Transport index | Maximum radiation level at any point on the external surface | Label category1 |
02 | Less than or equal to 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) | WHITE-I. |
More than 0 but not more than 1 | Greater than 0.005 mSv/h (0.5 mrem/h) but less than or equal to 0.5 mSv/h (50 mrem/h) | YELLOW-II. |
More than 1 but not more than 10 | Greater than 0.5 mSv/h (50 mrem/h) but less than or equal to 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) | YELLOW-III. |
More than 10 | Greater than 2 mSv/h (200 mrem/h) but less than or equal to 10 mSv/h (1,000 mrem/h) | YELLOW-III (Must be shipped under exclusive use provisions; see 173.441(b) of this subchapter). |
1Any package containing a "highway route controlled quantity" (§173.403 of this subchapter) must be labelled as RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-III.
2If the measured TI is not greater than 0.05, the value may be considered to be zero.
49 C.F.R. §172.403
For Federal Register citations affecting §172.403, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.