ML20196J066

Advises That If Cask Approved,Certificate of Compliance Will Be Issued to Doe,Per .Application Will Be Exempt from Fees,Per 10CFR170.11(a)(5).Record of 871118 Telcon Encl

ML20196J066
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Site:	07109219
Issue date:	03/08/1988
From:	Holloway C NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Torres J ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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9/-?Olf N ' 8 BBS Department of Energy ATTN: Dr. Julio L. Torres Director, Office of Security Evaluations Washington, D.C. 20545 l Gentlemen:

This refers to your letter dated December 2,1987, requesting that a  !

certificate of compliance be issued to the Department of Energy for a l l spent fuel cask designed by General Nuclear Systems, Inc. and designated as the HFIR Cask.

The Licensing staff has confirmed that, if the cask is approved, the certificate of compliance will be issued to the Department of Energy.

Therefore, your application is exempt from fees as specified in

$170.11(a)(5) of 10 CFR 170, copy enclosed.

Sincerely, Sigr.ed by: '

C. hmes Hsowap.

C. James Holloway, Jr. , Chief  :

License Fee Management Branch Division of Accounting and Finance Office of Administration and Resources Management

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ATTN: Mr. Robert T. Anderson 220 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210 ,

Oak Ridge National Laboratory i l ATTN: Mr. David McGinty P.O. Box X Mail Stop 390 Oak Ridge TN 37831

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SUBJECT:

LICENSE APPLICATION FOR OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY MODEL HFIR CASK

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LETTER FROM R. T. ANDERSON (GNSI) TO C. MACDONALD (NRC) DATED 10/29/87 -

This letter supercedes in its entirety the referenced letter. General Nuclear Systems, Inc. (GNSI), submits to the Nuclear Regulatory Connission (NRC) a license application for a spent fuel cask to be used by research reactors.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will have ownership of the cask and license, and the Certificate of Compliance will be issued to the 00E.

Enclosed is the initial submittal of the Safety Analysis Report descr wing the design of a reusable shipping package fabricated for transport of fissile Class I spent nuclear fuel, designated as the HFIR Cask. The shipping package consists of a welded stainless steel and lead cylindrical cask with bolted lid

! closure, changeable fuel baskets, and top and bottoin impact limiters.

, The SARP has been prepared in accordance with proposed Revision 2 to l.l Regulatory Guide 7.9, Standard Format and Content of Part 71 Applications for Approval of Packaging for Radioactive Material.

The design, certification, and fabrication of the spent fuel cask has been contracted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to General Nuclear Systems, Inc. (GNSI). Therefore, GNSI shall act as the prime contact with the NRC in

! this license application. All official correspondence on this license application should be directed to:

Mr. Robert T. Anderson Director, Cask & Transportation Systems General Nuclear Systems, Inc.

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Columbia, South Carolina 29210 l The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will have ownership of the cask and ,

license, and the Certificate of Compliance will becissued to the DOE. Th.

cask will be used by government and university facilities that promote the general health and safety of the public through research, training, and l 1sotope production. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Brookhaven National Laboratory will be the principal users'of this cask. Therefore, GNSI requests that the license application fees be waived in acpordance with 10 CFR 170.11, (Item #5). W s~ A8 ^/No ro w m,e . cr.., m e m / I cW ' Y ' W g mg . ggy% om. m ,,y

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e Mr. Charles E. MacDonald 11/18/87 Page 2 Please contact me if you or members of your staff have any questions concerning this submittal.

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