ML20244B215

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Application for Amend to Certificate of Compliance 5450 for RCC Fuel Shipping Container,Increasing Authorized Max U-235 Enrichment for Westinghouse 17x17 Ofa Fuel Designs to 4.45 Wt% When Shipped in RCC Container W/Gadolinium Oxide
ML20244B215
Person / Time
Site: 07105450
Issue date: 05/26/1989
From: Nardi A
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
To: Macdonald C
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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25571, LA-89-40, NUDOCS 8906130032
Download: ML20244B215 (2)


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Application for Amendment For Certificate of Compliance No. 5450 (Dx:ket 71-5450) i

'Ihe Westinghm Electric Corporation hereby submits this application for j

an aHEgnir.uit to Certificate of Compliance No. 5450 (Docket No. 71-5450) i for the RCC fuel shipping container. 'Ihe only change requested as part of l

this application is to increase the authorized raximum U-235 enrichment for Westinghouse 17x17 OFA fuel designs to 4.45 wt % when shipped in the RCC container with Gadolinium Oxide poison plates. has been revised to update the container drop test information ard provide better pictures of the container drop test results. has been revised to expand the comparison of the tested container to all RCC designed containers. has been revised to provide consistency between the drop test results (Attachnent 1) and the General Criticality Stardards (Attachment 19). 9 has been revised to justify this U-235 enrichment increase from 4.30 wt % to 4.45 wt %.

The calculated K-effective with the inclusion of a 95/95 confidence level (bias and uncertainties in the calculation and bEc& ark) is below 0.950.

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