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HAZMAT Tech 1 - Cont
HAZMAT Tech 1 - Containers
Question | Answer |
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Cryogenic liquid Tank Cars | Negative 150 F Hazard Classes 2.2 Capacity (gal) 4000-45000 PSI 25.4 |
Non-pressure Tank Cars | Visible fittings on top Hazard Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Capacity (gal) 4000-45000 PSI 60 to 100 |
Pneumatically unloaded hopper car | sloping sided bays on bottom Hazard Classes 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Capacity (gal) 4000-45000 PSI 20 to 80 |
Pressure tank cars | Fittings on top in protective housing with ladder Hazard Classes 2, 3 Capacity (gal) 4000-45000 PSI 100-600 |
IMO-101 (Type 1)-NON PRESSURE | Closures on top of container, container in frame Hazard Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 Capacity (gal) PSI 25.4-100 |
IMO-102 (Type 2)-NON PRESSURE | Closures on top of container, container in frame Hazard Classes 3, 6, 8 Capacity (gal) PSI 14.5-25.4 |
Pressure Intermodal (Type 5) | Fittings/Closures on top/end in protective housing Hazard Classes 2, 3 Capacity (gal) 5500 PSI 100-500 |
Cryogenic intermodal (Type 7) | Valves in compartment/cabinet on top, ends or sides Hazard Classes 2.2 Capacity (gal) PSI 25.4 or less |
Tube module | cylinders permanently mounted in frame Hazard Classes 2 Capacity (gal) PSI 3000-5000 |
Dry bulk | v-shaped hulls on bottom Hazard Classes 5.1, 8, 9 Capacity (gal) 1500 cubic feet PSI 80 or less |
Non-pressure liquid cargo (TC 406) | elliptical, single shell Hazard Classes 3 Capacity (gal) 7500-10000 PSI 2.65-5 |
Low-pressure liquid cargo (TC 407) | narrow horseshoe shape, SOMETIMES with ribs Hazard Classes 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 8 Capacity (gal) 5000-8000 PSI 18-40 |
corrosive liquid cargo (TC 312) | circular with reinforcement ribs Hazard Classes 8 Capacity (gal) 3300-5500 PSI 35-50 |
high pressure cargo (TC 331) | circular with rounded ends or heads Hazard Classes 2 Capacity (gal) 2500-11500 PSI 100-500 |
compressed gas/tube trailer | tubes mounted on a trailer, manifold at rear Hazard Classes 2 PSI 3000-5000 |
cryogenic liquid cargo (TC 338) | cabinet with fittings in cabinet Hazard Classes 2.2 Capacity (gal) 5000-14000 PSI 25.4 or less |
Cone roof tank Facility | has a cone roof with weak seams Hazard Classes 3, 4, 5, 8 PSI 0-0.5 |
Covered floating roof tank Facility | Much wider than it is tall Hazard Classes 3, 8 Capacity (gal) 1,000,000 PSI 0-0.5 |
Dome roof tank Facility | fixed dome-shaped roof Hazard Classes 3, 5, 9 PSI 2.5-15 |
Pressure tanks Facilities | rounded ends Hazard Classes 2, 3 PSI 0.5-15psi |
ton containers (pressure drums) | convex or concave ends Hazard Classes 2 Capacity (gal) 2000lbs product PSI 500-1000 |
PIPELINES | diff. products may be transported in same line using "pigs" to separate products Hazard Classes 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 PSI 100-7000 |
Bags | paper, cloth, burlap, plastic, etc. Hazard Classes 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Capacity (gal) typically 100lbs none |
Carboys | made of glass or plastic and sometimes surrounded in plastic for shipment Hazard Classes 6, 8 Capacity (gal) 1 gal-20gal none |
Cylinders | Hazard Classes 2 PSI a few to several thousand |
Drums | Closed head (have 2" and 3/4" diameter bungs, usually for liquid), open head (removable top with no openings) Hazard Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Capacity (gal) usually 55gal, but can be more |
Dewar Flask (cryogenic) | containers within a container Hazard Classes Capacity (gal) 1L to greater than 1000L |
Type A | Openings on top/side. Intended for materials with higher level of radiation than allowed in excepted or industrial. Have to pass testing requirements. |
Type B | Protects mat'ls with higher radioactivity levels than those allowed in type A packages (including spent nuclear fuel). Certified by NRC and recertified every 5 years. Testing requirements must be passed. |
Type C | Not used in US yet. Used for air transport. Used for high activity materials including Plutonium. |
Industrial | intended for mat'l having low activity per unit mass with limited hazard to public and the environment. IP-1, IP-2, IP-3 testing requirements. |
Excepted | Extremely low levels of radioactivity. Example: fire detectors. Criteria found in 49CFR173.410. Testing requirements must be met. |