{"operation":"document","citation":"08-0282","title":"Lantheus Medical Imaging — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2009-01-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"08-0282 response to Lantheus Medical Imaging concerning 173.435.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0282.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0282.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-08-0282","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2008/080282.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\n1200 New Jersey Ave., SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nMr. Kevin Anderson\nLantheus Medical Imaging\nBuilding 200-2\n33 1 Treble Cove Road\nBillerica, MA 01 862\nRef. No. 08-0282\nDear Mr. Anderson:\nThis responds to your November 10,2008 letter requesting clarification of the Hazardous\nMaterials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171 -1 80). Specifically, you ask for clarification\nof footnote (i) to the table of A1 and A2 values for radionuclides in 5 173.435. Footnote (i)\nprovides that A2 = 0.74 TBq (20 Ci) for Molybdenum (Mo-99) for domestic use. You ask if\nthis A2 value may be used for the domestic portion of an international shipment from the\nUnited States to Canada.\nThe answer is yes. The A2 value (A2 = 0.74 TBq (20 Ci)) authorized by footnote (i) to the\ntable of A1 and A2 values for radionuclides in 5 173.435 permits the use of that value for any\ndomestic transportation of Mo-99 including the domestic portion of an international\nshipment. Note that the shipment to Canada must also comply with the Transport of\nDangerous Goods (TDG) regulations, which govern the transportation of hazardous materials\nin Canada.\nI hope this information is helpful. Please contact us if you require additional assistance.\narles E. Betts,\nDevelopment\nMaterials Standards\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nLantheus\nMedical Imaging\n331 Treble Cove Road 800.362.2668\nNorth Billerica. MA 01862 www.lantheus.com\nOctober 29, 2008\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Technology\nAttn: Richard Boyle, PHH-23\n1200 New Jersey Avenue\nSE East Bldg. 200, 2\"d Floor\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nDear Mr. Boyle,\nThis letter is a follow up to our telephone conversation on October 27, 2008.\nI would like to make shipments, originating in the U.S., containing 20 curies of\nMolybdenum-99 (Mo-99) into Canada.\nAs per the U.S. D.O.T. regulations, 91 73.435, the maximum amount of Mo-99 allowed\nduring ground transportation is 20 curies for a domestic shipment. Does the word\n\"domestic\" imply that shipments going into Canada must follow the maximum\nrequirements of 16.2 curies for non-domestic shipments?\nThe Canadian Nuclear Safety and Control Act, Section 2 (d) allows for 21 curies of Mo-\n99 to be transported during a ground transportation shipment. Additionally, Transport\nCanada Regulations, Section 9.1 recognizes U.S. D.O.T. 49 CFR regulations for ground\ntransportation.\nWith regards to U.S. D.O.T., is it acceptable to transport 20 curies of Mo-99 into\nCanada?\nThank you for your help in this matter.\nSincerely,\nKevin Anderson\nSenior Transportation Compliance Officer","truncated":false,"body_characters":2643}