Shielded Container for the safe transportation of radiological material Weight increase to 1.100 kg cargo load Lead shielding Borated Polyethylene shielding Documentation Specifications The container must be manufactured as cube with outer dimensions 1200 mm x 1200 mm x 1200 mm. It must be an authorized package with respect to ADR 2017 as IP-2 and Type A for road transport. It must be constructed to be loaded from the front part (2 Front Doors) and may be handled from 4 sides by lif truck and 2 sides by pallet truck, respectively. In addition, it must have 4 anchor points for lifing by crane. The container must have inside anchor points to be used with lashing straps. The container must be made of ferritic steel sheets and must be coated with a decontaminable finish. Documentation to be provided:
Proof of qualification to produce packaging for the transportation of radioactive materials must be provided and must be issued by a governmental body with authority to make such clarifications. Certificate of conformity Certificate of inspection Data sheet Manual
Lead shielding The face side ( two f ront doo rs) and two long sides must be shielded with a 3 mm lead plate which is to be adhered and secured by screws . The back side must be shielded with at least a 10 mm lead plate. Borated Polyethylene Shielding The back side o f t h e c o n t a i n e r must be shielded by at least a 25 mm Borated Polyethylene plate fixed by adhesive and screws .