ML20031G749
| ML20031G749 | |
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| Site: | 07105362 |
| Issue date: | 10/13/1981 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8110230599 | |
| Download: ML20031G749 (3) | |
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Form NRC418 U.S. NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 10 C R 71 For Radioactive Materials Packages 1.(s) Certificate Number 1.(b) Revision No.
1.(c) Package Identification No.
1.(d) Pages No. 1.(e) Total No. Pages 5362 0
USA /5362/B( )
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- 2. PR E Ah*.0 LE 2.(a)
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 170-189 and 14 CFR 103) and Sections 146-19-10a and 146-19-100 of the Department of Transportation Dangerous Cargoes Regulations (46 CFR 146-149), as amended.
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2.(b)
The packaging and contents described in item 5 below, meets the safety standards set forth in Subpart C of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, " Packaging of Radioactive Materials for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Material Under Certain Conditions."
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This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department 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 basis of a safety analysis report of the package design or application-3.(a)
Prepared by (Name and address):
3.(b)
Title anc* identification of report or application:
U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture application Radiological Safety Staff dated October 17, 1980.
Beltsville, MD 20705 1.(c)
Docket No7];5362
- 4. CONDITIONS This certificate is conditional upon the fulfilling of the requirements of Subpart D of 10 CFR 71, as applicable, and the conditions specified in item 5 below.
- 5. Description of Packaging and Authorized Contents, Model Number, Fissile Class, Other Conditions, and
References:
(a)
Packaging (1) Model No.: Natick Irradiator (2) Description The package is a cylindrical, steel-encased, lead filleo weldmant 29-3/4" 0D by 58" high enclosed in a double-walled impact and fire shield (overpack) 57" by 45" by 90" high mounted on a pallet 57" by 45".
The stepped cavity is 9.5C" ID by 8-1/4", 12" ID by 27-1/2" and 20" ID by 11-58".
The source holder (drawer assembly) is 9.48" 0D by 46.625" with 9-1/2" shielding on bottom and 12-1/8" on top. A lead shielded cask insert assembly 20" OD by 9.52" ID by 12.12" is installed at the top of the cask and the entire assembly is held in place with a 1" thick steel lid secured with twelve,1" bolts. A casic drain line is sealed with a pipe plug. A 39" 0D laminated plywood plug fills the space between the top of the cask and the overpack.
Plywood will be positioned around the circumference of the irradiator for support.
The cask weighs 16,000 lbs.
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Drawings The packaging is constructed in accordance with Lockheed Nuclear Products Drawing Nos. 442-2093, Rev. 0; 442-2094, Rev. 0; 442-l 2096, Rev. 0; 4422098, Rev. 0; 442-3002, Rev. 0; and U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Laboratories Drawino No. FE,
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(b) Contents (1)
Type and form of material Cesium-137 sources meeting Special Form requirements of 10 CFR 571.4(o).
(2) Maximum _ quantity of material per package 125,000 Ci 6.
Construction of additional packagings is not authorized.
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The package authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use under the general license provisions of 10 CFR 571.12(b).
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Expiration Date: October 31, 1986.
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REFERENCE U.S. Department of Agriculturn application dated October 17, 1980.
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Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Trdisportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS Datr. OCT 131991
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Transportation Certification Br?"gh Approval Record Model No. Natick Irradiator Docket No. 71-5362 By letter dated October 17, 1980, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requested renewal of an expired package approval for the Model No. Natick Irradiator. The package had been approved by. the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (Regulatory) on November 2,1970.
The approval is documented in a Safety Evaluation Report and is included in the application as a reference.
No changes have been made or requested to the package since approval on November 2, 1970. The renewal d:<s not authorize additional construction of new packages since fracture istghness was not considered for the design.
Fracture toughness criteria for all packages is under review by the Branch.
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Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Certificatica Branch Civision of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS Date: OCT 131981 4
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