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USA product details for - SAFKEG - LSreturn


Package Type
Re-usable Type B package for the shipment of solid and liquid radioactive materials.

safkeg-hs

Certification
The Safkeg-LS package is being certified by the USNRC as a B(U) Package - the package meets all the
requirements of 10CFR71 and the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, TS-R-1.

Description
The Safkeg-LS package is designed to be robust and simple to use. The package consists of a stainless steel
outer keg which carries a stainless steel and lead shielding pot within cork packing.

The outer keg is fabricated in stainless steel and having a flange type lid fastened by studs and nuts.

The shielding pot is a lead filled vessel having a fabricated stainless steel shell and cavity walls and having a flange type lid fitted with double O–ring seals and fastened by screws.

Containment
The containment system is the shielding pot with the containment being provided by the welded stainless cavity walls and the flange closure fitted with double O–ring seals. The pot lid is provided with a test point for leakage testing the containment system in accordance with ANSI N14.5.

Approved Contents
The contents are solid or liquid radioactive materials carried in suitable primary containers to prevent
contamination of the shielding pot.

The shielding pot may be fitted with additional shielding where required.

The radioactive contents are limited by the shielding and contents maximum heat output of 15 W.

Physical Data

Safkeg-LS Package
Outer Keg
Inner Cork Packing
Inner Shielding Pot
External Diameter
16.42"
417 mm
6.89"
175 mm
External Height
19.45"
494 mm
7.95"
202 mm
Internal Diameter
9.68"
246 mm
2.54"
64.5 mm
Internal Height
11.26"
286 mm
4.29"
109 mm
Tare Weight
77.3 lb
35.1 kg
8.6 lb
3.9 kg
47.6 lb
21.6 kg

Weight of empty package
134 lb (61 kg)
Maximum weight of Safkeg-LS package (including contents)
143 lb (65 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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