ML19275G680
| ML19275G680 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/06/1980 |
| From: | Oberg C, Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| FOIA-80-341 30-13633-80-01, 30-13633-80-1, NUDOCS 8006120884 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III Report No. 30-13622/80-01 Docket No. 03013622 License No. 12-17910-01MD Priority E Category 4 Licensee: Pharmaco Nuclear, Inc.
210 S. Desplaines Street, #301 Chicago, IL 60606 Facility Name:
Pharmaco Nuclear Inspection Conducted: April 16, 1980 l
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b Materials Radiological d' ate signed Protection Section No. 1 Inspection Summary Closeout Inspection on April 16, 1980 (Report 30-13622/80-01-)
Areas Inspected: Organization; materials, facilitica and equipment; teceipt and transfer of material; exposure controls-external; surveys; radioactive effluents and waste disposal; and confirmatory measurements. This closeout inspection involved 3 inspector hours by one inspector.
Results: Of the six areas inspected, no items of noncompliance were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Principal Licensee Employees
- W. H. McHugh, Ph.D., Vice President and Manager
- F. M. Comer, Vice President and Health Physicist 2.
Organization The organization of the Pharmaco Nuclear Inc., Chicago, IL Division is presented below:
R. E. Keesee, President W. H. McHugh, Ph.D., Vice President and Manager F. M. Comer, Vice President and Health Physicist R. Coellner, Secretary and Treasurer No items of noncompliance were identified.
3.
Materials, Facilities and Equipment Materials As of the close of business on December 31, 1979, the licensee ceased all operations in the Chicago, IL area. No material has been received by the licensee since this date.
As of the date of this inspection, the licensee had executed Form NRC-314, " Certificate of Disposition of Materials" and forwarded it to NRC HQ Washington, D.C.
A copy of this form is attached as Ex-hibit A.
The inspector verified that no material remained.
Facilities The licensed facilities (third floor, Rm. 301, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, IL) had been cleaned, awaiting final check and subse-quent removal of equipment.
Equipment The licensee had almost all of their equipment consolidated in the
" Visitor's Waiting Area" of their facilities awaiting final disposi-tion (see Exhibit B, sketch of licensee's facilities, attached).
Licensee plans to relocate this equipment to one or more of its other remaining, licensed, locations.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
4.
Exposure Controls - External The inspector reviewed personnel exposure history for the last quarter of 1979. During this period, one individual's ring b:dge showed a total of 41,250 millirem and the body badge shawed a tote 3 of 610 millirem. The licensee had performed an evaluation of this extremity exposure and determined that the individual had removed his gloves and deposited them in a waste drum. The ring badge had come off his finger in the glove and the individual did not realized this fact.
The ring was subsequently located in the waste drum. The licensee calculated and assigned a total exposure of 3920 millirems to the individual's extremeties. This value was submitted to the processor and the appropriate exposure was assigned to the inolvidual.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
5.
Surveys On April 14, 1980, the licensee performed a comprehensive survey of their facilities for both fixed and loose activity. The results of these surveys are presented in the copy of licensee's letter dated April 18, 1980, which documented information concerning their dis-continuation of this operation (Exhibit C, attached). The licensee determined that no fixed radiation levels were in excess of back-ground levels and that no loose radioactive contamination was detectabic. The RIII inspector performed confirmatory surveys of the licensee's facilities on April 16, 1980. Fixed radiation levels were surveyed with both a bete gamma, end window, GM survey instrument (E-500B, No. NRC 000640, cali Tted 1/26/80) and a gamma scintillation survey instrument (Thyac II,
. NRC-000706, calibrated 3/15/80).
Loose activity levels were also measured by the inspector. The results of these surveys are presented in Section 6, " Confirmatory Measurements".
No items of noncompliance were identified.
6.
Radioactive Effluent and Waste Disposal The licensee stated in their letter dated April 18, 1980 (Exhibit C),
that no materials were dumped or placed into the sanitary sewer. This was confirmed by the RIII inspector who performed appropriate surveys on lavatory and sink drain lines.
The licensee had collected all remaining dry waste and transferred it to their facilities in Pittsburgh, PA during February,1980. The package weighed 169 lbs. and contained selenium-75, cobalt-57 and iodine-125 waste. The measured 8 mR/hr on contact and 0.4 mR/hr at three feet. Wipes taken prior to departure from the Chicago, IL facilities and after arrival at the Pittsburgh, PA facilities both indicated no loose contamination from the surface of the package.
The package was transported by licensee personnel in one of their vehicles used for distribution of materials.
No 'tems of noncompliance were identified.
7.
Confirmatory Measurements As stated in Section 4 of this report, an RIII inspector performed confirmatory surveys at the licensee's facilities on April 16, 1980.
No fixed, beta-gamma contamination levels in excess of background levels (0.01 to 0.02 mR/hr) were identified.
In addition to the fixed activity surveys, the RIII inspector also took several wipe surveys to determine the presence of loose radio-dClivity Contamination. These wipes were subsequently measured at the RIII facility; none of the wipes indicated activity levels in excess of Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) levels which were 2
a calculated to be 47 dpm/100 cm (21 picocuries/100 cm ).
This level is much less than that specified for release of material and equipment for unrestricted use. The results of these wipe samples are presented in Exhibit D attached.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
8.
Exit Interview The RIII inspector informed those individuals present (denoted by as-terisks in Section 1) of his findings, with regard to the fixed radioactive contamination, and that if any of the wipe samples indicated loose, radioactive contamination, they would be advised accordingly. As stated in paragraph 7 above, subsequent analyses of the wipe samples showed no activity.
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CERTIFICATE OF DISPOSITION OF MATERIALS (All Boocks MUST BE Comported)
LICJNSEE NAME AND ADDRESS LICENSE NUMBER Pharmaco Nuc1 car Inc 12--17910-01}D r
210 S. Desplaines Street #301 Chicago Illinois 60606 LICANSE.EXPIR ATION DATE e
Pril 30, 1983 i
The licensee or any endividual executing this certificate on behalf of the licensee certify that: (Check and/or cornpJete appropriate reem(s/ bedoor.1 1
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- 1. No materials have been procured by hcensee.
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- 2. All materials orocured and/or possessed by hcensee under hcense nurnber shown above, have been transferred to Pharmaco Mielonr Tne_
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which has NRC license number: Cl ovl nnr1 t14 -16405-01FD _ Pietchurgr 17-1 R476 -01 m O
- 3. All materials procured and/or possessed by hcansee under heense number shown above have been transf erred to:
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which has hcense number:
issued by an Agreement State pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,as amended,and the Energy Reorganaation Act of 1974.
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- 4. Materials have been disposed of in the followsng rnanner. (Descrobe specific disposalprocedures -if addotenalspan os vreded, Through decay to background levels or by transfer to the above licensed facilities.
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20555 RE: NRC License #12-17910-01HD
Dear Sir:
Inc. has ceased operating a radiophannacy at 210 South Desplaines Pharmaco Nuclear, Street, f/301, Chicago, Illinois, 60606.
Since our lease on the above location does not expire until August 31, 1980, the facility will stand locked and empty Form NRC-314 has been mailed to your of fice as of this date.
until that date.
A few comwents concerning the type of operation we run using radioactive mat-All of the radioactive materials handled in this facility were erials is in order.
relatively short or extremely short lived materials that are used in the practice No materials were dumped or placed into the sanitary sewer of nuclear medicine.
The area has not been painted and there is no scrap or radioact ive system.
residue left in the facility.
An inspection and comprehensive radiation survey was perf ormed by an NRC Region 111 compliance officer on April 16, 1980.
this time we wish to provide a comprehensive radiation survey which establishes Atthat no contamination is present in this facility.
Chicago, IL, Enclosed is a sketch of the facility at 21G South Desplaines Street, Data sheet A is keyed to the Attached to the sketch are two data sheets.
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sketch by aumbers and these numbered areas were surveyed with aa Eberline E-120 low level survey meter. Background for this instrument is 0.02 to 0.04 mR/hr.
Numbers 22 and All locations surveyed measured background from 0.02 to 0.04 mR/hr.
23 include surveys of the sinks and drain traps.
Data sheet B is keyed to the sketch by numbers and these numbered areas were wipe tested with whatman filter paper. A lx1 meter area was wiped. The wipe samples were counted in an Atomic Products Model 100. In-Vitro Scintilation Counting An analyzer setting of 100 KEV to 400 KEV was used to System (well counter). allow for the detection of those energies associated with No detectable con-this facility. Background for this instrument was 280 CPH.
tamination was found on any of the wipe samples counted.
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Chief, Materials Branch April 18, 1980 Page 2 The above surveys were performed on April 15, 1980 by Frank M. Comer, Health Physicist, Pharuaco Nuclear, Inc.
If you have any questions concerning this report, do not hesitate to contact rne.
Sincerely, Frank M. Comer Health Physicist cmt Enclosure
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