Radioactive Package Label Category and Transport Index (49 CFR 172.403)
The DOT label category and transport index for a radioactive package.
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Example
- Unit of the dose rates
- mrem/h
- Maximum dose rate at the package surface
- 60
- Maximum dose rate at 1 meter
- 0.8
- Holds a highway route controlled quantity
- No
Result: RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-III; transport index 0.8.
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What you enter
- Unit of the dose rates
- Maximum dose rate at the package surface
- Maximum dose rate at 1 meter
- Holds a highway route controlled quantity
How this is calculated
Citation
49 CFR 172.403(b) and (c): the label category is the higher of the transport index test and the surface radiation level test. 49 CFR 173.403: the transport index is the dose rate at 1 m in mrem/h, rounded up to the next tenth. 49 CFR 173.441: exclusive use. Read the sources: 49 CFR 172.403 ↗, 49 CFR 173.403 ↗, 49 CFR 173.441 ↗
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