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MODEL 2.7 NEW FUEL. THE MODEL NO. 2.7 NEW FUEL CONTAINER WAS DESIGNED TO SHIP AND STORE NEW AND UNIRRADIATED S5W CORE R2 FUEL MODULES. ADAPTERS ARE USED TO PERMIT ADDITIONAL SHIPMENTS OF S5W CORE R3, A1W CORE R2, AND S1C TYPE I FUEL MODULES. THE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS, AN INNER CONTAINER WHICH HOLDS THE FUEL MODULE AND AN OTHER CONTAINER WHICH SUPPORTS THE INNER CONTAINER. STEEL OUTER CONTAINER IS APPROXIMATELY 24.5 INCHES WIDE BY 24.5 INCHES HIGH AND 128 INCHES LONG. THE CROSS SECTION OF THE OUTER CONTAINER IS OCTAGONAL. THE STEEL SHELL THICKNESS IS 0.1875" ASTM A 283 GR.B. THE OUTER SHELL IS SURROUNDED BY A FRAMEWORK OF STEEL STIFFENERS AND RAILS. THE INNER CONTAINER IS CONSTRUCTED FROM TYPE 304 CRES PLATES, 0.1875" THICK AND IS 7.76 INCHES SQUARE AND 99 INCHES LONG. BOLTED CLOSURE IS PROVIDED FOR EACH CONTAINER. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGE RANGES FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,500 TO 2,000 POUNDS.