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173.457 Transportation of fissile material packages-specific requirements
173.459 Mixing of fissile material packages with non-fissile or fissile-excepted material packages
173.461 Demonstration of compliance with tests
173.465 Type A packaging tests
173.467 Tests for demonstrating the ability of Type B and fissile materials packagings to withstand accident conditions in transportation
173.469 Tests for special form Class 7 (radioactive) materials
173.475 Quality control requirements prior to each shipment of Class 7 (radioactive) materials
173.476 Approval of special form Class 7 (radioactive) materials
174.1 Purpose and scope
174.9 Safety and security inspection and acceptance
174.14 Movements to be expedited
174.24 Shipping papers
174.26 Notice to train crews
174.31 Requirements for the operation of high-hazard flammable trains
174.55 General requirements
174.57 Cleaning cars
174.63 Portable tanks, IM portable tanks, IBCs, Large Packagings, cargo tanks, and multi-unit tank car tanks
174.67 Tank car unloading
174.81 Segregation of hazardous materials
174.85 Position in train of placarded cars, transport vehicles, freight containers, and bulk packagings
174.101 Loading Class 1 (explosive) materials
174.104 Division 1.1 or 1.2 (explosive) materials; car selection, preparation, inspection, and certification
174.204 Tank car delivery of gases, including cryogenic liquids
174.304 Class 3 (flammable liquid) materials in tank cars
174.750 Incidents involving leakage
175.1 Purpose, scope and applicability
175.8 Exceptions for operator equipment and items of replacement
175.9 Special aircraft operations
175.10 Exceptions for passengers, crewmembers, and air operators
175.25 Passenger notification system
175.26 Notification at cargo facilities of hazardous materials requirements
175.30 Inspecting shipments
175.31 Reports of discrepancies
175.33 Shipping paper and notification of pilot-in-command
175.75 Quantity limitations and cargo location
175.78 Stowage compatibility of cargo
175.501 Special requirements for oxidizers and compressed oxygen
175.700 Special limitations and requirements for Class 7 materials
175.705 Radioactive contamination
176.1 Purpose and scope
176.3 Unacceptable hazardous materials shipments
176.5 Application to vessels
176.27 Certificate
176.30 Dangerous cargo manifest
176.65 Alternative stowage procedures
176.69 General stowage requirements for hazardous materials
176.76 Transport vehicles, freight containers, and portable tanks containing hazardous materials
176.80 Applicability
176.83 Segregation
176.84 Other requirements for stowage, cargo handling, and segregation for cargo vessels and passenger vessels