith er Type A or Type B 7 .

C -2 . 2. A d d it io n a l r e q u ir e m e n t s f o r T y p e A p a c k a g in g

C -2 . 2 .1 . In addition to the re q u irem en ts in Annex II, P a r t I, Type A packaging sh a ll be designed in acco rd an ce with the p rin c ip le s given in A nnex II, P a r t II , and sh a ll be ad equate to p rev en t the lo s s o r d is p e rs a l of the ra d io a ctiv e con ten ts and to re ta in the e ffic ie n cy of its rad ia tio n sh ield ing p ro p e rtie s if the package is su b jected to the te s ts sp e cifie d in A nnex IV , 1 -2 .

C - 2 . 2. 2. Type A packaging designed fo r liq u id s s h a ll, in addition, be adequate to p rev en t lo s s o r d is p e rs a l of the ra d io a c tiv e con ten ts i f the p ackage i s s u b je c te d to the t e s t s p e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1 -3 . How ever, th is te s t is not requ ired when su fficien t absorbent m a te ria l

^is~provIded within the containm ent v e s s e l to ab sorb twice the volume of the liq u id 'co n ten ts :an d :--------------

(a) T he a b so rb e n t m a te r ia l i s w ithin the ra d ia tio n sh ie ld ; o r(b) The absorbent m a te r ia l is outside the rad iation sh ield , provided that it can be shown that i f the liquid co n ten ts w ere tak en up by the

See,* however, C -4 .7


1 6 PART Cab so rb en t m a te r ia l the resu ltan t dose ra te at the s ilr fa c e of the p ackage would not exceed 1000 m R/h o r equ iv alent.

C - 2 . 2 . 3 . Type A packaging d esigned fo r t r it iu m g a s , o th e r than that adsorbed on a solid c a r r ie r , with activ ity in e x ce ss of 200 Ci or fo r g a se s other than tritiu m in e x c e s s of 20 C i sh a ll, in addition, be adequate to p reven t lo s s o r d is p e rs a l of the ra d io a ctiv e con ten ts if the containm ent v e s s e l of that packaging is se p a ra te ly su b je cte d to the t e s t sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1 -3 .

C -2 . 2 .4 . In Type A packaging designed fo r g am m a-em ittin g rad io a c tiv e m a te r ia l8 with a c tiv ity in e x c e s s of 3 C i and in co rp o ratin g a rad ia tio n sh ield of m a te r ia l with a m elting point of le s s than SOO'C, the rad io activ e m a te ria l shall be within a c losed m etal v e sse l (which m ay be the containm ent v e sse l) no ex te rn a l d im ension of which shall be le s s than 5 cm . The m etal shall be such that the v e sse l will m aintain its in tegrity when subjected to flam e in an oxidizing atm osphere at 800°C fo r 30 m in.

C -2 . 3. A dd it io na l r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r T yp e B packag ing

C - 2 . 3 .1 . Type B packaging sh a ll m eet the re q u ire m e n ts under C - 2 . 2 .1 . and, in ad dition, if it i s su b je c te d to the t e s t s sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1 -4 . , m u st be adequate:

(a) To prevent the lo s s or d isp e rsa l of the rad ioactive contents; and(b) To re ta in su fficien t of its radiation shielding p ro p erties to ensure that the rad iatio n lev el at 1 m from the su rface of the packaging does not exceed 1000 mR/hhad the packaging contained su fficien t irid ium -192 to produce 10 mR/h at 1 m from the s u rfa ce of the packaging b efo re being su b jected to the t e s ts .

I f a T yp e B packag in g is to be used fo r a p a r t ic u la r ra d io n u clid e , th at rad io n u clid e m ay be used a s the r e fe r e n c e s o u rc e in p la ce of i r id iu m - 1 92.

C -2 . 3. 2. Type B packaging sh all, in addition, be adequate to ensure that the containm ent v e s s e l w ill rem ain leakp roof at a depth of 15 m in w ater.

a G am m a-em itting radioactive m aterials within the meaning of this requirem ent are only those rad ioactive m aterials decaying in such a way that gam m a rays of an energy of m ore than 100 keV are em itted in m ore than 10% of a ll disintegrations.


PART C 1 7

C -2 . 4 , A d d ition a l r e q u ir e m e n t s f o r p a c k a g e s con ta in in g l a r g e r a d io a c t iv e s o u r c e s

C -2 . 4 . 1. The packaging sh a ll m eet the re q u irem en ts under C -2 . 3. and sh a ll a ls o be d esigned in a cco rd a n ce with the p r in c ip le s g iven in A nnex II, P a r t III .

C - 2 . 4 . 2 . T he p ackage sh a ll be so d esigned and co n stru c te d :

(a) That the heat generated within the package b ecau se of the rad ioactive m a te r ia ls p re sen t w ill not, at any tim e during tra n sp o rt , a ffe c t the e ff ic ie n c y of the package under the con d ition s en cou n tered in t r a n s p o r t . P a r t ic u la r a tten tion sh a ll be paid to the e f fe c ts of heat w hich m ay:

(i) A lte r the arran g em en t, the g e o m e trica l fo rm or the physica l s ta te of the con ten ts o r , if the m a te r ia l is en clo sed in a can or re ce p ta c le (for exam ple, clad fuel e lem ents) cause the can, re ce p ta c le or the m a te ria l to m elt;

(ii) L e s s e n the e ffic ie n c y of the packaging by c ra ck in g due to th e rm a l s t r e s s e s or by m eltin g of the rad ia tio n sh ield ing m a te r ia l;

( iii) A c c e le r a te c o r ro s io n in com bin ation with m o is tu re .(b) That the te m p e ra tu re of the a c c e s s ib le s u r fa c e s of the package shall not exceed 50°C ; the tem p eratu re lim it m ay, how ever, b e82°C when the package is tran sp orted as a fu ll load.

C - 2 . 4 . 3 . (a) F o r the p u rp o ses of C - 2 . 4 . 1. and C - 2 . 4 . 2 . above,the package shall be consid ered to be in s till a ir at am bient tem p eratu re and to be exposed to d ir e c t sunlight, taking accou nt of the d iu rn al v a r ia tio n of in so la tio n , excep t th at fo r the p u rp o se s of C - 2 . 4 . 2 . (b) the package sh a ll be assu m ed to be in the shad e. The p ackage has to be co n sid ere d a s the e n tire a s s e m b ly a s p re sen ted fo r tra n s p o r t , i . e . inclu ding any d ev ice w hich would in te rc e p t the so la r rad iation , to the extent that m aintenance of such a device under the con d ition s of the t e s t s sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1-2. h as b een dem o n strated o r can be ensured by the supplem entary op eration al r e q u ire m e n ts s p e c ifie d in the sh ipm ent ap p ro v al (s e e C - 6 . 3 . 2 . ( c ) ) .(b) In applying (a) above the follow ing cond itions sh a ll be assum ed :


1 8 PART CA m bient te m p e ra tu re : 38°C

InsolationF o r fla t s u r fa c e s tran sp o rte d h o rizo n ta lly : (1) B a s e s u r fa c e : None

(2) O th er s u r fa c e s : 80 0 g ca l/ cm 2 fo r 12 h/d

F o r fla t s u r fa c e s not tran sp o rtedh o rizo n ta lly : 2 0 0 g ca l/ cm 2 fo r l2 h / d

F o r curved s u r fa c e s : 4 0 0 g ca l/ cm 2 fo r 12 h/d

H ow ever, fo r packages to be tran sp orted exclu siv e ly betw een ce rta in sp ecified co u n trie s , conditions o th er than those given above m ay be assu m ed with th e a g re e m e n t of the com p eten t a u th o ritie s of th o se c o u n tr ie s .

C - 3 . O TH ER G E N E R A L PACKIN G R E Q U IR E M E N T S

C - 3 . 1 . M in im u m s i z e o f p a c k a g e

T he s m a lle s t e x te rn a l d im en sion of the p ack ag e s h a ll not be l e s s than 10 cm .

C - 3 . 2. S e c u r i t y s e a l

The outside of ev ery Type A and Type B package sh a ll in co rp o ra te a fe a tu re such a s a s e a l , which i s not re a d ily b rea k a b le and w hich, w hile in ta c t, w ill be evidence that the package has not been i l l ic i t ly opened.

C - 3 . 3 . L im i t a t i o n o f c o n t a m in a t io n o f t h e s u r f a c e o f p a c k a g e s

The n on -fixed ra d io a c tiv e contam in ation on any e x te rn a l s u r fa c e of the package sh a ll be kept a s low a s p ra c t ic a b le and in no c a s e sh a ll exceed the le v e ls la id down in T ab le IV , Annex I.

C -3 . 4 . C a t e g o r i e s o f p a c k a g e s

P a c k a g e s sh a ll be in one of the follow ing th re e c a te g o r ie s :

(a) C ateg o ry I - W HITE when the dose ra te of rad ia tio n orig inating fro m the package does not exceed 0. 5 mR/h or equivalent at any point


PART C 1 9

on the e x te rn a l su r fa ce of the package at any tim e during tra n sp o rt, and the package does not belong to F i s s i l e C la s s II (s e e footnote 3).(b) C ateg o ry II - Y E L L O W when the lim it in (a) above is exceed ed , or when the package b elongs to F i s s i l e C la s s II (w hether o r not the lim it in (a) above i s exceed ed ), and(1) The dose ra te of rad iation originating from the package does not exceed at any tim e during tran sp o rt:

(i) 10 mR/h o r equivalent at any point on the e x te rn a l s u rfa ce of the package; and

(ii) 0 .5 mR/h or equivalent at a d istance of 1 m from th e ce n tre of the package; and

(2) T he tra n sp o rt index does not exceed 0. 5 at any tim e during tra n sp o rt .(c ) C a teg o ry III -Y E L L O W when one of the l im its in (b) above i s exceed ed ; and(1) The dose ra te of rad iatio n orig inating fro m the package does not exceed at any tim e during tra n sp o rt:

(i) 200 mR/h or equivalent at any point on the extern al su rface of the package; and

(ii) 10 mR/h or equivalent at a d istance of 1 m from the cen tre of the package; and

(2) T h e tra n sp o rt index does not e x ceed 10 at any t im e during tra n s p o r t .(d) T he lim its p re s c r ib e d in (c) (1) (ii) and (c) (2) m ay be exceeded provided that the package is tran sp orted as a full load and in accord ance with the re q u irem en ts of P a r t D re lev an t to the mode of t r a n s port used.

C -3 . 5. L a b e l l in g an d m a r k in g

C - 3 . 5 .1 . E a c h p ackage sh a ll b e a r 'two la b e ls w hich sh a ll con form to the m odel given in P a r t E , F ig . 2, 3 or 4 accord ing to the categ ory of th at p a ck a g e . T h e la b e ls sh a ll be a ffix ed to two op p osite s id e s of the ou tsid e of the p ack ag e .

C -3 . 5 . 2. E a ch package of g ro ss weight in e x c e s s of 50 kg shall have its g r o s s w eight p la in ly and d urab ly m ark ed on the o u tsid e of the p ack ag e .

C - 3 . 5. 3 . E a c h package which co n fo rm s to a Type A packaging design sh a ll be p lainly and durably m arked on the outside of the package with 'T yp e A '.


20 PART CC -3 . 5 .4 . F o r each package w hich co n fo rm s to a Type A packaging design and w hich con tain s m o re than 3 C i of gam m a-em ittin g rad io activ e m a te r ia l, the outer su rface of the m eta l v e s s e l — or, w here the containm ent v e s s e l is enclosed by a rad iation shield of m a te ria l with a m elting point in e x c e s s of 800°C , the outer su rface of such shield - sh a ll be p la in ly m ark ed by e m b o ssin g , stam p in g o r o th e r m ean s r e s is ta n t to the e f fe c ts o f f i r e and w a te r , w ith th e t r e f o i l sy m b ol shown in P a r t E , F ig . 1 and the word 'R A D IO A C TIV E' in le t t e r s not le s s than 10 m m in height.

C -3 . 5 .5 . E a ch package which con form s to a design approved under C - 6 . 2. , excep t fo r C - 6 . 2 . 1 . , sh a ll be p la in ly and d urably m arked on the ou tside of the p ackage with th e id e n tifica tio n m a rk a llo ca ted to that design by the com petent authority , a s e r ia l num ber, and in the ca se of a Type B packaging design, with 'T yp e B ' .

C - 3 . 5. 6. E a c h package which co n fo rm s to a Type B packaging d esign sh a ll have the ou tside of the o u te rm o st re c e p ta c le w hich is r e s is ta n t to the e ffe c ts of f ir e and w ater p lain ly m arked by em bossin g , stam p ing o r o th er m ean s r e s is ta n t to the e f fe c ts o f f i r e and w a te r , with the t r e fo il sym bol in P a r t E , F ig . 1.

C -3 . 5. 7 . C om pliance with the above req u irem en ts fo r lab e llin g and m arking sh a ll be the re sp o n sib ility of the con sign or.

C -3 . 6. S p e c ia l p r o v i s io n s

C - 3 . 6 .1 . Any fe a tu re s added to the p ackage at the t im e of t r a n s p o rt w hich a r e not p a rt of the p ack ag e m u st not re d u ce th e s a fe ty of th e p ack ag e .

C - 3 . 6 .2 . L iftin g a tta ch m e n ts o r any o th e r fe a tu r e s on th e o u ter s u rfa ce of the packaging which could be used to lift the package, and which a re not designed to support the fu ll weight of the package (see A nnex II, 1 -1 . 5 . ) , m u st be e ith e r co m p le te ly c o v e re d o r rem ov ed fo r tra n s p o rt .

C -3 . 6. 3. A package containing ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l sh a ll not contain any other item s except a r t ic le s and docum ents which a re n e ce s s a r y fo r the u se of th e ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls . Su ch a r t i c l e s and


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docu m ents m ay be included provided that they w ill not produ ce any a d d itio n a l h a z a rd due to r e a c t io n w ith th e r a d io a c t iv e c o n te n ts .

C - 4 . A L T E R N A T IV E PA C K A G IN G A R R A N G E M E N T S F O R L O W S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A T E R IA L S

C - 4 . 1 . Up to the q u a n titie s p e r p ackage s p e c ifie d in C - l . 1. , low sp e c ific a c tiv ity m a te r ia ls a s defined in A -2 . 8. (a) and (b), in o th er than liquid o r g aseo u s fo rm , sh a ll be exem pted fro m the packaging re q u ir e m e n ts u n d er C . 2 . , e x c e p t C - 2 . 1 . 1 . , p ro v id ed th a t:

(a) They a re packed in strong in d u stria l packages which w ill prevent any lo s s of contents under norm al conditions of tran sp o rt;(b) In the c a s e of m a te r ia ls defined in A - 2 . 8 . (b) in m a s s iv e so lid fo rm , they a re packed so a s to prevent m ovem ents of any kind which m ay ca u se a b ra s io n of the m a te r ia l; and in o th e r so lid fo rm s they a r e con tain ed in an in e r t m e ta l c o v e r o r o th e r su b s ta n tia l sh e a th su ch th a t the s u r fa c e of th e m a te r ia l i s not exp o sed .

C - 4 . 1 .1 . In o rd e r to b en efit fro m the p ro v is io n s of D -2 . 1 .1 . and D -3 . 5. 1 below , the p rin cip a l rad io activ e contents shall be d escribed on the package la b e ls as 'LSA ( C - 4 . 1 . ) '; th is does not d ispense with th e need fo r the tra n s p o r t index to be shown when C a teg o ry I I - o r II I -Y E L L O W la b e ls a r e used .

C - 4 . 2 . Low s p e c if ic a c tiv ity m a te r ia ls tra n sp o rte d a s a fu ll load sh a ll be exem pted fro m the re q u ire m e n ts of C - l . to C -3 . in c lu s iv e , excep t C - 3 . 6 . , provided that e ith e r :

(a) They a re packed in strong ind u strial packages which w ill prevent any lo s s of content under norm al conditions of tran sp o rt; or(b) They a re loaded into a v e h ic le , an inland w a te rc ra ft or seagoing v e s s e l in such a m ann er th at, under n orm al conditions of tra n sp o rt, th e re w ill be no lea k a g e of the m a te r ia l ou tsid e of th e .v e h ic le , o r of the hold o r com p artm en t of the inland w a te rc ra ft , o r of the p art of the seagoing v e s s e l in w hich they a r e loaded.

The m a te r ia ls defined in A -2 8. (b) in m a s s iv e so lid fo rm sh a ll be packed o r stowed so as to prevent m ovem ents of any kind which may ca u se a b ra s io n of the m a te r ia l ; in o th er so lid fo rm s they sh a ll be


22 PART Ccontained in an in e r t m eta l co v er or o th er su b stan tia l sheath so that the s u rfa ce of the m a te r ia l is not exposed . W here the m a te r ia ls defined in A -2 . 8. (d) contain f is s i le m a te r ia ls the lim its specified under C - 5 . 1 .2 . (a ) , (c ) o r (d) sh a ll not be exceed ed p e r p ack ag e , o r p e r load i f they a r e loaded in a c c o rd a n c e w ith (b) ab ove.

C -5 . ADDITIONAL REQ U IREM EN TS FO R PACKAGES CONTAINING F IS S IL E M A TERIA LS

C -5 . 1. G e n e r a l p r o v i s io n s

C - 5 . 1 .1 . R a d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls w hich a r e a ls o f i s s i l e m a te r ia ls shall be packed in acco rd an ce with the re q u irem en ts of C - l . to C - 3 . , or with those of C -4 .

C - 5 . 1 .2 . In ad dition, p ack ag e s of f i s s i l e m a te r ia l sh a ll m e e t the req u irem en ts la id down in th is sectio n except fo r the c a s e s specified hereunder:

(a) P ack ag es containing individually not m ore than 15 g uranium -233, o r 15 g u ra n iu m -2 3 5 , o r 15 g p lu to n iu m -239 o r 15 g p lu to n iu m -241, o r 15 g of any com bination of th e se rad ion u clid es;(b) P ack ag es of irrad ia ted o r un irradiated natu ral or depleted uranium, in any quantity;(c ) P a c k a g e s of hom ogeneous hydrogenous so lu tio n s o r m ix tu re s , in w hich the only f i s s i l e m a te r ia l p re s e n t is :

(i) uran iu m -233 or uraniu m -235,and the hydrogen:uranium -233 or hydrogen: uran iu m -235 atom ic ra tio is g re a te r than 5200, corresponding to uraniu m -233 o r uranium -235 concentration in com m on aqueous solutions of l e s s than 5 g/1, or

(ii) p lu ton iu m , and th e h yd rogen :p lu ton iu m a to m ic r a t io i s g r e a te r than 76 0 0 co rre sp o n d in g to a p lutoniu m c o n c e n t r a t io n in co m m o n aqueou s so lu tio n of l e s s than 3 . 5 g/1;

and p ro vid ed th a t th e m ax im u m q u a n titie s of f i s s i l e m a te r ia l p e r p ack ag e do not e x ce e d :

fo r u r a n iu m -2 3 5 : 800 g , fo r u r a n iu m -2 3 3 ; 500 g, fo r p lutonium : 500 g .


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If m o re than one f i s s i l e m a te r ia l is involved , the r a t io of hydrogen a to m s to f i s s i l e a to m s sh a ll be g r e a te r than 7 600 and, in ad dition , the m axim um quantity of f i s s i l e m a te r ia l p e r package sh a ll not ex ceed 500 g;(d) P a ck a g e s in w hich the only f i s s i le m a te r ia l p re sen t is en rich ed uranium of which the u ran iu m -235 content does not exceed 1% of the to ta l w eight of u ran iu m . T he u ra n iu m -2 3 5 sh a ll be d istr ib u ted h om ogen eou sly throughout the p ack ag e co n ten ts w hich s h a ll not p re s e n t a la t t ic e a rra n g e m e n t w ithin th e p ack ag e .

C - 5 . 2 . G e n e r a l p r o v i s i o n s f o r n u c l e a r s a f e t y

C -5 . 2 .1 . A ll f i s s i l e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be packed and shipped in such a m an n er th at c r i t i c a l i ty cannot be re a ch e d under any fo r e s e e a b le c irc u m s ta n c e s of tra n sp o rt . In p a r t ic u la r the follow ing contingenc ie s sh a ll be co n sid ered :

(a) W a te r leak in g into p ack ag es;(b) The lo s s of e ffic ie n cy of b u ilt- in neutron a b s o rb e rs o r m o d e ra to rs ;(c) P o s s ib le re a rra n g e m e n t of con ten ts into m o re re a c tiv e a r r a y s , e ith er within the packaging or as a re su lt of lo s s from the packaging;(d) Reduction of sp aces betw een packages or contents;(e) P ack ag es becom ing im m ersed in w ater or buried in snow;( f ) P ack ag es becom ing in term ingled .

C -5 . 2. 2. In addition, fo r irra d ia te d n u clear fuel or unspecified f i s s ile m a te r ia l the follow ing assum p tions sh a ll be made:

(a) F o r ir ra d ia te d n u c le a r fu e l: n u c le a r fu el fo r w hich th e d eg ree of irra d ia tio n is not known and whose re a c tiv ity d e cre a se s w ithburn- up sh a ll be reg ard ed a s u n irrad ia ted fo r c r i t i c a l i ty c o n tro l. I f i ts re a c tiv ity in c r e a s e s with burn-up it sh all be regard ed a s irra d ia te d to the point of m axim um re a c t iv ity . The r e a c tiv ity of n u c le a r fu el fo r w hich th e d e g re e of ir ra d ia t io n i s known m ay be a s s e s s e d a cco rd in g ly ;(b) F o r u n sp ecified f is s i le m a te r ia ls : fo r f i s s i le m a te r ia ls such a s re s id u e s or sc ra p whose en rich m en t, m a s s , co n cen tra tio n , m od eration ra tio o r d en sity i s not known o r cannot be id e n tified , it sh a ll be assum ed that each p a ra m ete r that is not known has the value which g ives the m axim um re a ctiv ity under cred ib le conditions.


2 4 PART CC - 5 . 2 . 3 . P a c k a g e s of f i s s i l e m a te r ia ls , e x ce p t a s provid ed in C - 5 . 1. 2 . (a) to (d), sh a ll be divided in to the fo llow ing :

(a) F i s s i le C la ss I: packages which a re n u clearly safe in any number and in any a rra n g e m e n t under a ll fo r e s e e a b le c ir c u m s ta n c e s of tra n sp o rt;(b) F i s s i l e C la s s I I : p ack ag es w hich in lim ite d nu m ber a r e n u clea r ly sa fe in any a rra n g em e n t under a ll fo r e s e e a b le c ir c u m s ta n c e s of tra n sp o rt;(c) F i s s i l e C la s s III: p ackages w hich a r e n u cle a rly sa fe by re a so n of s p e c ia l a rra n g e m e n ts .

C -5 . 3. P r o v i s i o n s s p e c i f i c to F i s s i l e C la s s I p a c k a g e s

C - 5 . 3 . 1. E a c h F i s s i l e C la s s I p ack ag e sh a ll be d esig n ed so th at i f i t w ere su b je c te d to the te s ts sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1 -2 ., i r r e s p e ctiv e of the exem p tion s provided in 1 -2 . 1 . 1 . :

(a) W ater would not lea k into the containm ent v e s s e l ; and(b) T he co n fig u ratio n of the co n ten ts and the g e o m e try of the conta in m en t v e s s e l would not be s ig n ifica n tly a lte r e d .

C -5 . 3 . 2. F i s s i l e C la s s I p ack ages sh a ll s a tis fy the n u c le a r sa fe ty c r i t e r ia d escrib e d in C -5 . 3. 2. 1. and 2. below .

C - 5 . 3 . 2 . 1 . F o r th e in d iv id u al p a ck a g e c o n s id e r e d in i s o la t io n :

(a) T h e fo llo w in g co n d itio n s s h a l l be a s s u m e d :- the package is damaged within the lim its which have been demonstra te d to o ccu r if it is su b jected to the te s ts sp ecified in Annex IV, 1-2. and 4., ir re s p e c t iv e of the exem ptions provided in 1 -2 . 1. 1;- w ater can leak into a ll void sp a ce s , except that w here the package d esign in co rp o ra te s sp e c ia l fe a tu re s to prevent the leak ag e of w ater in to c e r ta in void s p a c e s even a s a re s u lt of hum an e r r o r , a b se n ce of w ater fro m th o se void sp a ce s m ay be assu m ed to the extent that it is s p e c if ic a lly approved by the com petent authority of the country in w hich the package d esign o r ig in a te s and the com p eten t au th ority of a ll co u n tr ie s through o r into w h ich th e p ack age i s to be tra n sp o rte d .(b) The con ten ts of the containm ent v e s s e l sh a ll not exceed 80% by m a s s 9 of that s im ila r sy stem of f i s s i le and n o n -f is s i le con ten ts in

9 In fuel elements the mass will be expressed as the number of elements.


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the sam e shape and co n fig u ratio n w hich would be c r i t i c a l under the conditions of (a) above, taking into account the physical and chem ical c h a r a c te r is t ic s , including any change in those c h a r a c te r is t ic s which could occu r under the conditions of (a) above, and with the conditions of m oderation and re flec tio n a s specified below:

(i) w ith th e m a te r ia l w ithiri th e co n ta in m en t v e s s e l :- the m ost re a c tiv e configu ration and m oderation fo r e s e e ab le under the conditions of (a) above;- c lo s e fu ll w ater re f le c t io n of the containm ent v e s s e l or

such g re a te r re flec tio n of the containm ent v e sse l as may add itio n a lly be provided by the su rrou n d in g m a te r ia l of the p ack ag in g , and, in ad dition ,

(ii) i f any p a rt of the m a te r ia l m ay e sca p e fro m the co n ta in m ent v e s s e l under the con d ition s o f (a) above:- the m o st r e a c t iv e co n fig u ra tio n and m o d eration ;- c lo s e fu ll w ater re f le c t io n of the m a te r ia l.

C - 5 . 3 . 2 . 2 . F o r a s s e m b lie s of p a ck ag es:

(a) Any n u m b er of undam aged p a ck a g e s in any a rra n g e m e n t, and when in te rm ix e d w ith any n u m ber of any o th er undam aged F i s s i l e C la s s I p ack ag es in any a rra n g em e n t, sh a ll be s u b c r it ic a l ; fo r th is purpose 'undam aged' sh a ll m ean the condition in which the packages a re designed to be p resen ted fo r tra n sp o rt; and(b) 250 such p ackages when damaged sh all be su b cr itica l if stacked to g eth e r in any a rra n g em e n t and c lo s e ly re fle c te d on th ree ad jacent s id es of the s tack by the equivalent of w ater; fo r th is purpose'dam aged' sh a ll m ean the evaluated o r d em on strated condition of each package i f it w ere su b jected to the te s ts sp ecified in Annex IV, 1-2. and ^ i r r e s p e c t iv e of th e e x e m p tio n s p ro vid ed in 1 -2 . 1 . 1 . H om ogeneous hydrogenous m o d era tio n betw een p a ck a g e s , and w ater leak ag e into th e p ack ag e c o n s is te n t w ith th e t e s t r e s u l t s , s h a ll be assu m e d to th e e x te n t w hich r e s u l t s in th e g r e a te s t r e a c t iv i ty .

C - 5 . 3 . 3 . T he n u c le a r s a fe ty c r i t e r ia in C - 5 . 3 . 2 . above sh a ll be co m p lied with by one of the fo llow ing m ethod s:

(a) B y follow ing one of the sch em es of ca lcu lation given in Annex III, I—1.;(b) B y com plying with one of the p h ysica l m odels given in Annex III, 1 - 2 . ;(c ) B y com p ly ing w ith th e s p e c if ic a tio n s of one of the package, des ig n s g iven in A nnex III , 1 -3 .


26 PART CC - 5 . 4 . P r o v i s i o n s s p e c i f i c to F i s s i l e C l a s s I I p a c k a g e s

C - 5 . 4 . 1 . E a c h F i s s i l e C la s s II p ack ag e sh a ll be d esigned so that i f i t w ere s u b je c te d to the te s ts sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1-2., i r r e s p e c tiv e of the exem p tio n s provided in 1 -2 . 1. 1 . :

(a) The volum e and any spacing on the b a s is of which nu clear safety fo r the purpose of C -5 . 4 . 2 . 2 . (a) has been a s s e s s e d would not su ffer m o re than 5% red uction ;(b) W ater would not leak into the containm ent v e s s e l; and(c) T he co n fig u ra tio n of the co n ten ts and the g e o m e try of the conta in m en t v e s s e l would not be s ig n ifica n tly a lte re d .

C -5 . 4 . 2. F i s s i l e C la s s II p ackages sh all sa tis fy the n u clear safety c r i t e r ia d escrib e d in C -5 . 4 . 2. 1. and 2 .below .

C - 5 . 4 . 2. 1. F o r the individual package con sid ered in iso lation :

(a) The follow ing cond itions sh a ll be assum ed :- the package i s dam aged within the l im its which have been demons tra te d to o ccu r i f su b je cte d to the te s t s sp e cifie d in Annex IV , 1-2. and 4 ., i r r e s p e c t iv e o f th e e x e m p tio n s p ro v id ed in 1 -2 . 1 . 1 . ; and- w ater can leak into a ll void sp a ce s , except that w here the package d esign in co rp o ra te s sp e c ia l fe a tu re s to prevent the leakage of w ater in to c e r ta in void s p a c e s even a s a re s u lt of human e r r o r , ab sen ce of w a ter fro m th o se void sp a ce s m ay be assu m ed to the extent that i t i s s p e c if ic a lly approved by the com petent authority of the country in w hich the package d esig n o r ig in a te s and the com petent authority of a l l co u n tr ie s through o r in to w hich the p ackag e i s to be tra n sp o rte d .(b) T he co n ten ts of the containm ent v e s s e l sh a ll not exceed 80% by m ass (se e footnote 9) of that s im ila r sy stem of f is s i le and n o n -fissile contents in the sam e shape and configu ration which would be c r it ic a l under the co n d itio n s o f (a) above, tak in g in to acco u n t the p h y sica l and ch e m ica l c h a r a c te r is t ic s , including any change in those ch a ra c t e r i s t i c s w hich cou ld o c c u r under the co n d itio n s of (a) above, and w ith th e con d ition s of m o d eration and re f le c t io n a s sp ecified below:

(i) w ith th e m a te r ia l w ithin th e co n ta in m en t v e s s e l :- the m o st r e a c t iv e con fig u ration and m o d eration fo r e s e e a b le under the cond itions of (a) above;- c lo s e fu ll w a ter r e f le c t io n of th e con ta in m en t v e s s e l or such g re a te r re fle c tio n of the containm ent v e sse l as may be


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provided by the surrounding m a te r ia l of the packaging; and, in addition,

(ii) if any p art of the m a te r ia l may escap e fro m the containm ent v e s s e l under the conditions of (a) above;- the m ost re a c tiv e configu ration and m oderation;- c lo se fu ll w ater re fle c tio n of the m a te r ia l.

C - 5 . 4 . 2 . 2 . F o r a s s e m b lie s 10 of packages:A n 'a l lo w a b le n u m b e r ' s h a ll b e d e r iv ed fo r e a ch F i s s i l e C la s s II p a ck a g e d e s ig n , su ch th a t:

(a) F iv e t im e s the allow able num ber of undamaged packages shall be s u b c r it ic a l i f stack ed to g eth e r in any a rra n g em e n t without anything betw een the p a ck a g e s , a ssu m in g c lo s e re f le c t io n on a ll s id e s of the s ta ck by the equivalent of w ater; fo r th is purpose 'undam aged' shall m ean th e co n d itio n in w hich th e p a ck a g e s a r e d esign ed to be p re sen ted fo r t r a n s p o r t ; and(b) T w ice the allow able num ber of such packages when damaged shall be s u b c r i t ic a l i f s ta ck e d to g e th e r in any a rra n g e m e n t and c lo s e ly r e f le c te d on a l l s id e s o f th e s ta c k by th e e q u iv a len t of w a te r ; fo r th is p u rp ose 'd am ag ed ' s h a ll m ean the ev a lu ated o r d em o n stra ted cond ition of e ach package i f it w ere su b je cte d to the te s ts sp ecified in A nnex IV , 1 -2 . and 4 . , i r r e s p e c t iv e of th e exem p tio n s provided in 1 - 2 .1 .1 . H om ogeneous hydrogenous m oderation between packages, and w ater leakage into the package co n sisten t with te s t re s u lts , shall be a ssu m e d to the exten t w hich r e s u lts in the g r e a te s t in c r e a s e in r e a c t iv ity .

C - 5 . 4 . 3. C o m p lian ce with the s p e c ifica tio n s of any package design in Annex III, I I - 1. sh a ll be one method of m eeting the F is s i le C lassII n u clear safety c r i te r ia .

C - 5 . 5 . P r o v i s i o n s s p e c i f i c to F i s s i l e C l a s s I I I p a c k a g e s

C - 5 . 5 . 1 . A ll p a ck a g e s of f i s s i l e m a te r ia l in q u a n titie s o r under cond itions which do not fa ll under C - 5 . 1. 2. (a) to (d) and do not m eet a ll the s p e c if ic a tio n s of F i s s i l e C la s s I o r F i s s i l e C la s s II sh a ll be F i s s i l e C la s s III p a ck a g e s .

10 T he criteria in C - 5 .4 .2 .2 . are applicab le even in the case of a consignment which by nature consists of a single package.


28 PART CC -5 . 5 .2 . Such shipm ents shall be made under conditions which m eet the g e n era l re q u irem en ts of C -5 . 2 .1 .

C -5 . 5. 3. Shipm ent of F i s s i le C la s s III packages shall be made only by s p e c ia l a rra n g e m e n t and in a c c o rd a n c e with the re le v a n t p r o v is io n s of C - 6 . 3 . 2 .

C .6 . A D M IN IST R A T IV E R E Q U IR E M E N T S

C - 6 . 1. A p p r o v a l o f c a p s u le d es ig n f o r s p e c ia l fo r m r a d io a c t iv e m a t e r ia l u n d er A -2 . 1. 5. (b)

The d esig n of the cap su le sh a ll re q u ire the approval of the com peten t au th ority of the cou ntry in w hich the cap su le design o r ig in a te s . The com petent authority sh a ll e s ta b lish a c e r t if ic a te stating that the approved d esig n m e e ts th e re q u ire m e n ts of th e s e re g u la tio n s and sp ecify ing the natu re of the rad ioactiv e m a te ria l which can be so encap su lated .

C -6 . 2. A p p r o v a l o f p a c k a g in g an d p a c k a g e d es ig n

E x c e p t in th e c a s e of a packaging o r package d esign conform ing to the d etailed sp e c ifica tio n s published in Annex III, 1 -3 . and I I - 1. and in Annex V the follow ing approvals sh a ll be requ ired :

C - 6 . 2 . 1 . A p p rov al of p ackage d esig n fo r p y ro p h o ric ra d io a c tiv e m a t e r ia l11

T h e d esig n of a p ackage fo r p yro p h oric ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia l sh a ll re q u ire the approval of the com petent authority of the country in which th e d esig n o r ig in a te s . T h e com p eten t a u th o rity s h a ll e s ta b lis h a c e r t i f ic a te sta tin g th at the design has been approved and specifying by d eta iled d e s c r ip tio n th e m a te r ia l fo r w hich th e p ackage can be u sed .

C - 6 . 2 . 2 . A p p rov al of T ype B p ack ag in g d esign

(a) A Type B packaging design shall req u ire the approval of the competent au thority of the cou ntry in which the packaging design o r ig in a te s .

11 S e e , how ever, D - 3 . 6 . 4 .


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(b) An ap p lication fo r approval sh a ll include:A q u a lita tiv e d e sc r ip tio n of th e proposed co n ten ts with p a r t ic u la r r e fe r e n c e to th e ir p h y s ica l and c h e m ica l s ta te s , and the n atu re of the ra d ia tio n em itted ;A d eta iled d e scrip tio n of the d esign including com p lete engineerin g d raw in gs and sch e d u le s of m a te r ia ls and m ethod s of co n s tru c tio n to be used ;A sta tem en t of the te s ts which have been done and th e ir re s u lts , or ev id en ce b ased on calc .u lativ e m ethods th at the packaging d esign is adequate to m eet the re q u ire m e n ts , o r o th er ap p ro p ria te evid ence; andThe d ra ft o p eratin g in s tru c t io n s that the d e s ig n e r sh a ll g ive to the u s e r s a f te r ap p rov al.(c ) T he com p etent au thority sh a ll e s ta b lis h a c e r t i f ic a te stating the ap p roved d esig n m e e ts th e re q u ire m e n ts of th e s e re g u la tio n s and sh a ll a ttr ib u te to the d esign an id en tifica tio n m ark . The c e r tif ic a te sh a ll sp ecify any r e s tr ic t io n s on the nature of the perm itted contents of th e p ack ag in g and s h a ll in clu d e any s p e c if ic in s tru c t io n s on its u s e .(d) T he m an u fa ctu re r , co n sig n o r o r u s e r of an approved packaging design sh all be p repared to provide the com petent authority with complete c e rtific a tio n that the con stru ction al m ethods and m a te ria ls used fo r the co n stru ctio n of that packaging a re in acco rd an ce with the approved d esig n re q u ire m e n ts . T he com p eten t au th o rity m ay c a r r y out in sp ectio n of the packag in g during co n stru c tio n .

C -6 . 2. 3. A pproval of package d esign fo r la rg e rad ioactiv e so u rces

C -6 . 2 . 3 .1 . (a) A design which m eets a ll the following requirem ents sh a ll re q u ire the approval only of the com petent authority of the cou ntry in which the package d esign o r ig in a te s .

(i) U n d er the co n d itio n s of the te s t s sp e c ifie d in Annex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 - 4 . , th e p a ck ag e s h a l l s a t is fy C - 2 . 3 .1 . (a );

( ii) C o m p lian ce with (i) above sh a ll not depend upon f i l t e r s ;(iii) A package in corp o ratin g a p rim ary heat tra n s fe r medium

sh all not be capable of venting continuously during tra n sp o rt;

(iv) C o m p lian ce with ( i ii ) above sh a ll not be ach iev ed by the p ro v is io n o f e x te r n a l co o lin g by an a n c i l la r y s y s te m ;

(v) T he p ack age sh a ll not include a p r e s s u r e r e l i e f sy stem fro m th e co n ta in m en t v e s s e l w hich would allow th e r e le a s e of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l to the en v iron m en t under


PART Cthe conditions of the te s ts sp ecified in Annex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 - 4 . ;

(v i) W h ere th e m axim u m n o rm a l o p era tin g p r e s s u r e of the containm ent v e s s e l added to any d ifferen tia l p re ssu re below m ean s e a - le v e l a tm osp heric p re ssu re to which it may be sub jected exceeds- 0 .3 5 kg/cm2, the containm ent v essel s h a ll be ca p a b le of w ithstanding a p r e s s u r e of not le s s than one and a half tim e s the sum of those p re ssu re s ; the s t r e s s at th is la t te r p re s s u re sh a ll not be m o re than 75% of the m inim um yield stren g th and not m o re than 40% of th e u ltim a te s tre n g th of the v e s s e l at the m axim um exp ected o p eratin g te m p e ra tu re ;

(v ii) A ssum ing that the package at the m axim um norm al operating p r e s s u r e i s su b jected to the th e rm a l te s t sp ecified in A nnex IV , 1 - 4 . 3 . , the p re s s u re in the containm ent v e s s e l sh a ll be d em on strated not to exceed the p re s s u re which co rresp o n d s to the m inim um yield stren gth of that v e s s e l at the m axim um tem p eratu re which it would be expected to re a ch in the te s t;

(v iii) A package w h ere the use of a p r im a ry heat t r a n s fe r m ed ium is re q u ire d , o r w hich co n ta in s a g a seo u s o r a liquid s o u rc e , sh a ll not have a m axim um n o rm al op erating p r e s s u r e in e x c e s s of 7 kg/cm 2 (g);

(ix ) U nder the con d ition s of the t e s t s sp e c ifie d in A nnex IV , 1 - 4 . , a package shall not lo se in a period of one week m o re p rim a ry heat t ra n s fe r medium in the form of p re ssu rized g as o r vapour than the l e s s e r of 0 .1% of the volum e of the m edium o r 5 l i t r e s at 0°C and a p re s s u re of 760 m m of m e rc u ry ; in the c a s e of a liquid m edium , the lo s s sh a ll not exceed the l e s s e r of 0 .1% of its volume or 0. 5 l i t r e ;

(x) T he fa c t th at, under n o rm al co n d itio n s, th e re i s no r e le a s e fro m the so u rce shall not depend upon a m echanical cooling sy stem ; and

(xi) A package containing e ith er a liquid prim ary heat tran sfer medium or rad ioactiv e contents in liquid form , shall have a co n ta in m en t v e s s e l the in te g r ity of w hich w ill not be im p aired i f the package w ere su b ject to te m p e ra tu re s of -4 0 ° C . A tem p eratu re other than -4 0 °C may be assum ed only in the ca se of packages to be tran sp orted exclusively between certa in specified cou ntries and with the agreem ent of the com petent authorities of those cou ntries.


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In assu m in g am bient cond itions fo r the p u rp oses of com pliance with th o se re q u ire m e n ts in ( i ) - (x i ) ab ove, w hich r e la t e to p r e s s u r e , C - 2 . 4 . 3 . (b) sh a ll be ap p lied .(b) An ap p lica tio n fo r approval sh a ll inclu de, in addition to the info rm atio n re q u ired in (b) of C - 6 . 2 . 2 . above:

(i) A d eta iled d e s c r ip tio n o f the p ro p osed co n ten ts and e v id ence to d em o n stra te that the packaging d esign m e e ts the ad d itio n a l re q u ir e m e n ts fo r la r g e ra d io a c t iv e s o u r c e s ;

(ii) If the p ack age i s d esigned to have a m axim um 'n o rm al op erating p re s s u re in e x c e s s of 1. 05 kg/cm2 (g) the applica tio n fo r approval sh a ll in p a r t ic u la r s ta te in re s p e c t of th e m a te r ia ls o f c o n s tru c tio n of the co n ta in m en t v e s s e l , the s p e c if ic a t io n s , th e sa m p les to be taken and the te s ts to m ade; and

(iii) W here the proposed contents a re irrad iated fuel, the applicant sh a ll provide a c e r t if ic a te fro m the com petent authority of the cou n try in w hich the fu el h as been ir ra d ia te d confirm in g , on the b a s is of that a u th o rity 's knowledge of the fu el a f te r ir r a d ia t io n , any assu m p tio n in the sa fe ty analy s is re la t in g to the b eh av io u r of the fu el.

(c) The com petent authority shall estab lish a c e r tif ic a te stating that the approved design m e e ts the re q u irem en ts of th ese regulations and sh a ll a ttr ib u te to the d esign an id en tifica tio n m ark . The c e r tif ic a te sh a ll include a d eta iled d escrip tio n of the p erm itted contents of the p a ck a g e , any s p e c if ic in s tru c t io n s on i ts u se and any re le v a n t in fo rm a tio n reg ard in g th e assu m ed am bient cond itions (te m p era tu re , s o la r rad iatio n ) on w hich the approval is b ased (se e C - 2 .4 .3 .(b) above).

(d) T h e sa m e r e q u ire m e n ts a s in C - 6 . 2 . 2 . (d) above s h a ll apply .

C - 6 . 2 . 3 . 2 . (a) A d esig n w hich d oes not s a t is fy a l l th e r e q u ir e m en ts of C - 6 . 2 . 3 . 1 . (a) (i) to (x i) sh a ll re q u ire the approval of thecom p eten t au th ority of th e cou ntry in w hich the package design o r ig in a te s and of the co m p eten t a u th o rity in a l l c o u n tr ie s through o r in to w h ich th e p ack ag e i s to be tra n sp o rte d .(b) Such a p ackage d esign sh a ll be co n sid ere d to m eet the re q u ire m en ts of C - 2 . 3. 1. (a) i f under the cond itions of the te s t sp ecified in A nnex IV , 1 -4 . th e a c t iv i ty 12 w hich could be lo s t d uring a p eriod

12 Where radionuclides o f m ore than one group are present, see A - 3 .4 . T h e group for a noble gas may be taken as that appropriate for the uncompressed condition. Tritium and its com pounds must be taken as Group IV.


3 2 PART Cof one w eek , v ia a le a k a g e of co n ta m in a ted g a s , vap ou r o r liqu id fro m the p rim a ry heat tr a n s fe r m edium or from the space originally occupied by such m edium , does not exceed the following values:

GroupActivity(mCi)

GroupActivity

(Ci)Group

Activity(Ci)

I 1 HI 3 VI 1000

n 50 IV 20

V 20

(c ) I f su ch a package i s d esigned so a s to vent continuously during tra n sp o rt the lo s s of a c tiv ity (s e e footnote 12) v ia a leak ag e of conta m in a te d g a s o r vap ou r fro m th e liq u id o r g a se o u s p r im a ry h eat t r a n s fe r m edium , under the conditions of the te s ts in Annex IV , 1-2. and tak in g in to accou n t the exp ected am b ien t con d ition s (te m p e ra tu r e , s o la r ra d ia tio n ) of t r a n s p o r t , sh a ll not e x ce e d the follow ing r a t e s 13 :

GroupMaximum

rate(fiCi/h)

GroupMaximum

rate(mCi/h)

GroupMaximum

rate(Ci/h)

I 0.05 in 0.15 VI 0.05

n 2.5 IV 1.0

V 1.0

(d) An ap p lica tio n fo r approval s h a ll, in addition to the inform ation re q u ire d in C - 6 . 2 . 3 . 1. (b) ab ove, s p e c if ic a l ly in d ica te , a s m ay be re le v a n t, the m axim um and m inim um am bient conditions (tem p era

13 These rates are directly applicable to the continuous release of activ ity . Where the release is interm ittent, its magnitude w ill be prescribed by the com petent authorities in appropriate terms ( e .g . rate, duration and frequency), for which purpose the rates above may serve as a guide.


PART C 33tu re , s o la r rad ia tio n ) exp ected to be encou n tered during tra n sp o rt and which have been taken into account in the design; the application fo r approval sh a ll a ls o sp e c ify any p roposed su p p lem entary o p eratio n a l r e q u ir e m e n ts 14;(e) T h e sa m e re q u ire m e n ts a s in C -6 . 2 . 3 . 1. (c ) sh a ll apply. The c e r t if ic a te sh a ll a lso indicate the supplem entary operational req u irem e n ts . T h e ap p ro v a l by th e co m p eten t a u th o rity in a l l c o u n tr ie s through o r in to w hich the packag e is to be tra n sp o rte d m ay be indica te d by v a lid a tio n of th e c e r t i f ic a t e e s ta b lis h e d by th e com p eten t authority of the country in which the package design o rig in ates. E ach approving com petent authority sh a ll indicate any fu rth er supplem enta r y o p e r a t io n a l r e q u ir e m e n t s th a t i t c o n s id e r s n e c e s s a r y ; and(f) T h e s a m e r e q u ir e m e n ts a s in C - 6 . 2 . 2 . (d) s h a l l ap p ly .

C - 6 . 2 .4 . A p p rov al of F is s , i le C la s s I , II and III p ack ag e d esig n s

(a) The d esign sh a ll re q u ire the approval of the com petent authority of the country in w hich the package design o r ig in a te s .(b) An ap p licatio n fo r approval sh a ll include a ll in form ation n e c e s s a ry to sa tisfy the com petent au thority 'that the design m eets the r e q u irem en ts of the re lev an t p art of th ese regu lation s.(c) T h e com p eten t au th o rity sh a ll e s ta b lis h a c e r t i f i c a t e 15 statin g that the approved design m eets the req u irem en ts of these regulations and sh a ll a ttrib u te to that design an id entification m ark .The c e r t i f ic a te sh a ll include:fo r F i s s i l e C la s s I p a ck ag es: a d eta iled d e scrip tio n of the p e rm is s ib le co n ten ts ;fo r F i s s i l e C la s s II p ack ag es: a d etailed d escrip tio n of the p e rm is s ib le con ten ts and the corresp o n d in g allow able n u m bers; fo r F i s s i l e C la s s III p a ck a g e s : a d eta iled d e s c r ip tio n of the individual consignm ent, to geth er with any sp ecia l precautions to betaken during tra n sp o rt ; in p a r t ic u la r , if F i s s i l e C la s s III p ack ag es m ust

14 i . e . O perational controls during transport not routinely provided by the Regulations but which are considered necessary to ensure the safety of the package during transport, such as human intervention for tem perature or pressure measurements or for periodical venting. These controls should also take into account the possibility o f unexpected delay.

15W here a package o f th e approved design is to be used with contents exceed in g the

a c tiv ity lim its specified in C - l . 1 . , this ce r tif ic a te does not obv iate the need for the design to be approved in acco rd an ce with the provisions of C - 6 . 2 .2 . and, where appropriate, C - 6 . 2 .3 . above.


34 PART Cnot be shipped with o th er con sign m en ts, a sp e c ific r e s tr ic t io n shall be provided and an in stru ctio n to that e ffect issu ed with the tran sp ort docum ents;and, in e v e ry c a s e , any in s tru c tio n s that m ay be n e c e s s a ry fo r the use of the packaging .(d) In addition, excep t in the ca se of F i s s i l e C la s s I packages com plying with the re q u irem en ts of Annex III, 1 -2 . 1. to geth er with p e rm is s ib le co n ten ts in a cco rd a n ce with the a s s o c ia te d T a b le s I to X , the d esign sh a ll re q u ire the approval of the com petent authority of a ll co u n trie s through or into which the package is to be tran sp orted . Such ap p rovals m ay be indicated by valid ation of the c e r t if ic a te e s tab lish ed by the com p etent au th ority of the cou ntry in which the packaging d esign o r ig in a te s .(e) T h e m a n u fa c tu re r , co n sig n o r o r u s e r of an approved package design shall be prepared to provide the com petent authority with complete ce rtifica tio n that the constructional methods and m ateria ls used fo r the co n stru ctio n of the packaging a r e in acco rd an ce with the approved d esig n re q u ire m e n ts . T he com p eten t au th ority m ay c a r r y out in sp ectio n of the packaging during co n stru c tio n .

C - 6 . 3, A p p r o v a ls f o r s h ip m e n t an d p r i o r n o t i f i c a t io n

A pprovals sh a ll be requ ired and notification shall be made in the following c a s e s :

C -6 . 3. 1. Shipm ents of la rg e rad ioactive sou rce packages, including those which a re a lso F is s i le C la ss I or II packages, of a design approved in accord an ce with C -6 . 2 .3 .1 .

(a) The sh ipm ent sh a ll re q u ire the ap p roval of the com petent auth o rity of the cou n try of o r ig in of the shipm ent;(b) R e q u e s ts fo r ap p roval sh a ll inclu de:

(i) E ith e r com p lete ce r tif ic a t io n fro m the m an u factu rer, consignor or u ser that the constructional methods and m ateria ls used for the construction of the packaging are in accordance with the approved design re q u ire m e n ts , o r a docum ent, is s u e d b y th e com petent au th ority of the cou ntry in w hich the packag in g w as co n stru c te d , sta tin g that it h as been p ro vided w ith su ch co m p le te c e r t i f ic a t io n fro m the m anufa c tu r e r , co n s ig n o r o r u s e r ; and

(ii) A ll in fo rm atio n n e c e s s a ry to d em o n stra te com p lian ce with the re levan t p arts of th ese regulations and shall indicate the


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proposed mode of tran sp o rt, and, as appropriate, any special loading, unloading and other handling procedures;

(c ) Upon ap p ro v al of th e sh ip m en t, th e com p eten t a u th o rity sh a ll is s u e a c e r t i f ic a t e :a u th o riz in g th e sh ip m en t;sp ecify in g the actio n s to be taken by the consignor p r io r to shipm ent; andco n firm in g th at no su p p lem en tary o p e ra tio n a l re q u ire m e n ts a re n eed ed .(d) P r io r a rra n g e m e n ts sh a ll be m ade with each c a r r i e r who is to t ra n sp o rt the sh ipm ent;(e) P r io r n o tifica tio n of the sh ipm ent sh a ll be given to the com petent au th ority in a ll co u n trie s through o r into which the shipm ent is to be tra n sp o rte d . T h is n o tif ica tio n sh a ll include su ffic ie n t in fo rm atio n to p e rm it the pack age to be id en tified by the com petent au th o rity .

C -6 . 3 . 2. Sh ipm ents of F i s s i l e C la s s III p ack ag es, and of packages containing la rg e rad io activ e so u rce s (including those which a re also F i s s i l e C la s s I , II o r III p ack ag es) o f a d esign approved in a c c o r dance with C - 6 . 2 . 3 . 2 .

(a) T h e sh ip m ent sh a ll re q u ire the ap p rov al of the com p eten t auth o rity of the country of orig in of the shipm ent and, in addition, unle s s o therw ise indicated at the tim e of design approval, the approval of th e co m p eten t a u th o rity of e v e ry co u n try through o r in to w hich the shipm ent is to be tra n sp o rte d and whose approval c e r tif ic a te or validation sp e c ifie s that supplem entary operational requ irem ents, or s p e c ia l p r e c a u t io n s ( s e e C - 6 . 2 . 4 . ( c ) and (d )) , a r e n e c e s s a r y .(b) R e q u e s t s f o r a p p r o v a l s h a l l in d ic a te :in the c a s e of a shipm ent of a F i s s i le C la s s III package which is not a la r g e ra d io a c tiv e s o u rc e : th e s p e c ia l p re ca u tio n s r e fe r r e d to in C - 6 . 2 . 4 . (c) and (d);in the c a s e of the shipm ent of a la rg e rad ioactive sou rce: any supplem en tary op eration al re q u irem en ts and, in addition, the inform ation re q u ired in C - 6 . 3. 1. (b ), the m ode of tra n sp o rt, the type of v eh icle and th e ro u te , and fo r F i s s i l e C la s s III p ack ag e s any sp e c ia l p re c a u tio n s .(c) The sam e re q u ire m e n ts a s in C -6 . 3. 1. (c) sh a ll apply save that the c e r t i f ic a t e sh a ll in d ica te a ll s p e c ia l p re ca u tio n s o r supplem en tary op eration al re q u ire m e n ts indicated above. The additional


36 PART Cshipm ent ap p rov als under (a) above m ay be ind icated by validation of th e c e r t i f ic a t e e s ta b lish e d by the com p eten t au th o rity of the cou n try in w hich the sh ipm ent o r ig in a te s .(d) In the c a s e of a shipm ent of a F is s i le C lass III package for which sp e c ia l p recau tions have been specified in accord ance with (a) above, and fo r sh ip m en ts of la rg e rad io activ e s o u rc e s , the sam e re q u ire m en ts a s in C - 6 .3 .1 . ( d ) and (e) sh a ll apply.

C -6 . 4 . I n fo r m a t io n to b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e to c a r r i e r s

The p a r t ic u la r s of the consignm ent and the c e r t i f ic a te s re fe r re d to in th is s e c tio n need not n e c e s s a r i ly accom pany the consignm ent to w hich they re la te ; they sh a ll, how ever, be av ailab le at loading, unload ing and a t any tra n sh ip m e n t, p re fe ra b ly in ad van ce. Such info rm atio n and c e r t i f ic a te s sh a ll be w ritten in the languages deemed n e c e s s a r y by the c a r r i e r or the au th o rities con cern ed .

C - 6 . 4 .1 . C o n sig n o r 's c e r tif ic a t io n

W hen tra n s p o r t d ocu m en ts a r e issu e d , the goods sh a ll be en tered th e re in a s 'ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l ' . T h e tra n sp o rt d ocum ents sh a ll inclu d e a d e c la ra tio n under the o r ig in a l o r stam ped fa c s im ile s ig nature of the consignor or h is duly authorized agents in the following te rm s :

T h is is to ce r tify that the above-nam ed goods a re properly d escrib ed and a re packed and m arked in accord ance with the applicable regu lation s and a re in p rop er condition fo r tran sp o rt.

C -6 . 4 . 2. P a r t ic u la rs of consignm ent

(a) The Group or G roups of the radionuclides contained in the rad ioactiv e m a te ria l;(b) T he nam e of the ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l, and a d escrip tio n of its p h y s ica l and c h e m ic a l fo rm , o r w hether the m a te r ia l i s in sp e c ia l fo rm ;(c) T he a c tiv ity of the ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l in c u r ie s ;(d) T h e c a te g o r y o f th e p a c k a g e , i . e . I -W H IT E , I I -Y E L L O W , I I I -Y E L L O W ;(e) T h e 't r a n s p o r t in d ex ' (C a te g o r ie s I I - and I I I -Y E L L O W only);( f ) T h e type of p ackag in g (in d u s tr ia l, A o r B ) ;(g) F o r a co n sig n m e n t of f i s s i l e m a te r ia l :


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(i) I f exem p ted under C - 5 . 1. 2 . , the q u antity in g r a m s , the co n cen tra tio n and the en rich m e n t in 235 U w here appropr ia te ; and

(ii) In o th er c a s e s , the f i s s i l e c la s s of the p ackage.

C - 6 . 4 . 3 . A d d itional c e r t i f ic a t io n

A copy of the c e r t i f ic a t e s co rresp o n d in g to the ap p rovals req u ired , a s a p p ro p ria te , under C - 6 . 1 . , C - 6 . 2 . 1 . , C - 6 . 2 . 2 . , C - 6 . 2 . 3 . , C -6 . 2 .4 . and C -6 . 3. sh a ll be provided. An e x tra c t from the c e r t i f ica te indicated in C -6 . 2. 2. (c) containing the identification m ark a ttrib u ted by the com p etent au th ority to the approved design m ay be accep ted in p lace of the fu ll c e r t i f ic a te of ap p roval.

C -6 . 5. S p e c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s

A co n sig n m en t of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls w hich d oes not s a tis fy a ll re lev an t p arts of th e se reg u la tion s m ay only be tran sp orted with the p r io r approval of the com petent a u th o rities of a ll cou n tries affected by the m ovem ent. In such a c a s e the com petent authority or author i t ie s sh a ll im p ose cond itions adequate to en su re that the tran sp o rt of the consignm ent sh a ll be no le s s sa fe than if a ll the re levan t prov is io n s of th e se reg u la tio n s had been com plied with.

C - 7 . ADDITIONAL R EQ U IR EM EN TS TO B E CA RRIED OUT UNDER THE CONSIGNOR'S R E SP O N S IB IL IT Y B E F O R E THE F IR S T USE OF A L A R G E RA D IO A CTIVE SOURCE PACKAGING AND B E F O R E THE D E L IV E R Y O F A L A R G E RA D IO A C TIV E SO U R C E PA C KA G E TO T R A N SP O R T

C - 7 . 1 . P r i o r to f i r s t u s e

(a) E a c h packaging sh a ll be te s te d to e n su re that i ts sh ield ing and h eat t r a n s f e r c h a r a c t e r is t ic s a r e w ithin the m axim um v alu es given in the approved package design; in addition, w here, in ord er to com ply w ith the n u c le a r s a fe ty c r i t e r i a , n eu tron p o iso n s a r e s p e c if ica lly included a s com ponents of the packaging p rim arily fo r this purp o se , te s t s sh a ll be p e rfo rm e d to co n firm the p re s e n c e and d is tr i bution of th at p oisoning; and


38 PART C(b) I f the co n ta in m en t v e s s e l of a packag in g h as been d esigned to w ithstand a m ax im u m n o rm a l o p era tin g p r e s s u r e in e x c e s s of0 .3 5 kg/cm z (g), the containm ent v e s s e l of each packaging made to the approved d esign sh a ll be te s te d to d em o n stra te conform ity with the d esign s p e c if ic a tio n s .

C -7 . 2. P r i o r to e a c h s h ip m e n t

(a) A p ack ag e con ta in in g a la rg e ra d io a c tiv e s o u rc e sh a ll be held until the te m p e ra tu re of the sy stem has reach ed equ ilib riu m un less it has been d em onstrated to the sa tisfa ctio n of the com petent authority of the cou ntry of o r ig in of the shipm ent that i t s equ ilib riu m cond ition s w ill s a tis fy the re le v a n t re q u ire m e n ts of C -2 . 4 . ;(b) The c lo su re of the package sh all be dem onstrated to be effective to the extent th at, except in the c a s e s cov ered by C -6 . 2. 3. 2. (c), ariy leak ag e of con tam in ated g a s or vapour (s e e footnote 12) orig inating fro m the p rim ary heat tra n s fe r medium is re s tr ic te d to the following ra te s :

GroupM axim um

rate(|iCi/h)

GroupM axim um

rate(m Ci/h)

I 0 .0 0 1 IV 0 .0 2

II 0 .0 5 V 0 . 02

III 3 .0 V I 1. 0

(c ) T he co n sig n o r sh a ll en su re that a ll the re q u ire m e n ts sp ecified in the approval of shipm ent (se e C -6 . 3 .1 . (c) and C -6 . 3. 2. (c)) have been s a tis f ie d .


P A R T D - R E G U L A T IO N S C O N C ER N IN G ST O R A G E AND C A R R IA G E 16

D - l . S E G R E G A T IO N O F R A D IO A C T IV E M A T E R IA L S F R O M P E R S O N S AN D F IL M S

In th e c o u rs e of tr a n s p o r t , ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls , excep t in C ate g o ry I-W H IT E p a c k a g e s , sh a ll be kept s e p a ra te d fro m liv in g a c co m m o d atio n , fro m r e g u la r ly occu p ied w orking s p a c e s and fro m sp a ce s that m ay be continually occupied by p a ssen g ers or the public so th a t the r e q u ire m e n ts of A - 4 . 1. a r e o b s e rv e d . T h ey sh a ll be kept s e p a ra te d fro m undeveloped p h o tograp h ic f i lm s o r p la te s so th at th e s e a r e not exp o sed to m o re than 10 m R . T h e a p p ro p ria te seg reg a tio n d is ta n ce s sh a ll be d erived using T a b le s V to Ve in Annex I.

D -2 . STO RA G E

D - 2 .1 . T he nu m ber of C a teg o ry I I - and III-Y E L L O W p ack ag es sto red in any one p la ce , such a s a te rm in a l building o r s to re ro o m , sh a ll be lim ite d so th a t the sum of the tra n s p o r t in d ex es on th e ir la b e ls does not exceed 50, un less those packages a re in groups, none of w hich co n ta in s tra n s p o r t in d ex es the sum of w hich i s in e x c e s s of 50 and e ach group is handled and s to re d not c lo s e r to any o th er group than 6 m . W here th is co n tro l is not e ffected by re fe re n c e to tra n sp o rt in d e x es , th e re sh a ll be not m o re than 100 C ateg o ry II or 5 C a teg o ry III p ack ag es in any one group. W here p ack ag es of both ca te g o rie s a re p re sen t, 1 C ategory III package shall be taken as equivalent to 20 packages of C ategory II.

D -2 . 1 .1 . T h e lim ita t io n s in D - 2 .1 . above sh a ll not apply fo r p ack ag es la b e lle d in a cco rd a n ce with C -4 . 1 .1 . and m aintained in a com p act s ta ck .

D -2 . 2. P a ck a g e s of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh all not be stored in the sam e p lace a s d angerou s goods with w hich com m on loading is p roh ib ited in D -3 . 1. 2 . below .

16 C ertain provisions in this Part may need to be amended as a result o f further proposals originating from the transport organizations in respect of shipment of large radioactive sources.

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40 PART D

D -3 . 1. G e n e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s

D -3 . 1 .1 . C onsignm ents of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be secu re ly stow ed.

D -3 . 1. 2. P a c k a g e s of ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia ls sh a ll not be loaded in the sam e v eh ic le , a ir c r a f t or hold or com partm ent of an inland w aterc r a f t , o r hold, com partm ent or defined deck a re a of a seagoing v e sse l a s d an g ero u s goods w h ich , on th e b a s is of th e re le v a n t tra n s p o r t re g u la tio n s , could a d v e rse ly a ffec t the in teg rity of the packaging of th e s e ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls under a cc id e n t co n d itio n s . C o n sid e ration sh a ll in p a r t ic u la r be given to such dangerous goods a s explos iv e , in flam m ab le , c o r ro s iv e , oxidizing, spontaneously com bustible m a te r ia ls and g a s e s c o m p re ss e d , liq u e fied o r d isso lv e d under p r e s s u r e .

D - 3 . 1 . 3 . C a te g o ry I-W H IT E , I I - o r I II -Y E L L O W p ack ag e s sh a ll not be c a rr ie d in com partm ents occupied by p assen g ers , except those exclu siv e ly re se rv e d fo r c o u rie rs sp ecia lly authorized to accom pany such p ack ag es.

D - 3 . 1 .4 . T he nu m ber of C ateg o ry I I - o r III-Y E L L O W p ackages in any one v e h ic le , a i r c r a f t o r inland w a te rc r a ft s h a ll b e lim ite d so that the sum of the tra n sp o rt indexes does not exceed 50. F o r sea going v e s s e ls , see D -3 . 5. W here th is con tro l is not effected by r e fe re n ce to tra n sp o rt in d exes, th e re shall be not m ore than 100 C ateg o ry II o r 5 C a teg o ry III p a ck a g e s . W h ere p ack ag es of both c a te g o r ie s a r e p re s e n t , 1 C a teg o ry III pack age sh a ll be taken a s equiv a len t to 20 p a ck a g e s of C ateg o ry II .

D - 3 . 1. 5 . In the c a s e of fu ll load of low s p e c if ic a ctiv ity m a te r ia ls in a cco rd a n ce with C - 4 . 2. the estim ated to ta l rad io activ e content in any one v e h ic le o r any hold o r com partm ent of an inland w atercraft, or hold, com partm ent o r defined deck a re a of a seagoing v e sse l shall not exceed:

(a) 0 .1 C i of rad ionu clid es of Group I; or(b) 5 C i of rad ionu clid es of Group II; or(c) 250 C i of rad ionu clid es of Group III; or(d) 250 C i of rad ionuclides of Group IV,

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I f the m a te r ia ls con tain rad io n u clid es belonging to d ifferen t groups, the sum of

(the num ber of c u r ie s in Group I) X 10 +(the nu m ber of c u r ie s in G roup II) X 1/5 +(the num ber of c u r ie s in Group III)X 1/250 +(the nu m ber of c u r ie s in Group IV) X 1/250 sh a ll not exceed 1.

D - 3 . 1. 6 . R e q u ire m e n ts re la tin g to the d econtam ination of con v eyan ces

(a) If th e re is evidence of leakag e , a survey of the package, the conv e y a n ce , the a d ja ce n t load ing o r unloading a r e a and a ll o th er m at e r i a l w hich h a s been c a r r ie d in th e co n v ey an ce sh a ll be m ad e to a s s e s s the exten t of con tam in atio n . The conveyance and equipm ent sh a ll be d ealt with a s provided fo r under (c) below . L eak in g p ackages m u st not be fo rw ard ed until re p a ire d or recon d itio n ed .(b) C o n v ey an ces and equipm ent used ro u tin e ly fo r the c a r r ia g e of rad io activ e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be p erio d ica lly checked to d eterm ine the le v e l of co n tam in atio n . T he freq u en cy of su ch ch e ck s sh a ll be r e lated to the likelihood of contam ination and the extent to which radioactiv e m a te r ia ls a re c a r r ie d .(c ) E x ce p t a s provided fo r in (d) below , any conveyance, equipment, o r p art th e re o f which has b ecom e contam inated in the cou rse of c a r r ia g e of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls sh a ll be d eco n tam in ated a s soon a s p o ss ib le , by a q u a lif ie d p e r s o n , and s h a ll not be r e - u s e d u n le s s :

(i) The to ta l co n tam in atio n (fixed and n on -fixed ) is below the le v e ls sp e c ifie d in T a b le IV , A nnex I; o r

(ii) T he n o n -fixed con tam in atio n is below the le v e ls sp ecified in T a b le IV , A nnex I, and the co n v ey an ces , equipm ent or p a rt th e re o f have been o th erw ise d ecla re d sa fe by the app ro p ria te com p eten t au th ority ; and

(d) In the c a s e of con v eyan ces o r com p artm en ts used fo r the tra n s port of low sp e c ific activ ity m a te r ia ls in full load, these conveyances and com p artm en ts sh a ll not be used fo r other goods until decontam inated a s sp ecified in (c) (i) or (c) (ii) above.

D -3 . 2 . A d d it io n a l r e q u ir e m e n t s r e la t in g to t r a n s p o r t b y r a i l

D -3 . 2 .1 . R a il v e h ic le s c a r ry in g C a teg o ry I-W H IT E o r I I - o r III— Y EL L O W p a ck a g e s sh a ll d isplay the p lacard shown in P a r t E , F ig . 5 on each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w alls.


4 2 PART DD -3 . 2. 2. In the c a s e of fu ll load s:

(a) The rad iatio n dose ra te sh a ll not exceed :(i) 200 m R/h o r equivalent at any re a d ily a c c e s s ib le su rface

of the r a i l v e h ic le ; and(ii) 10 mR/h o r equivalent at 2 m fro m any e x tern a l su rface of

the r a i l v e h ic le .(b) T he l im its under D - 3 . 1 .4 . sh a ll not apply. In the c a s e of F i s s i l e C la s s II p a ck a g e s , how ever, the fu ll load sh a ll not include m o re than th e a llo w ab le n u m b e r17.(c) The r a i l v eh icle sh a ll d isplay the p lacard shown in P a r t E , F ig . 5 on each of the two e x tern a l la te r a l w alls.

D -3 . 3 . A d d it io n a l r e q u ir e m e n t s r e la t in g to tr a n s p o r t by r o a d

D -3 . 3 . 1. E x c e p t fo r th e d r iv e r and a s s is ta n t s , no o th er p e rso n s s h a ll be c a r r ie d in ro ad v e h ic le s c a r r y in g ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls .

D -3 . 3 .2 . R oad v e h ic le s ca rry in g C ateg o ry I-W H IT E o r I I - o r I I I - Y E L L O W p ackages sh a ll d isplay the p lacard shown in P a r t E , F ig .5 on each of the two e x te rn a l la te r a l w alls.

D -3 . 3. 3. In the c a s e of fu ll load s:

(a) The rad ia tio n dose ra te sh a ll not exceed :(i) 200 m R/h o r equ iv alent at any re a d ily a c c e s s ib le su r fa ce

of th e ro ad v e h ic le ; and(ii) 10 mR/h o r equivalent at 2 m from any ex tern a l su rface of

the road v e h ic le .(b) The lim its under D - 3 .1. 4. shall not apply. In the case of F is s i le C la s s II p ackages, how ever, the full load shall not include m ore than the allow able num ber (se e footnote 17).(c) The road v eh icle sh a ll d isplay the p lacard shown in P a r t E ,F ig ,5 on each of the two ex te rn a l la te r a l w alls.

17 See C - 5 .4 .2 .2 . In the case where the consignment is made up of packages of different allow able numbers, the maximum number o f packages transported in a full load shall be such that the following formula is satisfied:

n l n2 n3r— + — + —; + ..........e tc . shall not exceed 1.N l N2 N3

In this formula n l , n2, n3 are the numbers of packages for which the allow able numbers are N l, N2, N3..........respectively.


PART D 43D -3 . 4. A d d it io n a l r e q u ir e m e n t s r e la t in g to c a r r ia g e b y in lan d w aterc r a f t .

T h e p ro v is io n s under th is heading w ill be issu ed se p a ra te ly in due c o u rs e

D - 3 . 5 . A d d it io n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s r e la t i n g to c a r r i a g e b y s e a g o in g v e s s e l s .

The num ber of C ateg o ry I I - or III-Y E L L O W packages shall norm ally be so lim ited that the sum of the tra n sp o rt indexes indicated on them sh a ll not exceed 200 , provided that no group of such p ack ages shall c o m p r is e tra n s p o r t in d ex es th e sum of w hich e x ce e d s 50, and that each such group sh a ll be handled and stowed not c lo s e r to any other group than 6 m . W here th is co n tro l i s not e ffected by re fe re n c e to tra n sp o rt in d e x es , th e r e sh a ll be not m o re than 100 C ateg o ry II or 5 C ateg o ry III p ack ag es in any one group. W here p ackages of both ca te g o rie s a re p resen t, 1 C ategory III package shall be taken as equiva len t to 20 p a ck a g e s of C ateg o ry II . P r io r ap p roval sh a ll be obtained fro m the ap p ro p ria te com petent au thority i f it is proposed to convey in any one ship p ack ag es such that the sum of the tra n sp o rt in d ex es in d ica ted on them e x ce e d s 200.

D -3 . 5 .1 . The lim ita tio n s and the need fo r p r io r approval by the co m p eten t au th o rity s p e c if ie d in D -3 . 5 . above sh a ll not apply to p ack ag e s la b e lle d in a cco rd a n ce with C - 4 . 1. l .a n d m aintained in a co m p act s ta c k .

D -3 . 6. A d d it io n a l r e q u i r e m e n t s r e la t in g to c a r r i a g e b y a i r ( s c h e d u le d an d u n s c h e d u le d o p e r a t io n s )

D -3 . 6. 1. T ran sp o rt of low sp e c ific activ ity m a te ria ls in accordance w ith C - 4 . 2 . sh a ll not be p e rm itte d e ith e r on p a s s e n g e r a i r c r a f t or on c a rg o a i r c r a f t .

Note: P a ss e n g e r a i r c r a f t , i . e . an a ir c r a ft ca rry in g any person other than a fligh t crew o r crew m em b er, company em ployee, person accom p anyin g a sh ip m en t, o r an au th orized governm ent re p r e s e n ta t iv e .C arg o a i r c r a f t , i . e . an a ir c r a f t , o th er than a p assen g er a ir c r a f t , which is ca rry in g goods o r p ro p erty .


44 PART DD -3 . 6. 2 .18 L a rg e rad ioactive so u rces shall be ca rrie d on cargo a ir c r a f t only. W ith re s p e c t to su ch co n sign m en ts the following additional re q u ire m e n ts sh all be m et:

(a) The high er te m p e ra tu re lim it p erm itted fo r full load under C -2 . 4 . 2 . (b) sh all not apply.(b) P ack ag es of a design approved in accord an ce with C -6 . 2. 3. 2. (c) and p ack ag es su b ject to su pp lem en tary o p eratio n al req u ire m e n ts during tr a n s p o r t sh all not be c a r r ie d by a i r .

D -3 . 6. 3. The lim its of D - 3 . 1 . 4 . shall not apply to rad ioactive m ate r i a l s tra n s p o rte d a s full load . H ow ever, in the c a s e of F i s s i le C la ss II p ack ag es, the full load sh all not include m o re than the a llow able num ber (se e footnote 17),

D- 3 . 6 . 4 . P y ro p h o ric rad io activ e m a te ria ls shall not be p erm itted e ith e r on p a sse n g e r a i r c r a f t o r on ca rg o a i r c r a f t .

D - 3 . 7. T r a n s p o r t b y p o s t

D- 3 . 7 . 1 . A consignm ent of radioactive m ateria ls that conform s with P a r t B of th ese regu lation s may be accep ted fo r ,in tern al m ovem ent by n ation al p o sta l a u th o ritie s , su b ject to su ch additional re q u ire m en ts a s th ose a u th o ritie s m ay p r e s c r ib e .

D - 3 . 7 . 2. A con sign m en t of ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls th at co n fo rm s with P a r t B of th e se reg u latio n s m ay be accep ted fo r in ternation al m ovem ent by post su bject, in p a rticu la r , to the following additional re q u ire m e n ts :19

(a) It shall be deposited with the p ostal s e rv ic e only by con sign ors au th orized by the national com petent authority; and(b) It shall be despatched as a le tte r-p o st item by the quickest route, norm ally by a ir ; and(c) It shall c a r r y on the outside a white label bearing the words 'ra d io a c tiv e m a t e r ia ls ' , w h ich sh allb e c ro s s e d out if the packaging is re tu rn ed em pty; and

18 This provision has been recommended by the International Air Transport Association and is included here solely in the interest of compatibility in regulations.

19 These requirements are prescribed by the Convention of the Universal Postal Union, with effect from 1 January 1966.


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(d) It sh all c a r r y on the outside the nam e and a d d re ss of the consignor with the req u est that the consignm ent be returned in the case of n on -d elivery ; and(e) The n am e and a d d re s s of th e co n sig n o r and the con ten t of the con sign m en t sh all be in d icated on th e in te rn a l p ack agin g .


PA RT E - LA B E L S AND PLACARDS

L a b e ls fo r p ackages of rad ioactive m a te ria ls and p lacard s for vehic le s ca rry in g rad io activ e m a te ria l sh all conform to the appropriate m odel in th is P a r t .The only in scrip tion s which shall be m andatory shall be those shown in th ese m odels.

60°

mm

Fig* 1

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

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PART E 4 7

Fig. 2

Category I-W hite labelDimensions given here are the actual ones to be used


PART E

Fig. 3

Category II-Yellow labelDimensions given here are the actual ones to be used


PART E

Fig. 4

Category III- Yellow labelDimensions given here are the actual ones to be used


5 0 PART E

Fig. 5

Placard for vehicles.

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

used the relative proportions must be maintained.


A N N E X I

G E N E R A L D A T A

TABLE I

A C T IV IT Y -M A S S R E L A T IO N S H IP F O R URA N IUM AND N A T U R A L TH O RIU M

Radioactive material Ci/g g/Ci

Uranium(wt. U 235 present)

0.45 5.0 X 1 0 '7 2 .0 X 106

0. 72 (natural) 7. 06 X 10‘ 7 1.42 X 106

1. 0 7 .6 X 10‘ 7 1.3 X 106

1.5 1.0 X 10~6 1.0 X 106

5 .0 2 .7 X 10-6 3 .7 X 10 s

10.0 4 .8 X 10"6 2 .1 X 10 s

20.0 1.0 x io-5 1.0 X 105

35.0 2 .0 X 10‘ 5 5.0 x io4

50.0 2 .5 x io-5 4 .0 X 104

90.0 5.8 x io"5 1.7 X 104

93.0 7.0 x io"5 1.4 x io 4

95.0 9.1 x io - 5 1.1 x io 4

Natural thorium 1.1 1 X 10-7 9 x io6

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TABLE II

C LA SS IFIC A T IO N O F RAD IO N U CLID ES INTO GROUPS F O R T R A N SPO R T P U R P O S E S

NOTE: The sp e c if ic a c t iv i ty i s fo r m a te r ia l co n sis tin g o fo n ly the l i s te d n uclide.

Symbol Radionuclide GroupSpecific activity

(Ci/g)

A Argon-37 (compressed or uncompressed/3)

VI 1.01 X 10s

Argon-41 II 4 .25 X 107

Argon-41 (uncompressed)(a) V

Ac Actinium-227 I. 7 .2 X 10

Actinium-228 I 2 .24 X 106

Ag Silver-105 IV 3.11 X 104

Silver-llOm III 4. 70 X 10s

Silver-111 IV 1. 57 X 105

Am Americium-241 I . '3 .24

Americium-243 I 1. 85 X 1 0 '1

As Arsenic-73 IV 2.36 X 104

Arsenic-74 IV 1. 01 X 105

Arsenic-76 IV 1. 56 X 106

Arsenic-77 IV 1. 05 X 10s

At Astatine-211 III 2. 06 X 106

(a) Uncompressed shall mean at a pressure not exceeding one atmosphere absolute at 0°C and mean sea-level.


ANNEX I 5 3

Symbol Radionuclide Group Specific activity (Ci/g)

Au Gold-193 III 9 .3 X 105

Gold-194 III 4 .10 X 10s

Gold-195 III 3 .72 X 10s

Gold-196 IV 1.20 X 10s

Gold-198 IV 2 .45 X 105

Gold-199 IV 2 .09 X 10s

Ba Barium-131 IV 8 .7 X 104

Barium-140 III .7 .3 XIO4

Be Beryllium-7 IV 3.51 X 105

Bi Bismuth-206 IV 9. 9 X 104

Bismuth-207 III 2 .16 X 102

Bismuth-210 (Ra. E) II 1.24 X 105

Bismuth-212 III 1.47 X 107

Bk Berkelium-249 I 1. 80 X 10s

Br Bromine-82 IV 1.06 X 10*

C Carbon-14 IV 4 .5 9

Ca Calcium-45 IV 1.91 X 10<

Calcium-47 IV 5 .9 XIO 5

Cd Cadmium-109 m 2 .5 5 X 1 0 8

Cadmium-115m m 2. 64 X 104

Cadmium-115 IV 5 .1 XlOS

Ce Cerium-141 IV 2 .80 X 104

Cerium-143 IV 6 .6 X105

Cerium-144 hi 3.18 X IQS


5 4 ANNEX I


(Ci/g)

Cf Californium-249 I 3. 05

Californium-250 1 1.31 X 102

Califomium-252 I 6. 5 X 102

Cl Chlorine-36 III 3 .21 X 10‘ 2

Chlorine-38 IV 1. 33 X 108

Cm Curium-242 I 3. 32 X 103

Curium-243 I 4 .2 1 X 10

' Curium-244 I 8 .2 X 10

Curium-245 I 1. 04 X 10"1

Curium-246 I 3. 64 X 10"1

Co Cobalt-56 III 3. 02 X 104

Cobalt-57 IV 8 .5 X 103

Cobalt-58m IV 5. 9 X 106

Cobalt-58 IV 3.13 X 104

Cobalt-60 III 1.14 X 103

Cr Chromium-51 IV 9 .2 X 104

Cs Caesium-131 III 1 X 105

Caesium-134m IV 7.4 X 106

Caesium-134 III 1.22 X 10s

Caesium-135 IV 8 .8 X 1 0 " 4

Caesium-136 IV 7 .4 X 104

Caesium-137 IV' 9. 82 X 10

Cu Copper-64 IV 3. 83 X 106

Dy Dysprosium-154 III 1. 57 X 106

Dysprosium-165 IV 8 .2 X 106

Dysprosium-166 IV 2. 30 X 105


ANNEX I 5 5


(Ci/g)

Er Erbium-169 IV 8 .2 X 104

Erbium-171 IV 2.35 X 1 0 6

Eu Europium-150 III 1.39 X 106

Europium-152(A) (9.2 h) IV 2 .2 4 X 106

Europium-152(B)(12.7 yr) III 1.85 X 102

Europium-154 II 1.45 X 102

Europium-15 5 IV 1.36 X 103

F Fluorine-18 IV 9.3 X 107

Fe Iron-55 IV 2.22 X 103

Iron-59 IV 4. 92 X 104

Ga Gallium-67 III 6 .0 X 105

Gallium'72 IV 3.09 X 10«

Gd Gadolinium-153 IV 3. 62 X 103

Gadolinium-159 IV 1.10 X 106

Ge Germanium-71 IV 1.61 X 105

H Hydrogen-3 - see T-Tritium

Hf Hafnium-181 IV 1.62 X 104

Hg Mercury-197m IV 6.6 X 10s

Mercury-197 IV 2.45 X 105

Mercury-203 IV 1.37 X 104

Ho Holmium-166 IV 6. 9 X 105

I Iodine-124 III 2 .34 X 105

Iodine-125 III 1. 74 X 104

Iodine-126 III 7 .8 X 104

Iodine-129 III 1. 62 X 10"4


56 ANNEX I


I lodine-131 III 1.23 X 105

Iodine-132 IV 1.05 X 107

Iodine-133 III 1.13 X 106

Iodine-134 IV 2. 68 X 107

Iodine-135 IV 3.48 X 10s

In Indium-113m IV 1. 60 X 107

Indium-114m III 2 .29 X 104

Indium-115m IV 6 .1 X 10«

Ir Iridium-190 IV 6 .2 X 104

Iridium-192 III 9 .1 X 103

Iridium-194 IV 8. 5 X 10s

K Potassium-42 IV 6. 0 X 106

Potassium-43 III 3 .26 X 106

Kr Krypton-85m ni 8 .4 XIO6

Krypton-85m (uncompressed/1) V

Krypton-85 in 3. 97 X 102

Krypton-85 (uncompressed/3) VI

Krypton-87 i i 2 .77 X 107

Krypton-87 (uncompressed)*-3) V

La Lanthanum-140 IV 5. 6 X 106

ISA Low specific activity material SeeC -4.

Lu Lutetium-172 Ill 4. 56 X 106

Lutetium-177 IV 1. 09 X 105

M. f. p. Mixed fission products n Not defined

Mg Magnesium-28 in 5 .2 X 106

(a ) Uncompressed shall m ean a t a pressure not exceeding one atm osphere absolute a t 0°Cand m ean sea-leve l


ANNEX I 5 7


(Ci/g)

Mn Manganese-52 IV 4 .4 2 X 105

Manganese-54 IV 8 .3 X 103

Manganese-56 IV 2 .17 X 107

Mo Molybdenum-99 IV 4. 73 X 10s

Na Sodium-22 III 6 .3 X 10s

Sodium-24 IV 8 .7 X 106

Nb Niobium-93m IV 1.05 X 103

Niobium-95 IV 3. 93 X 104

Niobium-97 IV 2 .6 1 X 1 0 7

Nd Neodymium-147 IV 8 .0 X 104

N eodymium-149 IV 1.05 X 107

Nl Nickel-56 III 3 .65 X 105

Nickel-59 IV 8 .1 X 10"2

Nickel-63 IV 4 .5 5 X 10

Nickel-65 IV 1.88 X 107

Np Neptunium-237 I 6. 9 X 10”4

Neptunium-239 I 2 .33 X 105

Os Osmium-185 IV 7 .3 X 103

Osmium-191m IV 1.17 X 10«

Osmium-191 IV 4.56 X 104

Osmium-193 IV 5 .3 X 105

P Phosphorus-32 IV 2.88 X 10s

Pa Protactinium-230 I 3 .21 X 104

Protactinium-231 I 4. 52 X 10-2

Protactinium-233 II 2 .08 X 104


58 ANNEX I


(Ci/g)

Pb Lead-203 IV 2. 97 X 10s

Lead-210 II 8 .8 X 10

Lead-212 II 1.40 X 10«

Pd Palladium-103 IV 7. 5 X 104

Palladium-109 IV 2 .12 X 106

Pm Promethium-147 IV 9 .4 X 102

Promethium-149 IV 4 .2 1 X 105

Po Polonium-210 I 4 .5 X 10s

Pr Praseodymium-142 IV 1.15 X 106

Praseodymium-143 IV 6. 6 X 104

Pt Platinum-191 IV 2.28 X 10s

Platinum-193m IV 1. 99 X 105

Platinum-197m IV 1 .2 2 X 1 0 7

Platinum-197 IV 8 .8 X 105

Pu Plutonium-238 I 1. 68 X 10

Plutonium-239 I 6 .17 X 10-2

Plutonium-240 I 2 .27 X 10"1

Plutonium-241 I 1.14 X 102

Plutonium-242 I 3. 90 X 10‘ 3

Ra Radium-223 II 5 .0 X 104

Radium-224 II 1. 60 X 10s

Radium-226 I 9 .8 X lO"1

Radium-228 I 2 .3 4 X 1 0 2

Rb Rubidium-86 IV 8 .1 X 104

Rubidium-87 IV 6 .6 X 10-8

Rubidium natural IV 1.81 X 1 0 '8


ANNEX I 59


(Ci/g)

Re Rhenium-183 IV 4.6 1 X 10s

Rhenium-186 IV 1. 90 X 105

Rhenium-187 IV 3. 83 X 10-®

Rhenium-188 IV 1. 0 X 106

Rhenium natural IV 2 .4 X 1 0 '8

Rh Rhodium-103m IV 3.21 X 107

Rhodium-105 IV 8 .2 XIO5

Rn Radon-220 IV 9 .4 XIO8

Radon-222 II 1. 54 X 10s

Ru Ruthenium-97 IV 5 .5 X 10s

Ruthenium-103 IV 3 .19 X 104

Ruthenium-105 IV 6 .6 X 10«

Ruthenium-106 III 3.38 X 103

S Sulphur-35 IV 4 .2 9 X 104

Sb Antimony-122 IV 3.90 X 10s

Antimony-124 III . 1.76 X 104

Antimony-125 III 1 .4 3 X 1 0 3

Sc Scandium-46 III 3. 38 XIO 4

Scandium-47 IV 8.2 X 105

Scandium-48 IV 1.49 X 106

Se Selenium-75 IV 1.44 X 104

Si Silicon-31 IV 3.86 X 10 7

Sm Samarium-145 III 2. 65 X 103

Samarium-147 III 1. 95 X 10-8

Samarium-151 IV 2 .55 X 10

Samarium-153 IV 4 .3 5 X 105


6 0 ANNEX I


Sn Tin-113 IV 9. 7 X 103Tin-117m III 8 .0 X 104Tin-121 III 9 .4 X 10=Tin-125 IV 1.05 X 105

Sr Strontium-85m IV 3 .1 6 X 1 0 7Strontium-85 IV 2 .3 7 X 104Strontium-8 9 III 2 . 88 X 104Strontium-90 11 1 .4 5 X 1 0 2Strontium-91 HI 3 .5 6 X 1 0 6

Strontium-92 IV 1.26 X 1 0 7

TTritium (in a form other than specified in Group Vn below) Tritium (as T2 or HT)(in form of compressed or uncompressed gas) (a) ; and

IV 9 .7 X 1 0 3

Tritium-activated luminous paint or tritium gas adsorbed on a solid carrier vn 9. 7 X 103

Ta ■Tantalum-182 i ii 6 .2 X 10s

Tb Terbium-160 m 1.11 X 104

Tc Technetium-96m IV 3 .8 1 X 107Technetium-96 IV 3 .24 X 105

Technetium-97m IV 1.48 X 104

Technetium-97 IV 1.42 X 10“ 3

Technetium-99m IV 5 .2 X 10s

Technetium-99 IV 1. 71 X 10-2

(a) Uncompressed shall m ean a t a pressure not exceeding one atmosphere absolute a t 0°Cand m ean sea-level


ANNEX I 6 1

Symbol ■Radionuclide GroupSpecific activity

(Ci/g)

Te Tellurium-125m IV 1.80 X 104

Tellurium-127m IV 9. 8 X 10s

Tellurium-127 IV 2. 63 X 106

Tellurium-12 9m III 2 .4 7 X i0 4

Tellurium-129 IV 1.97 X 107

Tellurium-13 lm m 8 .0 X 10=

Tellurium-132 IV 3.06 X 10s

Th Thorium-227 i i 3 .17 X 104

Thorium-228 i 8 .3 X 102

Thorium-230 i 1. 94 X 10 ' 2

Thorium-231 i 5 .3 X 10s

Thorium-232 hi 1.11 X 10‘ 7

Thorium-234 ii 2.32 X 104

Thorium natural hi 1.11 X 10"7

T1 Thallium-200 IV 5. 8 X 10s

Thallium-201 IV 2.17 X 105

Thallium-2 02 IV 5 .4 X 104

Thallium-2 04 III 4 .2 8 X 102

Tm Thulium-168 III 8. 9 X 10s

Thulium-170 III 6. 0 X 10s

Thulium-171 IV 1.12 X 103

U Uranium-230 II 2. 73 X 10<

Uranium-232 I 2. 08 X 10

Uranium-233 II 9 .5 X 10-s

Uranium-234 II 6 .2 X 10-3

Uranium-235 III 2 .1 4 X 10-6

Uranium-236 II 6 .3 X lO"5


6 2 ANNEX I


U Uranium-2 38 III 3 .3 3 X 1 0 '7Uranium natural III 7 .0 6 X 1 0 '7

Uranium enriched III See Table I, Annex IUranium depleted III

Uranium irradiated II

V Vanadium-48 IV 1 .70 x10sVanadium-49 III 8 .1 xlO 3

W Tungsten-181 IV 4.98 x103Tungsten-18 5 IV 9 .7 XlO3Tungsten-187 IV 7 .0 XlO5

Xe Xenon-125 (compressed or uncompressed) (a) III 1 .39X 106

Xenon-131m III 8 .3 XIO4

Xenon-131m (uncompressed) (a) VXenon-133 111 1 .86 X105

Xenon-133 (uncompressed) (a) VIXenon-135 II 2 .5 4 X 1 0 6

Xenon-135 (uncompressed) (a) V

Y Yttrium-88 III 1.43 XlO4Yttrium-90 IV 5 .3 XlO5

Yttrium-91m III 4 .11 XlO1

Yttrium-91 III 2 .50 XlO4Yttrium-92 IV 9 .5 XlO6

Yttrium-9 3 IV 3 .2 4 x 1 0 s

Yb Ytterbium-175 IV 1.78 XlO5

Zn Zinc-65 IV 8 .2 XlO3

Zinc-69m IV 3.29 x10sZinc-69 IV 5 .3 XlO7

Zr Zirconium-93 IV 3.50 X10”3

Zirconium-95 III 2 .12 x 1 0 4

Zirconium-97 IV 1 .9 0 x 1 0 s

Uncompressed shall mean at a pressure not exceeding one atmosphere absolute at 0°C and mean sea-level.


ANNEX I 6 3

TABLE III

N E U T R O N F L U X T O B E R E G A R D E D AS E Q U IV A L E N T TO A D O SE R A T E O F 1 mR/h

Energy of neutronFlux equivalent to 1 mR/h

(n/cm’ s)

Thermal 268

5 keV 228

20 keV 112

100 keV 32

500 keV 12

1 MeV 7.2

5 MeV 7.2

10 MeV 6.8

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

TABLE IV

M A X IM U M P E R M IS S IB L E L E V E L S O F R A D IO A C T IV E C O N TA M IN A TIO N

Contaminant Maximum permissible level(jiCi/cm2)

Beta or gamma emitters io - 4

Alpha emitters io - 5

Note: The above levels are permissible when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 0f anypartof the surface.


64 ANNEX I

TABLE V

EXPLA N A TIO N O F T A B L E S

1. T a b le s V a to V c have been p rep ared to fa c i li ta te the d e te rm ination of m inim um se g re g a tio n d is ta n ce s sep a ra tin g p ack ag es conta in in g ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia ls fro m p e rso n s and undeveloped f i lm .

2. In using th ese ta b le s , it is n e c e s s a ry to evaluate the tim e during which the g e n era l public and tran sp o rt w o rkers a re exposed to rad ioa c tiv e p ack ag es o v er a p eriod of a y e a r . A p e rm is s ib le d o s e -r a te of exp o su re can then be obtained by dividing the annual p e rm is s ib le dose fo r the ca teg o ry of p erson s concerned by the annual tim e of e x p o su re . In the ta b le s , a colum n correspond ing to that d o s e -ra te can then be s e le c te d w hich would in d ica te the re le v a n t s e g re g a tio n d is ta n c e s .

3 . F o r convenience T ab le Vd has been included to provide fo r the co n v ersio n fro m dose to d ose ra te ,

annual p e rm is s ib le dose _ ,,e . g . --------- -------------------------------- = mR/hannual h ou rs of exp osu re '

4 . In addition, consid eration m ust be given to the p o ssib le exposure of film in storage or during a sp ecific tr ip . The tab les should then be applied to ensure that the dose to film does not exceed 10 m R.

5. T a b le V a show s, fo r vary ing num bers of p ackages and c o r r e s ponding tra n sp o rt in d ex es , the m inim um d is ta n ce s at w hich an e x p osu re dose of 10 m R w ill be rece iv ed when the exposure period has the value s ta te d . T he ta b le m ay thus be used fo r the se g re g a tio n of packages containing rad ioactive m a te ria l from undeveloped film when th e re is no in terven in g shielding by w alls, n on -rad io activ e consignm ents o r o ther n o n -rad io activ e m a te r ia ls .

6 . T ab le Vb show s, fo r vary ing num bers of p ackages and c o r r e s ponding tra n sp o rt in d ex es, the m inim um d is ta n ce s at w hich an e x posure dose of 100 m R w ill be received when the exposure period has the value s ta ted . T h is tab le m ay be used to d eriv e the seg reg a tio n d istan ces betw een packages containing rad ioactive m a te ria ls and p ersons when th e re is no in terven in g sh ield ing by w alls, n o n -rad io activ e con sign m en ts o r o th er n o n -rad io activ e m a te r ia ls .

7 . A lte rn a tiv e ly , the ta b le m ay be used to d eterm in e d ire c tly the se g re g a tio n d is ta n ce s betw een p ackages containing rad io activ e m ate r ia ls and undeveloped film when th e re is su ffic ie n t in terv en in g sh ie ld in g to red u ce the exp o su re d ose ra te by a fa c to r of 10 .


TABU Va

DISTANCES FROM THE SURFACE O F PACKAGES WITH NO INTERVENING SHIELDING MATERIAL AND FOR A TOTAL RADIATION EXPOSURE OF 10 mR OR EQUIVALENT

Category of package

Number of pa ckage

Number of

2 3 4 5 8

Exposure t im e in hours (days)

10 12 15 20 24

(1)

48(2)

72(3)

120(5)

240(10)

36 0(1 5)

480(2 0)

720(30 )

960(4 0)

1200(50 )

2000(80)

transportindexes

Minimu m distance from surface in metres

Not applicable

1 + 0 . 3 0 . 4 0 . 5 0 . 5 0 . 6 0 . 7 0 . 8 0 . 9 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 6 1 . 9 2 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 3 4 . 9 6 . 0 6 . 9 7 . 8 1 0 . 0

2 1 + 0 . 4 0 . 5 0 . 6 0 . 7 0 . 9 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 5 2 . 2 2 . 7 3 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 0 6 . 9 8 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 4 . 0

3 + 0 . 5 0 . 6 0 . 7 0 . 8 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 7 1 . 9 2 . 7 3 . 3 4 . 2 6 . 0 7 . 4 8 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 7 . 0

4 2 0 . 3 0 . 6 0 . 7 0 . 8 1 . 0 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 7 2 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 8 4 . 9 6 . 9 8 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 2 0 . 0

5 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 0 . 9 1 . 1 • i . 4 1 . 6 1 . 7 1 . 9 2 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 7 . 1 0 .0 1 1 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 8 . 0 2 3 . 0

6 3 0 . 4 0 . 7 0 . 9 1 . 0 1 . 2 1 . 5 1 . 7 1 . 9 2 . 1 2 . 4 2 . 6 3 . 8 4 . 8 6 . 0 9 . 3 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 7 . 0 * 1 9 . 0 2 5 . 0

8 4 0 . 5 0 . 8 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 4 1 . 7 1 . 9 2 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 5 6 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 8 . 0

II 10 5 0 . 5 0 . 8 1 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 5 i . 9 2 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 0 7 . 8 1 1 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 * 2 2 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 2 . 0

15 0 . 6 1 . 0 1 . 3 1 . 5 1 . 9 2 . 3 2 . 7 2 . 9 3 . 3 3 . 9 4 . 2 6 . 0 6 . 9 9 . 5 1 3 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 3 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 1 . 0 * 3 9 . 0

20 10 0 . 7 1 . 2 1 . 5 1 . 7 2 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 9 4 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 9 8 . 5 1 1 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 5 . 0 4 5 . 0

25 0 . 8 1 . 3 1 . 7 2 . 0 2 . 4 3 . 0 3 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 3 4 . 9 5 . 5 7 . 7 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 8 . 0 2 1 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 0 . 0 3 5 . 0 3 9 . 0 5 0 . 0

30 15 0 . 8 1 . 4 1 . 9 2 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 2 3 . 8 4 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 3 6 . 0 8 . 3 1 1 . 0 1 3 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 3 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 3 . 0 3 8 . 0 * 4 3 . 0 5 5 . 0

35 0 . 9 1 . 5 2 . 1 2 . 3 2 . 8 3 . 5 4 . 1 4 . 6 5 . 3 5 . 7 6 . 5 9 . 3 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 2 1 . 0 2 5 . 0 2 9 . 0 3 6 . 0 4 2 . 0 * 4 6 . 0 6 0 . 0

40 20 1 . 0 1 . 6 2 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 0 3 . 7 4 . 3 4 . 9 5 . 5 6 . 1 6 . 8 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 5 . 0

50 25 1 . 1 1 . 9 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 4 4 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 3 6 . 0 6 . 7 7 . 5 1 1 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 5 . 0 2 9 . 0 * 3 4 . 0 * 4 2 . 0 * 5 0 . 0 5 5 . 0 7 0 . 0

60 30 1 . 2 2 . 1 2 . 6 3 . 2 3 . 7 4 . 7 6 . 3 6 . 0 6 . 7 7 . 5 ' 8 . 7 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 2 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 6 . 0 5 5 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 5 . 0

80 40 1 . 4 2 . 4 3 . 1 3 . 5 4 . 0 5 . 3 6 . 0 6 . 7 7 . 5 8 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 2 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 5 . 0 6 5 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 5 . 0

100 50 1 . 6 2 . 7 3 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 4 5 . 9 6 . 6 7 . 3 8 . 3 9 . 5 1 1 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 5 . 0 4 2 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 0 . 0 9 5 . 0

2 0 . 5 0 . 6 0 . 8 0 . 9 1 . 0 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 7 2 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 1 3 . 8 4 . 9 6 . 9 8 . 5 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 2 0 . 0

5 0 . 7 1 . 0 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 . 6 2 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 0 7 . 7 1 1 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 2 . 0

1 10 1 . 0 1 . 4 1 . 7 2 . 0 2 . 2 2 . 8 3 . 2 3 . 5 3 . 9 4 . 5 4 . 9 6 . 9 8 . 5 1 1 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 5 . 0 4 5 . 0

2 20 1 . 4 2 . 0 2 . 4 2 . 8 3 . 2 4 . 0 4 . 5 4 . 9 5 . 5 6 . 3 6 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 5 . 0

3 30 1 . 7 2 . 4 3 . 0 3 . 5 3 . 9 4 . 9 5 . 5 6 . 0 6 .7 7 . 7 8 . 5 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 3 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 5 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 5 . 0

4 40 2 . 0 2 . 8 3 . 5 4 . 0 4 . 5 5 . 7 6 . 3 6 . 9 7 . 7 8 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 2 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 5 . 0 6 5 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 5 . 0

5 50 2 . 2 3 . 2 3 . 9 4 . 5 5 . 0 6 . 3 7 . 0 7 . 7 8 . 7 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 5 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 0 . 0 9 5 . 0

6 60 2 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 3 5 . 0 5 . 5 6 . 9 7 . 7 9 . 3 1 0 .0 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 1 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 8 . 0 5 5 . 0 6 5 . 0 * 7 5 . 0 8 5 . 0 -

III 8 80 2 . 8 4 . 0 5 . 0 5 . 7 6 . 3 8 . 0 8 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 4 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 4 . 0 3 1 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 5 . 0 * 6 0 . 0 7 5 . 0 9 0 . 0 9 5 . 0 -

10 100 3 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 6 6 . 3 7 . 0 8 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 5 . 0 5 0 . 0 . 6 0 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 5 . 0 1 0 0 . 0 - -

15 150 3 . 9 5 . 5 6 . 7 7 . 7 8 . 9 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 5 .0 1 7 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 2 . 0 3 3 . 0 4 2 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 5 . 0 ■ 8 5 . 0 - -

20 200 4 . 5 6 . 3 7 . 7 8 . 9 1 0 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 7 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 2 . 0 3 1 . 0 3 8 . 0 5 0 . 0 7 0 . 0 8 5 . 0 * 9 5 . 0 - -

25 250 4 . 9 7 . 0 8 . 7 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 1 7 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 3 . 0 2 5 . 0 3 5 . 0 4 2 . 0 5 5 . 0 8 0 . 0 * 9 5 . 0 - - - -30 300 5 . 3 7 . 7 1 0 . 0 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 5 . 0 1 7 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 5 . 0 2 7 . 0 3 8 . 0 4 7 . 0 6 0 . 0 8 5 . 0 - - - - -35 350 5 . 7 8 . 3 1 1 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 7 . 0 1 9 . 0 2 1 . 0 2 4 . 0'7 2 7 . 0 2 9 . 0 4 2 . 0 5 1 . 0 6 5 . 0 9 0 . 0 - - -

40 ' 400 6 . 1 8 . 9 1 1 . 0 1 3 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 8 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 5 .0 2 8 . 0 3 1 . 0 4 5 . 0 5 5 . 0 7 0 . 0 1 0 0 . 0 - -50 500 6 . 7 1 0 . 0 1 2 . 0 1 4 . 0 1 6 . 0 2 0 . 0 2 2 . 0 2 4 . 0 2 8 .0 3 2 . 0 3 5 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7 5 . 0 ■ " ' '



TABLE Vb

DISTANCES FROM THE SURFACE OF PACKAGES WITH NO INTERVENING SHIELDING MATERIAL FOR A TOTAL RADIATION EXPOSURE OF 100 mR, OR WHERE SUFFICIEN T SHIELDING MATERIAL IS PRESEN T TO REDUCE THE RADIATION BY A FACTOR OF 10,

FOR A TOTAL RADIATION EXPOSURE OF 10 mR

Category of package

Number of package

1 2 3 4 5 8 10

Exposure time in hours (days).

12 15 20 24(1)

48(2)

72(3)

120(5)

240(10)

360(15)

480(20)

720(30)

960(40)

1200(50)

2000(80)

Number of transport indexes

Minimum distance from surface in metres

j Not applicable

1 + + + + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .8 1.1 1.3 1 .6 1 .9 2 .2 2 .4 3 .2

2 1 + + + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0.7 0 .8 1 .1 1 .5 1 .9 2 .2 2.7 3 .1 3 . 5 4 .5

3 + + + + + + + 0 .3 0 . 4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .8 1 .0 1 .3 1 .9 2 .3 2 .7 3 .3 3 .8 4 .2 5 .5

4 2 + + + + + + 0.3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .6 0 .9 1 .2 1 .5 2 .2 2 .7 3 .2 3 .8 4 . 4 4 .9 6 .3

5 + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0.7 1 .0 1 .3 1.7 2 .4 3 .0 3 .5 4 .3 4 .9 5.5 7 .0

6 3 + + + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0.7 0.*8 1.1 1 . 4 1 .9 2 .6 3 . 2 3 .8 4 .8 5 .5 6 .0 7 .7

8 4 + + + + + 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0 .6 0 .8 0 .9 1.3 1 .6 2 .2 3.1 3 .7 4 .3 5 .5 6 . 0 6 .9 8 .9

II 10 5 + + + + + 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0.7 0 .8 1.0 1 .5 1 .8 2 . 4 3 .5 4 .2 4 . 9 6.0 7 .1 7 .8 10.0

15 + + + + + . 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 0 .8 1 .0 1 .2 1 .8 2 .2 2 .9 4 .2 4 .9 6.0 7 .4 8 .3 9 .5 12.0

20 10 + + + + 0.3 0 .5 0.7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .2 1 .3 2 .0 2 .5 3 .4 4 . 9 5 .9 6 .9 8 .5 10.0 11 .0 14 .0

25 + + + * 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 0 .9 1 .1 1 .3 1 .5 2 .3 2 .8 3 .8 5 .5 6.6 7 .7 10 .0 11 .0 12 .0 16 .0

30 15 + + + + 0 .4 0 .7 0 .8 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1.7 2 .5 3 .1 4 .2 6 .0 7 .2 8 .3 11 .0 12.0 13 .0 18 .0

35 + + + 0 .3 0 .5 0 .8 0 .9 1 .1 1 . 3 1 .5 1 .8 2 .7 3 . 4 4 .6 6 .3 7 .7 9 .3 12.0 * 1 3 .0 1 4 .0 19.0

40 20 + + + 0 .3 0 .5 0 .8 0 .9 1 .1 1 .3 1 .6 1 .9 2 .8 3 .6 4 .9 6.8 8 .5 10 .0 12 .0 1 3 .0 15.0 20.0

50 25 + + + 0 .4 0 .5 0 .9 1 .1 1 .3 1 .5 1 .9 2.1 3 . 2 4 .0 5.3 7 .5 9.3 1 1 .0 13 .0 15 .0 17 .0 * 2 2 .0

60 30 + + + 0 .4 0 .6 1 .0 1 . 2 1 . 4 1 .7 2 .1 2 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 6 5 .9 8 .5 1 0 .0 1 2 .0 1 5 .0 1 7 .0 2 0 .0 2 5 .0

80 40 + + + 0 .5 0 .7 1.1 1 .3 1 .6 2 .0 2 .4 2.7 4 .0 5 .2 6 .5 10 .0 12 .0 14 .0 17.0 20 .0 2 2 .0 28.0

100 50 + + 0 .3 0 .5 0 .7 1 .3 1 .5 1 .8 2 .2 2 .6 3 .0 4 . 4 5 .7 7.1 11 .0 13.0 1 5 .0 19.0 22 .0 25 .0 3 2 .0

2 + + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0 .6 0 .6 0.8 1 .0 1 .2 1 .5 2 .2 2.7 3 .1 3 .8 4 .4 4 .9 6 .3_ 5 + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .0 1.1 1 .5 1 .9 2 .5 * 3 .5 4 .2 4 . 9 6.0 6 .9 7.7 1 0 .0

1 10 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 0 .9 1 .0 1 .1 1 .2 1 .4 1 .6 2 .2 2 .7 3 .5 4 .9 6 .0 6 .9 8 .5 1 0 .0 11 .0 1 4 .0

2 20 0 . 4 0 .6 0 .7 0 .8 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1 .5 1 .7 2 .0 2 .2 3 . 2 4 .0 4 . 9 6 .9 8 .5 1 0 .0 1 2 .0 1 4 .0 1 6 .0 1 9 .0

3 30 0 .5 0.7 0 .9 1 .1 1 .2 1 .5 1 .7 1 .9 2.1 2 .4 2 .7 3 .9 4 .9 6 .0 8 .5 10 .0 12.0 15.0 1 7 .0 19.0 2 3 .0

4 40 0 .6 0 .8 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1 .7 2 .0 2 .2 2 . 4 2 .8 3 .2 4 . 5 5 .5 6 .9 10 .0 12 .0 14 .0 17 .0 2 0 .0 2 2 .0 2 7 .0

5 50 0 .6 0 .9 1.1 1 .4 1 .6 1 .9 2 .2 f, 2 . 4 2 .7 3 .2 3 .5 5 .0 6 .0 7.7 11.0 14.0 1 6 .0 19 .0 2 3 .0 2 5 .0 32 .0

6 60 0.7 1 .0 1 . 2 1 . 5 1.7 2 .1 2 . 4 S . 6 3 . 0 3 . 5 3 .8 5.3 6 .5 9 .3 1 2 .0 1 5 .0 1 7 .0 2 1 .0 2 5 .0 2 7 .0 3 5 .0

8 80 0 .8 1 .1 1 .5 1.7 1 .9 2 .4 2 .8 3 .1 3 . 5 4 .0 4 .3 6 .0 7 .5 10.0 14 .0 17.0 2 0 .0 24.0 28 .0 3 1 .0 4 0 .0

III 10 100 0 .8 1 .3 1 . 6 1 .9 2 .2 2 .8 3 . 2 3 .5 4 . 0 4 . 5 4 .9 6 .9 8 .5 11.0 16 .0 *1 9 .0 22 .0 27.0 3 2 .0 3 5 .0 4 5 .0

15 150 1 .0 1 .5 1 .9 2 .3 2 .7 3 .3 3 . 9 4 .2 4 . 9 5 .5 6 .0 8 .5 10 .0 13.0 19.0 2 2 .0 2 7 .0 33 .0 3 8 .0 42 .0 55.0

20 200 1 .2 1 .7 2 .4 2 .6 3 . 2 3 .9 4 . 5 4 .9 5 .5 6 .3 6 .9 10.0 12.0 16 .0 22 .0 27.0 3 1 .0 38 .0 42 .0 50.0 65.0

25 250 1 .3 2 .0 2 .6 2 .9 3 .5 4 .3 4 .9 5 .5 6 .3 7.0 7.7 11.0 14.0 18 .0 25.0 3 0 .0 3 5 .0 4 2 .0 50.0 55.0 70 .0

30 300 1 .4 2 .2 2 .8 3 .3 3 .8 4 .7 5 .3 6 .0 6 .9 7 .7 8.3 1 2 .0 15.0 20.0 27 .0 33 .0 3 8 .0 47 .0 55.0 60.0 80.0

35 350 1 .5 2 .3 3 .0 3 . 5 4 .1 5.1 5.7 6 .3 7 .5 8 .3 9.3 13 .0 16.0 21.0 2 9 .0 36 .0 4 2 .0 51 .0 60 .0 65 .0 85 .0

40 . 400 1 .6 2 .4 3 . 2 3 .7 4 .3 5 .5 6 .1 6 .8 7 .8 8 .9 10.0 14 .0 17 .0 22.0 31.0 38 .0 4 5 .0 55.0 65 .0 7 0 .0 90 .0

50 •500 1 .9 2 .8 3 . 6 4 . 2 4 .7 6 .0 6 .7 7 .5 8 .9 10 .0 11.0 16 .0 19 .0 25.0 35 .0 45 .0 50 .0 60.0 7 0 .0 8 0 .0 100 .0



TABLE Vc

DISTANCES FROM THE SURFACE OF PACKAGES WITH NO INTERVENING SHIELDING M ATERIAL AND FOR A TOTAL RADIATION DOSE OF 1000 mR,OR WITH SU FFICIEN T INTERVENING SHIELDING M ATERIAL TO REDUCE TH E RADIATION B Y A FACTOR OF 10-FOR A TOTAL RADIATION DOSE OF 100 mR,

OR WHERE TH ERE IS SU FFICIEN T SHIELDING M ATERIAL TO RED UCE THE RADIATION B Y A FACTOR OF 100, FOR A TOTAL RADIATION DOSE OF 10 mR

Category of package

Number of package

1 2 3 4 5' 8 10

Exposure time In hours (days)

12 15 20 24

(1)

48(2)

72(3)

120(5)

240(10)

360(15)

480(20)

720(30)

960 ' (40)

1200(50)

2000(80)

Number of transport indexes

Minimum distance from surface in metres

j Not applicable

1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 . 4 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 0 .8 1.0

2 1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 . 5 0 .6 0.7 0 .8 1 .0 1 .1 1 .4

3 + + + + + + ' + ■ + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .6 0 .7 0 .8 1 .0 1.2 1 .3 1.7

4 2 + + • + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0.7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .2 1 .4 1 .5 2 .0

5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .8 0 .9 1 .0 1 .3 1 .6 1.7 2 .2

6 3 + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .5 0 .9 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1 .7 1 .9 2 . 4

8 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .5 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1 .6 1 .9 2.1 2 .8

II 10 5 + + + ■ + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .6 1.1 1 .3 1 .6 1 .8 2.1 2 .4 3 . 2

15 + + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .5 0.7 1.3 1 .6 1 .8 2 .2 2 .6 2 . 9 3 . 9

20 10 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .3 0.5- 0 .8 1 .5 1.8 2 .0 2 .5 3 .0 3 . 5 4 . 5

25 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .6 0 .9 1 .7 2 .0 2 .3 2 .8 3 .3 3 . 8 4 . 9

30 15 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .4 0 .6 1 .0 1 .9 2 .2 2 .5 3 .1 3 .6 4 . 2 5 .3

35 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .5 0 .7 1 .1 2.1 2 .3 2 .7 3 . 4 3 . 9 4 . 4 5 .7

40 20 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .5 0 .7 1 .1 2 .2 2 .4 2 .8 3 .6 4 .1 4 . 9 6.1

50 25 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .5 0 .8 1 .3 2 .4 2 .7 3 . 2 4.0 4 . 5 * 5 . 5 * 6 .9

60 30 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .6 0 .9 1 .5 2 .5 3 .1 3 . 6 4 .5 5 .2 6 .0 7 .7

80 40 + + + + + + + + + + + 0 .6 1 .0 1 .6 2 .7 3 .5 4 .0 5 .0 5 .9 6.7 8 .6

100 50 + + + + + + + + + + + 0.7 1 .2 1.8 3 .0 3 .9 4 . 5 5 .5 6 .6 7 . 4 9 .5

2 + + + + + + + + + + + 0.3 0 .4 0 .5 0.7 0 .9 1 .0 1 .2 1 .4 1 .5 2 .0

5 + + + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .8 1.1 1 .3 1 .5 1 .9 2 .2 2 .4 3 . 2

1 10 + + + + + + 0 .3 0 .3 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0 .7 0 .9 1.1 1 .6 1 .9 2 .2 2 .7 3.1 3 . 5 4 .5

2 20 + + + + + 0 .3 0 . 4 0 .4 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 1 .0 1 .2 1 .5 2 .2 2.7 3 .1 4 .0 4 .4 4 .9 6 .3

3 30 + + + + + 0 .4 0 .5 0 .5 0 .6 0.7 0 .8 1 .2 1 .5 1 .9 2.7 3 .3 3 .8 4 . 9 5 .4 6 .0 7 .7

4 40 + + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 .6 0 .6 0.7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .4 1 .7 2 .2 3 .2 3 .8 4 . 4 5 .5 6 .2 6 .9 8 .9

5 50 + + + + 0 . 4 0 .5 0 .6 0.7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .0 1 .6 1 .9 2 .4 3 .5 4 . 2 4 . 9 6 .0 6 .9 7 .7 10 .0

6 60 + + + 0 .3 0 .4 0 . 6 0 .7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .0 1 .2 1 .7 2 .1 2 .6 3 .8 4 .7 5 .5 6 .5 7.7 8 .3 11 .0

III 8 80 + + + 0 . 4 0 .5 0.7 0 .8 0 .9 1 .0 1 .2 i . 4 1 .9 2 .4 3 .1 4 .3 5 .5 6 .0 7 .5 8 .5 10.0 1 3 .0

10 100 + + + 0 .4 0 .5 0.7 0 .9 1 .0 1.1 1 .3 1 .6 2 .2 2 .8 3 .5 4 .9 6 .0 7 .1 8 .8 1 0 .0 11.0 14 .0

15 150 + + 0 .3 0 .5 0 .6 0 .9 1.1 1 . 2 1 .3 1 .6 1.8 2 .7 3 .3 4 . 2 6 .0 7 .4 8 .3 10 .0 12.0 13.0 17.0

20 200 +. + 0 . 4 0 .5 0 .7 1 .0 1 .2 1 . 4 1.5 1 .8 2.0 3 .2 3 .9 4 .9 6 .9 8 .5 10.0 12 .0 14.0 16.0 20.0

25 250 + + 0 .4 0 .6 0 .8 1 .2 1 .3 1 .6 1.7 2 .0 2 .3 3 .5 4 .3 5 .5 7 .7 10 .0 11 .0 14.0 16.0 18 .0 23.0

30 300 + + 0 .5 0 .7 0 .8 1 . 3 1 . 4 1 .7 1 .9 2 . 2 2 .5 3 .8 4.7 6.0 8 .3 1 1 .0 1 2 .0 1 5 .0 1 7 .0 1 9 .0 2 5 .0

35 350 + 0 .3 0 .5 0.8 0 .9 1 . 4 1 .5 1 .8 2 .1 2 .4 2.7 4.1 5.1 6.3 9.3 12 .0 12.0 16.0 18.0 2 1 .0 27 .0

40 400 + 0 .3 0 .6 0.8 0 .9 1 .5 1 .6 1 .9 2 .2 2 .5 2 .8 4 .3 5 .5 6 .9 10 .0 12.0 13 .0 17.0 20.0 2 2 .0 28 .0

50 500 0 . 4 0 .6 0 . 9 1 .1 1 .6 1 .9 2 .1 2 .4 2 .8 3 .2 4 .7 6 .0 7 .5 11.0 13.0 15.0 19.0 2 2 .0 2 5 .0 3 2 .0



ANNEX I 65

8 . T a b le V c show s, fo r vary ing nu m bers of p ackag es and c o r r e s ponding ra d ia tio n in d e x es , the m inim um d is ta n ce s a t w hich an e x p osu re dose of 100 m R w ill be rece iv ed when the exposure period has the value stated and when th e re is su ffic ien t in terven in g sh ield ing to red u ce the exp osu re dose ra te by a fa c to r of 10 . T h is tab le m ay be used to d eriv e the seg reg a tio n d is ta n ce s betw een p ackages co n ta in ing rad io activ e m a te r ia ls and p erso n s when such in terven in g sh ie ld ing is p re s e n t.

9 . A lte rn a tiv e ly , the ta b le m ay be used to d e term in e d ir e c tly the seg regation d istan ces betw een packages containing rad ioactive m a te ria l and unexposed film when th e re is su ffic ie n t in terven in g sh ield ing to red u ce the exp o su re dose ra te by a fa c to r of 1 0 0 .10 . As a guide in the a s s e s s m e n t of the e ffe c t of sh ield ing by w alls, n on -rad ioactiv e consignm ents, other non -rad ioactive m a te ria ls , e tc . . T ab le Ve m ay be u sed . T h is ta b le g iv es the m inim um th ick n e ss of com m on m a te r ia ls w hich w ill attenuate g a m m a -ra d ia tio n by fa c to rs of 1 0 to 1 0 0 .11 . In the p rep ara tio n of T a b le s V a to V c it has been assum ed that the packages a re arranged in contact in a plane a re a as n early square as p o ss ib le . A ll th ese packages have been assum ed to be sp h e rica l, with a rad ius of 0 . 2 2 m and the rad ioactiv e m a te r ia l in each package h as b een assu m ed to be co n cen tra ted at a point at the c e n tre of that p ack ag e .12. The d istan ces quoted in T ab les V a to Vc a re the m inim um which m ay be used . W here in th e se ta b le s two d ista n ce s a re given fo r the sa m e tra n sp o rt index valu e , the l e s s e r o f th e s e d is ta n c e s s h a ll be applied. A ltern ative m ath em atica l m odels to the one d escribed above a re p e rm iss ib le provided that they re su lt in segregation d istan ces not le s s than those ca lcu la ted by the m ath em atica l m odel d e scrib e d . In p a r t ic u la r , when tra n sp o rt indexes a re used, seg reg a tio n d ista n ce s m ay be ca lcu la ted on the follow ing b a s is :

(a) A ll the rad io activ e m a te r ia l m ay be assum ed to be con cen tra te d at a s in gle point ir re sp e c tiv e o f the num ber of packages o r th e ir s iz e . The tra n sp o rt index o f a group o f p ackages m ay th e r e fo re be taken as the sum of the tran sp o rt indexes of a ll the individual packages m aking up the group; and

(b) It m ay be assum ed that the sim ple in v erse square law a p p lies .

13 . A ll se g re g a tio n d is ta n c e s , w h eth er d eriv ed fro m T a b le s V a to V c o r w h eth er s e p a ra te ly c a lcu la te d , m u st be m e a su re d fro m the s u r fa c e o f the p ack ag e o r group o f p a ck a g e s co n c e rn e d .


66 ANNEX I

14 . When tra n sp o rt ind exes a r e not used and p ack ages of m o re than one ca te g o ry a r e tra n sp o rte d to g eth e r , it sh a ll be assu m ed th at 2 0

C a te g o ry II p a ck a g e s a r e eq u iv a len t to one C a te g o ry III p a c k a g e .


ANNEX I 67

TABLE Vd

T H E D O SE R A T E T H A T G IV E S A T O T A L D O SE O F 10 m R OR 1 0 0 m R IN V A R IO U S E X P O S U R E T IM E S

Duration of exposure Dose rate (mR/h)

(h) (d) 10 mR 100 mR

1 10 100

2 5 50

3 3.33 33.3

5 2.00 20.0

8 1.25 12.5

10 1.00 10.0

15 0.607 6.07

20 0.500 5.00

24 1 0.417 4.17

48 2 0.208 2.08

72 3 0.136 1.36

120 5 0.083 0.834

240 10 0.042 0.417

360 15 0.028 0.278

480 20 0.021 0.208

720 30 0. 014 0.136

960 40 0.010 0.104

1200 50 0.008 0.083

- 2000 80 0.005 0.050


68 ANNEX I

TABLE Ve

SH IE L D IN G E F F E C T O F C E R T A IN M A T E R IA L S ^

Material

Thickness of material (cm) to reduce radiation to following values

f j of original value of original value

Ordinary consignments of which the mean density approximates to that of water 80 ' 135

Brickwork (1. 9g/cm3) 45 80

Ordinary concrete(2 .3g/cm3) 36 66

Steel 11 18

Lead 6 11

(a) For 2 MeV gamma radiation - broad beam conditions.


ANNEX I 69

TA BLE VI

M U L T IP L IC A T IO N F A C T O R F O R T H E C O N V ER SIO N O F T H E R A D IA T IO N D O SE R A T E A T 1 m F R O M T H E

S U R F A C E O F A F U L L L O A D (a) O F LO W S P E C IF IC A C T IV IT Y M A T E R IA L S T O O B T A IN T H E

N U M B E R O F T H E T R A N S P O R T IN D E X

Size of full load Multiplication factor

Measurement

(cross-sectional area measurements of the loadperpendicular to the direction of interest)Less than 1 m2 1> 1 m2 to :f 5 m2 3> 5 m2 to $ 20 m2 6> 20 m2to 100 m2 19

This conversion table also applies to a consignment by sea consisting of a compact stack of packages of which the contents qualify as low specific activity materials under C - 4 .1.


A N N E X II

P A C K A G IN G R E Q U IR E M E N T S

P A R T I - G E N E R A L

1 - 1 . G E N E R A L D E SIG N F E A T U R E S

1 - 1 .1 . T he packaging sh a ll be so designed that the package can be e a s ily handled and can be p ro p erly secu re d in o r on the conveyance during tra n sp o rt .

1 -1 . 2 . A p ackage of g ro s s weight of 10 kg o r m o re and up to 50 kg sh a ll be provided with m ean s of m anual handling.

1 -1 . 3. A package of g ro s s weight in e x c e s s of 50 kg shall be so designed as to enable sa fe handling by m ech an ica l m eans.

1 - 1 .4 . I f a p ack ag e i s to be m e c h a n ic a lly h o is te d , th e packag in g d esig n s h a ll be su ch th a t any a tta c h m e n ts fo r th a t p u rp o se , when used in th e intended m a n n er, sh a ll not re s u lt in s t r e s s in any m ate r ia l of the packaging so a s to exceed on e-th ird of its minimum yield stren g th .

1 -1 . 5 . L if t in g a tta c h m e n ts , o th e r th an th o se d e s c r ib e d in 1 -1 . 4 . ab ove, and any o th er fe a tu re on th e o u ter s u r fa c e of the packaging w hich could be used to l i f t th e p ack ag e , sh a ll be e ith e r co m p lete ly co v e re d o r re m o v a b le during tra n sp o rt , o r sh a ll be designed so as to support the e n tire w eight of the packag e, including the ap p rop ria te sa fe ty fa c to r s to co v e r 'sn a tch ' lift in g .

1 - 1 .6 . The outer la y e r of packaging sh a ll be so designed as to avoid a s fa r a s p r a c t ic a b le the c o lle c tio n and the re te n tio n of ra in w a te r .

1 - 1 .7 . P ackaging sh a ll be designed so that the extern al su rfa ces a re fr e e fro m protruding fe a tu re s a s fa r a s p ra c t ic a b le . Item s such as r e le a s e and sam p le v a lv e s sh a ll be r e c e s s e d o r p ro te cted fro m dam age by s te e l g u ard s.

70


ANNEX II 71

1 -1 . 8 . T h e e x te rn a l s u r fa c e s of packag in g sh a ll a s f a r a s p r a c t i cab le be so designed and finished that they may be easily decontam inated.

1 -2 . G EN ERA L CONSTRUCTIONAL FE A T U R E S

1 - 2 .1 . The ch o ice of m a te r ia ls used in the constru ction of packaging sh a ll ta k e in to accou n t the v a r ia tio n s in te m p e ra tu re to w hich such packaging m ay be s u b je c t during tra n sp o rt o r s to ra g e . In th is r e s p ect -4 0 °C and 70°C sh all be consid ered as sa tis fa c to ry lim its . F o r g e n e r a l a p p lica tio n , m ild s te e l m ay be co n s id e re d s a t is fa c to r y in the co n stru ctio n of packag in g . H ow ever, s p e c ia l atten tion m ust be g iven to b r it t le f r a c tu r e at the lo w er end of the above te m p e ra tu re ra n g e .

1 -2 . 2 . T he p ack ag e sh a ll be cap ab le of w ithstanding the e ffe c ts of any a c c e le r a t io n , v ib ra tio n , o r v ib ra tio n r e s o n a n c e , w hich a r i s e d uring tr a n s p o r t w ithout any d e te r io r a tio n in th e e f fe c t iv e n e s s of th e c lo s in g d e v ic e s on th e v a r io u s r e c e p ta c le s o r in th e in te g r ity of th e p ack ag e a s a w h ole . In p a r t ic u la r , n u ts , b o lts and o th e r s e cu rin g d ev ices sh a ll be so designed as to prevent them fro m becom ing lo o se o r being re le a s e d unintentionally .

P A R T II - CONTAINMENT AND RADIATION SHIELDING DESIGN P R IN C IP L E S

I I - l . 1 . T h e d esig n s h a ll in clu d e a le a k p ro o f co n ta in m en t v e s s e l s e cu re ly c losed by a p o sitive fastening device which cannot be opened unintentionally or by p re s s u re lia b le to a r is e inside the v e sse l.

I I - 1. 2. The containm ent v e s s e l and its closin g d ev ices shall be constru cted of m a te r ia ls which w ill be re s is ta n t to co rro s io n by the conte n ts of the package.

I I - l . 3 . The design of the containm ent v e s s e l sh a ll take into account the rad io ly tic d ecom position of liquids or other vulnerable m a te ria ls .

I I - I . 4 . T h e co n ta in m en t v e s s e l sh a ll be of s u ffic ie n t s tre n g th to re m a in leakp roof under the reduction of am bient p re ssu re to 0. 5 atm (ab so lu te).


72 ANNEX II

II—1 .5 . A containm ent v e s s e l which is a sep a ra te unit of any packaging sh a ll be cap ab le of being s e c u re ly c lo sed by a p o sitive fasten ing dev ice w hich i s independent of any o th er p art of the packaging.

I I—1. 6 . T he containm ent v e s s e l fo r liq u id s and g a s e s sh a ll be cons tru c te d of m e ta l.

I I - 1. 7 . The d esign of the packaging sh a ll tak e into accou nt the nec e s s i ty of e n su rin g th a t no build -u p of in te rn a l p r e s s u r e su ffic ie n t to d isru p t th e con ta in m en t v e s s e l can o c c u r .

H7 I . 8 . T h e co n ta in m en t v e s s e l s h a ll , i f n e c e s s a r y , be provided w ith a ra d ia tio n sh ie ld e ith e r in s id e o r ou tsid e th e v e s s e l , o r the v e s s e l i t s e l f m ay be so d esign ed a s to co n stitu te th e s h ie ld .

I I - 1. 9. A rad iatio n shield which en clo ses a containm ent v e sse l shall be so designed a s to prevent the unintentional r e le a s e of that v e sse l and, w h ere the ra d ia tio n sh ield and the con tain m en t v e s s e l w ithin it fo rm a sep ara te unit, the radiation sh ield shall be capable of being s e c u re ly c lo sed by a p o sitiv e fasten in g d ev ice which is independent of any o th er packaging s tru c tu re .

I I - 1 .1 0 . T he d esign of packaging in w hich the rad ia tio n sh ield ing p ro p erty depends wholly o r p artly upon a d istan ce betw een the conta in m en t v e s s e l and the e x te r io r of the packaging sh a ll be such that the d istan ce i s m ain tained .

I I - 1. 11 . P ack ag in g w hich in clu d es heat in su la tio n fo r the purpose of co n fo rm in g to th e T yp e B p ackag in g re q u ire m e n ts s p e c ifie d in C -2 . 3. sh a ll be so designed that insulating m a te r ia l on the e x te r io r of the package o r packaging s tru ctu re providing heat insulation would re m a in e ffe c tiv e i f the package w ere su b jected to the te s ts specified in Annex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 -4 . 2.

P A R T III - A D D ITIO N A L D E SIG N P R IN C IP L E S F O R L A R G E R A D IO A C T IV E SO U R C E P A C K A G E S

III— 1 .1 . T he m a te r ia ls of the packaging and any com ponents or inte rn a l s tru c tu re s sh a ll be p hysically and ch em ica lly com patible with e a ch o th er and w ith th e p ack age c o n te n ts . T h e d esig n of the con


ANNEX II 73

ta inm ent v e s s e l sh a ll take account of the generation of gas by chem ic a l r e a c t io n and ra d io ly t ic d eco m p o sitio n b etw een th e so u rc e and any liquid p r im a ry heat t r a n s fe r m edium , in p a r t ic u la r in the ca se of irra d ia te d fu el.

I I I - 1 .2 . I f the p r e s s u r e in the containm ent v e s s e l could exceed , under the conditions of the te s ts in Annex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 -4 . , the m in imum y ield s tren g th of that v e s s e l at the te m p e ra tu re which it would be ex p ected to r e a c h in th e t e s t s , th e packag in g sh a ll be equipped w ith a p r e s s u r e r e l i e f s y s te m .

I l l— 1. 3. A ll v a lv es , o ther than p re ssu re r e lie f valves, through which the ra d io a ctiv e co n ten ts o r p r im a ry heat t r a n s fe r m ed iu m 'cou ld otherw ise escap e and cau se e x tern a l contam ination shall be protected a g a in st un au th orized o p e ra tio n and s h a ll have ad d ition al lea k tig h t p ro te c tio n to r e ta in any le a k a g e fro m the v a lv e .

I I I - 1 .4 . The design sh a ll be such that any liftin g attachm ents on the package, when used in the intended m anner, shall not resu lt in s tre s s in any m a te r ia l of the p ackaging such a s to e x ceed o n e -th ird of i ts m inim um y ie ld s tre n g th .

I l l— 1. 5 . Any tie -d o w n a tta ch m e n ts on th e p ackag e sh a ll be so designed that fo r c e s in th o se a ttach m en ts sh a ll not im p air , during tra n sp o rt, the ab ility of the package to m eet the re q u irem en ts of the reg u la tio n s.


A N N E X I II

F I S S I L E MA T E R IA L : M E T H O D S O F C O M P L IA N C E W IT H N U C L E A R S A F E T Y C R IT E R IA

P A R T I - F IS S IL E C L A SS I P A C K A G E S

1 -1 . S C H E M E S O F C A L C U L A T IO N

1 - 1 . 1 . S c h e m e 1

(a) E a c h ind ivid u al p a ck ag e s h a ll co m p ly w ith th e c r i t e r i a under C - 5 . 3 .1 . and C - 5 . 3 . 2 .1 .(b) T h e p a ck a g e , w h eth er dam aged o r undam aged , sh a ll be such a s to sh ie ld th e f i s s i l e co n ten ts fro m th e rm a l n e u tro n s.(c ) W hen a p a r a l le l b ea m of n eu tro n s having an e n erg y sp e c tru m as sp ecified in the tab le below is incident at any angle on an undam aged p a ck a g e , the s u r fa c e m u ltip lica tio n fa c to r fo r e p ith erm al neutrons, i . e . the ra tio of the num ber of ep itherm al neutrons leaving th e p ack ag e to the n u m ber of e p ith e rm a l n eu tro n s e n te rin g the p ack age, sh a ll be le s s than one, and the energy spectru m of the n e u tro n s th at a r e em itted by the package in an in fin ite a r r a y sh a ll b e no h a rd e r than th at of th e in cid en t n e u tro n s . .(d) C o m p lia n ce w ith C - 5 . 3 . 2 . 2 . (b) above sh a ll be d em o n stra te d .

74


ANNEX III 7 5

N E U T R O N E N E R G Y S P E C T R U M ^ TO B E U SE D IN S C H E M E 1

Neutron energy E

Fraction of neutrons with energy less than E

11.0 MeV 1.000

2 .4 MeV 0.802

1 .1 MeV 0.590

0 .55 MeV 0.460

0 .26 MeV 0.373

0 .13 MeV 0.319

43 MeV 0.263

10 keV 0.210

1.6 keV 0.156

0.26 keV 0. I l l

42 eV 0.072

5 .5 eV 0. 036

0 .4 eV 0

(a) The spectrum is the epithermal portion of the equilibrium spectrum emergent from packages incorporating 5 cm thickness of wood in a critical array of such packages.

1 -2 . P H Y SIC A L M O D E LS

1 -2 . 1 . M o d e l N o . 1

I - 2 . 1 . 1 . P a ck a g in g

(a) The packaging is con stru cted so that the f is s i le contents a re surrounded by a la y e r of m a te r ia l cap ab le of ab so rb in g a ll th e rm a l neutrons incident on i t " and th is neutron absorbent la y er is then su rrounded by a th ic k n e s s of at le a s t 1 0 . 2 cm of wood having a m in im um hyd rogen con ten t of 6 . 5 w t.% , so that the m inim um e x te rn a l d im en sio n o v er the wood is 30 . 5 cm .

* This layer can consist of cadmium at least 0 .3 8 mm thick equivalent to 0 .3 2 5 g Cd/cm2 .


76 ANNEX III

(b) T h e p ack ag in g i s so co n stru c te d th a t under th e con d ition s r e p re s e n te d by t e s t s in A nnex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 -4 . th e f i s s i l e co n ten ts w ill re m a in surrounded by the neutron ab so rben t la y e r , the neutron ab so rb en t la y e r w ill re m a in surrounded by the wood, and wood will not be lo s t to an extent which would red u ce the th ick n e ss of the r e m aining wood to l e s s than 9 . 2 cm o r red u ce the m inim um e x te rn a l d im en sion o v er the rem ain in g wood to l e s s than 28. 5 cm .

1 - 2 .1 .2 . C ontents

The con ten ts do not exceed the p e rm is s ib le m a ss of f is s i le m a te ria lshown by th at en try in T a b le s I to X which is co n sisten t with:- the natu re of the m a te r ia l;- the m axim um m o d eration ; and- the m axim um d ia m e te r (o r volum e)w hich could o ccu r i f the package w ere s u b je c t to the conditions r e p re sen ted by the te s t s in A nnex IV , 1 -2 . and 1 -4 .

N ote: F o r the v alu es given in T a b le s I to X , ca lcu la tio n s w ere used w hich w e re b ased on A nnex II of R eg u la tio n s fo r the Safe T ran sp o rt of R ad ioactive M a teria ls , Safety S e r ie s No. 6, IAEA, V ien n a (1 9 6 1 ) and w hich a r e r e s t r ic t iv e by co m p a riso n with Sch em e 1 of 1 - 1 .1 . above. H ence, the values can be used sa fe ly in a s s o c ia t io n with packaging com plying with the d esc r ip tio n in 1 - 2 . 1 . 1 . , although a d e ta iled c a lc u la tio n of p e r m is s ib le v a lu es in acco rd a n ce with Sch em e 1 of 1 - 1 .1 . above m ay y ie ld l e s s r e s t r i c t iv e v a lu e s fo r th e s a m e p a ck a g in g .


A Q U EO U S SO L U T IO N S O F P L U T O N IU M N IT R A T E

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

TABLE I

1 .1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle diameter not

Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cms) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 ,7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .85 0 .9 0. 95 1 .0 1. 05 1 .1 1 .15 1 .2 1 .25

exceeding(cm) kg Pu(NOs)4 per package

10.16 N o l i m i t *

No lim it 0 .044 0.108 0 .171 0.232 0.291 0 .348 0.40 0.46 0 .5 1 0 .5 5 0. 59 0 .6 3 0 .6 6 0 .6 9

1 .2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle volume not

Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0. 7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 0. 95 1.0 1. 05 1 .1 1 .1 5 1 .2 1 .25

exceeding<1> kg Pu(Nos>4 pet package

2 0 .3 1 0 0 .6 1 1 .06 1 .64 2 .3 7 3 .2 4 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2

3 ' 0 .096 0 .2 7 1 0 .5 0 0. 77 1.42 1 .55 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2 9 .2

4 0 .0 4 4 0.155 0. 193 0 .271 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1. 82 2 .4 4 3 .1 7 4 .0 4 5 .0 3

5 0 .044 0 .1 0 8 0 .173 0.240 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42

7 0. 044 0.108 0. 171 0.232 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42

No lim it 0 .044 0 .1 0 8 0. 171 0 .232 0.291 0.348 0 .4 0 0 .4 6 0 .5 1 0. 55 0. 59 0 .6 3 ‘ 0 .6 6 0. 69 - J- J

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EX III


A Q U EO U S SO L U T IO N S O F U R A N Y L (a) F L U O R ID E O R U R A N Y L (a) N IT R A T E

TABLE n

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

II. 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle diameter not exceeding (cm)

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7

g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 ,8 5 0 .9 0 .9 5 1 .0 1 .05 1 .1 1 .15 1 .2 1 .2 5

kg uranium per package

10.16

No lim it 0.084 0 .120 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0 .301 0.335 0 .370 0.400 0.429 0 .456 0.478 0.498

I I .2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .85 0 .9 0 .95 '1 .0 1. 05 1 .1 1 .15 1 .2 1 .25

exceeding(I) kg uranium per package

2 0.152 0.380 0 .66 1.01 1 .47 2 . 00 2 .6 6 3. 50 4 . 64 6 ,0 4 7. 62 9 .3 9 1 1 .3 13 .3

3 0. 084 0.223 0.416 0.65 0.93 1.25 1. 58 1 .96 2 .3 4 2. 74 3 .1 6 3 .5 7 3. 99 4 .4 2

4 0 .084 0.120 0. 157 0.193 0.231 0.274 0.356 0.498 0. 73 1. 05 1 .47 2 .0 2 2 .7 0 3 .5 5

5 0. 084 0. 120 0. 157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0.495 0.57 0.66 0. 74 0 .8 4 0. 92 1. 02

7 0. 084 0 .1 2 0 0. 157 0.193 0. 231 0.267 0.301 0. 347 0 .406 0. 467 0. 53 0. 60 0. 66 0. 73

No lim it 0 .084 0 .120 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0. 335 0.370 0.400 0.429 0.456 0.478 0 .498

M Uranium which includes no U233 and no more than 9 3 j wt.fy U235


N O N -H Y D R O G EN O U S U RA N IU M (a) C O M PO U N D S O R M IX T U R E S IN W HICH T H E U R A N IU M -235 C O N C E N T R A T IO N D O E S N O T E X C E E D 4 .8 g/ cm 3^

(Including unmoderated uranium metal of uranium-235 enrichment not exceeding 25 wt.^o)

t a b l e m


III. 1 Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle

Inner Wood density not exceeding 1. 25 g/cm3 and not less than 0, 6 g/cm3receptaclediameter not ---------------— -----------------------(cm) kg uranium per package

10.16 No l i m i t

No lim it 0 .6 9

III. 2 Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Inner Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3)receptacle 0 .6 5 0 .7 0. 75 0 .8 0 .85 0 .9volume notexceeding(1) kg uranium per package

3 7 .0 10 .0 12.2 14 .5 14.5 14 .54 4 .8 7 .8 7 .8 7 .8 7 .8 7 .85 3 .6 3 3. 63 3 .63 3. 63 3 .6 3 3 .6 37 1 .41 1.41 1 .41 1.41 1.41 1.41

No lim it 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9

(a) Uranium which includes no U233 and no more than 93? wt,°!o U295( b0 Mixtures containing beryllium or deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not exceed five times the allowed mass of uranium.


TABUE IV ooo

N O N -H Y D R O G EN O U S U R A N IU M ^ C O M PO U N D S O R M IX T U R E S IN W HICH T H E U R A N IU M -235 C O N C E N T R A T IO N D O E S N O T E X C E E D 9 .6 g / cm 3(b)

(Including unmoderated uranium m etal of uranium-235 enrichment not exceeding 50 wt.%)


IV . 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9

uranium per package

7 .5 88 .5 99 .5

10No lim it

No l i m i t • N o l i m i t

7 8 <?-------- No i i m i t -------------7 8 9.2 10 11 4—------- No l i m i t7 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 157 8 9.2 10 11 12 14 150 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .6 9 0 .,69 0 .6 9 0 .

160 .6 9 0 .6 9

- N o l i m i t - 17 17 17

O.i19

0 .6 9

IV. 2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle volume not exceeding (1)

Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cms) 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8

(a) Uranium which includes no U °3 and no more than 9 3 { wt.fy UaCb)Mixtures containing beryllium or deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not exceed five times the allowed mass of uranium.

ANNEX III


TABLE V

UNMODERATED URANIUM^ M ETA L


Ca) Uranium which includes no U238 and no more than 93$ wt.% U 235^ These enhanced masses apply where the fissile material is in the form of massive m etai pieces weighing not less than 2 kg each and free .from re-entrant surfaces.


coto

TABLE VI

URANIUM (a) COMPOUNDS OR M IX T U R E S IN WHICH T H E URANIUM C O N C EN TR A T IO N2 6 4 4 fi

DOES NOT E X C E E D g / « n 3


VI. 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm5 and not less than (g/cms ) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 0 .9 5 1.0 1 .0 5 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(cm) kg uranium per package

66 .57

2 .8 0 2. 80

N o l i m i t6.0 6 .0 -

7 .5 2. 80 6.0 6 .0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 14 15 15 .2 15 .2 15 .2 15 .2 15.210 0.330 0 .8 7 1 .10 1 .80 2 .5 0 3 .5 0 4 .6 7 .1 7 .7 9. 6 11.6 13 .8 16 .1 18 .3

No lim it 0 .084 0 .120 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0. 301 0.335 0 .370 0.400 0 .4 2 9 0 .456 0 .4 7 8 0 .498

VI. 2. Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cms and not less than (g/cm 3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 0 .9 5 1.0 1 .0 5 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(1) kg uranium per package

------------------

2 0.152 0 .3 8 0 0 .6 6 1.01 1.47 2.00 2.66 3 .5 0 4 .6 4 6 .0 4 7. 62 9 .3 9 11.3 13 .33 0.084 0 .2 2 3 0 .416 0 .6 5 0.93 1.25 1. 58 1. 96 2 .3 4 2 .7 4 3 .1 6 3 .5 7 3 .9 9 4 .4 24 0 .0 8 4 0 .1 2 0 0 .157 0 .1 9 3 0.231 0 .2 7 4 0.356 0 .498 0. 73 1 .0 5 1 .47 2.02 2 .7 0 3. 555 0 .0 8 4 0.120 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0 .495 0 .5 7 0.66 0 .7 4 0 .8 4 0.92 1. 027 0 .0 8 4 0 .1 2 0 0 .157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0 .347 0.406 0.467 0 .5 3 0 .6 0 0.66 0 .7 3

No lim it 0 .084 0 .1 2 0 0. 157 0.193 0.231 0.267 0.301 0.335 0.370 0.400 0 .4 2 9 0.456 0.478 0.498

M Uranium which includes no U235 and no more than 9 3 i w t.^ U os

ANNEX III


TABLE VH

NO N-HYDROG EN OUS PLU T O N IU M COMPOUNDS O R M IX T U R E S IN W HICH T H E P L U T O N IU M -239 C O N C EN TR A T IO N DOES NOT E X C E E D 10 g / c m 3 <a )

Permissible mass o f plutonium pet package as a function o f the packaging wood density

VII. 1. Limited by maximum* internal diameter of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm8) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0. 7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0. 95 1. 05 1.1 1 .1 5 1 .2 5

exceeding(cm) kg plutonium per package

6 .5 3 .6 0 4 ,23 .6 0 4 .23 .6 0 4 .23 .6 0 4 .2 0 .4 0 5 0 .405

■

4 .7 5 .34 .7 5 .34 .7 5 .3 0 .4 0 5 0 .405

7 .5 10

No lim it

5 .95 .9 0 .405

7 .10 .405

8.10 .4 0 5

8 .30 .4 0 5

8.60 .4 0 5

8 .9 0 .405

VII. 2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0. 75 0.8

exceeding0 ) kg plutonium per package

345 7

No lim it

3 .6 03 .6 0 2 .4 4 1.20 0.405

4 .2 3 . 84 2 .4 4 1.20 0 .4 0 5

4 .7 3 .8 4 2 .4 4 1.20 0.405

5 .3 3 .8 4 2 .4 4 1.20 0 .405

5 .93 .8 42 .4 41.200 ,405

(a) Mixtures containing beryllium and deuterium are excluded and the mass of carbon must not e x c e ed 1/10 o f the allowed mass o f plutonium.

ANNEX III


U N M O D ER A TED P L U T O N IU M M E T A L

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

TABLE VIII CO

VIII. 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle


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

kg plutonium per package

0 .8 5

4 10

No lim it No lim it2

3 .2 03 .2 0 0 .4053 .20

3 .6 0 0 .4053 .6 0

3 . 90 0 .405 3. 90

4 .2 0 .4 0 54 .2

4 .4 0 .4054 .4

------>4 .5 0.4054 .5

VI11.2. Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle


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

kg plutonium per package

3 3 .2 0 3 .6 0 3. 90 4 .2 4 .4 4 .54 3 .2 0 3 .6 0 3 .8 4 3. 84 3 .8 4 3 .8 45 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 4 2 .4 47 1.20 1.20 1. 20 1.20 1.20 1.20

No lim it 0 .4 0 5 0.405 0 .4 0 5 0 .4 0 5 0.405 0.405No lim it4) 3 .2 0 3 .6 0 3. 90 4 .2 4 .4 4 .5

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

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TABLE DC

PLU T O N IU M COMPOUNDS OR M IX T U R E S IN W HICH T H E P LU T O N IU M C O N C EN TR A T IO N

DOES NOT E X C E E D g /c m 3

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

IX. 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle


Wood density not 0 .6 0 .6 5

exceeding 1 .25 g/cm3 0 .7 0 .7 5

and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .8 0 .85 0 .9 0 .9 5 1.0 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25

exceeding(cm) kg plutonium per package

5 3. 60 3 .90 4 .2 4 .4 1 i m6 2 .8 0 3. 60 3 .9 0 4 .2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .56 .5 2 .5 0 3 .4 0 3 .8 0 4 .2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .57 2.20 3 .1 0 3 .7 0 4 .2 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .57 .5 1 .90 2 .7 0 3 .4 0 4 .1 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .58 1 .6 0 2 .3 0 3 .0 3. 80 4 .4 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .58 .5 1. 30 1.80 2 .4 0 3 .2 0 3 .8 0 4 .3 4 .5 4 ,5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .59 0 . 97 1 ,30 1.80 2 .4 0 3 .0 0 3 .4 0 3.60 3 ,8 0 4 .0 4 .2 4 .4 4 .4 4 .4 4 .49 .5 0. 65 0.88 1.20 1.50 1.90 2.20 2 .4 0 2 ,6 0 2 .8 0 3 .1 0 3 .6 0 4 .4 4 .4 4 .4

10 0. 330 0.42 0 .5 0 0. 58 0. 70 0 .8 3 0 .99 1.20 1. 50 1. 90 2 .7 0 3 .9 0 4 .5 4 .5No lim it 0. 022 0. 053 0. 084 0.114 0.143 0.171 0.199 0,226 0.250 0.274 0.294 0.311 0.327 0 .339

I X .2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle

Innerreceptacle

Wood density not exceeding 1 .25 g/cms 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5

and not less than (g/cm3) 0 .8 0 .8 5 0 .9 0 .9 5 1.0 1 .0 5 1.1 1 .1 5 1.2 1 .2 5

exceeding(1) kg plutonium per package

--------------

2 0 .152 0. 309 0.52 0 .8 0 1.16 1 .5 9 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .53 0 .047 0.133 0.247 0. 380 0.700 0 .7 6 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .5 4 .54 0.022 0. 076 0. 095 0.133 0.700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0 .8 9 1.19 1. 55 1.98 2 .4 75 0.022 0. 053 0. 085 0.118 0. 700 0. 700 0.700 0. 700 0.700 0.700 0.700 0. 700 0 .7 0 0 ■ 0. 7007 0.022 0. 053 0.084 0.114 0. 700 0.700 0.700 0 .700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700 0. 700

No lim it 0.022 0 .053 0.084 0.114 0.143 0.171 0.199 0 .226 0 .250 0 .274 0.294 0 .3 1 1 0.327 0 .339 CoOi

ANNEX III


A Q UEO U S SOLUTIONS O F U R A N IU M -233 N IT R A T E OR U R A N IU M -233 F L U O R ID E

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

TABLE X co05

X . 1. Limited by maximum internal diameter of inner receptacle


Wood density not exceeding 1 .2 5 g/cms and not less than (g/cm 3) 0 .6 0 .6 5 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8 0 .8 5

I uranium per package

9 .510

No lim it

0 .0 3 5 0 .0670 .0 3 5 0 .0670 .0 3 5 0 .067

0 .100 4-----------0 .100 0 .1 3 4

- No l i m i t • 0 .2 8 9 0 .3 1 6

X .2 . Limited by maximum internal volume of inner receptacle


Wood density not 0 .6 0 .6 5

1 .2 5 g/cm3 and not le 0 .7 0 .7 5 0 .8

\ than (g/cm 3)0 .8 5 0 .9 0. 95

2 0.152 0 .3 0 9 0.475 0 .7 1 0. 99 1 .33 1. 71 2.11 2 .5 4 2 .9 9 3 .4 4 3 .9 4 4 .4 1 4 .83 0.085 0.133 0.180 0.228 0.285 0.332 0 .3 8 9 0 .4 4 6 0. 50 0 . 56 0. 60 0 .6 7 0 . 73 0. 784 0. 085 0.109 0.133 0 .1 7 5 0.213 0.256 0.304 0 .3 5 6 0.408 0 .4 6 0 0 .5 1 0 .5 7 0. 63 0 . 695 0. 035 0.076 0.114 0.152 0.190 0 .2 2 3 0.256 0 .292 0.323 0.356 0.389 0.422 0 .4 5 1 0 .4 8 47 0.035. 0 .073 0.109 0.142 0.175 0.204 0.235 0 .2 6 3 0.289 0 .318 0 .342 0.368 0. 394 0 .4 2 0

No lim it 0,035 0 .067 0.100 0 .1 3 4 0 .1 6 9 0.200 0.231 0 .2 6 1 0 .2 8 9 0 .316 0 .340 0 .3 6 1 0 .3 7 7 0 .391

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ANNEX III 87

1 -3 . PA C K A G E DESIGNS CO M PLYIN G W ITH F IS S IL E CLA SS I C R IT E R IA

The Agency in vites the su bm ission of package designs which, when reco g n ized as m eeting the re lev an t p rovision s of th ese regu lation s, will be d escrib ed o r re f e r re d to under th is heading.The United Kingdom of G reat B rita in and N orth ern Ireland has provided data (reprodu ced in the Appendix) on U . K . A . E . A . Design No. 0 4 9 3 B a s an in d ication of the type of in fo rm ation w hich, to g e th er with detailed con stru ction al sp ecification s and p erm issib le contents, should be included under th is heading. It is a lso fo re se e n that p ack age d esign s m ay be included under th is heading by sim ple r e f e r e n c e .

N ote: F u rth e r sch em es of calcu lation , p hysical m odels and package d esign s will fro m tim e to tim e be included in th is P a r t a fte r the A gency is satisfied that p ackages designed in acco rd an ce with any of th o se d ata m e e t the c r i t e r i a fo r F i s s i le C la s s I when m ixed with oth er p ack ages designed in acco rd an ce with any of the sch e m e s , p h y sical m odels o r package d esign s a lread y provided in th is P a r t of Annex III.

P A R T II - FIS S IL E CLASS II PACKAGES

I I - 1 . PA C K A G E DESIGNS COMPLYING WITH F IS S IL E CLA SS II C R IT ER IA

The A gency in vites the subm ission of package designs which, when recogn ized a s m eeting the relev an t provisions of th ese regulations, will be d escrib ed o r re fe rre d to under th is heading.

A PPEN D IX

DATA R EL E V A N T TO 1 - 3 . , ANNEX III TO THE REGULATIONS

U . K . A . E . A . D esign No. 0493B fo r a F is s i le C la ss I package fo r uranium m etal


Fig. 6

Fissile Class I package for uranium metal*3*

coCO

1 body2 lid3 captive bolt4 cover plate5 wood shield block

(greenheart)6 shield barrier

(cadmium)7 pressure relief valve8 joint ring9 padlock

10 identification label11 trefoil symbol label12 seal tag13 P .V .C . bag14 tinned steel can

(Design No.0564 DRG No.

15 inner container(Design No. 0651

DRG No. HR/B 178361 or

Design No. 0852 DRG No. B 3274A)

, B 337 8A)

Over-all dimensions:22j in high x 13 in square

(57 x 33 x 33 cm)Gross weight of packaging:

180 lbs (82 kg)Permitted contents enriched uranium metal:

Enrichment not exceeding 25 wt. ‘JfcU235 - no mass limit Enrichment not exceeding 50 wt. “itU235 - up to 21 kg U Enrichment unlimited - up to 11 .5 kg U

(d) T h e packaging illustrated in this exam p le is one o f the several packagings based on U. K. A. E. A. Design No. 0493 (the outer container) which are used as general purpose packagings for fissile m aterials.

This particular assem bly o f outer container and inner container is specified by U . K. A . E. A. Design No. 0493 B and the perm itted contents are one exam ple of the four different kinds o f fissile m aterials for w hich this packaging m ay be used.

Currently there are seven variants o f packagings based on Design No. 0 4 9 3 , specified as Design Nos. 0493 A, 0493 B, e t c . T hese several packages have been cleared according to the requirements o f Fissile Class I for a com prehensive range o f different fissile contents, and these c learan ces could readily be extended when required to cover every kind o f fissile m ateria l.

ANNEX III


A N N E X IV

T E S T P R O C E D U R E S

P A R T I - FO R PACKAGING

1 -1 . G E N E R A L

I - 1 . 1 . S c o p e

T he te s t s sh a ll be ap p licab le to sam p les o r prototyp es of a p articu l a r packaging d esig n . T h is im p lie s th at, subsequent to a s a t is fa c to ry c o n c lu s io n of th e t e s t s and in th e p ro d u ction o f packaging fo r u se , fu ll in sp ectio n s w ill be c a r r ie d out to en su re that the standard of the fe a tu re s proved in the sam ple o r prototype w ill be m aintained. In som e c a s e s the use of c a lcu la tiv e m ethods w ill be adequate without su b je ctin g an actu a l sam p le o r prototype to any te s ts .

J - l . 2 . T h e n u m b e r o f s a m p l e s o r p r o t o t y p e s to b e t e s t e d

In th e in te r e s t s of econ om y and s a fe ty th e n u m ber of sa m p le s o r p ro to ty p es a c tu a lly s u b je c te d to th e t e s t s should be re la te d to the num ber of packagings of that type which a re to be produced and used, th e fre q u e n cy of u se , and th e individual c o s t of the v ery expensive packagings. F o r sam p les o r prototypes of a packaging design which w ill be s u b je c te d to t e s t s , a sch ed u le o f th o se t e s t s should be p re p are d in d ica tin g th e a c tu a l t e s t s to be p e r fo rm e d , th e ir seq u en ce and th e num ber of sa m p les o r p ro to typ es re q u ire d . The r e s u lts of the te s ts m ay n e c e s s ita te an in c r e a s e in that num ber of sam p les o r p ro to ty p es in o rd e r to m eet the re q u irem en ts of the te s t p ro ced u res in r e s p e c t of m axim um dam age.

1 -1 . 3 . P r e p a r a t io n o f a s a m p le o r p r o t o ty p e f o r t e s t in g

1 -1 . 3 .1 . A ll packaging sh a ll be exam ined b e fo re te s tin g to identify and re c o rd fau lts o r dam age including the follow ing:

(a) D iv erg en ce fro m the sp e c ific a tio n s o r the d raw ings;(b) D e fe c ts in co n stru ctio n ;

89


90 ANNEX IV

(c) C o rro s io n o r o th er d e terio ra tio n ; and(d) D is to rtio n of fe a tu re s .

1 - 1 .3 . 2 . D ir t , m o is tu re and o th er co n tam in atio n sh a ll be clean ed fro m the packag in g .

1 -1 . 3. 3. The package sh a ll be m ade up ex actly a s it would be used in t r a n s p o r t inclu ding any e x te rn a l f i t t in g s , w rap p in gs, c r a t e s o r o th er su p p lem en tary equipm ent. The con ten ts sh a ll sim u late as c lo s e ly a s p ra c t ic a b le the ra d io a ctiv e m a te r ia l lik e ly to be c a rr ie d in that fo rm of packaging. The e ffe c ts of se lf-h ea tin g by rad ioactive d ecay m ay be a s s e s s e d se p a ra te ly , but should be taken into account in evaluating the r e s u lts of both the m ech an ica l and th erm al te s ts in 1 -4 . b elo w , A su ita b le ra d io a c tiv e m a te r ia l m ay be inclu ded with th e co n te n ts . T h e w eight of the p ack ag e s h a ll be the s a m e a s the a c tu a l p ack ag e in u s e .

1 -1 . 3 .4 . T h e co n tain m en t v e s s e l of the packaging sh a ll be c le a r ly id e n tified .

1 -1 . 3 . 5 . T h e e x te r n a l fe a tu r e s of the p ack ag in g s h a ll be c le a r ly id en tified so th at r e fe r e n c e m ay be m ade sim p ly and c le a r ly to any point of such p ackaging .

1 -1 . 4 . T e s t in g o f th e in t e g r i t y o f c o n ta in m e n t an d s h ie ld in g

A fte r any of the t e s t s provided fo r in 1 - 2 . , 1 -3 . and 1 -4 . below , or any of the t e s t s su b seq u ently to be in co rp o ra te d in 1 - 4 . , have been c a r r ie d out on a p ack ag e , it sh a ll be fu rth e r d em on strated that the in teg rity of the containm ent, or of the containm ent and shielding, has b een re ta in e d to the ex ten t re q u ire d fo r the type of packaging used in the package under te s t . P e rfo rm a n ce of the containm ent te s t , or of the containm ent and shielding te s ts , as indicated in 1 -5 . below , or a s m ay su b seq u en tly be in co rp o ra te d th e re in , sh a ll be one m ethod of so d em o n stra tin g .

1 -2 . P R O C E D U R E S FO R THE T E S T S R E F E R R E D TO IN C -2 . 2 .1 . , C - 5 . 3 .1 , C - 5 . 3 . 2 . 1 . (a ), C - 5 . 3 . 2 .2 . (b), C - 5 . 4 . 1 . , C - 5 . 4 . 2 .1 . (a), C - 5 . 4 . 2 . 2 . (b), A N N EX II , I I - 1 .1 1 . AND AN N EX III, 1 - 2 .1 .

T h e sam p le o r p ro to typ e p ackage sh a ll be su b je c te d to the e ffe c ts of each te s t included below u n less it i s s p e c ific a lly exem pted th e re


ANNEX IV 91

fro m . One package sh a ll be su b jected to the consecutive application of at le a s t two of the te s ts fro m which it is not sp e cifica lly exempted,

1 - 2 .1 . T h e w a te r s p r a y t e s t with im p a c t

I - 2 .1 . 1. E xem ptions

P ack ag in g of which the ou ter la y e r c o n s is ts en tire ly of m etal, wood, c e ra m ic o r p la s tic , o r any com bination of those m a te r ia ls .

1 -2 .-1 .2 . Method

(a) (i) T h e p ackage standing on i ts b a se on le v e l ground sh a ll besu b jected to a w ater sp ray fro m each of four d irectio n s , as in d ica ted in (d )Jbelow , fo r a p erio d of 30 m in . fro m each d ir e c tio n , ch an g es of d ire c tio n being m ade a s rap id ly a s p o s s ib le ; o r

( ii) T he p ack age stand ing on i ts b a se on le v e l ground sh a ll be su b jected to a w ater spray from a ll four d irectio n s, as indica te d in (d) below , s im u lta n e o u sly and fo r a p erio d of at l e a s t 30 m i n . ;

(b) W ithout being d ried the package sh a ll be su b jected to the 1. 2 -m fr e e d rop t e s t , a s in d ica te d in 1 -2 . 2 . b elow , im m e d ia te ly on r e m oval fro m the sp ray , if the p roced u re indicated in (a) (i) above has been follow ed but not until a p eriod of at le a s t l| h has e lap sed and not e x ce e d in g 2% h i f th e p ro c e d u re in d ica te d in (a) ( i i) above has been fo llow ed ;(c ) T he w ater sp ra y sh a ll be p ro je c te d fro m a n ozzle op erating at 2 ± 0 . 3 kg/cm co n form in g to the follow ing s p e c ific a tio n s :

(i) The sp ra y sh a ll be in the fo rm of a so lid w ater cone with an ap ex an g le of 35 d e g r e e s m e a su re d a t the s u r fa c e of the n o zz le ;

(ii) W a te r co n su m p tio n s h a ll be 2 3 0 + 23 1/h p e r sp ra y ; and( iii ) O ver 50% of the w a ter d rops sh a ll be betw een 3 m m and

5 m m in d ia m e te r ;(d) The sp ray sh a ll be d irecte d downwards onto the package from a

d is ta n ce of 2 .4 m (fro m nozzle to c o r n e r o r r im of the package) at an angle of 45 d eg rees to the horizontal and with its ax is in the v e rtica l plane as follow s:


92 ANNEX IV

(i) F o r re c ta n g u la r p a ck a g e s , the v e r t ic a l sp ray p lane sh a ll contain the diagonal joining the sprayed co rn e r with the opp o site c o rn e r .

( i i) F o r c y lin d r ic a l p ack ag e s stand ing on one plane fa c e , the sp ray sh a ll be applied fro m each of four p ositions at in terv a ls of 90 d e g re e s .

W a te r s h a ll d ra in aw ay a s q u ick ly a s d e liv e re d , i . e . the package s h a ll not stand in a pool of w a te r .

1 -2 . 2 . T h e f r e e d r o p t e s t

1 -2 . 2 . 1 . E x e m p tio n s

G a s c y lin d e rs d esigned fo r co m p re sse d g a s containm ent in e x c e s s of 7 kg/cm 2 .

1 -2 . 2 . 2 . M ethod

(a) T h e package sh a ll fa ll onto the ta rg e t so a s to su ffe r m axim um dam age in r e s p e c t of the sa fe ty fe a tu re s to be te s te d .(b) The height of fa ll m easured fro m the low est point of the package to the upper s u rfa ce of the ta rg e t sh a ll be 1 .2 m.(c) In addition:

(i) fo r fib reb o ard o r wood rectan g u lar packages not exceeding50 kg in w eight: a se p a ra te package sh a ll be su b jected to a fr e e drop on each c o r n e r fro m a height of 0. 3 m;

(ii) fo r fib re b o a rd cy lin d r ic a l p ack ag es not exceeding 100 kg in w eight: a sep a ra te package sh a ll be su b jected to a fre e drop onto each of the q u a r te rs of each r im fro m a height of 0 . 3 m ; and

( i ii) fo r F i s s i l e C la s s II p a ck a g e s : the pack ag e sh a ll be subje c te d , p r io r to the te s t in (b) above, to a fre e drop from a height of 0. 3 m on each c o rn e r , o r , in the ca se of a cy lin d rica l package, onto each of the q u a rte rs of each rim .

1 -2 . 2. 3. T a rg e t

The ta rg e t sh a ll be a rig id , sm ooth, fla t and horizontal su rface . One exam p le of such a ta rg e t is the upper su r fa c e of a b lock of m a te ria l of su ffic ien t m a ss to ab so rb a ll sh ocks, when any package is dropped upon i t , w ithout a p p re c ia b le m o v em en t. T h e upper s u r fa c e of the b lo c k m a y b e c o v e r e d w ith a s t e e l p la te to p r o te c t th a t s u r f a c e .


ANNEX IV 93

1 -2 . 3. T h e c o m p r e s s io n t e s t

1 -2 . 3 .1 . Method

The package sh a ll be su b je cte d , fo r a period of 24 h, to a co m p ress iv e load equal to the g r e a te r of e ith er five tim e s its own weight, or 1300 kg/m2 m u ltip lied by the v e rtic a lly p ro je cte d a re a of the package. T he load sh a ll be applied u n iform ly to two opposite s id e s of the p ack ag e , one of w hich sh a ll be the b a se on w hich the package would n o rm a lly stand.

1 - 2 .4 . T h e p e n e t r a t io n t e s t

1 - 2 .4 .1 . M ethod

The package sh a ll be placed on a rig id , fla t, horizontal surf&ce which w ill not move sig n ifican tly while the te s t is c a rr ie d out.

1 - 2 .4 . 2 . A b a r of 3 . 2 cm d ia m e te r with a h e m isp h e r ic a l end and w eighing 6 kg sh a ll be dropped and d ire c te d to fa l l , w ith i ts lo n g itudinal a x is v e r t ic a l , onto the ce n tre of the w eakest p art of the package so th at, if it p e n e tra te s su ffic ien tly fa r , it w ill hit the containm ent v e s s e l .

1 - 2 .4 . 3. T he height of fa ll of the b a r m easu red fro m its low er end to the upper su r fa c e of the p ackage sh a ll be 1 m .

1 -2 . 4 . 4 . The b a r sh a ll be of a m a te r ia l such that i t w ill not s ign ifica n tly d eform when the te s t is p e rfo rm e d .

1 -3 . P R O C E D U R E S FO R TH E T E S T S R E F E R R E D TO IN C -2 . 2. 2. AND C - 2 . 2 . 3.

1 - 3 .1 . E x e m p t io n s f r o m th e t e s t

(a) T yp e A p ack ag in g s d esign ed fo r liq u id s and sa tis fy in g the r e q u ire m e n ts of C - 2 . 2 . 2 . (a) o r (b) and(b) C o n ta in m en t v e s s e ls of T yp e A p ack ag in g s d esigned fo r :- tr i t iu m g a s ad so rb ed on a so lid c a r r i e r ;- t r it iu m g a s in o th er fo r m s in q u a n titie s of 200 C i o r l e s s ; and- o th er g a s e s in q u a n titie s of 20 C i o r l e s s .


94 ANNEX IV

(a) (i) F o r Type A packaging designed fo r liquids the package shallfa ll onto the ta rg e t so a s to su ffe r the m axim um damage in re s p e c t of containm ent; and

(ii) F o r Type A packaging designed fo r g a s e s the containm ent v e sse l shall fa ll onto the targ e t so a s to suffer the maximum damage in re sp e c t of containm ent; and

(b) T he height of fa l l m easu red fro m the low est p art of the package fo r (a) (i) ab ove, o r of the containm ent v e s s e l fo r (a) (ii) above, to the upper s u r fa c e of the ta rg e t sh a ll be 9 m .

1 - 3 .3 . T a r g e t

(a) The ta rg e t sh a ll be a fla t, horizontal su rface of such a ch aracter th a t any in c r e a s e in i t s r e s is ta n c e to d isp lace m en t o r d eform ation upon im p act by the package o r containm ent v e s s e l would not s ig n if ica n tly in c r e a s e the dam age to the package o r containm ent v e s s e l .(b) One exam p le of a ta rg e t of th is type is consid ered to be provided by a s te e l p late at the upper su r fa c e of a b lo ck of co n c re te of m ass at l e a s t 10 t im e s th a t of any p ack ag e th at i s to be dropped onto it . The b lock should be s e t on f irm so il and the s te e l p late on its upper s u rfa ce should be at le a s t 1. 25 cm th ick and wet floated onto the conc r e te so a s to be in in tim ate con tact with the la tte r .

1 -4 . P R O C E D U R E S FO R THE T E S T S R E F E R R E D TO IN C -2 . 3 . 1 . , C - 5 . 2 . 3 . l .(a ) , C - 5 . 3 . 2 . 2 . (b ), C - 5 . 4 . 2 . 1 . (a ) , C - 5 . 4 . 2 . 2 . ( b ) , A N N EX I I , I I - 1 .1 1 . , AND A N N EX III . 1 - 2 . 1 .

1 - 4 . 1 . T he p ackag e sh a ll be su b je c te d to the cu m u lative e ffe c ts of the m e ch a n ica l te s ts in d icated in 1 -4 . 2 . , the th e rm a l te s t indicated in 1 -4 . 3 . and, u n less sp e c if ic a lly exem pted th e re fro m , the im m ersio n t e s t ind icated in 1 - 4 . 4 . , in that o rd e r .

1 -4 . 2 . T h e m e c h a n ic a l t e s t

1 -4 . 2 . 1 . P a ck a g in g s exem pted fro m the te s t

N on e.

1 -4 . 2. 2. The te s t sh a ll co n s is t of two drops onto a ta rg e t. The o r d e r in w hich the p a ck ag e i s su b je c te d to th e two d rop s sh a ll be

1 - 3 .2 . M eth od


ANNEX IV 95

such that on com p letion of the m ech an ica l te s t the package w ill have su ffered such dam age a s w ill expose it to the m axim um e ffe ct in the th e rm a l te s t w hich fo llow s.

1 -4 . 2 . 3. F o r drop I:

(a) T he p ackag e sh a ll fa ll onto the ta rg e t so a s to su ffe r the m ax imum d a m a g e .(b) The height of fa ll m easu red fro m the low est point of the package to the upper s u rfa ce of the ta rg e t shall be 9 m.(c) The ta rg e t sh a ll be as defined under 1 -3 . 3.

1 -4 . 2 . 4 . F o r drop II:

(a) T he pack age sh a ll fa ll onto the ta rg e t so as to su ffe r the m aximum dam age;(b) The height of fa ll m easu red fro m the low est point of the package to the upper su rfa ce of the ta rg e t sh a ll be 1 m; and(c ) T h e ta r g e t s h a ll be th e upper end of a so lid m ild s te e l b a r of c ir c u la r s e c tio n , 15 c m ± 0* 5 cm in d ia m e te r . The ta rg e t s u rfa ce sh a ll be fla t and h o rizo n ta l with its edges rounded off to a rad ius of not m o re than 6 m m . The b a r sh a ll be rig id ly mounted perpendicula r ly on the foundation d escrib ed in 1 - 3 . 3 . above, and shall be 20 cm long u n le ss a lo n g er b a r would ca u se g re a te r dam age; in that c a s e , a b a r of su ffic ien t length as to cau se m axim um damage shall be used.

1 -4 . 3. T h e th e r m a l t e s t

1 -4 . 3 . 1 . P ackag in gs exem pted fro m th is te s t

N one.

1 -4 . 3 . 2 . Any th e rm a l te s t sh a ll be con sid ered a s s a tis fa c to ry provided th a t th e h eat input to th e p ack ag e i s no l e s s than th at w hich would re s u lt fro m exp o su re of the whole p ackage to a rad ia tio n env iro n m en t of 800°C fo r 30 m in with an e m is s iv ity co e ffic ien t of 0. 9 a ssu m in g the s u r fa c e s of the package had an ab so rp tio n co e ffic ie n t of 0 . 8.


96 ANNEX IV

One m ethod of p e rfo rm in g th e th e rm a l t e s t w hich i s co n sid e re d to s a t i s f y th e c o n d itio n s s e t down in 1 -4 . 3 . 2 . i s d e s c r ib e d b elo w :

(a) T h e p ack ag e , at th e am b ien t te m p e ra tu re , sh a ll be exposed to an open f ir e m eeting the conditions in sub -p aragrap h (b) below . The p ackage sh a ll be supported so th at the bottom of the package is 1 m above the bottom of the tank which w ill hold the fuel fo r the f ire . The s tru c tu re supporting the package sh a ll be such that it does not p re vent d ir e c t e x p o su re o f any s ig n ific a n t a r e a of th e p ack ag e to the h eat g e n e ra te d . T h e packag e sh a ll be p ositioned so that m axim um dam age w ill re s u lt . When an insulation construction which is vulnerab le to th e extent that it is lia b le to be p a rtia lly rem oved under a c cident conditions is used , only 50% of the a re a of the packaging shall be p ro tected by that insu lation .(b) T h e open fire ; sh a ll c o n s is t of the burning in open a ir of a d ist i l la te of p e tro leu m w ith a d is tilla tio n end point of 330°C m axim um and a f la s h point of 4 6 °C m in im u m and with a g r o s s h eating valu e of fro m 11 100 kcal/ kg to 11 700 k cal/ kg . T h e f i r e sh a ll be such that a l l s id e s of the p ack ag e a r e exp o sed to a lu m inou s f la m e not l e s s than 0 .7 m and not m o re than 3 m th ick . T he tank holding the fuel sh a ll be of such a depth a s to contain the fuel with only nom inal fre e b o a rd .(c ) T h e p ack ag e s h a ll be exp osed to the f i r e under the above cond itio n s fo r 30 m in . It sh a ll not be coo led a r t i f ic ia l ly until another 3 h have e lap sed , u n less it can be d em onstrated by the use of a th e rm o co u p le o r any o th er m ethod th at the in n er te m p e ra tu re has begun to fa l l .

1 - 4 .4 . T h e im m e r s i o n t e s t

1 - 4 . 4 . 1. P a c k a g e s exem p ted fro m th is te s t

P a c k a g e s o th er than F i s s i l e C la s s I o r II p a ck a g e s .

1 - 4 . 4 . 2 . Im m e rs io n te s t p ro ced u re

(a) T h e p ack ag e s h a ll be im m e rs e d to th e e x te n t th a t the jo in t o r jo in ts to be te s te d sh a ll be su b je c te d to a head of w ater of at le a s t 0 .9 m fo r a p erio d of not l e s s than 8 h.

1-4. 3. 3. Method


ANNEX IV 97

(b) T he package sh a ll be fro m 5°C to 15° C w a rm e r than the w ater at the co m m en cem en t of the te s t .

1 - 5 . T E S T S F O R C O N TA IN M E N T AND SH IE LD IN G IN T E G R IT Y

1 - 5 .1 . T h e t e s t f o r in t e g r i ty o f c o n ta in m e n t (c o n ten ts l e a k a g e te s t)

Any com m only accep ted leak ag e te s t can be em ployed to d eterm in e that the re q u ire m e n ts of 1 - 1 . 4 . a r e m et.

1 -5 . 2 . T h e t e s t s f o r in t e g r i t y o f s h i e ld in g ( r a d ia t io n l e a k a g e te s t )

I—'5. 2 . 1 . F o r T y p e A and T yp e B p a ck a g in g , fo llo w in g th e t e s t s under" 1 - 2 . ab ove

1-5 . 2 . 1 . 1 . W ith a su itab le so u rce in the package the en tire su rface of the package sh a ll be exam ined with X -r a y film o r an appropriate in s tru m e n t to d e te rm in e th a t th e r e has b een no s ig n ifica n t lo s s of sh ield in g e ff ic ie n c y .

1 -5 . 2 . 1 . 2 . No s ig n ific a n t lo s s of sh ie ld in g e f f ic ie n c y sh a ll m ean th a t the d ose r a te at any point on the s u r fa c e of the p ackag e, when loaded with an ir id iu m -192 s o u rce , sh a ll not in c r e a s e s ig n ifican tly a fte r being su b jected to the re lev an t te s ts . If the packaging is to be used fo r a p a r t ic u la r ra d io n u clid e only, th at rad io n u clid e m ay be u sed a s th e s o u rc e in p la c e of i r id iu m -192 .

1 -5 . 2. 2. F o r Type B packaging, follow ing the te s ts under 1-4 . above

1 -5 . 2 . 2 . 1 . W ith a su itab le so u rce in the package the en tire su rface of the package sh a ll be exam ined with an X -r a y film or an appropria te in s tru m e n t to d e te rm in e i f th e r e has b een a lo s s of sh ie ld in g .

1 -5 . 2 . 2 . 2 . I f th e r e i s ev id en ce of lo s s of sh ield ing at any point on the su r fa ce of the package it m ust be determ ined by actu al m easu rem ent and ca lc u la tio n , i f n e c e s s a r y , th at th e rad ia tio n fro m the p ack ag e w ill s a t is fy the re q u ire m e n ts of C - 2 . 3 . 1 . (b).


98 ANNEX IV

P A R T II - F O R C A P S U L E S F O R S P E C IA L F O R M R A D IO A C T IV E M A T E R IA L

I I - 1 . G E N E R A L

I I - 1 . 1 . The sam p le cap su le to be te s ted sh a ll be con stru cted as fo r tra n sp o rt and the c o n te s ts sh a ll duplicate a s c lo s e ly a s p ra c tica b le the rad io activ e m a te r ia l which the cap su le is to contain , in p articu la r with re g a rd to the a c tiv it ie s and sp e c ific activ ity .

I I - 1 . 2 . A d iffe ren t sam p le capsule m ay be used fo r each of the te s ts in d icated in I I -2 . below .

I I - 1. 3. A fte r each te s t a leakage a ss e s s m e n t shall be perform ed by a m ethod no l e s s s e n s it iv e th an th e m ethod g iv en in I I - 3. b elow .

I I - 2 . T E S T M E TH O D S

I I - 2 . 1 . I m p a c t t e s t

The sam ple capsule sh a ll fa ll onto a ta rg e t from a height of 9 m . The ta r g e t sh a ll be a f la t , h o r iz o n ta l s u r fa c e o f such a c h a r a c te r that any in c r e a s e in i ts r e s is ta n c e to d isp lacem en t o r d eform ation upon im p a ct by th e ca p su le would not s ig n ifica n tly in c r e a s e the dam age to th e c a p s u le .

I I - 2 . 2 . P e r c u s s i o n t e s t

The sam p le cap su le sh a ll be p laced on a sh eet of lead which is supported by a sm ooth solid su rface and stru ck by the fla t face of a steel b ille t so as to produce an im pact equivalent to that resulting from the f r e e fa ll of 1 .4 kg through 1 m . The fla t fa ce of the b ille t sh a ll be 2. 5 cm in d iam eter with the edges rounded off to a radius of not le s s than 3 m m . The lead , of hard ness num ber 3. 5 to 4. 5 on the V ick ers s c a le and not m o re than 25 m m th ick , sh a ll co v e r an a r e a g re a te r than th at co v ered by the ca p su le . A f r e s h su r fa c e of lead sh a ll be used fo r e ach im p act.


ANNEX IV 99

The sam p le cap su le sh a ll be heated in a ir to a tem p eratu re of 800°C and held a t th a t te m p e ra tu re fo r a p erio d of 10 m in and then sh a ll b e allow ed to c o o l.

II-2 . 4 . Im m ersio n test

T h e sa m p le c a p s u le s h a ll b e im m e rs e d fo r 24 h in w a ter a t ro o m te m p e ra tu re . The w ater sh all be at pH 6-pH 8, with a maxim um conductivity of 10 fimho/cm.

I I -2 . 3. H ea tin g te s t

I I - 3. LEA KA G E A SSESSM EN T METHOD

Step 1

Im m e rs e the sam p le cap su le in a so lu tion w hich w ill not a tta ck the m a te r ia l of w hich the sam p le cap su le is m ade and which, under the con d ition s of th is m ethod, h as been d em on strated to be e ffe c tiv e in rem ovin g the rad io iso to p e involved. Heat the solution to 50°C + 5°C and hold it a t th is te m p e ra tu re fo r 8 h.

Step 2

S to re th e sam p le ca p su le fo r a t le a s t 7 d and re p e a t step 1. If the to ta l a c tiv ity in each solution is le s s than 0. 05 /^Ci, the sam ple capsu le sh a ll be co n sid ered to be le a k -f r e e .


A N N E X V

S P E C I F I C A TIO N S O F P A C K A G IN G A N D P A C K A G E D E S IG N S O T H E R T H A N F I S S I L E C L A S S I A N D I I P A C K A G E S

The A gency in v ites the su b m ission of packaging designs which, when reco g n ized a s m eetin g the re le v a n t p ro v isio n s of th e se regu lation s, w ill be d e scr ib e d o r r e fe r r e d to under th is heading.

100


L I S T O F P A R T I C I P A N T S O F P A N E L S A N D O T H E R M E E T I N G S

G E N E R A L R E V ISIO N O F R E G U LA T IO N S FO R TH E S A F E T R A N SP O R T O F R A D IO A C TIV E M A T E R IA L S

P A N E L M EETIN G

L i s t o f p a r t i c i p a n t s a t t h e m e e t i n g s h e l d a t t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A to m ic E n e r g y A g e n c y H e a d q u a r t e r s , V ien n a , 1 1 -2 2 M a r c h 1 9 6 3 :

C h a ir m a n

A ndre, G . E . Union M in ie re du H au t-K atan g a,B elg iu m

P a n e l m e m b e r s

Capet, H. a s s is te d byB lu m , M ., Duvaux, Y . , Jacq u em in , Y.

C o m m issa r ia t a l 'e n e rg ie atom ique, F ra n ce

D m itric , V. F e d e ra l N uclear E nergy C o m m ission , Y ugoslavia

G ibson, R .-a s s is te d by

A sp inall, K. J . , F a irb a irn , A.

United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy A uthority

A rm stron g , J . M in istry of T ran sp o rt, United Kingdom

Ia n s it i, E . a s s is te d by C ro stin i, R.

C om itato N azionale p er l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare , Ita ly

L esh ch in sky , N. State C om m ittee on U tilization of A tom ic E nergy ,Union of Soviet S o c ia lis t Republics

101


N ishiw aki, Y .

102 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

R o g e rs , L . R . a s s is te d byB a r k e r , R . F . , P a tte rso n , E .

G eo rg e , T .

Subrahm aniam , G.

W ahlberg, T .

W ilson , A. R.

U n iv ersity of E ngin eering , Tokyo, Japan

United S ta te s A tom ic Energy C om m ission

Bureau of E xp lo siv es,United S ta tes of A m erica

A tom ic E n erg y E stab lish m en t, Trom bay, India

A. B . A tom energie, Sweden

A u stra lian A tom ic E nergy C o m m ission

R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f O r g a n iz a t io n s

V erh ey , J .H .

B e ls e r , W. E . D a rio li, P .

C alcagno, G.

Z ach , V..

S c a llie t , R . Ton zig , G.

A sy ee , J .

C e n tra l C om m ission fo r the N avigation of the Rhine

C en tre d 'etudes du risqu e atom ique. C om ite europeen des a ssu ra n ce s

C e n tra l O ffice o f In ternational R ailw ays T ran sp o rt

C om m ittee of the O rganization fo r C ollaboration of Railw ays

European A tom ic E nergy Com m unity

European Company for the C h em ica l P ro ce ss in g of Irra d iated F u e l

Selby, R . A. European N uclear E nergy Agency


D ente, L . G.

G roenew ege, A . , L eco m te , P . A.

D e tie rs , N.

H ellen , E .

Sw aton, W. F . , V an E s , K . J .

Dorn anus, J . , M u sialow icz, T .

B re to n , P . G.

M asson , F .

K o s te r , L .

In tergov ernm ental M aritim e C onsultative O rganization

In tern ation al A ir T ran sp o rt A ssociation

In tern ation al C iv il Aviation O rganization

In tern ation al Labour O rganisation

In tern ation al Road T ran sp o rt Union

In tern ation al Standards O rganization

In tern ation al Union of M arine Insu rance

United Nations (Econom ic C om m ission fo r Europe)

U n iv ersa l P o s ta l Union

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 103

D evik, F . W orld Health O rganization



CO N SU LTA N TS' M EETIN G

L i s t o f p a r t i c i p a n t s a t t h e m e e t i n g s h e l d a t t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A to m ic E n e r g y A g e n c y H e a d q u a r t e r s , V ien n a, 2 -13 D e c e m b e r 1 9 6 3 :

C h a i r m a n

V an L o k h o rs t , C . S .

M e m b e r s

C apet, H. a s s is te d byS o u s s e lie r , Y . , B o u ille t, J . , C h aram ath ieu , A . , M oreau, J .

L esh ch in sk y , N.

G ibson, R . a s s is te d byF a irb a irn , A . , D an iels , J . T . , M orley , F .

A rm stron g , J .

Ia n s it i, E . a s s is te d byZ am b rin i, R . , C ro s tin i, R .

R o g e rs , L . a s s is te d by P axton , D. H .,P a tte rs o n , D. E . , B a r k e r , R .J . ,

G eo rg e , T .

A fdeling G e v a a r lijk e S toffen , N e th e rla n d s


State C om m ittee on U tilization of A tom ic E nergy ,Union o f Soviet S o c ia lis t Republics

United Kingdom Atom ic Energy Authority

M in istry of T ran sp o rt,United Kingdom

C om itato Nazionale p er l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare , Ita ly

United S ta tes Atom ic Energy C om m ission

B u reau of E xp losiv es, United S ta tes of A m erica



R o tn ic k i, J . a s s is te d by M u sia lo w icz , T .

W ilso n , A . R .

O b s e rv e r

K o lb , W.

P o lis h A to m ic E n e rg y C o m m issio n

C e n tra l R a d io lo g ica l P ro te c tio n L a b o r a to r ie s , P oland

A u stra lia n A tom ic E n e rg y C o m m issio n

P h y s ik a l is c h - T e c h n isc h e B u n d e sa n sta lt,F e d e r a l R ep u b lic o f G erm an y

R e p re s e n ta tiv e s o f O rganizations

C a lca g n o , G.

Z ach , V .

T o n z ig , G . , T ro u s s o n , N.

A y se e , J .

Se lb y , R . A . , M a rcu s , F . R .

M ac A ngus, J . L .

L e c o m te , P . A.

D om an us, J .

R ah i, M.

C e n tr a l O ffice o f In te rn a tio n a l R a ilw ay s T ra n s p o rt

C o m m itte e o f the O rg an izatio n fo r C o lla b o ra tio n o f R ailw ays

E u ro p ean A tom ic E n e rg y C om m unity

E u ro p ean Com pany fo r the C h e m ic a l P r o c e s s in g of Ir ra d ia te d F u e l

E u ro p ean N u clear E n e rg y A gency

In te rg o v e rn m e n ta l M a ritim e C o n su lta tiv e O rg an izatio n

In te rn a tio n a l A ir T ra n sp o rt A s s o c ia tio n

In te rn a tio n a l Stand ard s O rg an izatio n

U n iv e rs a l P o s ta l Union


D RA FTIN G C O M M ITTE E 8 - 1 0 JANUARY 1964


B o u ille t, J .

G ibson, R.


United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy Authority

D RA FTIN G C O M M ITTE E 1 9 - 3 0 O C TO BER 1964

C h a irm an

G ibson, R .

C om m ittee M em b ers

B a r k e r , R . E .

B o u ille t, J .

L esh ch in sk y , N.

United Kingdom Atom ic Energy A uthority

United S ta tes Atom ic Energy C om m ission


State C om m ittee on U tilization of A tom ic E n ergy ,Union o f Soviet S o c ia lis t R epublics

O b s e rv e r

Van L o k h o rst, C . S . Afdeling G ev aarlijk e Stoffen, N etherlands


REVISION O F SPECIALIZED SU BJEC TS


M EETIN G O F CO N SU LTA N TS FO R TH E REVISIO N O F PROVISION S ON TH E TR A N SPO R T O F F IS S IL E M A TE R IA L S

List o f participants at the m eetings held at the International Atomic E n ergy A gency H eadquarters, Vienna, 26-30 March and

26 Septem ber - 3 October 1962:

B re to n , D. C o m m issa r ia t a l 'e n e rg ie

M EETIN G O F CONSULTANTS ON PACKAGING T E S T S

List of participants at the m eetings held at the International Atomic E n ergy Agency Headquarters, Vienna, 21-25 October 1963:

Chairman

atom ique, F ra n c e

P axto n , H. C. L os A lam os S c ien tific L ab o rato ry , United S ta tes of A m erica

W oodcock, E . R . H ealth and Safety B ran ch , United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy Authority

F a irb a irn , A. United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy Authority

M em bers

Capet, H. a s s is te d by V in arn ick , L .


Domanus, J . In tern ation al Standards O rganization


G eorg e, T . a s s is te d by- B a r k e r , R . F .

108

G range, A.

B u reau of E xp lo siv es,United S ta te s of A m erica United S ta tes Atom ic E nergy C om m ission

United Kingdom Atom ic E nergy Authority

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Ia n s it i, E . C om itato N azionale p e r l 'E n e r g ia N u cleare , Ita ly



L is t o f p a rticip a n ts at the m ee tin g s h eld at the International Atomic E n ergy Agency H eadquarters, Vienna, 17-21 F ebru a ry 1964:

P A N E L S ON T H E D E SIG N AND T E S T I N G O F P A C K A G IN G

Chairman

F a ir b a ir n , A.

Panel m em b ers

C apet, H. a s s is te d by R em y, J .

D om anus, J .

G eorg e, T . a s s is te d by B a r k e r , R . F .

G range, A.

Ia n s it i, E .

V eith , H.

a s s is te d by

N eid er, R . , Kolb, W.

W ilson , A. R .

U n ited K ingdom A to m ic E n e rg y A u th o rity



B u reau of E xp lo siv es,United S ta tes of A m erica United S ta tes Atom ic E nergy C om m ission


C om itato N azionale p e r l 'E n e r g ia N u cleare , Italy

B und esanstalt fur M ateria l- priifung,F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any P h y sik a lisch - T echnische B und esanstalt,F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any

A u stra lian A tom ic E nergy C o m m ission

Isa ev , B . M. USSR P erm an en t M ission , V ienna


O b serv ers

A syee, J . E uropean Company fo r theC h em ica l P ro c e s s in g of Irrad ia ted F u e l

Van L o k h o rst, C. S . Afdeling G ev aarlijk e Stoffen,N etherlands


L is t o f p a rticip a n ts at the m ee tin g s h e ld at the In ternational Atom ic E n ergy A gency Headquarters, Vienna, 25 May - 5 June 1964:

Chairman

C apet, H.

Panel m em b ers

C ro stin i, R .

D om anus, J .

G eo rg e , T . a s s is te d by B a r k e r , R . F .

G range, A. a s s is te d by F a irb a irn , A.

C o m m issa r ia t a l 'e n e rg ie atom ique, F ra n c e

C om itato N azionale p er l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare ,Ita ly


B u reau of E xp lo siv es,United S ta tes of A m erica United S ta tes A tom ic Energy C om m ission


R em y, J . a s s is te d by C h ap p elier , N.




V eith , H.

a s s is te d by

K olb, W.

W ilson , A. R .

O bservers

A syee, J . W red berg , L . O.

Jo n a sso n , G.

M acA ngus, J . L .

M acD onald, L . R .

M artin , W. A.

S c a llie t , R . , T ro u sso n , M.

V an L o k h o rst, C . S .

B u nd esanstalt fur M a teria l- priifung,F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any P h y sik a lisch - T ech n isch e B u nd esanstalt,F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any

A u stra lian A tom ic E nergy - C om m ission

European Company fo r the C h em ical P ro ce ss in g of Irrad ia ted F u e l

A. B . A tom energie, Sweden

Intergov ernm ental M aritim e C onsultative O rganization

Atom ic E nergy of Canada L im ited

B oard o f T ran sp o rt C o m m issio n ers fo r Canada

European A tom ic E nergy Community

Afdeling G ev aarlijk e Stoffen, N etherlands



PA N ELS ON TH E DESIGN AND TE ST IN G O F PACKAGING FO R LA RG E RADIO ACTIVE SO U RCES

WITH S P E C IA L R E F E R E N C E TO IRR A D IA TED F U E L

L ist o f participants at the m eetings held at the International Atom ic E n erg y A gency H eadquarters,

Vienna, 15-26 M arch 1965:

Chairman

W ilson , A . R .

Panel m em b ers

A ik en s, A . a s s is te d by P a tte rs o n , D . E .

L an g h aar, J . W .

B lack b u rn , R . W . a s s is te d by F le tc h e r , G . W.

B o u ille t, J . a s s is te d by C apet, H.

C h arvat, K .

F a ir b a ir n , A . W instan ley , R .

A u stra lian A tom ic E nergy C om m ission

United S ta te s A tom ic E nergy C om m ission

E . I . Du Pont de Nem ours and Company,United S ta tes o f A m erica

A tom ic E n erg y Control B oard , CanadaA tom ic E n ergy of Canada L im ited

C o m m issaria t & l '£ n e rg ie atomique, F ra n ce

Institu te fo r R e se a rch , Production and Use of R adioisotopes, C zechoslovak S o c ia lis t Republic

United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy A uthority

Ia n s it i, E . a s s is te d by C ro s tin i, R .

C om itato Nazionale per l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare , Ita ly



Jo n a sso n , G .

M atsu b ara , S . a s s is te d by N ukatsuka, H. Oda, A .

V eith , H. a s s is te d by K olb , W.

B a a tz , H.

N eid er, H.

O bserv ers

Van L o k h o rst, G . S .

S o u s s e lie r , Y .

R epresentatives o f Organizations

A sy ee , J .W red b erg , L . O .

D om anus, J .

S c a l l ie t , R . T ro u sso n , M .

A . B . A tom energie,Sweden

A tom ic E n erg y B u reau , Japan

Japan A tom ic P ow er Company A tom ic F u e l C orporation,Japan

B u nd esanstalt fu r M aterialpriifung, F e d e ra l R epublic of G erm any P h y s ik a lisch -T e ch n isch e Bundesa n sta lt,F e d e ra l R epublic of G erm any N uklear- Chem ie und M etallu rgie G e s . m . b . H . ,F e d e ra l R epublic o f Germ any B u n d esan sta lt fu r M aterialprufung, F e d e ra l R epublic o f Germ any

M in istry o f T ra n sp o rt,N etherlands

C o m m issa r ia t l 'e n e rg ie atomique, F ra n c e

European Company fo r the C h em ical P ro c e s s in g of Irrad ia ted F u e l


E uropean A tom ic E nergy Community



List of participants at the m eetings held at the International Atomic E n ergy A gency Headquarters,

Vienna, 7-18 F eb ru a ry 1966:

Chairman

W ilson, A . R . A u stra lian A tom ic E n ergyC om m ission

Panel m em b ers

A ikens, A. a ss is te d by L an g h aar, J . W .

B ro b st, W.

B lack b u rn , R . W . a s s is te d by F le tc h e r , G . W. De Lind, J . B . W .

United S ta tes Atom ic E nergy C om m issionE . I . Du Pont de Nem ours and Company,United S ta tes of A m erica In te rs ta te C om m erce C om m ission, United S ta te s of A m erica

A tom ic E n ergy Control B oard , CanadaA tom ic E n ergy of Canada L im ited

B o u ille t, J . a s s is te d by C apet, H. S o u s s e lie r , Y . D ou sset, M . A upetit, A.

C h arvat, K .

a s s is te d by K om urka, M.

C o m m issaria t ^ l '6 n e rg ie atomique, F ra n ce

T ra n sn u c le a ire , F ra n ce

Institu te fo r R e se a rch , Production and Use of R ad ioisotopes, C zechoslovak S o c ia lis t Republic A tom ic E n erg y Com m ission , C zechoslovak S o c ia lis t Republic

F a ir b a ir n , A . a s s is te d by P a rtr id g e , R .

United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy A uthorityM in istry of T ran sp o rt,United Kingdom



Ia n s it i, E . a s s is te d by C ro s tin i, R . F e r r e l i , A. C a ro le i, G .

Jo n asso n , G. K olb , W.

a s s is te d by V eith , H.

B a a tz , H.

M atsu bara , S . a s s is te d by Nukatsuka, H. Oda, A.

C h a irm a n , D ra ft in g G rou p

G ibson, R .

O b s e r v e r

Van L o k h o rst, C . S .

R epresentatives o f Organizations

W ild haber, A.

W red berg , L . O .

Com itato N azionale p er l 'E n e rg ia N u cleare , Ita ly

S o c ie ta R ic e rc h e Im pianti N ucleari (So rin ), Ita ly

A . B . A tom energie , SwedenP h y sik a lisch -T ech n isch eB und esanstalt,F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any B u n d esan sta lt fu r M aterialpriifung, F e d e ra l Republic of Germ any N u klear-C hem ie und M etallu rgie G e s . m . b . H . ,F e d e ra l R epublic of Germ any

A tom ic E n ergy B ureau , Japan

Japan A tom ic P ow er Company A tom ic F u e l C orporation,Japan

United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy Authority

M in istry of T ra n sp o rt, N etherlands

C en tra l O ffice fo r International R a il T ra n sp o rt

European N uclear E n erg y Agency/ European Company fo r the C h em ical P ro c e s s in g of Irrad ia ted F u e l



Bonnet, G. T ro u sso n , M.

European A tom ic E nergy Community

G roenew ege, R . L e co m te , P . A .

In tern ation al A ir T ran sp o rt A sso cia tio n

Young, S . L . D . In terg ov ern m en tal M aritim e Consultative O rganization

H a rr is , S . M eilland , G. W orld H ealth O rganization

M EETIN G O F TH E E X P E R T S SERVIN G ON THE PAN EL WITH GROUPS O F E X P E R T S FRO M

INTERN ATIO N AL TRA N SPO R T ORGANIZATIONS

Held at the International Atomic E n erg y A gency Headquarters, Vienna, 15-1 7 F eb ru a ry 1966

Groups o f e x p e rts fro m the follow ing in tern ation al tran sp o rt org an izatio n s w ere p re sen t:

In terg o v ern m en ta l M aritim e Consultative O rganization

S e cu rity C o m m ission fo r the T ra n sp o rt o f D angerous Goods by R ail in Europe

W orking P a r ty on the T ra n sp o rt o f D angerous Goods of the Inland T ra n sp o rt C om m ittee o f the United Nations E con o m ic Com m ission fo r Europe

D RA FTIN G GROUP 21- 25 N O VEM BER 1966

G ibson, R . United Kingdom A tom ic E nergy Authority

B o u ille t, J . C o m m issaria t ci l 'e n e rg ie atom ique, F ra n ce



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