5797

Jul 17, 2015, 00:39 AM
MODEL INNER HIGH FLUX ISOTOPE REACTOR (HFIR) UNIRRADIATED FUEL ELEMENT SHIPPING CONTAINER; OUTER HFIR UNIRRADIATED FUEL ELEMENT SHIPPING CONTAINER. PACKAGING FOR UNIRRADIATED FISSILE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AS FUEL ELEMENTS FOR THE HFIR. BOTH CONTAINERS ARE COMPRISED OF A RIGHT CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL SHELL FABRICATED FROM 11 GAUGE CARBON STEEL SHELL. THE LID IS ATTACHED TO THE CONTAINER WITH SIXTEEN 3/8-16X1-INCH STEEL BOLTS. THE STEEL SHELL IS FILLED WITH STACKED FIR PLYWOOD RINGS. THE PLYWOOD RINGS FORM A CENTRAL CAVITY WHICH IS LINED WITH 1-INCH THICK POLYETHYLENE FOAM.
Certificate no:
USA/5797/B(U)F
Package Type:
B
Historical Flag:
N
Doe Flag:
Y



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