DOT 7A FRP box fire test at the INEL [electronic resource].
- Published
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1979.
- Physical Description
- Pages: 89 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Two fire tests were conducted at the INEL in December 1978, using both DOT 7A FRP boxes and DOT 17C steel drums. The containers tested were stacked in a configuration simulating the present storage array used at the RWMC. The fire tests revealed that when the DOT 7A FRP boxes were exposed to a small ignition source they would (a) in the WIPP environment, propogate fire resulting in the penetration of the boxes and probable spread of contamination unless fire suppression measures are taken, and (b) in the RWMC environment, probably not propogate the fire through the stack (the fire self extinguished during this test) although the possibility of the box breaching still exists, unless fire suppression measures are taken. The fire tests also revealed that the DOT 17C steel drums slowed the fire spread to the boxes, but that the rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) liner contained in the drum is highly combustible and presents an additional hazard. Under these test conditions, it was shown that a box could withstand the fire for at least 40 minutes without penetration, which would allow ample fire fighting response time if the blaze is detected early.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:tree-1367
tree-1367 - Subject(s)
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- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
06/01/1979.
"tree-1367"
Brown, R.M.
Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA) - Funding Information
- EY-76-C-07-1570
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