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USA product details for - CU106C - SAFDRUMreturn


cu106c
Package Type
Re-usable Type A package for the shipment of solid samples.

Certification
The package meets the requirements for DOT Spec 7A Type A Packages as defined in 49 CFR (HM 181) and IAEA SS6 1985 Regulations. Details are given in the Evaluation Document compiled by CROFT Inc.

Description
Package Design No CU106C is designed to be robust and simple to use. The package consists of a stainless steel open head outer Drum Design No CU106, which carries a stainless steel and lead shielding pot Design No. CU110 within polyethylene foam packing.

The Drum Design No. CU106 is a stainless steel MIL Spec 30 gal drum fitted with a lid and closure ring.

The shielding pot Design No. CU110 is a lead filled vessel having a fabricated stainless steel shell and cavity walls and a bolted flange closure fitted with an 'O'–ring seal.

Containment
The containment system is the shielding pot Design No CU110, with the containment being provided by the welded stainless cavity walls and the bolted flange closure fitted with an O–ring seal. The lid is provided with a test point for periodic leakage testing.

Approved Contents
Solid contents only may be carried: these should be wrapped or packed in suitable primary containers to prevent contamination of the shielding pot Design No CU110.

Maximum contents weight of shielding pot Design No CU110 (including the weight of any packing or additional shielding) is 10 lb (4.5 kg).

Radioactive contents are limited to A1 for material in special form and A2 for open form material: with the additional requirement that the external radiation levels of the package, as loaded and presented for transport, are within regulatory limits.

Physical Data

Parameter
Outer Container CU106
Packing
Inner Container CU110
External Diameter
19.75"
502 mm
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12.50"
318 mm
External Height
28.00"
711 mm
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17.30"
440 mm
Internal Diameter
18.25"
463 mm
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2.83"
71 mm
Internal Height
26.25"
666 mm
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6.5"
165 mm
Tare Weight
34 lb
15 kg
22 lb
10 kg
710 lb
323 kg

Weight of empty package
766 lb (348 kg)
Maximum weight of package Design No CU106C (including contents)
776 lb (353 kg)

For further information please contact:
UK - Bob Vaughan bob.vaughan@croftltd.com - Telephone: +44 1865 407740
USA - Don Edling dedling@insightbb.com - Telephone: 502-896-8597


     
 
         
 
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