N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 1211.140

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 1211.140 - Nuclear, fissionable or radioactive material

No vehicle shall enter either a tunnel, the George Washington Bridge Lower Level or George Washington Expressway if its load includes any nuclear or fissionable material, radioactive residue or waste or any radioactive material, except:

(a) when the load includes specifically packaged and labeled magnesium-thorium alloys in formed shapes (not powdered, and which shall contain not more than four percent nominal thorium 232), or

(b) when the radioactive material is such that it is exempt from all D.O.T. specification packaging, marking, and labeling because of type and quantity, but not exempt by reason of Atomic Energy Commission shipment and escort, military convoy, or other special authorization, but

(c) vehicles transporting radioactive materials which are not exempt from this section by reason of subdivisions (a) or (b) are allowed passage when all of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(1) the radioactive material consists solely of manufactured articles other than liquids, namely instrument or clock dials or electronic tubes of which radioactive materials are a component part, and

(2) the radioactive material is being shipped in conformity with all D.O.T. regulations including but not limited to all packaging, marking, and labeling requirements, and

(3) the gross weight of the radioactive material and its containers does not exceed 500 pounds per vehicle, and

(4) special permission for passage of each such vehicle is obtained from the facility manager.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 1211.140