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MODEL 25.0 SPARE MODULE. THE CONTAINER, CONSTRUCTED OF 1/8-INCH CARBON STEEL PLATE, IS CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION, 40 INCHES DIAMETER, AND APPROXIMATELY 360 INCHES LONG. IT HAS A REMOVABLE UPPER HALF SHELL EMPLOYING A STAINLESS STEEL CLOSURE FLANGE WITH A RUBBER O-RING GASKET FOR SEALING. THE FOUR MAIN HANDLING POINTS OF THE CONTAINER ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDES AT THE CONTAINER BASE. STEEL SKIDS RUN THE FULL LENGTH OF THE CONTAINER. EACH FUEL MODULE TO BE TRANSPORTED IS CLAMPED INTO A REMOVABLE TROUGH-SHAPED STRONGBACK WHICH IS SHOCK MOUNTED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE LOWER SHELL. THE FLANGED CARBON STEEL STRONGBACK WITH ITS STAINLESS STEEL LINER IS 323 INCHES LONG HAVING HOLES AT REGULAR INTERVALS WITH STAMPLED STATION NUMBERS IDENTIFYING THOSE HOLES TO BE USED IN CLAMPING A PARTICULAR FUEL MODULE. EACH FUEL MODULE TYPE HAS ITS OWN CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT; SOME CLAMPS WILL NOT BE IN USE AND ARE STORED WITHIN THE CONTAINER. WHEN A FUEL MODULE IS INSTALLED IN THE SEALED CONTAINER, THE CONTAINER IS PURGED AND PRESSURIZED WITH DRY NITROGEN GAS. MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF LOADED CONTAINER IS APPROXIMATELY 10,680 LBS.