Re: Shipping radioactive material

[LIPTONW@detroitedison.com]

You wrote: 
 
	Regulations for transportation of radioactiver material are given in  
     the NRC regs of 10 CFR Part 71, which pretty well echoes the DOT regs.  
      Accoring to 10 CFR 71.10(a)(1),  the relevant exemption is : 
      
     Packages containing no more than Type A quantities of radioactive  
     material and no fissile material. [The Type A amount of natural  
     uranium is unlimited] 
      
     So you can safely take that orange Fiestaware home in your car or on  
     the bus. 
      
     10 CFR Part 71 is on the Web at 
      
     http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/CFR/PART071/index.html 
      
     Ruth Weiner  
     Sandia National Laboratories, Transportation Systems Division 
      
     Usual disclaimers. 
      
 
Having < A1/A2 quantity may exempt you from 10CFR71, but it does NOT exempt 
you from 49CFR.  There is a specific caution about this in 10CFR71.5.  In any 
event, 10CFR71 only applies to NRC licensed material.   
 
I know of no exemptions from ALL 49 CFR requirements for items such as 
Fiestaware, if, in fact, the activity is > 2 nCi/g.  It seems that those 
receiving such items should also receive a notice about the radioactivity.  
I'm not sure if the Hazmat Employee Training requirement would apply to 
someone transporting this material home, since this individual is not a hazmat 
employee. 
 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.   
It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
 
Bill Lipton 
liptonw@detroitedison.com