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around the package at its thickest part (girth), then add both measurements.

NOTE

Sometimes, packages sent to, through, or from military post offices outside the 48 contiguous States.

are mailed at "surface postage rates," which require the package to be qualified for "space available

mail" (SAM). A SAM package has smaller size and weight limits than outlined in paragraph 14-9

above. However, per paragraph 14-5a above, all international mail shipments of radioactive

materials must be sent in a registered, first-class airmail package.

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14-10. Use of Checklist

When a shipment of radioactive materials by the USPS is planned or mailed, the following checklist can be used as an

aid to assure that all required considerations are completed. The checklist consists of a series of questions, each of

which requires a yes answer. Necessary actions to allow a yes answer to each question should be carried out to assure

that a shipment meets the applicable criteria.

14-11. USPS Movement Checklist

a. Have packaging checklists been completed? (4-25 & 14-7)

b. Is the package exempt from the requirement of being labeled Radioactive White-I, Radioactive Yellow-II, or

Radioactive Yellow-III? (5-29)

c. Is the package of radioactive material within the limits of "Limited Quantities? (14-3 a)

d. If applicable, is the instrument or article excepted from specification packaging, marking, and labeling

requirements? (14-3b and c)

e. If the package contains uranium or thorium, is it an excepted article? (14-3d)

f. Does the package of radioactive material meet all the requirements of "Mailable Radioactive Materials"? (14-3)

g. Is the package exempt from the list of nonmailable radioactive materials? (14-6)

h. If the package is being shipped by airmail, does it meet the airmail requirements? (14-4)

i. If the package is to be mailed internationally, does it meet the requirements of international mail? (14-5)

j. If the package is to be mailed internationally, does it also meet airmail requirements per paragraph 14-4? (14-5a)

k. If the package is to be mailed internationally, does the addressed country of receipt accept packages of

radioactive mail? (14-5f)

l. Does the package meet the postal service size and weight limitations? (14-9)

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