Description

Package Type

Designed as a 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 Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.

Description

The SAFDRUM 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 Outer Drum is a stainless steel MIL Spec 30 gal drum fitted with a lid and closure ring.

The Shielding Pot 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, 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.

Section through Package Design No CU106C

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
• Maximum contents weight of Shielding Pot (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, during routine and normal conditions of transport, as loaded and presented for transport, are within regulatory limits

Physical Data

(US-CU106C-SAFDRUM-JUN15)