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MODEL NO. 4.5-TON CF. A SHIELDED PACKAGING FOR SPECIAL FORM MATERIALS. THE OUTER CONTAINER IS A 3/4-INCH THICK, 61-1/2-INCH OD SPHERICAL STEEL SHELL FILLED WITH BORATED WATER EXTENDED POLYESTER (WEP) SHIELDING. OUTER SHELL IS FILLED WITH NINE FUSIBLE PLUGS AND A VENT VALVE FOR RELIEF OF GASES GENERATED IN THE WEP MATERIAL. THE CYLINDRICAL CONTAINMENT CAVITY APPROXIMATELY 4-INCH DIAMETER BY 6-3/8 INCHES HIGH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE SPHERE AND SURROUNDED BY LEAD OF 2 INCHES, 1.9 INCHES AND 1.75 INCHES THICKNESS ON THE BOTTOM, SIDES AND TOP, RESPECTIVELY. A HEXAGONAL SHAPED ASSEMBLY, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ACROSS THE FLATS, MOUNTS TO THE SPHERICAL SHELL AS A BASE. FOUR EQUALLY SPACED LIFTING LUGS ARE PROVIDED AROUND THE UPPER HEMISPHERE. THE CASK GROSS WEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 9,500 POUNDS.