1. Package Designs & Sample Fabrication Work Photo’s
Waste and Shipping Containers In Strong Tight/IP-1, 2 & 3
CI-ST-9 Shipping Container CI-ST-90 Shipping Container
2. Waste and Shipping Containers 7A Type Variety of
Configurations and Payloads
CI-7A Type A End View CI-7A Type A Side View – 90 Cu/Ft Version
CI-12 Overpack
Cover Removed Closed Package
4. Xcel Engineering also provides a wide variety of pails, drums and
overpacks that meet UN and DOT 7A Type A in steel, fiber and
plastic materials
CI-48 – 48 Inch Cylinder Overpack
Side View
5. CI-48 – 48 Inch Cylinder Overpack Base Pallet
Burial Container System
Inner Burial Container – C/S Outer Burial Container – S/S
7. Versa-Pac Shipping Container
Models VP-55 & VP-110
The Versa-Pac Shipping Containers are comprised of 16 Gauge Outer Drums with a reinforced
bolted closure thru the top and a standard 12 gauge closure ring. It is connected to a fixed 10
gauge inner containment area and it is closed using twelve ½” bolts and a 1/2” thick top flange
with folding handle. The insulated top plug is welded to the outer lid with 16 gauge sheet metal
as the casing. The inner structure uses a patented stiffener system. It is vented to the outside
using a single 1” Ø acetate plug. The insulation is a combination of ceramic glass fibers on the
sides and polyurethane foam plugs in both the top and bottom. It has been designed as a
replacement for standard 7A and Type A Fissile transportation packaging. The Criticality Safety
Index (CSI) is 1.0.
55-Gallon Version – VP-55
Inner Containment View Versa-Pac Standard Package Inner Containment
The Versa-Pac is designed so that it can be used directly or in conjunction with pails, drums or
inserts that can be manufactured to accommodate a variety of smaller containers and vessels. The
110 gallon Versa-Pac can accept up to a 30 gallon standard drum within the payload cavity. The
8. insert simply slides into the fixed inner containment cavity to adjust the inner dimensions. Inserts
can also be insulated to provide additional thermal protection and to accommodate a leak testable
seal, if needed.
55 Gallon Version 110 Gallon Version
Inner Cavity Dimensions: 15” Dia. x 24” High Inner Cavity Dimensions: 21” Dia. x 29-5/8” High
Tare Weight: Approx. 370 lbs. Tare Weight: Approx. 700 lbs.
Payload Capacity: 250 lbs. Payload Capacity: 260 lbs.
Versa-Pac Shipping Container Current Contents
1). The contents of the Versa-Pac Shipping Container include solid, homogeneous (powder or
crystalline), or non-homogenous, uranium materials with no free standing liquids.
Density is not limited. Materials shall be stable and in a non-pyrophoric form.
Contents are presently limited to:
A. Uranium Oxides (UxOy).
B. Uranyl nitrate crystals in the form of uranyl nitrate hexahydrate, trihydrate or dihydrate.
C. Other uranium compounds, e.g., uranyl fluorides and uranyl carbonates. Uranium
compounds may also contain carbon or graphite. Uranium carbide is authorized for
shipment. However, uranium hydrites are not authorized for shipment.
D. Uranium metal or uranium alloys.
E. TRISO Fuel (C/SIS/C coated ThUC2 particles pressed with carbon matrix to form rods.
Contents may be pre-packaged in hpolytetraflouroethylene, aluminum, and carbon steel.
Materials with auto-ignition temperature and melting point temperatures less than 600°F, and a
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hydrogen density greater than 0.141 g/cm , are not authorized. 2). Maximum quantity of material
per package is 350 grams U-235 enriched up to 100 Weight Percent. The net weight of the
authorized contents shall not exceed 250 lbs. for the Model No. VP-55 and 260 lbs. for the
Model VP-110. 3). Contents are limited to normal form material with the A2 value applied to the
package. The radionuclide inventory of the loaded contents, including U-234 and U-236, shall be
less than the calculated mixture A2 value. 4). Decay heat is limited to 11.4 W. Criticality Safety
Index CSI: 1.0 No materials, excluding the minimum steel wall thickness of the package, are
used as neutron absorbers or moderators.
10. Successfully completed all HAC Required Tests.
Cold conditioning -62 F 4 ft. Drop Test 30 ft. Drop Test Crush Test
Puncture Test Open Pool Fire Immersion Test Helium Leak Test
Authorization will soon be sought for allowable shipment payload mass at any enrichment and
allowable moderation ratios for Uranium Compounds, U-Metal and Uranyl Nitrate Crystals.
Other materials now being considered for inclusion are Uranium Carbide, U-233, UN Liquid,
Plutonium Oxide, Plutonium Metal, Mixed Oxides, U/Pu Alloys, Sources and Fresh Fuel Rods.
For a complete review of the exact shipment payloads, weights and conditions, please contact
XCEL Industries.
The XCEL Engineering has a Tare Weight of approximately 305 pounds and a payload
capacity of 108 pounds. It is available in either carbon steel or a stainless-carbon combination.
Company offers a complete line of products that include pails and drums, 7A containers,
Strong-Tight and IP containers, Custom built packaging and many other containers for Front End
and Waste Products. XCEL Engineering also offer a complete line of engineering and testing
services from design and testing of both new and current packages to writing the Safety Analysis
Report. The personnel of XCEL Engineering , have the experience and reputation for delivering
to the customer, quality products, on-time, with the supporting engineering and quality
documents at responsible prices.
