ML20024D927
| ML20024D927 | |
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| Site: | 07000398 |
| Issue date: | 07/29/1983 |
| From: | Fisher F NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 8308080442 | |
| Download: ML20024D927 (4) | |
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DOCKET NO.:
70-398 LICENSEE:
Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards Washington, D. C.
20234
SUBJECT:
REVIEW 0F RADIOLOGICAL CONTINGENCY PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 3,1982, IN COMPLIANCE WITH AN NRC ORDER DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1981 I.
Background
The National Bureau of Standards, of the Department of Commerce, located in Gaithersburg, MD, is the holder of Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-362 issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The license includes authorization for the possession and use of 25 grams of U-235 contained in fission chambers; 250 grams of U-235 in any form; 4,999 grams of U-235 as Standard Reference Materials (SR!l); 1,000 grams of U-235 as SRif (< 20% enriched);
25 grams of U-233 as SRM; 10 grams of U-233 in any form; 800 grams of Pu as encapsulated neutron sources; 1,999 grams of Pu as SRM; 10 grams of Pu in any form; and 300 grams of Pu as " item-countable" materials.
The license is currently active and is due to be renewed on July 31, 1984.
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Discussion The NBS is located on a 576-acre " campus" in upper Montgomery County, Maryland.
It is bordered by highways I-270, Md 124, Muddy Branch Road, by farms and wildlife preserves, and by businesses and residences. The Radiological Contingency Plan for the materials licenses at the site 8300080442 830729 DR ADOCK 07000
f submitted September 3, 1982, while quite brief, is adequate to demonstrate that the licensee has accomplished the purpose and intent of radiological contingency planning commensurate with his very limited holdings and operations of dispersible radioactive materials. His plan demonstrated that (1) a capability exists for measuring and assessing the significance of accidental releases of radioactive materials, (2) that appropriate emergency equipment and procedures are provided onsite to protect workers against radiation hazards that might be encountered following an accident, (3) that' notifications are
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promptly made offsite to Federal, state and local government agencies, and (4) that necessary recovery actions are taken in a timely fashion to return his plant to a safe condition following an accident.
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Conclusions and Recommendations The NBS license should be amended to incorporate the Radiological Contingency Plan dated September 3,1982, as a condition of their license.
The proposed amendment should have no adverse effect on the public health and safety or on the quality of the environment l
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m and should improve NBS' ability to protect against, respond to, and mitigate the consequences of an accident involving radioactive materials.
F. D. Fisher, Section Leader Environmental Radiation and Emergency Support Section Uranium Fuel Licensing Branch Division of fuel Cycle and g_ ;
Material Safety, NMSS Approved F. D. Fisher, Section leader 9
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Erclosure 2 Within ninety (90) days of the date of this amendment, the licensee shall implement, maintain, and execute the response measures of his Radiological Contingency Plan submitted to the Commission on September 3,1982.
The licensee shall also prepare and maintain implementing procedures for his Radiological Contingency Plan as necessary to implement the plan. The licensee shall make no change in his Radiological Contingency Plan that would decrease the response effectiveness of the Plan without prior Commission approval as evidenced by a license amendment.
The licensee may make changes to his Radiological Contingency Plan without prior Commission approval if the changes do not decrease the response effectiveness of the Plan.
The licensee shall maintain records of changes that are made to the Plan without prior approval for a period of two years from the date of the change and shall furnish the Chief, Uranium fuel Licensing Branch,. Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety, NMSS, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C. 20555, and the appropriate NRC Regional Office specified
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in Appendix D of 10 CFR Part 20, a report containing a description of each change within six months after the change is made.
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