SAMPLE TRANSPORTATION INSTRUCTIONS

3Prior to shipment assure the package and its contents meet the following requirements:

●The contents are authorized for use in the package.

●The package is in good physical condition for transport.

●All locks or required shipping plugs are properly installed and seal wired where required.

●All conditions of the Type B(U) Certificate of Compliance or Type A approval are met. [10CFR71.87]

NOTE: Quantities of special form radioactive material equal to or greater than

27Ci (1TBq) of Ir-192, 80Ci (3TBq) of Se-75 or 10.8Ci (0.4TBq) of Co-60 must be shipped in Type B packages. Quantities less than these quantities can be shipped as Type A. Type A testing documentation must be kept on file for one year after shipment.

●Maintain copies of the most current Type B, Type A and Special Form certification on file.

4Assure that the source is secured in the proper shielded position in the shipping package as described in the appropriate operations manual. Perform a pre-shipment inspection

(see Part A of these instructions) and verify conformance to the transport package certificate.

5As applicable, attach a security seal with an identification mark to the package closure that serves as a tamper indicator. [49CFR173.412(a)]

6If the shipping package is to be packaged inside a crate or other outer packaging, the outer packaging must be strong enough to withstand the normal conditions of transport and must not reduce the safety of the package. The shipping package must be placed within the outer package with sufficient blocking to prevent shifting during transportation. [49CFR173.25]

7Survey the exterior surfaces of the package and assure that the maximum radiation level does not exceed 200mRem/hr (2mSv/hr). Survey 1m from the exterior surfaces of the package and assure that the maximum radiation level does not exceed 10mRem/hr (0.1mSv/hr). Determine the proper shipping labels to be applied to the package using the criteria of table 1. [49CFR172.403]

NOTE: If shipping a Type B container inside an overpack or convenience box in the back of a vehicle, survey and label both the inner Type B package and the overpack. Placarding the vehicle is dependent on the category of label applied to the overpack if used. [49CFR173.448]

 

Table 1

 

 

 

 

Maximum radiation

Maximum radiation

 

 

level at surface

level at 1m

 

Radioactive

0.5mRem/hr

None

 

White I

(0.005mSv/hr)

 

 

Radioactive

50mRem/hr

1.0mRem/hr

 

Yellow II

(0.5mSv/hr)

(0.01mSv/hr)

 

Radioactive

200mRem/hr

10mRem/hr

 

Yellow III

(2mSv/hr)

(0.1mSv/hr)

 

For a package, both the transport index (TI) and the surface radiation level conditions

 

shall be taken into account in determining which is the appropriate category of

 

radioactive material label. Where the TI satisfies the condition for one category but the

 

surface radiation level satisfies the condition for a different category, the package shall

 

be assigned to the higher category of the two. For this purpose, category White-I shall

 

be regarded as the lowest category.

 

 

The TI is the maximum radiation level measured in mRem/hr at a distance of 1m from

 

the external surfaces of the package. When recording the TI, the dose rate units of

 

mRem/hr are not listed, for example a reading of 2mRem/hr (20µSv/hr) would indicate

5.4

a TI = 2.0. (Note that the TI is rounded to the nearest tenth value.)