UN 3333

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, TYPE A PACKAGE, SPECIAL FORM, FISSILE

UN 3333 — ADR 2025 Table A: class 7, classification code —, packing group —, labels 7X +7E, special provisions 172, limited quantity 0, excepted quantity E0, packing instructions See 2.2.7 and 4.1.9, transport category 0, tunnel restriction code (E), hazard identification number 70.

UNECE ADR 2025, ECE/TRANS/352 · checked 2026-10-28

Table A — ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), UN 3333
(1) UN No.3333
(2) Name and descriptionRADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, TYPE A PACKAGE, SPECIAL FORM, FISSILE
(3a) Class7
(3b) Classification code—
(4) Packing group—
(5) Labels7X +7E
(6) Special provisions172
(7a) Limited quantities0
(7b) Excepted quantitiesE0
(8) Packaging: packing instructionsSee 2.2.7 and 4.1.9
(9a) Packaging: special packing provisionsSee 4.1.9.1.3
(9b) Packaging: mixed packing provisions—
(10) Portable tanks and bulk containers: instructions—
(11) Portable tanks and bulk containers: special provisions—
(12) ADR tank: tank code—
(13) ADR tank: special provisions—
(14) Vehicle for tank carriage—
(15) Transport category (Tunnel restriction code)0 (E)
(16) Special provisions for carriage: packages—
(17) Special provisions for carriage: bulk—
(18) Special provisions for carriage: loading, unloading and handlingCV33
(19) Special provisions for carriage: operationS6 S11 S21
(20) Hazard identification No.70

ADR 2027 (accepted) — no change for UN 3333

ADR 2027 was accepted: depositary notification C.N.395.2026 (9 October 2026) records no objection to the amendments proposed by C.N.252.2026. It applies from 1 January 2027, and ADR 2025 may still be applied until 30 June 2027 (1.6.1.1). (C.N.395.2026)

ADR 2027: no Table A change for this entry (checked against ECE/TRANS/WP.15/274, Add.1 and Corr.1). Other parts of ADR 2027 may still affect its carriage.

ADR 2025 remains the edition FreightUtils serves and the one that applies until ADR 2027 takes effect on 1 January 2027; after that, ADR 2025 may still be applied until 30 June 2027 (1.6.1.1).

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In plain words

Tunnels
Tunnel code (E): in tanks, Prohibited in E; in other carriage, Prohibited in E. Every category except E. (ADR 8.6.4; from the ADR table itself)
Small-load exemption
Transport category 0: no 1.1.3.6 exemption applies (ADR 1.1.3.6.3; from the ADR table itself)
Labels
Labels: model 7X (Radioactive material, category label 7A, 7B or 7C (or placard 7D)), model 7E (Class 7, fissile material) (ADR 3.2.1, explanation of Column (5); 5.2.2.1.11.1, 5.2.2.2.2, label model No. 7E; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)
Carriage
Loading provision CV33: Class 7 operational rules: segregation distances, vehicle activity, TI and CSI limits, dose rates, fissile storage, damaged packages. Operation provision S6: Class 7 non-excepted: 8.3.1 off for vehicles with only I-WHITE items; 8.3.4 off when there is no subsidiary hazard. Operation provision S11: Equivalent driver training under another regime covering 8.2.2.3.5 may replace all or part of the specialization course. Operation provision S21: Chapter 8.4 supervision for any mass, unless locked/protected and ≤ 5 µSv/h at the vehicle surface; security-plan supervision under 1.10.3. (ADR 7.5.11, CV33, 8.5, S6, 8.5, S11, 8.5, S21; paraphrase, not yet reviewed)

Assembled from FreightUtils' meanings of the Table A codes, not the official text. A statement marked “not yet reviewed” has not yet been checked against ADR by a person.

Class 7 — Radioactive Material
UN 3333Class 7 — Radioactive Material
Packing Group
N/A
Not applicable
Classification Code
—
Tunnel Code
(E) meaning →
Code governing tunnel passage
Transport Category
0
For the 1,000-point rule (0 = highest restriction)
Hazard ID No.
70
Kemler code
Limited Quantity
0
Max per inner package for LQ relief
Excepted Quantity
E0
EQ code for excepted quantity relief
Thresholds — why, not just the verdict
Transport Category
Category 0
Never exempt — any quantity requires full ADR compliance
Per-substance max
0 kg/L
Per-substance maximum (1.1.3.6.3) — Category 0 is never exempt
Limited Quantity
Not permitted
No limited-quantity relief for this entry (Chapter 3.4)
Excepted Quantity
E0
No excepted-quantity relief for this entry (Chapter 3.5)
Tunnel Code
Governs which tunnel categories the load may pass
Special Provisions
SP 172
May alter scope or limits — full text in ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3
Hazard Labels Required
Label 7XLabel 7E

These labels must be displayed on packages and vehicle placards in accordance with ADR 2025.

Special Provisions
SP 172

Refer to ADR 2025 Chapter 3.3 for full text of each provision.

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📅Data: UNECE ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), via EU Directive 2008/68/EC. Last verified October 2026

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