5467/AF-85 (DOE)

THE STEEL BANDED WOODEN SHIPPING CONTAINERS (SBWSC) ARE USED TO PACKAGE UNIRRADIATED URANIUM METAL ENRICHED TO A MAXIMUM OF 1.256 WT% U-235 AND IN THE FORM OF BILLETS, INGOTS, DERBIES, AND SCRAP. THE SBWSC ARE WOODEN BOXES STRENGTHENED WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STEEL BANDS. THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF CONTAINERS: 1) A BOX WITH A COVER, AND 2) A PALLET WITH AN INVERTED BOX AS THE COVER. SBWSC MODEL NUMBERS G-4214 AND G-4292 ARE BOXES WITH COVERS AND G-4255 AND G-4273 ARE PALLETS WITH INVERTED BOXES AS THE COVERS. THE STEEL BANDS USED ON ALL THE SBWSC ARE 3.18 CM (1 1/4 IN.) WITH A MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH OF 30,025 N (6750 LB.). THE STEEL BANDS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM D 3953 AND ARE CLOSED WITH NOTCHED SEALS. ALL SBWSC ARE MOUNTED ON TWO OR THREE WOODEN SKIDS TO ALLOW HANDLING VIA FORK LIFTS.