§173.421. Excepted packages for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) materials.
49 C.F.R. § 173.421
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:
Each package meets the general design requirements of § 173.410;
The radiation level at any point on the external surface of the package does not exceed 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h);
The non-fixed contamination on the external surface of the package does not exceed the limits specified in § 173.443(a);
The outside of the inner packaging or, if there is no inner packaging, the outside of the packaging itself bears the marking “Radioactive;”
The package does not contain fissile material unless excepted by § 173.453; and
The material is otherwise prepared for shipment as specified in accordance with § 173.422.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014]
Source
Source: Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128, 44701; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.96 and 1.97.
Amendments
[79 FR 40613, July 11, 2014]