[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR175.704]

[Page 703]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 175_CARRIAGE BY AIRCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C_Specific Regulations Applicable According to Classification of 
                                Material
 
Sec. 175.704  Plutonium shipments.

    Shipments of plutonium by air which are subject to 10 CFR 
71.88(a)(4) must comply with the following:
    (a) A plutonium package weighing less than 40 kg (88 lbs) and having 
its height and diameter both less than 50 cm (19.7 in), must be stowed 
aboard the aircraft on the main deck or the lower cargo compartment in 
the aft-most location that is possible for cargo of its size and weight. 
No other type of cargo may be stowed aft of a plutonium package.
    (b) A plutonium package must be secured and restrained to prevent 
shifting under normal transport. A plutonium package weighing 40 kg (88 
lbs) or more must be securely cradled and tied down to the main deck of 
the aircraft such that the tied down system is capable of providing 
package restraint against the following inertial forces acting 
separately relative to the deck of the aircraft: Upward, 2g; Forward, 
9g; Sideward, 1.5g; Downward, 4.5g.
    (c) A plutonium package weighing less than 40 kg (88 lbs), and 
having its height and diameter both less than 50 cm (19.7 in), may not 
be transported aboard an aircraft carrying other cargo required to bear 
an ``Explosive A'' or an ``Explosive 1.1'' label. Any other plutonium 
package may not be transported aboard an aircraft carrying other cargo 
bearing any of the following hazardous material labels: Explosive A; 
Explosive B; Explosive C; Explosive 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6; 
Spontaneously Combustible; Dangerous When Wet; Organic Peroxide; Non-
Flammable Gas; Flammable Liquid; Flammable Solid; Flammable Gas; 
Oxidizer; or Corrosive.

[Amdt. 175-53, 60 FR 50333, Sept. 28, 1995]