10A N.C. Admin. Code 15.0114

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 15 .0114 - TESTS FOR SPECIAL FORM

Special form radioactive material as defined in Rule.0104 of this Section must satisfactorily pass the following tests:

(1) a free drop through a distance of 30 feet onto a flat essentially unyielding horizontal surface, striking the surface in such a position as to suffer maximum damage;

(2) impact of the flat circular end of a one-inch diameter steel rod weighing three pounds, dropped through a distance on a sheet of lead, of hardness number 3.5 to 4.5 on the Vickers scale, and not more than one inch thick supported by a smooth essentially unyielding surface;

(3) heating in air to a temperature of 1,475 F. and remaining at that temperature for a period of ten minutes;

(4) immersion for 24 hours in water at room temperature at pH 6 to pH 8, with a maximum conductivity of ten micromhos per centimeter.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 15 .0114

Authority G.S. 104E-15;
Eff. February 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Transferred and Recodified from 10 NCAC 03G.2215 Eff. January 4, 1990;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1993;
Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11.0114 Eff. February 1, 2015.

Authority G.S. 104E-15;
Eff. February 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1989;
Transferred and Recodified from 10 NCAC 03G .2215 Eff. January 4, 1990;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1993;
Transferred and Recodified from 15A NCAC 11 .0114 Eff. February 1, 2015.