Published December 1984 | Version v1
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Safety Analysis Report: Packages, Pu oxide and Am oxide shipping cask: Packaging of fissile and other radioactive materials: Final report

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Description

The PuO2 cask or 5320-3 cask is designed for shipment of americium or plutonium by surface transportation modes. The cask design was physically tested to demonstrate that it met the criteria specified in US ERDA Manual Chapter 0529, dated 12/21/76, which invokes Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71 (10 CFR 71) ''Packaging of Radioactive Materials for Transport,'' and Title 49 CFR Parts 171.179 ''Hazardous Materials Regulations.'' (US DOE Order 4580.1A, Chapter III, superseded manual chapter 0529 effective May 1981, but it retained the same 10 CFR 71 and 49 CFR 171-179 references

Availability note (English)

Available from NTIS, PC A11; 3 as DE87010507.

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Imprint Pagination
235 p.
Report number
DPSPU--79-124-1(Rev.1)

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19001910
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; AMERICIUM OXIDES; CASKS; CONTAINMENT; CRITICALITY; EVALUATION; LAND TRANSPORT; LEAK TESTING; MAINTENANCE; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY; TESTING
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CONTAINERS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSPORT; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS

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Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production.