ML20044F000
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| Site: | 07109178 |
| Issue date: | 05/20/1993 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20044E995 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9305260357 | |
| Download: ML20044F000 (5) | |
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apphcabie reguistory agencies. includmg the government of any country tnrough or into which the package wiii de transported.
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This certificate is condmonal upon fumlhng the reQuarements of 10 CFR Part 71, as apphcable, and the condations specified below j!
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Model Nos.: NUPAC 7/100 and LN 7-100 (1'
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Description
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Steel encased lead shielded casks for low specific activity material. The l
casks are right circular cylinders.with a 75.5-inch ID by 40.75-inch IH l
cavity.
The walls of the' casks contain a lead _ thickness of 3.00 inches lll I
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shell. The' top cover and cask bottom are made up of two steel plates ranging 1 :
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in thickness from 2.0 to 3.5 inches. The primary. cask lid is secured to the ll L
cylindrical' cask body by eight, 1-1/4-inch rachet' binders. An optional ll l
secondary lid-is centered in the primary lid and is secured to the primary g
i lid with eight,,3/4-inch studs and nuts.
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Neoprene gasket seal. The casks may be,provided with an optional 12-gauge it. ;
I stainless steel liner (seal. welded alongLall edges), an optional lid vent jl il I
line with pipe plug, and an optionalL3/4-inch drain line and pipe plug. The I
casks are provided with four equally spaced lifting / tie-down devices. The lp I
primary lid is provided with three lifting lugs and the optional secondary i
g lid is provided with one lifting lug.
Each cask has a gross weight of 48,900 lg I
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The package is fabricated in accordance with Nuclear Packaging, Inc.,
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of 10 CFR 671.53.
The decay; heat; load is. limited to:17 watts.
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radiolytically generate ' combustible gases, _ determination must be made by 7
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(i) The hydrogen' generated must be limi.ted to a molar quantity that would be b
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gli gases)ofthesecondarycoptainergasvoidifpresentatSTP(i.e.,no f
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must be prepared for shipment in the same manner in which determination for h
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For any package shipped within 10 days of preparation, or within 10 days 1
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(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 jy g
to 13,000 pounds.
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Except for close fitting contents, shoring must be placed between secondary I
I containers and the cask cavity to minimize movement during normal conditions of
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The lid and the shield plug lifting lugs must not be used for lifting the cask, and i
must be covered in transit,
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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 sealslif opened (or if Il security seal is broken), must be inspected'. :The seals must be replaced with i
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g ever occurs first. Cavity drain and vent" lines must be sealed with i
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Each packaging must meet the" Accept'ance Tests and Maintenance Program of:
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The cask body and each cask lid must be marked in accordance with 10 CFR 971.85(c).
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- 14. The packages authorized by this certificate must be transported on a motor vehicle, P
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Expiration date: May 31, 1998.
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REFERENCES
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NuclearPackaging,Inc., application'dat'edFEbruAry:~29,j1988.
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and February 16,1995.Y f>
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Novbmber 22, 1985.
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WASHINGTON. D.C. 20066 APPROVAL RECORD Model Nos. NUPAC 7/100 and LN 7-100 Certificate of Compliance No. 9178-Revision 6
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By application dated February 16, 1993, Pacific Nuclear Systems, Inc. (PNSI),
requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 9178 for the Model No.
j NUPAC 7/100 package. Also, by application dated April 30, 1993, Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. (SEG), requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No.
j 9178, for the Model No. LN 7-100 package. PNSI or SEG did not make or request i
any changes to the package designs.
j PNSI, the certificate holder, requested that the certificate be revised to.
incorporate their company name and address. The certificate has been revised l
accordingly.
The staff has reviewed previous submittals, including the operating l
procedures, acceptance tests and maintenance programs, and has found them to be complete and adequate.
i The Certificate of Compliance has been renewed for a five year period which expires May 31, 1998.
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