Transportation Package Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the procedures and standards for approval of packaging and shipping procedures for fissile material and for licensed material in excess of a Type A quantity. NRC approved packages are listed below.
Content descriptions can be found by clicking the package type links below.
The Department of Energy's RAdioactive Materials PACkages (RAMPAC) websitewebsite has the most recent certificate of compliance and safety evaluation report issued by the NRC for the packages listed below.
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Type B Waste Content Examples: Radioactive material in the form of solid byproduct, source, or limited quantities of special nuclear material, or solidified materials and wastes that are typically packaged in secondary containers. Examples include filters, resins and scrap metals which have been irradiated in a reactor.
| Type B Waste Packages |
| Model Number |
Docket Number |
| 3-60B |
71-9321 |
| 9975 |
71-9975 |
| CNS-10-160B |
71-9204 |
| CNS-8-120B |
71-9168 |
| HalfPACT |
71-9279 |
| RH-TRU 72-B |
71-9212 |
| RT-100 |
71-9365 |
| TN-RAM |
71-9233 |
| TRUPACT II |
71-9218 |
| TRUPACT III |
71-9305 |
| HI-STAR ATB-1T |
71-9375 |
| OPTIMUS-L |
71-9390 |
| PALADIN |
71-9400 |
Type B (Normal Form) Content Examples: Radioactive material which does not meet the requirements of special form radioactive material as defined in 10 CFR 71.4. Examples include liquids, solids and powders in secondary containers.
| Type B (Normal Form) Packages |
| Model Number |
Docket Number |
| 380-B |
71-9370 |
| 435-B |
71-9355 |
| 1105-SD |
71-9379 |
| 3977A |
71-9338 |
| 3979A |
71-9337 |
| MIDUS |
71-9320 |
| PAS-1 |
71-9184 |
Type B (Special Form) Content Examples: Radioactive material in a sealed source which is either a single solid piece or is contained in a sealed capsule that can be opened only by destroying the capsule and has been tested and meets the qualification requirements in 10 CFR 71.75. Examples include radiography cameras and irradiators.
| Type B (Special Form) Packages |
| Model Number |
Docket Number |
| 360 Series [360-2, 360-4, 360-4W, 360-10 & 360-10W] |
71-9371 |
| 650L |
71-9269 |
| 702 |
71-6613 |
| 865 |
71-9187 |
| 880 Series [880 Delta, 880 Elite, 880 SC, & 880 Sigma] |
71-9296 |
| 976 Series [976A, 976B, 976C, 976D, 976E & 976F] |
71-9314 |
| AOS-025A, -050A, -100A, -100A-S & -100B |
71-9316 |
| C-1 |
71-9036 |
| F-423 |
71-9299 |
| F-430/GC-40 |
71-9290 |
| F-431 |
71-9310 |
| IR-100 |
71-9157 |
| NPI-20WC-6 MKII |
71-9215 |
| OP-100 |
71-9185 |
| RMSC-OP |
71-9387 |
| SENTRY |
71-9357 |
| SPEC-150 |
71-9263 |
| SPEC-300 |
71-9282 |
| Ten Hole Source Changer |
71-9360 |
Spent Fuel Content Examples: Fuel assemblies irradiated in a nuclear reactor that have undergone at least one year of decay and that have not been chemically separated into their constituent elements.
| Spent Fuel Packages |
| Model Number |
Docket Number |
| 2000 |
71-9228 |
| BRR |
71-9341 |
| GA-4 |
71-9226 |
| HI-STAR 100 |
71-9261 |
| HI-STAR 100MB |
71-9378 |
| HI-STAR 180 |
71-9325 |
| HI-STAR 180D |
71-9367 |
| HI-STAR 180L |
71-9381 |
| HI-STAR 190 |
71-9373 |
| HI-STAR 80 |
71-9374 |
| MAGNATRAN |
71-9356 |
| NAC-LWT |
71-9225 |
| NAC-STC |
71-9235 |
| NUHOMS-MP187 |
71-9255 |
| NUHOMS MP197 & MP197HB |
71-9302 |
| TN-40 |
71-9313 |
| TN-68 |
71-9293 |
| TN EAGLE-STC |
71-9382 |
| TN-FSV |
71-9253 |
| TN-LC |
71-9358 |
| TS125 |
71-9276 |
| UMS UNIVERSAL |
71-9270 |
Unirradiated Fissile Material Content Examples: Unirradiated uranium-233, uranium-235, plutonium-239, and plutonium-241, or any combination of these radionuclides. Examples include uranium metal, uranyl nitrate, uranium dioxide pellets and powder, and fuel assemblies prior to insertion into a nuclear reactor.
| Unirradiated Fissile Material Packages |
| Model Number |
Docket Number |
| 51032-2 |
71-9252 |
| 9979 |
71-9979 |
| ABB-2901 |
71-9274 |
| ANF-250 |
71-9217 |
| ATR FFSC |
71-9330 |
| BW-2901 |
71-9251 |
| CHT-OP-TU |
71-9288 |
| DN30 |
71-9362 |
| DN30-X |
71-9388 |
| ES3100 |
71-9315 |
| Inner HFIR UN & Outer HFIR UN |
71-5797 |
| LIQUI-RAD |
71-9291 |
| MAP-12 & MAP-13 |
71-9319 |
| MCC-3, MCC-4 & MCC-5 |
71-9239 |
| MFFP |
71-9295 |
| New Powder Container |
71-9294 |
| PAT-1 |
71-0361 |
| PATRIOT |
71-9292 |
| RAJ-II |
71-9309 |
| S300 |
71-9329 |
| SP-1, SP-2 & SP-3 |
71-9248 |
| ST |
71-9246 |
| TN-55 |
71-9328 |
| TN-B1 |
71-9372 |
| Traveller STD, XL & VVER |
71-9297 |
| Traveller XL-STD |
71-9380 |
| TRIGA I |
71-9034 |
| TRIGA II |
71-9037 |
| UNC-2600 |
71-5086 |
| UX-30 |
71-9196 |
| VERSA-PAC (VP-55 & VP-110) |
71-9342 |
| WE-1 |
71-9289 |