ML20206C014

Certificate of Compliance 5916,Rev 6,for Model 2501 Shipping Container

ML20206C014
Person / Time
Site:	07105916
Issue date:	04/02/1987
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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a. This certificate is issued to certif y that tne packaging and contents described in item s below. meets the applicable satety standards set forth 6a Titie io. code l 1 PREAM8d l

l of Federal Regulations. Part 71. " Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material."

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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 l

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This certificate is conditional upon fulfilling the requirernents of 10 CFR Part 71, as applicable, and the conditions specified below.

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I (1) Model No.: 2501~

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The packaging consists of an interchangeable shielded center section, I

common top and bottom end sections, and up to two extension sections.

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I Shielding is provided.in the center-section by successive layers of E

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section and bolted to a steel'I-beain skid-cradle assembly. The cross i

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section geometry is basically octagonal, 48" across the flats. The i

i length ranges from approximately'12 to 16 feet with a maximum gross I

weight of 17,450 lbs.

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The packaging is constructed in accordance with the following Monsanto i

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E 2501 - AA00, Rev. 2 D 2501 - AG00, Rev. 2 l

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l Po-Be, Am-Be, Pu-238-Be, and Cf-252 neutron sources.

Sources must meet the requirements of special form radioactive material.

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1,509 curies of PoBe, or Am-Be, or Pu-238-Be* or 8.25 curies of CF-l 252.

l (Heatloadgenerated,b'y\\tecontnheusynotexceed60wattsofdecay heat.)

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• Plutonium in excess of twenty (20) curies per/p~ackage must be in the s

form of metal or metal alloy; or contained withipl double encapsulated stainless steel source capsules. Both capsules must be leak tested I

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Expiration date: April 30, 1992.

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Transportation Certification Branch Ap)roval Record Model 10. 2501 Package Docket No. 71-5916 By application dated March 20, 1987, General Electric Company requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 5916. No changes have been requested or made to the package since approval of the March 1,1982 application.

The staff concludes that the statements of the application dated March 1, 1982, satisfy the requirement for renewal of the certificate of compliance.

Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS Date:

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