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Table 7-1. Allowable quantities of tritium per 49 CFR 173 |
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TABLE 7-1. Allowable quantities of tritium per 49 CFR 173
Shipping
Maximum Quantity/
Form
Comments
Package
Specific Activity of
Type
Tritium per Package
Solid
Limited
0.04 TBq (1.08 Ci)
Quantity
-5
LSA-I
4 x 10 TBq/g (0.001Ci/g)
LSA-II
0.004 TBq/g (0.1 Ci/g)
The conveyance limit* for combustible solids is
5
4000 TBq (1.08 x 10 Ci)
LSA-III
0.08 TBq/g (2.16 Ci/g)
SCO-I
Limit based on surface
The maximum nonfixed contamination on
2
-4
2
accessible surfaces is 4 Bq/cm (10 Ci/cm ). The
contamination
maximum fixed contamination on accessible
4
2
2
surfaces is 4 x 10 Bq/cm (1 Ci/cm ). The total
surface contamination on the inaccessible
4
2
2
surfaces is limited to 10 Bq/cm (1 Ci/cm ). The
5
conveyance limit* is 4000 TBq (1.08 x 10 Ci)
SCO-II
Limit based on surface
The maximum nonfixed contamination on
2
-2
2
accessible surfaces is 400 Bq/cm (10 Ci/cm ).
contamination
The maximum fixed contamination on accessible
5
2
2
surfaces is 8 x 10 Bq/cm (20 Ci/cm ). The total
surface contamination on the inaccessible
5
2
2
surfaces is limited to 8 x 10 Bq/cm (20 Ci/cm ).
5
The conveyance limit* is 4000 TBq (1.08 x 10 Ci)
Type A
40 TBq (1080 Ci)
The Type B, UC-609 package is limited to 150
Type B
Limited by Certificate of
grams of tritium
Compliance for the
package
Liquid
<0.0037 TBq/L (0.1 Ci/L)0.0037 to 0.037
37 TBq (1000 Ci)
Limited
TBq/L(0.1 to 1.0 Ci/L) >0.037 TBq/L (1.0 Ci/L)
3.7 TBq (100 Ci)
Quantity
0.037 TBq (1 Ci)
(tritiated
water)
0.004 TBq (0.108 Ci)
Limited
Quantity
(other
liquids)
-4
5
LSA-II
4 X 10 TBq/g (0.01 Ci/g)
The conveyance limit* is 4000 TBq (1.08 x 10 Ci)
Type A
40 TBq(1080 Ci)
The Type B, UC-609 package is limited to 150
Type B
Limited by Certificate of
grams of tritium
Compliance for the
package
Gas
Limited
0.8 TBq (21.6 Ci)
Quantity
5
LSA-II
0.004 TBq/g (0.1 Ci/g
The conveyance limit* is 4000 TBq (1.08 x 10 Ci)
Type A
40 TBq (1080 Ci)
The Type B, UC-609 package is limited to 150
Type B
Limited by Certificate of
grams of tritium
Compliance for the
package
*The conveyance limit is the limit per trailer if highway transportation is used.
The UC-609 and TRUPACT-II are the currently approved Type B containers for tritium and tritium-
containing materials. The UC-609 is a drum type container with a limited volume containment
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