ML20205T666
| ML20205T666 | |
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| Site: | 07109128 |
| Issue date: | 11/08/1988 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20205T664 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8811140346 | |
| Download: ML20205T666 (3) | |
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C "* " FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PACKAGES :
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9128 5 USA /9128/B(U) 1 2 i !
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a Th.s cartdcate es essued to certdy that the paciagmg and contents descreed in item 5 below, meets the appicable sawf statusards ,edorviin TNie 10. Code [
l of Federal Regulations. Part 71,
- Packaging and Trarssportataan of Rad.oactrve usternal.* ; 1 L
- b. Thas car.ficate does not reiseve the consagnar from compfence mth any requerernard c # the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or other nc . enciuding ine -i ce any couniry eeough or eno *ca v= o.cimos en be wr=corted appi.cabie ,ogui ory
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I Arcrsham Ccrporation Gama Industries application dated [
40 North Avenue May 20, 1978, as supplemented L Burlington, MA 01803 (
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// , 'C[ M W A steil encased,' uranium shielded source exchanger. Th'e shipping
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container is approxiinately'16 inches in diameter,13 inches long and f 26 inches high in its skid mounted configuration. The radioactive (
source assembly is housed _in:a .Zircaloy or titanium "S'Ltube. A t septum at the center of the "S" tube prevents moving the source assembly [
beyond the optimum shielding position. The tube is surrounded by [
depleted uranium metal as shielding material. The depleted uranium E shield assembly is encased in a steel housing. ' The void space between (
the depleted uranium shield assembly and the outer container is filled [
with a,polyurethane foon. ,The gross weight of the cantainer is 500 t Pounds y,
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The packaging is constructed in accordance with Gama Industries (
Drawing Nos. 821-1001-033, 191, 821-1001-347, 821-1001-389, 821-1001- t 116, 821-1001:414, [
328,801-1001-283,711-1001-346,811-1001-408,801-1001-336,801-1001-801-1001-338, 801-1001-224 and 801-1001-159. I C
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l 5. (b) Contents (1) Type and form of material [
l l Cobalt 60 as sealed sources that meet the requirements of f i special form radioactive material.
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200 curie:
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q 6. The source shall be, secured in the shielded position of the packaging by the ,
q safety cap, source' assembly and lockbox assembly.*The, components used to secure ;
I the source must'be fabricated of materials capable of' resisting a 1475'F fire environment for.;one-half hour and maintaining their positioning function. The j l ball stop of'the source assembly must engage the locking device. The flexible [
l cable of the, source' assembly must be of sufficient-lengthvand diameter to provide r y
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- the shielded position, 1 7. The can a'nd side plates must'be a minimum of,1/4-inch thick, carbon steel. The :
I canandsideplatesshallbejoinedby'fullpenetrationwelds. All other welds i l shall be' fillet welds 1having sufficient throat thickness to develop strength i equal to or greater than~.the'metalsibeing joined. 1 :
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l 8. The nameplates shall be fabricated of, materials capable of resisting the fire L 1 test of 10 CFR Part 71 and maintaining their legibility. 'r I p ,
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l 9. The package' authorized by this certificate is hereby appro'ved for use under the i general license provisions of 10 CFR 671.12.-- :
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@O I Expiration date:g May 31, 1989 q 4, (t;- f. .,> p
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REFEREiCES %.. ,
! Ganna industries application .2dted May 20, 1978. I l l /s f , :
I Supplement dated: October 25, 1978. :
I l FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Charles E. HacDonald, Chief :
l Transportation Branch g Division of Safeguards and ;
g Transportation, NHSS q NOV 0 81988 :
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- %, *....J Transportation Certification Branch Approval Record Model C-8 Docket No. 71-9128 Revision 5 By application dated August 25, 1988 Amersham Corp. requested that the expiration date of Certificate of Compliance No. 9128 be extended to May 31, 1989. Amersham has requested the extension to provide sufficient time to submit a consolidated application for renewal of the certificate for the full 5-year term.
The staff concludes that the statements of the original application, as supplemented, provide adequate documentation of the packaging to permit the requested extension.
W4t.4 & f4 Charles E. MacDonald, Chief ,
Transportation Certification Branch '
Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, HMSS i
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