12 CRR-NY App. A-12NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 12. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
12 CRR-NY App. A-12
12 CRR-NY App. A-12
A1 AND A2 VALUES FOR RADIONUCLIDES
(cf. Part 38)
For a given radionuclide, the A1 or A2 value is defined as the maximum activity permitted in a Type A package. The A1 value applies for special form radioactive material, while the A2 value applies for radioactive material in other than special form. (See section 38.3 Definitions.)
I. Single Radionuclides
(1) For a single radionuclide of known identity, the values of A1 and A2 are taken from Table 1 if listed there. The values A1 and A2 in Table 1 are also applicable for the radionuclide contained in (α,n) or (γ,n) neutron sources.
(2) For any single radionuclide whose identity is known but which is not listed in Table 1, the value of A1 and A2 are determined according to the following procedure:
(2) (a) If the radionuclide emits only one type of radiation, A1 is determined according to the following method. For radionuclides emitting different kinds of radiation, A1 is the most restrictive value of those determined for each kind of radiation. However, in either case, A1 is restricted to a maximum of 1000 curies (37 TBq). If a parent nuclide decays into a shorter lived daughter with a half-life not greater than 10 days, A1 is calculated for both the parent and the daughter, and the more limiting of the two values is assigned to the parent nuclide.
(1) For gamma emitters, A
1
is determined by the expression:
 
A
1
=
9
curies
 
Γ
Where Γ is the gamma-ray constant, corresponding to the dose in roentgens per curie-hour at 1 meter, and the number 9 results from the choice of 1 rem per hour at a distance of 3 meters as the reference dose-equivalent rate.
(2) For x-ray emitters, A1 is determined by the atomic number of the nuclide:
 
for Z ≤ 55, A
1
= 1000 Ci (37 TBq); and
 
for Z > 55, A
1
= 200 Ci (7.4 TBq)
 
where Z is the atomic number of the nuclide.
(3) For beta emitters, A1 is determined by the maximum beta energy (E max) according to Table 2; and
(4) For alpha emitters, A1 is determined by the expression:
A1 = 1000 A3
where A3 is the value listed in Table 3;
(2) (b) A2 is the more restrictive of the following two values:
(2) (1) the corresponding A1; and
(2) (2) the value A3 obtained from Table 3.
(3) For any single radionuclide whose identity is unknown, the value of A1 is taken to be 2 Ci (74 GBq) and the value of A2 is taken to be 0.002 Ci (74 MBq). However, if the atomic number of the radionuclide is known to be less than 82, the value of A1 is taken to be 10 Ci (370 GBq) and the value of A2 is taken to be 0.4 Ci (14.8 GBq).
II. Mixtures of Radionuclides, Including Radioactive Decay Chains
1. For mixed fission products, the activity limit may be assuned if a detailed analysis of the mixture is not carried out,
A1 = 10 Ci (370 GBq)
A2 = 0.4 Ci (14.8 GBq)
2 A single radioactive decay chain is considered to be a single radionuclide when the radionuclides are present in their naturally occurring proportions and no daughter nuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days or longer than that of the parent nuclide. The activity to be taken into account and the A1 or A2 value from Table 1 to be applied are those corresponding to the parent nuclide of that chain. When calculating A1 or A2 values, radiation emitted by daughters must be considered. However, in the case of radioactive decay chains in which any daughter nuclide has a half-life either longer than 10 days or greater than that of the parent nuclide, the parent and daughter nuclides are considered to be mixtures of different nuclides.
3. In the case of a mixture of different radionuclides, where the identity and activity of each radionuclide are known, the permissible activity of each radionuclide R1, R2. . . Rn is such that F1 + F2 +. . . Fn is not greater than unity, where:
F
1
=
 
Total activity of R1
 
A1(R1)
F
2
=
 
Total activity of R2
 
A1(R2)
F
n
=
 
Total activity of Rn and
 
A1(Rn)
A1 (R1, R2. . . Rn is the value of A1 or A2 as appropriate for the nuclide R1, R2. . . Rn.
4. When the identity of each radionuclide is known but the individual activities of some of the radionuclides are not known, the formula given in paragraph 3. is applied to establish the values of A1 or A2 as appropriate. All the radionuclides whose individual activities are not known their total activity will however, be known) are classed in a single group and the most restrictive value of A1 and A2applicable to any one of them is used as the value of A1 or A2 in the denominator of the fraction.
5. Where the identity of each radionuclide is known but the individual activity of none of the radionuclides is known, the most restrictive value of A1 or A2 applicable to any one of the radionuclides present is adopted as the applicable value.
6. When the identity of none of the nuclides is known, the value of A1 is taken to be 2 Ci (74 GBq) and the value of A2 is taken to be 0.002 Ci (74 MBq). However, if alpha emitters are known to be absent, the value of A2 is taken to be 0.4 Ci (14.8 GBq).
TABLE 1
A1 AND A2 VALUES FOR RADIONUCLIDES
(See footnotes at end of Table)
Symbol of RadionuclideElement and Atomic NumberA1 (Ci)A2 (Ci)Specific Activity (Ci/g)
Ac-227Actinium (89)10000.0037.2 E + 01
Ac-228 1042.2 E + 06
Ag-105Silver (47)40403.9 E + 07
Ag-110m 774.7 E + 03
Ag-111 100201.5 E + 05
Am-241Americium (95)80.0083.2
Am-243 80.0081.9 E − 01
Ar-37 (compressed or Uncompressed)*Argon (18)100010001.0 E + 05
Ar-41 (uncompressed)* 20204.3 E + 07
Ar–41 (compressed)* 114.3 E.+ 07
As–73Arsenic (33)10004002.4 E + 04
As–74 20201.0 E + 05
As–76 10101.6 E + 06
As–77 300201.1 E + 06
At–211Astatine (85)20072.1 E + 06
Au–193Gold (79)2002009.3 E + 05
Au–196 30301.2 E + 05
Au–198 40202.5 E + 05
Au–199 200252.1 E + 05
Ba–131Barium (56)40408.7 E + 04
Ba–133 40404.0 E + 03
Ba–140 20207.3 E + 04
Be–7Beryllium (4)3003003.5 E + 05
Bi–206Bismuth (83)559.9 E + 04
Bi–207 10102.2 E + 02
Bi–210 (RaE) 10041.2 E + 05
Bi–212 661.5 E + 07
Bk–249Berkelium (97)100011.9 E + 03
Br–77Bromine (35)70257.1 E + 03
Br–82 661.1 E + 06
C–11Carbon (6)20208.4 E + 08
C–14 1000604.6
Ca–45Calcium (20)1000251.9 E + 04
Ca–47 20205.9 E + 05
Cd–109Cadmium (48)1000702.6 E + 03
Cd–115m 30302.6 E + 04
Cd–115 80205.1 E + 05
Ce–139Cerium (58)1001006.5 E + 03
Ce–141 300252.8 E + 04
Ce–143 60206.6 E + 05
Ce–144 1073.2 E + 03
Cf–249Californium (98)20.0023.1
Cf–250 70.0071.3 E + 02
Cf–252 20.0096.5 E + 02
Cl–36Chlorine (17)300103.2 E.− 02
Cl–38 10101.3 E + 08
Cm–242Curium (96)2000.23.3 E + 03
Cm–243 90.0094.2 E + 01
Cm–244 100.018.2 E + 01
Cm–245 60.0061.0 E − 01
Cm–246 60.0063.6 E − 01
Co–56Cobalt (27)553.0 E + 04
Co–57 90908.5 E + 03
Co–58m 100010005.9 E + 06
Co–58 20203.1 E + 05
Co–60 771.1 E + 03
Cr–51Chromium (24)6006009.2 E + 04
Cs–129Cesium (55)40407.6 E + 05
Cs–131 100010001.1 E + 05
Cs–134m 1000107.4 E + 06
Cs–134 10101.2 E + 03
Cs–135 1000258.8 E − 04
Cs–136 777.4 E + 04
Cs–137 30109.8 E + 01
Cu–64Copper (29)80253.8 E + 06
Cu–67 200257.9 E + 05
Dy–165Dysprosium (66)100208.2 E + 06
Dy–166 10002002.3 E + 05
Er–169Erbium (68)1000258.2 E + 04
Er–171 50202.4 E + 06
Eu–152mEuropium (63)30302.2 E + 06
Eu–152 20101.9 E + 02
Eu–154 1051.5 E + 02
Eu–155 400601.4 E + 03
F–18Fluorine (9)20209.3 E + 07
Fe–52Iron (26)557.3 E + 06
Fe–55 100010002.2 E + 03
Fe–59 10104.9 E + 04
Ga–67Gallium (31)1001006.0 E + 03
Ga–68 20204.0 E + 07
Ga–72 773.1 E + 06
Gd–153Gadolinium (64)2001003.6 E + 03
Gd–159 300201.1 E + 06
Ge–68Gernanium (32)20107.0 E + 03
Ge–71 100010001.6 E + 05
H–3Hydrogen (1)See Tritium
Hf–181Hafnium (72)30251.6 E + 04
Hg–197mMercury (80)2002006.6 E + 05
Hg–197 2002002.5 E + 05
Hg–203 80251.4 E + 04
Ho–166Holmium (67)30306.9 E + 05
I–123Iodine (53)50506.9 E + 04
I–125 1000701.7 E + 04
I–126 40107.8 E + 04
I–129 100021.6 E − 04
I–131 4011.2 E + 05
I–132 771.1 E + 07
I–133 30101.1 E + 06
I–134 882.7 E + 07
I–135 10103.5 E + 06
In–111Indium (49)30254.2 E + 05
In–113m 60601.6 E + 07
In–114m 30202.3 E + 04
In–115m 100206.1 E + 06
Ir–190Iridium (77)10106.2 E + 04
Ir–192 20109.1 E + 03
Ir–194 10108.5 E + 05
K–42Potassium (19)10106.0 E + 06
K–43 20103.3 E + 06
Kr–85m (uncompressed)*Krypton (36)1001008.4 E + 06
Kr–85m (compressed)* 338.4 E + 06
Kr–85 (uncompressed)* 100010004.0 E + 02
Kr–85 (compressed)* 554.0 E + 02
Kr–87 (uncompressed)* 20202.8 E + 07
Kr–87 (compressed)* 0.60.62.8 E + 07
La–140Lanthanum (57)30305.6 E + 05
Lu–177Lutetium (71)300251.1 E + 05
MFPMixed Fission Products100.4–––
Mg–28Magnesium (12)665.2 E + 06
Mn–52Manganese (25)554.4 E + 05
Mn–54 20208.3 E + 03
Mn–56 552.2 E + 07
Mo–99Molybdenum (42)100204.7 E + 05
N–13Nitrogen (7)20101.5 E + 09
Na–22Sodium (11)886.3 E + 03
Na–24 558.7 E + 06
Nb–93mNiobium (41)10002004.1 E + 02
Nb–95 20203.9 E + 07
Nb–97 20202.6 E + 07
Nd–147Neodymium (60)100208.0 E + 04
Nd–149 30201.1 E + 07
Ni–59Nickel (28)10009008.1 E − 02
Ni–63 10001004.6 E + 01
Ni–65 10101.9 E + 07
Np–237Neptunium (93)50.0056.9 E − 04
Np–239 200252.3 E + 05
Os–185Osmium (76)20207.3 E + 03
Os–191 6002004.6 E + 04
Os–191m 2002001.2 E + 06
Os–193 100205.3 E + 05
P–32Phosphorus (15)30302.9 E + 05
Pa–230Protactinium (91)200.83.2 E + 04
Pa–231 20.0024.5 E − 02
Pa–233 1001002.1 E + 04
Pb–201Lead (82)20201.7 E + 06
Pb–210 1000.28.8 E + 01
Pb–212 651.4 E + 06
Pd–103Palladium (46)10007007.5 E + 04
Pd–109 100202.1 E + 06
Pm–147Promethium (61)1000259.4 E + 02
Pm–149 100204.2 E + 05
Po–210Polonium (84)2000.24.5 E + 03
Pr–142Praseodymium (59)10101.2 E + 06
Pr–143 300206.6 E + 04
Pt–191Platinum (78)1001002.3 E + 05
Pt–193m 2002002.0 E + 05
Pt–197m 300201.2 E + 07
Pt–197 300208.8 E + 05
Pu–238Plutonium (94)30.0031.7 E + 01
Pu–239 20.0026.2 E − 02
Pu–240 20.0022.3 E − 01
Pu–241 10000.11.1 E + 02
Pu–242 30.0033.9 E − 03
Ra–223Radium (88)500.25.0 E + 04
Ra–224 60.51.6 E + 05
Ra–226 100.051.0
Ra–228 100.052.3 E + 02
Rb–81Rubidium (37)30248.2 E + 04
Rb–86 30308.1 E + 04
Rb–87 UnlimitedUnlimited6.6 E − 08
Rb (natural) UnlimitedUnlimited1.8 E − 08
Re–186Rhenium (75)100201.9 E + 05
Re–187 UnlimitedUnlimited3.8 E − 08
Re (natural) UnlimitedUnlimited2.4 E − 08
Rh–103mRhodium (45)100010003.2 E + 07
Rh–105 200258.2 E + 05
Rn–222Radon (86)1021.5 E + 05
Ru–97Ruthenium (44)80805.5 E + 05
Ru–103 30253.2 E + 04
Ru–105 20206.6 E + 06
Ru–106 1073.4 E + 03
S–35Sulphur (16)1000604.3 E + 04
Sb–122Antimony (51)30303.9 E + 05
Sb–124 551.8 E + 04
Sb–125 40251.4 E + 03
Sc–46Scandium (21)883.4 E + 04
Sc–47 200208.2 E + 05
Sc–48 551.5 E + 06
Se–75Selenium (34)40401.4 E + 04
Si–31Silicon (14)100203.9 E + 07
Sm–147Samarium (62)UnlimitedUnlimited2.0 E − 08
Sm–151 1000902.6 E + 01
Sm–153 300204.4 E + 05
Sn–113Tin (50)60601.0 E + 04
Sn–119m 1001004.4 E + 03
Sn–125 10101.1 E + 05
Sr–85mStrontium (38)80803.2 E + 07
Sr–85 30302.4 E + 04
Sr–89 100102.9 E + 04
Sr–90 100.41.5 E + 02
Sr–91 10103.6 E + 06
Sr–92 10101.3 E + 07
T (uncompressed)*Tritium (1)100010009.7 E + 03
T (compressed)* 100010009.7 E + 03
T (activated luminous paint) 100010009.7 E + 03
T (absorbed on solid carrier) 100010009.7 E + 03
T (tritiated water) 100010009.7 E + 03
T (other forms) 20209.7 E + 03
Ta–182Tantalum (73)20206.2 E + 03
Tb–182Terbium (65)20101.1 E + 05
Tc–96mTechnetium (43)100010003.8 E + 07
Tc–96 663.2 E + 05
Tc–97m 10002001.5 E + 04
Tc–97 10004001.4 E + 04
Tc–99m 1001005.2 E + 06
Tc–99 1000251.7 E − 02
Te–125mTellurium (52)10001001.8 E + 04
Te–127m 300204.0 E + 04
Te–127 300202.6 E + 06
Te–129m 30102.5 E + 04
Te–129 100202.0 E + 07
Te–131m 10108.0 E + 05
Te–132 773.1 E + 05
Th–227Thorium (90)2000.23.2 E + 04
Th–228 60.0088.3 E + 02
Th–230 30.0031.9 E − 02
Th–231 1000255.3 E + 05
Th–232 UnlimitedUnlimited1.1 E − 07
Th–234 10102.3 E + 04
Th (natural) UnlimitedUnlimited2.2 E − 07
Th (irradiated)** –––––––––
Tl–200Thallium (81)20205.8 E + 05
Tl–201 2002002.2 E + 05
Tl–202 40405.4 E + 04
Tl–204 300104.3 E + 02
Tm–170Thulium (69)300106.0 E + 03
Tm–171 10001001.1 E + 03
U–230Uranium (92)1000.12.7 E + 04
U–232 300.032.1 E + 01
U–233 1000.19.5 E − 03
U–234 1000.16.2 E − 03
U–235 1000.22.1 E − 06
U–236 2000.26.3 E − 05
U–238 UnlimitedUnlimited3.3 E − 07
U (natural) UnlimitedUnlimited(see Table 4)
U (enriched) < 20 percent UnlimitedUnlimited(see Table 4)
U (enriched) 20 percent or greater UnlimitedUnlimited(see Table 4)
U (depleted) UnlimitedUnlimited(see Table 4)
U (irradiated)*** –––––––––
V–48Vanadium (23)661.7 E + 05
W–181Tungsten (74)2001005.0 E + 03
W–185 1000259.7 E + 03
W–187 40207.0 E + 05
Xe–127 (uncompressed)*Xenon (54)70702.8 E + 04
Xe–127 (compressed)* 552.8 E + 04
Xe–131m (compressed)* 10101.0 E + 05
Xe–131m 1001001.0 E + 05
Xe–133 (uncompressed)* 100010001.9 E + 05
Xe–133 (compressed)* 551.9 E + 05
Xe–135 (uncompressed)* 70702.5 E + 06
Xe–135 (compressed)* 222.5 E + 06
Y–87Yttrium (39)20204.5 E + 05
Y–90 10105.4 E + 05
Y–91m 30304.1 E + 07
Y–91 30302.5 E + 04
Y–92 10109.5 E + 06
Y–93 10103.2 E + 06
Yb–169Ytterbium (70)80802.3 E + 05
Yb–175 400251.8 E + 05
Zn–65Zinc (30)30308.0 E + 03
Zn–69m 40203.3 E + 06
Zn–69 300205.3 E + 07
Zr–93Zirconium (40)10002003.5 E − 03
Zr–95 20202.1 E + 04
Zr–97 20202.0 E + 06
*
For the purpose of Table 1, compressed gas means a gas at a pressure which exceeds the ambient atmospheric pressure at the location where the containment system was closed.
**
The value of A1 and A 2 must be calculated in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph II 3. of this Appendix, taking into account the activity of the fission products and of the uranium–233 in addition to that of the thorium.
***
The values of A1 and A 2 must be calculated in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph II 3. of this Appendix, taking into account the activity of the fission products and plutonium isotopes in addition to that of the uranium.
TABLE 2
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A1 AND E MAX FOR BETA EMITTERS
E max (McV)A1 (Ci)
> 0.51000
0.5 – > 1.0300
1.0 – > 1.5100
1.5 – > 2.030
≥ 2.010
TABLE 3
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A3 AND THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF THE RADIONUCLIDE
Atomic NumberHalf-life less than 1000 daysA3 Half-life days to 104 yearsHalf-life greater than 104 years
1 to 813 Ci0.05 Ci3 Ci
82 and above0.002 Ci0.002 Ci3 Ci
TABLE 4
ACTIVITY-MASS RELATIONSHIPS FOR URANIUM/THORIUM
Thorium and Uranium Enrichment* wt % U-235 presentSpecific Activity
Ci/gg/Ci
0.455.0 × 10−72.0 × 106
0.72 (natural)7.06 × 10−71.42 × 106
1.07.6 × 10−71.3 × 106
1.51.0 × 10−61.0 × 106
5.02.7 × 10−63.7 × 105
10.04.8 × 10−62.1 × 105
20.01.0 × 10−51.0 × 105
35.02.0 × 10−55.0 × 104
50.02.5 × 10−54.0 × 104
90.05.8 × 10−61.7 × 104
93.07.0 × 10−61.4 × 104
95.09.1 × 10−61.1 × 104
Natural Thorium2.2 × 10−74.6 × 106
*
The figures for uranium include representative values for the activity of the uranium-234 which is concentrated during the enrichment process. The activity for thorium includes the equilibrium concentration of thorium-228.

Footnotes

*
For the purpose of Table 1, compressed gas means a gas at a pressure which exceeds the ambient atmospheric pressure at the location where the containment system was closed.
**
The value of A1 and A 2 must be calculated in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph II 3. of this Appendix, taking into account the activity of the fission products and of the uranium–233 in addition to that of the thorium.
***
The values of A1 and A 2 must be calculated in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph II 3. of this Appendix, taking into account the activity of the fission products and plutonium isotopes in addition to that of the uranium.
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