Performance Oriented Packaging Testing of Container, Shipping and Storage, Mk 34 Mod 0

Abstract

Qualification tests were performed to determine whether the in- service Mk 34 Mod O Shipping and Storage Container could be utilized to contain properly dunnaged solid type hazardous materials weighing up to a gross weight of 31.7 kg (70 pounds). The tests were conducted in accordance with Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) requirements specified by the United Nations Recommendations on Transportation of Dangerous Goods and the Department of Transportation's Title 49 CFR and the Final Rulings published in the Federal Register, Vol. 55 on 21 Dec 90. The container has conformed to the POP performance requirements; i.e., the container successfully retained its contents throughout the specified tests.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236013

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