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MODEL WAPD-40. CYLINDRICAL, STAINLESS STEEL CLAD, LEAD SHIELDED, SHIPPING CONTAINER USED TO SHIP IRRADIATED FUEL AND NON-FUEL TEST SPECIMENTS. THE CONTAINER HAS AN OUTER TYPE 304 STAINLESS STEEL SHELL 1/2-INCH THICK AND AN INNER TYPE 304 STAINLESS STEEL SHELL 1/4-INCH THICK, WITH 9.875 INCHES OF LEAD BETWEEN THE SHELLS. THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE CONTAINER, INCLUDING AN INTEGRAL SKID, IS 23.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 158 INCHES IN LENGTH. GROSS WEIGHT (INCLUDING SKID) OF THE CONTAINER IS APPROXIMATELY 28, 000 POUNDS. THE HEAT REMOVAL CAPACITY IS APPOXIMATELY 2000 BTU/HOUR. THE CYLINDRICAL INNER CAVITY IS 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 135 INCHES IN LENGTH. INNER CONTAINERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SHIPMENTS. STAINLESS STEEL CLAD, LEAD SHIELDED END PLUGS BOLT INTO EACH END. ONE-HALF INCH THICK PLATES ARE BOLTED OVER THE END PLUGS TO PROVIDE A TOTAL END PLUG FLANGE THICKNESS OF 1.0 INCH FOR PUNCTURE RESISTANCE. METALLIC, PRESSURE-FILLED O-RINGS BETWEEN THE END PLUGS AND THE CONTAINER SEAL THE PACKAGE. THE CASK MAY BE WRAPPED IN POLYVINYL CHLORIDE WHEN SHIPPED IN A CLOSED TRUCK. A SPECIAL HOLDDOWN CRADLE IS USED DURING TRUCK SHIPMENTS. THIS CRADLE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 POUNDS.