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AFMAN 24-204(I)/TM 38-250/NAVSUP PUB 505/MCO P4030.19H/ DLAI 4145.3
11 DECEMBER 2001
NOTES:
1. Quantity in kg.
2. Minimum percentage of plutonium-240 is 5 weight percent.
3. 4.5 kilogram limitation of plutonium due to 10 watt decay heat limitation.
4. For a mixture of uranium-235 and plutonium, an equal amount of uranium-235 may be substituted for any
portion pf plutonium authorized.
5. Maximum inside diameter of Specification 2R containment vessel must not be greater than 12.1 cm (4.75 inch)
see A11.8.2.
6. Granulated or powdered metal with any particle less than 8 mm (0.25 inch) in the smallest dimension is not
authorized.
7. Except for material with a criticality TI of 0.0, the maximum permitted uranium-235 enrichment is 93.5 percent.
8. H/X is ratio of hydrogen to fissile atoms in the inner containment.
9. For Pu-238, the limit is 0.02 kg due to the 10 watt thermal decay heat limitation.
A11.8.2.3. Type B, Type B(U) or B(M) packaging that meets the standards for packaging of fissile materials in 10
CFR Part 71, and is approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission per 49 CFR 173.471.
A11.8.2.4. Type B(U) or B(M) packaging that meets the applicable requirements for fissile radioactive materials in
section V of the IAEA “Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, Safety Series No. 6” or IAEA
"Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, No. TS-R-1” and for which the foreign competent
authority certificate has been revalidated by the DOT according to 49 CFR 173.473. Authorized only for export and
import shipments.
A11.8.2.5. DOT 20PF-1, 20PF-2, 20PF-3, 21PF-1A, or 21PF-1B phenolic-foam insulated overpacks with snug
fitting inner metal cylinders meeting all of the applicable requirements of A3.1, A3.3.7.1, and A3.3.7.2, and the
following:
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Handling procedures and packaging criteria must comply with US Department of Energy Report Number
ORO-651 or ANSI Standard N14.1.
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Quantities of uranium hexafluoride are authorized as shown in table A11.6, with each package assigned a
minimum transport index as also shown.
