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Part 4 Table of quantities of radioactive material defining high-activity sealed sources

For radionuclides not listed in the table below, the relevant quantity value is the same as the D-value defined in section 2 Table 1 of the IAEA publication: Dangerous quantities of radioactive material (D-values), (EPR-D-VALUES 2006)

1 The activity given is that of the alpha-emitting radionuclide.

Radionuclide Quantity (Bq)
Co-603 × 1010
Se-752 × 1011
Sr-90 (Y-90)1 × 1012
Cs-1371 × 1011
Pm-1474 × 1013
Gd-1531 × 1012
Tm-1702 × 1013
Yb-1693 × 1011
Ir-1928 × 1010
Ra-2264 × 1010
Pu-2386 × 1010
Pu-239/Be-916 × 1010
Am-2416 × 1010
Am-241/Be-916 × 1010
Cm-2445 × 1010
Cf-2522 × 1010