§173.424. Excepted packages for radioactive instruments and articles.
49 C.F.R. § 173.424
A radioactive instrument or article and its packaging are excepted from requirements in this subchapter for specification packaging, labeling, marking (except for the UN identification number marking requirement described in § 173.422(a)), 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 activity of the instrument or article does not exceed the relevant limit listed in Table 4 in § 173.425;
The total activity per package does not exceed the relevant limit listed in Table 4 in § 173.425;
The radiation level at 10 cm (4 in) from any point on the external surface of any unpackaged instrument or article does not exceed 0.1 mSv/hour (10 mrem/hour);
The active material is completely enclosed by non-active components (a device performing the sole function of containing radioactive material shall not be considered to be an instrument or manufactured article);
The radiation level at any point on the external surface of a package bearing the article or instrument does not exceed 0.005 mSv/hour (0.5 mrem/hour), or, for exclusive use domestic shipments, 0.02 mSv/hour (2 mrem/hour);
The nonfixed (removable) radioactive surface contamination on the external surface of the package does not exceed the limits specified in § 173.443(a);
Except as provided in § 173.426, the package does not contain more than 15 g of uranium-235; and
The package is otherwise prepared for shipment as specified in § 173.422.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[69 FR 3675, Jan. 26, 2004]
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
[69 FR 3675, Jan. 26, 2004]