Information Notice 1991-35, Labeling Requirements for Transporting Multi-Hazard Radioactive Materials

Labeling Requirements for Transporting Multi-Hazard Radioactive Materials

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Issue date:	06/07/1991
From:	Burnett R Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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IN-91-035, NUDOCS 9106030272
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

'OFFICE'OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555

June 7, 1991 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 91-35:

LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTING

MULTI-HAZARD RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS!

Addresses

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All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees.

Purpose

This notice is provided to inform licensees of the U.S. Department of Trans- portation (DOT) requirementslfor labeling packages containing hazardous'

materials that meet'the definition of more than one hazard (e.g., Radioactive

and Poison). It Is expected-that licensees will review this information and

consider action,'if appropriate, to ensure that packages containing multi- hazard materials are properly'labeled. However, suggestions contained in this

notice do not constitute new requirements; therefore no written response is

required.

Description of Circumstances

A licensee was, found to have labeled its multi-hazard packages only for the

radioactive hazard and not for the additional hazard. An inspection revealed

that the licensee inappropriately applied the exceptions for small quantities

as stated in Section 173.4 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(49 CFR 173.4) to package labeling. The NRCthas received information that other

licensees who are shipping dual hazard materials hay also be labeling the

packages only for the radioactive hazard and not for the additional hazard.

Discussion:

The DOT regulates the transportation of hazardous material packages. Under DOT

rules, a shipper must classify a product according to its primary hazard.

Unless a specific exception from labeling is granted, every package containing

a hazardous material must be labeled in accordance with this classification

decision. In addition to labeling for the specific class, labeling is often

required for secondary hazards for materials meeting more than one hazard

definition.

Specifically, DOT requires that each package containing hazardous materials be

labeled (49 CFR 172.400). Additionally, Sections. 172.402(a)(1) and 172.403(e)

require that packages containing materials that meet the definitions of

radioactive and any other hazards must be separately labeled for each hazard.

Section 173.4 provides an exception from most of the DOT regulations, including

labeling, for small quantities of materials that meet the definition for one or

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IN 91-35 June 7, 1991 more hazard. For the exception to apply, the packaged material must meet all

applicable hazard quantity limitations (49 CFR 173.4(a)(1)(i-iv)).

In the circumstances described herein, the material met the small quantity

limit for the poison but did not meet the small quantity radioactive level

limit. Therefore, the exceptions provided in 49 CFR 173.4 do not apply

and the packages must be labeled in accordance with 49 CFR 172.402(a)(1 iand

172.403(e). Inithis case, the regulations require that both RADIOACTIVE and

POISON labels be affixed to the package.

This information notice does not require any written response. If you have

any questions on this matter, please contact the technical contact listed

below or the appropriate NRC regional office.

Robert F. Burnett, Director

Division of Safeguards and.

Transportation

Office of Nuclear Materials Safety

and Safeguards

Technical Contacts: J. R. Cook, NMSS

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(301) 492-0458 K. M. Ramsey,

4MSS-

(301) 492-0534

'Office of Hazardous Materials

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Standards, DOT

(202) 366-4488 Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices

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Attachment I

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June 7. 1991

Page I ot I

LIST OF RECENTLY

ISSUED

IRC INFORYMATIOR

NOTICES

Information

Notice go.

Subject

91-34 Potential

Problems in

Identifying Causes of

Eergency Diesel Generator

Nalfunctioe&

91-33

Reactor Safety Information

for States During Exercises

and Enurgencies

91-3.

Possible Flaws In Certain

Piping Systems Fabricated

by Associated Piping and

Engineering

91-31

Nonconforming Magnef lU

Magnetic Particle (14AN)

Prepared lath

91-30

Iaad aqste Calibration of

Thermoluminescent Dos1- nuters Utilized to Moniter

Extremity Dos at Uranium

Processiog and Fabricateon

Facilities

M6-21.

Recognition of Amrican

Supp. 2 Scciety of t1chantcal rngi- Kers Acumditetion Pro- gnm for R Stamp Holders

91-29

Deficiencies Identified

During Electrical Cistr1- bution System

Fuectional

Inspections

91-28 Crack

1s Feadmater

Sysur% pinq

Date of

Issuance

C6/03/91 Issued to

All holders of OLs or CPs

for nuclear power reactors.

06131/91

All holders of OLs or CPs

for nuclear power reactors.

t5S15/91

All holders of OLs or CPs

for nuclear power reactors.

05/09/S1

All holders of OLs or CPs

for nuclear power reactors.

04/23/91

All fuel cycle licensees and

other licensees routinely

handlisn

unshielded uranium

maternads.

04/16/91

All holders of OLs or CPs

for nuclear power reactors

end all recipients of

NUREC6-4 . *Licensee Con- tractor ind Vendor Inspection

Status Report, (White bok).

04/15/91

All holders ef OLs or

CPs for nuclear power

reactors.

C4/16191

All holders of OUL or

CPs for pressurized water

reactors (PURS).

OL

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• Construction Permit

Attachment 2

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Page 1 of I

LIST OF RECENTLY

ISSUED

tiSS INFORMATION

NOTICES

Dae.

Infurmation

Notice No.

91-30

91-26

91-23

91-16

91-14 Subject

Inadequate Calibration

of

Thermaluminescent Dosinuters

Utilizeo t9 Monitor Extreusty

Doe

at Uranium Processing and

Fabrication Facilities

Potential Nonconsersative

Errors In the lorkieg

Format

Hinsoen-oach

Cross-Sectleo

Set Preoided with The Keno

and Scala Codes

Accidental Radiation

Over.

exposures to Personnel On

to Industrial Radiography

Accessory

Equipment

ieIfenc- tioes

Unronitored Release

Pathways

from Slightly Contemimated

Re- cycle and Recirculation

Water

Systems At A Fuel Facility

Recent Safety-Related Inci- dents at Large Irrediators

I ssuance

04/23/91 kssued to

All fuel cycle licenses

routinely handling unsheUld- ed uranium

materials.

04/02/91

All fuel cycle licensees

and other licensees, In- cluding all holders of

aperatimg licenses

for

nuclear

power reactors, who use physics codes to

support

criticality

safety In the use of

fissnl material.

03/26/91 All Nuclear Ragu latary

Com- mission

(IRC) litensees

authorized to use sealed

sources for Industrial

radiography.

03/06/91 All fuel cycle facilities.

03/05/91 All huclear Rteulatory

Camnissnio

(NRC) licensees

muthorized

to possess and

use sealed sources at

large irrediators.

01/07/91 All medical licensees.

91-03 managr nt at bastes Contam- nated with PRdioective

Materials ('Red lag

Waste

and Ordinary Trash)

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For the exception to apply, the packaged material must meet all

applicable hazard quantity limitations (49 CFR 173.4(a)(1)(i-iv)).

In the circumstances described herein, the material met the small quantity

limit for the poison but did not meet the small quantity radioactive level

limit. Therefore, the exceptions provided in 49 CFR 173.4 do not apply

and the packages must be labeled in accordance with 49 CFR 172.402(a)(1) and

172.403(e). In this case, the regulations require that both RADIOACTIVE and

POISON labels be affixed to the package.

This information notice does not require any written response. If you have

any questions on this matter, please contact the technical contact listed

below or the appropriate NRC regional office.

CrgInal Signed by

Robert F. Burnett, Director

Division of Safeguards and

Transportation

Office of Nuclear Materials Safety

and Safeguards

Technical Contacts: J. R. Cook, NMSS

(301) 492-0458

K. M. Ramsey, NNSS

(301) 492-0534

Office of Hazardous Materials

Standards, DOT

(202) 366-4488 Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices

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applicable hazard quantity limitations (49 CFR 173.4(a)(1)(i-iv)).

In the circumstances described herein, the material met the small quantity

limit for the poison but did not meet the small quantity radioactive level

limit. Therefore, the exceptions provided in 49 CFR 173.4 do not apply

and the packages must be labeled in accordance with 49 CFR 172.402(a)(M 5 and

172.403(e). In this case, the regulations require that both RADIOACTIVE and

POISON labels be affixed to the package.

This information notice does not require any written response. If you have

any questions on this matter, please contact the technical contact listed

below or the appropriate NRC regional office.

Original Signed by

Robert F. Burnett, Director

Division of Safeguards and

Transportation

Office of Nuclear Materials Safety

and Safeguards

Technical Contacts: J. R. Cook, NMSS

(301) 492-0458

K. M. Ramsey, ROISS

(301) 492-0534

Office of Hazardous Materials

Standards, DOT

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1. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information Notices

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