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Framatome MAP-12 and MAP-13 Shipping Container, Application for Approval for Incorporation of Chromium Coated Fuel Rods
ML18346A713
Person / Time
Site: 07109319
Issue date: 12/12/2018
From: Travis Tate
Framatome
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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framatome December 12, 2018 T JT:18:036 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 11555 Rockville Pike One White Flint North Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

Docket No. 71-9319, Framatome MAP-12 and MAP-13 Shipping Container, Application For Approval For Incorporation of Chromium Coated Fuel Rods.

References:

(1) Docket No. 71-9319, Framatome MAP-12 and MAP-13 Shipping Container Safety Analysis Report.

(2) NRC Certificate of Compliance Number 9319 Revision 10.

Framatome Inc. (Framatome), per the provisions of 10 CFR 71.19(c), formally requests an amendment to Certificate of Compliance 9319 for the MAP packaging.

Framatome has a commercial need to make a lead test assembly shipment to a commercial U.S. Reactor beginning January 16, 2019.

We are submitting this application for changes to the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) as a result of a new accident tolerance fuel (ATF) design involving a thin chromium coating applied to the fuel cladding. The chromium coating improves the mechanical and criticality safety performance of the fuel cladding. This is the only change being requested.

Included in this application are seven attachments that support the requested amendment.

Attachment A (Proprietary) is the updated application, FS1-0038397, MAP PWR Fuel Shipping Package - USA/9319/B(U)F-96.

Attachment B (Proprietary) is a list of affected page changes from the SAR (Attachment A)

Attachment C (Non-Proprietary) is the redacted version of the updated application, FS1-0038397, MAP PWR Fuel Shipping Package - USA/9319/B(U)F-96.

Framatome Inc.

2101 Horn Rapids Road Rich land, WA 99354 Tel: (509) 375-8100 www.framatome.com

Document Control Desk December 12, 2018 T JT:18 :036 Page 2 Attachment D provides the proposed changes to CoC number 9319 that are being requested.

Attachment E is a publicly available Nuclear Engineering and Technology 50 reference provided for information.

Attachment F includes responses to NRC questions provided between 12/6/18 and 12/10/18.

Attachment G includes the proprietary affidavit.

Please note that Attachments A and B of this application are proprietary.

As previously stated, Framatome requests NRC action on this letter to support a fuel shipment on January 16, 2019. Please feel free to contact me at (509) 375-8550 if you have questions or need additional information.

Very truly yours,

~ --~~

Timothy J. Tate, Manager Environmental, Health, Safety and Licensing Attachments:

c:

A. Application, FS1-0038397, MAP PWR Fuel Shipping Package -

USA/9319/B(U)F-96. (Proprietary)

B. List of affected pages changes made to attachment A. (Proprietary)

C. Non-Proprietary Application, FS1-0038397, MAP PWR Fuel Shipping Package -

USA/9319/B(U)F-96.

D. Proposed changes to NRC Certificate of Compliance Number 9319 Revision 10.

E. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 50 (2018), AREVA NP's enhanced accident-tolerant fuel developments: Focus on Cr-coated M5 cladding, Bischoff et al.

F. Responses to NRC Questions.

G. Propriety affidavit Bernard White US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Two White Flint North Mail Stop 4 834 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 (w attachments)

Document Control Desk December 12, 2018 Pierre Saverot US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Two White Flint North Mail Stop 4 B34 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 (w attachments)

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