Packaging and Transport of nuclear substances regulations Flashcards
alternate activity limit for an exempt consignment
activity limit for a consignment that is above the activity limit for an exempt consignment set out in IAEA regs and that has been approved for meeting the exemption criteria set out in those regs
basic radionuclide value
means either an A1
in TBq, an
A2
in TBq, an activity concentration limit for an exempt
material in Bq/g or an activity limit for an exempt consignment in Bq, as set out in the IAEA Regulations
What are A1 or A2?
from IAEA
A1 shall mean the activity value of special form radioactive material that
is listed in Table 2 or derived in Section IV and is used to determine the activity
limits for the requirements of these Regulations. A2 shall mean the activity value of radioactive material, other than special form radioactive material, that is
listed in Table 2 or derived in Section IV and is used to determine the activity
limits for the requirements of these Regulations
confinement system
assembly of fissile material and packaging components intended to preserve criticality safety
what is consignment
Consignment shall mean any package or packages, or load of radioactive
material, presented by a consignor for transport.
-consignee is the receiver
containment system
Containment system shall mean the assembly of components of the
packaging specified by the designer as intended to retain the radioactive material
during transport.
contamination
Contamination shall mean the presence of a radioactive substance on a
surface in quantities in excess of 0.4 Bq/cm2
for beta and gamma emitters and
low toxicity alpha emitters, or 0.04 Bq/cm2
for all other alpha emitters.
conveyance
(a) For transport by road or rail: any vehicle;
(b) For transport by water: any vessel, or any hold, compartment, or defined
deck area of a vessel;
(c) For transport by air: any aircraft.
criticality safety index
Criticality safety index (CSI) assigned to a package, overpack or freight
container containing fissile material shall mean a number that is used to provide
control over the accumulation of packages, overpacks or freight containers
containing fissile material.
what is fissile material?
material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain
excepted package
package designed in accordance with IAEA regs
It can have radioactive material provided that dose rate at 10 cm from any point on the external surface is < 0.1 mSv/h
(a) It is an empty package having contained radioactive material;
(b) It contains instruments or articles not exceeding the activity limits specified
in Table 4;
(c) It contains articles manufactured of natural uranium, depleted uranium or
natural thorium;
(d) It contains radioactive material not exceeding the activity limits specified
in Table 4;
(e) It contains less than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride not exceeding the
activity limits specified in column 4 of Table 4.
exclusive use
the sole use, by a single consignor, of a conveyance
or of a large freight container, in respect of which all initial, intermediate and
final loading and unloading and shipment are carried out in accordance with the
directions of the consignor or consignee
fissile-excepted radioactive material
-excepted from being classified as fissile by IAEA or contained in package that is excepted from being classified as fissile
large object
-object that has been decommissioned from nuclear facility, that is contaminated with nuc, and cannot be transported in a package in these regulations due to its dimensions
low dispersible radioactive material
either a solid radioactive
material or a solid radioactive material in a sealed capsule that has limited
dispersibility and is not in powder form
low toxicity alpha emitters
Low toxicity alpha emitters are: natural uranium, depleted uranium, natural
thorium, uranium-235, uranium-238, thorium-232, thorium-228 and thorium-230
when contained in ores, or in physical and chemical concentrates;
or alpha
emitters with a half-life of less than 10 days
low specific activity material
radioactive material that
by its nature has a limited specific activity, or radioactive material for which
limits of estimated average specific activity apply
overpack
an enclosure used by a single consignor to contain
one or more packages, and to form one unit for convenience of handling and
stowage during transport.
registered user
a person who has received confirmation under subsection 19(3) from the Commission
that their use of a package has been registered
SCO
surface contaminated object
a solid object that is not
itself radioactive but which has radioactive material distributed on its surface
special form radioactive material
either an indispersible solid
radioactive material or a sealed capsule containing radioactive material.
transport index
number that is used to provide control over radiation exposure, assigned to package, overpack, or freight
type A package
activity does not exceed
A1 for special form
A2 for all other radioactive material
type B and type C package
shall be classified in accordance
with the competent authority certificate of approval for the package design issued
by the country of origin of design
contents are specified in certificate of approval
Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages, if transported by air, shall meet
the requirements of para. 432 and shall not contain activities greater than the
following:
(a) For low dispersible radioactive material — as authorized for the package
design as specified in the certificate of approval;
(b) For special form radioactive material — 3000A1 or 10^5
A2, whichever is the
lower;
(c) For all other radioactive material — 3000A2.
what about stickers for tiny packages?
put in larger package with radioactive sticker on inside so someone sees it when they open it
TYPE H(M)
multilateral approval
> 0.1 kg of uranium hexfluoride that is non-fissile or fissile-excepted
Type H(U)
unilateral approval
> 0.1 kg of uranium hexfluoride that is non-fissile or fissile-excepted
Type IP-1, IP-2, IP-3
industrial package type 1, 2, 3
types of packages (list)
(a) Excepted package;
(b) Industrial package Type 1 (Type IP-1);
(c) Industrial package Type 2 (Type IP-2);
(d) Industrial package Type 3 (Type IP-3);
(e) Type A package;
(f) Type B(U) package;
(g) Type B(M) package;
(h) Type C package.
Packages containing fissile material or uranium hexafluoride are subject to
additional requirements.
where does this act apply?
packaging and transport of:
- prescribed equipment
- nuclear substances
-incliudes consigning, handling, loading, receipt, unpacking
where do these regulations not apply?
-transport of naturally occuring substance, so long as activity < 70 kBq/kg or activity does not exceed 10X activity concentration limit for exempt materials per IAEA
-nuc implanted or given to person for medicine etc or stays in their remains
-sample taken for bioassay
-nuc used by holder of a license on private property for an activity they are licensed to do, and access is controlled
-nuc contained in samples or remains, if the specific activity of the nuclear substance averaged over mass < 10^-6 A2/kg
-nuc contained in product that doesn’t need license
-nuc that is integral part of conveyance
-that has activity that doesn’t exceed values for exempt material per IAEA
-nuc in check source or radiation device that doesn’t need license
-nuc that consists of non-radioactive solid objects with
radioactive material present on any surface in quantities not exceeding 0.4 Bq/cm2
for beta and gamma
emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters and 0.04
Bq/cm2
for all other alpha emitters
-nuc in a person being transported for treatment due to intake or contamination.
-that is in a load of waste that triggeerd an alarm as long as the waste meets certain conditions.
-nuc being transported for proper characterization, and meets certain requirements
-nuc being transported by peace officer, as long as meets certain requirements
human or animal remains- activity limit by which these regs don’t apply
specific activity of the nuclear substance averaged over mass < 10^-6 A2/kg
max surface activity for a non-radioactive object with radioactivity on surface that can be transported without following these regs
- 4 Bq/cm2 for beta and gamma emitters
0. 04 Bq/cm2 for all other alpha emitters
what does the person characterizing a nuc sample have to do?
- keep a record on the detector and disposal of the nuc for 2 years
- file report with commission by April 30 that contains summary of radiation detections for calendar year
- notify commission if the source is characterized as licensable
what happens if alarm indicates dose rate > 5 uSv/h and < 25 uSv/h
- consignor, carrier, and consignee must:
- immediately report to commission- what happened and what have they done
- characterize source within 10 days and make follow-up report immediately if it is a licensable source, within 21 days if it is not licensable
what happens if alarm indicates dose rate > 25 uSv/h and less than 500 uSv/h
consignor, carrier, and consignee must:
- immediately report to commission, tell them what happened and what they did
- isolate load, prevent dispersal, and control access to make sure people are not exposed to doses above limits
- expert in radiation must come assess situation
- report results to commission within 10 days and make follow-up immediately if licensable, or within 21 days if not licensable
LSA-I material
- uranium and thorium concentration not greater than 3 % by mass
- stuff where radioactive material is uniformly distributed and for which average specific activity does not exceed 10^-6 A2/g or 30X activity concentration limit for exempt material values
- Radioactive material for which A2 is unlimited
- ores with natural radionuclides