[ RadSafe ] UN2910 Labeling for EXEMPT Calibration Sources - YesorNo

[Simon, Craig M. (CI6)]

Dan;
You should be careful shipping your sealed sources as "instruments and
Articles" as it requires a level of rigor that many sealed sources don't meet
to qualify as an "instrument" under DOT.
Craig 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Kulp, Jeffrey B
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:32 AM
To: Dan W McCarn; radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] UN2910 Labeling for EXEMPT Calibration Sources -
YesorNo

Dan,

	If you are shipping materials outside the US (or inside the US by
commercial air carrier), you will be subject to IATA regs. The UN-2911
nomenclature is a little bit different. It breaks up DOT's "Instruments and
Articles" to either "Instruments" or "Articles". Also, IATA has
exemptions/additional requirements for different countries. You have to be
mindful of them when labeling and marking packages. 

Good Luck,


Jeff Kulp
Washington State University
Radiation Safety Office
Pullman, WA 99164-1302
(509) 335-8175


-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of Dan W McCarn
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:49 AM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Cc: sales at spectrumtechniques.com
Subject: [ RadSafe ] UN2910 Labeling for EXEMPT Calibration Sources - Yes
orNo

Dear Group:

 

As I understand it, exempt calibration sources are covered under the UN2910
labeling guidelines; is this correct? Or are they exempt from labeling as
well? 

 

I was just informed that one shipping company does not handle any material
labeled as UN2910.

 

 

The sources are labeled on the Spectrum Techniques invoice as CALIBRATION
STANDARDS.  

 

The activities are as follows:

 

1.0 uCi Ba-133 ..

1.0 uCi Cd-109 ..

1.0 uCi Co-57 ..

0.1 uCi Cs-137 .. (note that this is the new exempt standard for Cs-137)

1.0 uCi Mn-54 ..

1.0 uCi Na-22 ..

1.0 uCi Co-60 ..

1.0 uCi Zn-65 ..

 

So... being exempt, do they require labeling?

 

 

Dan ii

 

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