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From: Commander, Naval Ocean Systems Center To:
Director, Division of Materials and Fuel Cycle Facility Licensing, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
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Officer in Charge, Naval Nuclear Power Unit, Port Hueneme, CA 93043 Subj : ' Request for amendment to Special Nuclear Material License, No 1154 Encl:
(1) Request for amendment to Special Nuclear Material License, No-1154
-(2) NAVSUPINST 5101.9B of 8 Dec 1978 1.
It is requested that NRC Special Nuclear Material License No 1154 be amended.
Enclosure (1) contains the application for amendment of the License.
Enclosure (2) contains NAVSUPINST which gives procedures for disposition of radioactive waste materials.
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Due to the nature of the research, the Center requests that this 0
amendment be expedited.
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Please contact Mr. Charles Bourdon, Safety Manager, Naval Ocean Systems Center. Autovon - 933-6459, Commercial - (714) 225-6459, for any further questions.
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Request for amendment to Special Nuclear Material License (SNM)
No 1154.
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Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) has recently received a research grant to study the recovery of trace quantities of Pu-237 and U-237 from seawater by certain precipitation and co-crystallization reactions.
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Pu-237 and U-237 will be prepared in nitrate or chloride solutions by Oak Ridge National L.aboratory.
The maximum quantity of Pu-237 dr U-237 is 10 microcuries of each nuclide. - [./. m r g(L p 3.
Dr. Herbert Weiss, Research Chemist, will be the researcher for this grant.
Funding for the grant is for approximately one year.
Dr. Weiss's technical qualifications have been submitted on previous-amendments to SNM 1154.
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All research will be performed at N0SC, San Diego. These laboratories will have as a minimum: a fume hood, appropriate protective clothing, and remote handling devices.
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One U.S. Government AN-PDR-27 GM survey meter, or equivalent, will be available to Dr. Weiss.
Calibration will be semi-annually.
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All contaminated solid or liquid waste will be collected and disposed of in accordance with enclosure (2) and current NRC/ DOT requirements.
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All current conditions and requirements of SNM 1154 will remain in effect.
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All Sgiptand> Stations (less Marin.= Corps and disposing of radioactive nuterbi h;erced by the 9 1 field addressees not having Navy personnel attached)
NRC, Reference (d) establishes procedures for pack-
.W aging, maiking, and shipment of radioacthe material //d Disposition of Radioactive Waste Materals; cither hcensed by NRC or nonheensed as classified in
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procedures for suparagra@ h Mu in rhnce @). brem M Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) estabbshes radiologi-A) Ref:
(a) NAVSHIPSINST 93DO.12B; Radioactiv, ca! health regulations for the Navy and provides pohey Equipment and Material Associated with and procedures for storing, handhng and disposition Nava! Nuclear Propulsion Plants, Control of radioactive material. Paragraph 7 5 of reference (e) and Disposition of discusses the requirement that radioacthe material be H)
(b) DOD 4160.21-M, Defense Disposal Man-disposed of by organizations licensed to perform this ual, Chapter IV Paragraph D1H R)
(c) 10 CFR 19-71, Nuclear Regulatory Com-type of work by the NRC or in Agreement State. Ref-
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(d) 43 CFR 171-179, Departrnent of Trans-supply activities in the marking of radioactive com.
portation modities in the supply system. Reference (g) contains (A (e) N AVMED P-5055, Radiation Health Pro.
procedures and requirements for the, packaging and tection Manual lanj!ing of radioacti e material for transportation by (f) MIL STD-1458, Radioactive Materials; mihtary aircraft.
Marking and Labeling of items, Packages
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(9) NAVSUP PUB 505, Preparation of Haz.
as the Navy's disposal contracting points for radio-ardous Materials for Military Air Ship-active waste materials,except for nuclear waste as in-ment dicated m paragraph I above. These activities will con.
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(b) NAVSUPINST 4000.34A, Radioactive tract with private firms beensed by the NRC or an Commodities in the DoD Supply System (i) NAVELEXINST 9673.5D Agreement State, and the firms will perform the actual disposition of th.is material. Arrangements will be made R) 1. Purpose. To designate the Naval Supply Centers at for the material to either be picked up at a CONUS R
Nafolk anil Oakland as Navy contracting points for base where necceary in the case of transshipments d.sposition of radioactive waste material from Nml frorn oserseas or by direct shipment from the waste.
J U.S Cont Guard actkities and to pubb.h icquire generating activity to burial sites selected on the basis 2:
rr nts for handhng all Navy-owned radioactive ma crul of their proximity to the generating a:tivitv. NSC (A
w? ch i; detennined to be waste or unfit for further Efolk and NSC Oakland shall maintain cbrics of t.se becau:,e of radwactise contamination. This m-the licenses of all firms with whkh they contract to s:.ucnon does not apply to radioactive materia; as-moliance with Part 30 of referente (c).
saiated.vith nr.al nuclear propulsion plants whi.:h
- 5. Disposition Requiremants is handed in a cordance with refeience (a).
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(1) Licensed Material. 'IMincludes al! material R) 3. Backgrourd. Reference (b) prohibits Pwper ty ih for which the Navy holds a speUfic NRC license
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fm radm h t ne wate. rachowtopes, and fimonab'e radioactne matern! not subject to NRC heen ing or ex.
nm M. RcQrence (c) contains regul.nmns of the empt from specific l'eensing requirements as inJicated Enclosure (2) to N0SC 1tr Ser 037/1 of 25 Jan 1980
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'-a 8 December 1978 in reference (c). Nonlicensed material may or may not thority for disposal will be requested"of the appropri-
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- b. Procedures (b) Provided that no authority is required (R and/or upon receipt of authority to dispose of the R)
(1) Safeguards by Holding Activities. Waste-rnaterial as radioactive waste, disposal instructions generating activities must package all waste in a De-will be requested from NSC Norfolk or NSC Oakland, partment of Transportation (DOT) approved container - whichever is closer.
prior to requesting disposition instructions. The items must be properly labeled and kept in restricted areas (c) Activities will not request disposition posted in accordance with Part 20 of reference (c) instructions, under this procedure, for items that are and references (e) and (h).'
repairable and should be reported to the cognizant in-ventory manager.
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(2) Nuctear Propulsion Waste. Naval activities should follow the requirements of NAVSilipS 389-(G) Government Furnished Licensed or Non-0153 " Radiological Controls"or NAVSillPS 389-licensed Materlat 0283," Radiological Controls for Shipyards," for the disposition of radioactivity associated with naval nu-(a) In the case of radioactive waste genera.
clear propulsion plants in accordance with reference tions in contractors
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ernment furnished material, the respo'nsible contract administration officer or other appropriate party will R)
(3) Radioactive Test Sources for Checking request dispositien instructions from the systems com-Radiac Equipment. Disposal procedures for radioac-ivnd nr ofGce that furnished or directed the supply tive test sources provided for checking radiac equip-of such material under terms of the applicable con-rnent are delineated in reference (i).
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(4) Licensed Material.The generating activity (b) On receipt of authority and funds to holding licemed radioactive material for disposition dispose of the waste material,a request in accordance rnast comply with instructions for the materialissued with this instruction wi!I be forwarded to NSC Norfolk by the cognir.mt command office or ccntrollinginven-(Code 105.1) or NSC Oakla'nd (Code 300),whichever tory manager. Subsequent to receipt of authority to is closer, to effect disposition.
effect disposal oflicensed material from the appropri-ate inventory control point, request will be made to (c) Under no circumstances will requests NSC Nedolk (Code 105.1) or NSC Oakland (Code from contractors
- plants for disposition of radioac-300), whichever is closer, for shipping instructions.
tive waste generations be acted ou by NSC's Norfolk or Oakland.
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(5) Nonficemed Material (including material exempted from specific NRClicensing requirements (7) Generating Activity Requests. In addition (R or material covered by a specific or general authoriza.
to funding in accordance with subparagraph $b(9) be-f tion or permit by an agency or service organization).
Iow, requests to NSC's Norfolk or Oakland ivill in-clude the followinginformation:
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(a) The generating activity willinsure that radioactive material waste covered by a generallicense (a) NSN(NationalStock Number)where (R (exempt from specific licensing requirements), author-applicable and proper nomenclature.
17ation or permit is not subject to control by the cog-nirant inventory rnanager prior to initiation of a re-(b) S rial number,if serialized.
(R quest for disposal to NSC Norfolk (Code 105.1) or NSC Oakland (Code 300). If controls have been es-(c) NRC liceme number,if specifically (R
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8 December 1978 (d) Radioactive element (ir$clude mass some instances, hold the material for pickup by a number and whether liquid, gas or solid).
designa:ed licensed contractor for disposition. Especial attention is directed to those instructions which will (e) Measurement of radioactive element in appear in the contract / order to notify the burial site curies, mi!Ccuries or microcuries.
Immediately of the shipment by forwarding a copy of the covering bill oflading.
(f) Number and type of containers in ship.
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transshipments of material involving trarsportation from overseas by either military or contract aircraft h)g (g) Radiation readings of each containerin or by ocean vessels to a CONUS base should be handled
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(1) The overseas generating activity (R
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(h) location where material will be avail-NSC Norfolk or NSC Oakland, for shipping instrue.
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e-tions, providing advance shipping data on proposed schedule for disposal of material, estimated volume in m
(i) Ifit is desired that casks furnished for cubic feet, and other applicable information required shipments be returned to the generating activity, re-by paragraph 5.b.(7) above.
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(j) As applica' ble, a statement that the cognizant Naval Supply Center shallinclude the pro-materialis not subject to control by an inventory vision for a licensed contractor to pick up the radio-nsanager or that the materialis subject to control and active msterial upon arrival at the CONUS port of authorization for disposal has been granted by the cog-entry for transportation to the closest authorized T~
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(8) Disposition of Radioactive Waste. Radio-active waste, including contaminated items which will quantity of radioactive material packages bearing a
" RADIOACTIVE yellow It!" label must display the riot be decontaminated for use or reuse,will be moved appropriate placard required under reference (d),
by the following procedure:
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(a) Generating activities will await disposi-(9) Funding. Financing for the disposition of (R tien instructions from the cognizant Naval Supply this material will be borne by the waste-generating Center.
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(b) Upon receipt of disposition instructions generating activities will submit funded requisitions frcm ca,ther NSC Norfolk or NSC Oakland, generating with full accounting citation,so that the NavalSupply
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of references (d),(f), and (g),as applicable.
activity directly. A MILSTRIP document number shall be entered on the requisition.
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(c) %e shippinginstructions from the cog-ninnt Naval Supply Center will normally advise the eerserating activity.o ship the radioactive material V. T. EDSALL j
directly to a designated contractor burial site or,in Vice Commander Distribution:
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