{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-481-3090","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-481-3090","heading":"Air transport of plutonium","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of any general licenses and notwithstanding any exemptions stated directly in this part or included indirectly by citation of the  DOT regulations, as may be applicable, the licensee shall assure that plutonium in any form is not transported by air, or delivered to a carrier for air transport, unless:\n\n1. The plutonium is contained in a medical device designed for individual human application;\n\n2. The plutonium is contained in a material in which the specific activity is  less than or equal to the activity concentration values for plutonium specified in Table A-2 of 12VAC5-481-3770 and in which the radioactivity is essentially uniformly distributed;\n\n3. The plutonium is shipped in a single package containing no more than an A2 quantity of plutonium in any isotope or form and is shipped in accordance with 12VAC5-481-2980;\n\n4. The plutonium is shipped in a package specifically authorized, in the  CoC, issued by the  NRC, for the shipment of plutonium by air and the licensee requires, through special arrangement with the carrier, compliance with 49 CFR 175.704, the  DOT regulations applicable to the air transport of plutonium.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations","Part XIII. Transportation of Radioactive Material","Article 4. Operating Controls and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter481/section3090/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:32Z","sha256":"257a49328b68963138d6b62bc1b90108be7212f2da65ea7312e3f2ad923ecbc3","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-481-3080","next":"us-va/12vac5-481-3091"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}