Performance Oriented Packaging Testing of Container, Shipping and Storage, Mk 461 Mod 1 for Packing Group II Solid Hazardous Materials

Abstract

Qualification tests were performed to determine whether the in- service Mk 461 Mod 1 Shipping arid Storage Container could be utilized to contain properly dunnaged solid type hazardous materials weighing up to a gross weight of 67 kg (148 pounds). The tests were conducted in accordance with Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) requirements specified by the United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods ST/SG/AC. 10/1 and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 107 through 178. 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 Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248895

Entities

People

  • Lewis Coutts

Organizations

  • Naval Sea Systems Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Containerizing
  • Containers
  • Distortion
  • Drop Tests
  • Flash Point
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Regulations
  • Shipping
  • Shipping Containers
  • Specific Gravity
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Transportation
  • United Nations
  • Vapor Pressure
  • Vibration

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  • Materials Science