ML19241A227
| ML19241A227 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07109386 |
| Issue date: | 08/28/2019 |
| From: | Pierre Saverot Spent Fuel Licensing Branch |
| To: | Christopher Regan Division of Spent Fuel Management |
| Saverot P | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19241A225 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2019-LRM-0051 | |
| Download: ML19241A227 (7) | |
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www.holtec.com HI-STAR PBT Pre-submittal Meeting August 20, 2019
www.holtec.com l Page 2
Background
Battelle, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL),
has contracted Holtec to design, license, fabricate, and deliver Transportation Casks.
Cask will be used for transporting Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (TPBARs) from Watts Bar Units 1 and 2 in Tennessee to the Tritium Extraction Facility (TEF) in South Carolina (Savannah River Site).
www.holtec.com l Page 3 HI-STAR PBT Design Criteria Type B Radioactive Material Package 10CFR71 Regulation NUREG-1609, Supplement 2 Includes accommodating gas release from 100% rod breach under Hypothetical Accident Conditions (HAC)
Package to accommodate maximum Helium inventory from rods with a peak of 1.5g tritium Over-the-Road transport from plant to extraction site using dedicated trailer Evaluations to be performed consistent with previous Holtec transport applications - analytical modeling, no physical tests foreseen
www.holtec.com l Page 4 Contents Each cask holds 4 consolidated canisters.
Each Consolidated Canister contains 300 TPBARs.
Cask design will also encompass partial loading of 1 to 3 canisters during transport.
www.holtec.com l Page 5 HI-STAR PBT Cross-section view Basket for 4 consolidation canisters Materials Stainless Steel (pink/dark blue)
Lead (gray)
Carbon Steel (light blue)
www.holtec.com l Page 6 HI-STAR PBT Cask with Impact Limiters Cask without Impact Limiters
www.holtec.com l Page 7 Schedule Planned submittal for early 2021.
Need NRC approval mid 2022.