Shipping Classification
Radioactive material, transported under special arrangement, non fissile or fissile excepted
What this means
Radioactive material, transported under special arrangement, non fissile or fissile excepted appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.
Hazard class / division
Class 7
UN / NA identification number
UN2919
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
7
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
None
Packaging — bulk
None
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
None listed
Cargo aircraft only limit
None listed
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
95, 105
Special provisions (§172.102)
325 — In the case of non-fissile or fissile-excepted uranium hexafluoride, the material must be classified under UN 2978.
A56 — Radioactive material with a subsidiary hazard of Division 4.2, Packing Group I, must be transported in Type B packages when offered for transportation by aircraft. Where the subsidiary hazard material is “Forbidden” in column (9A) or (9B) of the § 172.101 Table, the radioactive material may only be offered for transportation and transported by aircraft under conditions approved by the Associate Administrator.
139 — Use of the “special arrangement” proper shipping names for international shipments must be made under an IAEA Certificate of Competent Authority issued by the Associate Administrator in accordance with the requirements in § 173.471, § 173.472, or § 173.473 of this subchapter. Use of these proper shipping names for domestic shipments may be made only under a DOT special permit, as defined in, and in accordance with the requirements of subpart B of part 107 of this subchapter.
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.
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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.