ML20135F598
| ML20135F598 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07003020 |
| Issue date: | 11/04/1996 |
| From: | Williams B NAC INTERNATIONAL INC. (FORMERLY NUCLEAR ASSURANCE |
| To: | Bennington G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9612130143 | |
| Download: ML20135F598 (3) | |
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Attn: Ms. Gloria Bennington, M/S T-8 F5
Subject:
Reauest for Snent Fuel Route Annroval
Dear Ms. Bennington:
Per 10 CFR 73.26, we are requesting NRC approval of a spent fuel route between McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario and the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.
Carco
Description:
q Material Test Reactor (MTR) fuel elements containing Highly enriched uranium (HEU) not to j
exceed a total of 42 elements in one NAC-LWT cask. This is in accordance with our Certificate of Compliance USA /9225/B(U)F for this package.
l Schedule:
The shipment is scheduled for December,1996.
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i Proposed Route:
The proposed route and road miles comprising each route segment is provided in Attachment 1.
1 The urbanized areas along the proposed route that we have identified are as follows:
- 1. Buffalo,NY
- 2. Pittsburgh, PA g
- 3. Charleston, WV I
- 4. Charlotte, NC
- 5. Columbia, SC l
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a ANAC INTERNATIONAL November 4,1996 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 Physical Protection Arranuements:
- 1. As a minimum, escort arrangements will be made for those urbanized areas identified in your approved Spent Nuclear Fuel Route. To the maximum extent possible, the escort arrangements will be made directly with the appropriate local law enforcement officials. These arrangements will be made by the carrier, Tri-State Motor Transit Co.
(TSMT) and verified by NAC or the shipper.
- 2. TSMT will provide the communications center. An NRC approved carrier for spent fuel, TSMT's communication center is located in Joplin, MO and is staffed 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day, seven days per week.
- 3. The required communications capabilities will be provided by TSMT. The TSMT spent fuel driver team will be operating a TSMT spent fuel tractor that will have communications and disabling equipment in accordance with NRC requirements.
Additionally, the tractor will be equipped with a Qualcomm satellite tracking and communication system.
As this shipment is scheduled for mid December,1996, please contact myself or Tom Shelton at 770-447-1144 with any questions or comments.
Sincerely, W
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131ake R. Williams Manager, Transportation Management Site and Transportation Services cc:
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C ANAC INTERNATIONAL Proposed route for spent fuel shipment from McMaster University, llamilton, Ontario, Canada to Savannah River Site, SC Enter US from Canada via Queen Elizabeth Way and Peace Bridge at Buffalo, NY NY Peace Bridge Toll E (1) 1 approximate mileage I-190 S/E 9
l-90 W (NY Thruway) 78 PA I-90 W 25 I-79 S 175 WV I-79 S 162 I-77 S 95 US-460 E (2) 12 VA US-460 E (2) 44 I-81 S 33 1-77 S 32 NC 1-77 S 102 SC I-77 S 71 1-20 W 58 SR-19 S (1) 7 CR-118 W/S/E (1) 8 SR-19 S (1)
_13 Total 925 Notes: (1) Access to/from Interstate Highway (2) Bridge construction on I-77 near Bland Tunnel, near MM52 in Virginia, has resulted in travel restrictions, including Radioactive and Overweight, through 1997.