ML11180A190

Univ of Missouri - Columbia Research Reactor - Notification Prior to First Use of Package Per 10 CFR 71.17

ML11180A190
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Site:	07109341, University of Missouri-Columbia
Issue date:	06/03/2011
From:	Ernst J Univ of Missouri - Columbia
To:	Document Control Desk, NRC/NMSS/SFST
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1513 Research Park Drive Research Reactor Center Columbia, MO 65211 University of Missouri-Columbia PHONE (573) 882-4211 FAX (573) 882-6360 WEBSrrE http://web.missouri.edu/-murrwww June 3, 2011 ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Notification prior to first use of package per 10 CFR 71.17 This letter is notification prior to first use of the BEA Research Reactor (BRR) package, USA/9341/B(U)F-96, by the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor (MURR).

Package Number: USA/9341/B(U)F-96 Licensee Name: University of Missouri-Columbia Research Reactor (MURR)

License.No.: R-.103.

Background:

Test and Research Reactors throughout the United States have typically relied on the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide a shipping cask for returning irradiated fuel to the DOE. In 2008, Idaho National Lab's Research Reactor Infrastructure Program contracted with AREVA Federal Services to design and build a NRC-certified Type B shipping cask to replace the.now-expirediBMI-1 spent fuel shipping cask (Certificate No.

5957). This new cask will be used to ship irradiated nuclear fuel from various research reactors to spent fuel storage facilities at Idaho National Lab and Savannah River Site.

AREVA designed and built the BRR package with the MURR fuel as one of the four*

spent fuel types taken into consideration for performing the cask safety analysis.

If any additional information is needed, please contact me at (573)882-5226 or ernstj@missouri.edur..

Sinceirely,'

John Ernst Associate Director, Regulatory Assurance P~l 5Ls- 6(

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