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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 49 - Transportation |
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Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to Transportation |
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Chapter I - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation |
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Part 178 - Specifications for Packagings |
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Subpart K - Specifications for Packagings for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials |
§ 178.362-3 - Closure.
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(a) Closure for the wooden protective jacket is provided by the steel reinforcing rods. The end cap (lid) must fit tightly to the body of the jacket to prevent a heat path to the inside of the jacket. The lid joint for specifications 20WC-3, 20WC-4, 20WC-5, and 20WC-6, may not be coplanar with the end of the inner containment vessel.
(b) Specifications 20WC-2 and 20WC-6. Locking ring closure, if used, must conform to § 178.354-4. Flanged closure, if used, must have at least 8 steel bolts (at least 6 mm (0.25-inch) diameter for 20WC-2 or 1.2 cm (0.50-inch) diameter for 20WC-6) and lock nuts (or equivalent device), spaced not more than 13 cm (5 inches) between centers.