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The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002

Type Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2002-05-16

Last updated 2007-07-01

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Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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SCHEDULE 8 — REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND FOR PACKAGINGS AND PACKAGES

PART I — REQUIREMENTS FOR LSA-III MATERIAL

LSA-III material must be a solid of such a nature that if the entire contents of a package were subjected to the test specified in paragraph Part I of Schedule 9 the activity in the water would not exceed 0.1 A₂.

PART II — REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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PART III — REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW DISPERSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Low dispersible radioactive material must be such that the total amount of this radioactive material in a package must meet the following requirements—

(a) the radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded radioactive material does not exceed 10 mSv/h;

(b) if subjected to the tests specified in paragraphs 25 and 26 of Part IV of Schedule 9, the airborne release in gaseous and particulate forms of up to 100 μm aerodynamic equivalent diameter would not exceed 100 A₂. A separate specimen may be used for each test; and

(c) if subjected to the test specified in Part I of Schedule 9 the activity in the water would not exceed 100 A₂. In the application of this test, the damaging effects of the tests specified in (b) above must be taken into account.

PART IV — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGINGS AND PACKAGES

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PART V — REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGES

The package must comply with Part IV of this Schedule.

PART VI — REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE TYPE 1 (IP-1)

An industrial package Type 1 (IP-1) must be designed to meet the requirements of Part IV of this Schedule and the smallest overall external dimension must not be less than 10 cm.

PART VII — REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE TYPE 2 (IP-2)

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PART VIII — REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE TYPE 3 (IP-3)

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PART IX — REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGES CONTAINING URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE

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PART X — REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE A PACKAGES

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PART XI — REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE B(U) PACKAGES

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PART XII — REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE B(M) PACKAGES

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PART XIII — REQUIREMENTS FOR TYPE C PACKAGES

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PART XIV — REQUIREMENTS FOR PACKAGES CONTAINING FISSILE MATERIAL

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each package containing uranium enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 1% by mass, and with a total plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 1% of the mass of uranium-235, provided that the fissile material is distributed essentially homogeneously throughout the material; provided also that if uranium-235 is present in metallic, oxide, or carbide forms, it does not form a lattice arrangement.

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each package containing liquid solutions of uranyl nitrate enriched in uranium-235 to a maximum of 2% by mass, with a total plutonium and uranium-233 content not exceeding 0.002% of the mass of uranium-235, and with a minimum nitrogen to uranium atomic ratio (N/U) of 2.

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each package containing individually not more than 1 kg of total plutonium, of which not more than 20% by mass may consist of plutonium-239, plutonium-241, or any combination of those radionuclides.

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the tests specified in paragraphs 7 – 12 of Part IV of Schedule 9 followed by the test in paragraph 17 of Part IV of Schedule 9.

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SCHEDULE 9 — TEST PROCEDURES

PART I — LEACHING TEST FOR LSA-III MATERIAL AND LOW DISPERSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

A solid material sample representing the entire contents of the package is to be immersed for 7 days in water at ambient temperature. The volume of water to be used in the test must be sufficient to ensure that at the end of the 7-day test period, the free volume of the unabsorbed and unreacted water remaining must be at least 10% of the volume of the solid test sample itself. The water must have an initial pH of 6-8 and a maximum conductivity of 1 mS/m at 20 176 C. The total activity of the free volume of water must be measured following the 7-day immersion of the test sample.

PART II — TESTS FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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PART III — TESTS FOR LOW DISPERSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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PART IV — TESTS FOR PACKAGES

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Target for Drop Tests

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Packages Designed to contain Uranium Hexafluoride

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Tests for demonstrating ability to withstand normal conditions of transport

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Tests for Type A packages designed to carry liquids and gases

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Tests for demonstrating ability to withstand accident conditions of transport

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Enhanced water immersion test

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Water leakage test for packages containing fissile material

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PART V — DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE

Demonstration of compliance with the performance standards required by Schedule 8 shall be accomplished by any of the following methods or by a combination thereof—

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SCHEDULE 10 — APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

PART I — APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DESIGN FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR LOW DISPERSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

An application for approval must include the following—

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PART II — APPLICATION FOR PACKAGE DESIGN APPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR A TYPE B(U) OR TYPE C PACKAGE

An application for a package design approval certificate for a Type B(U) package must include the following—

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PART III — APPLICATION FOR PACKAGE DESIGN APPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR A TYPE B(M) PACKAGE

An application for a package design approval certificate for a Type B(M) package design must include the following—

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PART IV — APPLICATION FOR PACKAGE DESIGN APPROVAL CERTIFICATE FOR FISSILE MATERIAL

An application for a package design approval certificate for fissile material must include the following—

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PART V — APPLICATION FOR A SHIPMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

An application for a shipment approval certificate must include—

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PART VI — APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE

An application for approval of shipments under special arrangement must include—

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SCHEDULE 11 — DETERMINATION OF CATEGORIES

Packages and overpacks must be assigned to either category I-WHITE, II-YELLOW or III-YELLOW in accordance with the conditions specified in Table VII of Schedule 1 and with the following requirements—

(a) For a package or overpack, both the Transport Index (TI) and the surface radiation level conditions must be taken into account in determining which is the appropriate category. Where the Transport Index (TI) satisfies the condition for one category but the surface radiation level satisfies the condition for a different category, the package or overpack must be assigned to the higher category of the two. For this purpose, category I-WHITE must be regarded as the lowest category.

(b) The Transport Index (TI) must be determined following the procedures specified in regulation 44.

(c) If the surface radiation level is greater than 2 mSv/h, the package or overpack must be transported under exclusive use and in accordance with the conditions prescribed in paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 7.

(d) A package transported under special arrangement must be assigned to category III-YELLOW.

(e) An overpack which contains packages transported under special arrangement must be assigned to category III-YELLOW.

SCHEDULE 12 — CONTENTS OF APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.

PART I — SPECIAL FORM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND LOW DISPERSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL APPROVAL CERTIFICATES

Each approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State for special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material should include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material is approved.

(e) The identification of the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material.

(f) A description of the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material.

(g) Design specifications for the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material which may include references to drawings.

(h) A specification of the radioactive contents which includes the activities involved and which may include the physical and chemical form.

(i) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(j) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(k) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(l) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

PART II — SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATES

Each approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State for a special arrangement must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) Mode of transport.

(e) Any restrictions on the modes of transport, type of conveyance, freight container, and any necessary routing instructions.

(f) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the special arrangement is approved.

(g) The following statement:

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(h) References to certificates for alternative radioactive contents, other competent authority validation, or additional technical data or information, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State.

(i) Description of the packaging by a reference to the drawings or a specification of the design. If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, a reproducible illustration, not larger than 21 cm by 30 cm, showing the make-up of the package may also be included, accompanied by a brief description of the packaging, including materials of manufacture, gross mass, general outside dimensions and appearance.

(j) A specification of the authorised radioactive contents, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(k) Additionally, for packages containing fissile material—

(i) a detailed description of the authorised radioactive contents;

(ii) the value of the criticality safety index;

(iii) reference to the documentation that demonstrates the criticality safety of the contents;

(iv) any special features, on the basis of which the absence of water from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessment;

(v) any allowance (based on paragraph 9 of Part XIV of Schedule 8) for a change in neutron multiplication assumed in the criticality assessment as a result of actual irradiation experience; and

(vi) the ambient temperature range for which the special arrangement has been approved.

(l) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat.

(m) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reasons for the special arrangement.

(n) Description of the compensatory measures to be applied as a result of the shipment being under special arrangement.

(o) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to the use of the packaging or specific actions to be taken prior to the shipment.

(p) A statement regarding the ambient conditions assumed for purposes of design if these are not in accordance with those specified in paragraphs 4,5 and 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8, as applicable.

(q) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(r) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(s) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant and to the identity of the carrier.

(t) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

PART III — SHIPMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATES

Each approval certificate for a shipment issued by the Secretary of State must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the shipment is approved.

(e) Any restrictions on the modes of transport, type of conveyance, freight container, and any necessary routeing instructions.

(f) The following statement;

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(g) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat or maintenance of criticality safety.

(h) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(i) Reference to the applicable design approval certificate.

(j) A specification of the actual radioactive contents, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the total activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(k) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(l) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(m) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(n) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

PART IV — PACKAGE DESIGN APPROVAL CERTIFICATES

Each approval certificate of the design of a package issued by the Secretary of State must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) Any restriction on the modes of transport, if appropriate.

(e) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the design is approved.

(f) The following statement;

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(g) References to certificates for alternative radioactive contents, other competent authority validation, or additional technical data or information, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State.

(h) Identification of the packaging.

(i) Description of the packaging by a reference to the drawings or specification of the design. If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, a reproducible illustration, not larger than 21 cm by 30 cm, showing the make-up of the package may also be included, accompanied by a brief description of the packaging, including materials of manufacture, gross mass, general outside dimensions and appearance.

(j) Specification of the design by reference to the drawings.

(k) A specification of the authorised radioactive content, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(l) Additionally, for packages containing fissile material—

(i) a detailed description of the authorised radioactive contents;

(ii) the value of the criticality safety index;

(iii) reference to the documentation that demonstrates the criticality safety of the contents;

(iv) any special features, on the basis of which the absence of water from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessment;

(v) any allowance (based on paragraph 9 of Part XIV of Schedule 8) for a change in neutron multiplication assumed in the criticality assessment as a result of actual irradiation experience; and

(vi) the ambient temperature range for which the package design has been approved.

(m) For Type B(M) packages, a statement specifying those prescriptions of paragraph 5 of Part X of Schedule 8 and paragraphs 4, 5 and 8 to 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8 with which the package does not conform and any amplifying information which may be useful to other competent authorities.

(n) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat.

(o) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to the use of the packaging or specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(p) A statement regarding the ambient conditions assumed for purposes of design if these are not in accordance with those specified in paragraphs 4, 5 and 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8, as applicable.

(q) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(r) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(s) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(t) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

PART V — COMBINED PACKAGE DESIGN APPROVAL AND SHIPMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.

As for Part IV and also a statement authorising shipment where shipment approval is required under regulation 60, if deemed appropriate.

SCHEDULE 13 — CONTENTS OF REGULAR CONSIGNMENT CERTIFICATE

A regular consignment certificate must include the following:

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SCHEDULE 14 — FIGURES

Fig. 1. Basic trefoil symbol with proportions based on a central circle of radius X. The minimum allowable size of X must be 4 mm.

Fig. 2. Category I-WHITE label. The background colour of the label must be white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black, and the colour of the category bar must be red.

Fig. 3. Category II-YELLOW label. The background colour of the upper half of the label must be yellow and the lower half white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black, and the colour of the category bars must be red.

Fig. 4. Category III-YELLOW label. The background colour of the upper half of the label must be yellow and the lower half white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black, and the colour of the category bars must be red.

Fig. 5. Criticality safety index label. The background colour of the label must be white, the colour of the printing must be black.

Fig. 6. Placard. Except as permitted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 the minimum dimensions must be as shown; when different dimensions are used the relative proportions must be maintained. The number '7' must not be less than 25 mm high. The background colour of the upper half of the placard must be yellow and of the lower half white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black. The use of the word “RADIOACTIVE” in the bottom half is optional to allow the alternative use of this placard to display the appropriate United Nations number for the consignment.

Signed

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. — Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions — April 2002

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c. 27 as amended by 2002 c. 1092

[^f00002]: No. TS-R-1 (ST-1, Revised) (ISBN 92-0-100500-8).

[^f00003]: 2001 (ISBN 92-1-139069-9).

[^f00004]: O.J. L159, 29.6.96, p.1.

[^f00005]: O.J. L30, 1.2.01, p.43.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1996/1350.

[^f00007]: 1991 c. 27 as amended as respects section 1(1)(a) by the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) (Definition of Radioactive Material) Order 2002 1092.

[^f00008]: 1974 c. 28.

[^f00009]: 1988 c. 52.

[^f00010]: 1952 c. 67.

[^f00011]: O.J. No. 319, 12.12.94, p.7.

[^f00012]: Implementing Chapter VII, Part A, of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Convention), published by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), London.

[^f00013]: Complementing Annex 18 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago 1944), published by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal.

[^f00014]: 1974 c. 37.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1999/3232.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1999/3232.

[^f00017]: 1970 c. 46.

In the calculations of A1 and A2 for a radionuclide not in Table I of Schedule 1, a single radioactive decay chain in which the radionuclides are present in their naturally occurring proportions and in which no daughter nuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days or longer than that of the parent nuclide shall be considered as a single radionuclide, and the activity to be taken into account and the A1 or A2 value to be applied must be those corresponding to the parent nuclide of that chain. In the case of radioactive decay chains in which any daughter nuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days or greater than that of the parent nuclide, the parent and such daughter nuclides must be considered as mixtures of different nuclides.

Particulars of consignment

Declaration

Removal or covering of labels

Information for carriers

Notification of competent authorities

Possession of certificates and instructions

“ADR" orange plate

Low dispersible radioactive material must be such that the total amount of this radioactive material in a package must meet the following requirements—

(a) the radiation level at 3 m from the unshielded radioactive material does not exceed 10 mSv/h;

(b) if subjected to the tests specified in paragraphs 25 and 26 of Part IV of Schedule 9, the airborne release in gaseous and particulate forms of up to 100μm aerodynamic equivalent diameter would not exceed 100 A2. A separate specimen may be used for each test; and

(c) if subjected to the test specified in Part I of Schedule 9 the activity in the water would not exceed 100 A2. In the application of this test, the damaging effects of the tests specified in (b) above must be taken into account.

The package must comply with Part IV of this Schedule.

An industrial package Type 1 (IP-1) must be designed to meet the requirements of Part IV of this Schedule and the smallest overall external dimension must not be less than 10 cm.

A solid material sample representing the entire contents of the package is to be immersed for 7 days in water at ambient temperature. The volume of water to be used in the test must be sufficient to ensure that at the end of the 7-day test period, the free volume of the unabsorbed and unreacted water remaining must be at least 10% of the volume of the solid test sample itself. The water must have an initial pH of 6-8 and a maximum conductivity of 1 mS/m at 20°C. The total activity of the free volume of water must be measured following the 7-day immersion of the test sample.

Demonstration of compliance with the performance standards required by Schedule 8 shall be accomplished by any of the following methods or by a combination thereof—

An application for approval must include the following—

An application for a package design approval certificate for a Type B(U) package must include the following—

An application for a package design approval certificate for a Type B(M) package design must include the following—

An application for a package design approval certificate for fissile material must include the following—

An application for a shipment approval certificate must include—

An application for approval of shipments under special arrangement must include—

(a) For a package or overpack, both the Transport Index (TI) and the surface radiation level conditions must be taken into account in determining which is the appropriate category. Where the Transport Index (TI) satisfies the condition for one category but the surface radiation level satisfies the condition for a different category, the package or overpack must be assigned to the higher category of the two. For this purpose, category I-WHITE must be regarded as the lowest category.

(b) The Transport Index (TI) must be determined following the procedures specified in regulation 44.

(c) If the surface radiation level is greater than 2 mSv/h, the package or overpack must be transported under exclusive use and in accordance with the conditions prescribed in paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 7.

(d) A package transported under special arrangement must be assigned to category III-YELLOW.

(e) An overpack which contains packages transported under special arrangement must be assigned to category III-YELLOW.

Each approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State for special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material should include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material is approved.

(e) The identification of the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material.

(f) A description of the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material.

(g) Design specifications for the special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material which may include references to drawings.

(h) A specification of the radioactive contents which includes the activities involved and which may include the physical and chemical form.

(i) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(j) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(k) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(l) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

Each approval certificate issued by the Secretary of State for a special arrangement must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) Mode of transport.

(e) Any restrictions on the modes of transport, type of conveyance, freight container, and any necessary routing instructions.

(f) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the special arrangement is approved.

(g) The following statement:

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(h) References to certificates for alternative radioactive contents, other competent authority validation, or additional technical data or information, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State.

(i) Description of the packaging by a reference to the drawings or a specification of the design. If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, a reproducible illustration, not larger than 21 cm by 30 cm, showing the make-up of the package may also be included, accompanied by a brief description of the packaging, including materials of manufacture, gross mass, general outside dimensions and appearance.

(j) A specification of the authorised radioactive contents, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(k) Additionally, for packages containing fissile material—

(i) a detailed description of the authorised radioactive contents;

(ii) the value of the criticality safety index;

(iii) reference to the documentation that demonstrates the criticality safety of the contents;

(iv) any special features, on the basis of which the absence of water from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessment;

(v) any allowance (based on paragraph 9 of Part XIV of Schedule 8) for a change in neutron multiplication assumed in the criticality assessment as a result of actual irradiation experience; and

(vi) the ambient temperature range for which the special arrangement has been approved.

(l) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat.

(m) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reasons for the special arrangement.

(n) Description of the compensatory measures to be applied as a result of the shipment being under special arrangement.

(o) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to the use of the packaging or specific actions to be taken prior to the shipment.

(p) A statement regarding the ambient conditions assumed for purposes of design if these are not in accordance with those specified in paragraphs 4,5 and 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8, as applicable.

(q) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(r) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(s) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant and to the identity of the carrier.

(t) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

approval certificate for a shipment issued by the Secretary of State must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the shipment is approved.

(e) Any restrictions on the modes of transport, type of conveyance, freight container, and any necessary routeing instructions.

(f) The following statement;

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(g) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat or maintenance of criticality safety.

(h) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(i) Reference to the applicable design approval certificate.

(j) A specification of the actual radioactive contents, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the total activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(k) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(l) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(m) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(n) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

Each approval certificate of the design of a package issued by the Secretary of State must include the following information—

(a) Type of certificate.

(b) The Secretary of State identification mark.

(d) Any restriction on the modes of transport, if appropriate.

(e) List of applicable national and international regulations, including the edition of the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material under which the design is approved.

(f) The following statement;

This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.

(g) References to certificates for alternative radioactive contents, other competent authority validation, or additional technical data or information, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State.

(h) Identification of the packaging.

(i) Description of the packaging by a reference to the drawings or specification of the design. If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, a reproducible illustration, not larger than 21 cm by 30 cm, showing the make-up of the package may also be included, accompanied by a brief description of the packaging, including materials of manufacture, gross mass, general outside dimensions and appearance.

(j) Specification of the design by reference to the drawings.

(k) A specification of the authorised radioactive content, including any restrictions on the radioactive contents which might not be obvious from the nature of the packaging. This must include the physical and chemical forms, the activities involved (including those of the various isotopes, if appropriate), amounts in grams (for fissile material), and whether special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material, if applicable.

(l) Additionally, for packages containing fissile material—

(i) a detailed description of the authorised radioactive contents;

(ii) the value of the criticality safety index;

(iii) reference to the documentation that demonstrates the criticality safety of the contents;

(iv) any special features, on the basis of which the absence of water from certain void spaces has been assumed in the criticality assessment;

(v) any allowance (based on paragraph 9 of Part XIV of Schedule 8) for a change in neutron multiplication assumed in the criticality assessment as a result of actual irradiation experience; and

(vi) the ambient temperature range for which the package design has been approved.

(m) For Type B(M) packages, a statement specifying those prescriptions of paragraph 5 of Part X of Schedule 8 and paragraphs 4, 5 and 8 to 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8 with which the package does not conform and any amplifying information which may be useful to other competent authorities.

(n) A detailed listing of any supplementary operational controls required for preparation, loading, carriage, unloading and handling of the consignment, including any special stowage provisions for the safe dissipation of heat.

(o) Reference to information provided by the applicant relating to the use of the packaging or specific actions to be taken prior to shipment.

(p) A statement regarding the ambient conditions assumed for purposes of design if these are not in accordance with those specified in paragraphs 4, 5 and 15 of Part XI of Schedule 8, as applicable.

(q) A specification of the applicable quality assurance programme as required in regulation 18.

(r) Any emergency arrangements deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.

(s) If deemed appropriate by the Secretary of State, reference to the identity of the applicant.

(t) Signature and identification of the certifying official.

As for Part IV and also a statement authorising shipment where shipment approval is required under regulation 60, if deemed appropriate.

A regular consignment certificate must include the following:

Fig. 1. Basic trefoil symbol with proportions based on a central circle of radius X. The minimum allowable size of X must be 4 mm.

Fig. 2. Category I-WHITE label. The background colour of the label must be white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black, and the colour of the category bar must be red.

Fig. 5. Criticality safety index label. The background colour of the label must be white, the colour of the printing must be black.

Fig. 6. Placard. Except as permitted by paragraph 15 of Schedule 6 the minimum dimensions must be as shown; when different dimensions are used the relative proportions must be maintained. The number '7’ must not be less than 25 mm high. The background colour of the upper half of the placard must be yellow and of the lower half white, the colour of the trefoil and the printing must be black. The use of the word “RADIOACTIVE" in the bottom half is optional to allow the alternative use of this placard to display the appropriate United Nations number for the consignment.

Editorial notes

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