RE: Transportation of General Licensed Instrument

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

I didn't say that the RQ determined whether the H-3 was a hazardous
_material_. Under 49 CFR 171.8, the definition of hazardous _substance_
(for transportation purposes) is when the amount of material in one
package equals or exceeds the RQ listed for that substance. 49 CFR
172.101, Appendix A, Table 2, lists radionuclides and their RQ's by Ci
and TBq.

Even for a limited quantity authorized under 49 CFR 173.421, et. seq.,
if the hazardous _material_ also meets the definition of hazardous
_substance_, then you need a shipping paper. If not, then you can use
thelimited quantity declaration.

The terms "hazardous material" and "hazardous substance" are _not_
synonymous in DOT.

Bruce Bugg

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Debby Steva [SMTP:dps3c@virginia.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 11, 1999 07:16
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: Transportation of General Licensed Instrument
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce Bugg wrote:
> 
> > Since the RQ for H-3 is 3.7 TBq (100 Ci), it's not a hazardous
> > substance.
> >
> > The RQ value does not determine if a substance is hazardous for
> > transportation purposes.  It specifies what quantities of hazardous
> > materials must be reported if the material is spilled or discharged
> during
> > transportation.  The H-3 is radioactive material which is considered
> a
> > hardous material and must be transported as such.  The quantity of
> > material allows you to ship it as limited quantity, no shipping
> paper
> > required but certain packaging criteria and labeling requirements
> must be
> > met..
> 
> D. Steva
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----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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