Singapore legislation
Regulation 44
of Radiation Protection (Transport of Radioactive Materials) Regulations
Regulation 44
Requirements for industrial packages
Subregulation 1
An industrial package Type 1 (Type IP-1) shall be designed to meet the general requirements for all packagings and packages as specified in regulation 42 and in addition, the requirements of regulation 43 if carried by air, and its smallest external dimension shall not be less than 10 cm.
Subregulation 2
An industrial package Type 2 (Type IP-2), shall be designed to meet the requirements for an industrial package Type 1 (Type IP-1) as specified in paragraph (1) and, in addition, if it were subjected to the tests specified in paragraph 5(4) and (5) of Section E of the Fourth Schedule, it would prevent —
the loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and
the loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than 20% increase in the radiation level at any external surface of the package.
Subregulation 3
An industrial package Type 3 (Type IP-3), shall be designed to meet the requirements for an industrial package Type 1 (Type IP-1) as specified in paragraph (1) and, in addition, the requirements specified in regulation 47(2) to (15).
Subregulation 4
Packages may be used as industrial package Type 2 (Type IP-2) provided that —
they satisfy the requirements for Type IP-1 specified in paragraph (1);
they are designed to conform to the standards prescribed in the chapter on General Recommendations on Packing of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, or other requirements at least equivalent to those standards; and
when subjected to the tests required for UN Packing Group I or II, they would prevent —
loss or dispersal of the radioactive contents; and
loss of shielding integrity which would result in more than a 20% increase in the radiation level at any external surface of the package.