InstroTek
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[RQ] Radioactive Material, Type A Package, Special Form, 7,
UN 3332
Special Form describes a sealed source with minimum possibility
to disburse contamination in an accident. This must be certified
by a document which is maintained on file for at least one year
after the latest shipment (e.g. the last time the gauge was
transported in the company vehicle on a public highway).
Normally it will be supplied by the gauge manufacturer. If you
have gauges from more than one manufacturer you must have
a certificate from each. A copy of an IAEA Certificate of
Competent Authority as described under International Air
Shipments can be used to satisfy this requirement. Class 7
applies to Radioactive Material. UN3332 is an assigned number
which allows quick selection in reference manuals.
Reportable Quantity
49CFR requires that shipments of quantities of hazardous
materials above certain levels are marked RQ and must be
reported to the EPA in the event of an accident that results in a
release of radioactive material. For the radioactive materials in
the gauge per 172.101 App Table 2, the reportable levels are:
Cs-137 1,000 mCi
Am-241 10 mCi
8 and 10 mCi of Cs-137 is not a reportable quantity, but 40 and
50 of Am-241 is a reportable quantity. For a reportable
quantity, RQ must be included before the description. The
shipping name label on the package must include the RQ.
