ML20008E572
| ML20008E572 | |
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| Site: | 07000124 |
| Issue date: | 02/11/1981 |
| From: | Cunningham R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | TELEDYNE ISOTOPES |
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| NUDOCS 8103090219 | |
| Download: ML20008E572 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSION In the Matter of
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Occket No.70-124
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Soecial Nuclear Materials Telecyne Isotoces, Inc.
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No. SNM-107 50 Van Buren Avenue
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Westwood, New Jersey 07675
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ORDER TO MODIFY LICENSE n
I Teledyne Isotopes, Incorporated of Westwood, New Jersey ("the licensee")
'i is the holder of Soecial Nuclear Materials License Nc. SNM-107 issued by tne l
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("the Commission").
The license includes authori-
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- ation for the possession of a maximum of 2 micrograms of Pu-236; 1 gram of Pu-239; 0.5 grams eacn of Pu-238, Pu-240, Pu-241 and Pu-242; 1 gram of U-233; 1 microgram of U-232 wnich may contain U-233; and 440 grams of U-235.
The license authorizes the material to be used in research and development, analysis of materials and for purposes of calibration. The license is currently active i
pursuant to the timely renewal provisions of 10 CFR 70.33(b).
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'i 3efore issuance of a license to operate, staff review of the acclication determined that the licensee can operate the facility in a safe manner.
Nonetheless, basec on the lessons learned from the accident at Three Mile Island and new perspectives on emergency precaredness and planning, tne Ccmmissien i
has reevaluated the emergency preparecness requirements for its fuel cycle and i
matarials licarsees.
The Ccemission has cecided trat significant imorevements neec c be made promotly to assure that acecuate ensite emergency resconse 1
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7 actions will te tamen :y licensees ita major : eratiens in cases.nere, even
- ncugn unlikely, potentially sericus raciation accicents ::uic :::ur.
Tae acerations licensec :: :e carriac Out pursuant :: 5:ecial Nuclear Ma arials License No. SNM-107 a:: ear fall in :nis category anc recuire ne cevele::en:
c' a ::: renensive ensite racf010gical ::ntingency :lan.
5:ecifically, ::nsicer-i a:1cns are neecec :: ensure (1) : a ne plant :entains ace:uate engineerec safety 'eatures arc is : nervise aesignec :: limit releases o' racicactive materials anc radiation ex:csures in tne event :" an ac:icent, (2) ina a e
i ca:acility exists for measuring anc assessing :ne significance Of a::icental releases Of radicactive ateriais, (3) tNa a::re:riate acergency acui: ent anc :ianning are :revicec onsite :: Orctac.crters against raciation hazarcs
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necessary rec:very actions are taken in' a timely 'asnien :: return :ne :iant
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The information :: :e cevele:ed an: documentec is describec in ne enciosec j
'5:ancarc ?cr:a and Centent 'Or Racioicgical con ingency Plans f:r ?;ei Cycle I
anc Materials Facilities * (Enclosure 1).
In summary, Ine in':r ation
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sue i ec :: N9C fer -eview incluces a (1) cascri :i:n O' :lan systers i:00rtant
- safety; (2) cnaracteri:stien Of :iasses Of :reci:Te emergencies na: sign:
- ccur; (3) cascri;; ion of racial
- gical ::ntingency :easures "Or eact : lass Of i
l emergency; (2) cesignation o' au acrities and res:ensitilities :f key incivicuals anc gr :s er:1cyec by ne licensee; anc (5) a cescri::i:n O' ecui::ent an:
'scilities esigna ec f:r use during raciati:n amer;en: es.
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- irectec ::warc mitigating re ::nsecuences Of encici:gical emergencies arc
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3 providing reasonacle assurance that acprcpriate reasures will ce taken curing an emergency to assure prctection of tne puclic and minimi:e acverse environ-mental iscacts.
In crecaring ne clan, consideration snculd be given to a set of credible accidents ranging frem almost everyday occurrences of small conse-ill cuence nrcugn hignly imorecaole, but not imcossicle, accidents sucn as : nose resulting from severe natural onenomena, human errer, anc multicle ecuicment failures, anc sacotage.
f III In adcision to ensite radiological contingency planning, as discussed in
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Section II above, offsite emergency response planning is also nignly iscertant.
Offsite planning recuirements for fuel cycle and materials facilities are teing ceveloced separately and will be consicerec in a preposec rulemaking to i
be puolisnec in the coming mentns. Within the framework of that rulemaking, NRC will carry cut extensive coordination with state governments anc :ne a
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) concerning acclicable requirements.
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j The Ccmmission believes tnaw it is crudent and necessary to recuire the licensee to deveico and sucmit.itnin 210 days cf :ne effective : ate of :nis Cecer, or before, an ensita raciological contingency clan, as discussec in 5ection II accve, acclicacie to ccerations licensec pursuan to Materials j
License No. SNM-107. Sucn a plan can ce cevelocec anc effectively isolementec acar: fece effsite emergency rescanse clanning,.nica necessarily invcives
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state and iccal government emergency planning actions.
The ensite acioicgical contingency clan is a necessary extensien of cretective actions taken cy tne i,
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4 licensee during normal ocerations.
Sucn planning is essential to ensure tnat proper plans are made oy the licensee to protect the public from accicents that could result from the licensed operations. A lesson learned from the Three Mile Island accident is that accidents thought to be highly improcable
- li can and will occur, and tnat proper emerjency preparedness is recuired to mitigate radiological consequences.
The reporting and record keeping part of this onsite radiological contin-gency plan is subject to clearance by the General Accounting Office. GA0 review and clearance will not stay tne < ffective date of :nis Orcer as regarcs the requirement that the licensee cevelop the plan. Unless advised to the contrary, GA0 clearance will be effective witnin 45 days from the : ate of tais Order.
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V Accorcingly, pursuant to sections 161b and 161o of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, s570.32(a)(8), 70.32(b)(2), and 70.32(b)(5) of 10 CFR Part 70, and j2.202 of 10 CFR Part 2, IT IS HERE3Y CROERED 7 HAT within 2 0 cays of the effective cate of tais Order, the licensee snall submit:
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A radiological Contingency plan in accordance witn Enclosure 1 of this Order, " Standard Fo mat and Content for Radiological Contingency I
Plans for Fuel Cycle and ltaterials Facilities," anc an acciication i
for license amencment to incorcorate such plan as accrevec as a concition of the license; or alternatively, i,
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An acclication for license amencment to reduce one possession limits for radioactive materials below those specified in Enclosure 2 of this Order.
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-b licensee or any person wnese interest may be affected by this Orcsr may, within 20 days of the date of the Orcer, request a nearing witn respect to all or part of the Order. A recuest for a hearing shall be acdressed to 4
l the Secretary of the Commis; ion, U.S.N.R.C., Washington, D.C.
20555. A copy of the hearing request shall also be sent to the Executive Legal Director,
.j U.S.N.R.C., Wasnington, D.C.
20555. If a person other tnan the licensee requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity tne nature of his or her interest and the manner in wnich his or her interest may be sffected by this Order in accordance with 10 CFR $2.714(a)(2) of tne Commission's Rules of practice.
If a hearing is requested by the licensee or a person who has an interest i
l affectec by this Order, the Commission will issue an order designating the time and place of the hearing.
If no hearing is recuested, tnis Orcer will become effective 20 days from the cate of tne 0-cer.
If a hearing is recuested, this Orcer will cecome effective on the data specified in an orcer made following the hearing.
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6 VII If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered tit the hearing shall be whether the licensee (1) shall submit a radiological contia.gency :lan.nica complies with Enclosure 1 of this Order, " Standard Format and Content for Radiologica; Contingency Plans for Fuel Cycle and Materials Facilities," or iq
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(2) if a plan is not sucmitted as recuired in Section V (1) of the C. der, snould an application for a license amencment to reduce its possession limits for radioactive materials below those scecified in Enc!csure 2 of tais Cree-te submitted.
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY CCMMISSICN i
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i Richard E. Cunningnam,. Director Division of.:uel Cycle and Material Safety Dated at Silver Spring, Maryland this 11 th day of Febraary,19;l 1
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