ML20059H598
| ML20059H598 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1990 |
| From: | Asmussen K GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| To: | Haughney C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9009180097 | |
| Download: ML20059H598 (2) | |
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Mr. Charles J. Haughney, Chief Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Washington, DC 20555
Subject:
Docket No. 70 734; License No. SNM 696; Radiological Contingency Plan
Reference:
Haughney, Charles J. letter to General Atomics, Attn: Dr. Keith E. Asmussen, dated August 3,1990
Dear Mr. Haughney:
This letter is in response to your letter of August 3,1990 (Ref) in which you requested General Atorrics (GA) to revise its Radiological Contingency Plan to address the a
onsite presence of tenants /non GA personnel. In particular, you expressed a concern that it appears that tenants do not receive training on how to respond to evacuation (criticality) l alarms. Actually, as detailed below, only one tenant leases an area subject to criticality evacuation alarms, and appropriate training has been conducted.
l The one leased area which is subject to evacuation upon the sounding of a criticality alann is the southern portion (about 25%) of the building housing GA's TRIGA Fuel Fabri-cation Facility. The area is used solely for storage by the tenant. Normally, no one is present in this storage area except on the quite infrequent (e.g. once a month) occasions when items are being placed into or removed from storage. Typically, on those occasions,
' the tenant's forklift operator, safety officer and/or industrial hygienist occupy the area for less than about one hour. These individuals, as well as others, have all been trained on how to respond to an evacuation alarm. Anyone who has not been so trained, is accom-panied by a trained individual while visiting the storage area.
None of GA's other tenants occupy, or are permitted unescorted access to, areas protected by criticality alanns. Nor does GA currently anticipate having additional tenants -
occupy any such area. It should also be noted that each tenant has agreed to comply with the instructions of GA's Security and Emergency Services personnel.
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GA is presently in the process of reviewing, and revising as appropriate, its entire i
Radiological Contingency Plan. The onsite presence of non-GA personnel will be addressed t
in this revision of the Plan.
In view of the above explanatory response to your concern and the other revisions cunently being made to GA's Plan, GA proposes to submit revisions addressing the onsite presence of non-GA personnel, together with other revisions, within 45 days. We trust this will meet with your approval.
If you have questions regarding the above, please don't hesitate to contact me at (619) 455 2823.
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Very truly yours, l
Keith E. Asmussen, Manager Licensing, Safety and i
Nuclear Compliance KEA:shs i
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