ML20059H851
| ML20059H851 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000893 |
| Issue date: | 09/13/1990 |
| From: | Pennington W NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Jin R FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MELBOURNE, FL |
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| NUDOCS 9009190054 | |
| Download: ML20059H851 (4) | |
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. Docket No'.70-893 License No. SNM-844 Florida Institute of Technology t
ATTN: Dr. Rong.sheng Jin
_ Physics and Space Sciences Department 150 W.' University Boulevard Melbourne.-FL-32901 6988
Dear Dr. Jin:
i On June 27, 1988, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published the " General Requirements for Decomissioning: Nuclear Facilities," in the Federal Retister (53FR24018). Per our discussion on September 7,1990, I have enclosec a copy-oftherequirementsforthespecialnuclearmaterial(SNM)authorizedinMaterials License No.- SNM-844.. You should review these requirements for applicability to the:SNM you are authorized to possess and,.if applicable,- submit financial assurance for decommissioning or a request to reduce the: quantity of authorized,-
unsealed material to a quantity that does not require financial assurance.
if you have any questions on this matter, please contact me on (301) 492-0693..
Sincerely, i,
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L orismisired Br-W.. Scott Pennington.
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Uranium: Fuel Section i
Fuel? Cycle Safety Branch a
Division of industrial and g
Medical Nuclear. Safety, HMSS.
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l Fed:ral Register / Vol. 53cNo.1:3 / Monday. June 27, 1028 / Rules and Regulations -
24053
'I pART 70-000AESTIC LICENSING OF
- 27. A new i 7023 is added to read as descr: bed in pcrograph (b) of this '
Sp5CIAL NUCLEAR 84ATERIAL follows:
sectice shall submit. on or before July f'
1 27.1990, a certification of financial
- 24. The authority citation for Part 70 is I 70 28 Flanasier aneurence end assurance for decommissiomns or a revised to read as follows:
mc88'amns ter enemmim6enins.
decommissioning funding plan in Authority: Secs /st.53. tot.1s2.163.6s (a) Each applicant for a specific accordance with the critena set forth in license authorizing the possession and this section.
sist 9:s. 930. sea. 953. 954. as amended. sec.
- 34. 53 Stat 444, es amended (4: USC:071 use of unsealed special nuclear material (d) Table of required amounts of
- o 3. 2:ot 2:32. ::33. 2:s:1. sees :01.as in quantities exceeding 10' times the fmancial assurance for decommissiorsing appiicable quant 4 ties set forth in by quantity of meterial'
. trended. 202. 204. 206. se Stat.1:42. as emended.1244.1245.1246 (4: tl 5 C 5641.
Appendix C to 10 Cl R Part 20 shall 5442.5444,sansk -
submit a decommissioning funding plan Section 27 eleo issued under Pub. L 95-as described in paragraph (e)of this greater then 104 but lue than or i
sot sec. M St Stat. 281 (42 U.S.C. s651).
section. A decorr.missioning funding equal to 108 times the app!'ca.
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Section 70.21[3] also seeued under sec.122. es E an must also be submitted when a ble quantities of Appendia C of l
Sist. est (43 U.S.C 21 2). Sect on 70.31 steo issued under sec. 37d. Pub. L :3-377. as Stat.
combination of isotopes is involved if R Part 20. (For a combination of isotopes. 6f R. se deAned in -
475 (4t U.S.C mrfk Sections 70.3s and 70.44 divided by 10e is greater than 1 (unity Im259h dinded by W se slee teamed under sec.164. es Stat. sse. as rule), where R is defined bore as the sum gruter maa 1 but R d Hded by emeaded (4a U.S C saask Section met also of the ratios of the quantity of each to* te less than or equal to 1.)~ $750.000 issued under esca. la 187, es Stat. ses (42
- sotope to the applicable value in greater then to* but less taso or '
U.S.C 2 n ass 71. Secties maa alas teened Appendix C.
equal to 108 times the 6ppl6ce.
under sec.1m se Stat. saa, se amended (42 (b) Each applicant for a specific ble quantities of Appendia C of '
U.S.C 2 task license authorising possession and use Pett 30. (For a sonhanation el-ele grC ;;;g,=== = of unseei.d s,ecisi nucies,-ierienn i,o g,,a j; g g a n antities specified in paragrsph (d) of yt is section shall either-
,g, m21(cl. maatak (bl. (dHkl. mas (a) and (b).
mattaMJL (sk (et (dL and ll). man. mm(b) and(ck mettakFe.este)and(ckro a (1) Submit a decommissioning funding 1ea is less than or equal to 11 ftmoso ro.s7th). (ck and idL masteHal(31. and th) plan as described in paragraph (e) of (l) are 6eseed undet sec. tab, es Stat. see, as this section: or (e) Each decommisskning Mg amended (42 U.S.C tam (bit it m?.
(2) Submit a certification that I
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mabela) and (dk maob(c) and (et m:1(cl.
financtal assurance for decommissioning P *" " **"' ' "d a description of '
m24(bL m32(al(s). (cL (d) (e), and (a). m36, has been provided in the amunt decemmissioning an ro st(cHal, mm ms7(b) and (d), and the method of assert:q funde for mseteHgN3L and thHi! are inued unde, prescribed by paragraph (d) of this ne.1sti. e stat om as amended (42 U.S.C.
section using one of the methods decommissioning from paragreb (f) of h
2:01(ilk and it ma, me. 70 Job (dl and (e),
described in paragraph (f) of this this section. including means o cost estimates and associated 70 3a. mst(b) and (it ms2. maa. Fox mss, section. For an applicant. this -
adjusti"fevels periodidally over the gi m sa(sN4k (k), and (ll. rea and mentbl and certification may etate that the funding (c) are issued under sec.1sto, se Stat. 9so, as appropriate assurance will be obtained of the facility.
amended (42 0.5.C 22m(o)).
after the application has been approved (f) Financial assurance fe
- 25. Section 70.4 is amended by adding and the license issued but prior to the.
decommissioning must be provided by a new peregraph (bb) to read as follows: receipt of licensed material. As part of one or more of the following methods:
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the certification. a copy of the financial (1) Prepayment. Prepayment la the Ime Deensene*
notrument obtained to satisfy the deposit prior to the start of operation requirements of paragraph (e) of this into an account segregated from licensee (bb)" Decommission" means to section is to be submitted to NRC.
assets and outside the licensee's remove (as a facility) safely from service (c)[1] Each holder of a specific license administrative control of cash or liquid -
and reduce residual radioactivity to a issued on or after luly 27.1990, which is - assets such that the amount of funds level that permits release of the property of a type dos,cribed in paragraph (a) or would be sufficient to pay for unrestricted use and termination of (b) of this section shall provide decommissioning costs. Prepayment license. -
financial assurance for decommissioning may be in the form of a trust, escrow
- 26. Section m22 is amended by in accordance with the criteria set forth account government fund, certificate of adding a new paragraph (a)(9) to ret d as in this section..
deposit, or deposit of government followa:
'.2) Each holder of a specific license securities.
issued before July 27.1990, and of a type (2) A surety method. insurance. or I7o.22 Centenesof appeanseria, described in paragraph (a) of this other guarantee method.These methods
,(a) Each a plication for a license shall c6ntain the pollowing information:
- section shall submit. on or before July guarantee that decommissioning costs 27.1990, a decommissioning funding will be paid should the licensee default.
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plan or certification of financial A surety method may be in the form of a 1
(9) As provided by I 70.25. certain assurance for decommissioning in an surety bond. letter of credit, or line of applications for specific licenses filed amount at least equal to 3730.000 in credit. A parent company guarantee of under this part must contain a proposed accordance with the criteria set forth in funds for decommissiomas costs based '
i decommissioning funding plan or a this section. lf the licensee submits the on a financial test may be used if the certificatloa of financial assurance for certification of financial assurance guarantee and test are as contained in decommissioning. InJhe case of renewal rether than a decommissioning funding Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 30. A parent applications submitted before july 27, plan at this time, the licensee shall company guarantee may not be used in l
1990 this submittal.may follow the -
include a decommissiordne funding plan combination with other financial renewal application but must be in any application for license renewal methods to satisfy the requirements of submitted on or before (3) Each holder of a specific license this section. Any surety method or issued before July 27.1990, and of a type insurance used to provide financial l
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l 24054 Federal Register / Vol. 53 No.123 / Monday June 27, 1988 / Rules and Regulations assurance for decommissioning must records and their locations may be used.
(i) Terminate use of special nuclear contain the following conditions:
Information the Commission considers matenal:
(i)The surety method or insurance important to decommissioning consists (ii) Remos e radioactive contam: nation must be open. ended or. if wntten for a of-to the extent practicable except for specified term, such as five years. must it) beords of spills or other unusual these procedures covered by paragraph se renewed utomatically unless 90 occurrences involving the spread of (c)(2)(i) of this section:
days or more prior to the renewal date.
contamination in and around the (iii) Properly dispose of special the issurer notifies the Commission. the facil.ty, equipment, or site.These nuclear material; beneficiary, and the licensee of its records may be limited to instances (iv) Submit a completed fors NRC-intention not to renew.The surety when contamination remains after any 314. which certifies informatu, method or insurance must also provide cleanup procedures or when there is
- conceming the disposition of materials:
that the full face amount be paid to the reasonable likelihood that contaminants and beneficiary automaucally prior to the may have spread to inaccessible Areas (v) Conduct a radiation survey of the expiration wid.out proof nf forfeiture if as m the case of possible seepage into premises where the licensed activities the licensee falls to provide a porous materials such as concrete.
were carried out and submit a report of.
replacement acceptable to the These records must include any known the resulta of this survey, unless the Comm6ssion withm 30 days after receipt information on identification of involved of notification of cancellation.
nuclides, quantities, forms, and licensee demonstrates that the premises are suitable for releau for unrestricted (ii) The surety method or insurance concentrations.
use in some other manner. The licensee must be payable to a trust established (2) As. built drawings and for decommissioning costs. The trustee modifications of structures and shall, as appropriate-and trust must be scceptable to the equipment ic restricted areas who e (A) Report levels of radiation in units Commission. An acceptable trustee radioactive materials are used and/or of microrada per hour of beta and gamma radiation at one centimeter and includes an appropnate State or rederal stored and oflocations of possible govemment agency or en entity which maccessible contamination such as gamma radiation at one meter from has the authonty to act as a trustec and buried pipes which may be subject to surfaces, and report levels of i
whose trust operations are regulated contamination. If required drawings are radioactivity, including alpha. in units of and examined by a Federal or State referenced, each relevant document disintegrations per minute for agency.
need not bc.ndexod individually. lf microcunes) per 100 square centimeters (iii) The surety method or insurance drawings are not available, the licensee removable and fixed for surfaen.
must remain in effect until the shall substitute appropriate records of miemcuries per milliliter for water, and Commission has terminated the license.
available information conceming these picocuries per gram for solide such as (3) An external sinking fund in which areas and locations.
soils or concrete: and -
deposi are made at least a ually.
(3) Records of the cost estimate (B) Specify the survey instrument (s) -
co;p e w h a surety met or performed for the decommissioning used and certify that each instrument is msurance, the value of which may funding plan or of the amount certified prop *rI calibreted and tested-Y decrease by the amount being for decommissioning. and records of the (2)(1)In addition to the information occumulaled in the sinking fund. An h
external sinkics fund is a fund funding method used for assuring funds
9"id ""d E***IE * (*](t l ( *) '"d if either a funding plan or certification is M
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ostablished and maintained by setting used.
submit a plan for' completion of nide funds penodically in an account
- 28. Section 70.30 is revised to read as dec mmissioningif the procedures segregated from ocensee assets and follows:
necessary to carry out decommissioning outside the licenssee's administrutive have not been previously approved by control in whleh the total amount of I 70.as. gaporenen and serminemen of the NRC and could increase potential ii funds would be sufficient to pay esenses.
health and safety impacts to workere or decommissioning costs at the time (a) Except as provided in 6 70.33(b) to the public such as in any of the term nation of operation is expected. An and paragraph (e) of this section, each following cases:
l uxternal sinking fund may be in the form specific license expires at the end of the (Al Procedures would involve of a trust, escrow account, govemment day, in the month and year stated in the techniques not applied routinely during fund. certificate of depostt. or deposit of
- license, cleanup or maintenance operations: or
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aovemment securttles.The surety or (b) Each licensee shall notify the
- (B) Workers would be entenna areas j
msurance provisions must be as stated Commiss6on promptly,in writmg under not nonr. ally occupied where surface i
m paragraph (f)(2)of this section; i 70.5. and request termination of the contamination and radiation levels are t4)in the case of Federal.Stata, or license when the licensee decides to sigmficantly higher than toutinely bcal govemment licensees, a statement terminate all activities involvin6
. encounterd dunna operation: or l
of mtent contaming a cost estimate for materials authonzed under the license.
(CIProcedures could result in decommissioning or an amount based This notification and request for significantly greater airborne on the Table m paragraph (d) of this termmation of the license must include concentrations of radioactive materials vetion. and indicating that funds fur the reports and information specified in thaa are present during operation: or decommissioning will be obtained when paragraphs (c)(1)(iv) and (vf of this (D) Procedures could result in u cessary.
section and a plan for completion c,f.
.sigmftsantly greater releases of (g) Each person licensed unde; this deco nmissiomng ilrequired by radMactive matenal to the environment r irt shall keep records nfinformation paragraph (c)(3) of this section or by than those assuciated with operation.
important to it:e safe and effectise license condition.
(ii) Prucedures with potential health decommissionag of the facility m an (c)(1)If a licensee does not submit an and safety impacts may not be carried identified location until the license is epphcation for license under i 70.33, the out prior to approval of the
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terminated by the Commission. If licensee shall on or before the decommissioning plan.
t records of relevant information are kept expiration date specified in the (iii)The proposed decommissioning i
for other eurocses, reference to these license-.
plen, if required by paragraph (c)(2)(i) of i
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Federal' Rethter / Vol. M. No.1:3 / Monday June D.198 / Rules and Reaulations M033 (2) Reason 6ble effort has been made decomrnissionmg will be carritd cul -
this section or by license condition must
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l melude-to eliminate residual radioactive after the removal of spent fuel from 1
(A) Description of planned contamination,if present. and storage.
L decornmi sioning activities:
(3)(i) A radiation survey has been 3. Section i:.18 is resised by revismg -
(B) Description of methods used to performed which demonstrates that the the section headmg and persgraph (b) l essste prctection of workers and the pre'nises are sa:tsble for release for and by adding new paragraphs (c) and enuronment spinbt radiat un hazards unrestricted use: or (d) to trad as follows:
I during decommissicnine.
(i4 Other information submitted by (C) A description ofif e planneJ final
- the beenueis sufficient to demonstrate i rus kommwng pipe.
inctuonne finansme and mekwp ng.
rod.ution survey: and that the premises are suitable for release (D) An updated detailed cost estimate for unrestricted use, (b) The decommissioning funding plan for decommiseloning. comparison of that PART 72--LICENSING must contain information on how estimate with present funds set aside for REQUIRERAENTS FOR THE STORAGE
. reasonable assurance will be provided decommissioning. and plan for assuring ' 0F SPENT PUEL IN AN INDEPENDENT that funds will be eveilable to-the availabillt of adequate funds for
' SPENT FUEL STORAGE decommission the ISFSL This completion of ecommissioning.
INSTALLAfl0N infortantion eiust laclede e oost estimate j
(E) A description of the physical for decommissioning and a desenption security plan and matertal control and '
- 29. The autbonty citation for Part 72 is of the method of assunne funds for accounting plan provisions in place revised to read as follows:.
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'"$'n'","","%i"d1missio,ung -
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plan will be a ved by the
$ N, $ $ $ $ $ '*g 7 adjusti cost eettmates and associated g
par adsmally over the Lde a
i Commission i the informetion therein amendet sec.an a seat. ees. m amended funding will be completed as soon as la 20se.2111.22o1,assa. East 22 4.22as.2237
. (c) Finameialemuremos for
_, ;.l of theISFSL demonstretes that the decommissioning (42 U.S.C. 2071. 2073, sorr. aem ama, ages, reasonable end that the health and un ustk ese, are. Pub. L en.srs. 73 Stet.
, decommismaning meet he provided by safety of workere and the public will be see, as amended (es U.S.C. melle mes. art. as one or mese of the following methods:
uwnded an am a seat.1su as asunded (1) Propsymast.Propeyment is the adequately protected.
(3) Upon approval of the ja U g ses sees' depos pr6er to the start d operetton 2
into an account segmented from licensee -
decommissioning plan by the sec.102. Pub. L et-tm as seet. enz (42 U.S.C assets and outside the lloensee e Commission, the hcansee shall complete 43321..
decommissioning in accordance with the Section 72.34 also issued under sec. too. as administrative control of cash or liquid approved plan. As a final step in Stat. e68 (42 U.86C 2330k sec.134. Pub !. 97-
. assets such that the amount of funds i
decommissioning, the licensee shau -
425. 96 Stat. 2230 (42 U S.C 101541 would be sufReiset to pay again submit the information required in For the purposee of sec. 223. es Stat. 858. as ' decommissioning costs. Prepayment amoded (42 U.st 2273t 66 72.4.72.14' paragraph (c)(1)(v) of this section aad may be in the form of a trust, escrow l
shall certify the disposition of
$,\\8[7 IN$,#2 b.'uo accmant gmrnment fund, cenancate d
, d un ro e deposit or deposit of government accumulated wastes from Stat. ett as amended las U.5E 220ttb)):
decommissioning.
g g 72.to6 72.ts 72.17(dk 72Jais). id)(tl. (2).
- securities.
I (d)If theinformation submitted under
!en.7 tat.72.aa 72Astal.and 72.et are tenued (2) A surety method. insurance, or paragraphs (c)(1)(v) or (c)(3) of this under sec. tatt es Stat. see. as amended (42 - - other guarantee method. 'Ihese methods j
section does not adequately U.SC 2201(ilh and il 72.s4. 7133(b)(3k guarantee that decomunisai costs -
(d)(31. (f). 72.astbl 72.so.?ts2. 72.s3(al.
will be paid should the licensee efault.
i demonstrate that the premises are 72.34(alJa.ss. 72.se. 72.sotcl. and ?2.e4(b) are '-
A surety method me be in the form of a l
the Commission will inictm the licensee
['[ded 22in f.
- surety bond. letter oferedit, or line of suntable for release for unrestricted use.
of the appropriate further schons
. credit. A parent company guarantee of
- 30. Section 72.3 is amended by adding. funds for decommissioning costs based required for termination of license.
(e) Each speci6c hceose continues in
, a new paragraph (y) to read as follows:
on a financial test may be used if the guarantee and test are as contained in effect, beyond the expiration date if i73.3 Dennemene.
necessary, with respect to pos assion of
. Appendix A of10 CFR Part 30. A parent ;
c m[any guarantee may not be und in residual special nuclear matenal present gy)..gg,,,g,,,.. means to remove com ination with other financial as contamination until the Commission (as a facility) safely from service and
, methods to satisfy the requirements of notifies,the licensee in writing that the reduce residual radioactivity to a level this section. Any surety raathod or licarnse is terminated. During this time, that permits release of the property for insurance used to provide financal the license shall~ -
unrestricted use and termination of assurance for decommissiorung must
, (1) Limit actions involvin special Icense Coutain the fo!!owing conditions:
nuclear material to those re sted to
- 31. Section 72.14 is amended by -
. (i) The surety method or insurance j
decommissioning; and revis ng paragrpah (e)(3) to read as must be open. ended or,if written for a (2) Continue to control entry to f,3j,,,.
restricted areas until they are suitable specified term, such as five years. must l
for release for unrestncted use and the f 72.14 centenes et appesetten: General be renewed automatically unless 90 Commission notifies the licensee in one nnenseellenormemen.
days or more prior to the renew al date, the issuer notifies the Commission. the writing that the license is terminated.
beneficiary, and the licensee ofits (f) Specific licenses will be terminated (e) * *
- by written notice to the licensee when (3) Estimeted decommissioning costs, intention not to renew.The surety the Commission determines that- -
and the necessary financial method or insurance must also provide (1) Special nuclear material has been arrangements to provide reasonable that the full face amount be paid to the -
properly disposed; assurance prior to licensing that beneficiary automatically prior to the
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