9932/B( )

UC-609. PACKAGING FOR LARGE QUANTITIES OF TRITIUM. THE CONTAINMENT VESSEL IS 1/8-INCH THICK 316 STAINLESS STEEL, 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 44 INCHES LONG. AN ALUMINUM TUBE FORMS A 10-INCH DIAMETER BY 31-INCH LONG CONTAINMENT CAVITY. THE SPACE BETWEEN THE STAINLESS STEEL OUTER SHELL AND THE ALUMINUM TUBE IS FILLED WITH ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB. ACCESS TO THE CONTAINMENT CAVITY IS THROUGH A 10-INCH DIAMETER OPENING AT ONE END. POSITIVE CLOSURE OF THE FLANGED STAINLESS STEEL COVER PLATE IS ACCOMPLISHED USING EIGHT 3/8-INCH ALLOY STEEL BOLTS. THE COVER CLOSURE IS SEALED WITH AN INNER COPPER GASKET AND OUTER VITON O-RING SEAL. A VALVED PORT BETWEEN THESE GASKETS IS PROVIDED FOR LEAK TESTING. A MANIFOLD CONTAINING A VALVE AND 200 PSIG PRESSURE GAGE IS WELDED TO THE CENTER OF THE COVER PLATE. THE CONTAINMENT VESSEL IS CENTERED AND SUPPORTED WITHIN A 16-GAUGE STEEL DRUM 25 INCHES IN DIAMETER BY 54.5 INCHES HIGH USING CELOTEX INSULATION. THE PACKAGE GROSS WEIGHT IS 500 POUNDS.