ML20141G045
| ML20141G045 | |
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| Site: | 07000135, 07105768 |
| Issue date: | 03/04/1977 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20141G042 | List: |
| References | |
| 07198, 7198, NUDOCS 8601090748 | |
| Download: ML20141G045 (5) | |
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Form NRC4118 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [
li2 i CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ..~
ggRn For nadioactive Materials Packages (3 1.(b) Re ision No. 1.(c) 1.(d) ages No. 1 (e) Tot i No. Paqcs 1.lal Cert r.gtg Number tgation No.
i 2, PREAMBLE 2.(;) This certificate is issued to satisfy Sections 173.393a.173.394,173.395, and 173.396 of the Department of Tr., .sportation Hazardous !
Materials Regulations (43 CFR 170183 and 14 CFR 103) and Sections 146-19-10a and 146-19-100 of the Department of Transportation Dangerous Cargoes Regulations (46 CFR 14G-143), as arrended. ,
l 2.(b) The packaging and contents described in item 5 below, meets the safety standards set forth in Subpart C of Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71 " Packaging of Radioactive Materials for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Material Under Certain Conditions /* r 2.l:) lhis certificate does not relieve the consignor from compliance with any requirement of the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or other applicable regufvory agencies, including the government of any country through or into which the package will be transported.
- 3. This certificate is issued on the basis of a safety analysis report of the package design or application-3.(a) Prepared by (Name and address): 3.(b) Title and identification of report or application:
Combustion Engineering, Inc. Combustion Engineering, Inc. application ,
1000 Prospect Hill Road dated September ll,1972, as supplemented.
i Windsor, Connecticut 06095 -
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- 4. C_NDITIONS Th's certificate is conditional upon ths fulfilling of the requirements of Subpart D cf 10 CFR 71, as applicable, and the conditions specified in item 5 befow. f
- 5. Desc iption of Packaging and Authorized Contents. Model Number, Fissile Class, other Conditions, and
References:
i ja) Packaging ,
j (1) Model number: BB-25042 ~ ,
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(2) Description <
- l Inner container is 11.'." ID,16-gage steel cylinder, 63.5" long, with bolted and gasketed to[5, flange closure and seal welded bottom plate. .
Inner container is centured and supported in a 22.5" ID by minimum 74" long 16-gage steel drum'.by 1/4" diameter spring steel rods and vermiculite. s Maximumweightofpackadingandcontentsisapproximately575 pounds.
(3) Drawings ' .
The BB-250-2 packaging is constructed in accordance with Westinghouse j
Electric Corporation sketch SKA-252-1 (Appendix L to Westinghouse Electric Corporation letter dated March 1,1963). The outer cover is j secured by either a 12-gage closure ring or six (6) 1/2" diameter bolts.
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(b) Contents ~
(1) Type and form of material (i) Uranium oxide pellets. Uranium may be enriched to a maximum 3.5 w/o in the U-235 isotope. The maximum H/U atomic ratio, considering all sources of hydrogenous material within the inner con-tainer shall not exceed 1.5.
(ii) Uranium oxide enriched to a maximum 3.5 w/o in the U-235 isotope. Chemically-bound or physically- j bound water in mixtures is permitted. Slips or i slurries that exhibit a visually discernible liquid second phase are prohibited. l .
(iii) Bulk uranium oxide (U0 2 or U 30s) powder with a maximum density of 2 g U/cc and enriched to a maximum A w/o in the U-235 isotope. The maximum H/V atomic ratio, con-sidering all sources of hydrogenous material within the inner container shall not exceed 1.13, i I
l (iv) Uranium compounds which will not decompose at tem-peratures up to 750*F. Uranium may be enriched to a maximun 5 w/o in the U-235 isotope. The maximum H/U. il
- atomic ratio, considering all sourcas of hydrogenous j material within the inner container shall' not exceed l 1.5.
(v) Uranium oxide pellets, enriched to a maximum of 3.5 w/o in the U-235 isotope. The maximum H/U atomic ratio, considering all sources of hydrogenous material within the ir.ncr container, shall not exceed 3.0.
(2) Maximum qucntity of material per package (i) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(i):
Total contents not to exceed 250 pcunds, with the U-235 content not to exceed 1.96 kilograms. The pellets shall be contained within scaled 9.5" to 9.75" diameter steel cans.
(ii) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(ii): .
Total contents not to exceed 250 pounds, with the U-235 -
content not to exceed 2.95 kg. The contents shall be contained within two (2) 9.75 inch diameter by 12 inch high sealed stainless steel cans. Empty stainless steel cans will be used to make up the remaining space within the inner containers. .
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. a (iii) For the contents describ'd in 5(b)(1)(fi):
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Total contents not to excesd 250 pounds, with the U-235 ,
content not to exceed 2.95 .3 The contents shall be con- l tained within three (3) 9.75 inch diameter by 12 inch high sealed stainless steel cans. Empty stainless steel cans will be used to make up the remaining space within the inner container.
(iv) For the contents described in 5.(b)(1)(iii):
Total contents not to exceed 250 pounds, with the U-235 content not to exceed four (4) kilograms.
(v) For the contents described in 5.'(b)(1)(iv):
Total contents not to exceed 250 pounds," with the U-235 content not to exceed five (5) kilograms. Four (4) steel ,I drums containing not more than 1.3 kilograms U-235 each shall be packaged in the shipping insert within the inner container as shown in Westinghouse Electric Corporation i Sketch SPA-252-1 and Drawing C7108010. The steel drums ;
shall be constructed in accordance with US Military Standard MS 24347 with a maximum ID of 8.5" and a nominal il height of 15.4". , j (vi) For the contents described in 5(6)(1)(v):'
Total contents not to exceed 250 pounds, with the U-235 content not to exceed 3.5 kilograms. The contents shall be transported in the inner container shown in Nuclear Materials and Equip; rent Corporation Drawing No.10-F-676, Revision 2. The inner container shown in Westinghouse Electric Corporation sketch SKA-252-1 shall be secured with twelve (12) 1/2" diameter bolts.
(c) Fissile Class II and III (1) Minimum transport index to be shown on label for .
Fissile Class II. j (i) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(i), 5(b)(1)(iii), '
5(b)(1)(iv): 0.5 (ii) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(ii) and limited in 5(b)(2)(ii): 2.0 t
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' i (iii) For the contents described 5(b)((1)(ii) in 5(b) 2)(iii): and limited -
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(iv) For the contents described .
. in 5(b)(1)(v): 0.7 (2) Maximum number of packages per shipment for Fissile Class III (i) For the contents described in 5(b)(1)(i), 5(b)(1)(iii),
and 5(b)(1)(iv): 200 (ii) For the contents described in 5 i and limited -
in 5 i: 59 (iii) For the contents described 5(b)(1)(ii))and in 5(b)(2)(iii : limited 14 , {
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- 6. The package authorized by this certificate is hereby approved for use .
under the general license provisions of Paragraph 71.12(b) of 10 CFR '
Part 71. . j
- 7. Expiration date: November 30, 1979.
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' REFERENCES Combustion Engineering, Inc. application dated September 11, 1972.
I Supplements dated December 19, 1973 and March 8, 1974.
Westinghouse Electric Corpoiation letter. dated July 13, 1973.
G:neral Electric Company letter dated March 30, 1973.
Tha Babcock & Wilcox Company letter dated February 16, 1977.
FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION fbse Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and
! Material Safety l' NAR
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