Commodity Specific Requirements - Radioactive Material
In order to limit radiation exposure, radioactive materials in Categories I-White, II-Yellow, or III-Yellow must not be loaded in any compartments that are occupied by passengers or crew. Instead, they should be loaded in under-floor compartments or in the furthermost end of the main deck. In addition, appropriate separation should be maintained when loading radioactive materials, and they should be loaded last, whenever possible.
The Transport Index is used to help control the accumulation of radiation in packages that are loaded on an aircraft by providing the appropriate separation distance to minimize radiation. The Transport Index can be found in DGR Table 10.9.B. Separation distances are shown in DGR Table 10.9.C for passenger and cargo aircraft radioactive packages and Table 10.9.D for CAO radioactive packages.
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