COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON ITEM 1145 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUIFIED GASES 23RD AND 30TH NOVEMBER, 1959.

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COOi:LDIN.i.TING COi8IITTEE
iECORD OF DISCUSSION
ON
ITEM 1145 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION OF
LIQUEFIED GASES
2 rd and 0th NovenAber, 125
Present: Belgium(Luxembourg), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,
United Kingdom, United States.
References: COCCI[ Does. Nos. 3700.2 and 5, 00001 Doc. No. 3711-00/1 and
I.P. 1145/1.
1. The COLL~=TEE based its discussion on the proposals submitted by
the United States and German Dele6.;~,tions.
United States proposal
2. The UNITED STiiTES Delegation proposed that the cut-off figure of
500 gallons (1,893 litres) be changed to 250 gallons (946 litres) and that
fluorine be added to the gases listed in this item.
3. No objections were raised to the addition of fluorine, but several
delegations were unable to agree to the change in cut-off. The United States
Delegation expressed a willingness to modify their proposal. so as to limit the
cut-off change to liquefied fluorine only. To this end, they suggested that
the item should retain its present cut-off, that fluorine should be added to
the gases listed therein, and that a new sub-item should be added to cover
containers of from 250 gallons up to 500 Gallons designed for the storage and/or
transportation of liquid fluorine. The item thus redefined would read:
"Containers, jacketed only, for the storage or transportation
of liquefied gases, including mobile units as follows:
(a) of 500 gallons capacity or over, designed for liquid
nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, ozone, helium, argon and
fluorine
(b) of 250 gallons up to 500 gallons designed for the handling
of liquid fluorine."
4. Delegations welcomed this modification and undertook to refer it to
their Governments.
German proposal
5. The GEJWJAN -0ele6aticn proposed that the words "vacuum insulated" be
inserted before the word "containers" at the beginning of the definition.
6. All Delegations, except the UNITED STATES -Delegation, were prepared
to accept the German proposal.
7. The GERM1N Delegation explained that their proposal aimed at exclu-
ding containers which were not capable of storing liquefied gases over a long
period. They were ready to study any other proposal which would achieve this
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result. The UNITED ST.iTES Delegation pointed out that certain non-vacuum types
were superior in so far as the storaZe of liquid Lases was concerned. They
indicated that they were pursuing the question of whether it would be possible
to establish a cut-off based on tLe teml)e;rature loss factor over a given time
period with a view to separating the more important from the loss important
types of such equipment, and also to determine if other equipment specifications
could be related to such a loss factor.
8. The UNITED KINGDOM Delegation welcomed this tentative United States
suggestion. They themselves were anxious to exclude the vast amount of civilian-
type equipment used to transport ,.vases.
9. The F1tENCH Dele0;ationy although they favoured a simple formula
not likely to give difficulty to the customs officials who applied the control
system, were also ready to study a cut-_-;ff based on the temperature loss factor
over a given time period.
10. On. the 30th N:jveriber, the BELGL I Delegation indicated that they
were in favour of the German proposal.
11. CONCLUSION : The COi ITTEE noted that agreement had not been reached on
Item 1145, and agreed to resume study of it during the second
round of discussion.
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