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Code of Federal Regulations Title 49. Transportation § 49.173.417 Authorized fissile materials packages

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided in § 173.453, fissile materials containing not more than A1 or A2 as appropriate, must be packaged in one of the following packagings:

(1)(i) Any packaging listed in § 173.415, limited to the Class 7 (radioactive) materials specified in 10 CFR part 71, subpart C;

(ii) Any Type AF, Type B(U)F, or Type B(M)F packaging that meets the applicable standards for fissile material packages in 10 CFR part 71;  or

(iii) Any Type AF, Type B(U)F, or Type B(M)F packaging that meets the applicable requirements for fissile material packages in Section VI of the International Atomic Energy Agency “Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, SSR–6 (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter),” and for which the foreign Competent Authority certificate has been revalidated by the U.S. Competent Authority, in accordance with § 173.473. These packages are authorized only for export and import shipments.

(2) A residual “heel” of enriched solid uranium hexafluoride may be transported without a protective overpack in any metal cylinder that meets both the requirements of § 173.415 and § 178.350 of this subchapter for Specification 7A Type A packaging, and the requirements of § 173.420 for packagings containing greater than 0.1 kg of uranium hexafluoride. Any such shipment must be made in accordance with Table 2, as follows:

Table 2—Allowable Content of Uranium Hexafluoride
(UF6 “Heel” in a Specification 7A Cylinder)

Maximum cylinder diameter

Cylinder volume

Maximum Uranium 235-enrichment (weight) percent

Maximum “Heel” weight per cylinder

UF6

Uranium-235

Centimeters

Inches

Liters

Cubic feet

kg

lb

kg

lb

12.7

5

8.8

0.311

100.0

0.045

0.1

0.031

0.07

20.3

8

39.0

1.359

12.5

0.227

0.5

0.019

0.04

30.5

12

68.0

2.410

5.0

0.454

1.0

0.015

0.03

76.0

30

725.0

25.64

5.0

11.3

25.0

0.383

0.84

122.0

48

3,084.0

1 108.9

4.5

22.7

50.0

0.690

1.52

122.0

48

4,041.0

2 142.7

4.5

22.7

50.0

0.690

1.52

1 10 ton.

2 14 ton.

(b) Fissile Class 7 (radioactive) materials with radioactive content exceeding A1 or A2 must be packaged in one of the following packagings:

(1) Type B(U), or Type B(M) packaging that meets the standards for packaging of fissile materials in 10 CFR part 71, and is approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and used in accordance with § 173.471;

(2) Type B(U) or Type B(M) packaging that also meets the applicable requirements for fissile material packaging in Section VI of the International Atomic Energy Agency “Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, SSR–6,” and for which the foreign Competent Authority certificate has been revalidated by the U.S. Competent Authority in accordance with § 173.473. These packagings are authorized only for import and export shipments.

(c) A package approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under a special package authorization granted in accordance with 10 CFR 71.41(d) provided it is offered only for domestic transportation in accordance with the requirements in § 173.471(b) and (c).

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