RE: Transportation of General Licensed Instrument

[Bruce Bugg <BRUCEB@psc.state.ga.us>]

According to 49 CFR 173.421, you only need a shipping paper if the
material (1) is a hazardous substance, or (2) a hazardous waste. Also,
under 173.423, if the material meets another DOT hazard class (such as
flammable liquid), you have to prepare a shipping paper and note the
"Limited Quanity Radioactive Material."

Since the RQ for H-3 is 3.7 TBq (100 Ci), it's not a hazardous
substance. 

Since it's an instrument you are (re)using, it's not a waste.

And unless the H-3 is dissolved in some solvent, it's probably not
another hazard class (that's a guess).

So, based on the information given, you do not need a shipping paper.
You do need the notice specified in 49 CFR 173.422, which can be on the
package itself or on a separate document, probably the phrase in
173.422(a)(2).

As a responder, I personally prefer the notice available separately,
away from the package, so it can be reviewed at a safe distance, should
an accident or incident occur.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Capt. Bruce Bugg
HazMat Specialist - Enforcement Officer
Ga. Public Service Commission
1007 Virginia Avenue, Suite 310
Hapeville, GA  30354-1325
voice:	404.559.6627
fax: 	404.559.4972
e-mail:	bruceb@psc.state.ga.us
or:	75720.1177@compuserve.com




> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mr Jo [SMTP:mjo@scs.unr.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, May 10, 1999 16:54
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Transportation of General Licensed Instrument
> 
> We need to transport our EC Detector (which contains 300 mCi H-3) to
> Pennsylvania
> to use it there for two weeks and bring it back. This EC is a general
> licensed
> item.
> 
> I am preparing a shipping document as an excepted package UN2910. We
> plan to use
> our own personnel and a rental vehicle to transport.
> 
> Does this type of shipment require shipping documents? Thanks. M. Jo
> ========================================================
> Myung Chul Jo, MS, CHP
> EH&S, Mail Stop 328
> University of Nevada, Reno
> Reno, Nevada 89557
> (702)784-4540
> (702)784-4553 fax
> mjo@scs.unr.edu
> 
> 
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