A Type B package containing more than 10
5A2 must be designed so that its undamaged containment system can withstand an external water pressure of 2 MPa (290 psi) for a period of not less than 1 hour without collapse, buckling, or inleakage of water.
[69 FR 3795, Jan. 26, 2004]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234, 1701 (
42 U.S.C. 2073,
2077,
2092,
2093,
2111,
2201,
2232,
2233,
2273,
2282,
2297f; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842,
5846,
5851; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 180 (
42 U.S.C. 10175);
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 60 FR 50264, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 71.61