ML19221B335

Reg Guide 5.49, Internal Transfers of Special Nuclear Matl

ML19221B335
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Issue date:	03/31/1975
From:	NRC OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
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REGGD-05.049, REGGD-5.049, NUDOCS 7907200061
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION March 1975 REGRATORYG DE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 5.49 INTERNAL TR ANSFERS OF SPECI AL NUCLE AR MATERI AL A. INTRODUCTION B. DISCUSSION Paragraph 70 51(c) of 10 CFR Part 70 requ:res.

To help deternune when anJ where losses of SN\\1 with certam excepnens stated in the rule. that each ha'.e occurred withm a plant. each heensee subject to the lhense authon/cd to possess more than one ef fectne requirements of paragraph 70 5M d) of 10 CFR Part O special nuclear matenal (SNM) maintam should dmde the plant into a number of areas and 1. na a m oi

.atam pm.eduren These procedures are to melude account for the SNM m each of these areas separatch The number of areas should be suf ficient to locah/e (1) Records of the quantines of SNM added to or nuclear matenal losses or thefts and identify the remosed from the process; met h amsm s.

C) Documentation of all transfers of SNM between In the past, all of these accountmg areas hase been matenabbalance areas to show the identity and quantity caued "matenabbalance areas. More precise termmol-of SNM transferred; egv now in use distmguishes between matenabbalanse areas (MB As) and item-control areas (IC Au

• The new e U p Requirements for authorized signatures on each usage wtll be fouowed in this guide. Under this usage document used to record the transfer of SN\\1 between MBAs and ICAs are contrasted on the basis of how SNM matenabbalance areas; and is accounted for withm the area w

W Means for control cf and accountmg for SNM can enter and lease an IC A only as a number mternal transter documents.

et diss. rete. umque items. It is also ascounted ter as discrete items, with account books centammg recerds a Paragraph 70 5M e) requires beensees to estabbsh.

the amount of SNM m each of these itens The presenc, mamtain and follow a system for measunng the SNM of all matenal m an ICA is assured by showmg the transterred between materiabbalance areas and item-presence of 2ach item. No change takes place m the fern control areas or amount of SNM m any item m an IC A.

Paragraph 70.55t f) requires tnat hcensees hase a MH As in contrast. generally are process neas program that esaluates and controls the quahty of the:r w huh so ' - physica! or chenucal thange is made m :la measurt ment system.

SNM Matenal m MB As thus should be acaunted for.

the bas:s of measured amounts et mput. outpat. ard Additionid>. an heensees authonted to posse ss msentory I ms of matmai from an MM can be au rea SNM roust compi> with p;ragraph 70 Sl(b) of 10 CFR enly by balancmp these quantities How es er e.

Put 70. That rule requires hcensees to keep records measurement can be free from error. errors w f m show mg. anwng other thmgs, the unenton of au SNM mJuded m the matenal balance Hence each man u 4

in their possession and its location.

balanse m an MBA results m some posone or negatae 157 078 This guide sets forth acceptable inethods for con-to trolhng and dxumentmg transfers of SNM w:thm a

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amount of matenai unaccounted for (MUF) solely as a who mamtam surveillance between matenal access areas result of errors made in measuring in an ICA on the At least one armed guard should escort such transfers other hand. MUF cannot be asenbed to errors in that are wholly on land under the control of the measurement. it can result only from a misplacement, licensee. Two or more armed guards should accompany loss. or theft of one or more discrete items of SNM.

any such transfer that crosses a poblic road or other land not under control of the hcensee.

IAensees control and account for their holdmgs of SNM. m part. by settmg up pmcedure3 to momio, the

2. Internal mnterial transfer tickets. The rudehnes mmemen' of SNM from one MBA or ICA to another.

under this headmg pertain to the utkets that att used The mosements are Jmumented by means of intemal for du.cntmg tranects of SNM withm a faahty matenal transte lets (Mist Ihese cckets tai pruside needed data the nuslear matenal accounting office,

a. Each MT should show all of the followmg (b) pronje a record of each intemal transfer of SNM.

mformation and (c) meet the signature requirements of paragraph

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(!) Date of transfer:

MTs in most cases are aper forms with multiple

(: IJenni3 of MBAs u IC As fun sj m c :nmt of a smgie wmch transfer n made.

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oncmal. Ahkh centams the authonzed signatures.

Copies are then made on an office copying machirie or (3) I den tit y, am ou n t, ennchment (where produced as computer output. Desenptions in this apphcable) and form of the SNM transterred.

art guide art hmited to Mis of these two t mds (multip e s

copy anJ smgle ongmal). Guidance wdl be prouded later (4) Sample number and or analytical request to cmer the use of precoded computer cards or punched form number.

tape as MTs by those facthties that are plannmg on usmg computenzed real-time material.accountmg systems-(5) Appheable data on C. REGULATORY POSITION (a) Identity of umouely identitiable items.

1. Control of internal transfers of special nuclear (b) Identity of tamper safmp deuces.

material. The gu:dehnes under this headmg pertam to procedures for controlhng the transfer of special nuc! ear (c) Lot number (s).

material (SNMi wittun a raciht).

Id) Batch number (s),

a. The custodian of a recenmg matenal balance area (MB A) or nem-centrol area (IC A) should not accept (e) Job number (s),

custody of SNM unless a properly completed niemal matenal transter ticket (MI) has been recened bc fore or (f) Contract number (st and at the same time as the SNM.

(g) For scrap, the appropnate classification.

b. SNM mn not be transferred mt. or aut of an

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IC A unless the SNM censuts only of iden tifuble items that are sealed sources er tamper-safed m) Signatures of the partwil'aut.g MBA !C A ct.stodians or their designated agents

c. Fer xn transfer ot tside of a m>!enal access area that mwhes moung plutomum, urarium 233. or uranium ennched to 20 percent or more 'n the isotope

b. When possible. SNM shou!d not be transf errcJ C035 m the amounts hsted m paragraph Tl(b) of 10 unal analy tical results has' been obtained !! a trano Cf R Part 73.* the SNM should be under the contmual must be made before chemwal or isotopic anak sis o

.urveillance of two persont w here teasible one of these comp lcte. the MT should show amounts of SNM twd persons should be from the ongnating MBA oc lC A and on nommal salues or best natlable data The MT Aa' '

the other trom the resetung MB \\ or IC A.

also show thi identif> mg number en the an al) i s i

request form so that th; nuclear matenal a,counung d For any t r anc e r mtede o. a protected area department can later adiust the u ords to the actua!

that im ohes th< ammu and kmus of SNM cited in amount transferred l'araeraph t ahi 4 0

't.c WM sh.>u!J be esci>rteJ by one or n mr e annel e m h m ajJitmn to tr.e t w o pe : sons C T he Ml dD M!d ct'ntain eMi'uCh Intt i I al h M

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enable the resorded., easurencrit and tampermafmg d i'a hC CDn!irmed atNJ J%o tated with thC trJr%!ct tD s

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d. Entnes on Mb should not be erased or

( 11 Be ' ude in auordana w nh a : ta m m ent obhterated Alterations, as by hmng through. should be progre that n annolled to o nfmm w nh i mpmed mitialed. No entry shouid be made by pensih s ~n V et 10 ( FR l' art ~0.

MTs shoulJ be prenumbered m sequence. and (2) Be s ahdated by intas t tamper satins ontd e

all copies should bsar the same number as the ongna!.

th nutenal has been aaepteJ by the untoJun of tra All f orms should be anntmmi fo' The nuJear nun nal reatng MBA IF \\ m Hs desienated aient. and a countmg department should mamtam and.ontrol tasy arJ aa ount for) the supp!> of M T tbnus and (3) line the tamperaatme appheJ e a ran or snoulJ

.d the dnposition of au forms in a loe book the samphng pnseJm t i! the WM n mned h The supply of torms and the log book should be kept in traditional methods bud on shenucal anah sni m puo a locked area when unattended to mea >arement tif the WM n aoa> ed by nondestnu live ana!)sn)

1. T he nuJear matenal accountmg department When SNM n nansf erred su pipehne tro iem shodJ reuew eash MT for comp!cteness Copies of c

completed MTs shoWJ be distnbuteJ to all af fected MBA to another, the nM should be measured m tht departments. meludmg at least the sustahans re enmg MBA rnor to ar..

rhs swal or themkal s hange r s ts as,

the ongnatmg and r senmg MBAs or 10 As m the matenah

g. T he completed ongnal of the M F should be d

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• retamed for at least five y eart As a rule. the m pna) upsulated SNM, the rec odeJ amo.mt of SNM tuns-J. m!d bs.c u=d H :h;

' Mar natenal accountmg ferred shoulJ be that measumd at the tim r of encapsula department. llowever. if the term also is used f or tion.

production purposes. the produsnon department may an mns MB \\ sho JJ u tam ths oo pn al e T ht cas i,Jun of tb o measure an tm anJ cross w eid.t s T he sustodun of th;

h. Damaged or misused MTs should be marked recewmg MBA shou!d measure al g:oss w eigh t s and

'\\ ?!DJ All soided copies should be f orwarded to the centirm the aNense ut anth: wiu enors. lie mn als o

nuclear matenal auountmg departnant for loppng.

contirm the tare we. gins as a chtsk o:.the m;cnatmg MB L A duly designated agent may act f or a custodun MT s may ha',e uses other than those that are m the actwns named m this pauc aph.

t the subject of this pnJe. Their use m proJuetion wntrol w toit measured at th: menmg has been suggested abou They also may be used to f it the gross record and report sush SNM auuuntme data 23 bumup.

MBA d:tfers nom that reperted on the MT M the matenal unaccounted for (MLT L or measm:d discards custod;an of the ongnatmg MBA by a stansthaih of waste sigmtic an t amoum the SNM sh uld N lett m the transf er sontamer until the dif ference has been rembed The vah agreed upon must be auc;,ta le to both s,th.

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4. Measurement of transferred material Th: saide MB A atoJuns unolsed ed to th. nudcar matenn Imes under this headme p rtam to the measus nents aaounting depart ent associated with SNM transterred with:n a f acihty ThN The to!!owmg 3M a3 be transf erred out ut D. IMPLEMEN a

and mto MBAs er ICAs i '" ut: casanng the wntamed SNM lt s pq se 4 6t th:s sest: m is to proude mtornu-Ilon ID applliant5 and heensees recarJInc the \\NC sta!!'s (1) Samples that Ene been deternuned by plans for utthnng thn reea:a.ory guide.

other means to contam less than ten grams of piuto-nnim, uranium 23 $

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b\\ cept In thi"e cases In w hich the applkan pr(1 poses an alternate method for L t % p! s Ing with (2) }{e ac ' -it t adjatC J luels ins S ed in re-sp ';ltie d ' 1'i 'ns of the (sh miniert s reCa!arit ns. the SCarch, d0seb + OCnI. and C\\ablaIlUU ICIIdW5 IU A d'I '

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