49 C.F.R. § 173.434
Activity-mass relationships for uranium and natural thorium.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 173.434 (2026)
The table of activity-mass relationships for uranium and natural thorium are as follows:
Thorium and uranium enrichment
1
(Wt%
235
U present)
Specific activity
TBq/gram
Grams/Tbq
Ci/gram
Grams/Ci
0.45 (depleted)
1.9 × 10
−8
5.4 × 10
7
5.0 × 10
−7
2.0 × 10
6
0.72 (natural)
2.6 × 10
−8
3.8 × 10
7
7.1 × 10
−7
1.4 × 10
6
1.0
2.8 × 10
−8
3.6 × 10
7
7.6 × 10
−7
1.3 × 10
6
1.5
3.7 × 10
−8
2.7 × 10
7
1.0 × 10
−6
1.0 × 10
6
5.0
1.0 × 10
−7
1.0 × 10
7
2.7 × 10
−6
3.7 × 10
5
10.0
1.8 × 10
−7
5.6 × 10
6
4.8 × 10
−6
2.1 × 10
5
20.0
3.7 × 10
−7
2.7 × 10
6
1.0 × 10
−5
1.0 × 10
5
35.0
7.4 × 10
−7
1.4 × 10
6
2.0 × 10
−5
5.0 × 10
4
50.0
9.3 × 10
−7
1.1 × 10
6
2.5 × 10
−5
4.0 × 10
4
90.0
2.1 × 10
−6
4.7 × 10
5
5.8 × 10
−5
1.7 × 10
4
93.0
2.6 × 10
−6
3.9 × 10
5
7.0 × 10
−5
1.4 × 10
4
95.0
3.4 × 10
−6
3.0 × 10
5
9.1 × 10
−5
1.1 × 10
4
Natural thorium
8.1 × 10
−9
1.2 × 10
8
2.2 × 10
−7
4.6 × 10
6
1
The figures for uranium include representative values for the activity of uranium-234 which is concentrated during the enrichment process. The activity for thorium includes the equilibrium concentration of thorium-228.
[Amdt. 173-244, 60 FR 50307, Sept. 28, 1995, as amended by 63 FR 52849, Oct. 1, 1998]