ML20133L312
| ML20133L312 | |
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| Site: | 07000036 |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1958 |
| From: | Leaders W MALLINCKRODT, INC. |
| To: | Johnson L US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| FOIA-96-343 NUDOCS 9701210563 | |
| Download: ML20133L312 (2) | |
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p censo SNM-33 SUPJECT: Shipping Containors - Specini Nuclear Mater Deer Mr. Jchnsen:
During the past soveral months we havo been actively engaCed in a development pro-gram to design a series of new packagos for transportation of spe m terials.
ington during May 1958 botneen the Atomic Energy Cocaission, the I.C.C., and the Bunau of Explosivos representatives concerning the subjset of ICL and LTL shipment At this recting the Bureau of Explosives and the I.C.C. pointed out of birdcages.
their reasons for desiring an outer abirdcage" with a solid wall befon issuing un-limited transportation permission.
Based on those discussions, our develop:nent effort has been directed towards Two such containers have been designing a " drum in drun" type shipping contairar.
assemb3md and tasted for nochanical stability using the standard I.C.C. four ft.
The enclosed drawings, Nos. 3369-2 and odge drop onto concreta as the criterion.
3369-3 show the inner support mechanism and the assembled shipping container as tested.
This 1stter is a request for permission for use of these containers in the follow-ing service:
5 gallon drum in a "55 shorty" For shipments of " limited safe" batches between the assay of 3%
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(approximately 66 lbs. of uranium) up to 10% (approxi::ntely 33 lbs. at tranium).
The =v4== quantity to be shipped in any one load to be full 2.
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The =v4== number that oe'n be placed side by sidn'.in a standard 3,
width truck is four drums. Assuming a 36 ft. Iceg trailer, the r.mxim load wald, therefore, be 162 druns pc-trailer. A box i
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car with a 9 ft, 6 in. inside width would permit side by side landing of notiquite five drums. In a ho it.. leng car, the max-iman land wou11 be.appresigately 270 damme.per ear,,assendag~':
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a c t.ny, Tha gr_atify to ha chip ed in my olmla :iW.m vill ba 350 lbs. m:irm or th) "11.d.bd uno" catch Me tLa particuhr asecy, whichaTor is ciatllar. Tiw 15 galloa !.nr.ar dr=: 1.3 a upocini 20 gausa >:.11 aa spelfi.d by tha ' ecau of Erplc4:1ros S
for 350 lbe ::axiintu loading in our pronont Ihnunu ruru:it No, Jh3 2,,
The t.axic:um quantity to bu chipped will be hll carloud or truck-load quantitios sta.ekod thraa hidi if phycically pcasible.
3., A truck uith a 96" calmua incido width uould accor=.xhto ti:rco containors sido by aido. A high truck would just barely acco=>
dato a throo high stack. A standard 36 ft trailer, thorofore, could concoivthly bc 1cadad with a total of 126 containers. A box car with n 9 ft, 6 in. insido uddth would not quito accoaco.
Ho* over, ascunin,c fottr ahreast and throo hid; dato four abraast.
s stacking, a standard 140 ft. car would accomacdcte lhh of those drura.
We are requesting parmission to utilizo pachngos shoan in Drawings 3369-2 and 3369=3 for the shiprent of uranium as described above in unlinitod service; i.e,
(1) Pailway Express and/or Air Express for a single or a few contairara, (2) Ines than earload lots and less than truckland lots in unrostricted co=nrco, and (3) carload quantitios both truck and boxcar as descr. bod above.
We are also requesting permission for rouse of these u,. : tainers.
We are, by copy of this letter, submitting the design of this packitge to the Bureau of Explosives and are going to offer them sample packages for extensive mechanical testing to determino the integrity of the shipping containers for such unlimited transportation usage.
Very truly yours, MAL EKRODT AL WORKS 74 ask.
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