With the introduction of Performance Oriented Packaging in the 1990’s, UN certification of packagings in the US were either performed by a self-certifying manufacturer (CFR 178.503(a)(8), (f)(6)) or by sending packagings to a third-party test lab. Whether self-certified or lab tested, the protocol for performing the non-bulk UN tests is spelled out in CFR 178.600, [...] Read Full Story
Concerns for radioactive clean-up usually focus on items such as contaminated chemicals, tools, clothes and even vehicles. But now, DOE facilities around the country are attempting to prevent stray animals from wandering onto their sites and ingesting contamination. Detectors at the Hanford nuclear reservation (in Washington State) are claiming that “anything that hops, burrows, buzzes [...] Read Full Story
In recent years, the usage of stainless steel drums for winemaking has increased dramatically. Throughout the US and in many contemporary wineries, winemakers find stainless drums beneficial due to greater cleanliness, ease of availability, reliable longevity, and affordable price. In addition, these stainless drums offer various closure fitting configurations that can be located on the [...] Read Full Story