[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR175.706]

[Page 740]
 
                        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.  175.706  Separation distances for undeveloped film from packages 

containing Class 7 (radioactive) materials.

    No person may carry in an aircraft any package of Class 7 
(radioactive) materials required by Sec. 172.403 of this subchapter to 
be labeled Radioactive Yellow-II or Radioactive Yellow-III closer than 
the distances shown in the table below to any package marked as 
containing underdeveloped film.

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                                                            Minimum separation distance to nearest undeveloped film for various times in transit
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                  Transport index                      Up to 2 hours        2 to 4 hours        4 to 8 hours        8 to 12 hours        Over 12 hours
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                                                     Meters     Feet      Meters     Feet     Meters     Feet      Meters     Feet     Meters     Feet
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0.1 to 1.0........................................       0.3         1        0.6         2       0.9         3        1.2         4       1.5         5
1.1 to 5.0........................................       0.9         3        1.2         4       1.8         6        2.4         8       3.3        11
5.1 to 10.0.......................................       1.2         4        1.8         6       2.7         9        3.3        11       4.5        15
10.1 to 20.0......................................       1.5         5        2.4         8       3.6        12        4.8        16       6.6        22
20.1 to 30.0......................................       2.1         7        3          10       4.5        15        6          20       8.7        29
30.1 to 40.0......................................       2.4         8        3.3        11       5.1        17        6.6        22       9.9        33
40.1 to 50.0......................................       2.7         9        3.6        12       5.7        19        7.2        24      10.8        36
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