5740/B( ) (DOE)

MODEL ORNL TRU CALIFORNIUM SHIPPING CONTAINER. A 304L STAINLESS STEEL-ENCASED CONCRETE SHIPPING CASK. THE OUTER SHELL CONSISTS OF TWO, 1/2-INCH THICK, 66-INCH DIAMETER HEMISPHERICAL HEADS JOINED BY A 6-INCH CYLINDRICAL SECTION. THE CYLINDRICAL CAVITY HAS A 1-INCH THICK STAINLESS STEEL WALL AND IS 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER X 6 INCHES LONG. SHIELDING CONSISTS OF 30 INCHES OF BLACKBURN LIMONITE CONCRETE HAVING A DENSITY OF APPROXIMATELY 175 LB/FT3. UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL BALL VALVES LOCATED AT THE END OF CONCRETE FILLED PLUGS DEFINE, ISOLATE, AND SEAL THE CAVITY. BOTH OF THESE PLUGS HAVE O-RING SEALS, ARE BOLTED IN PLACE AND ARE PROTECTED WITH A GASKETED COVER PLATE. FUSIBLE PLUGS ARE LOCATED IN THE COVER PLATES AND THE SHELL. THE TOP BALL VALVE AND PLUG MAY BE REPLACED BY OTHER PLUGS FOR MULTIPLE SOURCE SHIPMENTS. SOURCES ARE CONTAINED IN SPECIAL FORM INNER CONTAINERS. THE CASK IS MOUNTED ON TO A 1-INCH THICK STEEL BASE PLATE BY EIGHT STEEL 2-1/2 INCH NPS SCHEDULE 40 PIPE STRUTS. THE CASK IS TRANSPORTED ON A SPECIAL TRAILER. CERTIFICATE IS NOT RENEWABLE.