Lid design for low level waste container

A container for low level waste materials comprising:

• a rectangular shell having an open top;
• a rectangular lid detachably coupled to the shell over the open top, the lid including a planar member having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a frame continuously welded to the inner surface of the planar member along a periphery thereof,
• the frame including a rectangular outer section having four corners, a centered longitudinal beam extending between and connected to opposite sides of the rectangular outer section and opposite sides of the longitudinal beam, and four diagonal braces respectively connected to the longitudinal beam and the four corners of the rectangular outer section of the frame, and
• a horizontal band continuously welded to an outer surface of the shell, extending completely around the shell, the horizontal band including four sections interconnected at adjacent ends, each section including first and second nested pieces of angle bar welded to the shell along at least two edges of at least an outer one of the two nested pieces of angle bar.