§ 173.421 Excepted packages for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) materials.
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A Class 7 (radioactive) material with an activity per package which does not exceed the limited quantity package limits specified in Table 4 in § 173.425, and its packaging, are excepted from requirements in this subchapter for specification packaging, marking (except for the UN identification number marking requirement described in § 173.422(a)), labeling, and if not a hazardous substance or hazardous waste, shipping papers, and the requirements of this subpart if:
(a) Each package meets the general design requirements of § 173.410;
(b) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of the package does not exceed 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h);
(c) The non-fixed contamination on the external surface of the package does not exceed the limits specified in § 173.443(a);
(d) The outside of the inner packaging or, if there is no inner packaging, the outside of the packaging itself bears the marking “Radioactive;”
(e) The package does not contain fissile material unless excepted by § 173.453; and
(f) The material is otherwise prepared for shipment as specified in accordance with § 173.422.
[79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014]
Interpretation letters (14)
- Radioactive Material Marking Requirements — PHMSA, Sep 2, 2020
- Excepted packages of radioactive material. — PHMSA, Apr 29, 2020
- Fixed Industrial Nuclear Gauges — PHMSA, Aug 30, 2019
- Excepted packages for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) materials — PHMSA, Feb 27, 2019
- Shipment of radioactive materials by air — PHMSA, Feb 27, 2018
- Limited Quantity Radioactive Material Onboard Passenger Aircraft — PHMSA, Dec 22, 2016
- Classification and Requirements for Shipping Sealed Radioactive Sources — PHMSA, Jun 1, 2016
- Clarification for Overpack and Limited Quantity Shipments of Class 7 Radioactive Materials — PHMSA, Jun 17, 2015
- Clarification of the Requirements for Excepted Packages for Class 7 Materials — PHMSA, Mar 5, 2010
- Clarification of shipping paper requirements for limited quantities of radioactive materials — PHMSA, Apr 6, 2009