10 CFR 71.77

§ 71.77 Qualification of LSA-III Material.

United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective

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Citation: 10 CFR 71.77, § 71.77 Qualification of LSA-III Material, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/38250
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(a) LSA-III material must meet the test requirements of paragraph (b) of this section. Any differences between the specimen to be tested and the material to be transported must be taken into account in determining whether the test requirements have been met. (b) Leaching test. (1) The specimen, representing no less than the entire contents of the package, must be immersed for 7 days in water at ambient temperature; (2) The volume of water to be used in the test must be sufficient to ensure that at the end of the test period the free volume of the unabsorbed and unreacted water remaining will be at least 10% of the volume of the specimen itself; (3) The water must have an initial pH of 6-8 and a maximum conductivity 10 micromho/cm at 20 °C (68 °F); and (4) The total activity of the free volume of water must be measured following the 7 day immersion test and must not exceed 0.1 A2.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.