ML20054E585
| ML20054E585 | |
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| Site: | 07105461 |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1982 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20054E584 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8206110407 | |
| Download: ML20054E585 (4) | |
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Forde NRC418 U.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSloN
[0CR-Fcr Radioactive Miterials Pcckages 81 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
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e 1.(d Certif cat Number 1.(b) Revi ion No.
1.(c Pa k ed ii ion No.
1,(d) Pag No. 1.(e) Total N. Pages
- 2. PREAMBLE 2.(a)
This certificate is issued to satisfy Sections 173.393a,173.394,173.395, a'n1173.396 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.
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."
2.(c)
This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department of f
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-l 3.(a)
Prepared by (Name and address):
3.(b)
Title and identification of report or application:
1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) of i
P.O. Box X the Oak Ridge National Laboratory TRU Curium i
Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Shipping Container, Report No. ORNL-5147/RI, August 7, 1981 Revision.
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Docket No.
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- 4. CONDITICNS 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:
ORNL TRU Curium Shipping Container (2)
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Description:==
Packaging for solid radioactive materials. The container is a right circular cylinder 29 in. diameter and 30-7/8 in. high with a 304L stainless steel outer shell which is 3/8 in thick for the bottom and sides and 1/4 in. for the top. The shell for inner cavity is 8-1/4 in. in diameter x 19-1/4 in. deep, is fabricated from 1/4 in. thick 304L stainless steel plate, and is recessed 1-3/8 in. from the top.
The inner cavity for the radioactive materials is 6 in. in diameter x 8 in. high and fabricated from 1/4 in. thick 304L stainless steel.
Seven-eights inch thick lead fills the space between the sides and bottom of the cavity shell and the inner cavity.
The annulus between the outer shell and inner shell is filled with limonite concrete. The
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inner cavity is closed with a concrete-and-lead plug which is enclosed in 1/4 in. 304L stainless steel plate. A 1/16 in. thick neoprene gasket serves as a seal between the top flange of the plug and the cask body.
Eight 1/2 in. x 13 NC-2 nuts on studs hold the plug flange to the cask body. A 3/8 in. diameter 304L stainless steel bail is used to lift the plug. A 1/4 in thick 304L stainless steel plate, which covers the top 13 NC-2 nuts on studs. The cask is equipped with four 1/2 in, thick lifting and. tie-down ears with two 1 in. diameter holes per ear. The cask is mounted on a skid. The gross weight of the cask and skid is 2,800 pounds.
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(a)
(3) Drawing:
The packaging for the TRU Curium Shipping Container is constructed in accordance with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing No. M-12175-CP-078-E-3 (Report No. ORNL-5147/RI, August 7,1981 Revision).
(b) Contents (1) Type and form of material (i) Transuranics, including any isotopes of curium, berkelium, californium, and fermium in the form of metal, oxide, chloride, or other salt contained in capsules that meet the requirements of special form a
as defined in 10 CFR 571.4(o).
(ii) Transuranics, including any isotopes of plutonium in the form of metal, oxide, chloride, or other salt doubly encapsulated in capsules that each meet the requirements of special form as defined in 10 CFR 571.4(o).
(2) Maximum quantity of material per package The maximum internal heat not to exceed 150 watts; (i)
For the material described in 5(b)(1)(i) a total of 10g of any combination of Am-242, Cm-243, Cm-245, Cm-247, or Cf-249.
(ii) For the material described in 5(b)(1)(i) a total of 3g of Cf-251.
(iii) For the material described in 5(b)(2)(ii) the total of any combination of Pu-239 and Pu-241 shall be limited to 10g.
6.
Special form capsules may be held within D0T Specification 2R containers.
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The package authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use under general provisions of 10 CFR 571.12(b).
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Expiration date: June 30, 1986.
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- Page 3 - Certificate No. 5461 - Revision No. 0 - Docket N'o. 71-5461 REFERENCE Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory TRU Curium Shipping Container, August 7,1981 Revision to Report No. ORNL-5147/RI.
FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Cha aD
, Chie Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS Date: JUN 71 j982 j
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f U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Transportation Certification Branch Approval Record, Docket No. 71-5461 The DOE has requested NRC approval for the Model No. ORNL TRU Curium shipping container by letter dated August 19, 1981. The staff has reviewed the request and supporting documentation. On the basis of the staffs review of information provided by Report No. ORNL-5147/R1, as revised, August 7,1981, we find that the package satisfies the applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part 71.
The packaging is a stainless steel encased concrete cylinder 29 inches in diameter and 30-7/8 inches high; it weighs 2,800 pounds.
Transuranics, including plutonium, curium, berkelium, californium, and fermium in the form of metal, oxide, chloride, or other salts are held in special form capsules meeting 10 CFR 571.4(o).
Plutonium is doubly encapsulated to meet 10 CFR 571.42. The massive concrete shell provides shielding for the radioactive contents. The required shielding results in a package which provides physical and thermal protection for the contents and nuclear isolation from its surroundings, and adjacent packages. The requested 150 watt internal heat can be safely dissipated.
Containment is provided by the special form material.
Since the shielding material is essentially undamaged from accident conditions, satisfying DOT requirements for normal conditions assures satisfaction of 10 CFR f
Part 71 requirements for accident conditions.
Subcriticality is assured since contents of individual packages are well below critical mass limits and package contents are isolated from their surroundings, including any other packages.
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Charles t. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS JUN 011982 Date:
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