Re: Smoke Detectors

["Alan R. Marchand" <radarm@accessnv.com>]

173.4 requires two hazadous items to apply. The smoke detector amount of 1
uCi.
is greater than 0.002 nCi. If the unit is placed in it original package, then
the claas 9, consumer product area might come into play. Otherwise,
Radioactive
material-excepted package, instrument or article statement placed in the box
and it is ready to go.

Alan Marchand
radarm@accessnv.com 

At 11:47 AM 9/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm not sure of this, but it seems that the smoke detector can be shipped 
>under the small quantity exception of 49 CFR 173.4, which provides exemption 
>from the shipping paper and training requirements.  The smoke detector, 
>itself, probably meets the packaging requirements, and may be already
>embossed 
>with the required notice. 
> 
>The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
>It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
> 
>Bill Lipton 
>liptonw@dteenergy.com 
> 
>You wrote: 
> 
>Oops. What I should have asked is if there are exemptions to the  
>packaging requirements and if so, what is the citation in 49 CFR?  
>Shipping papers are not required for excepted packages, of course. 
> 
>Kent Lambert 
>
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