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PAT-1 safety analysis report addendum author responses to request for additional information

Yoshimura, Richard H.; Knorovsky, Gerald A.; Morrow, Charles W.; Weiner, Ruth F.; Harding, David C.; Heitman, Lili A.; Lopez Mestre, Carlos L.; Kalan, Robert K.; Miller, David R.; Schmale, David T.

The Plutonium Air Transportable Package, Model PAT-1, is certified under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations Part 71 by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) per Certificate of Compliance (CoC) USA/0361B(U)F-96 (currently Revision 9). The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) submitted SAND Report SAND2009-5822 to NRC that documented the incorporation of plutonium (Pu) metal as a new payload for the PAT-1 package. NRC responded with a Request for Additional Information (RAI), identifying information needed in connection with its review of the application. The purpose of this SAND report is to provide the authors responses to each RAI. SAND Report SAND2010-6106 containing the proposed changes to the Addendum is provided separately.