{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 176.715","title":"Contamination control.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"Each hold, compartment, or deck area used for the transportation of low specific activity or surface contaminated object Class 7 (radioactive) materials under exclusive use conditions in accordance with § 173.427(b)(4), or § 173.427(c) must be surveyed with appropriate radiation detection instrument","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-715.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-715.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-176-715","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-176.715","body":"Each hold, compartment, or deck area used for the transportation of low specific activity or surface contaminated object Class 7 (radioactive) materials under exclusive use conditions in accordance with § 173.427(b)(4), or § 173.427(c) must be surveyed with appropriate radiation detection instruments after each use. Such holds, compartments, and deck areas may not be used again for Class 7 (radioactive) materials exclusive use transport service, and then only for a subsequent exclusive use shipment utilizing the provisions of § 173.427(b)(4), or § 173.427(c) until the radiation dose rate at every accessible surface is less than 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h), and the non-fixed contamination is not greater than the limits prescribed in § 173.443(a) of this subchapter.\n\n[79 FR 40618, July 11, 2014]","truncated":false,"body_characters":801}