[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR175.704]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 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]