Re: IATA regs

[JDillon@ligand.com (Jon Dillon)]

Patrick,

Here is some information from IATA that may be of some help to you.  Provided
that the levels that are being shipped, you should be able to send them as 
Excepted Packages or Limited Quantity.  The following is direct from 1997 IATA:

10.5.9.2  Excepted packages are not subject to the provisions relating to 
categorisation of packages, packing, labeling, marking and other shipper's 
responsibilities, operator's responsibilities and packaging nomenclature, 
marking, ........ general packaging requirements and any other provisions 
specifically retained in this Section.

10.5.9.3  For excepted packages of radioactive materials possessing any other 
dangerous characteristics, the other hazard takes precedence.  Therefore, the 
package is subject to the Regulations relevant to the other hazard.

10.5.9.4  Materials in Limited Quantities:  Radioactive material whose 
activities do not exceed the relevant exception limits listed in the column 
headed "Materials - Package Limits" in Table 10.5.A may be transported in an 
excepted package, provided that:

- These materials are packaged in such a manner that, in conditins likely to be 
encountered during routine transport (incident-free conditions), there can be no 
leakage of radioactive material from the package; and
- the packaging bears the marking "RADIOACTIVE" on an internal surface in such a 
manner that a warning of the presence of radioactive material is visible on 
opening the package.

I hope this helps.  Additionally, the a Shipper's declaration does not need to 
be completed for excepted packages.

Jon Dillon
jdillon@ligand.com
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Subject: IATA  regs
From:    "Patrick McDermott" <mcdermot@HELEN.RUTGERS.EDU> at Gateway
Date:    6/3/97  9:18 AM

We are recieving some limited quantity radioactive materials from 
another institution in the near future.  We are supplying the 
styrofoam inserts as well as the outer boxes.  DOT regs do not 
requiere any package certifications for "strong tight containers". 
The inistitution that is sending us the materials wants to know if 
the boxes we are sending them conform to IATA regs.  
Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thank you in advance for your help. 

Patrick J. McDermott
Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety
mcdermot@helen.rutgers.edu
(908)-445-2550