Excepted packages for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) materials.

A Class 7 (radioactive) material with an activity per package which does not exceed the limited quantity package limits specified in Table 4 in § 173.425, and its packaging, are excepted from requirements in this subchapter for specification packaging, marking (except for the UN identification number marking requirement described in § 173.422(a)), labeling, and if not a hazardous substance or hazardous waste, shipping papers, and the requirements of this subpart if:#

(a)Each package meets the general design requirements of § 173.410;#

(b)The radiation level at any point on the external surface of the package does not exceed 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h);#

(c)The non-fixed contamination on the external surface of the package does not exceed the limits specified in § 173.443(a);#

(d)The outside of the inner packaging or, if there is no inner packaging, the outside of the packaging itself bears the marking “Radioactive;”#

(e)The package does not contain fissile material unless excepted by § 173.453; and#

(f)The material is otherwise prepared for shipment as specified in accordance with § 173.422.#