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pac

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mat

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mit

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quan

tity

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aper

s an

d pl

astic

s to

ato

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gram

spe

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to a

tota

l of 2

00 g

ram

s pe

r pac

kage

8

5.(b

)(1) T

ype

and

Form

of M

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-3

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tent

s m

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e pr

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pol

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thyl

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umin

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eel p

er T

able

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1-4

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

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load

mat

eria

ls s

hall

have

an

auto

-igni

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

m

eltin

g po

int g

reat

er th

an 6

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. Mat

eria

ls w

ith a

hyd

roge

n de

nsity

gr

eate

rtha

n0.

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/cm

3 ar

eno

taut

horiz

ed.

grea

ter t

han

0.14

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mar

e no

t aut

horiz

ed.

9

5.(b

)(1) T

ype

and

Form

of M

ater

ial –

Rev

isio

ns 4

and

5

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tent

s m

ay b

e pr

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ed in

pol

ytet

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thyl

ene,

al

umin

um, a

nd c

arbo

n st

eel p

er T

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No.

1-4

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

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min

um T

rihyd

rate

and

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ium

Bor

ate

(Bor

ax, f

used

) are

als

o au

thor

ized

aspa

ckin

gm

ater

ials

auth

oriz

ed a

s pa

ckin

g m

ater

ials

.

Pay

load

mat

eria

ls s

hall

have

an

auto

-igni

tion

tem

pera

ture

and

m

eltin

gpo

intg

reat

erth

an60

0ºF.

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eria

lsw

itha

hydr

ogen

dens

itym

eltin

g po

int g

reat

er th

an 6

00F.

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eria

ls w

ith a

hyd

roge

n de

nsity

gr

eate

r tha

n 0.

141

g/cm

3 ar

e no

t aut

horiz

ed.

10

5.(b

)(1) T

ype

and

Form

of M

ater

ial –

Rev

isio

ns 6

Con

tent

s m

ay b

e pr

e-pa

ckag

ed in

pol

yeth

ylen

e,

poly

tetra

fluor

oeth

ylen

e, a

lum

inum

, and

car

bon

stee

l per

Tab

le

No.

1-4

of th

e ap

plic

atio

n. A

lum

inum

Trih

ydra

te, S

odiu

m B

orat

e (B

orax

fuse

d)pe

rlite

pape

rlab

els

plas

ticta

pepl

astic

bags

(Bor

ax, f

used

), pe

rlite

, pap

er la

bels

, pla

stic

tape

, pla

stic

bag

s,

plas

tic b

ottle

s an

d de

sicc

ant s

uch

as “Q

uik-

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id”a

re a

lso

auth

oriz

ed a

s pa

ckin

g m

ater

ials

. Mat

eria

ls w

ith a

hyd

roge

n de

nsity

gr

eate

r tha

n 0.

141

g/cm

3ar

e no

t aut

horiz

ed.

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hydr

ogen

ous

pack

ing

mat

eria

l loa

d in

the

form

of p

aper

and

pl

astic

s is

lim

ited

to a

tota

l of 2

00 g

ram

s pe

r pac

kage

.

Rad

ioac

tive

cont

ents

sha

ll ha

ve a

n au

to-ig

nitio

n te

mpe

ratu

re a

nd

mel

ting

poin

t gre

ater

than

600

ºF.

11

Tabl

eN

o1

4of

the

appl

icat

ion

Tabl

e N

o.1-

4 of

the

appl

icat

ion

12

Ther

mal

Stre

ss E

valu

atio

n –

Hyd

roge

nous

mat

eria

l loa

d of

200

gra

ms

Aut

o-Ig

nitio

nA

uto

Igni

tion

M

axim

um c

alcu

late

d w

eigh

ted

payl

oad

tem

pera

ture

of 3

60.4

o F(a

t 22

min

utes

into

the

fire)

is w

ell b

elow

the

auto

-igni

tion

tem

pera

ture

s of

42

4~47

4oF

for p

aper

, 660

-986

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r pla

stic

sP

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it

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ti

iti(6

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)h

P

acka

ge v

esse

l pro

vide

s a

barr

ier t

o ex

clud

e au

to-ig

nitio

n (6

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) whe

n th

e m

axim

um lo

cal t

empe

ratu

re m

ay b

e ar

ound

552

o F u

nder

HA

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re.

Per

cent

age

of h

ydro

geno

us m

ater

ial l

oad

to th

e al

low

able

pay

load

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last

ics

with

an

auto

-igni

tion

tem

pera

ture

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ater

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t g

pg

auto

-igni

te u

nder

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eigh

ted

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age

vess

el te

mpe

ratu

re o

f 360

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unde

r an

HA

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re.

A

uto-

igni

tion

is s

till v

ery

unlik

ely

or n

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fican

t for

pap

ers

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iebe

low

the

loca

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load

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igni

tion

poin

t of 4

2447

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i.e.

, bel

ow th

e lo

cal p

aylo

ad

tem

pera

ture

of 5

52o F

, due

to th

eir n

eglig

ible

wei

ght w

hen

com

pare

d w

ith th

e al

low

ed p

aylo

ads.

Aut

o-ig

nitio

n, fr

om p

aper

s w

ith a

wei

ght l

oad

less

than

0.1

%, i

s no

t a s

igni

fican

t saf

ety

conc

ern

for t

he p

acka

ge

durin

gtra

nspo

rtatio

ndu

ring

trans

porta

tion.

13

Ther

mal

Stre

ss E

valu

atio

n –

Mel

ting

poin

t req

uire

men

t

R

adio

activ

e co

nten

ts h

ave

mel

ting

poin

ts a

bove

600

o F a

nd th

ere

is n

o g

pm

eltin

g of

the

radi

oact

ive

cont

ents

at t

he H

AC

max

imum

tem

pera

ture

of

payl

oad

of 5

52o F

Tem

pera

ture

s in

side

the

cont

ainm

ent d

urin

g an

HA

C fi

re m

ay e

xcee

d th

em

eltin

gpo

into

fthe

hydr

ogen

ous

pack

agin

gm

ater

ial

the

pote

ntia

lth

e m

eltin

g po

int o

f the

hyd

roge

nous

pac

kagi

ng m

ater

ial.

the

pote

ntia

l m

eltin

g of

the

pack

agin

g hy

drog

enou

s m

ater

ialw

ill be

lim

ited

and

its

impa

ct n

eglig

ible

N

o in

tera

ctio

ns a

mon

g th

e va

rious

con

tent

s an

d be

twee

n th

e co

nten

ts

and

the

pack

agin

gm

ater

ials

and

the

pack

agin

g m

ater

ials

,

Rad

ioac

tive

payl

oad

is a

sta

ble

solid

with

a m

eltin

g po

int a

bove

600

o F

Pre

ssur

e in

crea

se d

ue to

the

mel

ting

of p

acka

ging

mat

eria

ls d

urin

g an

H

AC

fire

can

be

vent

ed to

the

atm

osph

ere

to a

void

ove

r-pre

ssur

izat

ion

G

ases

gen

erat

ed in

an

HA

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re c

an b

e ve

nted

and

rele

ased

to th

e at

mos

pher

e th

roug

h th

e pl

astic

ven

t plu

gs w

hich

will

mel

t in

afire

eve

nt

prio

r to

yiel

ding

of t

he s

teel

con

tain

men

t ves

sel

N

osi

gnifi

cant

affe

cton

the

cont

ainm

ents

yste

mof

this

Type

AF

N

o si

gnifi

cant

affe

ct o

n th

e co

ntai

nmen

t sys

tem

of t

his

Type

AF

pack

age.

14

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blem

stat

emen

tP

robl

em s

tate

men

t

Vers

a-P

ac u

se fo

r shi

ppin

g co

nten

ts p

acka

ged

in

poly

ethy

lene

con

tain

ers

is n

ot p

ossi

ble

with

a 2

00 g

lim

it on

on

hyd

roge

nous

pac

king

mat

eria

l loa

d in

the

form

of p

aper

an

d pl

astic

s.

1L p

oly

bottl

e=78

g, 2

L po

ly b

ottle

=208

g, 2

L po

ly b

ottle

with

lin

er=3

21-3

50 g

Is th

ere

a te

chni

cal j

ustif

icat

ion

for e

limin

atin

g th

e 20

0 gr

am

limit

in c

ondi

tion

5.(b

)(1)

?

15

Pro

pose

dpa

thfo

rwar

dP

ropo

sed

path

forw

ard

Sub

mit

an a

pplic

atio

n am

endm

ent t

hat p

rovi

des

a te

chni

cal

just

ifica

tion

for e

limin

atin

g th

e 20

0 gr

am li

mit

on h

ydro

geno

us

pack

ing

mat

eria

l loa

d in

the

form

of p

aper

and

pla

stic

s us

ing

the

follo

win

gac

cept

ance

crite

ria:

follo

win

g ac

cept

ance

crit

eria

:

A

uto-

igni

tion

is n

ot a

sig

nific

ant s

afet

y co

ncer

n du

ring

trans

porta

tion

p

P

ress

ure

incr

ease

due

to th

e m

eltin

g of

pac

kagi

ng m

ater

ials

du

ring

an H

AC

fire

will

not

resu

lt in

rupt

urin

g th

e co

ntai

nmen

t.

16