ML23104A445

Letter to R. Boyle Request for Revalidation of Japanese Certificate of Approval J/2043/B(U)F for the JRF-90Y-950K Package- Request for Additional Information, Docket 71-3036

ML23104A445
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Site:	07103036
Issue date:	05/01/2023
From:	Garcia-Santos N Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch
To:	Boyle R US Dept of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
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ML23118A029	List: ML23104A445
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EPID L-2023-DOT-0000
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May 1, 2023 Richard W. Boyle, Chief Sciences Branch Division of Engineering and Research Office of Hazardous Materials Safety U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE NO. 3036 (EPID L-2023-DOT-0000)

Dear Richard W. Boyle:

By letter dated January 5, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

[ADAMS] Accession Number ML23006A104), and supplemented on March 2, 2023 (ML23061A186), you submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the review of the Certificate of Competent Authority No. J/2043/B(U), Model No. JRF-90Y-950K. In your application you requested that the NRC provides a recommendation to revalidate the Model No. JRF-90Y-950K package.

In connection with our review, we need the information identified in the enclosure to this letter.

To assist us in scheduling the staff review of your response, we request that you provide this information by 20 days from the date of this letter. Inform us at your earliest convenience, but no later than 10 days from the date of this letter, if you are not able to provide the information by that date. If you are unable to provide a response in the requested time, our review may be delayed.

Please reference Docket No. 71-3036 and EPID L-2023-DOT-0000 in future correspondence related to this request. The staff is available to meet to discuss your proposed responses. If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be contacted at Norma.GarciaSantos@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Garcia Santos, Norma on 05/01/23 Norma Garcia SAntos, Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 71-3036 EPID L-2023-DOT-0000

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information

Request for Additional Information U.S. Department of Transportation Japanese Approval Certificate No. J/2043/B(U)F, Revision 2 Docket No. 71-3036 Certificate of Compliance No. 3036 Model No. JRF-90Y-950K By letter dated January 5, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

[ADAMS] Accession Number ML23006A104), and supplemented on March 2, 2023 (ML23061A186), you submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the review of the Certificate of Competent Authority No. J/2043/B(U), Model No. JRF-90Y-950K. In your application you requested that the NRC provides a recommendation to revalidate the Model No. JRF-90Y-950K package.

This request for additional information (RAI) identifies information needed by the NRC staff (the staff) in connection with its review of the application. The staff used International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Specific Safety Requirements No. 6 (SSR-6), Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 2018 Edition, in its review of the application.

The RAI describes information needed by the staff to complete its review of the application and to determine whether the applicant has demonstrated compliance with the regulatory requirements of the IAEA SSR-6, 2018 Edition.

Materials Evaluation RAI 7-1. Provide details on how the heat insulator (hard polyurethane foam) and shock absorber (balsa wood) are considered to be in a sealed state (e.g., encased in welded stainless steel), such that the materials are adequately protected from damage due to moisture or water intrusion. If the polyurethane foam and wood are not permanently sealed, please address how these materials are inspected for water damage and repaired/replaced, as needed, since both are susceptible to degradation over time when exposed to moisture or water intrusion. Also, Revise the SAR with additional details to remove the ambiguity.

The staff is unclear if the polyurethane foam and wood materials are sealed in the main body and the outer lid only when the package is sealed closed for transportation, or if both the main body and the outer lid provide independent sealed compartments even when the outer lid is not installed on the main body.

If both these materials are only considered to be in a sealed state when the outer lid is installed on the main body, how are the polyurethane foam and wood materials visually inspected and repaired/replaced if damage is found? Visual inspection requirements in Section III-Table A.1 for pre-shipment inspection, and Section (III) B for maintenance requirements only mention visual inspection of inner and outer surfaces of the main body, fuel basket, inner lid and outer lid.

Enclosure

The staff noted that in SAR Section (III)-A package handling methods, on Page (III)-A-1 and Page (III)-A-2, the pre-shipment content inspection is referenced to be in section (IV)-A.2 and (IV)-Table A.1. However, the pre-shipment inspection of the package is found on Page (III)-A-3 under (III) Table A.1.

This information is needed to determine compliance with IAEA SSR-6, 2018 Edition, paragraphs 613A and 809(f).