Non-fuel cycle material comes in a variety of chemical and physical forms and the potential hazards they present differ widely. Because safety depends primarily on the package, the IAEA Regulations set out several performance standards in this area. They provide for five different primary packages and set criteria for the design according to both the activity and physical form of the radioactive material they may contain.
Non-fuel cycle materials range from radio-isotopes used in pharmaceutical preparations which contain minute quantities of radioactivity, to highly radioactive gamma sources, such as Cobalt-60, used in the sterilisation of medical supplies.
Packages used for these materials range from capsules of radio-pharmaceuticals in cardboard boxes, millions of which are transported each year, to gamma sources in massive, shielded containers weighing several tonnes. 
How are non-fuel cycle radioactive materials packaged for transport?
