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Fissile material shall be packaged and shipped in such a manner that subcriticality is maintained under conditions likely to be encountered during normal and accident conditions of transport. The following contingencies shall be considered:

(a)

Water leaking into or out of packages;

(b)

The loss of efficiency of built-in neutron absorbers or moderators;

(c)

Possible rearrangement of the radioactive contents either within the package or as a result of loss from the package;

(d)

Reduction of spaces between packages or radioactive contents;

(e)

Packages becoming immersed in water or buried in snow; and

(f)

Possible effects of temperature changes.