ML20210P728

Requests NRC Approval of Spent Fuel Route for Highway Movement Between Savannah River Site & Ineel for Safeguards & Security Reasons,Per 10CFR73.37(b)(7)

ML20210P728
Person / Time
Site:	07003020
Issue date:	06/04/1999
From:	Williams B NAC INTERNATIONAL INC. (FORMERLY NUCLEAR ASSURANCE
To:	Bennington G NRC
References
TAC-L21209, NUDOCS 9908130071
Download: ML20210P728 (4)

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Dear Ms. Bennington,

NAC International (NAC) is acting as the general licensee for an irradiated fuel shipment for the Department of Energy (DOE) moving from several sites in Europe to Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), and Savannah River Site (SRS), via Naval Weapons Station (NWSC), Charleston, SC The entire shipment will move via rail from NWSC to SRS via a previously approved route.

Per 10CFR 73.37(b)(7), NAC is hereby requesting NRC approval of the spent fuel route for highway movement between SRS and INEEL for safeguards and security reasons.

Due to shipment schedules, DOE is requesting an expedited review.

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Description:

Cargo to be moved on this route will consist of Training Research Isotope, General Atomics (TRIGA) fuel rods and pins (total not to exceed 434 rods and 276 pins) of high enriched and low enriched uranium (HEU & LEU). Material will move in each of four (4) NAC-LWT casks, and one (1) GNS-16 cask.

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GNS-16 cask is approved under Competent Authority D/4326/B(U)F-85 (Rev 0). The total weight of each tractor / trailer combination, with one loaded cask, will not exceed 100,000 pounds.

Schedule:

This single shipment is scheduled for arrival at NWSC as early as the first week of August,1999.

Sailing from arrival at U.S. waters to NWSC is estimated at 6 - 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />. Vessel tie-up and trans-loading to railcars is anticipated to require 6-8 hours. The rail shipment should last no more than 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br />.

Trans-loading of casks from rail cars to truck / trailers at SRS is expected to take less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

However, in order for departure to occur at a time and day of the week optimal for the corridor states, the shipment could be held for up to 5 days between arrival at SRS and departure to INEEL.

South Carolina state inspections are currently being planned at SRS, prior to departure for INEEL. The exact locations and duration of other state inspections en route have not been determined, but significant j

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May 7,1999 Page 2 of 2 Proposed Route:

The proposed route and miles comprising each route segment is provided in Attachment 1.

The urbanized areas along the proposed route that we have identified are as follows:

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2. Chattanooga, TN

3. Nashville,TN

4. Champaign,IL

5. Peoria,IL

6. Davenport,IA

7. Des Moines,IA

8. Omaha, NE

9. Lincoln,NE

10. Ogden, UT Physical Protection Arrangements:

1. Local law enforcement officers are involved in security plan development and will be made aware of the shipment through the required state notifications.

2. The communications center will be SRS Operations Center. The 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> number is

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3. TRANSCOM will be utilized to track the shipment from NWSC to SRS, and from SRS to INEEL. TRANSCOM will also be a vital link in the communications network.

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4. All NRC and state notifications will be made in accordance with 10CFR73, by NAC.

Please contact Roy Boyd, Dixon Parker, Jim Viebrock, or me with any questions or comments.

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Proposed Primary Highway Route SRS, Aiken, South Carolina to INEEL, Scoville, Idaho State Route Start End Miles Est. Duration SC SRS Local SRS Jackson, SC 6

0.25 Hours SC SC 125 N Jackson, SC Beech Island, SC 10 0.25 SC SC 28 N Beech Island, SC Georgia S/Line 3

0.25 GA GA 28 N State Line Augusta, GA 2

0.10 I-520 W Augusta Augusta 15 0.40 I-20 W Augusta Augusta 117 3.00 I-285 W/S Atlanta Atlanta, GA 32 0.50 I-75 N Atlanta Tennessee S/Line 118 3.00 + 0.5 TN Insp TN I-75 N State Line Chattanooga, TN 2

0.10 I-24 W Chattanooga, TN Georgia S/Line 15 0.40 GA I-24 W State Line Tennessee S/Line 4

0.10 TN I-24 W State Line Nashville, TN 106 2.75 + 0.5 F/F Stop I-440 W Nashville Nashville 2

0.05 I-65 N Nashville Nashville 8

0.10 I-24 Nashville Kentucky S/Line 47 1.00 KY I-24 W State Line Illinois S/Line 91 2.50 + 1.0 IL Insp IL I-24 W State Line Pulleys Mill, IL 38 1.00 I-57 N Pulley's Mill, IL Champaign, IL 194 4.50 I-74 W Champaign, IL E Peoria, IL 81 2.00 1-474 W E Peoria,IL Peoria, IL 16 0.50 I-74 W Peoria,IL Moline, IL 74 1.75 I-80 W Moline, IL Iowa S/Line 24 0.50 IA I-80 W State Line Minden, IA 274 7.00 + 1.0 F/F Stop I-680 W Minden, IA Nebraska S/Line 28 0.75 NE I-680 W State Line Chalco, NE 13 0.25 I-80 W Chalco, NE Wyoming S/Line 446 10.0 + 0.5 F/F Stop WY I-80 W State Line Utah S/Line 401 9.00 + 0.5 F/F Stop UT I-80 W State Line Echo, UT 29 0.75 I-84 W Echo, UT Ogden, UT 31 0.50 I-15 N Ogden, UT Idaho S/Line 63 1.50 ID I-15 N State Line Blackfoot, ID 93 2.00 1

US26 W Blackfoot, ID Atomic City, ID 39 1.00 US20 E Atomic City,ID INEEL 10 0.25 Total 2432 miles 62.25 Ilours Planned Stops (included in duration):

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SRS local roads to SC 125 Jackson, SC i

SC 125 to SC/GA 28 Beech Island, SC GA 28 to I-520 Augusta, GA I-520 to I-20 Augusta, GA I-20 to I-285 Atlanta, GA I-285 to I-75 Atlanta, GA I-75 to I-24 Chattanooga, TN I-24 to I-440 Nashville, TN I-440 to I-65 Nashville, TN I-65 to I-24 Nashville, TN I-24 to I-57 Pulleys Mill,IL I-57 to I-74 Champaign, IL I-74 to I-474 East Peoria, IL I-474 to I-74 Peoria, IL I-74 to I-80 Green River, IL I-80 to I-680 Minden, IA I-680 to I-80 Omaha, NE I-80 to I-84 Echo, UT I-84 to I-15 Ogden, UT I-15 to US 26 Blackfoot, ID US 26 to US 20 Atomic City, ID US 20 to INEEL via local roads