Review of DOT Radioactive Material Transportation Regulations

["Ferate, Fred <RSPA>" <Fred.Ferate@rspa.dot.gov>]

To anyone interested:

DOT's Research and Special Programs Administration recently published an   
updated version of the old "A Review of the Department of Transportation   
Regulations for Transportation of Radioactive Materials," last revised in   
1983.  The new publication is called RAMREG-001-98, "Radioactive Material   
Regulations Review."

Copies may be obtained without cost from RSPA's Office of Hazardous   
Materials Initiatives and Training, (202) 366-4900.

For those with access to the internet, the entire document is available   
for downloading or printing from the web page of RSPA's Office of   
Hazardous Materials Safety (http://hazmat.dot.gov), by clicking on the   
"Training Information" Placard and then on "Radioactive Materials   
Regulation Review" under "Instructions and Guidance on the Hazardous   
Materials Regulations," or on the "OHM Publications & Reports" Placard   
and then on Hazmat Publications and Videos," "Publications at No Charge,"   
and "Radioactive Materials Regulation Review."  The publication is in an   
Adobe .pdf file; a link is provided on the above web pages for obtaining   
the appropriate Adobe Acrobat Reader software to image and print the   
document.

It is not DOT policy to include the names of persons involved in   
performing contracted work; nevertheless, the first draft of this   
publication was prepared by a well-known professional in radioactive   
material transport matters, and has since been modified to some extent in   
our office.  We take all responsibility for any errors or ambiguities   
which may have crept in, and would welcome any constructive criticism on   
these or any other aspects of the document.

Fred Ferate
U. S. Department of Transportation
DHM-23
400 Seventh St. SW
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-4498
fred.ferate@rspa.dot.gov
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