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1, Material shall be sealed in covered steel drums 



2, Standard drums of 5 gallons, 30 gallons, and 55 gallons capacity- 

 shall be used. 



3, Each drum shall be weighed before shipment, and clearly and permanently 

 marked with its weight. 



I|.. No drum shall be shipped unless its weight exceed the following! 



5 gallons - 50 pounds 

 30 gallons - 300 pounds 

 55 gallons - 550 pounds 



5o No individual drum shall exceed 750 pounds 



6. Any single unit too large to be inserted in a 55 gallon drum shall 

 be packaged adequately for shipment and handling, and the package 

 shall be marked as specified in Item 3, but shall state the Ibs/cu.ft, 

 of the final package. 



?• Specific notice shall be given when any individual package exceeds 

 750 pounds. 



Incombustible Waste 



Materials which cannot be readily reduced in volume by incineration should 

 be packed in a manner suitable for sea immersion. In general, this covers 

 metal, glassware, or liquids. The material should be placed in a steel 

 drum of either 5 or 30 gallon capacity and the drum filled with poured con- 

 crete to give a rninira\ira density of 75 pounds per cubic foot, (This is 

 approximately 10 pounds per gallon capacity). The drum should be made of 

 19 gauge (,0[|.37") steel and the concrete at the top of the drum should be 

 reinforced with steel wire screen or rods. If the radioactivity of the 

 contents requires it, the material should be kept at the center of the 

 container by means of a second inner container in order to utilize the 

 outer layer of concrete as a radiation shield. Low level radioactive 

 liquids may be introduced into a drum by using the liquid instead of water 

 in preparing the concrete. Care should be taken, however, to keep the 

 surface radiation within the prescribed limits. 



If such incombustible package is to be sent by common carrier^f-, it 

 should either have a top welded on in compliance with I.C.C. Specifica- 

 tion 17X or be packed in an outer wooden container I.C.C, Specification 

 15A, In any event, the drum should be lidded in such a way as to 

 enclose the concrete completely, 

 ■!!■ See Shipping 



