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1. White I package: Surface <0.5 mR rz rz rz rz rz
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2. Yellow II package: Surface .5 - rz rz rz rz rz
50 mR/hr TI, 1 meter 0.1 - 1 mr/hr
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3. Yellow III package: Surface 50 - rz rz rz rz rz
200 mR/hr TI, 1 meter 1 - 10 mR/hr
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4. Type A package: Adequate for normal transp rz rz rz rz rz rz
ort. Types 1, 2 and 3
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5. Type B: Used for large quantities of radioactive material
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6. Caution radioactive materials: Where radioactive materials are used or stored. Usually entr
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labs.
7. Caution Radiation Area: More than 5 mrem (.05 mSv) in 1 hr at 30 cm from source
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8. Caution High Radiation Area: More than 100 mrem (1 mSv) in 1 hr at 30 cm from source.
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Usually where Radiation therapy is performed.
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9. Grave Danger Very High Radiation Area: > 500 Rad in 1 hr rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
10. Unrestricted Area: An area in which a person could not be exposed to radiation levels in e rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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mrem in any one hour from external sources
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11. Restricted area: Controlled access area for the protection of individuals from exposure to r rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
adiation.
12. Posting exemptions: Licensee is not required to post a room containing RAM for 8 hrs or le rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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13. How long must one keep surveys of individual doses, bioassays and r rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
elease of radioactive effluents?: Licensee shall maintain these records until termination of the
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license.
14. Hazardous Materials: Any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasona rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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health, safety and property when transported in commerce.
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15. Hazmat training frequency: Within 90 days of employment and every 3 years. rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
16. Transportation index (TI): Maximum radiation level in mrem/ rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
hr at 1 meter. Must be rounded up the
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17. UN2908: Empty excepted package (previously used to hold radioactive materials).
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18. UN 2910: Excepted package. Limited quantity of radioactive material. Less than 0.5 mR/hr
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19. UN2915: Used for: white 1, yellow,2 and yellow 3
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20. Yellow III requirement: Driver must have hazmat cdl license and vehicle must be placar
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21. Wipe test: Legal limit = 6,600dpm/300cm^2 or 22dpm/1cm^2
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1. White I package: Surface <0.5 mR rz rz rz rz rz
/hr 1 meter = bkg
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2. Yellow II package: Surface .5 - rz rz rz rz rz
50 mR/hr TI, 1 meter 0.1 - 1 mr/hr
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3. Yellow III package: Surface 50 - rz rz rz rz rz
200 mR/hr TI, 1 meter 1 - 10 mR/hr
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4. Type A package: Adequate for normal transp rz rz rz rz rz rz
ort. Types 1, 2 and 3
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5. Type B: Used for large quantities of radioactive material
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6. Caution radioactive materials: Where radioactive materials are used or stored. Usually entr
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7. Caution Radiation Area: More than 5 mrem (.05 mSv) in 1 hr at 30 cm from source
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8. Caution High Radiation Area: More than 100 mrem (1 mSv) in 1 hr at 30 cm from source.
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Usually where Radiation therapy is performed.
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9. Grave Danger Very High Radiation Area: > 500 Rad in 1 hr rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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12. Posting exemptions: Licensee is not required to post a room containing RAM for 8 hrs or le rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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license.
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15. Hazmat training frequency: Within 90 days of employment and every 3 years. rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz rz
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17. UN2908: Empty excepted package (previously used to hold radioactive materials).
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18. UN 2910: Excepted package. Limited quantity of radioactive material. Less than 0.5 mR/hr
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19. UN2915: Used for: white 1, yellow,2 and yellow 3
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20. Yellow III requirement: Driver must have hazmat cdl license and vehicle must be placar
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21. Wipe test: Legal limit = 6,600dpm/300cm^2 or 22dpm/1cm^2
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