TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE B - OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER I - PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SUBCHAPTER C - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS

PART 173 - SHIPPERS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS

subpart i - CLASS 7 (RADIOACTIVE) MATERIALS

173.411 - Industrial packagings.

  (a) General. Each industrial packaging must comply with the requirements of this section which specifies packaging tests, and record retention applicable to Industrial Packaging Type 1 (IP1), Industrial Packaging Type 2 (IP2), and Industrial Packaging Type 3 (IP3).

  (b) Industrial packaging certification and tests. (1) Each IP1 must meet the general design requirements prescribed in 173.410.

  (2) Each IP2 must meet the general design requirements prescribed in 173.410 and when subjected to the tests specified in 173.465(c) and (d) or evaluated against these tests by any of the methods authorized by 173.461(a), must prevent: (i) Loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and (ii) A significant increase in the radiation levels recorded or calculated at the external surfaces for the condition before the test.

  (3) Each IP3 packaging must meet the requirements for an IP1 and an IP2, and must meet the requirements specified in 173.412(a) through (j).

  (4) Tank containers may be used as Industrial package Types 2 or 3 (Type IP2 or Type IP3) provided that: (i) They satisfy the requirements for Type IP1 specified in paragraph (b)(1); (ii) They are designed to conform to the standards prescribed in Chapter 6.7, of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter), Requirements for the Design, Construction, Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Multiple-Element Gas Containers (MEGCs), or other requirements at least equivalent to those standards; (iii) They are capable of withstanding a test pressure of 265 kPa (37.1 psig); and (iv) They are designed so that any additional shielding which is provided shall be capable of withstanding the static and dynamic stresses resulting from handling and routine conditions of transport and of preventing a loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level at any external surface of the tank containers.

  (5) Tanks, other than tank containers, including DOT Specification IM 101 or IM 102 steel portable tanks (178.270, 178.271, 178.272 of this subchapter), may be used as Industrial package Types 2 or 3 (Type IP2) or (Type IP3) for transporting LSA-I and LSA-II liquids and gases as prescribed in Table 6, provided that they conform to standards at least equivalent to those prescribed in paragraph (b)(4).

  (6) Freight containers may be used as Industrial packages Types 2 or 3 (Type IP2) or (Type IP3) provided that: (i) The radioactive contents are restricted to solid materials; (ii) They satisfy the requirements for Type IP1 specified in paragraph (b)(1); and (iii) They are designed to conform to the standards prescribed in the International Organization for Standardization document ISO 14961: Series 1 Freight ContainersSpecifications and TestingPart 1: General Cargo Containers; excluding dimensions and ratings (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter). They shall be designed such that if subjected to the tests prescribed in that document and the accelerations occurring during routine conditions of transport they would prevent: (A) Loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and (B) Loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level at any external surface of the freight containers.

  (7) Metal intermediate bulk containers may also be used as Industrial package Type 2 or 3 (Type IP2 or Type IP3), provided that: (i) They satisfy the requirements for Type IP1 specified in paragraph (b)(1); and (ii) They are designed to conform to the standards prescribed in Chapter 6.5 of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter), Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers, for Packing Group I or II, and if they were subjected to the tests prescribed in that document, but with the drop test conducted in the most damaging orientation, they would prevent: (A) Loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and (B) Loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level at any external surface of the intermediate bulk containers.

  (c) Except for IP1 packagings, each offeror of an industrial package must maintain on file for at least one year after the latest shipment, and shall provide to the Associate Administrator on request, complete documentation of tests and an engineering evaluation or comparative data showing that the construction methods, packaging design, and materials of construction comply with that specification.

[Amdt. 173244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 173244, 61 FR 20750, May 8, 1996; 66 FR 45379, 45383, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 75747, Dec. 31, 2003; 69 FR 3673, Jan. 26, 2004; 69 FR 55117, Sept. 13, 2004; 69 FR 58843, Oct. 1, 2004]