Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-50-17 - Routine determinations
Before each shipment of licensed material, the licensee shall ensure that the package with its contents satisfies the applicable requirements of this chapter and of the license. The licensee shall determine that:
(A) The package is proper for the contents to
be shipped;
(B) The package is in
unimpaired physical condition except for superficial defects such as marks or
dents;
(C) Each closure device of
the packaging, including any required gasket, is properly installed and secured
and free of defects;
(D) Any system
for containing liquid is adequately sealed and has adequate space or other
specified provision for expansion of the liquid;
(E) Any pressure relief device is operable
and set in accordance with written procedures;
(F) The package has been loaded and closed in
accordance with written procedures;
(G) For fissile material, any moderator or
neutron absorber, if required, is present and in proper condition;
(H) Any structural part of the package that
could be used to lift or tie down the package during transport is rendered
inoperable for that purpose, unless it satisfies the design requirements of
10 C.F.R.
71.45 (as
published in the January 1, 2014 Code of Federal Regulations
as in effect on the effective date of this
rule ).
(I) The level of
non-fixed or removable radioactive contamination on the external surfaces of
each package offered for shipment is as low as reasonably achievable and within
the limits as specified in DOT regulations in
49 C.F.R.
173.443 (as
published in the January 1, 2014 Code of Federal Regulations
as in effect on the effective date of this
rule ).
(J) External radiation
levels around the package, and around the vehicle if applicable, will not
exceed the limits specified in this paragraph at any time during
transportation:
(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (J)(2) of this rule, each package of radioactive materials offered
for transportation must be designed and prepared for shipment so that under
conditions normally incident to transportation the radiation level does not
exceed two millisievert per hour (two hundred millirem per hour) at any point
on the external surface of the package, and the transport index does not exceed
ten;
(2) A package that exceeds the
radiation level limits specified in paragraph (J)(1) of this rule must be
transported by exclusive use shipment only, and the radiation levels for such
shipment must not exceed the following during transportation:
(a) Two millisievert per hour (two hundred
millirem per hour) on the external surface of the package, unless the following
conditions are met, in which case the limit is ten millisievert per hour (one
thousand millirem per hour):
(i) The shipment
is made in a closed transport vehicle;
(ii) The package is secured within the
vehicle so that its position remains fixed during transportation; and
(iii) There are no loading or unloading
operations between the beginning and end of the transportation;
(b) Two millisievert per hour (two
hundred millirem per hour) at any point on the outer surface of the vehicle,
including the top and underside of the vehicle; or in the case of a flat-bed
style vehicle, at any point on the vertical planes projected from the outer
edges of the vehicle, on the upper surface of the load or enclosure, if used,
and on the lower external surface of the vehicle; and
(c)0.1 millisievert per hour (ten millirem
per hour) at any point two meters ( 6.6 feet) from the outer lateral surfaces
of the vehicle (excluding the top and underside of the vehicle); or in the case
of a flat-bed style vehicle, at any point two meters ( 6.6 feet) from the
vertical planes projected by the outer edges of the vehicle (excluding the top
and underside of the vehicle); and
(d)0.02 millisievert per hour (two millirem
per hour) in any normally occupied space, except that this provision does not
apply to private carriers, if exposed personnel under their control wear
radiation dosimetry devices in conformance with rule
3701:1-38-14
of the Administrative Code.
(3) For shipments made under the provisions
of paragraph (J)(2) of this rule, the shipper shall provide specific written
instructions to the carrier for maintenance of the exclusive use shipment
controls. The instructions must be included with the shipping paper
information.
(4) The written
instructions required for exclusive use shipments must be sufficient so that,
when followed, they will cause the carrier to avoid actions that will
unnecessarily delay delivery or unnecessarily result in increased radiation
levels or radiation exposures to transport workers or members of the general
public; and
(K)
Accessible package surface temperatures will not exceed the limits specified in
10 C.F.R.
71.43(g) (as published in the January 1, 2014 Code of Federal
Regulations
as in effect on the effective date
of this rule ) at any time during transportation.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3748.04
Rule Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior Effective Dates: 10/19/2001, 10/22/2006, 09/01/2011
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