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). |
1 Any package containing a "highway route controlled quantity" (§ 173.403 of this subchapter) must be labelled as RADIOACTIVE YELLOW-III.
2 If 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.govinfo.gov.