30B CYLINDER CONTAINER A SPECIALIST CYLINDRICAL TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR SOLID URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED FOR ATTACHING TO VARIOUS MODES OF TRANSPORT. IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL AND HAS A CAPACITY OF 736 LITRES. THE CONTAINER IS BUILT TO COMPLY WITH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR PACKAGINGS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS, THE RECOGNISED INTERNATIONAL STANDARD. CONTAINERS OF THIS TYPE ARE REQUIRED FOR THE DOOR-TO-DOOR CARRIAGE OF ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE, WITH NO INTERMEDIATE REPACKING PERMITTED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MATERIALS THAT THE CONTAINER HOLDS. THE CONTAINER IS FITTED WITH A STEEL SKIRTS WHICH FACILITATE HANDLING BY ENABLING THE CYLINDER TO BE ATTACHED TO CRANES. THE PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR REPEATED USE ON MULTIPLE MODES OF TRANSPORT, INCLUDING ROAD, RAIL OR SEA. THE CONTAINER MAY BE MOUNTED ON A RACK WHERE NECESSARY FOR LOADING ON THE VESSEL, WITH AN ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE OVERPACK USED WHEN REQUIRED BY NUCLEAR TRANSPORT REGULATIONS. DIMENSION 1448(LENGTH) X 737(DIAMETER).

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR'S) GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF THE HEADING 8609, CONTAINERS (INCLUDING CONTAINERS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF FLUIDS) SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND EQUIPPED FOR CARRIAGE BY ONE OR MORE MODES OF TRANSPORT. CN CODE - 86090090 OTHER THAN CONTAINERS WITH AN ANTI-RADIATION LEAD COVERING, FOR THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH:- HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY (HSEN) NOTE (3) TO HEADING 8609 HS COMPENDIUM OF CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS 1 TO 8609.00