ML20155G845
| ML20155G845 | |
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| Site: | 07109019 |
| Issue date: | 11/05/1998 |
| From: | Chappell C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20155G842 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9811090224 | |
| Download: ML20155G845 (6) | |
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- i NRC FORM 618 L (3* u.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY CoM3tSsloN CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE N uem n FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PACKAGES U
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- b. REVISION NUMBER c. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER d. PAGE NUMBER e. TOTAL NUMBER PAGES g
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- a. This cenificate is issued to certify that the packaging and contents described in item 5 below, meets the applicable 'afety standards set fonh in Title 10, N 1
4 Code of Federal Regulations Part 71," Packaging and Transponation of Radioactive Material." l k
- b. This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or other N l applicable regulatory agencies, including the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.
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I l 3. THIS CERT!flCATE IS ISSUED ON THE BA515 OF A S AFETY ANALYS15 REPORT OF THE PACKAGE DESIGN OR APPLICATION
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3 General Electric Company General Electric Company application dated W 3
P.O. Box 780 September 14,1993, as supplemented. E I
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This certificate is conditional upon fulfilling the requirements of 10 CIR Part 71, as applicable and the conditions specifed below. g 1 s.
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The packaging consists of up to two 5 gallon or up to three 3-gallon,11.25-inch-ID, U
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3 silicone rubber) top flange closure. The inner container is centered and supported in a g 3 22.5 inch-ID,18-gauge steel, 55-gallon capacity steel drum by solid, insulating g 3 material composed of fire-retardant phenolic foam (7-9 poun'ds per cubic foot). Drum g 3 closure is provided by a 16-gauge drum cover and a 12-gauge closure ring with drop g 3 forged lugs drilled and threaded for a 5/8-inch-diameter bolt and nut. A boralliner q 3 located between the inner container and steel pails is required for the contents as q 3 specified. The maximum weight of the package, including contents, not to exceed 370 4 3
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N (i) Uranium oxide powder enriched to not more than 5.0 w/o in the U 235 isotope. I I
The maximum H/U atomic ratio shall not exceed 1.6. Exclusive of the boral N l liner, the mass of moderating materials within the inner container when added l g to the total mass of moderator within the fuel shall not exceed 5.2% of the g g weight of the e anium oxide. g I
N p (ii) Uranium oxide as pellets or a mixture of powder and pellets enriched to not g 4 more than 4.10 w/o in the U-235 isotope. The maximum H/U atornic ratio shall q W not exceed 0.45. Exclusive of the boralliner, the mass of moderating g 5 materials within the inner container when added to the total mass of moderator i N within the fuel shall not exceed 3.7% of the weight of the uranium oxide. N D
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(iii) Uranium-bearing materials in the form of solids, or solidified or dewatered N N
materials. Uranium may be enriched to not more than 5.0 w/o in the U-235 I l isotope. Uranium-bearing materials may include oxides, carbides, silicates, or g other compounds of uranium. The uranium compound density shall not exceed y 10.96 g/cm'. Compounds of uranium may be mixed with other non-fissile g g materials. Any degree of moderation may be present. ~, g D .
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. E D E D E B 5.(b)(2) Maximum quantity of material per package (Cont'd) N D E l k (ii) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(ii), the maximum contents per package, E E
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(c) Transport index for Criticality Control B / q g Minimum transport index to' be shown , ,
g g on label for nuclear criticality control: g 0.4 g g .
y b 6. Powder or pellets may contain any quantity of gadolinium oxide, provided the total mass of g B. uranium oxide plus gadolinium oxide does not exceed the uranium oxide mass limits in g D 5(b)(2). .
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d 0 7. For contents described in 5(b)(1)(i), ammonium oxalate and/or ammonium bicarbonate d I
additives (or other additives in which the H/C ratio is greater than 1.0 and the total C,H, I density in the additive does not exceed 0.72 grams /cm') are permitted in the UO powder to y the extent that the C/U ratio does not exceed 1.27. g N d y 8. In addition to the requirements of Subpart G of 10 CFR Part 71: g W .
a p (a) The package must be prepared for~ shipment and operated in accordance with the g g operating procedures in section 5.1 of the application. g b d b (b) The package must meet the acceptance tests and maintenance program of sections d D 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 of the application. 5 5 4 0 9. The package authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use under the general 4 license provisions of 10 CFR 571.12.
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General Electric Company application dated September 'l4,1993. I 9 I i Supplements dated: September 22,1993; August 24,1995; February 21 and March 20,1996; and I g
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APPROVAL RECORD Model No. BU-7 Certificate of Compliance No. 9019 Revision No. 24 By application dated October 23,1998, General Electric Company, requested renewal of Cettificate of Compliance No. 9019 for the Model No. BU-7 package. General Electric Company did not request any changes to the package design or authorized contents.
The staff has reviewed the operating procedures and the maintenance program and found them to be complete and adequate.
The Certificate of Compliance has been renewed for a five year period which expires November 30, 2003.
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(- USERS OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE NO. 9019 l 1
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BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ATTN: MR. M. C. SUWALA
' NAVAL NUCLEAR FUEL DIVISION
- PO BOX 785 LYNCHBURG, VA 24505 1
l DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, EM-70 ATTN: MR. MICHAEL E. WANGLER OFFICE OF SITE OPERATIONS ,
19901 GERMANTOWN ROAD l GERMANTOWN, MD 20874 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ,
ATTN: MR. CHARLES M. VAUGHAN l NUCLEAR ENERGY PO BOX 780 WILMINGTON, NC 28402 NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES, INC.
ATTN: DR. T. S. BAER PO BOX 337, MS 123 ERWIN, TN 37650 SIEMENS POWER CORPORATION l ATTN: MR. JAMES B. EDGAR 2101 HORN RAPIDS ROAD l PO BOX 130 RICHLAND, WA 99352-0130 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY ATTN: MR. A. J. NARDI DIVISION OF CBS CORPORATION PO BOX 355 PITTSBURGH, PA 15230-0355 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY ATTN: MR. W. L. GOODWIN
. PO DRAWER R COLUMBIA, SC 29250
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