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February 8, 2016

To: Document Control DeskDirector, Division of Spent Fuel ManagementOffice of Nuclear Material Safety and SafeguardsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, DC 20555-0001

Application for Certificate of Compliance for the Model 9979 Type A Fissile Packag~e

Reference: Safety Analysis Report for Packaging, Model 9979, Type AF-96

S-SARP-G-00006, Revision 4, dated March 2015

Dear Director,

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is requesting the Model 9979 Type A Fissile ShippingPackage be evaluated for an NRC Certificate of Compliance (CoC). ReNuke Services, the responsiblecontractor to Texas A&M University for radioactive material transport, has requested SRNL submit anapplication to the NRC for dual certification, Department of Energy Environmental Management(DOE-EM) and NRC, of the 9979 Packaging. An NRC CoC will support transport of fuel elements andmaterials between Texas A&M University facilities on public roads.

Background:Federal Register, Final Rule making issued January 2004, required Department of Transportation (DOT)UN1A2 Specification Packagings, formerly authorized under Title 49 of the Code of FederalRegulations, Section 173.4 17 (2004) for transport of Type A quantities of fissile material, be removedfrom service no later than September 30, 2008. In 2008, DOE-EM and National Nuclear SecurityAdministration (NNSA) contracted SRNL to develop a performance-based Type A Fissile packaging toreplace the DOT UN1A2 Specification Packagings. The 9979 was initially certified in 2009 byDOE-EM under Revision 1 of the 9979 Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) under Certificateof Compliance, USA/9979/AF-96 (DOE). Since the initial certification, approximately three thousand9979 packagings have been fabricated to support DOE material disposition campaigns.

Please contact me regarding the steps for NRC certification review of the 9979.

Paul Blanton /Wt'. 13L,, -A/' 7 n\\/Program Manager ° "eZ-:•t, \9979 Design AuthorityPackaging Technology and Pressurized SystemsSavannah River National LaboratoryOffice: 803-725-3738, Cell: 803-507-5343 ]kj5S2• &

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