ML19242C704
| ML19242C704 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/20/1979 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Tolan J MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, COLUMBIA, MO |
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| NUDOCS 7908130250 | |
| Download: ML19242C704 (2) | |
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j cLEN ELLYN, ILLINolS 60137 JUL 2 0 579 The Curators of the Licens e No. 24-00513-32 University of Missouri ATTN:
Mr. John H. Tolan Radiation Safety Officer Columbia, Missouri 65202 Gentlemen:
This ref ers to the inspection conducted by Mr. R. A. Paul of this office on June 18-22, 1979, of activities at the Columbia Campus authorized by NRC Byproduct Material License No. 24-00513-32 and to the discussion of our findings with you and other me=bers of the University staff.
The inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they relate to radiation safety and to co=pliance with the Cc==ission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and interviews with personnel.
During this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in noncompliance with NRC require =ents, as described in the enclosed Appendix A.
This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to sub=it to his office within twenty days of your receipt of this notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each ite= of nonce =pliance:
(1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further nonco=pliance; and (3) the date when full cc=pliance will be achieved.
With respect to ite= 3 in Appendix A, inf or=ation prr /ided during the inspection showed that actica had been taken to correct the identified nonce =pliance and to prevent recurrence.
Consequently, no reply to this nonco=pliance is required and we have no further questions regarding this =atter at this time.
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e JUL 2 01979 The Curators of the University of Missouri It was noted during the inspection that you do not have c routine program of measuring concentrations of radioactive caterials in air in restricted areas to determine compliance with the require =ents of 10 CFR 20.103 (a)(1). However, your program consists of routinely measuring radioactivity in the body and of radioactivity excreted froc the body to comply with your License require =ents and 10 CFR 20.103 (a)(1).
Per our discussion with you at the close out meeting conducted on June 22, 1979 the catter as to whether or not compliance with 10 CFR 20.103 (a) requirements can be satisfied by bicassay methods solely in lieu of measuring radioactive concentration in air has been given to the NRC Headquarters staff for resolution. Until this matter has been resolved, we shall consider ycur current method of satisfying the rcquire=ents of 10 CFR 20.103 as an unresolved item.
The resolution of this co=pliance matter will be reviewed with you in the future.
In addition to the ite=s of noncompliance identified in Appendix A, we are concerned about a practice noted by the inspector of allowing smoking and the making of and drinking of coffee in laborat, y 114 of the Ani=al Services Building, a laboratory where iodine 125 rc dio-iodinations are carried out in a fume hood.
In Section 2.2.1 of your Handbook of Radiological Operations (Radiation Control and Radioactive Waste Disposal Manual) it states " Smoking, eating, or drinking shall be discouraged in radioisotope laboratories".
Consequently, please state in your reply to this letter what steps will be taken to ensure the discouraging of these practices in authorized users laboratories.
We will gladly discuss any questicas you have concerning this inspectica.
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Enclosure:
Appendix A, Notice of Violation cc w/ encl:
Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b PDR NSIC
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