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Introduction | News | Information | Resources | Affiliate | Action | Links | Contact Exemption to Labelling of DU Munitions Not Renewed In CADU News 16 we reported on a campaign by US groups to force labelling
of DU munitions in transportation. Previously DU munitions were subject
to a special U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption, DOT-E
9649, which allows the shipment of depleted uranium munitions without
a DOT "Radioactive" placard displayed on the shipment. This
potentially put emergency services and the public at risk as responding
services would not have known to implement special protective measures
in case of an accident. The exemption ran out on the 30th June and so
far has not been renewed, although the U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment
and Distribution Command (SDDC, formerly MTMC), which manages the shipment
of depleted uranium munitions, has been granted a time extension in order
to provide information requested by the DOT. Campaigners are still being
urged to send letters to the Department of Transportation to ensure a
future exemption is ruled out. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Read more articles about The Movement to Ban Depleted Uranium Introduction | News | Information | Resources | Affiliate | Action | Links | Contact Page last updated: 6th December 2002 |