ML22073A266
| ML22073A266 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07109320 |
| Issue date: | 03/14/2022 |
| From: | Gelfond A EnergySolutions |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| References | |
| ESCD/NRC 22-001 | |
| Download: ML22073A266 (1) | |
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ENERGYSOLUTIONS ATTN: Document Control Desk March 14, 2022 Director, Division of Fuel Management ESCD/NRC 22-001 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.71-9320 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Upcoming Request to Amend Certificate of Compliance No. 9320, Revision 5 for the Model MIDUS Type B Shipping Package
References:
(1) Certificate of Compliance 9320, Docket No. 71-9320, Revision 5.
Dear Sir or Madam:
MIDUS Type B Shipping Packages transport medical isotope (Mo-99) which is used for diagnoses of heart disease and cancer, to study organ structure and function, and to perform other important medical applications.
During development and qualification of procedures for periodic/maintenance and pre-shipment leakage rate testing for MIDUS packaging per latest NRC Regulatory Guide 7.4 Leakage Tests on Packages for Shipment of Radioactive Material (endorsing ANSI N14.5-2014), critical opportunities for improvement of leakage rate test procedures within the MIDUS SAR were identified. Prescriptive language in the current SAR revision for both leakage rate tests does not provide any flexibility to follow the current/latest techniques in leakage rate testing. Therefore, revision of the MIDUS SAR is critical and time sensitive for EnergySolutions and MIDUS package users (domestically and internationally).
We are planning to submit the CoC Amendment Request before March 22, 2022. We are requesting expedited review and issuance of revised MIDUS CoC before April 22, 2022, due to urgency associated with placement of MIDUS packagings in service and necessity to update the Certificate of Competent Authority (issued by the US Department of Transportation) along with obtaining validation of the MIDUS CoC by Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) in the Netherlands.
This letter is submitted electronically via NRC Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) system with an electronic copy to be sent to Mr. Pierre Saverot.
Should you or any member of your staff have questions, please contact me at (803)587-9117 Sincerely, Aleksandr Gelfond Director of Engineering/Licensing, Cask Division cc) Mr. Pierre Saverot, Project Manager, NRC Mr. Bernard White, Senior Project Manager, NRC Mr. Gerard van Noordennen, Senior VP of Regulatory Affairs, EnergySolutions 740 Osborn Road Barnwell, South Carolina 29812 (803)259-1781 Fax: (803) 259-1477 www.energysolutions.com