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The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996

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Regulation 31(1)

SCHEDULE 29Package inspection requirements before the first shipment

1.  The containment system of any package whose design pressure exceeds 35 kPa gauge is to conform to the approved design requirements relating to the capability of that system to maintain its integrity under pressure.

2.  For each Type B package and for each packaging containing fissile material, the effectiveness of its shielding and containment system, and, where necessary, the heat transfer characteristics, are to be within the limits applicable to or specified for the approved design.

3.  For each package containing fissile material, where, in order to comply with the requirements of Schedule 7, neutron poisons are specifically included as components of the packaging, tests shall be performed to confirm the presence and distribution of those neutron poisons.

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