SCHEDULE 7Quantities and concentrations of radionuclides

PART 4Table of quantities of radioactive material defining high-activity sealed sources

Regulations 2(1) and 2(4)

For radionuclides not listed in the table below, the relevant quantity value is the same as the D-value defined in section 2 Table 1 of the IAEA publication: Dangerous quantities of radioactive material (D-values), (EPR-D-VALUES 2006)

Radionuclide

Quantity (Bq)

Co-60

3 × 1010

Se-75

2 × 1011

Sr-90 (Y-90)

1 × 1012

Cs-137

1 × 1011

Pm-147

4 × 1013

Gd-153

1 × 1012

Tm-170

2 × 1013

Yb-169

3 × 1011

Ir-192

8 × 1010

Ra-226

4 × 1010

Pu-238

6 × 1010

Pu-239/Be-9(*)

6 × 1010

Am-241

6 × 1010

Am-241/Be-9(*)

6 × 1010

Cm-244

5 × 1010

Cf-252

2 × 1010

(*)

The activity given is that of the alpha-emitting radionuclide.