Compliance Testing, as defined in 10 CFR Part 71.85 and 10 CFR Part 71.87

Normal Conditions of Transport, Ten tests as defined in 10 CFR Part 71.71

Hypothetical Accident Conditions, Six tests as defined in 10 CFR Part 71.73

After the normal conditions of transportation tests the package must have no change in external radiation dose rate or release of radioactive material. These requirements imply that the entire package will be essentially undamaged after these tests.

After the hypothetical accident conditions tests the package can only have a slight change in external radiation dose rate and a very small release rate. To meet these requirements, there can be very little deformation to the containment portion of the package.

PACKAGE CERTIFICATION			SEVERE ACCIDENT TESTING	REAL-LIFE ACCIDENTS
A RAM package can be certified ONLY if the package survives the sequential Hypothetical Accident Conditions; free drop, crush, puncture, thermal, and immersion environments. This regulatory testing can be accomplished with full-scale tests, scale-model tests, and/or computer analyses.			Severe accident testing is conducted to support risk assessments and improve public confidence.	The forces present in real-life accidents are compared to the forces present in the Hypothetical Accident Conditions.
Full-Scale Tests	Scale-Model Tests	Computer Analyses	Severe Accident Testing	Real-Life Accidents