ML20154C803

Certificate of Compliance 5908,Rev 11,for Model DOT-6M Type B.Approval Record Encl

ML20154C803
Person / Time
Site:	07105908
Issue date:	02/26/1986
From:	Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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I panceonu sia U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CERTIFICATE CF CZMPLIANCE h I 'aeauco " FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PACKAGES o nevisio NuuggR c. PACKAGE IOcNrlHCATION NUMBER oPAG NUMBcR e Torat NUMetR P.GES l ... carincareuvueen q 5908 11 USA /5908/B( )F 1 3 li-1 eacAuste >

g a ine. ce,isf acaie s. inueo io ceriify inat in. packaging ano content. oescrioso in item s eeio.. meet. ine apphcanie atet y .ianaaros sei fortn in tiiio io. cooe n l of Federal Regulations. Part 71,' Packaging and Transportation of Raoioactive Material." k I b Tnis certificate aces not reiseve tne Consignor from Comphance itn any requirement of tn. regulations of tne U S. Department of Transportation or otner k I appiscao e reguiatory as.nc,e.. nciuoing in. go.e,nment of any couniry tn,ouan or .nio on.cn tne paca o. .sii ne iransporteo W q

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i Babcock & Wilcox Company Nuclear flaterials and Equipment Corporation W P.O. Box 785 application dated liay 3,1974, as supplemented.

I Lynchbu rg , VA 24505 i N i k 4 e oocner~uweta 71-5908 g 4 a co~oirious '

N Tnis certificate es conoitional upon fuitishng tne requirements of to CFR Part 71. as applicable. and tne conditions specified belo.

N 4 s II k d (a) Packaging i 8l 4 i, (1) Model No.: DOT-6f1 Type R f

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g (2) Description p l V i lietal packaging as described and constructed in accordance with 00T I Specification 6M.

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I I (1) Type and fom of material p d

(i) Solid radioactive materials which will not decompose at temperatures (l

g up to 250 F. Carbide compounds are not authorized; or (I 1 q (ii) U0 or 2 U0 mixtures 2

in the fom of powder or compact pellets; or b 4

d (iii) Plutonium nitrate or uranyl nitrate solution in flame sealed '

glass ampoules or screw top plastic vials, each within one or fl q! more additional plastic vials with taped lids, and within a l

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(b) Contents (continued)

(iv) Plutonium sources in excess of twenty (20) curies per package g must be at least double encapsulated in a metal capsule such that the sources meet the requirements for special fom radioactive -

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m d Inner and outer capsules are individually leak tested during h fabrication per ANSI N542-1977, procedure A2.2.3 (He pressure l'jl bubble test), or equivalent. ,

t, (2) Maximum Quantity of mater,ial per package and fissile class [.

.. p 1 (i) For the material described in 5.(b)(1)(i), the maximum fissile F-j material'a'nd maximun hydrogen per package for Fissile Class I is

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a p i , tiaximun fissile material Hydrogen fiaterial pq

Fissile . N per package, per package, b;

.l ttaterial xg kilograms _ arams W 1 < h)1

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'U-235 1.6 20 h

A Pu (, . ,0.9* ' I Z) 11 pf f(. ' ' ~ 0. 5 ' g, 6.4

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j _ U.-2 33 p i*Because of the 10 wbth themal decay heat lin itation, the limit for Pu-238-is 0.02 kilogra'ms. Plutoniun in excesO if twenty (20) curies

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] per packag'elmust' be. in the fom of metal, metal alloy or reactor [l

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(ii) For the naterial described in 5.(b)(1)(1) the maximum U-235 hi q( loading for uraniun bearing naterials with an H/X 3 and the k1

.1 ninimun transport index to be assigned to each pacliage for Fissile &

d Class II is as follows- lb b h Li fiaximun itinimum Ip

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li 1l (iii) For the material described in 5.(b)(1)(ii) the maximun quantity 1 of U-233 is 500 grams at an H/0 ratio not to exceed 20 contained

)1 within a package size of at least 55 gallons. Each shipment 3

shall be linited as follows:

1 1 The minimun transport index for Fissile Class II is 2.5 1 ,

The maxinun number of packages for Fissile Class III is 51.

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Il l 5. (b) Contents (continued) l (I (iv) For the material described in 5.(b)(1)(iii) the naximum quantity of material is not to exceed 20 ci radioactivity and 40 ml of .

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i solution. Fissile material shall not exceed 10 grams. W 5

, (v) For the naterial described in 5.(b)(1)(iv) the maximun quantity of plutonium is 100 ci .

l I 6. Two steel through bolts may be installed between the lid and bottom of the steel W d runs . ' <:,~ >

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7. Venting may be provided by a'-1-inch diameter hole 11n,the drum lid backed by a l minimun 1/2-inch thick .Cerafelt refractory pad. -

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8. flaxinum decay heat:per package shall not exceed ten (10), watts. ,

f l l 9. The package author;ized by this certificate is hereby

approved for use under the

! general license p,rovisionsfof.10 CFR 571.12.

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l 10. Expiration date: Februa ry 28L 1991. '

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.. REFERENCES j p , ~;. ,

;,gn 3 Nuclear Materials and Equipmedt Corporation; tapplication dated itav 3,1974.

llestinghouse Electric Corporation supplement:(WAPD-RS(CC)-620) dated l'ay 8,1973.

DOE, NR supplenents dated: tbrch 28, 1979; and July 19, 1982. I j Allied Chemical Corporation, Report No. ICP-1061, December 1974.

j Monsanto Research Corporation application dated January 10, 1980.

FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0'1ftISSION i

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Transportation Certification Branch Approval Record Model No. 00T-6M Type B Packaging Docket No. 71-5908 .

J By application dated January 31, 1986, Babcock A Wilcox Company's Lynchburg, VA facility requested renewal of Certificate of Compliance No. 5908.

The previous certificate holder, Babcock & Wilcox Company's Apoll , PA facility, elected not to renew the certificate. No changes have been requested or made to the package since approval of the latest supplement dated July 19, 1982. -

The applicant and users of this package should note the limitations on the fabrication of additional packagings and use of existing packaginqs as stated in 10 CFR $71.13.

The staff concludes that the statenents of the original application, as supplemented, satisfy the requirement for renewal of the certificate of compliance.

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Charles E. MacDonald, Chief -

Transportation Certification Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, N?iSS Date: FEB 2 61986 1

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