Singapore legislation
Regulation 15
of Radiation Protection (Transport of Radioactive Materials) Regulations
Regulation 15
Contaminated conveyance
Subregulation 1
A licensed carrier shall ensure that every conveyance and equipment in his possession and used routinely for the carriage of radioactive material shall be periodically checked to determine the level of contamination. The frequency of such checks shall be related to the likelihood of contamination and the extent to which radioactive material is carried.
Subregulation 2
Except as provided in paragraph (3), where any conveyance or equipment or part thereof which has in the course of the carriage of radioactive material become contaminated such that the level of contamination exceeds the limits specified in Section B of the First Schedule or which shows a radiation level in excess of 5 µSv/h, the licensed carrier in possession of that conveyance or equipment —
shall take steps for the conveyance or equipment to be decontaminated as soon as possible by a qualified person; and
shall not allow the conveyance or equipment to be re-used unless the non-fixed radioactive contamination is below the limits specified in Section B of the First Schedule and the radiation level resulting from the fixed contamination on surfaces after decontamination is less than 5 µSv/h.
Subregulation 3
An overpack, freight container, tank, intermediate bulk container or conveyance used to transport any LSA material or SCO under exclusive use shall be excepted from the requirements of paragraph (2) and regulation 13(2) with regard to its internal surfaces.