UN 3507Uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material, excepted package
Division 6.1
Toxic substances
Summary
UN 3507 is the UN number for uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material, excepted package. It is classed in Division 6.1 (toxic substances) of Class 6 for transport. Packing group I. Emergency responders use ERG guide 166.
Emergency response
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024) guide for this number:
- Guide166Uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material, excepted package, less than 0.1 kg per package, non-fissile or fissile-exceptedHighlighted in green: see Table 1
Highlighted in green in the ERG. If there is no fire, go to ERG Table 1 for initial isolation and protective action distances, and also use the guide. If a fire is involved, use the guide's evacuation distances and protect downwind according to Table 1.
From the 2024 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG2024), published by U.S. Department of Transportation, PHMSA. Read the full guide in the ERG or on CAMEO Chemicals.
Identification
- UN number
- UN 3507
- Name
- Uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material, excepted package
- Hazard class
- Class 6: Toxic and infectious substances
- Division
- 6.1: Toxic substances
- Packing group
- I
- What the class covers
- Substances liable to cause death, serious injury or harm to health if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin.
U.S. Hazardous Materials Table
The entry for this number in 49 CFR 172.101.
UN3507Uranium hexafluoride, radioactive material, excepted package
less than 0.1 kg per package, non-fissile or fissile-excepted
Special provisions: 369
- Class
- 6.1
- Packing group
- I
- Labels
- 6.1, 7, 8
From the eCFR edition of 49 CFR 172.101 dated 2026-10-05 (section last amended 2026-09-08). The eCFR is an editorial compilation, not the official legal edition. Read the current table.
About Class 6
Class 6 covers poisons and infectious material. Division 6.1 is toxic substances that harm people if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin; 6.2 is infectious substances such as cultures and medical waste.
Check the official sources
For emergency response, packaging and quantity limits, use these:
- CAMEO Chemicals: UN/NA 3507NOAA datasheets with the ERG response guide and isolation distances
- Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)PHMSA's guide for first responders, free as a PDF or app
- 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials TableThe legal U.S. entry: proper shipping name, packing group, labels and special provisions