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Summary of 891211 Meeting W/Doe in Germantown,Md Re Certification of Beneficial Uses of Shipping Sys Package for Transport of Cesium Chloride Capsule
ML20005E686
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Issue date: 12/19/1989
From: Osgood N
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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A meeting was held at the request of Department of Energy (DOE) in Germantown, Maryland, on December 11, 1989, concerning the certification of the Beneficial Uses Shipping System (BUSS) package for the transport of cesium chloride capsules. Transportation Branch staff attended the meeting to address technical ~ issues which may be involved if NRC certification of the package is sought.-

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The BUSS package ~is being considere'd for the shipment of cesium chloride-capsules at RSI facilities.. Currently, the Safety Analysis Report specifies that only capsules fabricated to Revision 0 of the drawings are to be shipped.'Many of the: capsules at'RSI facilities were fabricated to later

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The status of the packag'e being used to ship cesium chloride capsules from L

RadiationSterilizers,Inc.(RSI)toHanfordwasdiscussed. Shipment of the. capsules 'has been hampered by the limited availability of casks.

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A _ technical description of the BUSS package was given. The cask is stainless steel approximately 13 inches thick. There are foam impact L_

limiters at~each end. The cask'is designed for a decay heat load of 4 kW, L

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- revisions of the drawings.- q 5. The ability of'the RSI capsules to meet the requirements of special form was discussed by the DOE Packaging Certification Staff. Westinghouse-Hanford has implemented a progra:n to ensure;that the capsules meet special form. Capsules which do not meet the program criteria for special form are considered as normal! form. The DOE' Packaging Certification Staff has

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