ML19340B095
| ML19340B095 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07001100 |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1980 |
| From: | Ketzlach N NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Crow W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8010210203 | |
| Download: ML19340B095 (2) | |
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OCT 1 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR:
W. T. Crow, Section Leader Uranium Process Licensing Section Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch FROM:
N. Ketzlach Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch
SUBJECT:
MEETING IN SILVER SPRING TO DISCUSS PLANNED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST Purpose Discuss proposed request for amendment to Combustion Engineering (CE) License No. SNM-1067 for the possession and packaging of uranium and thorium waste discovered in a wooded area on the CE site in Windsor, Connecticut.
Place and Date NMSS office in Silver Spring, Maryland; September 25, 1980.
Attendees Combustion Engineering --
P. R. Rosenthal, Manager, Health Physics i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission --
N. Ketzlach, NMSS E. Y. Shum, HMSS A. L. Soong, NMSS W. T. Crow, NMSS J. Roth, IE Region I Discussion The uranium and thorium wastes were discovered in December 1979 in 168 55-gallon drums and in loose piles located in an unrestricted area of the Windsor site.
The material was part of a former program for the fabrication of nav.al fuels and was apparently in place for approximately 20 years.
The uranium enrichment varies from approximately 1% 235U to 80-90% 23sU.
A license amendment is required to possess fuel of the indicated enrichment range and to package the material for offsite burial in a licensed burial facility.
The waste materials contain approximately 2.0 kg total uranium 8010210201 d
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(860 g 235U) and 7.3 kg thorium.
The discussion included proposed methods for packaging and criteria to meet environmental protection, radiation and nuclear criticality safety and licensing requirements.
The license amend-ment requirements include a request for a change in authorized possession limits (enrichment and 235U content), fuel handling areas, and additional environmental protection, radiation, and nuclear criticality safety criteria.
A sampling plan before, during and after completion of the packaging will be described.
The requested authorization will be for a specified time.
The application will be divided into two parts:
a license conditions (criteria) section and a demonstration section.
CE desires to complete the proposed activities before winter sets in.
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Conclusion An early submittal of a complete amendment request is necessary.
The discussion and connents of I' MSS personnel at the meeting should be helpful i
to CE in the preparation of the application.
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N. Ketzlach Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety l
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