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USA product details for - CU111A - SAFDRUMreturn


cu111a
Package Type
Re-usable Type A package for the shipment of solid or liquid 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. CU111A is designed to be robust and simple to use. The package consists of a stainless steel open head outer Drum Design No CU111 which carries a stainless steel and lead shielding pot Design No CU108 within polyethylene foam packing.

The Drum Design No CU111 is a stainless steel MIL Spec 55 gal drum fitted with a bolted flange type lid.

The shielding pot Design No CU108 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 CU108, with the containment being provided by the 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 or liquid contents may be carried. Suitable primary containers are required for liquid contents.

Maximum contents weight of shielding pot Design No CU108 (including the weight of any packing or additional shielding) is 5 lb (2.3 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
25.00"
635 mm
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11.50"
292 mm
External Height
35.00"
889 mm
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12.75"
324 mm
Internal Diameter
22.50"
572 mm
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2.82"
71 mm
Internal Height
32.50"
826.mm
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3.00"
76 mm
Tare Weight
57 lb
26 kg
40 lb
18 kg
435 lb
197 kg

Weight of empty package
532 lb (242 kg)
Maximum weight of Package Design No CU111A (including contents)
537 lb (244 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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