ML20034D789

Summarizes 771116 Discussion W/N Irivarry Re Transfer of Matls Under DOE to NRC at Puerto Rico Nuclear Ctr

ML20034D789
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Issue date:	12/12/1977
From:	Woodruff R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	PUERTO RICO, UNIV. OF, MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS, SAN
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TRANSFER OF MATERIALS UNDER USDOE TO NRC AT THE PUERTO RICO NUCLEAR CENTER (PRNC) i c~s On November 16, 1977, during a discussion with Nimia Irivarry, R.S.O.,

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