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MODEL GE-100. STEEL ENCASED LEAD SHIELDED SHIPPING CASK. THE CASK IS DOUBLED WALLED STEEL CIRCULAR CYLINDER. 20-1/4-INCH DIAMETER BY 26-7/8 INCH HIGH WITH A CENTRAL CAVITY APPROXIMATELY 7-5/8-INCH DIAMETER BY 10 INCHES HIGH. APPROXIMATELY 5-7/8 INCHES OF LEAD SURROUND THE CENTRAL CAVITY. THE CASK IS EQUIPPED WITH A CAVITY DRAIN LINE AND LIFTING DEVICE. CLOSURE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A GASKETED AND BOLTED STEEL LEAD FILLED PLUG. FOR ADDITIONAL SHIELDING LEAD, TUNGSTEN OR URANIUM LINERS MAY BE INSERTED IN THE CASK CAVITY. THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGING IS 4800 POUNDS.