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173.425—Table of activity limits—excepted quantities and articles.

The limits applicable to instruments, articles, and limited quantities subject to exceptions under §§ 173.421 and 173.424 are set forth in table 4 as follows:

Table 4—Activity Limits for Limited Quantities, Instruments, and Articles

Nature of contents	Instruments and articles		Limited quantity package limits 1
Nature of contents	Limits for each instrument or article 1	Package limits 1	Limited quantity package limits 1
Solids:
Special form	10−2 A1	A1	10−3 A1
Normal form	10−2 A2	A2	10−3 A2
Liquids:
Tritiated water:
<0.0037 TBq/L (0.1 Ci/L)			37 TBq (1,000 Ci)
0.0037 TBq to 0.037 TBq/L (0.1 Ci to 1.0 Ci/L)			3.7 TBq (100 Ci)
>0.037 TBq/L (1.0 Ci/L)			0.037 TBq (1.0 Ci)
Other Liquids	10−3 A2	10−1 A2	10−4 A2
Gases:
Tritium 2	2 × 10−2 A2	2 × 10−1 A2	2 × 10−2 A2
Special form	10−3 A1	10−2 A1	10−3 A1
Normal form	10−3 A2	10−2 A2	10−3 A2
1 For mixtures of radionuclides see § 173.433(d) .
2 These values also apply to tritium in activated luminous paint and tritium adsorbed on solid carriers.

[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 173-244, 61 FR 20751, May 8, 1996; 63 FR 52849, Oct. 1, 1998; 65 FR 58630, Sept. 29, 2000; 66 FR 45383, Aug. 28, 2001; 69 FR 3676, Jan. 26, 2004]

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