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USDOT Hazardous Materials Table 49CFR 172.101

Class 7 Radioactive Materials
49CFR 173 Subpart I

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Section 172 shipping regulations and proper shipping names of class 7 Radioactive Materials.

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	Hazardous materials description and proper shipping names	Haz class or div	ID#	PG	LC	Spec prov §172.102	Pack §173			Qty limit		Vessel
							Excep	Non Bulk	Bulk	Pass air/rail	Cargo air only	Loc	Other
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8A)	(8B)	(8C)	(9A)	(9B)	(10A)	(10B)
Current as of January 2006
	Radioactive material, excepted package-articles manufactured from natural uranium or depleted uranium or natural thorium	7	UN2909		None		422, 426	422, 426	422, 426			A
	Radioactive material, excepted package-empty packaging	7	UN2908		Empty		422, 428	422, 428	422, 428			A
	Radioactive material, excepted package-instruments or articles	7	UN2911		None		422, 424	422, 424				A
	Radioactive material, excepted package-limited quantity of material	7	UN2910		None		421, 422	421, 422	421, 422			A
	Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-I) non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2912		7	A56, T5, TP4, W7	421, 422, 428	427	427			A	95, 129
	Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-II) non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN3321		7	A56, T5, TP4, W7	421, 422, 428	427	427			A	95, 129
	Radioactive material, low specific activity (LSA-III) non fissile or fissile excepted	7	UN3322		7	A56, T5, TP4, W7	421, 422, 428	427	427			A	95, 129
	Radioactive material, surface contaminated objects (SCO-I or SCO-II) non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2913		7	A56	421, 422, 428	427	427			A	95
	Radioactive material, transported under special arrangement, non fissile or fissile excepted	7	UN2919		7	A56, 139						A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, transported under special arrangement, fissile	7	UN3331		7	A56, 139						A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, Type A package, fissile non-special form	7	UN3327		7	A56, W7, W8	453	417	417			A	95, 105, 131
	Radioactive material, Type A package non-special form, non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2915		7	A56, W7, W8		415	415			A	95, 130
	Radioactive material, Type A package, special form non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN3332		7	A56, W7, W8		415, 476	415, 476			A	95
	Radioactive material, Type A package, special form, fissile	7	UN3333		7	A56, W7, W8	453	417, 476	417, 476			A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, Type B(M) package, fissile	7	UN3329		7	A56	453	417	417			A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, Type B(M) package non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2917		7	A56		416	416			A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, Type B(U) package, fissile	7	UN3328		7	A56	453	417	417			A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, Type B(U) package non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2916		7	A56		416	416			A	95, 105
	Radioactive material, uranium hexafluoride non fissile or fissile-excepted	7	UN2978		7, 8		423	420, 427	420, 427			A	95, 132
I	Radioactive material, uranium hexafluoride, fissile	7	UN2977		7, 8		453	417, 420	417, 420			A	95, 132

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Reference Sources

This data was compiled from the Hazardous Materials Table from the United States "Code of Federal Regulations" title 49 section 172.101.

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