[ RadSafe ] International Shipment Regs for RAM

[Roy Parker]

Joel,

The US DOT regulations, IATA and ICAO are all consistent on this issue.  If
the specific activity does not exceed the "Activity Concentration of Exempt
Material" then it is not defined as "radioactive" for the purpose of
transportation.  If the specific activity does exceed the "Activity
Concentration of Exempt Material" then you may consider the the total
activity in the "consignment."  If the total activity in the "consignment"
does not exceed the "Activity Limit for an Exempt Consignment" then the
material is not defined as "radioactive" for the purpose of transportation.
The definition of "consignment" is more explicit in ICAO and IATA for air
shipments and may be used: One or more packages of dangerous goods accepted
by an operator (carrier) from one shipper at one time and at one address,
receipted for in one lot and moving to one consignee at one destination
address.

Regards,

Roy A. Parker, Ph.D.
Radiation Physics Consultant
FedEx Express

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cehn at aol.com>
To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 11:38 AM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] International Shipment Regs for RAM


> The IAEA regs for international shipments are in IAEA TSR-1 (2005).   For
low
> activity shipments, there are exempt limits for concentration and per
> consignment (page 23).  I'm assuming both limits need to be met for the
shipment to
> be exempt from rad controls.  My management is telling me only  one limit
> needs to be met, the other can be exceeded and the shipment is still
exempt.
> Can someone back me up on this (if I'm right) or set me straight  (if I'm
> wrong.)
>
> Joel I. Cehn, CHP
> _joelc at alum.wpi.edu_ (mailto:joelc at alum.wpi.edu)
>
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