1. These rules of transportation of radioactive materials and radioactive waste (further – Rules) are developed according to the subitem 16) of article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of January 12, 2016 "About use of atomic energy" (further – the Law) and determine procedure for transportation of radioactive materials (further – RAV) and radioactive waste (further – Russian joint stock company).

2. These rules extend to transportation of RAV and Russian joint stock company by all modes of transport land, air and waterways and transportations act on all territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except for:

1) the RAV implanted or entered into human body or animal for the purpose of diagnostics or treatment;

2) RAV which are integral part of vehicles;

3) RAV within the territory of the companies where these substances are made, used and stored;

4) RAV which specific activity or general activity of load of which do not exceed major importances for the radionuclides specified in appendix 1 (table 1 and 2) to these rules;

5) RAV which are in consumer goods on which receipt of the sanitary and epidemiologic conclusion and license in the field of use of atomic energy according to Item 5 of the Sanitary regulations "Sanitary and epidemiologic requirements to ensuring radiation safety" approved by the order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan of June 26, 2019 No. KR DSM-97 is not required (it is registered in the Register of state registration of regulatory legal acts for No. 18920).

3. Transportation of RAV and Russian joint stock company includes all transactions and conditions which are connected with production and servicing of transport packaging sets, and also with preparation, loading, sending, transportation, including transit storage, unloading and acceptance in final destination of loads.

4. In these rules the following determinations are applied:

1) object with surface radiological contamination (further – OPRZ) - firm subject which, without being radioactive, has radiological contamination of surface. OPRZ treat one of two groups, according to appendix 2 to these rules;

2) exclusive use - use by one consignor of the vehicle or big cargo container with which all initial, intermediate and final transactions on loading and unloading are performed by the consignor or the consignee or on their instructions;

3) radioactive material of special type - not dissipating the solid or placed in pressure shell radioactive material meeting the requirements of Item 22 of these rules;

4) the transport index (further – TI) - the number appropriated to transport packaging set with the radioactive contents which are in it, transport packet, cargo container, the reservoir or unpacked materials with low specific activity (NUA-I) and OPRZ-I, used for control of radiation safety when transporting;

5) transport packet - the enlarged unit load created from several transport packaging sets using different methods and means of packaging providing possibility of comprehensive mechanization of processing, loading, unloading of load and warehouse works. Treat means of packaging: pallets (flat, rack, lattice, box), flexible or tough bindings (tapes, hoisting slings, grids, films), wire, rope and other elements of fixture;

6) the maximum normal working pressure - the maximum pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure on sea-level which can arise in packaging containment system within one year in the conditions of temperature condition and solar radiation, to the corresponding surrounding conditions, without aeration or dumping of excessive pressure, external chilling by means of additional system or without measures of operational control during transportation;

7) special conditions of transportation of RAV and/or Russian joint stock company (further – special conditions) – the conditions approved with authorized body in the field of use of atomic energy (further – authorized body) according to which RAV and/or Russian joint stock companies which are not meeting all applicable requirements of these rules are transported;

8) the program of radioactivity protection when transporting RAV and/or Russian joint stock company (further – the program of radioactivity protection) - the program of the events for ensuring planning and accounting of measures of radioactivity protection which are systematically held in case of transportation by RAV and/or Russian joint stock company;

9) radioactive content – RAV and/or Russian joint stock company together with any radioactive or activated solid substances, liquids and gases which are in packaging set;

10) RAV or Russian joint stock company with low specific activity (further – material NUA) – RAV or Russian joint stock company which by the nature has limited specific activity, or RAV or Russian joint stock company to which limits of the established average specific activity are applied. The materials of external protection surrounding material NUA in case of determination of average specific activity are not considered. Materials NUA are included into one of three groups according to appendix 3 to these rules;

11) alpha emitters of low toxicity - natural uranium, the grown poor uranium, natural thorium, uranium-235 or uranium-238, thorium-232, the thorium-228 and thorium-230, containing in ores or in the form of physical and chemical concentrates; or alpha emitters with half-life period less than 10 days;

12) radiological contamination of surface - presence of RAV of technogenic origin on the surface of vehicles, cargo containers, container, transport packaging sets and other objects in the quantities exceeding 0,4 of Bq/cm2 for beta gamma and alpha emitters of low toxicity and 0,04 of Bq/cm2 for all other alpha emitters;

13) radioactive material with low capability to dispersion - firm the radioactive material which is not in powdery form or the solid radioactive material placed in pressure shell, having limited capability to dispersion, meeting the requirements of Item 23 of these rules.

Other terms used in these rules are applied according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of use of atomic energy.

Chapter 2. Production and servicing of transport packaging sets

5. Transport packaging sets are made of the materials providing biological protection against ionizing radiation and mechanical durability depending on type of transport packaging sets with the radioactive content which is in them. In case of production and servicing of transport packaging sets fulfillment of requirements of this Chapter is necessary.

Paragraph 1. Classification of transport packaging sets

6. Transport packaging sets with the radioactive content which is in them (further – packagings) are classified on the following types:

1) the exempted packaging - the transport packaging set containing RAV and/or Russian joint stock company with the activity which is not exceeding values of limits of activity for the exempted packagings specified in appendix 4 to these rules. The design of such transport packaging set meets general requirements to transport packaging sets and packagings according to Item 14 and the subitem 2) of Item 17 of these rules;

2) industrial package of type 1 (further – PU-1) - the transport packaging set containing the material NUA-I or OPRZ-I which design meets requirements of Items 14 and the subitem 2) of Item 17 of these rules;

3) industrial package of type 2 (further – PU-2) - the transport packaging set containing some material types of NUA-I, NUA-II, NUA-III or OPRZ-II according to appendix 5 to these rules which design meets requirements of Items 14, 16 and the subitem 2) of Item 17 of these rules;

4) industrial package of type 3 (further – PU-3) - the transport packaging set containing some material types of NUA-II or NUA-III according to appendix 5 to these rules which design meets requirements of Items 14, 16 and the subitem 2) of Item 17 of these rules;

5) packaging of type A - the transport packaging set containing RAV with activity to A1 values for radioactive material of special type or to A2 for other types according to appendix 1 (table 1 and 2) to these rules which design meets requirements of Items 14 and 17 of these rules;

6) packaging of type B - the transport packaging set containing RAV with the activity exceeding A1 values for radioactive material of special type or A2 for other types according to appendix 1 (table 1 and 2) to these rules which design meets requirements to packagings like B(U) or B (M) according to Items 18 and 19 of these rules;

7) packaging of type C - the transport packaging set containing RAV with the activity exceeding 3000A1 or 100000A2 (depending on what value is lower) for radioactive material of special type and more than 3000A2 for other types according to appendix 1 (table 1 and 2) to these rules which design meets requirements to packagings of type C according to Item 20 of these rules.

7. The exempted packagings shall contain only those RAV and Russian joint stock company which are resolved for this design of packaging. At the same time the following requirements to quantity and parameters of the loaded RAV and/or Russian joint stock company are fulfilled:

1) for RAV and/or Russian joint stock company of others, than objects from natural uranium, the grown poor uranium or natural thorium, the exempted packaging shall not contain RAV and Russian joint stock company which activity exceeds the following values:

the activity limits for the exempted packagings specified in appendix 4 to these rules respectively for each separate subject and each packaging, for RAV which is containing in the device or being part of the device or other industrial product, such as hours or the electronic equipment;

the activity limits for the exempted packagings specified in appendix 4 to these rules for RAV which is not used in the above-stated way;

2) is might contain by any quantity of the objects made of natural uranium, the grown poor uranium or natural thorium under condition if the exterior surface of uranium or thorium is covered with the non-radioactive cover from metal or other strong material.

8. For packagings of the PU-1, PU-2 and PU-3 types total activity of materials NUA or OPRZ is limited so that the radiation levels specified in Item 78, and the limits of activity of NUA and OPRZ for vehicles specified in appendix 6 to these rules were not exceeded.

In case of transportation by air transport of the packagings containing the non-combustible solid materials NUA-II or NUA-III, their activity shall not exceed 3000A2.

9. Packagings of type A shall not contain:

1) RAV which activity exceeds A1 values for radioactive material of special type of value and A2 for all other types;

2) RAV and/or Russian joint stock company, form which physical or chemical condition differ from those which are resolved for this design of packaging.

10. The following condition is applied to mixes of radionuclides which composition and the corresponding activity are known to radioactive content of packaging of type A:

where B(i) - activity of i-go of radionuclide as radioactive material of special type, and A1(i) represents A1 value for radionuclide i-go;

With (j) - activity of j-go of radionuclide as radioactive material of other, than radioactive material of special type, and A2(j) represents A2 value for radionuclide j-go.

11. Packagings of type B shall not contain RAV which activity is exceeded by the value permitted for packaging of this design and also form, the physical condition, chemical form or radio nuclide composition of which differ from those which are resolved for packaging of this design and are specified in certificates (certificates permissions) packaging design.

In case of shipment by air of packaging of type B shall not contain RAV which activity exceeds the following values:

1) the value packagings permitted for this design specified in the certificate (certificate permission) packaging design - for radioactive material with low capability to dispersion;

2) 3000A1 or 100000A2 depending on what value is lower, - for radioactive material of special type;

3) 3000A2 - for all other RAV.

12. Packagings of type C shall not contain RAV which activity exceeds the value permitted for packaging of this design and also, the form, physical condition, chemical form or radio nuclide composition of which differ from those which are resolved for packaging of this design and are specified in certificates (certificates permissions) packaging design.

13. Transportation is performed in transport packaging sets which design is approved by authorized body or action of certificates permissions on them approved by authorized bodies of other countries is widespread, to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan it agrees the subitem 27) of article 6 of the Law. Are subject to approval or distribution of action of certificates permissions:

1) the certificate (certificate permission) on radioactive material of special type;

2) the certificate (certificate permission) on radioactive material with low capability to dispersion;

3) the certificate (certificate permission) on design of packagings of type A;

4) the certificate (certificate permission) on design of packagings like B(U) and the B(M) type;

5) the certificate (certificate permission) on design of packagings of type C;

6) the certificate (certificate permission) on transportation of packagings of types C, V(U), B (M), A;

7) the certificate (certificate permission) on transportation of packagings of the PU-2 and PU-3 types;

8) the certificate (certificate permission) on transportation in special conditions.

Paragraph 2. Requirements to transport packaging sets and packagings

14. General requirements to packagings and transport packaging sets:

1) the design of packaging shall ensure simplicity and safety of the treatment of her when loading, unloading and transportation taking into account the weight, amount and form. Besides, packaging is designed so that for the period of its transportation it was possible to fix properly on the vehicle;

2) the fixture elements on packaging intended for its movement (rise) shall not refuse in case of the treatment of them according to the operating manual, and in case of their breakdown packaging shall meet relevant requirements of these rules depending on packaging type. Inventory coefficients on case of movement (rise) of packaging are considered by breakthrough;

The devices placed on exterior surface of packaging which it is possible (it is authorized or not) to use 3) for its movement (rise), shall maintain its weight according to requirements of the subitem 2) of this Item;

4) the packaging set is designed and made so that its exterior surfaces had no protuberances, and their deactivation came easy, and the design of outer surface did not allow water skaplivaniye;

5) the fixture elements placed on packaging during transportation and which are not part of packaging shall not worsen its safety in such measure in what it would cease to meet requirements of these rules;

6) packaging shall have capability to resist to impact of any acceleration, vibration or resonance in case of vibration which can arise in case of usual conditions of transportation, without any deterioration in efficiency of locking devices or integrity of all packaging. Nuts, bolts and other elements of fixture are designed so that their spontaneous easing even was not allowed in case of repeated application.

As peak values of accelerations the maximum accelerations for different types of transport specified in appendix 7 to these rules are accepted.

For transportation of packagings by air transport of packaging shall have capability to resist to impact of vibrations with amplitude in the range from 5 mm with frequency of 7 Hz (that corresponds to acceleration of 1 g) to mm 0,05 with frequency of 200 Hz (that corresponds to acceleration of 8 g);

7) radioactive content, materials of packaging set and any other elements (for example, elements of fixture of packaging on the vehicle) which can contact with each other, shall be physically and are chemically compatible. Their condition and interaction in the conditions of radiation is considered;

8) all valves via which there can be exit of radioactive content shall be protected konstruktsionno from unauthorized impact on them;

The design of packaging shall consider 9) and other dangerous properties of radioactive content and elements of packaging set;

10) radioactive content of packagings shall conform to the requirements specified in Items 7-12 of these rules depending on type of packagings;

11) for shipment by air all types of packagings shall meet the following additional requirements:

temperature of accessible surfaces of packagings does not exceed 50 ° C at environmental temperature of 38 ° C without insolation;

packagings are designed so that in the range of external temperatures from-40 to +55 ° C integrity of containment system was not broken;

packagings shall have capability to resist without leakage to environment pressure decrease to 5 kPa (0,05 of kgf/cm 2) or are capable to sustain the internal pressure which creates differential pressure at least 95 kPa (0,95 of kgf/cm 2) without leakage.

15. The exempted packagings shall meet the requirements specified in subitems 1) – 10) Item 14 of these rules, and in case of shipment by air - to the additional requirements provided in the subitem 11) of Item 14 of these rules.

16. Requirements to industrial packages:

1) PU-1 shall meet the requirements specified in subitems 1) – 10) Item 14 and the subitem 2) of Item 17 of these rules, in case of shipment by air - to the additional requirements provided in the subitem 11) of Item 14 of these rules;

2) PU-2 shall meet requirements to PU-1, according to the subitem 1) of this Item and, besides, after the testing specified in subitems 3) and 4) of Item 28 of these rules shall prevent:

exit or dispersion of radioactive content;

violation of integrity of radioactivity protection which would lead to increase more than for 20% of radiation level on exterior surface of packaging;

3) PU-3 shall meet requirements to PU-1, as it is specified in the subitem 1) of this Item and to the requirements provided in subitems 3) – 14) Item 17 of these rules;

4) reservoirs can be also used as PU-2 and PU-3 under condition if:

they meet the requirements to PU-1, specified in the subitem

1) this Item;

they are designed so that any provided additional protection had capability to resist to the static and dynamic loads arising in case of the normal address and in usual conditions of transportation and did not lose protective properties that more than for 20% of radiation level on exterior surface of the reservoir would lead to increase;

5) other reservoirs, except container tanks, can be used as PU-2 and PU-3 for transportation of liquid RAV, Russian joint stock company and NUA-I and NUA-II gases in compliance by types of industrial packages for materials NUA and OPRZ according to appendix 5 to these rules, under condition if they satisfy to the regulations equivalent to that which are specified in the subitem 4) of this Item;

6) cargo containers can be used as PU-2 and PU-3 under condition if:

their radioactive content is in solid state;

they meet the requirements to PU-1, specified in the subitem 1) of this Item;

17. Requirements to packagings of type A:

1) packaging of type A is designed so that the relevant requirements specified in Item 14 and in subitems 2) - 16) this Item were fulfilled;

2) the smallest overall outline dimension of packaging is at least m 0,1;

3) the exterior surface of packaging shall have the devices for installation by the consignor of seal excluding possibility of failure or damage of seal when transporting;

4) any devices for fixture which are available on packagings are designed so that as in normal, and in an emergency the transportations arising in these devices of loading did not reduce capability of packaging to meet requirements of these rules;

5) the design of packaging is calculated on the temperature range of components of packaging set from-40 to +70 ° C. It is necessary to consider freezing temperature of liquid content and possible deterioration in properties of materials of packaging set with the specified temperature range;

6) packaging shall include the containment system which is reliably closed by the locking device not opening accidentally or as a result of pressure variation which can arise in packaging in normal condition of carriages;

7) radioactive material of special type can be considered as containment system component;

8) if the containment system is separate part of packaging, then it is supplied with the locking device not depending on any other element of packaging set;

9) the design of any element of containment system considers if necessary radio lytic decomposition of liquids and other materials, and also formation of gas as a result of chemical reactions and radiolysis;

10) the containment system shall hold radioactive content in case of environment pressure decrease to 60 kPa (0,60 of kgf/cm 2);

11) all armature, except pressure-relief valves (depress valves), shall have cavities and stubs for prevention of any leakages via fittings;

Packaging in normal condition of carriages according to subitems 1) – 5) Item 28 of these rules prevents 12):

exit or dispersion of radioactive content;

loss of integrity of radioactivity protection which would lead to increase more than for 20% of radiation level on exterior surface of packaging;

13) the system of radioactivity protection including package component which is part of containment system is designed so that accidental exit of this component out of protection limits was prevented. If radioactivity protection with such component in it forms separate node, then the system of radioactivity protection shall be closed by reliably locking device not depending on any other element of packaging set;

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