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Certificate of Compliance 9179,rev 6,for Models Nupac 6/100L,NUPAC 6/100H,LN 6-80L & Ln 6-80H Packages
ML20044E946
Person / Time
Site: 07109179
Issue date: 05/20/1993
From: Macdonald C
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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ML20044E939 List:
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NUDOCS 9305260308
Download: ML20044E946 (5)
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a. This certsf4cate is sasued to certify that the packaging and contents descnbed in item 5 below, meets tne applicable safety standards set forth inTitle 10 Code q

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b. Tn,s certificate does not renove ine consignor from compiiance witn any requirement of ine reguistions of two u.s. oepartmeni of Transportation or otner I

appiscabie reguistory agencies. including ine government of any country through or into which the package will be transpotied.

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I This cattsficate is conditional upon fulfilling the requirements of 10 CFA Part 71, as apphcable, and the condations specified below.

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Steel encased lead shielded casks for-low specific activity material.

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casks aree right circular cylinders with a'61.0-inch ID by 62.0-inch IH

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cavity. The walls of the ' casks contain a lead thickness ranging from 2.43 to

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3.56 inches encased.in 0.50-inch thick inner steel shell and 1.13-inch thick il i

I outer steel shell. "Theitop cover and cask bottom are made up of two steel lll l

plates ranging in thickness from 2.0 to'3.0 inches. 'The primary cask lid.is j

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secured to the cylindrical' cask body by eight,1-1/4-inch rachet binders. An I

optional secondary lid is centered in the primary ' lid and is secured to the

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l primary lid with-eight, 3/4-inch studs and nuts.' Each lid is provided with a

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i Neoprene gasket seal. The casks may be provided with an optional 12-gauge

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I stainless steel liner (seal welded along~ all edges), an optional lid vent L-

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casks are provided with four equally spaced lifting / tie-down devices. The l

primary lid is provided with three lifting lugs and the optional secondary

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lid is provided with one lifting lug.

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NUPAC 6/100L, LN 6-80L 69.11 2.43 4.5 4.5 42,900

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5. (a) (3) Drawings I

g Model Nos. NUPAC 6/100L and NUPAC 6/100H

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The packages are fabricated in accordance with Nuclear Packaging, Inc.,

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Drawing No. X-20-310-SNP, Sheets 1 and 2, Revision No. A.

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The packages are fabricated in accordance with LN Technologies Corporation 8'

Drawing No. 5025-M-2005, Sheets 1 and 2, Revision No. O.

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(i) Dewatered, solid, or solidified wastes, meeting tre requi.'ements for low ll.

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(ii) Activated solid components meeting the requirements for low specific q

activity material, tin secondary containers.

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Maximum quantity of material per package.

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g of 10 CFR f71.53. The decay heat' load is limited,to 9 watts for the ll i-Model Nos. NUPAC 6/100L'and LN 6-80L casks ~and 61 watts for the Model jl -

E Nos. NUPAC 6/100H'and LN 6-80H casks.

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For any package con'taining water and/or organic sdtstances which could ld g

radiolytically generate combustible gases, determination must be made by l.

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the following criteria are met over a period of time that is twice the j

expected shipment time:

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gases) of the secondary coptainer gas void if present at STP (i.e., no jf i

more than 0.063 g-moles /ft at 14.7 psia and 70*F); or Jl R

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assure that oxygen is limited to 5% by volume in those portions of the ll.

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Maximum gross weight of the contents, secondary containers, and shoring is limited k

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The lid and the shield plug lifting lugs must not be used for lifting the cask, and "

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10. The cask must be provided with either (or both) a drain line or a lid vent line as I;.

j shown in the drawing in order to provide a method to leak test the package.

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In addition to the requirements of Subpart G of 10 CFR Part 71:

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Prior to each shipment, the packaging Neoprene lid. seals if opened (or if

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Each packaging must meet the Acceptance Tests and Maintenance Program of:

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The package shall'be prepared for shipment and operated in accordance with

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12. The ratchet binders on the cask lid must be torqued to 100 10 ft-lbs.

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13. The cask body and each cask lid must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 671.85(c). b:

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railroad car, aircraft, inland watercraft, or hold or deck of a seagoing vessel j

1; assigned for the sole use of the licensee.

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15. The packages authorized by this certificate are hereby approved for use under the n-l general license provisions of 10 CFR 971.12.

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Expiration date: May 31, 1998.

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Nuclear Packaging, Inc., application dated February 29, 1988.

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g Supplements dated: April 19 and 26, 1988; and February 16, 1993.

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NUS supplement dated:

November 22, 1985.

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Scientific Ecology Group, Inc., supplement dated: April 30, 1993.

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LN Technologies Corporation supplement dated:

Febrilary.16, 1988.

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l APPROVAL RECORD Model Nos. NUPAC 6/100L, NUPAC 6/100H, i

LN 6-80L and LN 6-80H Certificate of Compliance No. 9179 i

Revision 6.

By application dated February 16, 1993, Pacific Nuclear Systems, Inc. (PNSI),

-i requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 9179 for the Model Nos.

NUPAC 6/100L and NUPAC 6/100H packages. Also, by application dated April 30 -

1993, Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. (SEG), requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 9179, for the Model Nos. LN 6-80L and LN 6-80H packages.

PNSI or SEG did not make or request any changes tc the package design.

PNSI, the certificate holder, requested that the certificate be revised to incorporate their company name and address. The certificate has been revised i

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The staff has reviewed previous submittals, including the operating

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procedures, acceptance tests and maintenance programs, and has found them to be complete and adequate.

The Certificate of Compliance has been renewed for a.five ' year period which expires May 31, 1998.

t Charles E. MacDonald, Chief '

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Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS l

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