ML20024A305
| ML20024A305 | |
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| Site: | 07109134 |
| Issue date: | 10/25/1982 |
| From: | Williams C ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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U.S. OEPARTMENT OF ENERriY (11 77)
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I
For Radioactive Materiats Packages Ia. Certificate Number 1b. Revision No.
Ic Package identification No.
Id. Page No.
Ie. Total No. Pages.
USA /5705/AF(DOE-ID)
Rev. 2 USA /5705/AF(DOE-ID) 1 4
- 2. PREAMBLE 2a.
This certificate is issued to satisfy Sections 173.393a,173.394,173.395, and 173.396 of the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 170-1d9).
2b.
The packaging and contents described in item 5 below, meets the safety standards set forth in Suopert C of Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations. Part 71," Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Material Under Certain Conditions."
2c.
This certificate does not reheve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Departrnent of Transportation or other applicable regulatory agencies, including the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.
- 3. This certificate is issued on the oasis of a safety analysis report of the package design or application-(1) Prepared by (Name and sodressl:
(2) Title and Identification of report or application:
(3) oate:
Aerojet Nuclear Co.
As noted EG&G Idaho, Inc.
Report No.
TR-466, ATR Fuel Element, P.O. Box 1625 Shipping Container Safety Analysis, June 30, 1975 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 EGAG Idaho, Inc.
, Report No.
PP-T-79-012, ETR Fuel Element Shiopinq
- Containers, Auo. 7,1979 ( Addendum to PR-T-79-011)(TR-46d
- 4. CONDITIONS This certificate is conditional upon the fuifilling of the requirements of Sucpert D of 10 CFR 71, as applicable, and the conditions specified
- n item 5 eelow.
S. Description of Packaging and Authorized Contents, Model Number, Fissile C' ass, Other Conditions, and
References:
(a) Packagings (1) Model - ATR and ETR Fuel Element Shipping Containers (2)
Descriptions ATR Fuel Element Shipping Container The inner container is a right parallelepiped 69h inches x 26-13/16 inches x 6-11/16 inches, constructed of 3/4-inch plywood, covered with e a:
16-gage steel.
The top and bottom are lined with high density poly-g ethylene foam with 0.020-inch cadmium plate. Wood spacers covered with sponge rubber and 0.020-inch cadmium olate provide separation for four n -,
mS fuel assemblies.
Positive closure is provided by a continuous hinge, y
and two wire sealed hinge pins orovide access.
ou o8 The outer container is an overpack, 79 inches x 27 inches x 11 inches, 7
constructed of 1-inch plywood, framed by steel-angle members and covered o n' with 18-gage steel.
Aluminum, honeycomb impact limiters are fixed to the 880 ends of the overpack.
Positive closure of the overpack is orovided bv four hinge pins which are secured in place using 1/16-inch diameter cotter pins.
The package weight is approximately 853 pounds when loaded.
Ea. Date of lisuance:
October 25, 1982 lsb.E,,, rat,onoate:
None FoR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 7s. Address lof 00E Issurng 0ffice) 7b. Signature, ame. and Titie lof doe Approvmg 0fficiall (f
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U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) j/
1 Idaho Operations Office g
(6q 550 Second Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 C. E. Williams, Manager
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Page 2 Certificate No. 5705 - Revision No. 2 (a)
(2)
Descriptions (Continued)
ETR Fuel Element Shipping Container The inner container is a right parallelepiped 56-3/4 inches x 16-1/2 inches x 10-13/16 inches, constructed of 3/4-inch plywood, covered with 16-gage steel. The top and bottom are lined with 1/4-inch of high density polyethylene with 0.020-inch cadmiun plate.
The spacer separating the two layers of the three fuel assemblies consists of 1-inch high density polyethylene,1-inch of latex foam rubber, and 0.040-inch cadmiun plate.
Positive closure if provided by a continuous hinge and two wire sealed hinge pins provide access.
The outer container is an overpack, 71 inches x 21-1/4 inches x 15-3/8 inches, constructed of 1-inch plywood, framed by steel-angle members and covered with 18-gage steel.
Aluninun impact limiters (3-1/2 inches) are fixed to the ends of the overpack.
Positive closure of the overpack is provided by four hinge pins which are se-cured in place using 1/16-inch diameter cotter pins.
The package weight is approximately 690 pounds when loaded.
(3)
Drawings ATR Fuel Element Shipping Container The packaging is fabricated in accordance with Idaho Nuclear Corpora-
-tion Drawings Nos. 035927, Rev. B; 035928, Rev. C; 035929, Rev. C; 035932; Rev. A; and Phillips Petroleun Company Drawings Nos. ATR-E-1052, Rev. C; and ATR-E-1053, Rev. C.
ETR Fuel Element Shipping Container The packaging is fabricated in accordance with Idaho Nuclear Corpora-tion ETR Drawing E-1012, Rev. E 532-0642-47-400-021712.
(b)
Contents (1)
Type and Form of Material ATR Fuel Element Shipping Container Solid, unirradiated material, as either clad rods or plates or fuel elements. The concentration of the U-235 isotope shall not exceed 700 grams per linear foot in each of the four compartments.
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Page 3 Certificate No. 5705 - Revision 2 ETR Fuel Element Shipping Container One solid, unirradiated fuel element or control rod follower piece in each of six compartments, provided they contain no more than 520 grams of uranim-235 per element or follower piece.
Authorized unirradiated fuel elements:
( a)
ETR (b)
GETR (c)
University elements EG&G Drawing Nos.
(1)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 410371 (2)
Rhode Island 411650 (3)
Virginia:
Standard 409338 Control 409339 Partial 409340 (4)
Michigan 409418 (5)
Lowell 411650 (2)
Maximum quantity of material per package not to exceed Type A quantities.
ATR Fuel Element Shipping Container Total U-235 content not to exceed 12,000 grams per package.
ETR Fuel Element Shipping Container Total U-235 content not to exceed 3,120 grams per package.
(3)
The uranin must be maintained within the longitudinal region of the box which contains the cadmi m.
(4)
Fissile Class I Applies to both ATR and ETR Fuel Element Shipping Containers.
(5)
Chemical composition and form must not be reactive with the packaging, must not be explosive and must not have a hydrogen atom density, when averaged over the vol s e of the contents, greater than that of water at one gram per cubic centimeter.
(6)
Heat generation shall not exceeo 0.1 watt.
(7)
Surface radiation level and transport index will be in accordance with 49 CFR Parts 170-189.
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Page 4 Certificate No. 5705 - Revision No. 2 (c)
References (1)
Aerojet Nuclear Company Report ANCR-1100, Protective Shipping Packages for Radioactive and Fissile Material, D. A. Tobias, et al, March 1968.
(2)
Aerojet Nuclear Company report No. TR-466, ATR Fuel Element Ship-ping Container Safety Analysis, June 30, 1975.
NOTE: This docunent was reissued as:
EG&G Idaho, Inc., Report No.
PR-T-79-011 ( TR-466).
(3)
EG&G Idaho, Inc., Report No. PR-T-79-012, ETR Fuel Element Ship-ping Containers - Addendum to PR-T-79-Oll ( TR-466), August 7,1979.
(4)
H. A. Worle Ltr. to M. A. Thom, Worle-4-82, " Feasibility of Trans-1 porting Various Aluminum Plate Type Fuel Elements in ETR Shipping Boxes," September 3,1982.
(5)
H. A. Worle Ltr. to M. A. Thom, Worle-5-82, " Applicability of ETR Shipping Box Review," September 17, 1982.