Limited Quantity Shipments

Many radioactive shipments involve quantities of radioactivity and levels of surface radiation exposure that are extremely low. Such shipments (called limited quantity shipments) may be shipped in regular packaging materials.

Typical radioactive materials shipped in limited quantities include:

  • Certain medical diagnostic kits
  • Research and industrial test materials
  • Radioactive devices such as smoke detectors, luminous watch dials, and special electronic instruments
Luminous watch dial