ML20151D676
| ML20151D676 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/30/1988 |
| From: | Odegaarden R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8804140362 | |
| Download: ML20151D676 (4) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Files FROM:
Richard H. Odegaarden, SGTB, SGTR, NMSS
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING - NAC LEGAL WEIGHT TRUCK CASK Attendees NAC NRC F. L. Danese R. :1. Odegaarden G. M. Jackson C. E. Villiams A. H. Wells E. P. Laston C. R. Marotta i
H. W. Lee l
4 Introduction A meeting was held at the reouest of Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC)
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at Rockville, Maryland, on January 19, 1988, concerning the design of a new legal weight truck cask.
l Discussi,o_nn A description of the packaging is given in Memorandum to the files dated i
Sep+ ember 4, 1987 (R. H. Odegaarden).
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NAC showed to NRC staff a model of a new valve box seal design (gland type seal) utilizing double 0-rings with a test port between the seals.
The cask is expected to have one vent line and one drain line. The test port between the double lid 0-ring seals, will be sealed with a recessed pipe plug.
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The quality assurance section of the application will reference the existilig NAC quality assurance program.
The contents are expected to include the following:
One PWR fuel assembly, max 3.7 w/o U-235 enriched.
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Two BWR fuel assemblies, max 4.0 w/o U-235 enriched.
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Natural uranium metallic fuel rods.
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The shielding analysis specifically will include the dose rate contributed by the Co.60 in the end fittings (the PWR assembly was found to be the worst case).
A model of the cask will be drop tested at Oak Ridge in mid-April 1988. The following drops will be conducted:
lid corner drop lid end drop side drop possibly oblique corner drop to consider slap.down i
NAC was given a copy of NUREG/CR-3966, Methods for Impact Analysis of Shipping i
Containers".
t NAC asked about submitting an application in March without the results of the
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April drop tests which they proposed to submit in May 1988. They were told we j
probably would not schedule our review until we had a complete application.
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MAR 3 0 ME8 SGTB: RHO MEMORANDUM FOR:
The Files FROM:
Richard H. Odegaarden,'SGTB, SGTR, NMSS
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MEETING - NAC LEGAL WEIGHT TRUCK CASK Attendees NAC NRC F. L. Danese R. H. Odegaarden G. M. Jackson C. E. Williams A. H. Wells E. P. Easton C. R. Marotta H. W. Lee Introduction AmeetingwasheldattherequestofNuclearAssuranceCorporation(NAC) at Rockville, Maryland, on January 19, 1988, concerning the design of a new legal weight truck cask.
Discussion A description of the packaging is given in Memorandum to the Files dated September 4, 1987 (R. H. Odegaarden).
NAC showed to NRC staff a model of a new valve box seal design (gland type seal) utilizing double 0-rings with a test port between the seals. The cask is expected to have one vent line and one drain line. The test port between the double lid 0-ring seals, will ae sealed with a recessed pipe plug.
The quality assurance section of the application will reference the existing NAC quality assurance program.
The contents are expected to include the following:
One PWR fuel assembly, max 3.7 w/o U-235 enriched.
Two BWR fuel assemblies, max 4.0 w/o U-235 enriched.
Natural uranium metallic fuel rods.
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The shielding analysis specifically will include the dose rate contributed by the Co-60 in the end fittings (the PWR assembly was found to be the worst case).
A model of the cask will be drop tested.t Oak Ridge in mid-April 1988.
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following drops will be conducted:
- lid corner drop lid end drop side drop possibly oblique corner drop to consider slap-down NAC was given a copy of NUREG/CR-3966, Methods for Impact Analysis of Shipping Containers".
NAC asked about submitting an application in March without the results of the April drop tests which they proposed to submit in May 1988.
They were told we probably would not schedule our review until we had a complete application.
StWu' Mar.e4W R. U. Ob7tvdes R. H. Odegaarden Project Manager Transportation Branch SGTR, NMSS Distribution:
Meeting attendees NMSS r/f SGTB r/f Meeting Note Book CEMaretta CRChappell NRC File Center iPo O Ml
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