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6.No person shall— (a) transport radioactive material in a vehicle...
7.No person shall be a carrier of radioactive material unless—...
8.Subject to regulation 15, no person shall transport or cause...
9.(a) No person shall transport or cause to be transported...
16.Radiation level limits for consignments under exclusive use
22.Saving and transitional provision for designs approved under earlier international regulations or under previous Regulations
34.Restrictions on travel in vehicles transporting radioactive materials
Determination of A1 and A2 values
1.Values of A1 and A2 for individual radionuclides are those...
2.For individual radionuclides whose identities are known, but which are...
4.An A value for a mixture of radionuclides whose identities...
5.When the identity of each radionuclide is known but the...
6.For individual radionuclides or for mixtures of radionuclides for which...
General requirements for packages and packaging
3.Any attachment or other feature on the outer surface of...
4.As far as reasonably practicable, packaging shall be so designed...
7.A package shall be capable of withstanding the effects of...
8.The materials of packaging and any components or structures thereof...
9.All valves through which radioactive contents could otherwise escape shall...
10.A package shall not contain any other items except such...
11.The transport of other goods with consignments being transported under...
12.In addition to the radioactive properties, any other dangerous properties...
13.Except for packages or overpacks transported under exclusive use under...
14.The following additional requirements shall apply to overpacks:
Requirements for excepted packages of limited activity
2.If the package contains fissile material it must fall within...
3.The radiation level at any point of the external surface...
4.The non-fixed contamination on any external surface of the package...
5.Radioactive material which is not enclosed in or forming a...
6.The package shall retain its contents under conditions likely to...
7.The package shall bear the marking “Radioactive” on an internal...
Requirements for excepted packages containing instruments or other manufactured articles
Requirements for excepted packages which are empty packagings
Requirements for packages containing fissile material
1.Fissile material shall be packaged and shipped in such a...
2.A packaging for fissile material shall be so designed that,...
3.For the purposes of this Schedule the following words have...
4.In determining the subcriticality of individual packages in isolation for...
5.The individual package damaged or undamaged shall be subcritical under...
6.An array of packages shall be subcritical. A number, “N”...
7.In evaluating the subcriticality of fissile material in its transport...
Packages excepted from the requirements for fissile material
1.A package containing individually not more than 15 g of...
2.A package containing homogeneous hydrogenous solutions or mixtures satisfying the...
3.A package containing uranium enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum...
5.A package containing individually not more than 1 kg of...
6.A package containing liquid solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in...
Requirements for Type A packages
1.A Type A package shall meet the requirements of Schedule...
2.The smallest overall external dimension of the package shall not...
3.The outside of the package shall incorporate a feature such...
4.Any tie-down attachments on the package shall be so designed...
5.The design of the package shall take into account temperatures...
6.The design, fabrication and manufacturing techniques shall be in accordance...
7.The design shall include a containment system securely closed by...
8.Special form radioactive material may be considered as a component...
10.The design of any component of the containment system shall...
11.The containment system shall retain its radioactive contents under a...
12.All valves, other than pressure relief valves, shall be provided...
13.A radiation shield which encloses a component of the package...
15.The design of a package intended for liquid radioactive material...
16.A Type A package designed to contain liquids shall, in...
18.A package designed for compressed gases or uncompressed gases shall...
19.In the case of a package containing uranium hexafloride the...
General requirements for Type B packages
1.A Type B package shall meet the requirements of Schedule...
5.In applying paragraphs 3 and 4, the ambient temperature shall...
6.In applying paragraph 3 above, the solar insolation conditions shall...
7.A package which includes thermal protection for the purpose of...
9.In the case of a package containing uranium hexafloride the...
Requirements of Type B(U) packages
1.A Type B(U) package shall meet the requirements of Schedule...
2.A package for irradiated nuclear fuel with activity greater than...
3.Compliance with the permitted activity release limits shall depend neither...
4.A package shall not include a pressure relief system from...
6.A package shall not have a maximum normal operating pressure...
7.The maximum temperature of any surface readily accessible during transport...
8.A package shall be designed for an ambient temperature range...
2.The containment system of the package shall be clearly specified....
3.The external features of the specimen shall be clearly identified...
4.Testing the integrity of the containment system, shielding and criticality safety
6.Test for demonstrating ability to withstand normal conditions of transport
7.The time interval between the conclusion of the water spray...
12.Additional tests for Type A packages designed for liquids and gases
13.Tests for demonstrating ability to withstand accident conditions of transport
17.Water immersion test for packages containing irradiated nuclear fuel
18.Water leakage test for packages containing fissile material
19.Before the specimen is subjected to the water leakage test...
PART IV— DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE
1.Performance of tests with specimens simulating as closely as practicable...
2.Reference to previous satisfactory demonstrations of a sufficiently similar nature....
3.Performance of tests with models of appropriate scale incorporating those...
4.Calculation, or reasoned argument, when the calculation procedures and parameters...
Requirements for marking, labelling and placarding
3.Each package which conforms to a design approved under regulation...
7.Each label shall be completed with the following information:
8.(a) Each package, overpack, tank, freight container or vehicle containing...
10.Where the consignment in the freight container or tank is...
11.Subject to paragraph 16 in the Appendix below, a vehicle...
12.Where the consignment in or on the vehicle is unpackaged...
13.A vehicle transporting radioactive material shall, in addition to any...
Contents of transport document
2.The name of the consignor, and an address and telephone...
6.The words “RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL” unless these words are contained in...
7.The United Nations Number assigned to the material as specified...
8.For LSA material, the group notation “LSA-I”, “LSA-II” or “LSA-III”,...
9.For SCO, the group notation “SCO-I” or “SCO-II”, as appropriate....
10.The name or symbol of each radionuclide or, for mixtures...
11.A description of the physical and chemical form of the...
12.The maximum activity of the radioactive contents during transport expressed...
13.The category of the package, i.e., I-WHITE, II-YELLOW, or III-YELLOW....
14.The Transport Index (TI) (categories II-YELLOW and III-YELLOW only).
15.All items and materials transported under the provisions for excepted...
16.For a consignment of fissile material, where all of the...
17.The identification mark for each competent authority approval certificate (special...
18.For consignments of packages in an overpack or freight container,...
19.Where a consignment is required to be shipped under exclusive...
20.A declaration signed and dated by the consignor in the...
Application for approval of design for special form radioactive material
Application for package design approval certificate for fissile material
Application for package design approval certificate for a Type B(U) package
1.A detailed description of the proposed radioactive contents with particular...
2.A detailed statement of the design, including complete engineering drawings...
4.The proposed operating and maintenance instructions for the use of...
6.Where the proposed radioactive contents are irradiated fuel, the applicant...
7.Any special stowage provisions necessary to ensure the safe dissipation...
8.A reproducible illustration not larger than 21 cm×30 cm showing...
9.Evidence of a quality assurance programme as required by regulation...
Application for package design approval certificate for a Type B(M) package
1.The information required in Schedule 25 for Type B(U) packages....
2.A list of the specific requirements for Type B(U) packages...
3.Any proposed supplementary operational controls to be applied during transport...
4.A statement relative to any restrictions on the mode of...
5.The maximum and minimum ambient conditions (temperature, solar radiation) expected...
1.During storage in transit packages, overpacks, freight containers and tanks...
2.In the case of undeveloped photographic film the basis for...
3.In the case of other dangerous goods segregation shall comply...
4.The number of category II-YELLOW and category III-YELLOW packages, overpacks,...
5.Where the Transport Index (TI) of a single package, overpack,...
7.Except in the case of shipment under special arrangement, mixing...
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