re:Transport Index

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49 CFR 173.403 (bb) "Transport Index" means a dimensionless number (rounded up 
to the first decimal place) placed on the label of a package to designate the 
degree of control to be exercised by the carrier during transportation. The 
Transport Index is determined as follows:
(1) the number expressing the maximum radiation level in millirem per hour at 
one meter (3.3. feet) from the external surface of the package.


Curtis Hansen   Instructor: Radioactive Material/Waste
		        and Hazardous Material/Waste

805-545-3383