# The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Great Britain) Regulations 1996, Schedule 36: TABLES


TABLE I
CALCULATION OF A1 AND A2 VALUES
Values of A1 and A2 for individual radionuclides
Symbol of radionuclide
Element and atomic number
A1 TBq
A2 TBq
(a) A1 and/or A2 value limited by daughter product decay.
(b) A1 and A2 are unlimited for radiation control purposes only. For nuclear criticality safety this material is subject to the controls placed on fissile material.
(c) These values do not apply to reprocessed uranium.
225Ac
Actinium (89)
0.6
1×10−2
227Ac
40
2×10−5
228Ac
0.6
0.4
105Ag
Silver (47)
2
2
108Agm
0.6
0.6
110Agm
0.4
0.4
111Ag
0.6
0.5
26Al
Aluminium (13)
0.4
0.4
241Am
Americium (95)
2
2×10−4
242Amm
2
2×10−4
243Am
2
2×10−4
37Ar
Argon (18)
40
40
39Ar
20
20
41Ar
0.6
0.6
42Ar
0.2
0.2
72As
Arsenic (33)
0.2
0.2
73As
40
40
74As
1
0.5
76As
0.2
0.2
77As
20
0.5
211At
Astatine (85)
30
2
193Au
Gold (79)
6
6
194Au
1
1
195Au
10
10
196Au
2
2
198Au
3
0.5
199Au
10
0.9
131Ba
Barium (56)
2
2
133Bam
10
0.9
133Ba
3
3
140Ba
0.4
0.4
7Be
Beryllium (4)
20
20
10Be
20
0.5
205Bi
Bismuth (83)
0.6
0.6
206Bi
0.3
0.3
207Bi
0.7
0.7
210Bim
0.3
3×10−2
210Bi
0.6
0.5
212Bi
0.3
0.3
247Bk
Berkelium (97)
2
2×10−4
249Bk
40
8×10−2
76Br
Bromine (35)
0.3
0.3
77Br
3
3
82Br
0.4
0.4
11C
Carbon (6)
1
0.5
14C
40
2
41Ca
Calcium (20)
40
40
45Ca
40
0.9
47Ca
0.9
0.5
109Cd
Cadmium (48)
40
1
113Cdm
20
9×10−2
115Cdm
0.3
0.3
115Cd
4
0.5
139Ce
Cerium (58)
6
6
141Ce
10
0.5
143Ce
0.6
0.5
144Ce
0.2
0.2
248Cf
Californium (98)
30
3×10−3
249Cf
2
2×10−4
250Cf
5
5×10−4
251Cf
2
2×10−4
252Cf
0.1
1×10−3
253Cf
40
6×10−2
254Cf
3×10−3
6×10−4
36Cl
Chlorine (17)
20
0.5
38Cl
0.2
0.2
240Cm
Curium (96)
40
2×10−2
241Cm
2
0.9
242Cm
40
1×10−2
243Cm
3
3×10−4
244Cm
4
4×10−4
245Cm
2
2×10−4
246Cm
2
2×10−4
247Cm
2
2×10−4
248Cm
4×10−2
5×10−5
55Co
Cobalt (27)
0.5
0.5
56Co
0.3
0.3
57Co
8
8
58Com
40
40
58Co
1
1
60Co
0.4
0.4
51Cr
Chromium (24)
30
30
129Cs
Caesium (55)
4
4
131Cs
40
40
132Cs
1
1
134Csm
40
9
134Cs
0.6
0.5
135Cs
40
0.9
136Cs
0.5
0.5
137Cs
2
0.5
64Cu
Copper (29)
5
0.9
67Cu
9
0.9
159Dy
Dysprosium (66)
20
20
165Dy
0.6
0.5
166Dy
0.3
0.3
169Er
Erbium (68)
40
0.9
171Er
0.6
0.5
147Eu
Europium (63)
2
2
148Eu
0.5
0.5
149Eu
20
20
150Eu
0.7
0.7
152Eum
0.6
0.5
152Eu
0.9
0.9
154Eu
0.8
0.5
155Eu
20
2
156Eu
0.6
0.5
18F
Fluorine (9)
1
0.5
52Fe
Iron (26)
0.2
0.2
55Fe
40
40
59Fe
0.8
0.8
60Fe
40
0.2
67Ga
Gallium (31)
6
6
68Ga
0.3
0.3
72Ga
0.4
0.4
146Gd
Gadolinium (64)
0.4
0.4
148Gd
3
3×10−4
153Gd
10
5
159Gd
4
0.5
68Ge
Germanium (32)
0.3
0.3
71Ge
40
40
77Ge
0.3
0.3
172Hf
Hafnium (72)
0.5
0.3
175Hf
3
3
181Hf
2
0.9
182Hf
4
3×10−2
194Hg
Mercury (80)
1
1
195Hgm
5
5
197Hgm
10
0.9
197Hg
10
10
203Hg
4
0.9
163Ho
Holmium (67)
40
40
166Hom
0.6
0.3
166Ho
0.3
0.3
123I
Iodine (53)
6
6
124I
0.9
0.9
125I
20
2
126I
2
0.9
129I
Unlimited
Unlimited
131I
3
0.5
132I
0.4
0.4
133I
0.6
0.5
134I
0.3
0.3
135I
0.6
0.5
111In
Indium (49)
2
2
113Inm
4
4
114Inm
0.3
0.3
115Inm
6
0.9
189Ir
Iridium (77)
10
10
190Ir
0.7
0.7
192Ir
1
0.5
193Irm
10
10
194Ir
0.2
0.2
40K
Potassium (19)
0.6
0.6
42K
0.2
0.2
43K
1
0.5
81Kr
Krypton (36)
40
40
85Krm
6
6
85Kr
20
10
87Kr
0.2
0.2
137La
Lanthanum (57)
40
2
140La
0.4
0.4
LSA
Low specific activity material (See definition in regulation 2)
172Lu
Lutetium (71)
0.5
0.5
173Lu
8
8
174Lum
20
8
174Lu
8
4
177Lu
30
0.9
MFP
For Mixed Fission Products, use formula for mixtures or Table II
28Mg
Magnesium (12)
0.2
0.2
52Mn
Manganese (25)
0.3
0.3
53Mn
Unlimited
Unlimited
54Mn
1
1
56Mn
0.2
0.2
93Mo
Molybdenum (42)
40
7
99Mo
0.6
0.5
13N
Nitrogen (7)
0.6
0.5
22Na
Sodium (11)
0.5
0.5
24Na
0.2
0.2
92Nbm
Niobium (41)
0.7
0.7
93Nbm
40
6
94Nb
0.6
0.6
95Nb
1
1
97Nb
0.6
0.5
147Nd
Neodymium (60)
4
0.5
149Nd
0.6
0.5
59Ni
Nickel (28)
40
40
63Ni
40
30
65Ni
0.3
0.3
235Np
Neptunium (93)
40
40
236Np
7
1×10−3
237Np
2
2×10−4
239Np
6
0.5
185Os
Osmium (76)
1
1
191Osm
40
40
191Os
10
0.9
193Os
0.6
0.5
194Os
0.2
0.2
32P
Phosphorus (15)
0.3
0.3
33P
40
0.9
230Pa
Protactinium (91)
2
0.1
231Pa
0.6
6×10−5
233Pa
5
0.9
201Pb
Lead (82)
1
1
202Pb
40
2
203Pb
3
3
205Pb
Unlimited
Unlimited
210Pb
0.6
9×10−3
212Pb
0.3
0.3
103Pd
Palladium (46)
40
40
107Pd
Unlimited
Unlimited
109Pd
0.6
0.5
143Pm
Promethium (61)
3
3
144Pm
0.6
0.6
145Pm
30
7
147Pm
40
0.9
148Pmm
0.5
0.5
149Pm
0.6
0.5
151Pm
3
0.5
208Po
Polonium (84)
40
2×10−2
209Po
40
2×10−2
210Po
40
2×10−2
142Pr
Praseodymium (59)
0.2
0.2
143Pr
4
0.5
188Pt
Platinum (78)
0.6
0.6
191Pt
3
3
193Ptm
40
9
193Pt
40
40
195Ptm
10
2
197Ptm
10
0.9
197Pt
20
0.5
236Pu
Plutonium (94)
7
7×10−4
237Pu
20
20
238Pu
2
2×10−4
239Pu
2
2×10−4
240Pu
2
2×10−4
241Pu
40
1×10−2
242Pu
2
2×10−4
244Pu
0.3
2×10−4
223Ra
Radium (88)
0.6
3×10−2
224Ra
0.3
6×10−2
225Ra
0.6
2×10−2
226Ra
0.3
2×10−2
228Ra
0.6
4×10−2
81Rb
Rubidium (37)
2
0.9
83Rb
2
2
84Rb
1
0.9
86Rb
0.3
0.3
87Rb
Unlimited
Unlimited
Rb (natural)
Unlimited
Unlimited
183Re
Rhenium (75)
5
5
184Rem
3
3
184Re
1
1
186Re
4
0.5
187Re
Unlimited
Unlimited
188Re
0.2
0.2
189Re
4
0.5
Re (natural)
Unlimited
Unlimited
99Rh
Rhodium (45)
2
2
101Rh
4
4
102Rhm
2
0.9
102Rh
0.5
0.5
103Rhm
40
40
105Rh
10
0.9
222Rn
Radon (86)
0.2
4×10−3
97Ru
Ruthenium (44)
4
4
103Ru
2
0.9
105Ru
0.6
0.5
106Ru
0.2
0.2
35S
Sulphur (16)
40
2
122Sb
Antimony (51)
0.3
0.3
124Sb
0.6
0.5
125Sb
2
0.9
126Sb
0.4
0.4
44Sc
Scandium (21)
0.5
0.5
46Sc
0.5
0.5
47Sc
9
0.9
48Sc
0.3
0.3
SCO
Surface Contaminated Objects (see definition in regulation 2)
75Se
Selenium (34)
3
3
79Se
40
2
31Si
Silicon (14)
0.6
0.5
32Si
40
0.2
145Sm
Samarium (62)
20
20
147Sm
Unlimited
Unlimited
151Sm
40
4
153Sm
4
0.5
113Sn
Tin (50)
4
4
117Snm
6
2
119Snm
40
40
121Snm
40
0.9
123Sn
0.6
0.5
125Sn
0.2
0.2
126Sn
0.3
0.3
82Sr
Strontium (38)
0.2
0.2
85Srm
5
5
85Sr
2
2
87Srm
3
3
89Sr
0.6
0.5
90Sr
0.2
0.1
91Sr
0.3
0.3
92Sr
0.8
0.5
T (all forms)
Tritium (1)
40
40
178Ta
Tantalum (73)
1
1
179Ta
30
30
182Ta
0.8
0.5
157Tb
Terbium (65)
40
10
158Tb
1
0.7
160Tb
0.9
0.5
95Tcm
Technetium (43)
2
2
96Tcms
0.4
0.4
96Tc
0.4
0.4
97Tcm
40
40
97Tc
Unlimited
Unlimited
98Tc
0.7
0.7
99Tcm
8
8
99Tc
40
0.9
118Te
Tellurium (52)
0.2
0.2
121Tem
5
5
121Te
2
2
123Tem
7
7
125Tem
30
9
127Tem
20
0.5
127Te
20
0.5
129Tem
0.6
0.5
129Te
0.6
0.5
131Tem
0.7
0.5
132Te
0.4
0.4
227Th
Thorium (90)
9
1×10−2
228Th
0.3
4×10−4
229Th
0.3
3×10−5
230Th
2
2×10−4
231Th
40
0.9
232Th
Unlimited
Unlimited
234Th
0.2
0.2
Th (natural)
Unlimited
Unlimited
44Ti
Titanium (22)
0.5
0.2
200Tl
Thallium (81)
0.8
0.8
201Tl
10
10
202Tl
2
2
204Tl
4
0.5
167Tm
Thulium (69)
7
7
168Tm
0.8
0.8
170Tm
4
0.5
171Tm
40
10
230U
Uranium (92)
40
1×10−2
232U
3
3×10−4
233U
10
1×10−3
234U
10
1×10−3
235U
Unlimited
Unlimited
236U
10
1×10−3
238U
Unlimited
Unlimited
U (natural
Unlimited
Unlimited
U (enriched 5% or less)
Unlimited
Unlimited
U (enriched more than 5%)
10
1×10−3
U (depleted)
Unlimited
Unlimited
48V
Vanadium (23)
0.3
0.3
49V
40
40
178W
Tungsten (74)
1
1
181W
30
30
185W
40
0.9
187W
2
0.5
188W
0.2
0.2
122Xe
Xenon (54)
0.2
0.2
123Xe
0.2
0.2
127Xe
4
4
131Xem
40
40
133Xe
20
20
135Xe
4
4
87Y
Yttrium (39)
2
2
88Y
0.4
0.4
90Y
0.2
0.2
91Ym
2
2
91Y
0.3
0.3
92Y
0.2
0.2
93Y
0.2
0.2
169Yb
Ytterbium, (70)
3
3
175Yb
30
0.9
65Zn
Zinc (30)
2
2
69Znm
2
0.5
69Zn
4
0.5
88Zr
Zirconium (40)
3
3
93Zr
40
0.2
95Zr
1
0.9
97Zr
0.3
0.3
TABLE II
GENERAL VALUES FOR A1 AND A2
Contents
A1 TBq
A2 TBq
Only beta or gamma emitting nuclides are known to be present
0.2
0.02
Alpha emitting nuclides are known to be present or no relevant data are available
0.1
2×10−5
TABLE III
LIMITS OF NON-FIXED CONTAMINATION ON SURFACES
Type of package, overpack, freight container, tank or conveyance and its equipment
Contaminant
Applicable limit of beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters Bq/cm2
Applicable limit of all other alpha emitters Bq/cm2
(a) The limits are applicable when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 of any part of the surface.
External surfaces of:
excepted packages
0.4
0.04
packages other than excepted packages
4
0.4
External and internal surfaces of overpacks, freight containers, and conveyances and their equipment, when used in or when being prepared for, the carriage of:
—loads consisting only of radioactive material in packages other than excepted packages
4
0.4
—loads including excepted packages and/or non-radioactive consignments
0.4
0.04
External surfaces of freight containers, tanks and conveyances and their equipment, used in the carriage of unpacked radioactive material
4
0.4
TABLE IV
ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR EXCEPTED PACKAGES
Physical state of contents
Instruments and articles
Item limits
Package limits
Materials
Package limits
(a) For mixtures of radionuclides, see paragraphs 4–6 of Schedule 1.
Solids:
special form
10−2 A1
A1
10−3 A1
other forms
10−2 A2
A2
10−3 A2
Liquids:
10−3 A2
10−1 A2
10−4 A2
Gases:
tritium
2×10−2 A2
2×10−1 A2
2×10−2 A2
special form
10−3 A1
10−2 A1
10−3 A1
other forms
10−3 A2
10−2 A2
10−3 A2
TABLE V
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR LSA MATERIAL AND SCO
Contents
Industrial package type
Exclusive use
Not under exclusive use
(a) Under the conditions specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 10, LSA-I material and SCO-I may be transported unpackaged.
LSA-I
Solid
IP-1
IP-1
Liquid
IP-1
IP-2
LSA-II
Solid
IP-2
IP-2
Liquid and gas
IP-2
IP-3
LSA-III
IP-2
IP-3
SCO-I
IP-1
IP-1
SCO-II
IP-2
IP-2
TABLE VI
CONVEYANCE ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR LSA MATERIAL AND SCO IN INDUSTRIAL PACKAGES OR UNPACKED
Nature of material
Activity limit for conveyances
LSA-I
No limit
LSA-II and LSA-III non-combustible solids
No limit
LSA-II and LSA-III combustible solids, and all liquids and gases
100×A2
SCO
100×A2
TABLE VII
MULTIPLICATION FACTORS FOR LARGE DIMENSION LOADS
Size of load
Multiplication factor
(a) Largest cross-sectional area of the load being measured.
size of load ≤ 1 m2
1
1 m2<size of load ≤ 5 m2
2
5 m2<size of load ≤ 20 m2
3
20 m2<size of load
10
TABLE VIII
DETERMINATION OF TRANSPORT INDEX (T)
Item
Contents
Method of determining Transport Index (TI)
Packages
Non-fissile material
TI for radiation exposure control
Fissile material
The larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Non-rigid overpacks
Packages
Sum of TI’s of all packages contained
Rigid overpacks
Packages
The sum of the TI’s of all packages contained, or for the original consignor, either the TI for radiation exposure control or the sum of the TI’s of all packages
Freight containers
Packages or overpacks
Sum of the TI’s of all packages and overpacks contained
LSA material or SCO
Either the sum of the TI’s or the larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Freight containers under exclusive use
Packages or overpacks
Either the sum of the TI’s or the larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Tanks
Non-fissile material
TI for radiation exposure control
Fissile material
The larger of the TI for radiation exposure control or the TI for nuclear criticality control
Unpackaged
LSA-I and SCO-I
The TI for radiation exposure control
TABLE IX
CATEGORIES OF PACKAGES
Conditions
Transport index
Maximum radiation level at any point on external surface
Category
(a) If the measured TI is not greater than 0.05, the value quoted may be zero in accordance with paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 17.
0
Not more than 0.005 mSv/h
I-WHITE
More than 0 but not more than 1
More than 0.005 mSv/h but not more than 0.5 mSv/h
II-YELLOW
More than 1 but not more than 10
More than 0.5 mSv/h but not more than 2 mSv/h
III-YELLOW
More than 10
More than 2 mSv/h but not more than 10 mSv/h
III-YELLOW and also under exclusive use
TABLE X
CATEGORIES OF OVERPACKS INCLUDING FREIGHT CONTAINERS WHEN USED AS OVERPACKS
Transport Index (TI)
Category
0
I-WHITE
TI greater than 0 but less than or equal to 1
II-YELLOW
TI greater than 1
III-YELLOW
TABLE XI
INSOLATION DATA
Form and location of surface
Insolation in W/m2 for 12 hours per day
(a) Alternatively, a sine function may be used, with an absorption coefficient adopted and the effects of possible reflection from neighbouring objects neglected.
Flat surfaces transported horizontally:
—base
none
—other surfaces
800
Flat surfaces not transported horizontally:
—each surface
200
Curved surfaces
400
TABLE XII
LIMITATIONS ON HOMOGENEOUS HYDROGENOUS SOLUTIONS OR MIXTURES OF FISSILE MATERIAL
Parameters
Uranium-235 only
Any other fissile material (including mixtures)
(a) Where H/X is the ratio of the number of hydrogen atoms to the number of atoms of fissile nuclide.
(b) With a total plutonium and uranium-233 content of not more than 1% of the mass of uranium-235.
Minimum H/X
5200
5200
Maximum concentration of fissile material (g/L)
5
5
Maximum mass of fissile material in a package or conveyance (g)
800
500
TABLE XIII
FREE-DROP DISTANCE FOR TESTING PACKAGES TO NORMAL CONDITIONS OF TRANSPORT
Package mass (kg)
Free-drop distance (m)
package mass<5,000
1.2
5,000≤package mass<10,000
0.9
10,000≤package mass<15,000
0.6
15,000≤package mass
0.3

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