ML20054L017
| ML20054L017 | |
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| Site: | 07106679 |
| Issue date: | 06/24/1982 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8207070071 | |
| Download: ML20054L017 (6) | |
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Fctrn NRC418 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 10 C R 71 For Radioactive Materials Packages 1,(a) Certi to Number 1,(b) Revision No 1.(c) P d
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- 2. PHE AMBLE 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.
2.(b)
The packaging and contents described in item 5 below, meets the safety standards set forth in Subpart C of T~etle 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 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 and identification of report or application:
U.S. Ecology, Inc.
Nuclear Engineering Company, Inc. application P.O. Box 7246 dated November 17, 1980, as supplemented.
Louisville, KY 40207 71-6679 3.(c)
Docket No.
- 4. CONDITIONS This certificate is conditional upon the fulfilling of the requirements of Subpart 0 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.:
6679 (2) Description A protective overpack which provides impact and thermal protection for its contents. The inner shell (cavity) is approximately 76" x 76" x 85" constructed of 3/16" thick and 10-gage mild steel. Closure of the cavity is by 1/4" thick aluminum plate with silicone rubber gasket which is bolted to the main inner shell. The cavity is centered and supported in an outer 3/16" thick steel jacket by approximately 17" of polyurethane foam insulation at the end and 10" on the sides. A removable section or cap consisting of approximately 18" of polyurethane foam insulation encased in steel with a silicone rubber gasket is bolted to the main outer steel jacket. The overall dimensions of the packages are approximately 96" x 96" x 120".
Vent holes are provided on the sides and ends of the container.
Set into each corner of the outer container are standard I.S.0. steel castings.
The maximum total weight including weight of the contents is 24,000 pounds.
(3) Drawings Packaging is constructed in accordance with Protective Packaging, Inc., Drawing Nos. 32106-3, Sheet 1, Revision F and 32106, Sheet 2.
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Contents (1) Large, decontaminated equipment waste of such size as not to fit into a 55-gallon drum (with legs or other readily removable appendages removed).
Not to exceed 200 grams plutonium within the package.
Equipmentwastesurfacescontainingmorethan0.5Cimustbedecog-taminated to a smearable level of no more than 150,000 dpm/100 cm prior to fixation or until successive decontamination cleaning oper-ations do not reduce the smearable contamination levels by more than ten percent. After fixation, equipment waste surfaces must have a smgarable level of contamination of no greater than 10,000 dpm/100 Outer surfaces must havg a smearable level of contamination of cm.
no greater than 20 dpm/100 cm.
Prior to fixing of contamination, large equipment waste must be inspected to insure that:
(a) all sharp or protruding objects have been removed, blunted or protected with packaging material, and (b) pipe caps, gasketed blind flanges, covers, etc., have been installed wherever possible.
Following such inspection, the inner surfaces containing more than 0.5 Ci must be fixed with
" strip" or " clear" coating. The inner surface (s) may alternatively be fixed with a polyurethane foam.
The large equipment waste must be enclosed in a tight-fitting box constructed of 1-inch thick plywood; or a tight fitting 3/16" thick corrugated steel box constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888, Sheet 1, Rev. 0 (modified or unmodified).
The space between the equipment and the box must be filled with foam (l" minimum foam thickness) and between equipment (1/2" minimum foam thickness).
Alternatively, gloveboxes contaminated and fixed as described above may be broken down as follows:
Glovebox windows are removed and separately packaged in 12-mil thick PVC bags and sealed. The inner bag is tape sealed and the outer bag is heat sealed.
Glovebox panels are cut to dimensions to fit inside the 3/16" thick corrugated steel burial crates constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888, Sheet 1, Rev. 0 (modified orunmodified).
All sharp or protruding objects are removed, blunted, or protected with packaging material. The glovebox panels are bundled such that internal box surfaces are facing inward. Cut glovebox panels from not more than one glovebox are banded with metal strap banding such that two metal strap bands in each direction are placed around the length and width of the glovebox sections. The glovebox window and cut panel packages are enclosed and foamed in place within the box.
l Page 3 - Certificate No. 6679 - Revision No. 4 - Docket No. 71-6679 Blocking or dunntge is placed within the box to ensure a one inch foam barrier on the sides and bottom of the box.
Likewise, dunnage is provided between the banded glovebox sections to maintain a 1/2" thick foam barrier between banded packages.
(2) Decontaminated hard waste items, such as equipment, metal cans, tools, etc., must be double bagged within 12-mil thick PVC with each bag heat sealed. The total fissile quantity of all the sealed packages in one container must not exceed 200 grams.
Hard waste surfaces must be pecontaminated to a smearable level of no more than 150,000 dpm/100 cm prior to fixation or until successive decontamination cleaning operations do not reduce the smearable contamination levels by more than 10 percent.
After fixation, hard waste surfaces must have a smegrable level of contamination of no greater than 10,000 dpm/100 cm.
Prior to fixing of contamination, hard waste must be inspected to insure that sharp or protruding objects have been removed, blunted, or protected with packaging material. Following such inspection, the outer surfaces must be fixed with " strip" or " clear" coating. Hard waste items such as furnace shells, muffles, or other items with large cavities not accessible for decontamination must be filled with foam within the cavities. Surfaces that are not easily accessible, e.g., interiors of small diameter tubing and piping which were in contact with process materials, must have been swabbed or immersed in cleaning solution to insure removal of residual material. Open ends of the tubing and piping must be sealed using mechanical fittings.
Alternately, large heavy walled process glassware must be painted inside and outside to fix contamination and double bagged in 12-mil thick PVC with each bag heat sealed. The glassware must be secured in a box constructed in accordance with General Electric Company Drawing No. 272E81-4, Rev. O.
The box must be filled with foam and total activity limited to less than two (2) Ci in a box.
Alternately, stainless steel transfer tubes and HEPA filters must be double bagged in 12-mil thick PVC with each bag heat sealed. The tubes / filters must be secured in a box constructed in accordance with General Electric Company Drawing No. 272E81-28, Rev. O.
The box must be filled with foam and total activity limited to less than 0.5 Ci in a box.
Alternately, round steel ducting must be capped and secured in a box constructed in accordance with General Electric Company Drawing No.
272E81-29, Rev. 0; 272E81-30, Rev. 0; or 272E81-31, Rev. O.
Outer surfaces of ducting will hgve a smearable level of contamination no greater than 20 dpm/100 cm. The box must be filled with foam and total activity limited to less than 0.5 Ci in a box.
O Page 4 - Certificate No. 6679 - Revision No. 4 - Docket No. 71-6679 Sealed packages and boxes of hard waste must be enclosed in a tight-fitting 3/16" thick corrugated steel box constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888, Sheet 1, Rev.
0 (modified or unmodified). The space between the packages and the box must be filled with foam to a minimum thickness of 1 inch. Void spaces between the sealed packages must be filled with foam (1/2" minimum foam thickness).
(3) Glove box absolute (HEPA) filters must be double bagged within 12-mil thick PVC, with each bag heat sealed and packaged within DOT Specification 17H or 17C steel drums (maximum size of 55 gallons). Each drum must be lined with a sealed plastic l'iner and equipped with a standard drum closure.
Each drum must not exceed a fissile quantity of 60 grams.
Sealed drums must be a tight-fitting 3/16" thick corrugated steel box constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888, Sheet 1, Rev. 0 (modified or unmodified). The space between the drums and the box must be filled with foam to a minimum thickness of 1 inch. Void spaces between drums must be filled with foam (1/2" minimum foam thickness).
(4) Soft waste items such as sheeting, gloves, paper, prefilter media, polyethylene bottles, shoe covers, etc., must be double bagged in 12-mil thick PVC, with each bag heat sealed (bag size must not exceed 22" x 16" x 10") and packaged within D0T Specification 17H or 17C steel drums (maximum size of 55 gallons).
Each drum must be lined with a sealed plastic liner and equipped with a standard drum closure.
Each drum must not exceed a fissile quantity of 60 grams.
I Sealed drums must be enclosed in a tight-fitting 3/16" thick corrugated steel box constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888,' Sheet 1, Rev. 0 (modified or unmodified). The space between the drums ar.d the box must be filled with foam to a minimum thickness of 1 inch. Void spaces between drums must be filled I
with foam (1/2" minimum foam thickness).
(5) Liquid waste (decontamination solutions only) must be solidified in concrete in a 30-ga11on drum which must be sealed in a plastic bag and centered and supported in a D0T Specification 17H or 17C 55-gallon steel drum by absorbent material.
The 55-gallon drum must be lined with a sealed plastic liner and equipped with a standard drum closure.
Each drum must not exceed a fissile quantity of 60 grams.
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Page 5 - Certificate No. 6679 - Revision No. 4 - Docket No. 71-6679 Alternatively, liquid waste is solidified in concrete in maximum size one (1) gallon packages which are double bagged and heat sealed in 12-mil thick PVC and placed within a D0T Specification 17H or 17C steel drum (maximum size of 55 gallons). The drum is lined with a sealed plastic liner and equipped with a standard drum closure. Each 55-gallon drum must not exceed a fisslie quantity of 60 grams.
For drums smaller than 55-gallons, the total fissile quantity of all the sealed packages (drums) in one container must not exceed 200 grams.
Sealed drums must be enclosed in a tight-fitting 3/16" thick corrugated steel box constructed in accordance with Rockwell Hanford Operations' Drawing No. H-2-91888, Sheet 1, Rev. 0 (modified or unmodified). The space between the drums and the box must be filled with foam to a minimum thickness of 1 inch. Void spaces between drums must be filled with foam (1/2" minimum foam thickness).
(c) Fissile Class III Maximum number of packages per shipment One (1) 6.
The polyurethane foam must be Instapak 200 or equivalent.
7.
The maximum weight of the contents including secondary packaging, dunnage, shoring and bracing must not exceed 16,000 pounds.
8.
Sufficient dunnage, shoring and/or bracing must be utilized to minimize secondary impact of the secondary packaging within the cavity under normal and accident conditions.
9.
Protrusions from secondary packaging such as lifting eyes, etc., must be positioned such that they will not contact.the cavity walls, or shoring must be provided to prevent puncture of the cavity walls by the protrusions under the normal and accident conditions.
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- 10. Contents must be positioned in the cavity such that the center of gravity of the loaded' package is substantially the same as the center of gravity of an empty I
package.
- 11. The cavity of the overpack must be vented through an absolute filter to equalize pressure between the outside and insida of the overpack.
- 12. Package Model No. 6679 is exempt from the requirements of 10 CFR 571.42 only for the purpose of making these shipments.
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- 13. The package authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use under the general license provisions of 10 CFR 571.12(b).
14.
Expiration date:
December 31, 1982.
REFERENCES Nuclear Engineering Company, Inc. application dated November 17, 1980.
U.S. Ecology, Inc. supplement dated May 19,.1982.
FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION M
!f Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS Date:
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