DOE M 460.2-1A
Attachment 2
6-4-08 P age 3 (and Page 4) Type A Packaging Packaging that, together with its radioactive contents limited to A1 or A2 as appropriate, meets the requirements of 49 CFR 173.410 and 173.412 and is designed to retain the integrity of containment and shielding required by 49 CFR 173.403 under normal conditions of transport as demonstrated by the tests set for in 49 CFR 173.465 or 173.466. They are typically constructed of steel, wood, or fiberboard, and generally have an inner containment vessel made of glass, plastic, or metal surrounded with packing material made of polyethylene, rubber, or vermiculite. Examples of material typically shipped in Type A Packages include nuclear medicines (radiopharmaceuticals), radioactive waste, and radioactive sources used in industrial applications. Type B Packaging. Packaging designed to retain the integrity of containment and shielding by regulation when subjected to the normal conditions of transport and hypothetical accident test conditions set forth in 10 CFR Part 71. (49 CFR 173.403) Examples of Type B packagings are TRUPACT-II, HalfPact, GE Model-2000, and the NAC-LWT cask. Type B packagings are used to transport materials with high radioactivity levels including spent nuclear fuel; high-level radioactive waste; cobalt sources, and other such radioisotopes. Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information. Certain unclassified but sensitive Government information concerning nuclear material, weapons, and components whose dissemination is controlled under section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act. (10 CFR 1017.3)
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