Pennsylvania State University presently possesses approximately 415 Pathfinder fuel elements which require shipment from their nuclear facility. It is planned to use Model No. RA-3 shipping containers for shipment of these elements. Certificate of Compliance No. 4986, Revision No. 18, Docket No. 71-4986 authorizes the use of these containers for Fissile Class I shipments of UO sub 2 fuel assemblies and UO sub 2 fuel rods with parameters similar to the Pathfinder fuel elements. Criticality safety calculations have been performed with the Monte Carlo code, KENO-V.a and 16-group Hansen-Roach cross sections for shipment of Pathfinder fuel elements in Model No. RA-3 shipping containers. The analysis is described and the results are given in this report. This analysis demonstrates that the RA-3 container with Pathfinder fuel elements complies with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.59 for Fissile Class II shipping containers with six as the allowable number of containers in a single shipment. 5 refs., 6 figs., 4 tabs. (ERA citation 14:021779)


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    Title :

    Criticality Safety Evaluation for Pathfinder Fuel Elements in Model No. RA-3 Shipping Containers (Revision 1)


    Contributors:
    R. R. Jones (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    39 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English