Development of the Special Form Capsule for Sealed Sources

The Off-Site Source Recovery Project (OSRP) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recovers and manages excess and unwanted radioactive sealed sources and other radioactive materials that present a risk to public health, safety, and national security; and for which no disposal options currently exist. Sealed sources that present a potential loss of control by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or agreement state licensee are a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) responsibility under the Low- Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act (Public Law 99- 240). Due to their age, lack of available manufacturer data and unknown origin, or the potential for leakage, some of the radioactive sealed sources targeted for recovery by the OSRP do not meet U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Type A requirements. Therefore, there has been a need to address these sources. Sealed sources that are special form can be shipped using DOT Type A, 7A packages, which provide increased flexibility in shipping.