The terabecquerel (TBq) values are the regulatory standard. The curie (Ci) values specified are obtained by converting from the TBq value. The curie values are provided for practical usefulness only and are rounded after conversion.
Category 1 | Category 2 | |||
Radioactive material | (TBq) | (Ci) | (TBq) | (Ci) |
Actinium-227 | 20 | 540 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Americium-241 | 60 | 1,600 | 0.6 | 16 |
Americium-241/Be | 60 | 1,600 | 0.6 | 16 |
Californium-252 | 20 | 540 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Cobalt-60 | 30 | 810 | 0.3 | 8.1 |
Curium-244 | 50 | 1,400 | 0.5 | 14 |
Cesium-137 | 100 | 2,700 | 1 | 27 |
Gadolinium-153 | 1,000 | 27,000 | 10 | 270 |
Iridium-192 | 80 | 2,200 | 0.8 | 22 |
Plutonium-238 | 60 | 1,600 | 0.6 | 16 |
Plutonium-239/Be | 60 | 1,600 | 0.6 | 16 |
Polonium-210 | 60 | 1,600 | 0.6 | 16 |
Promethium-147 | 40,000 | 1,100,000 | 400 | 11,000 |
Radium-226 | 40 | 1,100 | 0.4 | 11 |
Selenium-75 | 200 | 5,400 | 2 | 54 |
Strontium-90 | 1,000 | 27,000 | 10 | 270 |
Thorium-228 | 20 | 540 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Thorium-229 | 20 | 540 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
Thulium-170 | 20,000 | 540,000 | 200 | 5,400 |
Ytterbium-169 | 300 | 8,100 | 3 | 81 |
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4731, STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION, pt. 4731.2820
Statutory Authority: MS s 144.1202; 144.1203