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

Regulations 2(3) & 21

SCHEDULE 36 TABLES

TABLE I

CALCULATION OF A₁ AND A₂ VALUES

Values of A₁ and A₂ for individual radionuclides

Symbol of radionuclide	Element and atomic number	A1 TBq	A2 TBq
(a) A1 and/or A2 value limited by daughter product decay.
(b) A1 and A2 are unlimited for radiation control purposes only. For nuclear criticality safety this material is subject to the controls placed on fissile material.
(c) These values do not apply to reprocessed uranium.
225Ac(a)	Actinium (89)	0.6	1×10−2
227Ac		40	2×10−5
228Ac		0.6	0.4
105Ag	Silver (47)	2	2
108Agm		0.6	0.6
110Agm		0.4	0.4
111Ag		0.6	0.5
26Al	Aluminium (13)	0.4	0.4
241Am	Americium (95)	2	2×10−4
242Amm		2	2×10−4
243Am		2	2×10−4
37Ar	Argon (18)	40	40
39Ar		20	20
41Ar		0.6	0.6
42Ar(a)		0.2	0.2
72As	Arsenic (33)	0.2	0.2
73As		40	40
74As		1	0.5
76As		0.2	0.2
77As		20	0.5
211At	Astatine (85)	30	2
193Au	Gold (79)	6	6
194Au		1	1
195Au		10	10
196Au		2	2
198Au		3	0.5
199Au		10	0.9
131Ba	Barium (56)	2	2
133Bam		10	0.9
133Ba		3	3
140Ba(a)		0.4	0.4
7Be	Beryllium (4)	20	20
10Be		20	0.5
205Bi	Bismuth (83)	0.6	0.6
206Bi		0.3	0.3
207Bi		0.7	0.7
210Bim(a)		0.3	3×10−2
210Bi		0.6	0.5
212Bi(a)		0.3	0.3
247Bk	Berkelium (97)	2	2×10−4
249Bk		40	8×10−2
76Br	Bromine (35)	0.3	0.3
77Br		3	3
82Br		0.4	0.4
11C	Carbon (6)	1	0.5
14C		40	2
41Ca	Calcium (20)	40	40
45Ca		40	0.9
47Ca		0.9	0.5
109Cd	Cadmium (48)	40	1
113Cdm		20	9×10−2
115Cdm		0.3	0.3
115Cd		4	0.5
139Ce	Cerium (58)	6	6
141Ce		10	0.5
143Ce		0.6	0.5
144Ce(a)		0.2	0.2
248Cf	Californium (98)	30	3×10−3
249Cf		2	2×10−4
250Cf		5	5×10−4
251Cf		2	2×10−4
252Cf		0.1	1×10−3
253Cf		40	6×10−2
254Cf		3×10−3	6×10−4
36Cl	Chlorine (17)	20	0.5
38Cl		0.2	0.2
240Cm	Curium (96)	40	2×10−2
241Cm		2	0.9
242Cm		40	1×10−2
243Cm		3	3×10−4
244Cm		4	4×10−4
245Cm		2	2×10−4
246Cm		2	2×10−4
247Cm		2	2×10−4
248Cm		4×10−2	5×10−5
55Co	Cobalt (27)	0.5	0.5
56Co		0.3	0.3
57Co		8	8
58Com		40	40
58Co		1	1
60Co		0.4	0.4
51Cr	Chromium (24)	30	30
129Cs	Caesium (55)	4	4
131Cs		40	40
132Cs		1	1
134Csm		40	9
134Cs		0.6	0.5
135Cs		40	0.9
136Cs		0.5	0.5
137Cs(a)		2	0.5
64Cu	Copper (29)	5	0.9
67Cu		9	0.9
159Dy	Dysprosium (66)	20	20
165Dy		0.6	0.5
166Dy(a)		0.3	0.3
169Er	Erbium (68)	40	0.9
171Er		0.6	0.5
147Eu	Europium (63)	2	2
148Eu		0.5	0.5
149Eu		20	20
150Eu		0.7	0.7
152Eum		0.6	0.5
152Eu		0.9	0.9
154Eu		0.8	0.5
155Eu		20	2
156Eu		0.6	0.5
18F	Fluorine (9)	1	0.5
52Fe(a)	Iron (26)	0.2	0.2
55Fe		40	40
59Fe		0.8	0.8
60Fe		40	0.2
67Ga	Gallium (31)	6	6
68Ga		0.3	0.3
72Ga		0.4	0.4
146Gd(a)	Gadolinium (64)	0.4	0.4
148Gd		3	3×10−4
153Gd		10	5
159Gd		4	0.5
68Ge(a)	Germanium (32)	0.3	0.3
71Ge		40	40
77Ge		0.3	0.3
172Hf(a)	Hafnium (72)	0.5	0.3
175Hf		3	3
181Hf		2	0.9
182Hf		4	3×10−2
194Hg(a)	Mercury (80)	1	1
195Hgm		5	5
197Hgm		10	0.9
197Hg		10	10
203Hg		4	0.9
163Ho	Holmium (67)	40	40
166Hom		0.6	0.3
166Ho		0.3	0.3
123I	Iodine (53)	6	6
124I		0.9	0.9
125I		20	2
126I		2	0.9
129I		Unlimited	Unlimited
131I		3	0.5
132I		0.4	0.4
133I		0.6	0.5
134I		0.3	0.3
135I		0.6	0.5
111In	Indium (49)	2	2
113Inm		4	4
114Inm(a)		0.3	0.3
115Inm		6	0.9
189Ir	Iridium (77)	10	10
190Ir		0.7	0.7
192Ir		1	0.5
193Irm		10	10
194Ir		0.2	0.2
40K	Potassium (19)	0.6	0.6
42K		0.2	0.2
43K		1	0.5
81Kr	Krypton (36)	40	40
85Krm		6	6
85Kr		20	10
87Kr		0.2	0.2
137La	Lanthanum (57)	40	2
140La		0.4	0.4
	LSA	Low specific activity material (See definition in regulation 2)
172Lu	Lutetium (71)	0.5	0.5
173Lu		8	8
174Lum		20	8
174Lu		8	4
177Lu		30	0.9
	MFP	For Mixed Fission Products, use formula for mixtures or Table II
28Mg(a)	Magnesium (12)	0.2	0.2
52Mn	Manganese (25)	0.3	0.3
53Mn		Unlimited	Unlimited
54Mn		1	1
56Mn		0.2	0.2
93Mo	Molybdenum (42)	40	7
99Mo		0.6	0.5
13N	Nitrogen (7)	0.6	0.5
22Na	Sodium (11)	0.5	0.5
24Na		0.2	0.2
92Nbm	Niobium (41)	0.7	0.7
93Nbm		40	6
94Nb		0.6	0.6
95Nb		1	1
97Nb		0.6	0.5
147Nd	Neodymium (60)	4	0.5
149Nd		0.6	0.5
59Ni	Nickel (28)	40	40
63Ni		40	30
65Ni		0.3	0.3
235Np	Neptunium (93)	40	40
236Np		7	1×10−3
237Np		2	2×10−4
239Np		6	0.5
185Os	Osmium (76)	1	1
191Osm		40	40
191Os		10	0.9
193Os		0.6	0.5
194Os(a)		0.2	0.2
32P	Phosphorus (15)	0.3	0.3
33P		40	0.9
230Pa	Protactinium (91)	2	0.1
231Pa		0.6	6×10−5
233Pa		5	0.9
201Pb	Lead (82)	1	1
202Pb		40	2
203Pb		3	3
205Pb		Unlimited	Unlimited
210Pb(a)		0.6	9×10−3
212Pb(a)		0.3	0.3
103Pd	Palladium (46)	40	40
107Pd		Unlimited	Unlimited
109Pd		0.6	0.5
143Pm	Promethium (61)	3	3
144Pm		0.6	0.6
145Pm		30	7
147Pm		40	0.9
148Pmm		0.5	0.5
149Pm		0.6	0.5
151Pm		3	0.5
208Po	Polonium (84)	40	2×10−2
209Po		40	2×10−2
210Po		40	2×10−2
142Pr	Praseodymium (59)	0.2	0.2
143Pr		4	0.5
188Pt(a)	Platinum (78)	0.6	0.6
191Pt		3	3
193Ptm		40	9
193Pt		40	40
195Ptm		10	2
197Ptm		10	0.9
197Pt		20	0.5
236Pu	Plutonium (94)	7	7×10−4
237Pu		20	20
238Pu		2	2×10−4
239Pu		2	2×10−4
240Pu		2	2×10−4
241Pu		40	1×10−2
242Pu		2	2×10−4
244Pu(a)		0.3	2×10−4
223Ra(a)	Radium (88)	0.6	3×10−2
224Ra(a)		0.3	6×10−2
225Ra(a)		0.6	2×10−2
226Ra(a)		0.3	2×10−2
228Ra(a)		0.6	4×10−2
81Rb	Rubidium (37)	2	0.9
83Rb		2	2
84Rb		1	0.9
86Rb		0.3	0.3
87Rb		Unlimited	Unlimited
Rb (natural)		Unlimited	Unlimited
183Re	Rhenium (75)	5	5
184Rem		3	3
184Re		1	1
186Re		4	0.5
187Re		Unlimited	Unlimited
188Re		0.2	0.2
189Re		4	0.5
Re (natural)		Unlimited	Unlimited
99Rh	Rhodium (45)	2	2
101Rh		4	4
102Rhm		2	0.9
102Rh		0.5	0.5
103Rhm		40	40
105Rh		10	0.9
222Rn(a)	Radon (86)	0.2	4×10−3
97Ru	Ruthenium (44)	4	4
103Ru		2	0.9
105Ru		0.6	0.5
106Ru(a)		0.2	0.2
35S	Sulphur (16)	40	2
122Sb	Antimony (51)	0.3	0.3
124Sb		0.6	0.5
125Sb		2	0.9
126Sb		0.4	0.4
44Sc	Scandium (21)	0.5	0.5
46Sc		0.5	0.5
47Sc		9	0.9
48Sc		0.3	0.3
	SCO	Surface Contaminated Objects (see definition in regulation 2)
75Se	Selenium (34)	3	3
79Se		40	2
31Si	Silicon (14)	0.6	0.5
32Si		40	0.2
145Sm	Samarium (62)	20	20
147Sm		Unlimited	Unlimited
151Sm		40	4
153Sm		4	0.5
113Sn(a)	Tin (50)	4	4
117Snm		6	2
119Snm		40	40
121Snm		40	0.9
123Sn		0.6	0.5
125Sn		0.2	0.2
126Sn(a)		0.3	0.3
82Sr(a)	Strontium (38)	0.2	0.2
85Srm		5	5
85Sr		2	2
87Srm		3	3
89Sr		0.6	0.5
90Sr(a)		0.2	0.1
91Sr		0.3	0.3
92Sr(a)		0.8	0.5
T (all forms)	Tritium (1)	40	40
178Ta	Tantalum (73)	1	1
179Ta		30	30
182Ta		0.8	0.5
157Tb	Terbium (65)	40	10
158Tb		1	0.7
160Tb		0.9	0.5
95Tcm	Technetium (43)	2	2
96Tcms(a)		0.4	0.4
96Tc		0.4	0.4
97Tcm		40	40
97Tc		Unlimited	Unlimited
98Tc		0.7	0.7
99Tcm		8	8
99Tc		40	0.9
118Te(a)	Tellurium (52)	0.2	0.2
121Tem		5	5
121Te		2	2
123Tem		7	7
125Tem		30	9
127Tem(a)		20	0.5
127Te		20	0.5
129Tem(a)		0.6	0.5
129Te		0.6	0.5
131Tem		0.7	0.5
132Te(a)		0.4	0.4
227Th	Thorium (90)	9	1×10−2
228Th(a)		0.3	4×10−4
229Th		0.3	3×10−5
230Th		2	2×10−4
231Th		40	0.9
232Th		Unlimited	Unlimited
234Th(a)		0.2	0.2
Th (natural)		Unlimited	Unlimited
44Ti(a)	Titanium (22)	0.5	0.2
200Tl	Thallium (81)	0.8	0.8
201Tl		10	10
202Tl		2	2
204Tl		4	0.5
167Tm	Thulium (69)	7	7
168Tm		0.8	0.8
170Tm		4	0.5
171Tm		40	10
230U	Uranium (92)	40	1×10−2
232U		3	3×10−4
233U		10	1×10−3
234U		10	1×10−3
235U		Unlimited(b)	Unlimited(b)
236U		10	1×10−3
238U		Unlimited	Unlimited
U (natural		Unlimited	Unlimited(c)
U (enriched 5% or less)		Unlimited(b)	Unlimited(b)(c)
U (enriched more than 5%)		10	1×10−3(c)
U (depleted)		Unlimited	Unlimited(c)
48V	Vanadium (23)	0.3	0.3
49V		40	40
178W(a)	Tungsten (74)	1	1
181W		30	30
185W		40	0.9
187W		2	0.5
188W(a)		0.2	0.2
122Xe(a)	Xenon (54)	0.2	0.2
123Xe		0.2	0.2
127Xe		4	4
131Xem		40	40
133Xe		20	20
135Xe		4	4
87Y	Yttrium (39)	2	2
88Y		0.4	0.4
90Y		0.2	0.2
91Ym		2	2
91Y		0.3	0.3
92Y		0.2	0.2
93Y		0.2	0.2
169Yb	Ytterbium, (70)	3	3
175Yb		30	0.9
65Zn	Zinc (30)	2	2
69Znm(a)		2	0.5
69Zn		4	0.5
88Zr	Zirconium (40)	3	3
93Zr		40	0.2
95Zr		1	0.9
97Zr		0.3	0.3

TABLE II

GENERAL VALUES FOR A₁ AND A₂

Contents	A1 TBq	A2 TBq
Only beta or gamma emitting nuclides are known to be present	0.2	0.02
Alpha emitting nuclides are known to be present or no relevant data are available	0.1	2×10−5

TABLE III

LIMITS OF NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION ON SURFACES

Type of package, overpack, freight container, tank or conveyance and its equipment	Contaminant
	Applicable limit(a) of beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters Bq/cm2	Applicable limit(a) of all other alpha emitters Bq/cm2
(a) The limits are applicable when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 of any part of the surface.
External surfaces of:
excepted packages	0.4	0.04
packages other than excepted packages	4	0.4
External and internal surfaces of overpacks, freight containers, and conveyances and their equipment, when used in or when being prepared for, the carriage of:
—loads consisting only of radioactive material in packages other than excepted packages	4	0.4
—loads including excepted packages and/or non-radioactive consignments	0.4	0.04
External surfaces of freight containers, tanks and conveyances and their equipment, used in the carriage of unpacked radioactive material	4	0.4

TABLE IV

ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGES

	Physical state of contents	Instruments and articles
		Item limits(a)	Package limits(a)
			Materials
			Package limits(a)
(a) For mixtures of radionuclides, see paragraphs 4–6 of Schedule 1.
Solids:
special form	10−2 A1	A1	10−3 A1
other forms	10−2 A2	A2	10−3 A2
Liquids:	10−3 A2	10−1 A2	10−4 A2
Gases:
tritium	2×10−2 A2	2×10−1 A2	2×10−2 A2
special form	10−3 A1	10−2 A1	10−3 A1
other forms	10−3 A2	10−2 A2	10−3 A2

TABLE V

INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR LSA MATERIAL AND SCO

Contents	Industrial package type
	Exclusive use	Not under exclusive use
(a) Under the conditions specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 10, LSA-I material and SCO-I may be transported unpackaged.
LSA-I(a)
Solid	IP-1	IP-1
Liquid	IP-1	IP-2
LSA-II
Solid	IP-2	IP-2
Liquid and gas	IP-2	IP-3
LSA-III	IP-2	IP-3
SCO-I(a)	IP-1	IP-1
SCO-II	IP-2	IP-2

TABLE VI

CONVEYANCE ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR LSA MATERIAL AND SCO IN INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES OR UNPACKED

Nature of material	Activity limit for conveyances
LSA-I	No limit
LSA-II and LSA-III non-combustible solids	No limit
LSA-II and LSA-III combustible solids, and all liquids and gases	100×A2
SCO	100×A2

TABLE VII

MULTIPLICATION FACTORS FOR LARGE DIMENSION LOADS

Size of load(a)	Multiplication factor
(a) Largest cross-sectional area of the load being measured.
size of load ≤ 1 m2	1
1 m2<size of load ≤ 5 m2	2
5 m2<size of load ≤ 20 m2	3
20 m2<size of load	10

TABLE VIII

DETERMINATION OF TRANSPORT INDEX (T)

Item	Contents	Method of determining Transport Index (TI)
Packages	Non-fissile material	TI for radiation exposure control
	Fissile material	The larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Non-rigid overpacks	Packages	Sum of TI’s of all packages contained
Rigid overpacks	Packages	The sum of the TI’s of all packages contained, or for the original consignor, either the TI for radiation exposure control or the sum of the TI’s of all packages
Freight containers	Packages or overpacks	Sum of the TI’s of all packages and overpacks contained
	LSA material or SCO	Either the sum of the TI’s or the larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Freight containers under exclusive use	Packages or overpacks	Either the sum of the TI’s or the larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Tanks	Non-fissile material	TI for radiation exposure control
	Fissile material	The larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Unpackaged	LSA-I and SCO-I	The TI for radiation exposure control

TABLE IX

CATEGORIES OF PACKAGES

Conditions
Transport index	Maximum radiation level at any point on external surface
		Category
(a) If the measured TI is not greater than 0.05, the value quoted may be zero in accordance with paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 17.
0(a)	Not more than 0.005 mSv/h	I-WHITE
More than 0 but not more than 1(a)	More than 0.005 mSv/h but not more than 0.5 mSv/h	II-YELLOW
More than 1 but not more than 10	More than 0.5 mSv/h but not more than 2 mSv/h	III-YELLOW
More than 10	More than 2 mSv/h but not more than 10 mSv/h	III-YELLOW and also under exclusive use

TABLE X

CATEGORIES OF OVERPACKS INCLUDING FREIGHT CONTAINERS WHEN USED AS OVERPACKS

Transport Index (TI)	Category
0	I-WHITE
TI greater than 0 but less than or equal to 1	II-YELLOW
TI greater than 1	III-YELLOW

TABLE XI

INSOLATION DATA

Form and location of surface	Insolation in W/m2 for 12 hours per day
(a) Alternatively, a sine function may be used, with an absorption coefficient adopted and the effects of possible reflection from neighbouring objects neglected.
Flat surfaces transported horizontally:
—base	none
—other surfaces	800
Flat surfaces not transported horizontally:
—each surface	200(a)
Curved surfaces	400(a)

TABLE XII

LIMITATIONS ON HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENOUS SOLUTIONS OR MIXTURES OF FISSILE MATERIAL

Parameters	Uranium-235 only	Any other fissile material (including mixtures)
(a) Where H/X is the ratio of the number of hydrogen atoms to the number of atoms of fissile nuclide.
(b) With a total plutonium and uranium-233 content of not more than 1% of the mass of uranium-235.
Minimum H/X(a)	5200	5200
Maximum concentration of fissile material (g/L)	5	5
Maximum mass of fissile material in a package or conveyance (g)	800(b)	500

TABLE XIII

FREE-DROP DISTANCE FOR TESTING PACKAGES TO NORMAL CONDITIONS OF TRANSPORT

Package mass (kg)	Free-drop distance (m)
package mass<5,000	1.2
5,000≤package mass<10,000	0.9
10,000≤package mass<15,000	0.6
15,000≤package mass	0.3