How are trucks and trains that transport low-level radioactive waste labeled?
All conveyances that transport hazardous material must comply with all labeling requirements of U.S. Department of Transportation. The individual packages on the conveyance must be labeled in accordance with 49 CFR 172.400, Labeling. More appropriately, the transportation conveyances are typically identified as carrying hazardous material by displaying a diamond-shaped placard (10.8 inches on each side). This placard displays the word Radioactive and is placed on the four-observed sides of a conveyance. Storage How strong are the containers that B and C waste is delivered and stored in? Containers for Class B & C wastes must be certified as structurally stable and are capable of containing the wastes for at least 300 years. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established technical standards for testing of containers to determine that they are capable of withstanding the stresses of disposal and preventing degradation from physical, chemical and biological means over this period
