Safety Analysis Report – Packages: LP-50 Tritium Package (Packaging of Fissile and Other Radioactive Materials) (Final Report)

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4230764· OSTI ID:4230764

Gates, A. A. ^[1]; McCarthy, P. G. ^[1]; Edl, J. W. ^[1]

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1. Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.; Savannah River Plant (SRP), Aiken, SC (United States)

Elemental tritium is shipped at low pressure in a stainless steel container (LP-50) sealed within an aluminum vessel and surrounded by Celotex® insulation at least 4 in. thick in a steel drum. Each package contains a large quantity of nonfissile. Group VII material, as defined in ERDAM 0529, and complies with appropriate sections of that manual. No exemptions are claimed.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.; Savannah River Plant (SRP), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• NSA Number: NSA-32-007247
• OSTI ID: 4230764
• Report Number(s): DPSPU--74-124-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

*CASKS-- SAFETY
*TRITIUM-- TRANSPORT
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACCIDENTS
CONTAINMENT
CRITICALITY
Celotex
DESIGN
Evaluation
HEAT TRANSFER
MECHANICAL TESTS
Military Specifications
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Nuclear Materials & Waste Management-- Transportation
PACKAGING
Packaging
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SHIELDING