b'for the Safety Analysis Report (SAR)In March, Byron operations staffrequired data. Weekly planning CoC revision. Contract modificationspostulated that it would support ameetings have been conducted with were completed for Secure TransportDecember 2023 loadout of the ATFHFEF operations, management, Services (STS) to help develop aLWT basket and transport to INL vianuclear safety, criticality safety, plan to ship ATF LTR segments fromthe NAC-LWT cask and confirmed itand engineering to discuss tasks, ORNL to INL, potentially usingvia Westinghouse Electric Corpora- schedule, completing Nuclear/the STS dry transfer cask system,tion (WEC) in April 2023. On AprilIrradiated Material Acceptance used by other NE programs for fuel11, the IWTU started operations toForm-2095, and status necessary shipments. Team reviews with INL,treat radioactive liquid waste, andto prepare HFEF for the shipment ORNL, and STS were initiated inon May 1, 2023, Idaho Governorand obtain authorization to ship.January 2023 to begin to define aBrad Little notified DOE-NE thatProject personnel have been working logistical process path forward andconditions stated in the 1995 Battclosely with the cask handling crew continued through FY23. EvaluationsAgreement to allow the 25 rodat HFEF to ensure cask configurations by the group and specifically ORNLByron shipment were satisfied. INLare documented, fuel loading maps hot cell management concluded thattransportation planning staff, inare accurate, tools and equipment the STS dry transfer cask system isconjunction with WEC ATF projectare ready, and fuel unloading plans the preferred alternative for ship- management, began to revieware approved. The cask engineer ping ATF LTR segments betweenlessons learned from previous ATFperformed the HFEF cask cart INL and ORNL. Drawing reviews forshipments conducted and preparedworking load limit and seismic evaluating use of the STS transfera detailed checklist of all tasks toanalysis. The engineering calculations cask system began in April 2023,evaluate and conduct to ensure effi- and analysis report has been drafted and Rod in Tube Canister hardwarecient and timely operations and ship- to increase the cask cart capacity draft drawings were completedment. Bi-weekly integrated planningto support NAC-LWT shipment.in July 2023. Draft source termsmeetings between INL, WEC, Byron, calculations for bounding ATFand other operations support beganHFEF cask operations performed a shipment loading were performedin May 2023 and will continue intoleak check at the 1M penetration by Idaho State University staff andFY24 to orchestrate all tasks neededusing the BRR cask to allow HFEF to students in June 2023, with revisionsfor the shipment, now anticipatedunload the NAC-LWT with the fuel performed in the fourth quarter offor the work window of Novemberrods while in high Material At Risk the year by INL staff to complete28 to December 6, 2023. WEC rodmode if that is required. The steps preparation and submittal of thefabrication, loading, and powerfor the leak check and the surveil-CoC revision to the Nuclear Regula- histories for all 25 rods were receivedlance requirements are currently tory Commission in early FY24. at INL on August 19, 2023, to beginbeing implemented into procedures.In preparation to receive theshipping and facility acceptance NAC-LWT cask system at INL fromcalculations and documentation. Byron NGS, INL transportationA draft report showing the source planning staff initiated a task releaseterm calculation and results was with NAC in November 2022 toprovided to the Hot Fuels Examina-perform a shipment of Byron LTRstion Facility (HFEF) for a preliminary to INL and awarded the task releaseimpact assessment on the facilitys for the Byron shipment in June 2023. receipt criteria - along with other 2023|AFC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 79'