ML20135F860
| ML20135F860 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000754 |
| Issue date: | 02/24/1997 |
| From: | Kirkland M GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | Bennington G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9703170046 | |
| Download: ML20135F860 (7) | |
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February 24, 1997 O-Q U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS Washington, D.C.
20555 Attention:
Ms. Gloria Dennington
Dear Ms. Bennington:
Please find enclosed, information requesting route approval in accordance with 10 CFR Part 73, for the shipment of irradiated test fuel rods If you have any questions or correspondence regarding this request, please contact the undersigned.
Your immediate attention to this request is respectfully requested.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Y
M.W.
Kirkland, Sr. Specialist Licensing & Traffic Mail Code 200 Phone (408) 925-5703 Fax. (408) 925-2570 Enclosure 9703170046 970224 7 - --gr
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DUNDALK MARINE TERMINAL PORT OF BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND TO VALLECITOS NUCLEAR CENTER PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA APRIL 1997 i
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This route request is for a shipment of irradiated reactor fuel rods from Norway via the Port of Baltimore, MD to Vallecitos Nuclear Center, Pleasanton, CA.
This shipment will be made by GE-Nuclear Energy from the Dundalk Marine Terminal on our SNM-1270 License.
The proposed shipments consists of irradiated boiling water reactor fuel rods.
These fuel rods are part of an ongoing research and development program sponsored by the General Electric Company, GE Nuclear Energy.
The details of this shipment will be provided under separate covers as required per 10 CFR 73.37 prior to the shipment.
General Electric Company will assume responsibility as the shipper using the route as approved by the NRC in November 1994 under Docket No. 07000754T40R.
General Electric will make arrangements to acquire armed escorts per 10 CFR 73.37 through the heavily populated areas identified.
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SHIPMENT INF0RHATION I.
CARGO DESCRIPTION 1.
Quantity and Type of Fuel a.
Total Fuel Rod Segments - 10 BWR "HRCQ" b.
Total Curies - 230 TBc c.
Total Decay Heat - 18 Watts d.
Total Weight U plus Pu - 10,838.6 Grams 2.
Cask Identification GE Model 2000, USA /9228/B(U)F 3.
Loaded Weights Trailer - 13,980 Lbs Truck - 18,500 Lbs Cask - 33,000 Lbs II.
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE 1.
Number of Shipments - Two 2.
Approximate Duration of complete transfer - 81 hours9.375e-4 days <br />0.0225 hours <br />1.339286e-4 weeks <br />3.08205e-5 months <br /> 3.
Proposed Shipment Schedule - 1st, Late April 1997 III.
ROUTE 1.
Origin and Destination a.
Origin:
Dundalk Marine Terminal Baltimore, Maryland b.
Destination:
GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center Pleasanton, California 2.
Proposed Route (See page 2-3)
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Proposed Routing Maryland l
Dundalk Terminal west to I-695 2.0 miles I-695 West 16.0 miles I-695 northwest to I-70 6.0 miles I-70 west to I-68 89.0 miles I-68 west to West Virginia line 34.0 miles Subtotal 147.0 miles i
West Vircinia I-68 west to I-79 62.0 miles I-79 north to Pennsylvania line 12.0 miles Subtotal 74.0 miles Pennsylvania I-79 north to I-70 32.0 miles I-70 west to Virginia State line 17.0 miles Subtotal 49.0 miles West Virginia I-70 west to Ohio State line Subtotal 20.0 miles Ohio I-70 west to I-270 118.0 milcs I-270 south / west / north to I-70 30.0 miles I-70 west to Indiana State line 59.0 miles i
Subtotal 207.0 miles l
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I-70 west to I-465 60.0 miles I-465 south / west / north to I-74 18.0 miles I-74 west to Illinois State line 37.0 miles Subtotal 115.0 miles Illinois I-74 West to I-474 161.0 miles I-474 West / north to I-74 9.0 miles I-74 west to I-280 56.0 miles I-280 west to Iowa State line 16.0 miles Subtotal 242.0 miles i )
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I-280 west / north to I-80 16.0 miles I-80 west to I-35 192.0 miles I-35/I-80 to I-80 17.0 miles 1
I-80 west to I-680 112.0 miles j
I-680 south / west to Nebraska State line 35.0 miles i
Subtotal 372.0 miles I
i Nebraska I-680 west to I-80 26.0 miles I-80 west to Wyoming line 362.0 miles
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Subtotal 388.0 miles J
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I-80 west to Utah line Subtotal 455.0 miles i
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2 I-80 west to Nevada line Subtotal 202.0 miles j
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I-80 west to California line Subtotal 418.0 miles t
I-8C west to I-5 108.0 miles i
I-5 south to I-205 66.0 miles I-205 west to I-580 12.0 miles j
I-580 west to I-680 21.0 miles I-680 south to CA-84 8.0 miles CA-84 east to GE Facility 1.0 mile f
Subtotal 216.0 miles Total 2,905.0 miles Estimated elapsed time for shipment is approximately 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />, based on an average speed of.40 miles per hour.
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Location of Planned Stopovers, Food and Fuel Stops Finalized, once a route is approved.
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Carrier Our carrier, Tri-State Motor Transit Company, has assured us they will transport these irradiated reactor fuel rods'over the route as approved. -
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HEAVILY POPULATED AREAS REQUIRING ARMED ESCORT The urbanized areas anticipated on route are as follows:
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Baltimore, MD 2.
Pennsylvania border to border - State recuired 3.
Columbus, OH 4.
Indianapolis, IN 5.
Illinois border to border - 8 tate required 6.
Davenport, IO 7.
Des Moines, IO 8.
Omaha, NE 9.
Lincoln, NE
- 10. Salt Lake City, Utah
- 11. Reno, NV
- 12. Sacramento, CA
- 13. Stockton, CA
- 14. Hayward, CA GE Nuclear Energy will take action required by 10 CFR Part 73, to secure armed escort uervices from state and/or local police agencies through the urbanized areas as identified on the approved route.
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COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES Tri-State Motor Transit Company has a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> number which will receive 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> check calls from the transport while shipment is in transit.
The GE Vallecitos Nuclear Center in Pleasanton, CA will maintain a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> emeraency response number.
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