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MODEL 2000, SERIAL #2003. A STEEL ENCASED LEAD SHIELDED SHIPPING CASK. THE CASK IS WITHIN A DOUBLE-WALLED OVERPACK WITH TOROIDAL SHELL IMPACT LIMITERS AT EACH END. OVERALL DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY 131.5" IN HEIGHT AND 72.0" DIAMETER. THE CASK IS TRANSPORTED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 33,550 LBS. THE CASK IS CONSTRUCTED OF TWO CONCENTRIC 1-INCH THICK 304 SS STEEL CYLINDRICAL SHELLS (ASTM A 240) JOINED AT THE BOTTOM END TO A 6-INCH THICK 304 STAINLESS STEEL FORGING (ASTM A 182). THE ANNULUS BETWEEN THE TWO SHELLS IS FILLED WITH LEAD APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES THICK. THE CASK IS APPROXIMATELY 71.0 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND HAS AN OUTER DIAMETER OF 38.5 INCHES. THE CASK CAVITY IS APPROXIMATELY 26.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 54.0 INCHES DEEP. THE CASK LID IS 304 STAINLESS STEEL AND LEAD, HAS A STEPPED DESIGN, AND IS FULLY RECESSED INTO THE CASK TOP FLANGE . THE LID IS SECURED TO THE CASK BODY BY 15 1.25-INCH DIAMETER SOCKET HEAD SCREWS. THE CASK IS SEALED BY ELASTOMERIC O-RINGS BONDED TO A THIN ALUMINUM DISC-SHAPED RING. THE CASK IS EQUIPPED WITH A SEAL TEST PORT ON THE SIDE OF THE CASK BODY, A VENT PORT IN THE CASK LID, AND A DRAIN PORT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CASK. THE CASK IS POSITIONED WITHIN AN OVERPACK CONSTRUCTED FROM TWO 0.5-INCH THICK CONCENTRIC 304 STAINLESS STEEL CYLINDRICAL SHELLS (ASTM A 240). THE SHELLS ARE SEPARATED RADIALLY BY EIGHT EQUALLY SPACED TUBES AND HORIZONTALLY BY TWO TUBE SECTIONS.**SEE CERT. FOR MORE DETAILS**