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WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 8-79 WHOI ISOTOPE USERS MANUAL prepared by Vaughn T. Bowen Allan G. Gordon Hugh D. Livingston August 1979
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t WH01 IS0 TOPES i1SERS MANUAL 1.
WH01 Memoranum #4-78 2.
WH01 Practices & Procedures for Experiments with Radioisotopes 3.
Specific Information Required for Non-WH0I Investigators Requesting Authorization to Perform Experiments Involving Radioisotopes on Institution Ships 4.
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Materials License No. 20-00064-02 with amendments through 8-2-79
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Special Nuclear Materials License No. SRM-1523 with amendments through 4-30-76 AUGUST 1979
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INSTITUTIOS MEMORANDUM F4-78
Subject:
Procurement and Use of Radioisotope s on W.H.O. I.
Property Recent changes in the requirements and regulations imposed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and by state law, together with the increasing use of radioisotopes for experimental purposes, dictated that the Institution review and update its radioisotope practices.
Accordingly, this memorandum af firms the procedures to be followed for pro-curement and use of radioisotopes on Institution property.
These procedures are designed to insure the protection of the public and of Institution personnel from radiation hazard and to facilitate compatible multi-user radioisotope ope rations.
This memorandum replaces the memorandum dated December 13, 1962 to radioisotope users and Departmental Heads from B.
H. Ketchum; subject: Radiation Protection Program.
The acquisition of any artificial radioisotope, or any device containing such radioisotopes, for use or resi-dence on Institution property shall be subject to the review and approval of the Isotope Users Committee, hereinafter called IUC.
The IUC consists of the Chairman and three (3) other members who are appointed by the Associate Director for Research and who shall serve until replaced.
Each mem-ber of the Committee shall have training and/or experience in the handling of radioactivity.
The IUC is charged with the following responsibilies :
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The establishment and continuing review of an adequate radiation protection program at the Institution and on its ships.
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Ensurance of the Institution's compliance with the radiation protection regulations promulgated by state, federal and local agencies.
The IUC is, however, concerned with these responsi-bilities only insofar as they involve artificial or NRC-licensed radionuclides; it does not have authority or responsibility for other sources of radiation.
To meet its responsibilities, the IUC has been given the authority documented in Section 2 of the W.H.O.I. Procedures and Practices for Experiments with Radioisotopes Manual, herein-k after called the W.H.O.I. Isotopes Manual, November 7, 1977.
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V This document is a part of the W.h.O.I.
Byproduct Material License (NRC 20-0006 4 -02, Amendments 20, 21, 22, expiring 31 January 1983) and will be part of the Institution's Special Nuclear Materials License at the time of its next renewal in April 1980.
These licenses specify the radio-active nuclides (under NRC control) that the Institution is authorized to possess and places limits on the quantities of each to be in our possession at any time; these limits must not be exceeded.
Together with sorae other stipulations in the license documents, the W.H.O.I.
Isotopes Manual gives details of the procedures that must be followed by anyone wishing to acquire or to use licensable radionuclides on W.H.O.I.
property ashore or at sea.
The Manual also details the division of responsibility between individual isotopes users, their supervisors, and the IUC, and the conditions that govern each party in fulfilling its responsibility.
Investigators with proposed experiments which appear incom-patible with the licenses or with the Isotopes Manual, should present details and justification 'of each such proposed expe riment to the IUC.
The IUC at its option, may recommend changes in the experiment to conform to the license, or may initiate steps to change the license to meet the needs of the experiment.
All investigators proposing the procurement or use of radioisotopes should obtain and consult the W.H.O.I.
Isotopes Manual at the earliest date possible.
As far as the Institution ships are concerned, the terms of the W.H.O.I. Byproducts Material License are effective, whether or not the ships are in U.S. waters or on the high seas.
Consequently, the procedures of the W.H.O.I. Isotopes Manual must be followed.
All investigators, including non-W.H.O.I. investigators, who propose to trans-port radioisotopes aboard W.H.O.I.
ships, should notify the IUC at least two (2) months prior to the delivery of the isotope to the ship in order to assure sufficient time for review and approval of the proposed procedure, inventory and disposal.
The IUC shall be served by a Secretary appointed by the IUC.
The Secretary's functions are 1) to maintain a catalogue of isotope users and W.H.O.I.
facilities and rooms approved for the use of radioisotopes, 2) to keep a record of the purchase and disposal of radioisotopes and an accurate current inventory of the radioisotopes stored on W.H.O.I. prope rty, 3) to maintain and supply, on loan, sur-vey instruments for monitoring radioactivity, 4) to be responsible together with the IUC for spot checks to insure that the Institution's responsibilities under Sections 2d(l) to 2d(11) of the W.H.O.I. Isotopes Manual are followed, and
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direction for obtaining assistance and advice concerning radioisotope procedures and practices as documented in Sections 3e to 3n of the W.H.O.I.
Isotopes Manual.
Although most of the expenses necessitated by the use of radioisotopes are proper charges against the appro-priate research budgets, some f 2nctions of the Isotopes Users Committee require other non-specific support.
The IUC will be responsible for estimating the costs of such functions, for justifying their exclusion from the research-budget category, and for submitting a budget and justifica-tion, annually, to the Chairman of the Chemistry Department.
The Isotopes Users Committee shall prepare an annual report to the Associate Director for Research, giving a summary of radioisotope use, current inventories, safety operations, lists of authorized users and any relevant information on NRC inspections, changes in federal, state or local regulations or changes in the W.li.O.I. Byproducts Material License, etc.
Investigators using or proposing to use radioisotopes should take particular note of Section 2a of the W.li.O.I.
Isotopes Users Manual.
In this Section, the Isotopes Com-mittee is authorized to recommend the suspension of an individual's or of a project's authorization to use radio-active materials.
This recommendation, which would be based on evidence of persistent bad practico, would be made to the Office of the Director.
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O WOODS H0LE OCEAN 0GPAPHIC INSTITUTION Procedures and Practices for Experiments with Padioisotooes 7
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PURPOSE The required procedures and practices outlined in this document have been estab-lished for the following purposes:
(1) To ensure the integrity of the measurements made by the several programs at this Institution that are engaged in the study of environmental levels of natural or artificial radionuclides.
In most cases it is necessary for these programs to measure as close to zero values.of their nuclides as is permitted by the state of the art.
Work in these low ranges is sensitive to contami-nation by very small amounts of radioactivity lost by others working at tracer levels, even thouah these amounts may be far below those having any significance from the public health point of view.
(2) To provide for the protection of the Institutionpopulation and of the general public against radiation hazards associated with WH0I's possession, use, transportation, and disposal of radioactive material.
(3) To provide for the Institution's compliance with applicable regulations of Federal, State, and Local Agencies.
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DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY A. The Isotopes Users Committee receives its authority from the Director cf WH01.
The Comittee is charged with the following responsibilities:
(1) The establishment and continuing review of an adequate radiation protec-tion program at the Institution and on its ships.
(2) The Institution's compliance with radiation protection regulations promul-gated by State, Federal, and Local Agencies, i
To meet these responsibilities, the Committee has been given the following authority:
(1) To grant written approval for each purchase or receipt of radioactive materials for individual, project, or departmental use on WHOI property L
(whether laboratories or ships) and,under special conditions,for off-site or field use.
L In general, initial approval of the purchase of radioactive material for a new project, requires detailed review of the project by more than l
one committee member.
Subsequent orders can be approved by any one i
member, after confirmation that the program has not changed, that the various project responsibilities have been met, and that the purchase will not cause the Institution inventory of that nuclide to exceed its assigned possession limit. November 7, 1977
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(2)To recomend the suspension of an individual's or project's WHOI author-(
ization to use radioactive material; this recomendation would be based on evidence of persistent bad practice, and would be made to the Office of the Director.
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by the whole comittee.
(3) To apply Federal or State guide-lines as restrictions on the amount of occupational radiatton exposure that an individual may receive during his WHOI association.
B. The Isotopes Users Comittee is responsible for:
(1) Supervising the implementation of the radiation _ protection program, insofar as it involves NRC-licensed radionuclides, and maintaining the appropriate licenses in applicable condition.
(2) _ Operating the Institution's two Central Radioisotope Laboratories and its Storage Facility.
(3) Providing such advice and assistance as may be required for radiation protection and compliance with governmental regulations.
(4) Providing services that include the following:
(a) Registration and instruction of.all radioisotope workers; advance approval of laboratory facilities and uses planned; assistance in finding suitable facilities if these are not at hand.
(b) Notification of the need for:
radioisotope laboratory inspections, radiation surveys, area monitoring, and maintenance of records appropriate to these.
'(c)Radioactivewasteinspection, compaction, storage,anddisposal,after it has been delivered to the Comittee's Secretary.
(d) Calibrati 'n and occasional short-term loan of radiation protection instrumen.s.
(e) Leak-testing of sealed radioactive sources.
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-(f) Receiving and monitoring of shipments of radioactive material.
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(g) Supervision of radiation emergencies, and special decontamination operations.
(h) Maintenance of radiation prob 1 tion records.
(1) Assessing the costs of these services, and assigning them pro-rata to the appropriate budgets.
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In addition, the Isotopes Users Comittee staff is available for i
(a) consultation on laboratory design, shielding, and other radiation exposure" _ control. methods, and (b) presenting lectures and training exercises on radiation protection techniques.
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~Each Department, Laboratory and Project Suoervisor is responsible for pro-viding adeauate facilities, equipment, instruments, supervision, personnel L-monitoring of radiation exposure, and instructions to control radiation hazards and to comply with the Institution's radiation protection reauire-ments; responsibility for ensuring adequate budgetary support for these activities lies with Department Administrators and Project Supervisors.
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Each Project Supervisor possessing or using radioactive material or radio-1sotope radiation sources is. responsible for:
(1) Maintaining an up-to-date listing with the Isotopes Users Committee Secretary of rooms in which radioactive material is stored or handled, and of rooms in which radiation-emitting equipment is used.
(2)~ Maintaining an up-to-date listing with the Isotopes Users Committee
~ ' Secretary of the names of personnel who may be handling radioactive material, or who may be exposed to ionizing radiation (except pre-scribed medical x-rays).in excess of 10%* of the values listed in Appendix 1, paragraph I.
- (5% for persons under the age of 18).
(3) : Allowing only these persons who are. registered with the Isotopes Users Committee Secretary to handle or use radioactive material, and/or radiation sources..
-(4) ~ The maintenance of an adequate inventory of the amount of radioactive 5.
material possessed by each of his projects, and the establishment of an adequate system to ensure that each project does not exceed its L
radioactive material possession limits.
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Keeping adequate records.of disposal of-radioactive material o'n forms that are either supplied by or approved by the Isot' opes Users Comittee Secretary.
-(6) Allowing only authorized persons to enter rooms that are. sp'ecified as restricted areas for reasons of radiation protection.
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Informing the Isotope Users Comittee Se.retary in advance of new radioactive-material work, or changes in existing work which may increase the possibility of radiation exposure.
-(8). Ensuring that personnel wear assigned film badges or pocket dosimeters during periods of possible exposure.
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Establishing appropriate procedures to ensure compliance with the Caution sign and labeling requirements of Section III. L. of this
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-(10). Establishing a daily radioisotope-laboratory 'close-down' procedure lL adequate to ensure that at the end of the work-day:
E (a)' Survey-meter measurements -have established that external radiation
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(b) Radiation sources are properly labeled and stored.
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(c) Experiments that will be in progress after normal work hours, will be properly attended.
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Each laboratory is secured against unauthorized access.
Notifying the Isotopes Users Comittee when a woman, who is or will be (11) working with a source of ionizing radiation under his supervision, is known to be pregnant.
Each individual who may use radioactive material or who may use equipment E.
that emits ionizing radiation, is responsible for complying with the pro-A cedures and precautions contained in this document, and with those estab-J lished by his Project.
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REQUIRED PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL g
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Scope These procedures apply to all departments, laboratories, and persons at the
_A Institution,or at its off-campus sites or ships,that receive, possess, use, transport or dispose of radioactive material.
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Exemptions Except for H.R.C. licensed source material and special nuclear material, i
the following materials are exempt from these reouire.d procedures, ex-cept for the provisions of Sections J and M-2:
T Self-luminous radium _ dials on time pieces or other in(truments.
(The possession, use, and storage of self-luminous paint which contains radio-active material requires ~ prior approval of the Isotopes Users Comittee.
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Control of Radiation Exposure and Contamination (1) Releases of radioactive material shall be kept to the lowest possible amount.
(2) Exposure to ionizing radiation shall be kept at the lowest practical level.
(3) The external and internal exposure from sources of radiation shall be
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controlled in such a way as to provide reasonable assurance that no individual shall receive an absorbed dose in excess of the values listed in Appendix 1.
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Compliance with Regulations of Governmental Agencies The use, storage, transportation, and disposal of radioactive material must conform with the applicable regulations of the United States Nuclear Regu-latory Comission, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the
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(6) Prior to perfoming operation on a source of radioactive material, radiation levels will be measured.
Handling tongs, or a suitable remote-handling device must be used for handling a source or con-tainer which emits a dose rate, at contact, in excess of 1 rem /hr unless otherwise specifically authorized and supervised by the Isotopes Users Committee.
When performing operations that might produce airborne contamination (7)
(i.e. evaporations, sanding or grinding, transfers of unsealed powdered or volatile radioactive material), approved
- exhaust ventilation shall be used.
When recommended by the Isotopes Users Committee, filtration of effluent air shall be provided, or a closed system must be devised.
(8) When hand or clothing contamination is possible, protective gloves and a lab-coat shall be worn during operations involving the
' handling of radioactive materials.
(9) After handling unsealed radioactive material, hands shall be washed before leaving the laboratory, and exposed skin, hair and clothing shall be surveyed for contamination. The Isotopes Users Committee shall be notified immediately if, after decontamination, residual contamination of skin, hair or personal clothing is detected.
(10) Objects and equipment that may have been contaminated with radio-active material shall be surveyed for exterior surface contamination prior to their removal from a laboratory.
If surface contamination is detected, the contaminated object shall not be removed from the laboratory without the authorization of the Isotopes Users Committee.
(11) The Isotopes Users Comittee shall be notified immediately if any of the following circumstances is known or suspected:
(a) Exposure to external radiation in excess of the values in Appendix 1.
(b) Exposure to inhalation, ingestion, or injection of radioactive material.
(c) Accidental release of radioactive material to laboratory atmos-phere, surfaces, drains, or ventilation system.
- Note: Approved exhaust ventilation means a hood, glove-box, or local-exhaust ventilation that is registered with the Isotopes Users Committee. All registered and approved hoods, glove-boxes, and local exhaust systems are so designated by printed labels that are attached to the ventilation units by the Isotopes Users Committee and the Safety Engineer.
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Emergency Procedures (1) In the event of external exposure in excess of Appendix 1, I-a, or any accidental release of radioactive material, Project Supervisor and the Isotopes Users Committee must be notified immediately using the noti-fication procedures of Appendix 5.
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(2) Emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a radiation contamination accident are specified in Appendix 5 for the following situations:
3 (a) Serious injury with contamination (b) Minor injury with contamination (c) Contamination incident without injury These procedures must be posted in a prominent place in each laboratory area in which the use of NRC~-licensed radionuclides is authorized.
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O APPENDIX 1 MAXIMUM PERfilSSIBLE DOSAGE' I. Maximum Pennissible Doses for persons who are registered, as radioisotope users, with.the~ Isotopes Users Committee:
.(a) Except as provided in paragraph b, radiation doses shall not exceed the following:
rems per calendar cuarter
'1. Whole body; head and trunk; active blood-forming organs; lens of eyes; or gonads 1.25
- 2. Hands and foreanns, feet and ankles.
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- 3. Skin of whole body.
7.5 (b) An individual may exceed (a) 1. provided that he has written authoriza-tion from Isotopes Users Committee, and that:
- 1. During any calendar cuarter his whole body dose from all sources of radiation does not exceed 3 rems;
- 2. The accinulated occupational dose does not exceed 5(N-18) rem, where 3
"N" equals age in years at the individual's last birthday; and
- 3. There is on file with the Isotopes Users Committee an appropriate record (as specified in 10 CFR 20) of the individual's accumulated occupational whole body dose.
II. Maximum Permissible Doses for minors, and for persons who are not registered radioisotope users:
(a) One-tenth of the values listed in I(a) of this appendix.
III. The above values in I.- and II. are in addition to natural background radiation exposure and radiation exposure administered for medical reasons.
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- 1. Procedu[es for Obtaining WHOI Authorization to Possess and Use Radioactive Material:
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A. Each person who wishes to undertake experiments with radioactive materials should prepare, in letter or memorandum fom, an outline of the followino:
- 1) His background, from courses or experience, in the use of radioactivity.
- 2) A reasonably detailed protocol for each experiment planned.. including manipulation procedures, planned location for the work, arrangements for suitable isolation and control, the nuclides, amounts, forms, and concentrations to be used, the measurement techniques envisioned, the names of those who will be associated with him.
- 3) A sumary of the project, in terms of frecuency of experiments, overall duration of program, and justification for use.of radioactive materials.
This outline will be forwarded to the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee, who will refer it for review to one or more members.
B. After the application has been reviewed, a meeting will be arranged for resolution of any questions the Committee may have, and to allow them to reassure themselves that the applicant is really ready for the work pro-posed. At this interview, detailed specific precautions and procedures, to clarify or supplement the general listings in the Procedures and Practices, will be established for the -project proposed.
These specifics will become a part of the authorization for that project and must be followed.
6 C. When the Committee is satisfied with all aspects of the proposal, counter-signed copies of the proposal approved will be returned to the applicant i
and to his Department Chaiman, and he (and the appropriate number of his associates) will be registered by the Isotopes Users Committee as a user of radioactive material.
D. If any changes are to be made to the information supplied in an approved authorization application, the Project Supervisor should apply in writing for an amendment to his authorization. Amendment requests should be sent to the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee.
II. Procedures for. Procuring Radioactive Material:
A. It should be borne in mind by all isotopes users that the WHOI license
. specifies total quantities of various nuclides, in specific chemical forms, that we can oossess.
It is an explicit charge on the Isotopes Users Committee that tney ensure that our total inventories never exceed those for which we are licensed.
B. To order radioactive material from any(commercial supplier, prepare awritino out all qua
. Purchase Requisition in the usual way tions, to help the Purchasing Department to avoid mistakes) and forward it to the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee.
He will establish the relation of your request to the total inventory on hand and to our license limit, and will then pass-the Requisition, together with a copy of your approved Authorization, to a member of the Isotopes Users Committee for approval. Sending a Purchase Requisition for radioactive material _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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C. Before obtaining radioactive material on any non-commercial basis, ob-tain written assurance from the Isotopes Users Committee that we are authorized to possess such material, and that the quantities you pro-pose will not strain our possession limits.
This is extremely important, and neglect or evasion of this procedure must be viewed very seriously by the Institution, as it would be by NRC.
D. All packages of radioactive material delivered to the Institution must be brought first to one of the two Central Radioisotope Laboratories for radiological examination by the Secretary or a. member of the Isotopes Users Committee.
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APPENDIX 3 WHOI PROCEDURES FOR DISPOS AL OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL In order to comply with Title 10, part 20, Sections 20.303 and 20.106 of the Federal Register, WH01 must maintain control of the amounts of radioactivity disposed, whether~ in containers or released to the atmosphere.
The procedures listed below meet Federal regulations and must be followed for laboratory disposal of radioactive wastes.
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Disposal into Sewerage System No planned disposal of radioactive materials into the' sewerage system of WH0I, of any of our.off-site work locations or of our Research Vessels will be permittedl Even though such disposal, under carefully controlled conditions, is pennitted by Federal Regulations, we do not believe that such procedures can be controlled well enough to eliminate threat to the integrity of the various low-level radioactivity programs already mentioned above under I(1).
All solid or liquid wastes will, therefore, be disposed into Waste Collection Containers as discussed in the next section.
Any release of, radioactive materials to the sewerage system must be treated, and reported, as a class III Contamination Incident (see Appendix 5).
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Disposal into Waste Collection Containers All radioactive waste shall be put into special collection containers (solid or liquid) as recommended by the Isotopes Users Committee, according to the following rules:
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General Rules:
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The total amount of radioactive material put into any container must be controlled so that the radiation level at one foot from the con-tainer is less than 5 mrads/ hour, and the radiation level at contact with any surface of the container is less than 200 mrad / hour, b.
Material must not be put into the waste collection containers if t
there is any possibility of a chemical reaction during storage that might cause fire or explosion, or cause the release of chemically toxic or radioactive gases.
Containers for acid, or alkaline aqueous wastes, or for various organic media will be designated.
- c.. Animal tissue, excreta, or material containing aflotoxin, live viruses,
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etc., shall not be put into a radioactive-material waste collection con-tainer, unless the procedure has been specifically authorized by the Isotopes Users Conmittee. Special disposal procedures must be ar-ranged with the Isotopes Users Committee prior to the start of work that will produce this kind of waste material.
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A record must be kept of the quantity and kinds of radioactive mate-rial disposed into each collection container. A summary record of 1
these disposals must be given to the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee at the time the container is delivered for disposal. -
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When a container is full
- or its emitted radietion is approaching the limits specified in 1.a. the Secretary of the Isotopes Committee
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shall be notified.
- A liquid waste container for aaueous solutions must not be filled greater than about one-half of its capacity.
The remaining void is needed for solidifying the liquid.
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Specific Rules for Disposal. Into " Solid Radioactive-Waste" Collection Containers:
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Do not put liquids into a collection container designated for solid waste.
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Put powdered material (slightly dampened if possible) into a metal or plastic container that is sealed prior to disposal.
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Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Comittee, do not put more than 25 pounds of material into a collec-tion container.
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Unless otherwise authorized as above, do not put objects into a collection container that individually weigh more than 5 pounds.
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Prior to disposal, put hypodermic needles (or other sharp objects) inside shatterproof protective containers.
3.: Specific Rules for Disposal Into " Liquid Radioactive-Waste" Collection Containers:
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Do not put solid objects, including test-tubes and bottles, into a liquid-waste collection container.
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Put organic radioactive-waste solution (including contaminated scin-tillation solutions) into containers that are specifically designated for the collection of such solutions.
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Put aqueous radioactive-waste into containers that are designated for the collection of aqueous waste of the appropriate pH range.
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The Isotopes Users Comittee must be notified prior to the start of work
'which will produce any radioactive waste material not covered by the above regulations.
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Release of Radioactive Material into Ventilation Exhaust Systems
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Unless otherwise authorized by the Isotopes Users Comittee, the 24-hour average concentration of radioactive material entering the duct system of each laboratory must not exceed the limits of Appendix B, Table II of 10 C.F.R. 20.
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The Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee must be notified im-l mediately if there is a release into the environs of airborne radio-active material in concentrations which, if averaged over a period of 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, would exceed the limits specified for such material in Appendix B Table II,10 C.F.R. 20..
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Determinations of the average concentration of radioactive material may be made with respect to the point where the material leaves the exhaust duct. Concentrations may not be averaged over a period longer than one day, without prior authorization of the Isotopes Users Committee.
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APPENDIX 4 MOUTH PIPETTING OF RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS The practice of mouth pipetting introduces the possibilities of (1) accidental ingestion of the solution being pipetted, (2) inadvertent inhalation of air-borne material released from the solution, and (3) accidental transfer of con-taminants that may be present on the mouth-contact surfaces of the pipet.
Be-cause of these possibilities, a variety of mechanical devices have been devel-oped over the years to provide means of safely performing pipetting operations on potentially harmful materials. These devices, currently available from various suppliers *, are simple to use and usually provide for greater accuracy than mouth pipetting procedures.
Therefore, to minimize the possibility of exposure te radioactive material, the Isotopes Users Committee insists that pipetting operations on radioactive solutions ** be performed only with mechan-ical devices that do not require mouth contact.
Advice on the selection of such devices may be obtained frem the Secretary or any Member of the Isotopes Users Comnittee.
- Radioactive solution means a solution containing radioactive material in amounts greater than normal background concentrations.
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APPENDIX 5 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A RADIATION CONTAMINATION INCIDENT f
In general no one involved directly should attempt, himself, to clean up an accident.
Move about as little as possible, while following these procedures,
-and wait for uncontaminated trained assistance.
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SERIOUS INJURY WITH CONTAMINATION INVOLVED A.
Notification:
(any time of day)
- 1. Call Guard's Desk, ask for accident assistance (Extensions 251, 343, or 516)
- 2. Tell the person who answers:
(a) Somebody has been seriously injured in room (b) Radioactivity it involved.
(c) Your name.
(d) Telephone extension being used.
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- 3. Call any member of the Isotopes Users Committee.
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Care of injured:
- 1. Apply first aid, if you know what to do; otherwise keep patient covered and warm, with minimum movement, until help arrives.
- 2. Stay with patient until physician or First Aid arrives, and advise on extent of patient's radioactive contamination.
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Contamination control procedures while waiting for help:
- 1. For a localized non-volatile liquid spill:
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Keep movement, and consequent tracking of radioactivity, to minimum.
(b) Rope-off or guard spill-area against re-entry.
I (c) Assemble potentially contaminated persons in one location of laboratory and monitor them for contamination.
(d) Wait for uncontaminated trained personnel to arrive.
- 2. For a release of powdered volatile-liquid, or gaseous activity:
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(b) Assemble personnel immediately outside the room and instruct them to stay in one location, to prevent the spread of con-tamination.
(c) Close and lock the room doors to prevent re-entry.
If the hood fans are off, try to seal accessible openings into the laboratory to prevent further escape of airborne activity to the corridor.
(d) Isolate the adjacent corridor against traffic, and spectators.
(e) Wait for uncontaminated trained personnel to arrive. Warn them of nature of the contamination and need of respirators.
II. MINOR INJURY WITH CONTAMINATION INVOLVED A.
Notification:
1.
During work hours:
(a) Call any member of Isotopes Users Committee and appropriate Project Supervisor.
2.
After work hours:
Call Guard's Desk (Extensions 251,343or516) 3.
Tell the person who answers:
(a) Radiation contamination incident in room
, with minor injury.
(b) Your name.
(c) Telephone extension being used.
B.
Care of injured:
1.
Measure clothing for contamination.
2.
Remove significantly contaminated clothing, and, if necessary.
clothe patient in an uncontaminated laboratory coat.
3.
Do not move patient from area unless careful survey shows no possibility of contamination spread.
Call for help.
C.
Contamination control procedures:
Same procedures as I. C., above.
III.
CONTAMINATION INCIDENT WITHOUT INJURY i
A.
Notification:
Same procedures as II, A., above.
B.
Contamination control procedures:
Same procedures as I, C., above.
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Procedures and Practices for Experiments with Radioisotopes i-Note 1:
Leak testino of sealed sources will be done by, or under the direct super-vision or, members of the Isotopes Users Committee.
In general, this will be done by smearing, with ha~rd filter paper (like Whatman #42), surfaces of the instrument close to openings that could permit escape of leaked material, and then counting these smears after appropriate chemical treatment, either in alpha spectrometers, or in liouid scintillation. counters, as appropriate.for the nuclides involved.
This operation must be carried out at 6-month inter-vals or after any major accident to, or repair of, the instrument containing the sealed source; the scheduling of such tests is a responsibility of the Secretary of the Isotopes Users Committee.
Note 2:
Receipt of Incomina Packaaes of Radioactive Materials:
As indicated in Appendix 4 concerning the procurement of radioactive material, all packages of radioactive materials must~ be delivered, first, to either Room 3-25 Redfield Building or Room C-460 Clark Building, for radiological examination by a member of the Isotopes Users Committee.
This examination will be made as soon as practicable, and in such detail as is indicated by the amount of radioactivity represented, and by the condition of the package.
In general, in Woods Hole after-hours delivery of radioactive materials does not occur but in such an emergency the guard on duty should notify by telephone the Isotopes Users Committee members who are listed for emergency notification at the doors of the isotope facilities Rm 3-25 Redfield or Rm C-460 Clark.
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1.
Authorization A statement is required from the investigator's own insti-tution health physicist, or other person charged with responsibility for radioisotope use, which shows that the investigator.is, authorized to possess and use the radioisotopes involved in the proposed work.
The names of the individuals to perform the experiments, together with their experience in hand 11.ng radioisotopes, should also be attached.
2 Experimental Protocol A reasonably detailed protocol of the proposed experiment should be provided.
This should specify such details as manipula-tion procedures, planned location for work, arrangements for isolation and control, the nuclides to be used and their amounts, forms and concentrations.
Explanatory figures or diagrams may be included,'if appropriate.
3.
Statement of Use' Following the cruise a statement of use should be sent to the Isotopes Committee Secretary.
This should show amounts of nuclides
- 1) taken aboard the ship, 2) disposed of at sea or on return to port and 3) remaining unused and removed from the ship by the investigator.
4.
Waste Dicposal A statement of the arrangements to be followed for collect-i.ng, storing and disposi.ng of all radioactive waste. generated in the experi-ments.
In principle it is preferable that all waste be returned to land for
~ disposal. Where this is impractical or unreasonably restrictive, waste may be disposed of at sea if so authorized by the Isotopes Committee.
5.
Monitoring A series of swab samples of the area wherein the experi-ments are to be carried out should be taken prior to, and after, use of the radioisotopes on the ship.
These extent of contamination should be measured by an appropriate measurement technique of sensitivity capable of detecting significant amounts of contamination.
The results of these measurements, which may be completed following the cruise, should be forwarded to the Secretary of the Isotopes Comittee. The location of the samples should be indicated on a plan of the area involved.
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MATERIAL.S LICENSE Amendment No. 20 M Cop 4 5f0f',wrFiles 1
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title 10. Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1. Parts 30. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40 and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to ractive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, source, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the purposels) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Partis); and to import such byproduct and source m:terial. This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as (mended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or.
hiriafter in effect and to any conditions specified below.
Licensee In accordance with application dated March 24, 1977, 1.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- 3. License number 20-00064-02 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
2.
Water Street Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543
- 4. Expiration date January 31, 1983 Docket or
- 5. Reference No.
- 6. Byproduct, source, and/or
- 7. Chemical and/or physical
- 8. Maximum amount that licensee special nuclear material form may possess at any one time 3
under this license A. Cesium 134 A. Any A. 5 millicuries B. Cesium 137 B. Any B. 1 millicurie C. Scandium 46 C. Any C. 5 millicuries D. Calcium 45 D. Any D. 2 m1111 curies E. Strontium 90/ Yttrium 90 E. Any E. 5 millicuries F. Strontium 85 F. Any F. 2 millicuries G. Strontium 89 G. Any G. 2 millicuries H. Iron 59 H. Any H. 2 mil 11 curies I. Phosphorus 32 I. Any I. 25 mil 11 curies J. Bromine 82 J. Any J. 140 mil 11 curies K. Cerium 144/
K. Any K. 5 mil 11 curies Praseodymium 144 L. Cerium 141 L. Any L. 2 millicuries H. Antimony 124 M. Any M. 5 millicuries N. Antimony 122 N. Any N. 2 mil 11 curies
- 0. hthenium 103
- 0. Any O. 2 mil 11 curies P. Carbon 14 P. Any P. 50 millicuries Q. Sulfur 35 Q. Any Q. 100 mil 11 curies R. Niobium 95 R. Any R. 2 mil 11 curies S. Zinc 65 S. Any S. 5 millicuries T. Praseodymium 143 T. Any T. 5 millicuries U. Promathium 147 U. Any U. 1 mil 11 curie V. Samarium 153 V. Any V. 5 millicuries
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Docket or Reference No.
Amendment No. 20
. 6. Byproduct, source, and/or
- 7. Chemical and/or physical form
- 8. Maximum amount that licensee special nuclear material may possess at any one time under this license W. Yttrium 91 W. Any W. 2 m1111 curies X. Baritat 140 X. Any X. 5 millicuries Ianthanum 140
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Y. Barium 133 Y. Any Y. 1 millicurie Z. Iodine 131 Z. Any Z. 5 millicuries M. Arsenic 76 M. Any M. 5 millicuries BB.-Cobalt 58 BB. Any BB. 5 millicuries CC. Cobalt 60 CC. Any CC. 2 millicuries DD. Hydrogen 3 DD. Any DD. 10 millicuries EE. Zirconium 95 EE. Any EE. 2 millicuries Niobium 95 FF. Chromium 51 FF. Any FF. 2 minicuries GG.-Copper 64 GG. Any GG. 5 millicurias RH. Cadmium 115 HH. Any HH. 5 =4114euries II. Cadmium llSa II. Any II. 2 millicuries JJ. Europium 152-JJ. Any JJ. 2 millicuries KK. Potassium 42 KK. Any KK. 10 millicuries LL. Rubidium 86 LL. Any LL. 5 =4114euries HN. Byproduct material MM. Any NN. 20 millicuries resulting from neutron-activation analyses NN. Hydrogen 3 NN. Titanium Tritide Foil NN. 300 millicuries (Wilkens Instrument and Research, Inc.) contained in Wilkens Instrument and Research, Inc., Model EC Detector Cell
- 00. Manganese 54
- 00. Any
- 00. 5 millicuries PP. Iodine 125 PP. Any PP. 5 millicuries QQ. Iron 55 QQ. Any QQ. 5 millicuries RR. Hydrogen RR. Titanium Tritide Foil RR. 250 millicurias (Wilkens Instrument and Research. Inc.) contained in Wilkens Instrument and Research, Inc., Model EC Detector Cell Tr. Nickal 63 TT. Any TI. 20 millicuries UU. Barium 131 UU. Any UU. 2 millicuries
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Continued From Page. 2 License Number 20-00064-02 Docket or Reference No.
Amendment No. 20
- 6. Byproduct, source, and/or
- 7. Chemical and/or physical form
- 8. Maximum amount that licensee special nuclear material may possess at any one time under this license W. Cesium 131 W. Any W. 2 millicuries W. Mixed Fission products W. Any W. 1 millicurie XX. Nickal 63 XX. Electron Capture Detector XX. 2emilg"ies like Hewlett-Packard unit
'YY. Curium 242 YY. Any YY. 6 microcuries ZZ. Americium 241 ZZ. Foil (Amersham-Searle ZZ. 0.5 microcurie Model AMM.4) to be used in Texas Instrument Model 9200 Element Analyzer
.AAA'. Cadmium 109 AAA. Sealed disc source (New AAA. 10 microcuries England Nuclear)
BBB. Americium 241 BBB. Any BBB.10 microcuries CCC. Americiun 243 CCC. Any CCC. 5 microcuries DDD. Curium 244 DDD. Any DDD. 1 microcurie 3
EEE. Californium 252 EEE. Any EEE. 5 microcuries FFF. Neptunium 237 FFF. Any FFF. 5 microcuries i
GGG. Berkeliun 249 GGG. Any GGG. 5 microcuries HHH. Oslorine 36 HHH. Any HHH. 5 millicuries
- 9. Authorized use A. through HHH. Research and development as defined in Section 30.4(q) 10 CFR 30.
CONDITIONS
- 10. Licensed material shall be used only at the licensee's address stated in Item 2 above. Licensed material may also be used aboard oceanographic vessels and at temporary job sites of the licensee at sea, where the United States maintains jurisdiction in accordance with procedures contained in letters dated November 8,1962, April 2,1974, and June 10, 1977.
- 11. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 1. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 19, " Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers; Inspections" and Part 20 " Standards for Protection Against Radiation."
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- 12. Licensed material shall be used by, or under the supervision of, individuals designated by the Isotopes Users Committee.
- 13. A(1) Each sealed source containing licensed material, other than Hydrogen 3, with a half-life greater than thirty days and in any form other than gas shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months, except that each source designed for the purpose of emitting alpha particles shall be tested at intervals not to exceed three months. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor, indicating that a test has been made within six months prior to the transfer, a sealed source received from another person shall not be put into use until tested.
(2) Notwithstanding the periodic leak test required by this condition, any licensed sealed source is exempt from such leak tests when the source contains 100 microcuries or less of beta and/or gamma emitting material or 10 microcuries or less of alpha emitting material.
(3) Except for alpha sources, the periodic leak test required by this condition does not apply to sealed sources that are stored and not being used. The
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sources excepted from this test shall be tested for leakage prior to any use or transfer to another person unless they have been leak tested within six months prior to the date of use or transfer.
B. The test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie of radioactive material on the test sample. The test sample shall be taken from the sealed source or from the surfaces of the device in which the sealed source is permanently mounted or stored on which one might expect contamination to accumulate.
Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuries and maintained for inspection by the Commission.
C. If.the test reveals the presence of 0.005 microcurie or more of removable contamination, the licensee shall immediately withdraw the sealed source from use and shall cause it to be decontaminated and repaired or to be disposed of in accordance with Commission regulations. A report shall be filed within 5 days of the test with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, 631 Park Avenue, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, describing the equipment involved, the test i
results, and the corrective action taken.
D. Tests for leakage and/or contamination shall be performed by the licensee or by other persons specifically authorized by the Commission or an Agreement State to perform such services.
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Amendment No. 20
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- 14. Scaled sources containing licensed material shall not be opened.
- 15. A. Detector cells containing titanium tritide foil shall only be used in conjunction with a properly operating temperature control mechanism which prevents foil temperatures from exceeding 225 degrees Centigrade.
B. Detector cells containing scandium tritide foil shall only be used in conjunction with a properly operating temperature control mechanism which prevents foil temperatures from exceeding 325 degrees Centigrade.
- 16. In lieu of using the conventional radiation caution colors (magenta or purple on yellow background) as provided in Section 20.203(a)(1), Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations Part 20, the licensee is hereby authorized to label detector cells and cell baths, containing licensed material and used in gas chromatography devices, with conspicuously etched or stamped radiation caution symbols without a color requirement.
- 17. The licensee shall not use licensed material in or en human beings or in fiald applications where activity is released except as provided otherwise by specific condition of this license.
- 18. The licensee may transport licensed material or deliver licensed material to a carrier for transport, in accordance with the provisions of Section 71.5, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, " Packaging of Radioactive Material For Transport".
- 19. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shall possess and use licensed material described in Items 6, 7, and 8 of this license in accordance with statements, representations, and procedures contained in application dated December 1,1977.
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.loods ilole, ;Iassachusetts 02543 In accordance with letter dated February 3,1978, License :iumber 20-00064-02 is amended as follows:
Subitem G. :C. is amended to read:
G.;;X 55 millicuries To add:
- 6. Byproduct, source,and/or special
- 7. Chemical and/or physical form
- 8. Maximum amount that licensee may nuclear material possess at any one time under this license III. Lead 210 III. Any III. 5 microcuries JJJ. Actinium 227 JJJ. Any JJJ. 5 microcuries
- 9. Authorized use A. through JJJ. Research and development as defined in Section 30.4(q) 10 CFR 30.
Condition 19. is amended to read:
- 19. D: cept as specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shall possess and use licensed material described in Items 6, 7, and 3 of this license in accordance with statements, representations, and procedures contained in application dated Deccaber 1, 1977 and letter dated February 3, 1970.
r For U. S. Nucle r Replatory Commission MAR 161978 eM' Date by RadioisotoDes Licensinn Branch Division of Materials and Fuel Cycle Facility Licensing Washington. D. C. 20555
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Institution Amendment No. 22
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Water Street Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 In accordance with letter dated April 11, 1978, License Number 20-00064-02 is amended as follows:
Condition 10 is amended to read:
10.
Licensed material shall be used only at the licensee's address stated in Item 2 above. Licensed material may also be used aboard oceanographic vessels cnd at temporary job sites of the licensee at sea, where the United States maintains jurisdiction in accordance with procedures contained in letters dated November 8, 1962, April 2, 1974, June 10, 1977, and April 11, 1978.
For the.
ue r Re ulato m ss' n Date MAY 2 6 579 by Radioisotopes Licens ranch Division of Fuel CycleM Material Safety Washington, D.C. 20555
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Amendment No.
23 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution W;ter Street Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 In accordance with letter dated March 28, 1979, License Number 20-00064-02 is amended as follows:
To add:
- 6. Byproduct, source, and/or heial
- 7. Chemical and/or physical form
- 8. Maximum amount that licensee may nuclear material possess at any one. time under this license KKK. Molybden s 99 KKK. Any KKK. 500 millicuries LLL. 'Nchnetim 99m LLL. Any LLL. 500 millicuries MPM. Technetim 99 N H. Any M. 100 microcuries NNN. Polonim 210 NNN. Any NNN. 1 millicurie 000. Europi m 154 000. Any 000. 1 millicurie PPP. Europim 155 PPP. Any PPP. 1 millicurie 9.
Authorized use KKK. through PPP.
Research and developnent as defined in Section 30.4(q),
Condition 19. is amended to read:
- 19. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shall possess and use licensed material described in Items 6, 7, and 8 of this license in axordance with statements, representations, and procedures contained in application dated December 1,1977 and letters dated February 3, 1978 and March 28, 1979. 'Ihe Nuclear Regulatory Comission's regulations
,shall govern the licensee's statements in applications or letters, unless the statements are more restrictive than the regulations.
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Amendment No. 23 Condition 20. is added:
- 20. 'Ite licensee may receive used molybdenum 99/technetitrn 99m generators from hospitals for use in research projects.
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