ML20024E583
| ML20024E583 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000142 |
| Issue date: | 08/12/1983 |
| From: | Frye J Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| To: | COMMITTEE TO BRIDGE THE GAP |
| References | |
| 30-444-05-LA, 30-444-5-LA, ISSUANCES-LA, ISSUANCES-OL, NUDOCS 8308150323 | |
| Download: ML20024E583 (2) | |
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h DOLKETED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0ttilSSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:
((CNIN((Yb John H Frye, III, Chairman BRANCH Glenn 0. Bright Emeth A. Luebke f
In the Matter of Docket No. 50-142 OL D
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Iha*c THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY
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0F CALIFORNIA ASLBP 30-444-05-LA (UCLA Research Reactor)
August 12', 1983 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Concerning CBG's Motion that UCLA be Required to Imediately Comply with 10 CFR 1 73.60)
As a preliminary matter, CBG orally moved at the evidentiary hearing on July 19, 1983, that UCLA be required to immediately bring itself into compliance with 10 CFR 5 73.60 pertaining to the pro-tection of a formula quantity of strategic special nuclear material.
CBG based its motion on this Board's May 11 Memorandum and Order ruling on Staff's motion for summary disposition of Contention XX (LBP, 17 NRC
) and the report of an inventory of the special nuclear material on hand at UCLA which that Memorandum and Order had required. Because the inventory reported that there were 4921.13 grams of U-235 on hand and a Pu-Be neutron source containing 32 grams of plutonium, and because the May 11 Memorandum and Order held that, for purposes of 10 CFR 173.60, the weight of the plutonium 8308150323 030812 DR ADOCK 05000 4 3502
i in the Pu-Be source must be multiplied by 2.5 and added to the weight of the U-235, CBG took the position that more than 5000 grams of SNM was on hand, a formula quantity of strategic special nuclear material.
We find CBG's motion to be premature.
We specifically invited motions for reconsideration of the Memorandum and Order in question.
Staff has indicated that it intends to file such a motion. We believe that UCLA should not be required to comply with the holding of our Memorandum and Order prior-to the resolution of matters raised on reconsideration.
If it were otherwise, UCLA might be forced to expend time and effort needlessly.
On the other hand we do not perceive any detriment to the public interest if a ruling on CBG's motion is deferred pending motions for reconsideration. We will therefore deal with CBG's motion in con-nection with our ruling on the forthcoming motions for reconsidera-tion. At that time we will also rule on CBG's motion, made along with the instant motion, to schedule hearings on the matters raised by Contention XX.
FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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chA H F W III, Chairman ADMI STRATIVE JUDGE Bethesda, Maryland August 12, 1983
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