LSA & SCO
Examples of Industrial Packages (IPs):
Industrial packages are used to transport two types of class 7 material: • Low Specific Activity (LSA) Material – An item that itself has low amount of radioactivity per unit mass. • Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO) - Non-radioactive objects having low levels of surface contamination. Both types of material are relatively safe to transport, either because the contained activity is very low, or because the material is not in a form easily dispersible. The LSA/SCO classifications come from ADR which are the regulations related to transporting radioactive goods and the decision of SCO vs LSA sits with the Consignment Services Team. There are three grades of LSA materials (LSA-I, LSA-II and LSA-III) and two grades of SCO materials (SCO-I and SCO-II). Which grade the waste is given impacts on the type of packaging available.
IP1
This is a 4G Cardboard Box and Polypropylene Biojar - both Packages are only Classed as IP1 when they are packed together.
IP2 The Full Height ISO and TC01 are examples of an IP2 package.
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