6058/B( )F (DOE)

MODEL B-3. THE PACKAGING CONSISTS OF A LEAD-SHIELDED STEEL WELDMENT IN THE SHAPE OF A RIGHT HOLLOW CYLINDER WITH A BOTTOM AND A RECESSED, PLUG TYPE GASKETED AND BOLTED LID. THE PACKAGING PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF (15.2 MM) 6 INCHES OF LEAD SHIELDING. OTHER PACKAGING FEATURES INCLUDE LIFTING AND TIE-DOWN DEVICES AND A DRAIN TO THE CENTRAL CAVITY. THE OUTER SHELL IS OF A LAMINATED STEEL CONSTRUCTION AND IS (104.1 CM) 41 IN. IN DIAMETER AND (144.8 CM) 57 IN. HIGH. THE TWO LAMINATES ARE OF PLATE MATERIAL (1.3 CM) 1/2-INCH AND (0.25 CM) 1/4-IN. THICKNESS. THE INNER SHELL IS OF 1.3 CM (0.5 IN) THICK STEEL PLATE. THE INTERNAL CAVITY DIMENSIONS ARE 67.3 CM (26.5 IN) IN DIAMETER AND 109.9 CM (43.25 INC) HIGH. HIGH. THE LID IS OF THE SAME CONSTRUCTION AS THE SIDES AND BOTTOM AND IS SECURED TO THE BODY OF THE PACKAGING BY TWELVE, (3.2 CM) 1-1/4-IN. DIAMETER X (5.1 CM) 2-INCH LONG HIGH STRENGTH BO LTS AND SEALED WITH A SILICONE O-RING. THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE LOADED PACKAGING IS (13608 KG) 30,000 POUNDS.