ML19354E367
| ML19354E367 | |
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| Site: | 07000946 |
| Issue date: | 08/19/1988 |
| From: | Jacqueline Thompson AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, SIOUX FALLS, SD |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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Dear Sir / Madam:
Augustana College hereby requests renewal of Licence SNM-888-for continuing ~ purposes' as described in previously submitted l documents and-the license-itself.
According to our license, the expiration date is 30 September 1988.
A copy of the first page of-this license is enclosed herewith.
'Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
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- Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title 10, l
l > Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Parts 30,31,32,33,34,35,40 and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations I
heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to te,.7!ve, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, I
source, and sp cial nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the pu. pose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to I
deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s);and to I : import such byproduct and source material. This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the 1
l Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory i
Commission now or hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below.
l Licensee In accordance with letter dated i
Hay 20, 1983 I
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Augustana College
- 3. ucense number SNM-888 is amended in l
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- 4. Expiration date September 30, 1988 1
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Gentlemen:
This letter is an application for renewal of license number SNM-888, as amended.
Please refer to our license application letters dated 28 April 1965 and 11 March 1966.
Pertinent
.information may be obtained from the letter of 11 March 1966 with the following modifications, 1
Section-1.
The Vice President for Financial Aff airs of Augus-tana College is now Jean Helland, 800 E 33rd St., Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Mr. Helland is a U. S. citizen.
Section 2.
The Gilbert Science Center is now completed and occupied.
Section 4.
A.ugustana College now has in its po.ssession thirty-two(32) grams of Pu-Be encapsulated as a two(2) Curie neutron source and twelve (12) plutonium plated alpha sources.
Sectinn 5.
Professor J. D. Thompson now holds the Ph. D.
Section 6.
We have the Picker 610-067 Slow Neutron Probe' j
Probeym The fund request rather than the At. Acc. 45,612,BF3 w..
to AEC was not granted but an.other attemet ts to be made.
s Inasmuch as the special nuclear material ref erred to in this license is being substantially 'used by? ugdstana College, the A
College is highly desirous that license SNM-888 be rer.ewed.
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y Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hereby makes appli-cation for a special nuclear material license.
The following'information is submitted in triplicate in fulfillment of the' requirements of section 70.22, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 70, "Special Nuclear Material".
1.
Augustana College is incorporated in South Dakota and has its main office.at 28th and Summit, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The principle officers of Augustana College are:
Name Title Address Citizenship Charles L. Balcer President 2713 West Oak Sioux Falls, S.D.
United States Roy Berven Vice President for 2901 West Oak Financial Affairs Sioux Falls, S.D.
United States There is no control or ownership exercised over the applicant by any alien, foreign corporation, or foreign government.
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The neutron source will be used in the Department of Physics' Neutron Laboratory _ located in the nearly completed Gilbert Science Center located on the campus of.Augustana College.
The source will be used for the education and training of advanced L
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The source will be used in conjunction h
with the Reactor Experiments, Inc., Model 1100 Visiflux neutron howitzer.
The following experiments are proposed:
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Neutron activation analysis.
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Fermi age of neutrons in water.
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Calculation of mean free path of neutrons in water.-
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Measurement of thermal neutron albedos for several moderating substances.
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The license is requested for a period-of three (3) years.-
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Thirty-two.(32) grams of Pu-Be encapsulated as a two (2) Curie-source is to be obrained from Nuclear Materials and Equipment i
Corporation as their catalog number NUMEC-B or C.
5.
.The_ proposed training program would be under_the supervision of J. D. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Physics.
Professor Thompson expects to have his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Wisconsin by June, 1966.
Professor: Thompson's 1
training and experience include participation in.the ORINS radioisotopes technique summer inst;Ltute,- 1959, working for four years using a 6.4 kilowatt CuK-x-ray source as a research' tool and-taking graduate courses in" nuclear physics at the University of Wisconsin, and teaching radioisotope identifi-cation and techniques in an undergraduate physics course at Augustana College.
Professor Thompson has also conducted short courses at this institution for Civil Defense personnel from the State.
He is also the radiation officer of Augustana-College.
Augustana College holds Byproducts Materials License number 40-6921-3 and also license humber SNM-888 for plutonium alpha
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The neutron howitzer to be used is the Model 1100 VISIFLUX f
manufactured by Reactor Experiments, Inc.
As this is commer-cially available, dimensional drawings are not included.
The maximum neutron flux on the surface of the container will be:
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= 10 n/cm /sec 4x (30) where 2 = the-number of Curies of Pu-Be 1.8 x 106 = neutron emission rate / Curie in n/sec 30 = thickness of water shield in cm.
6 = approximate water half thickness (in cm) for neutrons from plutonium.
The following radiation protection instrumentation will be available.
,1 Model Number Radiation Detected Range ANTON CD V-700 GM Survey Meter 8y 0-30,000 cpm p
PICKER 2975 Gas Flow Prop.
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B,y 0-10 cpm AT. ACC.45-612 BF Neutron Fast and Thermal 3
Probe neutrons 0-105 cpm
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In addition, a recent grant request to AEC for training equip-ment included the following items:
5 PICKER 610-066 Fast Neutron Probe
~ Fast g 0-10 cpm PICKER 600-081 Labmonitor a,
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0-30,000 cpm The radiation protection instrumentation will be-chlibrated quarterly using NBS reference sources.
Before daily use, the instruments will be checked to see if working properly.
A permanent record of results will be kept.
Personnel monitoring devices will be used by all personnel entering the neutron laboratory and/or working with radioactive materials therefrom.
The devices to be used are as follows:
Manufacturer Type Instrument Sensitivity When Checked VICTOREEN 541/A Pocket Dosimeter Y,
X-rays Daily PICKER 25-2012 Pocket Dosimeter Neutrons Daily 7.
When not in use, the neutron source will be in the storage position of the VISIFLUX howitzer or in the source's shipping container.
In either case, access to the source will be made only-by use of aekcy and the key will be available only to the Physics Department chairman, the radiation officer, and the laboratory supervisor.
Manipulation of the source will be accomplished only by the laboratory supervisor by use of a threaded handling rod of at least three feet length.
The source will be removed only for leak testing and, when desired, for storage in the shipping container.
It is not expected that the exposure time to the unshielded source should exceed 10 minutes per quarter.
After the receipt of the neutron source, an initial surveycof the howitzer and working area will be nude to determine the necessity for posting and labeling.
If posting and/or label-ing is required, it will be accomplished in accordance with the instructions contained in paragraph 20.203 of 10 CFR 20.
At the conclusion of each operation, surveys will be made to assure the source has been returned to its storage position.
Periodic surveys will be made to assure proper water level in the howitzer.
Daily upon use, surveys will be made to evaluate radiation dose received by using personnel.
Personnel in the neutron laboratory will be required to wear pocket dostmeters.
The dosimeters will be read and doses recorded at the end of each working day.
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Remove lid closure plug.
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Remove source from the neutron howitzer or shipping con-tainer maintaining the source as far from the body as possible.
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Rotate the source against a filter pad.
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Return the source to the neutron howitzer or shipping container and place in storage position.
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Replace lid closure plug.
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Place the filter pad in the gas-flow proportional counter and determine the alpha activity, h.
If less than 0.005 microcurie of removable contamination is detected on the test sample, record result of leak test in log book provided, i.
If 0.005 microcurie or more of removable alpha contamination is detected on the test sample record result of leak test in log book and promptly evaluate personnel and area for contamination.
Prevent further spread of contamination.
Consider the source leaking until proven otherwise.
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Place the source in a leak proof container, seal container, place in shipping container and return to manufacturer for repair or replacement.
Notify the Director, Division of-Licensing and Regulation, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C.,
20545, with a copy to the director of nearest AEC Regional Compliance Office, as listed in 1
Appendix D of 10 CFR 20, describing test results and action taken.
Sincerely.yours, n
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File Copt APPLICATION for SPECI AL NUCLEAR MATERI AL LICENSE (Submit this form in triplicate to the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Source and Special Nuclear Materials Branch, Division of Materials Licensing, Washington, D. C. 20545.
Please type the requested information.)
1.
Name of organization or institution annnetana rn11onn Address Rinny Falle. Rnnth naknta Incorporated or organized in snn+h nakn+n (Name of State)
Location of principal office sinnv rn11e Rnnth Daknta Principal Officers:
Name Address Citizenship Dr.
L. M. Stavig, President Augustana College U.S.
Sioux Falls South Dakota 2.
Does any alien, foreign corporation or foreign government exercise any control or ownership over the applicant? If so, explain:
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The special nuclear material requested in this application will be used as alpha emitting standards for calibration and reference purposes.
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4 This application is for a license to possess and use plutonium alpha sources manufactured by the Atomic Energy Commission, Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina.
Total number of sources 1p Total activity of plutonium 180.000 (dom) " ("# 3 Maximtsa activity of plutonium per source 20,000 (dpm) e@L 5.
The following precautions will be taken to keep unauthorized personnel from removing or using the sources:
The sources will be kept in a locked storage area 6.
Name of person filling out this form J.
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Thomoson Title or position Asst._ Prof. of Physics 6/-
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