5939/B( )F

MODEL 1500. A STEEL ENCASED LEAD SHIELDED SHIPPING CASK. THE CASK IS DOUBLE-WALLED STEEL CIRCULAR CYLINDER, APPROX. 30-1/4-INCH DIAMETER BY 48 1/2 INCHES HIGH WITH A CENTRAL CAVITY APPROX. 7 INCH DIAMETER BY 25 INCHES HIGH. THE DIAMETER IS REDUCED FROM 30 1/4 INCHES TO 17 1/2 INCHES BY CONE CONSTRUCTION AT THE TOP 7 INCHES OF THE CASK. APPROXIMATELY 11 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. A PROTECTIVE JACKET CONSISTING OF AN UPRIGHT CIRCULAR CYLINDER WITH OPEN BOTTOM AND A PROTRUDING BOX SECTION DIAMETRICALLY ACROSS THE TOP AND VERTICALLY DOWN THE SIDES ATTACHES TO A SQUARE PALLET. DIMENSIONS OF THE PROTECTIVE JACKET ARE APPROX. 60 7/8 INCHES HIGH BY 50 INCHES WIDE ACROSS THE BOX SECTION. THE OUTER CYLINDRICAL DIAMETER IS 36 1/2 INCHES AND THE PALLET IS 59 1/2 INCHES SQUARE. THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGING IS APPROXIMATELY 15,500 POUNDS.