Re: Source for Type B Packages

[LIPTONW@detroitedison.com]

You wrote: 
 
>I need the name or phone number of a company that sells Type B shipping 
>containers.   
 
Most Type B packages are NRC approved.  I believe that the NRC can supply a 
list of "Certificates of Compliance" for these packages.  However, that is 
only part of what you need.  The use of a NRC approved package is governed
by 
10 CFR 71.12.  This section grants a "general license" to any NRC licensee, 
subject to certain requirements.  The most challenging is found in 10 CFR 
71.12(b):  "This general license applies only to a licensee who has a
quality 
assurance program approved by the Commission as satisfying the provisions of 
subpart H of this part."   
 
There are some exceptions; see 49 CFR 173.416.   
 
A lot depends on what and to whom you're shipping.  For example, if you're 
returning a source to a vendor, the vendor may be licensed to take
possession 
of the source at your location and act as the shipper.   
 
If you know who sent the material, they're a good place to start. 
 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
 
Bill Lipton 
liptonw@detroitedison.com