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September 28, 2023 E-62818 | September 28, 2023 E-62818 | ||
Orano TN 7160 Riverwood Drive | Orano TN 7160 Riverwood Drive Mr. Rick Boyle Suite 200 Chief, Radioactive Materials Transport Columbia, MD 21046 U.S. Department of Transportation USA Tel: 410-910-6900 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Fax: 434-260-8480 Washington, DC, 20590 | ||
==Subject:== | ==Subject:== | ||
Request | Request for issuance of Provisional Renewal of Compete nt Authority Certification J/2009/AF, GP-01 | ||
==References:== | ==References:== | ||
(1) | (1) TN Americas Letter E-62007 dated January 24, 20 23, Application for Revalidation of Competent Authority Certificat ion J/2009/AF, GP-01. | ||
(2) | (2) TN Americas Letter E-62515 dated July 25, 2023, Additional Information for Review of the Application for Revalidation of Competent Authority Certification J/2009/AF, GP-01. | ||
==Dear Mr. Boyle:== | ==Dear Mr. Boyle:== | ||
The Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd. (NFI) Is the certificate hold er for the GP-01, Type A Fissile package used for shipment of Uranium oxide (UO 2, UO3 and U3O8) or Uranium oxides mixed with gadolinia. NFI is working with suppliers in Europe to continue to fulfill commitments to transport Uranium oxides for use in comm ercial fuel production in Japan. NFI plans to ship uranium oxide for use in commercia l nuclear reactor fuel from Westinghouse Springfields Fuels Ltd. in the United Kingdom or Westinghouse Electric Sweden to a European port by vehicle, from a European port to a Canadian east coast port by vessel, transit from a Canadian east coast port to a USA west coast port by vehicle, from the west coast of the USA to Tokyo by vessel, and from Tokyo to NFI Kumatori Works by land. | |||
NFI, through their contractors Orano Nuclear Packaging and Serv ices (NPS) and Orano TN Americas, are working closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to revalidat e for transit through the United States the material transport package needed for this important shipment: GP-01 [1]. An administrative issue regarding the Agi ng Management Analysis of the transportation package has delayed completion o f the revalidation [2] | |||
E-62818 U.S. DOT Page 2 of 2 | |||
It is imperative that NFI complete the shipment on schedule to meet the commitments described above. TN Americas, therefore, requests that the DOT issue the Competent Authority Certificate for the GP-01 package without the Aging Management Analysis for two shipments to take place in April 2024 and August 2024. NFI, in cooperation with their contractors, are committed to resolving the outstanding administrative issue and submit the A ging Management Analysis to the NRC. | |||
We greatly appreciate the DOTs support to these important commercial nuclear fuel supply projects and your consideration of this request. If you have a ny questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at Peter.Vescovi@orano.group or (336 ) 420-8325. | |||
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Sincerely, | Sincerely, | ||
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Peter Vescovi TN-Americas | Peter Vescovi TN-Americas | ||
Cc: | Cc: Laurence Labbe, Project Manager, TN Americas Laurent Klein, Project Manager, Orano NPS}} | ||
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| To: | Boyle R Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, US Dept of Transportation (DOT), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety |
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September 28, 2023 E-62818
Orano TN 7160 Riverwood Drive Mr. Rick Boyle Suite 200 Chief, Radioactive Materials Transport Columbia, MD 21046 U.S. Department of Transportation USA Tel: 410-910-6900 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Fax: 434-260-8480 Washington, DC, 20590
Subject:
Request for issuance of Provisional Renewal of Compete nt Authority Certification J/2009/AF, GP-01
References:
(1) TN Americas Letter E-62007 dated January 24, 20 23, Application for Revalidation of Competent Authority Certificat ion J/2009/AF, GP-01.
(2) TN Americas Letter E-62515 dated July 25, 2023, Additional Information for Review of the Application for Revalidation of Competent Authority Certification J/2009/AF, GP-01.
Dear Mr. Boyle:
The Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd. (NFI) Is the certificate hold er for the GP-01, Type A Fissile package used for shipment of Uranium oxide (UO 2, UO3 and U3O8) or Uranium oxides mixed with gadolinia. NFI is working with suppliers in Europe to continue to fulfill commitments to transport Uranium oxides for use in comm ercial fuel production in Japan. NFI plans to ship uranium oxide for use in commercia l nuclear reactor fuel from Westinghouse Springfields Fuels Ltd. in the United Kingdom or Westinghouse Electric Sweden to a European port by vehicle, from a European port to a Canadian east coast port by vessel, transit from a Canadian east coast port to a USA west coast port by vehicle, from the west coast of the USA to Tokyo by vessel, and from Tokyo to NFI Kumatori Works by land.
NFI, through their contractors Orano Nuclear Packaging and Serv ices (NPS) and Orano TN Americas, are working closely with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to revalidat e for transit through the United States the material transport package needed for this important shipment: GP-01 [1]. An administrative issue regarding the Agi ng Management Analysis of the transportation package has delayed completion o f the revalidation [2]
E-62818 U.S. DOT Page 2 of 2
It is imperative that NFI complete the shipment on schedule to meet the commitments described above. TN Americas, therefore, requests that the DOT issue the Competent Authority Certificate for the GP-01 package without the Aging Management Analysis for two shipments to take place in April 2024 and August 2024. NFI, in cooperation with their contractors, are committed to resolving the outstanding administrative issue and submit the A ging Management Analysis to the NRC.
We greatly appreciate the DOTs support to these important commercial nuclear fuel supply projects and your consideration of this request. If you have a ny questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at Peter.Vescovi@orano.group or (336 ) 420-8325.
Sincerely,
Peter Vescovi TN-Americas
Cc: Laurence Labbe, Project Manager, TN Americas Laurent Klein, Project Manager, Orano NPS