IAEA/USA Interregional course on
Preparations to Ship Spent Nuclear Fuel (1997)
REVIEW PRIOR TO SHIPMENT
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Mr. A. Francis DiMeglio
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Providence, Rhode Island
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IAEA/USA Interregional Training Course
Technical and Administrative Preparations Required for Shipment of Research Reactor Spent
Fuel to its Country of Origin
13-24 January 1997
Argonne, IL
MODULE 10
L.10.1
REVIEW PRIOR TO SHIPMENT
by
A. FRANCIS DI MEGLIO
CONSULTANT
PRE-SHIPMENT CHECKLIST
BEFORE ARRIVAL OF CASK
1. CONTACT REGULATORY BODY FOR DISCUSSION OF LOCAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
2. CLASSIFY FUEL ASSEMBLIES AND SELECT ASSEMBLIES TO BE RETURNED.
3. SELECT CASK
4. DECIDE TO TRIM OR NOT TO TRIM FUEL ASSEMBLIES.
5. NEGOTIATE CONTRACT WITH DOE.
6. COMPLETE APPENDIX A AND B TO CONTRACT.
7. NEGOTIATE CONTRACT WITH CASK VENDOR AND CONTRACT CARRIER.
8. DEVELOP QA PLAN.
9. DETERMINE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PASSAGE THROUGH TRANSIT COUNTRIES
10. DEVELOP PROCEDURES AND TRAIN STAFF ON NEW PROCEDURES.
11. DEVELOP A RESPONSIBILITY MATRIX.PRE-SHIPMENT
12. REGISTER AS CASK USER.
13. DETERMINE ROUTING FROM ORIGIN TO DESTINATION.
14. CHECK PHYSICAL SECURITY PLANS.
15. INSPECT ALL FLOOR SHORING AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT.
16. CHECK ALL EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR RECEIPT OF CASK.
17. OBTAIN CUSTOMS EXPORT AND IMPORT FORMS, COMPLETE AND DISTRIBUTE.
18. OBTAIN SHIPPING DATE FROM DOE.
19. ARRANGE FOR ARMED ESCORTS, AS REQUIRED.
20. ARRANGE FOR DELIVERY OF CASK.PRE-SHIPMENT
AFTER ARRIVAL OF CASK
21. PERFORM ARRIVAL TESTS USING WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND CHECK LISTS.
21A. EXTERNAL RADIATION LEVEL.
21B. EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION.
21C. EQUIPMENT INVENTORY.
21D. INTERNAL CONTAMINATION.
21E. POISON TEST.
22. LOAD CASK USING WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND CHECK LISTS.
23. PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTIONS AND TESTS USING WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND CHECK LISTS.
23A. CRITICALITY.
23B. EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION.
23C. EXTERNAL RADIATION LEVELS.
23D CASK TEMPERATURE.
23E. CASK PRESSURE.
23F. CASK COOLANT ACTIVITY.
23G. CASK CLOSURE SEALS.
23H. EQUIPMENT TIE DOWNS.
24. DRIVER INSTRUCTIONS.
25. DRIVER'S SURVEY EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION.
26. PREPARE SHIPPING PAPERS AND BILL OF LADING.
AT TIME OF SHIPMENT DISPATCH
27. NOTIFY LOCAL REGULATORY BODY WHEN SHIPMENT LEAVES.
28. NOTIFY DOE.
29. NOTIFY TRANSIT COUNTRIES, AS REQUIRED.
30. NOTIFY SRP OR INEL.
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