Re: Re: Packaging -Reply

[LIPTONW@detroitedison.com]

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DOT packaging specifications are found in 49 CFR 178.  Metal drums for 
radioactive material are specifications 6L and 6M, found in 49 CFR 178.352, 
354.  International Air Transport Association (IATA) package specifications 
are found in chapter 6 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, 37th edition 
for 1996 (updated annually).  These include the 1A1 and 1A2 steel drums.  The 
17H specification is no longer used, although there are still such drums 
around.  I am not familiar with the 6J specification you quoted.  Keep in mind 
that, for a "type A" quantity of radioactive material, the specifications that 
really count are those of 49 CFR 173.415, "Authorized Type A packages."  These 
are:  (1) DOT Specification 7A as stated in 49 CFR 178.350.  (2) An NRC 
approved Type A package, (3) an approved Type B package, and (4) a foreign 
made type A package in accordance with "AEA Safety Series No. 6" - under 
certain conditions.  These are performance specifications.  The manufacturing 
specifications, such as 6L and 6M are used primarily as a reference so that 
you can be assured that the packaging that you're using is equivalent to the 
packaging that was tested.  You must also show that the test is valid for your 
contents; eg., a test performed with flour may not be valid if you're shipping 
metal pieces with sharp edges, and a test using solid contents is unlikely to 
be valid for liquids.   
Bill Lipton 
The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 



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Does anyone know of a reference that explains
the various drum/package designators and their
meanings? i.e. 6J, 17H, etc
Thanks
Mark Readinger 
readinge@myapc.com



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