ML20203L438

Forwards Description of First Shipment Number R-37-02-02-98 Per Request

ML20203L438
Person / Time
Site:	MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
Issue date:	02/25/1998
From:	Newton T NUCLEAR REACTOR LABORATORY
To:	Bennington T NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
NUDOCS 9803060056
Download: ML20203L438 (2)

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Dear Mrs. Bennington,

Enclosed please. find a description of our first shipment (No. R-37-02-02-98) as you requested.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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1 L 0 5'60eo 16 /00pV Q Q ATTACHMENT A DESCRIPTION OF SHIPMENT 11 SHIPMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: R-37 02-02-98 Eight (8) spent fuel assemblies (U-A1 Alloy Type)

Principal Radioisotope (s): Mixed fission products (see below)

Physical Fomt Solid Form Activity: 339.9 TBq (9185.7 Ci)

U-235: 2.2431 kilograms Pu 239: 0.00004546 kilograms Np-237: 0.00004032 kilograms U-236: 0.02695 kilograms U-238: 0.2855 kilograms Container: DOE approved BMI-l Shipping Cask (Type B Container)

Anticinated Descrintion of Shloment QL Description Weinht 1- RQ Radionuclides, Radioactive Material Fissile, N.O.S. UN2918, 24,000 lbs.

Guide 165, U-235 2.2431 kg., Mixed fission products, 339.9 TBq (9185.7 curies), Physical Form: Solid; Chemical Form: U-Al Alloy; Transport Index = 100 Type B Spent Fuel Package BMI-l Cask, Certification USA /5957/B ( )F; Label:

Radioactive Yellow III; " Warning: - Fissile Material, Controlled Shipment. Do not load more than one package per vehicle. In loading and storage areas, keep at least 20 feet (6 meters) from other packages hearing radioactive labels."

Exclusive Use. Highway Rout: Controlled Quantity. Two man team. Seal No. 1289, 1290,1291, l'292.

1 Tool Box (Support Equipment); Radioactive Material, Limited 800 lbs.

Quantities UN2910; Guide 161. No Label Required.

Box Radioactive Material, Excepted Package - Empty Packaging, 1 Nos. 7; UN2910; DOT Emergency Response Guide #161. 450 lbs.