The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996

Regulation 7(2)

SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF TYPE B(M) PACKAGE DESIGN

An application for approval of a Type B(M) package design shall include—

(a)the information specified in Schedule 3;

(b)a list of the requirements for Type B(U) packages specified in the Approved Document, with which the package does not conform;

(c)details of any proposed supplementary operational controls to be applied during carriage, not provided for in these Regulations but which are necessary to ensure the safety of the package or to compensate for the deficiencies listed in accordance with paragraph (b) above, such as human intervention for temperature or pressure measurements or for periodic venting, taking into account the possibility of unexpected delay;

(d)details of any restrictions on the mode of transport and of any special loading, stowage, carriage or unloading procedures; and

(e)details of the maximum and minimum ambient conditions, in respect of temperature and solar radiation, expected to be encountered during carriage and which have been taken into account in the design.