Re: and the Winners of DOT Packaging for Beers Contest are ......

["Richard Rasmussen" <rickras@lanl.gov>]

Steve,
Kenny and Andres had worked on the posting but even thought they had
finished I have not had a chance to walk down the posting to check for
completeness.  I will do that as soon as I get back from SLAC.

Sorry for not catching the posting before I left.  I should have done it.


Rick.
-----Original Message-----
From: rsoinc@juno.com <rsoinc@juno.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: and the Winners of DOT Packaging for Beers Contest are ......


>Pete,
>
>Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope to see you at the finish line in Philly!
>What are you real;ly up`to these days and what happened with the waste
>setup and training? Philotech???
>
>Dan Caulk, Retired
>
>On Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:48:41 -0600 (CST) "Peter Collopy"
><pcollopy@mjwcorp.com> writes:
>>Sorry for the delay in posting the summary but my father after an
>>extended illness just passed away (he drank a lot of beer but I
>>think as any good Irishmen will tell you it kept him alive longer)
>>and I needed to take care of mom and other items.
>>
>>Pete C.
>>
>>pcollopy@mjwcorp.com
>>MJW Corporation
>>338 Harris Hill Road
>>Suite 208
>>Williamsville, NY 14221
>>716-631-8291 x3120
>>716-631-5631 (FAX)
>>________________________________________________________________________
>____
>>
>>There is no "certification" for DOT 7A packages.  The primary
>>requirements
>>are:
>>
>>(1) The package meet the design requirements - 173.24, 173.410,
>>173.412.
>>
>>(2) The package must pass the specified tests - 173.461-466.
>>
>>(3) The package must be marked, "USA DOT 7A Type A" and "Radioactive
>>Material", per 178.350.
>>
>>(4) "Each offerer of a Specification 7A package must maintain on file
>>for at
>>least one year after the latest shipment, and shall provide to DOT on
>>request, complete documentation of tests and an engineering evaluation
>>or
>>comparative data showing that the construction methods, packaging
>>design,
>>and materials
>>of construction comply with that specification." per 173.415
>>
>>Item (4) is generally referred to as the "certification".  There are
>>published test results available.  Data is available at the Hanford
>>Web
>>site:
>>
>>http://www.hanford.gov/pss/t&p/dot7a/pdot7a.htm
>>
>>If your package meets the specs of a tested package, you can then use
>>the
>>published data in lieu of performing your own tests.  Two things to
>>keep in
>>mind:
>>
>>(1) The "package" includes both the packaging and the contents.  You
>>have to
>>make sure that the contents tested are valid for your contents; eg.,
>>if the
>>package was tested with feathers, it may not pass if the contents are
>>lead
>>shot. Packages tested with solids may not be valid for liquids.
>>
>>(2) The shipper is required to have all of the data on file, not just
>>a
>>"certification" letter.  I've run into problems on this with vendors,
>>who
>>will try to get me to accept just a letter stating that the package
>>passed
>>all of the tests. This is NOT enough.
>>
>>
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