---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 71.33"
title: "10"
number: "71.33"
heading: "Package description."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/71.33"
---

# §71.33. Package description.


The application must include a description of the proposed package in sufficient detail to identify the package accurately and provide a sufficient basis for evaluation of the package. The description must include—

- (a) **With respect to the packaging—**
  - (1) Classification as Type B(U), Type B(M), or fissile material packaging;
  - (2) Gross weight;
  - (3) Model number;
  - (4) Identification of the containment system;
  - (5) **Specific materials of construction, weights, dimensions, and fabrication methods of—**
    - (i) Receptacles;
    - (ii) Materials specifically used as nonfissile neutron absorbers or moderators;
    - (iii) Internal and external structures supporting or protecting receptacles;
    - (iv) Valves, sampling ports, lifting devices, and tie-down devices; and
    - (v) Structural and mechanical means for the transfer and dissipation of heat; and
  - (6) **Identification and volumes of any receptacles containing coolant.**
- (b) **With respect to the contents of the package—**
  - (1) Identification and maximum radioactivity of radioactive constituents;
  - (2) Identification and maximum quantities of fissile constituents;
  - (3) Chemical and physical form;
  - (4) Extent of reflection, the amount and identity of nonfissile materials used as neutron absorbers or moderators, and the atomic ratio of moderator to fissile constituents;
  - (5) Maximum normal operating pressure;
  - (6) Maximum weight;
  - (7) Maximum amount of decay heat; and
  - (8) **Identification and volumes of any coolants.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 53, 57, 62, 63, 81, 161, 182, 183, 223, 234, 1701 (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2297f); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec. 180 (42 U.S.C. 10175); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. Section 71.97 also issued under Sec. 301, Pub. L. 96-295, 94 Stat. 789 (42 U.S.C. 5841 note).

### Source

Source: 60 FR 50264, Sept. 28, 1995, unless otherwise noted.