Requirements for Container Testing

DOE-STD-3028-2000

6.2.3

1. Design Qualification Testing

a) The outer container shall remain leak-tight as defined by ANSI N14.5 after a free

drop of the Package (outer container, inner container, and simulated contents)

from a height consistent with the maximum credible accident for the storage

facility (for example, from a height of 35 feet for Oak Ridge Building 3019) onto a

flat, essentially unyielding, horizontal surface. The drop test shall follow the test

procedures specified in applicable portions of 49 CFR 178.603 and 49 CFR

178.601.

b) The inner container shall remain leak-tight as defined by ANSI N14.5 after a free

drop of the container (including simulated contents) from a four foot height onto a

flat, essentially unyielding, horizontal surface. The drop test also shall follow the

test procedures specified in applicable portions of 49 CFR 178.603 and 49 CFR

178.601.

c) The outer container shall remain leak-tight, as defined in ANSI N14.5, after a

hydrostatic proof-test to 1.5 times the Design Pressure. The test shall be

conducted as specified by 49 CFR 178.601.

2. Testing At Closure

Both the inner and outer containers shall be tested for leak-tightness, as defined in

ANSI N14.5, at their times of closure.

6.2.4

Other Requirements

1. Both the inner and outer containers shall have unique permanent identification

markings, such as by etching or engraving.

2. The outer container and the exterior surface of the inner container shall conform to

acceptable removable contamination requirements as defined by 10 CFR 835,

Appendix D for transuranics at the time of assembly and closure of the outer

container.