OAR 333-118-0150: Operating Controls and Procedures: Routine Determinations

Prior to each shipment of licensed material, the licensee shall ensure that the package with its contents satisfies the applicable requirements of this division and of the license. The licensee shall determine that: (1) The package is proper for the contents to be shipped. (2) The package is in unimpaired physical condition except superficial defects such as marks or dents. (3) Each closure device of the packaging, including any required gasket, is properly installed and secured and free of defects. (4) Any system for containing liquid is adequately sealed and has adequate space or other specified provision for expansion of the liquid. (5) Any pressure relief device is operable and set in accordance with written procedures. (6) The package has been loaded and closed in accordance with written procedures. (7) Any structural part of the package which could be used to lift or tie down the package during transport is rendered inoperable for that purpose unless it satisfies design requirements specified in 10 CFR 71.45. (8) For fissile material, any moderator or neutron absorber, if required, is present and in proper condition. (9) The level of non-fixed (removable) radioactive contamination on the external surfaces of each package offered for shipment is as low as reasonably achievable and within the limits specified in Department of Transportation regulations outlined in 49 CFR Part 173.443. (a) External radiation levels around the package and around the vehicle, if applicable, cannot exceed the limits specified in 10 CFR Part 71.47 at anytime during transportation; and (b) Accessible package surface temperatures cannot exceed the limits specified in 10 CFR Part 71.43(g) at any time during transportation. (10) External radiation levels around the package and around the vehicle, if applicable, cannot exceed the limit specified in 10 CFR Part 71.45 at any time during transport. (11) Accessible package surfaces temperatures cannot exceed the limits specified in 10 CFR Part 71.43.