ML20126E195

Responds to Re NRC Review of DOE SARs for Packaging (Sarp).Listing of Sarps Which Will No Longer Be Pursued Requested.Related Info Encl

ML20126E195
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Issue date:	04/11/1983
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Prichard R ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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Operating Ucenses operating license or an amendment to (a) Any person may file a request for that license for a period lasting beyond the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regu.

I 2.300 Scope of subpart the date the final operating license is lation. Director of Nuclear Material This subpart prescribes the granted; and the temporary operating Safety and Safeguards. Director, procedures for issuing a temporary license and any amendwents to that Office of Inspection and Enforcement, operating license and specifies the license will expire when the final as appropriate, to institute a proceed-framework for Commission operating license is issued.

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Ing pursuant to { 2.202 to modify, sus-determinations. Dese procedures apply pend or revoke a license. or for such in any proceeding where an applicant The annlicant's petition for a _ /'

y other action as may be proper. Such a has applied for a final operating license request shall be addressed to the Di-for a utilization facility (licensable under

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• nne ofen rector of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, sections 103 of104b.of the Atomic

-ammirnant to that license shall be -

accompanied by an affidavit or Director of Nuclear Material Safety Energy Act (Act) and otherwise erfidavits settina forth the===4e facts and Safeguards. Director. Office of In-requiring a licensing hearing pursuant to

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upon which the mHHaa-mh = in spection and Enforcement, as appro-

,"[ 'se.t on 192 o priate, and shall be filed either:(1) By ctand justify issuance of the temporarv -

delivery to the Public Document Room at 1717 H Street NW., Washing.

I 50.57(d) of this chapter, petitions the operstma wan== = 'h===.n A=.nt to ton. D.C., or (2) by mail or telegram Commission for a temporary operating

,, Any su davit and any addressed to the Director of Nuclear license authorizing fuel loading, testing.

gavit filed in response shall state Reactor Regulation. Director of Nucle.

and initial low power operation (or for separately the specific facts and a

E at Material Safety and Safeguards, Di.

an amendment to a temporary operating arguments and include the exhibits upon 2 rector. Office of Inspection and En.

license authorizing operation at an which the person rebes. Re facts K forcement, as appropriate. U.S. Nucle-increased power level). pending action asserted in any affidavit filed shall be at Regulatory Commission. Washing-by the Commission on the application swom to or affirmed by persons having knowledge of thoge facts, and a

" ton. D.C. 20555. The requests shall for the final operating license.

specify the action requested and set p

statement to this effect shall forth the facts that constitute the i 2.301 mne of petition and affirmatively appear in the affidavit.

basis for the request.

eccompanytng anidavits-Except under unusual circumstancan (b) Within a reasonable time after a (a) Before November 14.1983, an such persons should be those who b,

request pursuant to paragraph (a) of

_ applicant for an operating license maY would be available to substantiate this section has been received the Di-file a written pedtion for a temporarv '

orally the facts asserted, as the y

rector of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

~ operstmg license with the Commission Commission deems appropriate., Any Director of Nuclear Material Safety e ior eacn such facmry. At the same time e such affidavit shall be accompanied by and Safeguards. Director. Office of In- % that the applicant files with the I Diet of documents relied on to support '

C mmissa r us temporary operating I the facts statea m me amoavn and such-

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quested proceeding in accordance with 'g gu n i ar-nnan~ na daMts.

provided to the Commission so that they this subpart'or shall advise the person on all pa'rties to the oroceedina forF can be made available nor mopecnon. -

who made the request in writing that no proceeding will be instituted in issuance of the final operating license.

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whole or in part, with respect to his Die applicant may file any such petition request and the reasons therefor.

at any time after the documents called (a) Re Commission will promptly for by section 192 of the Act and publish notice of each petition for (c)(I) Director's decisions under this i 50.57(d) of this chapter are issued.

Issuance of a temporary operating section will be flied with the Office of (b) The initial petition for a temporary license and any subsequent petitions for the Secretary. Within twenty five t25) operating license for each such facility amendments to that license in the shall. in accordance with section 192 of Federal Register and is such trade or days after the date of the Director's decision under this section that no the Act and i 50.57(d) of this chapter, be news publications as the Commission proceeding will be instituted or other limited initially to a specified time and deems sppropriate m order to give action taken in whole or in part, the to a power level not to exceed 5 percent reasonable notice to persons who might a

I Commission may on its own motion of the facility's rated full thermal power,

have a potential interest in the grant of i

I review that decision, in whole or in for that specified time. After the y

such a temporary operating license or an part, to determine if the Director has Commission issues a tamporary~

amendment to that hcense.%e notice j

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.n abused his discretion. This review operatina N== for any such facility, willinform such persons of the l

power does not limit in any way either IEe licensee may file subsequent _ '

arrangements for their access to the the Commissic,n's supervisory power petitions with the Commission, usina the petition and supportmg affidavita. Any over delegated staff actions or the procedure daanihed in narnaraph (a) ~

person may file responsive affidavits in f

Commission's power to consult with which request the Commission to amend support of, or in opposition to, the the staff on a formal or informal basis the temporary operating license to allow petition within 30 days after the rt garding institution of proceedings facility operation at incremental stages publication of such notice in the Federal under this section.

beyond the initial 5 percent level for Register. he f%==aamon thereafter specified times. up to and including

11 act as expeditiously as possible to operation at full power. pending reach a determination ce such petitions.

completion of the proceedmg on the (b) If, after it has filed its petiton, the (2) No petition or other request for final operating license.

applicant files edditional docaunents j

m Commission review of a Director s de-(c) The Commission has full discretion which provide substantive data or g

, cision under this section will be enter-to determine the initial power level up to argument mater 6al to the lasmance ofits tained by the Commission.

5 percent and the incrementalincreases temporary operating license, these and in power levels it will authorize and the the petition will be renoticed to initiate o

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(d) The following information shall be Attention: Chief, Rules and Procedures (f) If it is determined by the Execu-(9t

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within the meaning of telephone the Division of Rules and petition does not include the information g @nformation9.5(a)(4) of this chapter and shall be Records on (301) 492-7088 to obtain required by paragraph (c) of this section and is incomplete, the petitioner will be E subject to disclosure only in accordance assistance.

notified of that determination and the 9.12 of this (c) Fach errition filed under this sec.

y with the provisions of respects in which the petition is deficient tion shall; and will be accorded an opportunity to Lchapter:

~ (I) Set forth a general solution to the (1) Correspondence and reporta to or submit additional data. Ordinarily this t

from the NRC which contain infortnation problem or the substance or text of any determination will be made within 30 or records concerning a licensee's or proposed regulation or amendment, or days from the date of receipt of the 3 applicant's physical protection oc 7 specify the regulation which is to be petition by the Office of the Secretary of material control and accounting program a revoked or amended',

de the Commission. If the petitioner does f for special nuclear material not g3 ggy and conci elY d interest in ~; not submit additional data to correct the

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. the action requested; Security Information or Restricted Data..

(3) Include a statement in support of, f notification to the petitioner that the 7 petition is incomplete, the petition may

- (2) Information submitted in confi-the petition which shall set forth the be returned to the petitioner without dence to the Commission by a foreign

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8 (e) The presiding officer, if any, or issues, relevant technical, sciendfic or (g) The Director, Division of Rules y

other data involved which is reasonably and Records, Office of Administration,or

the Commission may, with reference t the NRC records and documents made available to the petitione, and such omer his designee, will prepare on a quarterly available pursuant to this section, issue pe inent information as de peddoner basis a summary of petitions for rule v orders consistent with the provisions of deems necessary to suppon de acdon making pending before the Commission, his section and { 2.740(c).

sought. In suppon of in peddom pes meluding the status thereof. A copy of tioner should note any specific cases of the report will be available for public Subpart H-Rule Making which petitioner is aware where the cur-inspection yd copying in the Commis-e Q 2.800 Scope of rule making..

cient, or needs to be strengthened.

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 205 55.

rent rule is untduly burdensome, defi-si n's Public Document Room, 1717 11 This subpart governs the issuance,

amendment and repeal of regulations in L (d) The petitioner may request the e

which participation by interested persons Commission to suspend all or any part of Nis prescribed under section 553 of title 5 any licensing proceeding to which the Lof the United States Code.

petitioner is a party pending disposition of the petition for rule making.

2.801 Initiation of rule making.

2.8 tumination of petition.

Rule making may be initiated by the No hearing will be held on the petition p" Commission at its own instance, on the unless the Commission deems it advisable.

2 recommendation of another agency of (e) 1f it is determined thst the petition if the Commission determines that suffi-S the United States, or on the petition of I ude the i f mation required bY cient reason exists, it will publish a notice Lany other interested person' paragraph (c)of this section and is of proposed rule making. In any other complete, the Director, Division of Rules case, it will deny the petition and will and Records, or designee, will assign a n tify the petitioner with a simple state-2.802 Petition for rule making.

docket number to the petition, will cause ment of the grounds of denial.

(a) Any interested person may peti-the petition to be formally dockM and tion the Commission to issue, amend or will deposit a copy of the docketed n Q 2.804 Notice of proposed rule making.

N rescind any regulation. The petition ti i tb Co bl cu en Room.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission,3 be requested by publication of a notice "will cause to be published in the FED-3 Washington, D.C.

20555, Attention:a of the docketing of the petition in the ERAL REGISTER a notice of proposed

• Chief, Docketing and Service Branch.

[ Federal Register, or,in appropriate rule making, unless all persons subject to I

(b) A prospective petitioner is encour.' cases,may be invited for the first timethe notice are named and either are upon publication in the Federal Register personally served or otherwise have actual

• aged to confer with the staff prior to the of a proposed rule developed in filing of a petition for rulemaking. Ques, response to the petition. Publication will notice in accordance with law,

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tions regarding applicable NRC regula-belimitedby the requirementa of (b) The notice willinclude:

tions sought to be amended, the proce-section181of the AtomicEnergy Actof (1) Either the terms or substance of dures for filing a petition for rulemaking*

1954 as amended.and may be limited the proposed rule, or a specification of or requests for a meeting with the appro-by order of the Commissiqn.

the subjects and issues involved; priate NRC staff to discuss a petition

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(2) The manner and time within should be addressed to the Director, which interested members of the public Division of Rules and Records, Office of may comment, and a statement that Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory copies of comments may be examined in Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, the Public Document Room; September 1,1982 g

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PART 2 O RULES CF PRACTICE FZR DOMESTIC LICENSIN3 PROCEEDINZS (3) The authority under which the Q 2.808 Authority of the Secretary to l 1954, as amended, and section 201 of the regulation is proposed; Rule on Procedural Matters.

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as (4) The time, place, and nature of the When briefs, motions or other papers amended, to provide such procedures in p

public hearing,if anyi listed herein are' submitted to the Com.

proceedings subject to this part as will Q

(5) If a hearing is to be held, designa-mission itself, as opposed to officers who effectively safeguard and prevent disclo-tion of the presiding officer and any have been delegated authority to act for sure of Restricted Data and National special directions for the conduct of the the Commission, the Secretary or the Security Information to unauthorized hearing; and Assistant Secretary are authorized to:

persons, with minimum impairment of (6) Such explanatory statement as the (a) Prescribe schedules for the filing procedural rights.

Commission may consider appropriate.

. of statements, information, briefs, mo.

2.901 Scope.

(c) The publication or service of no-3 tions, responses or other pleadings, where This subpart applies to all proceedings tice will be made not less than fifteen asuch schedules may differ from those subject to subpart G.

(15) days prior to the time fixed for E elsewhere prescribed in these rules or 2.902 Definitions.

hearing, if any, unless the Commission for *, where these rules do not prescribe a As used in th.is subpart:

good cause stated in the notice provides schedule a

otherwise.

(b) Rule on motions for extensions of 3 (a) vernment agenc( means any

. executive department, commission, inde-time-(c) Reject motions, briefs, pleadings, pendent establishment, corporation, wholly or partly owned by the United and other documents filed with the Com, States of America, which is an anstrumen-Q 2.805 Participation by interested per-mission later than the time prescribed by sons.

the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary tality of the United States, or any board, (a) The Commission will afford inter-or established by an order, rule, or bureau, division, service, office, officer, n, ad n tra or sta ested persons an opportunity to partici-regulation of the Commission unless good pate in rule making through the submts-cause is shown for the late filing;and sion of statements,information, opinions, (d) Prescribe all procedural arrange-and arguments in the manner stated in ments relating to any oral argument to be the notice, The Commission may grant held before the Commission.

which particular Restricted Data or Na-additional reasonable opportunity for the C tional Security Information is relevant.

7 submission of comments.

1 2.009 Participation by the Advisory Normally the interest of a party in an

(b) The Commission may hold m.-

Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

issue may be determined by examination iformal hearings at which interested per-(a)In its advisory capacity to the of the notice of hearing, the answers and a sons may be heard, adopting procedures Commission, the ACRS may recommend

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purpose of the, hearing.

in,a particular area.The Commission will respond to such rulemakm, g v

2.806 Commission action.

incorporation of testimony or documen-The Commission will incorporate in. recommendation in writing within 90

• days, noting its intent to implement, tary matter into any part of the official the notice of adoption of a regulation a " study, or defer action on the record of a proceeding subject to this concise general statement of its basis and { recommendation. In the event the part.

purpose, and will cause the notice and. Commission decides not to accept or regulation to be published in the FED.

• decides to defer action on the recommendation,it will g,ve its reasons i

ERAL REGISTER or served upon af-k(d) " National Security Information" for doing so. Both the ACRS fected persons.

recommendation and the Commission's response will be placed in the NRC

• means information that has been Public Document Room following g classified pursuant to Executive Order Q 2 807 Effective date.

transmittal of the Commission's The notice of adoption of a regulation response to the ACRS.

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(b) When a rule involving nuclear will sPecify the effective date. Publication safety matters within the purview of the or service of the notice and regulation, ACRS is under development by the NRC other than one granting or recognizmg Staff, the Staff will ensure that the exemptions or relieving from restrictions, ACRS is given an opportunity to provide (e) " Party,"in the case of proceedings will be made not less than thirty (30) advice at appropriate stages and to subject to this subpart includes a person days prior to the effective date unless the identify issues to be considered during admitted as a party pursuant to @ 2.714 Commission directs otherwise on good,rulemakinghearinga.

or in interested State admitted pursuant I

i cause found and published in the notice to @ 2.715(c).

af rule making.

Subpart I-Special Procedures Applicable 2.903 Protection of restricted data and to Adjudicatory Proceedings involving national security information.

Restricted Data and/or National Nothing in this subpart shall relieve Secunty Information any person from safeguardiig Restricted g2.900 urpose.

Data or National Security Information in P

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPl.!ANCE CFR 1 For Radioactive Meterials Packages 1.(el e Number 1.(b) evision No.

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~ 2. PRE AMSLE 2.tal. This certificate is issued to satisfy Sections 173.393e 173.394,173.395' and 173.396 of the Department of Transportation Haardous l _

Meteriais Regulations (49 CFR 170189 and 14 CFR 103) and Sections 146-19-10e and 146-19-100 of the Department of l'

Tr*nsportation Dangerous Cargoes Regulations (46 CFR 146-149), es emended i

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2.(b) ' The packagme and contents described in item 5 below, meets the safety standards set forth in Subpert C of Title 10. Code of L

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Federal Regulations. Port 71.,*"Packaems of.Ragioactive Meterials for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Meterial Under -

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This certificate does not relieve the consagnor from compliance with any reauirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department of l

. Transportation or other appliceible regulatory seencies, including the government of any country through or into whicts the pecksee l

will be transported.

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3. This certificate is issued on the basis of a safety ensiveis report of the package design or application-f, 3.(al Prepared by (Name and addres):

3.(b) - Tide and identification of report or appilcotion:

U'.S. Department of Energy Safety Analysis Report for S1W Unirradiated Division of Naval Reactors Core shipping container dated July 7,1969, Washington, D.C.

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as supplemented.

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4. CONDITIONS

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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 Authoriand Contents. Model Number. Fiesele Class. Other Conditions, and References 1

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Packaging (1) ' Model No.: 'S1W Unirradiated Core (2) Description x

The S1W Unirradiat'ed Core shipping container is a sealed vessel pressurized to 5 'to 7 psig with-dry nitrogen and having an-approximate.

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. : length of.18 feet'and outside. diameter of 53 inches. The barrel of c -

the vessel is fab'ricated from 2. inch thick carbon steel plate having outside diameter flanges of 60 inches..The barrel is 16 feet 1/4 '

inches long which.is capped by a bottom barrel extension. and a ' top The bott,om barrel extension is ' bolted to the barrel subassembly

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to cover and support the lower end of the core cartridge during shipment.

A 2 inch thick steel bottom' cover is bolted to the underside of the barrel extension to prevent possible puncture of the container through the inspection port in the underside of'the barre 1' extension. The top bell cover is bolted to the barrel subassembly to, seal the upper end of the container. The container is supported in a horizontal attitude within a shipping structure during shipment. The shipping structure is a fabricated steel structure of girders and steel angles and employs a rubber-type mounting for the support of the shipping container..The core cartridge is shipped with. a full complement of design control -

rods installed. The control rods are restrained in the core by a

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control rod holddown plate. The gross weight of the loaded shipping container is 45s200 lbs. This weight is exclusive of'the 7,800 lbs.

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~Page 2 - Certificate No. 6385 - Revision No. 2 - Docket No. 71-6385 (3) Drawings' The~ packaging is constructed in accordance with Westinghouse Electric Corporation Drawing Nos. 902J139 Rev. D; 937F322, Rev'. 4 and 937F346 Rev. 6.

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. Unirradiated fuel assemblies o'f the following type,.

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.J (i) ^ S1W fuel core,with design control rods installed and restraired in the core by a control rod hoTddown plate 8

(ii) S2W fuel core with design control rods installed and restrained in the core by. a control rod holddown plate.

.(2) Maximum. quantity of material per pac'kage One~fue'l assembly as described in 5(b)(1)(1) or 5(b)(1)(ii).

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Fissile Class

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One

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~ Expiration date': April 30, 1988

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REFERENCES 4

Safety Analysis Report for S1W Unirradiated Core shipping container,. WAPD-0P(R)S-3403 dated July 7,1969.

Supplements:

Bettis Atoniic Power Laboratory letters WAPD-0P(R)RD-407 dated September. 'j. -

u.., - T4,1970; WAPD-0P(R)RD-451 ' dated October 13, :1970 and WAPD-0P(R)RD-470. dated,0ctobe

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FOR THE U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION M[k ak

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Charles E. MacDonald, Chief.

Transportation Certification Branch

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Material Safety APR 111983 l

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Transportation Certification Branch Approval Record Model No. SlW Unirradiated Core Packaging Docket No. 71-6385 By application ' dated July 27, 1982, U.S. Department of Energy requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 6385.

No changes have been authorized to the package design since approval of the latest supplement dated October 23, 1970.

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The staff concludes that the statements of the original application, as supplemented, satisfy the requirement for renewal of the Certificate. of Compliance..

0 Charles E. MacDonald, Chief

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Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and

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