Regulatory Guide 7.2
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| Issue date: | 06/30/1974 |
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U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
REGULATORY
GUIC
DIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY STANDARDS
REGULATORY GUIDE 7.2 PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
A. INTRODUCTION
The Commission's regulation,
"Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Material Under Certain Conditions," applies to licensees of the Commission who transport licensed material or who deliver licensed material to a carrier for transport. In their transport or delivery of packages containing no more than Type A
quantities of radioactive material, licensees may be required by a provision of §71.5 10 CFR Part 71, to conform to certain standards and requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT). This regulatory guide describes a method acceptable to the Regulatory staff for licensees of the Commission to comply with that provision in § 71.5 with respect to packaging, shipping, and transporting of radioactively contaminated biological materials.
B. DISCUSSION
Radioactively contaminated biological materials pre sent unique problems because of (1) potential radiation dose to individuals, (2) potential hazard from the chemical preservative used, (3) potential exposure to pathogenic microorganisms, (4) generation of decompo sition gases that might cause the shipping containers to rupture and possibly explode, and (5) noxious odors.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Sub committee N14.3 has developed a standard that provides guidance for the packaging, shipping, and transport of radioactively contaminated biological materials. This standard, designated ANSI N14.3-1973.1 "Packaging and Transportation of Radioactively Contaminated Bio logical Materials," was processed and approved by the American National Standards Institute. Inc., on August
24, 1973. The standard includes recommendations for packaging and limits on radioactive contents for any single package of this type of material, for the marking and labeling of packages, and for limitations on storage of the packaged material before, during, and after transport.
C. REGULATORY POSITION
The recommendations contained in ANSI
N 14.3-19731 are generally acceptable for the packaging.
shipment, and transport of radioactively contaminated biological materials, subject to the following:
Section 7.1 "Visual Survey of Outer Container," of ANSI N14.3-1973 recommends that a package be surveyed on receipt only if damage is apparent. The user of thi&guide is directed to the requirements of paragraph
20.205(b) of 10 CFR Part 20, "Standaids for Protection Against Radiation," which requires that certain pack ages, and in particular those containing radioactive material in liquid form (with some exceptions). be monitored on receipt for evidence of leakage even in the absence of apparent damage.
1Copies may be obtained from the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10018.
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applicants. Reguletory Guides ere not substitutes for regulations and comtplience with -them is not required. Methods end solutions different from those set out in The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:
the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the isusunce or continuance of a permit or license by the Comrirssion.
1. Power Reactors
6. Products
2. Research and Test Reactors
7. Trensportation
3. Fuels and Materials Facilities
8. Occupational Health Published guides will be revised periodically, as appropriat
e. to accommodate
4. Environmental and Siting
9. Antitrust Resiew conmments and to reflect new information or experience.
5. Materials end Plant Protection
10. General June 1974
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