ML20044E979

Certificate of Compliance 9177,rev 6,for Model Nupac 10/140 & Ln 10-135A

ML20044E979
Person / Time
Site:	07109177
Issue date:	05/20/1993
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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ML20044E970	List: ML20044E969 ML20044E979
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NUDOCS 9305260338
Download: ML20044E979 (5)

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p-a This certificate is situed to certify that the ptekaging and contents described m item $ below, meets the appbcable Atet y standards set fortn m Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Part 71. *Packagmg and Transportation of Radioactive Materiat

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1 Steel encased < lead shielded casks for low specific activity material.

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casks a're right-circular ~ cylinders with a 66.0-inch ID by 73.0-inch IH l

cavity.

The walls of the' casks contain a lead.. thickness of 2.75 inches

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The top cover and casktbottom are made up of two steel plates ranging jf 1

in thickness.from 2.0 to 3.0 inches. The; primary cask lid is secured to the il I

cylindrical. cask body by eight, 1-1/4-inch rachet; binders. An optional f

j secondary lid is centered in the primary lid and is secured to the primary l

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lid with eight,g 3/4-inch studs and nuts.

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

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

line with pipe plug, and an'_cptional 3/4-inch drain line and pipe plug.

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

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5. (a)(3) Drawings R

I Model No. NVPAC 10/140 j

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l The package is fabricated in accordance with Nuclear Packaging, Inc.,

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Drawing No. X-20-308-SNP, Sheets 1, 2, and 3, Rev. A.

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Drawing No. 5025-M-2005:

Sheets 1 and 2, Rev. O.

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(i) Dewatered,. solid, or solidified waste, meeting-the requirements for low g

specific activity material, in secondary containers; or j

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(ii) Activated solid. components meeting the reqsirements for low g

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(2) Maximum quantity of material per package _

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Greater than Type A quantity-of radioactjve material which may contain in l

fissile material provided the~ fissile material' does not exceed the limits in y

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The decay heat load is: limited to;24 watts.

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y radiolytically generate combustible gases, determination must be made by j

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tests and measurements or' by: analysis of'a' representat'ive package such that l

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expected shipment time:

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l (i) The hydrogen generated must be limi_ted.to a molar quantity that would be i

no more than 5% by volume;(or-equivalent limits for other inflammable jl gases) of the secondary container gas void if present at STP (i.e., no 1,

more than 0.063 g-moles /ft at 14.7 psia and 70*F); or lg lI (ii) The secondary container and cask cavity must be inerted with a diluent to I

1 assure that oxygen must be limited to 5% by volume in those portions of 1

the package which could have hydrogen greater than 5%.

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For any package delivered to a carrier for transport, the secondary container l

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must be prepared for shipment in the same manner in which determination for l'I l

gas generation is made. Shipment period begins when the package is prepared fl g

(sealed) and must be completed within twice the expected shipment time.

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For any package shipped within 10 days of preparation, or within 10 days j

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after venting of drums or other secondary containers, the determination in ln E

(a) above need not be made, and the time restriction in (a) above does not I

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

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containers and the cask cavity to minimize movement during normal conditions of j

q transport.

1 The lid and the shield plug lifting lugs must not be used for lifting the cask, and l1 E'

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must be covered in transit.

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10. The cask must be provided with either (or both) a drain line or a lid vent line as lj 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 il f

security seal.is broken), must be inspected. The'sealsmustbereplacedwithj y

new seals if inspection shows any defects or every twelve (12) months, which y

ever occurs first.

Cavity drain and vent lines must be sealed with ll; 1;

appropriate' sealant applied to the pipe plug 1 threads.

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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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the Operating Procedures of:

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Section 7.0 of the application.

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LN Technologies Corporation Procedures WM-025, Rev. C.

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12. The ratchet binders on the cask lid must be torqued to 10010 ft-lb.

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13. The cask body and each cask lid must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 571.85(c).

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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 lI g-general license provisions of 10 CFR 571.12.

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Expiration date: May 31, 1998.

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ll REFERENCES I

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

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

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NUS supplement dated:

November; 22', 1985:

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LN Technologies Corporation supplement dated:

February 16.-1988.

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

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i APPROVAL RECORD Model Nos. NUPAC 10/140 and LN 10-135A Certificate of Compliance No. 9177 l

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

i requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 9177 for the Model No.

NUPAC 10-140 package. Also, by application dated April 30, 1993, Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. (SEG), requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No.

9177, for the Model No. LN 10-135A package.

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

PNSI, the certificate holder, requested that the certificate be revised to l

incorporate their company name and address.

The certificate has been revised i

accordingly.

t The staff has reviewed previous submittals, including the operating procedures, acceptance tests and maintenance programs, and have found them to 4

be complete and adequate.

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The Certificate of Compliance has been renewed for a five year period which l

expires May 31, 1998.

Charles E. MacDonald, Chief -

Transportation Branch Division of Industrial and I

Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS g

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