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APPENDIX Z - DOCKING-STATION TEST SOURCE SPECS
49 CFR Ch.1 (10-1-01 Edition)
(extraction)
§173.422 Additional requirements for excepted packages containing Class 7
(radioactive) materials.
(a) Except for materials subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of
this subchapter, excepted packages prepared for shipment under the provisions of §173.421, §173.424,
§173.426, or §173.428 must be certified as being acceptable for transportation by having a notice
enclosed in or on the package, included with the packing list, or otherwise forwarded with the package.
This notice must include the name of the consignor or consignee and one of the following statements, as
appropriate:
§173.424
Excepted packages for radioactive instruments and articles.
A radioactive instrument or article and its packaging is excepted from the specification packaging,
shipping paper and certification, marking and labeling requirements of this subchapter and requirements
of this subpart, if:
(a) Each package meets the general design requirements of §173.410;
(b) The activity of the instrument or article does not exceed the relevant limit listed in table 7 in
§173.425;
(c) The total activity per package does not exceed the relevant limit listed in table 7 in
§173.425;
(d) The radiation level at 10 cm (4 in) from any point on the external surface of any unpackaged
instrument or article does not exceed 0.1 mSv/hour (10mrem/hour);
(e) The radiation level at any point on the external surface of a package bearing the article or
instrument does not exceed 0.005 mSv./hour (0.5 mrem/hour), or, for exclusive use
domestic shipments, 0.02 mSv (2 mrem/hour);
(f) The nonfixed (removable) radioactive surface contamination on the external surface of the
package does not exceed the limits specified in §173.443(a);
(g) Except as provided in §173.426, the package does not contain more than 15 grams of
uranium-235; and
(h) The package is otherwise prepared for shipment as specified in §173.422.