ML19221B264

Reg Guide 7.3, Procedures for Picking Up & Receiving Packages of Radioactive Matl

ML19221B264
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Issue date:	05/31/1975
From:	NRC OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
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REGGD-07.003, REGGD-7.003, NUDOCS 7907200125
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US. NUCLEAR FIEGULATORY COMMISSION May 1975 PaEGU LATOlY GUDDE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 7.3 PROCEDURES FOR PICKING UP AND RECEIVING PACKAGES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL A. INTRODUCTION conditions Emally, s 20.201 states that, when appro-pnate, such evaluation should mdade a phy sical survey Amendments

• to Q 20.205, " Procedures for pickang of measurements of lesels of radunon or concentrations u p, recening, and opemng packagesJ of the Com-of radioactive matenal present. I xternal contammatien mission's regulations m 10 CFR Part 20. " Standards for levels and external radianon levels r. ear recened pack-Protection Agamst Radiation,' require that a hcensee ages should be considered unknown until surveyed if whc expects to receive a packa : contairung quantities of the quantity and fonn of radioactne matenal m a radioactive matenal m excess of Type A hmits make package is such that if the matenal were unackageJ, the arrangements to recene the package when it is offered bcensee snould take some action to comply with other for delnery at his facihty by the carner or, if the provisions of 10 CFR Part 20 (such as those dealing wlth package is routed to be picked up by the consignee at limits on radiation exposure, restucting or posting of the carner's facihty, that the consignee make arrange-areas, labeling of contamers, or providmg personnel ments to receive notification from the carne, at the time momtonng equipment to nearby persons), some form of of ar-ival of the package. A bcensee who picks up a control should be estabbshed on rtceipt of the package.

packye of radioactne matenal from a carner's facihty is An evaluation of an mdividual package whish is exempt from the more sinngent provisions of s 20.205 can be 9

required to do so soon after bemg notified. As soon as practicable after receipt of a package and within delayed or perhaps even made unnecessary (1) by the specified time hmits, hetnsees are further required to use of area monitors andNr astuctmg access to an monitor the external surfaces of cert un packages of incoming package or (2) by oth:r means that ensure radioactive matenal for radioactive contamination and safety and comphance with the promions of 10 CFR for external radiation levels, subject to the exceptions Part 20.

contamed m Annex ! to this guide. If an a nount of contammation or radiation level in excess of that This regubtory guide desenbes a method acceptaNe speci ed is detected, the hcensee is required to immedi-to the NRC staff for heensees to comply with the fi ately report that fact to the f' al deh' enng carner and provis ons in 10 CFR Part 20. s 20.205, with respect to m

to the NRC. These requirements ara directed toward arrangements for receipt, pickup, and momtonng of control of radiation exposure and spread of radioactive packages contammg radioactive materal and with contammation from packages of radioactive matenal in respect to reportiag of packafes which, on receipt, show t ran sport.

evidence ofleakage or excessive radiation levels.

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of transport personnel and licensee personnel, (2) to complymg with the package pickup and monitonng mmirrure the sprcad of contammation, (3) to aUow requirements of paragraphs (a), t b), and (c) of g 20.205.

Identification of personnel, vehicles, property, and facili-ties that have been exposed or contar mated dunng transport, expediting remedial action, (4) to minimize D. IMPLEMENTATION the time a package is in a carner's facihty and thus subject to accidents, and (5):o obtain evidence of a leak in a package other than the package being monitored.

The purpose of this section is to provide information to applicants and hcersees regarding the st:ft's plans for Licensees receiving packages contuning radioactise utilizing this regulatory guide.

matenal have the responsibihty to expeditiously pick up the packages at carner's terminals and to menitor the package's external surfaces for radioactive contamma.

Effective on publication of this guide, the method tion or excessive radiation levels, as well as to notify the descnbed herein w1!! be considered acceptable by the debyenng carner and NRC immediately if external Commission's staff m assessmg licensees' performance radiation or radioactise contamination in excess of that with respect to picking up snd receiving packages of specified is detected.

radioactive matenal from carrier operations. Alternative me th ods that satisfy the requirements tn the Annex 1 to this docume;it contains a discussion

• of Conimission's regulations will also be considered the requirements of @ 20.205 to assist hcensees in acceptable.

under:tandmg and complying with the regulatory requireme nts.

• This d ncussion ts also contained in a document entitled C. REGULATORY POSITION

" Procedures for Picking t'p and Recemng Packages of Radio-active Mate n al,'

W ASil 1313. June 1974. Copies may tw brained fr m the N a ti nal Technical Information service.

The Euidance contained in the NRC document, United Sutes Depaitment of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal

" Procedures for Picking Up and Receiving Packages of Road, spnngfield, Va. 22151, at a pnce of 14.00 for a punted Radioactive Matenal" constitutes an adequate basis for copy and $1.45 for, microficne copy.

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e ANNEX 1 PROCEDURES FOR PICKING UP AND RECElVING PACKAGES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL INTRODUCTION reim< a htensee w h. > c s pe c t s to resene a pt kace wntamme radu it t n e "utenal

u. cuew of 'l > pe A The reculations of both the NRC and the Deputment knute to arrange to reten. th< Fake when it is of Iransporta mn IDOT ) prmide package design stand-of fered f or deinery at hn taahty hy the cainer or. if the r

to be p:cked up by the consienee at the ards and prouuoris f or testmg pamkages pnor t ' ship-package is ment to reduce to a nummum the shances of leakage carncis f aality. tu arrange :a he nontied by the carner Janne t ran spor t Under the present r e gula tio n s.

of the arrnal of the paska; at the time of its arrnal A howeser, <arners are n ot required to hase radution-hsensee who paks up a patkage of radmactne matenal mmutonne tapabattes T herefore. the enhest op, srtu-trom a carner's taahty n re<pned to do so ex ped e nir) 14 ) r miinit tiring (i e..

the first time package. in tiou s!). L icen,ees are f urther remitred to monittir. as routme tunmortatn>n shannels are m 11 e hands of soen as practiaNe atter ret eipt and withm spesihed persons equipped and tramed m rad:ation momtonng)is time hmit s. the ex tern al wt as s <t mtam pt kres of at the conugnee's plant raJioactn e matena! f or rado. u m mt c ai anJ tot external radutmn lesch it per th o a y s :!md T he rewrd mer the past 25 ) ears m the tunsporta-amoun t t t ontanunation or a m iNa u hanon lesels is tion of radmactne matenals shows that proceJures to detect.d. tne h ensee is required to munediately report control leakne tru m p.Lkaecs cont unmg radioactne that fact to the final delnenng carner and to the NRC matenals base been highly ef f ectne. In the shipment of mt hons of packages between the 1940's and early 1974 The requuement that paskages be monitored on only about im or so containers ne know n to have receipt prosides a positne means for detecting any leaked sigm th an t radutmn lesel or leakage from packages, substantutes me remord of no leakage. and proudes data Althouth m some of these incidents accident conde that can be a basis f or chancer m specific desmns that tions caused tadure of contamers. ses e ral failures would turther redu; the thance et high rad.iti n Pveh occurre d m the absense of an accident In a few cases m which there was no appa ent evidence of damage or leakage, there was considerable spread of contammation

.W hether the quantity of a radionut hJe euced s T y pe A hmits because the leakaze went undetected for some t:me ma c de determined as touow s The T y pe A quantity bmits Also, in sescral cases excessne external radiation levels Mer for cirht transport groups of radionathdes d nulosure BL were measured on a packge on receipt.

makmg it neteuar to know w hat transport groupt u one or more radMsotopes a m Rado:nushJes are. m general amgned to tra nsport troups a.

,1 mg ta th eir radic t o u,. it) bec Af ter or r such contammation mcident the Natmna.1 I n,.losure Al T he most raJietouc sut h as the notopet of Tranmortat.on Saf ety Board report of its insestigation pluionium, are in Group a with a 1> pe A hmit of 1 mdhcune.

noted that celay s in pa kup. momtoni.e and reportmg Group 11. whah m Judes radionut bdes w it h ra kt oucity ecntnhuted o the spreaJ of contamination. The NTSB equnatent to that of stronnum 9d and banum-133. has a T > pe A hma of W mhum Group UL w hnh mJuh radionuthdes report poin!+ d out th at N)T authonty does not extend wnh touuty equnalent to many tornmenh used notopes suG to the cor stinee of a shipment of radioactne matenals e tenum-144. t cuum 137. iodme 131. and thatham 204, has a and recom nended thr the Commission im pose 3 Ty pe A hmd of 3 cunes Group lV. w th h tontams commonly t hromum-51. (obalt-5 8. Fold-19 8.

requirement that huensees fromptly pl.k up and morn-use d isu t u re s su h as moh tJen um +>, an d tec h netiumW9. h as a f > pe A hrrut of 20 tor paskaces

<f radionine mat e nals if the t) pe t u nes (;r6 iu ps V through \\ ll an: specialtied groups includmg

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inert gases such as kry pton in unt amprewd torm and matenals n iz.w-hazard form suth as tritism til 3) as a cas or luminous Dc!ay m reponinc of leakmg packaces by consignees, pa2 n t either as a result < >f delas s in tr.insperting a package to ud orm" i n I ndosure bi n a spesiahied group whhh the imwnee or delJ); m hh rec oni/ing that a "ackage appha to many ma'enah th at are either m s ihd. nond npersible cam mn tintnbute t() the spread id radioactive form or m a t ap s ule th at w ill re t a in its t on te n t s under un uth' and t<i it s mnomim and radiolog) cal prestnhed onditions, the l y pe A hmit f or a radioisotope ir repiirting or f ailure to report spo ial form n 20 ( i as compred w ith a vanety of T y pt 4

< W ae p e' s e s Deln s in hmas ter ra&amtopes not in spmal f ann es mne ra hation les els ma) make it imposilble or mere dd:hult to auss arid deal with any oserexposures If the ra dion uc hJe e s pec ted to ac re cived n krsow n, its transport group can be found in the hst in i ntiosure A. and the d

1. 1. '" M'M Am adments to i 20 20( "Protedares f or pi king D P" ^ h"R" ' '" D', n ( r"e p r*no *u t e d he re of 10 (I l% n.

in I ndow n: B for ap ret en a anJ openmg packagesf of the (,.>mrnis tammi f rom t h,s.

it t an be determmed w hether the sm is ruubtmns in 10 CFR Part 20. " Standards for especrea pu kge t enren ts w m be m e u cu of the T y pe A Protes tmn Aamst Radutmn.' that hase been adopted hmas 158 221 m

or leakage occurnng These requirements are directed potential a:cidents in the carner's facility; i e, the toward the control of (1) radiatien exposure and (7) longer the package remams at th, carnar's facdit) and spread of raloactne contammation from packa;ei of the more times it is handled, the greater the chance ofits radmactne matenal m transpon.

mvohement m an acc: dent.

EcJituus movement to the consignee, combmed with the momtonng r quired by paiagraphs 20.205(b)

DISCUSSION OF REQUIREMENTS and 20205(c) discussed below, prondes the means for timely detection of any leaking package er otherwise

1. Arrangements for Receipt or Notification of Package unsafe package. The sooner J-'ection and reporung Amval occur, the more timely can be the remedial action to reduce the consequences of an unsafe package havmg There has been concern that, m the absence of a been m the transport system.

requirement for facihtatmg the transfer between canier and consignee, a package recened alter ncrmal workmg

3. Prompt Mordtoring of Packages hours on Fnday might remam in the carner's termmal over the weekend because of the carner's inabdity to SigmGuant contammation on the external surfaces of dehver to or esen to notify the hcensee. Thus, @

a pahage may hase been caused by leakaze of either

0205(a) of 10 CCR Part 20 is intended to ensure that that oackage or another package sto'wed w[th it dunng the transfer of a package with greater than Type A transportation Wlucheser the source, such contamma-quantity of radmactive matenal from a carner to a tmn may have been spread m the carner's vehicles and beensee is not delayed on that account. A pnmary facihties to cther packages in the same transportation purpose of this regulation is to minmuze the time these system. Prorrpt momtonng of packages on receipt by packages spend in the carner's termmal so that packages the consignet and immediate reporting of any evidence with a relatively lugh potential leak hazard may be of sigmficant contammation on the outside of a package monitored for external contammation within a reason-wfl permit the carner to identify the vehicles, facihties, ably short time after transportation.

goods, and property mvolved which might also be contaminated. If there is evidence that persons may have

2. Expeditious Pickup of Packages received sigmficant radiatwn doses (more than 500 mrem, m most cases, would be considered a significant The provisions of the regulations are mtended to dose),it is essential that action be mitiated at the earhest ensure that a package contaming radioactive matenals is possible time after exposure so that the exposure transferred from the carner system to the consignee with conditmns can be reconstructed, doses can be estimated, a mmimum of delay. Most packages are debsered persons with significant exposures can be identified and directly to the consignee's facihty, frequently by a local nonfied, and appropnate actior can be taken to collect dehvery service or second carrier. These packages must biolopeal samples or to provide medical treatment be dehvered "without un necessary delay' ( see, for where indicated example,49 CFR Part 177, s 177.853 of the regulations of the Department of Transportation).

It is important to momtor for high radiation levels and for evidence of contammation on both extemal and When the routmg papers for a package of radioactise internal <urfaces of each package to avoid unnecessary matenals arnving at the carner's terminal facihty desig-exposure ' personnel and spread of contammation m nate that the package will be picked up at that facdity the consignee s.Nihty. If a speci6cd amount of external by the consignee, the carner has the responsi5thty of con tarrina tion is found on a package, the situation promptly notifying the consignee that the package is should be treated as though that package were !eakmg.

available to be picked up. The new paragraph 20.205(a) even though the contamination may have come from of 10 CFR Part 20 imposes a requireme e on the another package. For pre ection of the personnel and r

consignee to pick up such package expedincusly af ter laciht.es of the c,nsignt e, the package should be being notified by the carner of its arnval.

'solatra, and radiolagically tuined personnel should be askec. to assist. Fenons who have come in contact w,th Expeditious movement of a radioactne matenal the package should be detamed unti! momtored and package from a carner's terminat facihty to the con-re: eased by trained personnel signee reduces the amount of radiation exposure of transport workers. In cases where the packages are held Many asers of radioactive matenal follow the proce m areas occupied by the carner's employees, radiatwn dure o f thoroughly momtonng each package before exposure is directly related to the time the package is bn wr g it mside the laboratory, hospital, or plant. Good held at the terminal Also. delays m pickup may result in h e ilt's physhs practice dictates tha: each package be extra package handhng by camer personnel and thus m) atured mside and out while it is bemg opened and addition ' rad:ation expo ure Fydmous pickup also b> fore the pat kagmg or the contents are moved away reduces the renod of exposure of the package to rom the unpackmg location 158 222 7u

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n?' be repc!!ed imme& ate l) if the aserage* amaunt of raleactne antammanen as measured on the wiping matena does not ex;eed 0 01 4 (22.000 ismiegra-2 tiens per mmute) per 100 cm of pas kae surface area 3 %nnon n,. e f Pad un momtared v

i st ue ' de:cr one the external The phrase "as saen as pra;t:caHe" as it relates to seJe

@mg due:t rnomtonng of packages a!so should be apphed with arc i sr 1

roar n el atsde the pac k:ge Ceubihty The conugnee who picks up a pa.kage at the

+

er.

}.,

m susts, eto e miom e requnement m cener's facihty rn a y choose to muni+or the pa;kage utf ent te 'nak e cursar) whde he is it the carnar s fa ili*) Ihat w uld < ertam!)

prac

_n..

.s

.d enh pniue (1) at : ' sana e and (:) at be "as scan as practicable ' How eser the apphcatien ot

,e

+t n

u kag-w:" a GeicerSbd!er dete, tor 7s soon as practicable to momtymg of ra kase$ b)

+

i 3

.t o r rte suh ts A!vm'um-25 of wnsicnees non'ulb wdl be deterrn ned m relatien to the time hhen the pa[kage arrnes at the consignee > ta,dity, n. r.t ame d m the po kage. In

enma, a neu'r A. tor Omu!J a!v be used) If whether deinered there by a cuner er brought there by o encah raduten Incis wd! below 10 the censignee n

a-tt and w e!! below 200 mrem per o at s

. ur a na enacc sunt. it n unnn essary to make a a If the package arrnes at the consignee's taahty

n..r e t ded um -

Gunng a normal workday, it should be momtored the same day - if practicaHe. withm an hour or two of receipt. In any case. It n required that the package be un sm n m h ates more than 10 moratored withm 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> Bec au se of the very lo w e

n, m, pn kage, or more than probabihty that any indnidual pn kag will be found to y.,

Fr at the p u iage surtne a more carcful be contammateJ. it is not arnidered r etessey to detam o tL le M s is necessary f or the more the carner who deiners a px kage until a p,wkage n mo, ut n

m cas :re ntt the pn-kage bemp momtored monitored, unle;s the pu kage n damaged or shows c el t o, 4 ether pxiares It the packages evidence of leakmg The name of the Jelnermg carner J: s

, ; s an.n w here the bn kcrourJ lesel of radiation should be kept asadable untd the pAkage has been r,

Js

',w ami rdainely wnstant, u might be momtored howes er. smce this carrier must be notitied me1 aner pas kages aw ay trum the m the esent sigmtkant external wntanunation r f ounJ oe Mc es ternM radution lesels. The mm s

f ase

i. i

'caWE' ! 11) at [ht >urtase (i e., by b it J paCkJg" n reCened at the (ilnsigDee'> tJsl!il) n phy saally possihe to after normal workmg hours and it is not pra.ucable to etc.t a.Js as

,a 1

a L e, w hhh w Nld be hase the package momtored the day of reteipt, the m ;i sm!n

' !L i

g i a s an han '

et. tor cumple. between heat momtonng s!.ould be accomphshed a3 earb as possible

• 'm the surface. An the following morning in any case. the package must be raa f.n i md t) 3 ft apro pnate t,,

of sunn mst rumen t. properly all-nionitored within t h hours af ter receipt ac sh alj N uscJ. and the radiation ;esels at the the sartne m aH dnections f rom in and tt'

+

s s

6 m n kag A id be au uratd> ineasu ed The radia-4 Immediate Notification ta o ch a put iit niidme tunes and t!.e degree of aauua at the measuren ents should ie recorded These if external radiation or radioactae wntammation" redt- %AJ be pouJcJ to the carn r and the NRC as in excess of that specified is detecteJ cn a paskage the that dosage cakulations can be recipient must immediately notif y the deinenng carner, a, aM m

R J" i e the last carner known to base handled the shipment bef ore the consignee took pm

-sion of i' Ihn evner is normally identitied on the.

bi:1 l his notiiication to the carner should be immt

' n. as soon as apa kac vr n tern A surtase mntann.

M I.a'

' ei ll.;

es a t w i Ate p J'; < d1re } 'l rs t, a p(Mbe. alter makmg sure tha..ig

- acuin levels J<i mnt or that the pnkage is t-tufh

.ntammated l his

• i;

• nh one or more representatne sestions

tif CJtion normMI) n h) tele p hi me (je < 3 3;e the

'l

!A I the pA kJRe Ihe Mipe test n other absorbent O-paper

+L A,

a u

' P "une ! nea l usuaHy about 100 Jen d i a

m n

!n mi

'h onka' vnf te, using strong

• Ite oerne retm to the.ontammm ~n in m the sream area t

m v

.n J na e 'rbent rnatenal is mosed w nd M the Adnt Menal up t r 100s W and & n no' refer to the verue wnummanon oi uuinde w.pc s.unrics t

G fj af I't t2 !: iti ' i es el is aI ' )I Ilc aI

, me aN obent nuterui

• q neh wen he o,e permmea m u s m e.a wn n

t s if e.]

Al' pt:a'CI

. a!l ra

T !\\

UNef !be N)f IU Ula l'ns is i 158 224 m

cine arns i resronse ta such

'; fu M and a re ora

,,t sun o r an n te p trcJ hy 10 arte wu!d take o r

nmitisanon. the presence et high external radunon O R Pan 20. pancrap!. _ U N h o t a

lese!s or mitammation should be lehm'e!> contirmed

' etore not:tisanon by <heckmg the operinon et the INSI RLS11 N1 A 1 ION rnerunnt mstrument by thesimg the radunon meas-uren ents by rewipmp the paskar urtate by countmg If och beta or gamm raduto.n n uneSe i the tough ac wah a h nger tune penod. or by whalese, other t anfirmt Jud ot external radutm:i ies ch can b-

• h 4

to'n seems appornate f or the procedure Femi u'cJ Gei er-Mueber IGM) detes ti co m ter 11 simih ant lesCls (! neutr(ms are pi m:l'! ?

'i s in Ih. < a se or a poi..m u m-ontammg c ihn m enn-2 5 2 or I)OI recu!st:or.s regure that tht canier nolate any packace s

eqmpment and ras.hties that have been m o ntact with berylha m or pl u t om s oberylnam sou rs es. a neutron the contamm.u :d pa kar a.m th.t he nonfy both the detector 3ho"lJ N useit m a. hut.on 'o the GM trector.

Depar tmen t of T rrgortanon at 20:4?NI CO.ind the anu the sum of the measa.ed IA sh.iuld be considered cons:gnor t shipper) of the piekace lhe Dqartment at ir es aiuatme the bel at raJunon Transportat on will accqt this notiticauon at any hour of any day. dol w.li then take the tninatne and, upon I or m.ue m urate d tem: nanons a GM detc< tor.

determmmg whether widecreaJ contammanon is liich.

ion t h.m%r. ss m tdbt mn lamb.n.s ' o tt:er acc u rate Wdl wt'rl. with th< consignor and odier carrters lovelsed tallbralej mstrument apj !

inate f t r IIf ty pe anJ lcsels to tau w nat ut < i is neceuary to control th: spread of of radiation to be meaarce ',uld be m G ns Jctr e t >P t al n ;n a t a.O aPd i pn7!!) deal with t[le stintaTnt-Ilon sb t'ukd bC /.D e n enf tl' i'C n d L1 s e. N ' 'IliCII). afl d id Ibc rCa Mo[3 n3tr d setiliI', t as l'tlek an d prUperi).

L'ther taJtors a!!C;tillp th Js Jrat i en: n acd obtamed with w h.oeser mm The a mpnate NRC Rec:onal Offis e (see 1 nJosure (1 k Rd be nontied bs the Ocensee to ensure that the Packar r a'fnes nomub aiccked f or contanuna-Jew nbed abme Ihe en ] a:r,er takes N res;u: red ac tion to unoke tte non by the

_ ' est i

s a measured with elm J N t".snd I)Ol in the response to the UiCldent.and Ick c} oI Ci'IIIiW nhIhM1 ut t !: t wi t to prevW teshms a! adsice and assistanse where neces-apprornate radunon derectmo msnu: ents.

sary ~Ihn nonficanon. a!so. wdi be a cepted at any hour of a:n d n Instrumentanon needcJ te detect the levels of exter-m ' 20 205 si, ou!d be 03} con tJ r"!T Jti: m spea hed RI:COR DS readdy audaHe A : im wmi w GM &tector. ather m a portanle mom 1onne nutrun ent or uvd in corgunctmn V. %) m detestac and reportmg h:gh external with a shieb!cd s >untmy t hamber. should be sufhcient a leakmc r Jouctne matenal pas kar m m st cas s t i monitor f or the les els ; f c ontanunanon rnh a n..n !c u ! s nas be mm rtant m t ii asseamp the radiation doses to speufied A s,m nHatmn w ell c ounter, imrmatly used to pei N

( 2) t.tintrohmg thi $pread of ra }DQctlve con-measure medlCa! pat!Cnt t a r*lp! ?, wiluld ;dso normally r mmat:on. md < M hnutmp the cous m nme, money.

be adequate to thn taa W hen external contammanon a

and m;nrv of us conv:quences. It is suggested. but not can be determined at thoe le.cis on!v by the measure-Iegmred bs th0 f e p u !.a n or' that a consn' nee's records ment of alph 4 radunim te r if th c on t armn an t is md!;.it e w l4 0 h' w aa.lotified i>f th0 air b a} o! J p3c kace polomum-21ul mstrumentanon to detec t alpha Iadia-DiikCd up and mD 'It') d incIudm@

tion is n ems M;,

OntC th mstrumentJoun 3n d 3rld w he it w a$

m yani ns

• O Te lv,n s t C i deb)sI!any ln r! s es e'lr a high procedures for nn mtonng a pas ke ' contaming specific d ? !c C t e i. r'. s r d 6 tiUld be radionucllde(s) aN estab!K!!cd. the rntmin>rity can be l

I J do !!iM1 lG e! i r !CJkal sept m n r ms nenhed and I o

6 m unsanon.

accomphshed by a person wuh a munmum amount of ladl() lit!ta! (tr m: mit orirlp t r a:iilni IberC dlilu}d, of 1 he i

et man 2 pa<kaus a a ne essary course, be a tramed persen en cali to asmt if there is an wnt n er pn Wlu tris of 10 ('} R Part 20.

unusua! Instrument resporb.

4 158 225 12

ENCLOSURE A Transport Grouping of Radionuchdes (from 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix C) n e,n. n : '

n adion ode "' mu, o, men t -

asunuu4"- (.coi.e t iem med 9-i.m " c,On Aiaraum 199)

S c 2 21 I

triJeum 8")

ir190 IV 5t renhum ( 381 Sr $ $ m IV Ac 7 2R I

Ir I92 Ill Ss # 5 19 Amergeum (915 Am24i ir194 lb

%r 59 til e

Am 24 3 i

fron vle).

Fe 59 IV Sr 90 ll Ane mon e ( $ 1 )

%h i22 IV Fe 99 14 Nr 91 til

% 124 lIl As t rten ( 36).

Kr 8 9 m 111 Sr 9 2 IV W 12 $

Ar 8 4 m luntom

\\

Sulph ur ll 6 l

%r l1 IV Ar g:,n ( 3 8 )

At 3?

%I prene1)*-

T ant arum I? )I T a 18 2 11 1 Ar 4 i II At II S Ill I tc h nelium d e 31 Tc 96 m l%

Ar d i t urum V

As 8 5 t un( om 41 Tc 96 IV rressed ) *

• preshed )

• IC 9'm Ib afgeme ( 3 3 ;

As 71 1%

At 8' II It 9' IV A3 94 14 hi 8 ' f un om T c 49 rn 1%

As 'k TN nresseJ )

• It 99 1%

As ' '

14 Lanteanum f 5 7) tal40 1%

T ellurium l % 2, Te 12 9 m 14 Aa'arine l a t )

At 211 Ill Leaj(42; Ph 20 1 lb f e IIT m 1%

He rium d 5 6 )

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hm 249 I

tu

ik le 13 3 m 111 e

Herv lb um.41 He '

1%

Magnesium (12 l Us 2 R ill Te 132 IV tis m ur h d ' );

be206 1%

Manganese ( 2 5 )

un 5; 1%

T erhiern 46 5 )

T h 160 lil Me20' 111 Ma 54 l

Th eih um f 81 )

Tl200 IV Bi210

'l Mn 56 Tl201.

Ib He212 lil Merc mr>190)

Hg 19 ' m 1%

Tl 202 IV ist imane ( )11 Isr 112 1%

Hg19' lb T1204 lil

( 4dmium t en t i J 109 f%

Hg 201 IV T horium (90)

Th 2 2 7 11 tJl'5m lie Mi a

• 1 haamri prod Il Th 225 i

( o Il5 IV un AFP Th 2 30 1

( aeoum (20)

(a49 lb A4ot y ddenum I421 M. > 9 9 IV Th 211 i

L a4' I

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1%

Th 2 3 2 til

( af.formum (98 6

• f 244 I

NJ 14 4 f%

Ih 214 Il

< f 2 50

• rr't umum f 911 Nr2i' I

Th Nat urai ill

( f 242 Nr 2 39 1

T b ullurn 69 T m 16 8 Ill

( at h,in t s> >

14 s k el ( 2 81 Ni sh Ill Tm 170 111 i

t erium (12 s

( e let 1%

Ni i d f4 i m 171 IV i e le 3 lb N.

• 1 1%

Tin 190)

%n 113 lb

( e 144 til Ni 6 %

1%

sn 117 m lli

( esa um ( 9 i e

< s I 11 IS' N eobiu m e4II Nh 9Lm f%

Nn i 2 I til i s I 14 m l

Nb 9%

1%

%e125 s I 14 Nb 97 Ik T retium 11)

Hi IV i

s1 e34

( ss N I*

i.% 1P4 1%

H 3 f as a gaa es 1

16 l

. M 6 91 n

.A lumanous reint ne I l' ill i 191 i

shorbed on s did (hlorre(i #

i 1 36 118

' es '

mater al)

V il i 13R sh m i401 fJ'O' f ungsten 114)

' 181 lb

( hromium ( 2 4 )

t il is Pd 10u 4 Ig5

(%

i *6 ll 1 st o-3i P 12 t4 w 1R' 1y t obatt i2*p 4*

la at

'm i! o ei I91 1%

I t aru ur".

4 2 2 30

'I o (R m Il 19 l 1 l%

L ' * )]

1 5 a 54 1

PI 19 5 m 14 1 21) # F I il

, Pt 19' n 1%

e60 2 14 11

( errer 4 2 91 L u 64 ll l4 Pt 14 1%

l 2651)3 t urium f 96; a m 242 Iu rs 6 44 '

Pu 21. f I l l

( 2 )6 11 a m 24) 6 u 2 49 f f )

I i ; la

[Il i m 244 Pu 240 t

I Nat ural ill

( m 244 i

Pu241(5, i

U farishedfF) 111 4 m 246 I

l'u 2 4 2 l

1 16eptete J Ill Ds pprosium ( 66 3 li,154 1^

P. so r i um f B 41

' i 2l0 1

% snaJrum (21)

V 4R IV Inv 16%

IV Polanaeum g l 91 A 42 Ik V 49

11

! ),

164 1%

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% enon t 4 4 )

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Ill IIN um 16 4)

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Ac 3 31 m V

F urot%m f 6 ))

tw 150 ll1 Pro m et hium 1618 Pm 14 7 Ik d um om pteued l * '

Fu 15 2 m ab Om 14 9 l%

he 13 )

lig F u 19 2 111 P0 +tattens um 191)

P3 230 i

g,13 3 4l lu 194 11 Pa lit 1

4 uncompressed *

• tu 144 Pa211 14 he 139 11 Il u.it ine (9 p F 1R 1%

h aJr um i 2 8ll ka 2 2 3 Il Re 5

k i ajotanium f 641 aJl$1 lb ka224 li t uh ompreenedl

• s.d 14 4 1%

ka226 1

ilserhou rn 190 5 Yh I?%

ik

(.aih um 1311 a.3 6 7

'i[

ka 22N I

iltream 4 39 6 i R4 til a a'2 1%

14 aJ.m 196 7 kn 20 l%

Y 90 I4

(,ermam um 4 3 2 i e'l is km il i 91 m lli (elJ('9I Au 14%

lif R hen nam (141 Id e 8 8 3 IV V 95 113 Au 194 ill be las 14 y g2 1%

tu 195 Ill k e 19 9 IV T 93 IV 4 u 196 1%

ke IR A 1%

/ i ni 4 10s

/n 65 lb Au 194 14 k e Natural l%

In69m lb Au 144 (4

ld ho.1 am e 4 % p kh 16 ) m

/n 69 l\\

Fia f ntum f ?2 )

Hr 141 14 k% i fi %

IV

/if rHum 140 p

/r 91 lb It'd mium 16 7)

H + 166 1%

isuheJeum i 17 kh A6 lb

/r 99 Ill He dra gen f i j H l isee tratium i 1* P 4 '

I4 Ir 9' 1%

lfid s urr-f 4 9#

In l l 3 m 1%

k b Nat ural l%

le o l4 m l li k uthenium d ee p ido v

(%

1 ri i l i m I%

k u 10

• 1%

• 4 toma number shown in parentheses lolit i%

k u 10 %

l\\

' t. n om pteued means af a pt ets" re ni e Odine ( $ 1, i 124 Ill Ru 166 lli g a ceedang one almosphere i 124 ill

%a re ariu m 16 2 >

%m 14 5 Ill

• *

• 4 0 mu m eig h t shown s 't er t he radio I126 ill Sm 141 til nutl de s emhos I129 ill Nm lil 14 m Met ase shte st ate i ! ll ill

%m I " 4 lb

( F ) F #hstae malerisi I i 12 l%

b an Jeum ( 21 )

NS 46 Ill l 43I I?!

N6 4*

l%

i I34 1=

%( 4A 3%

i 13%

lb Nc6cmum 414 i Ne ' 9 l%

Nahcon f 14 t

% 11 1%

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Ag 109 lb Ag 10 0 m 111 Ag I I i 1%

%nh,sm t I l i Na 22 111 Na 24 1%

5,) S,

ENCLOSURE B Exempt and Type A Quantity Limits (from amended s 20.205,10 CFR P;rt 20) b Exempt Type A Quantity Limit Quantity Limit Transport Group' (m rmilicuries)

(in curies) 1 0.01 0.001 11.

0.1 0.050 1Ii 1

3 1V 1

20 V

1 20 VI 1

1000 VII 25,000 1000 Speaal Form 1

20 3

d Re de fin. tion of "tiansport group" n gnen m

'l 4 of 10 CFR Put 71. "Special form," also defined in s 714, means any of the fol-low t;.g phy sit al forms of i2cen,cd matenal of any transport group.

(1) The material is in wind form hanng no dimen< ion less than 0.5 mdhmeter or at least one dimension greater than five mtihmeters.

does not melt. subbme, or ignite in air at a tencerature of 1.000* F. will not shatter or crumble if sublected to the percussion test desenbed below; and is not dissolved or converted into dispersible form to the extent of more than 0.005 percent by weight by immeruon for I week in wa'er at 68' F or in an at 86' F. or (2) The material is securely contajned m a capsule havmg no dimension less than 0.5 militmeter or at least one dtmenuon greater than five mdlimeters. which will retain its contents if subjected to the tests descnbed below and u hich is constructed of matenals which do not melt. subbme or irnite in an at 1,475" I and Jo not dnsolve or convert mto dispersible form to the extent of more than 0.005 percent by weight by immeruon for I week m water at 68' F or in air at 86* l'.

(as I ree Drop - a free drop through a datanse of 30 feet unto a flat essentially unyielding honzental surface, stniang the surface in such a position as to suffer maximum Jamage (b) Percusuon - impact of the dat circulu cr.J of a 1-mch, diameter steel rod weighmg 3 pounds. dropped through a distance of 40 inshet The capsule or matenal sha:1 be plased o ; a shtet of lead of hardness number 3.5 to 4.5 on the VKkers scale. and dot more than 1 mch thick. supported by a smooth. essentiaBy unyiciding surface.

Ici lleating - heating m au ta a temperatare of 1.475* I and rematntng at that remperature for a penod of 10 mmutes.

(d) Immersion - immeruon for 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in w.

.t room temperature. The water shall be at pH 6-8, with a maumum conductivity of 10 micrombos per cenameter bPaskages containmc a quantity of radioactne matena! not exceedmg the pertment exempt quantity need not be monitored under the prosisions of ; 20.205.

158 227 73D

ENCLOSURE C UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION AL OFFICiiS Telephone Repon Address Day time Nignts and liolidays 1

Connecticut, Delaware, Distnet Repon I, Office of Inspection 215 337 1150 215-337-1150 of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, and Enforcement, USNRC, Massachusetts, New llampshire, 631 Park Avenue, King New Jersey, New York, of Prussia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 19406 and Vermont Alabama, Flonda, Georpa, Repon II, Of fice of Inspection 4tM-526-4503 404 5264 503 Kentucky, Mississippi, North and Enforcement, USNRC, Carolina, Panama Canal Zone, Suite 818. 230 Peachtree Puerto Rico, South Carohna, St. NW., Atlanta, Georpa Tennessee, Virpma Virpn 30303 islands, ar d West Virprua Ill llhn ois, In d.ana, Io w a, Repon 111, Office of Inspection 312 858-2660 312 739-7711 Mahigan, Minnesota, and Enforcement, USNRC, Missoun, Ohio, and 799 Roosevelt Road, Wisconsin Glen Elly n, !!hnois 60137 IV Ar kansas, Colorado, l daho, Region IV,0ffice of Inspection 817-334-2841 817-334-2841 Kansas, lauisiana, Montana, and Enforcement, USNRC, Nebraska, New Mexico, 611 Ryan Plaza Dnve, Not th Dakota, Oklahoma, Suite 1000, Sooth Dakota, Texas, Arlington.lexas 76012 Utah, and Wyoming V

Alaska, Arizona, California.

Repon V, Office of Inspection 415 486-3141 415 2734 237 Ila waii. Nevada. Oregon, and Enforcement USNRC, Washmgton, and U.S.

Suite 202,1990 N. California terntones and possessions Blvd., Walnut Creek Plaza, in the Pacific Walnut Creek, Cahfornis 94596 9

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20555 POST Aot,sNo Pets PAlo 4-m en U"'Ts o st ate s ave t s aa CPPICIAL SUSINESS

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