ML25272A228
| ML25272A228 | |
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| Site: | 07105797 |
| Issue date: | 01/09/2026 |
| From: | Yoira Diaz-Sanabria Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
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| EPID L-2023-LLA-0156 | |
| Download: ML25272A228 (0) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC FORM 618 (8-2000) 10 CFR 71 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES 1.
- a. CERTIFICATE NUMBER
- b. REVISION NUMBER
- c. DOCKET NUMBER
- d. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PAGE PAGES 5797 24 71-5797 USA/5797/B(U)F-96 1
OF 3
Enclosure 1 2.
PREAMBLE
- a. This certificate is issued to certify that the package (packaging and contents) described in Item 5 below meets the applicable safety standards set forth in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material.
- b. This certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or other applicable regulatory agencies, including the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.
3.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED ON THE BASIS OF A SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT OF THE PACKAGE DESIGN OR APPLICATION a.
ISSUED TO (Name and Address)
- b. TITLE AND IDENTIFICATION OF REPORT OR APPLICATION U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20585 Safety Analysis Report for the HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Package, ORNL/RRD/INT-180, Rev. 1, dated June 2025.
- 4. CONDITIONS This certificate is conditional upon fulfilling the requirements of 10 CFR Part 71, as applicable, and the conditions specified below.
5.
(a) Packaging (1)
Model No.: Inner HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container, and Outer HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Container (2)
Description Packaging for unirradiated fissile radioactive material as fuel elements for the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). The containers are right circular cylinders with an 11-gauge carbon steel shell. The lid is attached to the container with sixteen 3/8-16x1-inch steel bolts. The steel shell is filled with stacked fir plywood rings.
The plywood rings form a central cavity which is lined with 1-inch thick polyethylene foam.
The packaging for the inner HFIR fuel element has overall dimensions of 25 inches OD by 44-7/8 inches high, a 10-7/8 inch diameter by 30-3/8 inch deep cavity, and a 700-pound gross weight.
The packaging for the outer HFIR fuel element has overall dimensions of 31-1/2 inches OD by 45-3/4 inches high, a 17-3/8 inch diameter by 31-1/4 inch deep cavity, and a 1,100-pound gross weight.
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC FORM 618 (8-2000) 10 CFR 71 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES 1.
- a. CERTIFICATE NUMBER
- b. REVISION NUMBER
- c. DOCKET NUMBER
- d. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PAGE PAGES 5797 24 71-5797 USA/5797/B(U)F-96 2
OF 3
(3)
Drawings (i)
The packaging for the inner HFIR fuel is constructed in accordance with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing Nos. M-20978-EL-003F, Rev. 0; M-20978-EL-003G, Rev. 0; and M-20978-EL-003H, Rev. 0.
5.
(a)
(3)
Drawings (continued)
(ii)
The packaging for the outer HFIR fuel is constructed in accordance with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing Nos. M-20978-EL-002F, Rev. 0; M-20978-EL-002G, Rev. 0; and M-20978-EL-002H, Rev. 0.
(b)
Contents (1)
Type and form of material Uranium as U3O8-Al cermet, enriched up to 95% in the U-235 isotope, and each fuel plate clad in aluminum, 10-mils thick. Only intact assemblies comprised of whole fuel plates with no known or suspected cladding defects are authorized, and:
(i)
For the packaging described in 5(a)(3)(i), the contents are described in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing No.: M-20978-EL-008C, Rev. 0.
(ii)
For the packaging described in 5(a)(3)(ii) the contents are described in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing No.: M-20978-EL-008D, Rev. 0.
(2)
Maximum quantity of material per package (i)
For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(i) not more than 2.63 kg of U-235.
(ii)
For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(ii) not more than 6.88 kg of U-235.
(c)
Criticality Safety Index 0.4 6.
The lid lifting attachments must be blocked as shown on Oak Ridge National Laboratory Drawing Nos. M-20978-EL-002H, Rev. 0; and M-20978-EL-003H, Rev. 0, to prevent inadvertent use of the attachments during transport.
7.
In addition to the requirements of Subpart G of 10 CFR Part 71:
(a)
Each package shall be maintained in accordance with the Maintenance Program in Chapter 8 of the application; and
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC FORM 618 (8-2000) 10 CFR 71 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES 1.
- a. CERTIFICATE NUMBER
- b. REVISION NUMBER
- c. DOCKET NUMBER
- d. PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PAGE PAGES 5797 24 71-5797 USA/5797/B(U)F-96 3
OF 3
(b)
Each package shall be operated and prepared for shipment in accordance with the Operating Procedures in Chapter 7 of the application.
8.
The packaging authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use under the general license provisions of 10 CFR 71.17.
9.
Transport by air of fissile material is not authorized.
10.
Revision 23 of this certificate may be used until October 31, 2027.
11.
Expiration date: September 30, 2030.
REFERENCES Safety Analysis Report for the HFIR Unirradiated Fuel Element Shipping Package, ORNL/RRD/INT-180, Rev. 1, dated June 2025.
FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Yoira Diaz-Sanabria, Chief Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Date: January 9, 2026 Signed by Diaz-Sanabria, Yoira on 01/09/26