Shipping Question

[Roy Parker <RoyAParker@COMPUSERVE.COM>]

Ed,



Radioactive material, excepted package - limited quantity of material, UN2910 

must meet the general design requirements, 49 CFR 173.410.



The requirement for sufficient absorbent material to absorb twice the volume 

of the liquid contents or containment applies to Type A packages, 49 CFR 

173.412(l)(3).



As one who has to contend frequently with damaged packages of radioactive 

material I strongly encourage you to use sufficient absorbent material and/or 

containment for liquid contents in an excepted package.  Some of the biggest 

problems I have encountered have been from inadequately prepared excepted 

packages.  For example, parking a truck for a couple of months.



Roy A. Parker, Ph.D.

roy@royparker.org

Tel: 225-924-1473

Fax: 225-924-4269





> Sorry to take up bandwidth with this question, but I'm without my 49 CFR 

> book at the moment.



> Is there a requirement that limited quantity shipments of liquids be

> packaged with absorbent material or in such a manner that any leakage

> will be contained?



> Thanks!

> Ed Stroud

> CDPHE

> ed.stroud@state.co.us

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