TYPE B (U)
R79
Certified by the Dutch nuclear safety authority ANVS, approval number NL/0244/B(U)-96(REV0) packaging of radioactive material.
1 Manufactured copy
Applications
- Transport packaging for historic waste from the Petten site to COVRA
- Road transport
- Modular packaging: IP1, IP2, IP3, Type B(U) or Type B(M) depending on the containers
- Compatible for transport of 3 packages per truck (in IP configuration)
- Compatible for transport of 2 packages per truck (in Type B configuration)
Specifications
Here are all the specs about the transportation casks R79.
Main packaging dimensions:
(with covers)
- Height: 2111mm (6.9')
- Diameter: 1,700mm (5.6')
- Total mass (laden): 10,094 kg (25,253 lbs)
Loading capacities
- Cavity height: 1,060 mm (3.5’)
- Cavity diameter: 650 mm (2.1’)
- Permissible mass: 300 kg (661 lbs)
- Maximum activity: 30,000 A2
- Maximum γ activity: 125 TBq (Co60 equivalent)
Biological protections:
(lead equivalent)
- Lateral: 150 mm (5,9’’)
Certifications :
(France + Validations abroad)
- UN 2916 - Type BU): ADR
- UN 2917 - Type BM): ADR
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