RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES LABEL CRITERIA

EXPOSURE RATE LIMITS

LABEL

AT ANY POINT ON ACCESSIBLE SURFACE OF PACKAGE

AT ONE METER FROM EXTERNAL SURFACE OF PACKAGE (Transport Index)

"RADIOACTIVE – WHITE I"

0.5 mR/hr

0

"RADIOACTIVE – YELLOW II"

50 mR/hr

1.0 mR/hr

* "RADIOACTIVE – YELLOW III

200 mR/hr

10 mR/hr

EXCLUSIVE USE VEHICLE *

EXPOSURE RATE LIMITS

AT ANY POINT ON ACCESSIBLE SURFACE OF PACKAGE

EXTERNAL SURFACE OF VEHICLE

AT TWO METERS FROM VEHICLE

1000 mR/hr

200 mR/hr

10 mR/hr

* REQUIRES VEHICLE PLACARDING

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