ML20058C827

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Application for Amend to Certificate of Compliance 6678 for Model LP-50 Shipping Container
ML20058C827
Person / Time
Site: 07106678
Issue date: 10/29/1990
From: Read J
ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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NUDOCS 9011050136
Download: ML20058C827 (1)


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SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO NRC CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE USA /6678/B( )

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DOCKET NO. 90-42-6678 October 29, 1990 I

DOE is requesting an amendment to NRC Certificate of Compliance 6678 to allow a one-time shipment of 10 LP-50 containers from the UK~ Ministry of Defense to DOE, The proposed-shipment will take place.no later than November 30, 1990.

The containers were

- initially loaded between May 26, 1989 and August 16, 1989;

. therefore,-On the proposed shipment date of November 30, 1990, the containers will have been loaded for 15 to 18 months.

This

- is in excess of the 12-month pre-shipment time limit specified in

~ the Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP).

The pre-shipment. time limit was specified in the SARP in order to prevent excessiveLpressure buildup in the container after 1

H sealing.: However, the' calculated internal pressures of the LP-50 L

containers on November 30, 1990.w111.be less than 60% of the maximum-permitted initial loading prassure of 1200 Torr.

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. will.present no hazard whatsoever to the structural integrity of H

the containers.

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!The1 proposed shipment presents no concerns with regard to thermal i

behavior, shielding, containment; criticality, operating procedures, acceptance tests and-maintenance programs, or quality assurance.

w DOE-concludes that the proposed amendment-meets the requirements-of 10'CFR'71.

Jacques' Read Acting Director Division of Quality Verification and' Transportation Safety' i

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