ML19260B967
| ML19260B967 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07104949 |
| Issue date: | 11/14/1979 |
| From: | Lheureux J UNC RECOVERY SYSTEMS, UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.) |
| To: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| 14761, NUDOCS 7912180035 | |
| Download: ML19260B967 (2) | |
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79-14 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety Washington, D.C.
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Subject:
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Model No. UNC-1484 I
Reference:
- Letter, R. J. Gregg to C.
E. MacDonald dated October 4, 1979 Gentlemen:
Per our recent telephone conversation, I au submitting a revised copy of page one of our Applicr.cion for Re-newal Certificate of Compliance No. 4949.
If you require further information, please contact me or Mr. Bob Gregg.
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.a l.0 General Information In accordance with requirements set forth by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regulatory Guide 7.9 and 10CFR71, UNC Resources, Inc. as a licensee and primary user of Ccntainer Model UNC 1484, herein submits a consolidated application for renewal.
The shipping container Model UNC 1484 is similar to the DOT specification 6L package with the following exceptions:
The model UNC 1484 is designed to ship up to 25.4 Kg of U-235 which is approximately double the 14 Kg U-235 permitted for the 6L; the insulating material, flanged closure and inner containment vessel of the UNC 1484 also differ from those of 6L.
Structural evaluation tests and experience with other containers with these same design features show them to be superior to the 6L design.
1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 The model UNC 1484 shipping container will be used for shipping of uranium as dry oxide and compounds of all U-235 enrichments which do not decompose at temperatures up to 750 F.
The radioactive thermal decay energy output does not exceed 10 watts.
The material has a rc..ix-imum bulk density of 5.3 kgU per liter.
1.1.2 The UNC 1484 shipping container is designed to ship material under the following specs:
Maximum net weight:
29.5 Kg Maximum U-235 Content:
24.4 Kg Fissile Class II Material Transport Index:
2.0 units per package (maximum of 25 packages for a total of 50 transport units per shipment)
Fissile Class III Material 50 packages 1.2 Package Description 1.2.1 Packaging Gross weight:
137 Kg Materials of Construction:
a) 2-
" thick sheets of plywood 22h" OD x 10\\" ID loose in drum Revised Page 1 14761 g g 197