GBBTI5048030818609009000
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).