ML20012D658

Certificate of Compliance 5980,Rev 11,for Model GE-600. Approval Record Encl

ML20012D658
Person / Time
Site:	07105980
Issue date:	03/21/1990
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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l N efeceio n i.eued to certify that the packooing and contents oseertbed in nem s betow. meets the applicabie setoty stanne 1

os reoe,si neeumion pen 71, enckooine and Tren.corietion of neotometive $4=ierial.-

b. This certific.aie oo not releve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the reouietsons of the UA Noartment of T l

appiecah4e regulatory agencies, including the government of any country through or into wh6ch the package will be transported.

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is la conditionet upon fulfilhng the f quirennents of 10 CFR Part 71, se applicable, and the condit%ns specified below.

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A steel-encasedi eadishielded.shisping cask.

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a cylinder 34 inches in' diameter ay 59.12 inches high formed by two i

concentric steel; shells whose annular region if filled with 6 inches I

1 of lead. '.The cavity'is' 20-1/2: inches ID by 46 inches high, 3/8-inch g

I thick stainless; steel. cylinder. A recessed plug-type cask lid, g

l consisting of a steel-weldment filled with lead, is secured to the R

cask body by;six 1-inch diameter' steel bolts.

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'l gasket provides the seal. A protective jacket consisting of a

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placed over the'casktand bolted to a steel pallet by eight 2-inch y

I diameter steel bolts. The cask has one 1/2-inch diameter drain-line I

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I upright position. The total weight of the package is approximately i

23,300 pounds when loaded.

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l (3) Drawings.

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The packaging is constructed in accordance with the following General Electric Company Drawing Nos.:

12904742, Rev. 2; 129D4743, Rev. 1; l

I and 129D4744, Rev. 3.

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. Lifting and/or tie-down devices which are a structural part of the I,

package must be in accordance with the above drawings.

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(1) Type and form of material l

l Byproduct material and irradiated special nuclear material in solid or l

solid oxide form, but specifically not loose powders. Contents are to l

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be clad, encapsulated or contained in a metal encasement of such l

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materialastowithstapdthecombjned-gffectsoftheinternalheat I

load and the 1475'F fimb Jith the closurejpre-tested for leak tightness.

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meeting the quiKements of special form radt6actjve material.

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l Plutonium inTexcess of twenty (20) curies per package 1nust be in tho j

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l (1) jfor the content's,describednin 5.(ti)((9)1the maximum" dec I

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t6 exceed 600. watts)and~thefissilecontentnottogexceed500 I

(gramsofU-2357300'gramsU-233,\\300 grams Pu, or a prorated l

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. quantity. of ~each1such thatuthe. sum' of the ratios does not exceed i

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(". irradiated ~reactorfuel;;thefue11musthavebeenc'ooledfora l

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minimum ofi90. days',f and no1more than 10,000,ci of,' oble gases l

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cask must be leak, tight:to'1 x!107 atm-cm j

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i (ii) ForhthecontentsSeschibed,in'5.(b)(1)themaximumdecayheatnot l

l to exce'ed 600 watts and;the! fissile content not to exceed 1200 I

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grams fissile provided:

(1) the fissile material is contained in I

standard' waste liners constructed of 5-inch Schedule 40 pipe with l

l amaximuminsidelengthof39-5/16 finches,(2)nomorethan-four i

such liners are shipped'at one time, (3) each liner contains no I

i more than 300 grams fissile, and (4) the cask is provided with a l

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l positioning lattice to maintain separation between the liners.

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l (c) Fissile Class II and III I

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(1) Minimum transport index to be For the contents specified in l

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5(b)(2)(i).

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The U-235 equivalent mass must be determined by the following method:

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U-235 equivalent mass equals U-235 mass plus 1.66 times U-233 mass plus I

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1.66 times Pu mass.

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7.. Package contents must be dry and the fissile material unmoderated (H to X l

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The cask must be delivered to a carrier pry and the cavity drain line must beclosedwithaplugwhichwilleathtaihifi'kealattemperaturesuptoat l

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i icone rubber lid gaske (kmust be inspected.

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months, whichever p& curs first.

Cavity drain line must be (ealed with I

appropriate sealant' applied to threads of pipe plug.

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APPROVAL RECORD Model No. GE-600 Docket No. 71-5980 Revision No. 11 By application dated February 27, 1990, General Electric Company requested that Certificate of Compliance No. 5980 be renewed for the Model No. GE-600 shipping container. The application also requested' changes to the Certificate of Compliance.

Revision No. 11-is being issued to renew the Certificate of Compliance for a five year term without change. The requested changes will be considered seperately as an amendment to the Certificate of Compliance.

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'i m Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Branch Division of Safeguards and Transportation, NMSS Date:.-

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