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MODEL 1 D1G CORE BASKET-THERMAL SHIELD SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINER. PACKAGE IS RIGHT CIRCULAR CYLINDER APPROXIMATELY 115 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND EITHER 209 INCHES LONG OR 216 INCHES LONG, WITH ACCESS FOR LOADING PROVIDED BY A REMOVABLE CLOSURE HEAD. THE CONTAINER CONSISTING OF THE CYLINDRICAL SIDE WALLS AND THE BOTTOM END, HAS A THREE LAYER CONSTRUCTION WITH A STEEL INNER VESSEL APPROXIMATELY 8" TO 9" THICK COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 9" OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WHICH IS ENCASED BY A 3/8" THICK OUTER SHELL. THE CB-TS IS SECURED IN PLACE INSIDE THE CONTAINER WITH AN 8" THICK STEEL PRELOAD RING WHICH IS BOLTED TO THE INNER VESSEL WITH 72" HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS. CLOSURE OF THE CONTAINMENT VESSEL IS PROVIDED BY THE 6-INCH THICK STEEL CLOSURE HEAD WHICH IS FASTENED TO THE INNER VESSEL WITH 72 HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS. A STEEL CLOSURE RING IS WELDED OVER THE BOLTS AND PROVIDES CONTAINMENT. A CARBO N STEEL INNER IMPACT LIMITER IS WELDED TO THE TOP END OF THE CLOSURE RING. A WOOD OUTER IMPACT LIMITER IS BOLTED TO THE TOP PLATE OF THE CONTAINER OUTER SHELL. THE SHIPPING CONTAINER IS TRANSPORTED WITH ITS AXIS HORIZONTAL AND IS SUPPORTED BY A SHIPPING SKID. THE LOADED CONTAINER WEIGHS UP TO 185 TONS. SEE CERTIFICATE FOR MORE DETAILS**