ML20127B242

Forwards Approved Transportation Route for Transporting Spent Fuel from Univ of VA to DOE Savannah River Plant, Aiken,Sc,Per 921030 Request

ML20127B242
Person / Time
Site:	University of Virginia
Issue date:	01/06/1993
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Farrar J VIRGINIA, UNIV. OF, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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NUDOCS 9301120211
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05000062620R University of Virginia ATTN: J. P. Farrar, Administrator Nuclear Reactor Facility Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442

Dear Mr. Farrar:

This is in regard to your October 30, 1992 request for approval of a route for transporting spent fuel from the University'of Virginia Nuclear Reactor Facility to the DOE Savannah River Plant, Aiken,-

South Carolina.

The route, as revised and set forth in Enclosure 1,:is judged to' meet the regulatory requirements for shipment of spent' reactor fuel in 10 CFR 73.37.

Enclosures'2-and 3 constitute approval for this route. This approval does not relieve the licensee from compliance with any requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation or other applicable regulatory agenci~es.

In the event your carrier is required to deviate from-the approved ,~

route, please call the. contact listed on page two!of-this'letterfas soon as possible providing the-details. Please note that: armed-escort is required in Salem, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Columbia, South Carolina. This route approval:will be. deemed to have expired two years from the date of this letter,-unless1 renewed.-

Arrangements with law enforcement agencies along'the route as required' by 10 CFR 73.37 (a) (2) have be'en completed by the NRC staf f.

Data relating to these arrangements are included in Enclosure 3. ..

This information is1to be incorporated into-your shipment plans and-provided to your carrier along with instructions regarding its use. ,

Please note that assuring highway safety is the responsibility of the licensee and carrier, and our approval is not' intended to

• provide relief in this regard.

During seasonal periods when-inclement weather can occur with-chort notice,.the appropriate state police should be contacted with re' gard to road conditions before a-shipment commences.

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Mr.-J'. P.TFarrar JAN 6 1993 Please note that the. notification requirements of 10 CIT 73. 37 (f) and 73.72 ap When making notification to this office, ply for each shipment.please confirm that armed 1 escort will-be-provided as

-required and the gi/ernor or his designee will or has been notified. Notification to a governor or his designee should-be very specific especially with regard to series shipments.

Designate exactly how many individual shipments are to be included. In the event the number of' shipments in a series is revised, indicate that it-is a revision of-the original notifica-tion and an-increase or-decrease in the number of shipments. In addition,-the change notification should specify that the informa-tion for any of-the shipments in the revised series may not be

-decontrolled until-ten days after the arrival at the destination of the last shipment in that series.

Should-you require additional information or have questions con-cerning this matter, please contact John R. Cook of my staff at (301) 504-2458.

Sincerely,

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Charles E. MacDonald, Chief

-Transportation Branch Division of Safeguards and Transportation, NMSS-

Enclosures:

1. Road Transportation Route

2. Spent Nuclear Fuel' Route

3. Detailed Transportation Route Plan Charlottesville /Aiken (164)

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- ROAD TRANSPORTATION ROUTE University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia .

To DOE Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina VIRGINIA

1. U..VA via Old Resevior Rd. east to Observatory Rd.* .2 mile

2. Observatory Rd. east to Alderman Rd.* .2 mile

3. Alderman Rd. north to US-250* .6 mile

4. US-250 west to US-29* 1.0 mile

5. US-29 south-to I-64* 2.0 miles

6. 1-64 west to I-81 32.0 miles

7. I-81 south to I-77 148.0 miles-

8. I-77 south to North Carolina state line 32.0 miles Subtotal 216.0' miles NORTH CAROLINA

9. I-77 south to South Carolina state _line Subtotal 106.0 miles l

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10. I-77 south to I-20 73.0 miles

11. I-20 west to SC-19 54.0 miles

12. 5C-19 south to the Savannah River Plant

• 20.0 miles Subtotal 147.0 miles j Total 467.0 miles

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