ML22195A182
| ML22195A182 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07105797 |
| Issue date: | 07/12/2022 |
| From: | Shuler J US Dept of Energy, Office of Packaging and Transportation |
| To: | Yoira Diaz-Sanabria Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
| PSAVEROT NMSS/DFM/STLB 3014157505 | |
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| Download: ML22195A182 (2) | |
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Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 July 12, 2022 Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria, Chief Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Two White Flint North - Mail Stop 4 B34 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738
Dear Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria,
The US Department of Energy (DOE) requests renewal and amendment of NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 5797, Rev. 22 (Docket 71-5797) of the Inner HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container and Outer HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container (HFIR) package design.
The CoC expires on October 31, 2022, thus renewal is requested in accordance with §71.38, pending final action of this application for amendment.
A CoC amendment is needed to authorize the following not-important-to-safety changes:
Installation of fuel combs on the HFIR unirradiated inner or outer fuel elements, prior to shipment, Incorporate the as-built tie-down band design change authorized by NRC Letter Authorization issued April 15, 2022 (ML22105A053) in the SAR, and Delete extra-regulatory requirement (in the SAR) for 3-year periodic inspections of the containers against the design drawings.
The following enclosures are submitted in support of this application. Enclosure 1 is background and basis for the changes to aid the review. Enclosure 2 is a chapter-by-chapter evaluation of the changes required to the SAR. Enclosure 3 is a chapter-by-chapter summary of changes required to implement in the SAR. Enclosure 4 is the SAR page-changes.
The amendment is requested by December 31, 2022, for use of the package for shipment of fresh fuel for the DOE High Flux Isotope Reactor.
Page 2 of Application to NRC, Docket 71-5797, July 12, 2022 If you have any questions or need more details, please call at 301-903-5513 or james.shuler@em.doe.gov JAMES Digitally signed by JAMES SHULER SHULER Date: 2022.07.13 08:43:13 -04'00' Dr. James M. Shuler Manager, DOE Packaging Certification Program U.S. Department of Energy Office of Packaging and Transportation EM-4.24, 270CC - Rm 3113 Washington, DC 20585
Enclosures:
(1) Background and Basis for SAR Rev 14 Changes - Addition of Fuel Element Combs, Removal of Tie Down Bands from SAR Figures, and Deletion of the 3-Year Periodic Inspection (2) Evaluation of the Addition of Fuel Element Combs, Removal of Tie Down Bands from SAR Figures, and Deletion of the 3-Year Periodic Inspection (3) Summary of Changes to Safety Analysis Report for Packaging: The ORNL HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container, ORNL/TM-11656 (4) Change Pages for Safety Analysis Report For Packaging: The ORNL HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container, ORNL/TM-11656 (ORNL/TM-V11656/V1 and V2, Rev. 14, June 2022)
CC: ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. Pierre M. Saverot, Project Manager Herman Radke, SC-ORO Gregory J. Hirtz, ORNL Brandon Kendrick, ORNL