Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 487de72c-0092-45b4-a6e4-6e5f7ca7ad74
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.8
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ion of the applicant’s proposed means for transporting radioactive materials is discussed in the following paragraph: The proposed method for the transportation of fuel and radioactive wastes to and from the facility needs to be described so that impacts from transportation can be appropriately analyzed in other sections of the ESRP. The regulations in 10 CFR 51.52 give the environmental impacts that result, given a specific thermal power level in the reactor core, type of fuel, average irradiation of fuel, and specific parameters on packaging and shipping. If the description of the transportation falls within the specific parameters given in paragraph (a) of 10 CFR 51.52, then Table S-4 can be used to determine the environmental impact; otherwise, further analysis is required. Thus, a description of the parameters surrounding the transportation of fuel and radioactive wastes is necessary. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of the data and information is required to support the reviewer’s evaluation for conformance with 10 CFR 51.52(a) (see Evaluation Findings in this ESRP). The analysis should consist of assembling the data listed in the procedures below and verifying their accuracy. The reviewer may consult with the reviewers for ESRPs 3.2 and 3.5 to verify the data. The reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Compare the verified data (listed under Data and Information Needs above) with the following criteria: ` reactor type – light-water cooled (LWR) ` rated core thermal power level – 3800 MW maximum (see ESRP 3.2 for a definition of “rated.”) ` fuel assemblies – zircaloy fuel rods, sintered low enrichment uranium dioxide (maximum 4% by weight of 235U) pellets (Use of 5% enriched fuel in conjunction with irradiation levels above 33,000 megawatt-days per metric ton has been considered generically.) ` average irradiation level of irradiated fuel – 33,000 megawatt-days per metric ton maximum for use of Table S-4 directly,