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CFR /  Title 49  /  Part 175  /  Sec. 175.706 Separation distances for undeveloped film from

No person may carry in an aircraft any package of Class 7 (radioactive) materials required by Sec. 172.403 of this subchapter to be labeled Radioactive Yellow-II or Radioactive Yellow-III closer than the distances shown in the table below to any package marked as containing underdeveloped film. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Minimum separation distance to nearest undeveloped film for various times in transit

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Transport index Up to 2 hours 2 to 4 hours 4 to 8 hours 8 to 12 hours Over 12 hours

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Meters Feet Meters Feet Meters Feet Meters Feet Meters Feet--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0.1 to 1.0........................................ 0.3 1 0.6 2 0.9 3 1.2 4 1.5 51.1 to 5.0........................................ 0.9 3 1.2 4 1.8 6 2.4 8 3.3 115.1 to 10.0....................................... 1.2 4 1.8 6 2.7 9 3.3 11 4.5 1510.1 to 20.0...................................... 1.5 5 2.4 8 3.6 12 4.8 16 6.6 2220.1 to 30.0...................................... 2.1 7 3 10 4.5 15 6 20 8.7 2930.1 to 40.0...................................... 2.4 8 3.3 11 5.1 17 6.6 22 9.9 3340.1 to 50.0...................................... 2.7 9 3.6 12 5.7 19 7.2 24 10.8 36--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------