{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 173.425","title":"Table of activity limits—excepted quantities and articles.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"The limits applicable to instruments, articles, and limited quantities subject to exceptions under §§ 173.421 and 173.424 are set forth in table 4 as follows:\n\nTable 4—Activity Limits for Limited Quantities, Instruments, and Articles Nature of contents Instruments and articles Limited quantity packa","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-173-425.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-173-425.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-173-425","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-173.425","body":"The limits applicable to instruments, articles, and limited quantities subject to exceptions under §§ 173.421 and 173.424 are set forth in table 4 as follows:\n\nTable 4—Activity Limits for Limited Quantities, Instruments, and Articles Nature of contents Instruments and articles Limited quantity package limits 1 Limits for each instrument or article 1 Package limits 1 Solids: Special form 10−2 A1 A1 10−3 A1 Normal form 10−2 A2 A2 10−3 A2 Liquids: Tritiated water: <0.0037 TBq/L (0.1 Ci/L) 37 TBq (1,000 Ci) 0.0037 TBq to 0.037 TBq/L (0.1 Ci to 1.0 Ci/L) 3.7 TBq (100 Ci) >0.037 TBq/L (1.0 Ci/L) 0.037 TBq (1.0 Ci) Other Liquids 10−3 A2 10−1 A2 10−4 A2 Gases: Tritium 2 2 × 10−2 A2 2 × 10−1 A2 2 × 10−2 A2 Special form 10−3 A1 10−2 A1 10−3 A1 Normal form 10−3 A2 10−2 A2 10−3 A2 1 For mixtures of radionuclides see § 173.433(d). 2 These values also apply to tritium in activated luminous paint and tritium adsorbed on solid carriers.\n\n[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 173-244, 61 FR 20751, May 8, 1996; 63 FR 52849, Oct. 1, 1998; 65 FR 58630, Sept. 29, 2000; 66 FR 45383, Aug. 28, 2001; 69 FR 3676, Jan. 26, 2004]","truncated":false,"body_characters":1146}