Singapore legislation

Regulation 37

of Radiation Protection (Transport of Radioactive Materials) Regulations

Regulation 37

Requirements for shipment of any package

Subregulation 1

Before the first shipment of any package, the consignor shall ensure that —

(a)

if the design pressure of the containment system exceeds 35 kPa, the containment system of each package conforms to the approved design requirements relating to the capability of that system to maintain its integrity under pressure;

(b)

for each Type B(U), Type B(M) and Type C package and for each package of fissile material, the effectiveness of its shielding and containment and, where necessary, the heat transfer characteristics, shall be within the limits applicable to or specified for the approved design;

(c)

for each package of fissile material, where, in order to comply with the requirements of regulation 51(1), neutron poisons are specifically included as components of the package, tests are performed to confirm the presence and distribution of those neutron poisons; and

(d)

if the package requires the approval of the Chief Executive and is to be transported through or to Singapore, a copy of every certificate of approval by a competent authority relating to that package is submitted to the Chief Executive.

Subregulation 2

Before each shipment of any package, the consignor shall ensure that —

(a)

for any package, all the requirements specified in the relevant provisions of these Regulations have been satisfied;

(b)

lifting attachments which do not meet the requirements of regulation 42(2) have been removed or otherwise rendered incapable of being used for lifting the package;

(c)

for each Type B(U), Type B(M) and Type C package and for each package of fissile material, all the requirements specified in the certificates of approval issued in respect thereof and the relevant provisions of these Regulations have been satisfied;

(d)

each Type B(U), Type B(M) and Type C package shall be held until equilibrium conditions have been approached closely enough to demonstrate compliance with the shipment requirements for temperature and pressure unless an exemption from these requirements has received unilateral approval;

(e)

for each Type B(U), Type B(M) and Type C package, by examination or appropriate tests or both, that all closures, valves, and other openings of the containment system through which the radioactive contents might escape are properly closed and, where appropriate, sealed in the manner for which the demonstrations of compliance with the requirements of regulation 48(8) were made;

(f)

for each special form radioactive material, all the requirements specified in the special form approval certificate and the relevant provisions of these Regulations have been satisfied;

(g)

for packages containing fissile material the measurement specified in regulation 51(4)(b) and the tests to demonstrate closure of each package as specified in regulation 52 shall be performed where applicable; and

(h)

for each low dispersible radioactive material, all the requirements specified in the approval certificate and the relevant provisions of these Regulations have been satisfied.