ML20126M700
| ML20126M700 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000920 |
| Issue date: | 12/02/1992 |
| From: | Ryan R RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY |
| To: | Kinneman J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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December 2,1992 Mr. John D. Kinneman, Chief Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-
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Reference:
. Docket No. 70-00920 Gentlemen:
In response to the NRC Routine Inspection No. 70-00920/92-001 of September 15,1992.the following information is being supplied. Rensselaer is in the process of i
surrendering its SNM-910 License by transferring the remaining special nuclear material to Rensselaer's New York State Health-Department License #1035. This transfer is anticipated to be completed by December 4,1992. This was made possible due to our efforts to reduce Rensselaer's inventory of licensed SNM to minimal quantities. Enclosed is correspondence to NYSHD dated November 11,1992.
requesting the amendment.
- However in response to the _ violations listed. in the NRC Inspection of September 15,1992 No. 70-00920/92-001 please be advised that:
A.
Rensselaer is establishing an inventory / calibration procedure whereby all campus radiation surveillance instrumentation will be controlled by the_ Linear
. Accelerator Instrumentation Group. This should pro ~ide better quality control over the calibration frequency...This operational change will be completed by-
. February 1,1993.
B.
During the period in question the person responsible for performing these surveys was heavily. involved in radioactive _ waste management on the
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campus _ and made a value judgement to complete the waste management -
function. The LINAC operation _is a self-monitoring operation in that all accelerator operations, on a daily basisf utilize their own radiation survey l meters and do their own radiation surveys. The facility also has its own area radiation monitoring system which alarms and reads out in the Accelerator-Control Room.
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Also note all other campus areas (non-SNM areas) were surveyed during the period in question.
The person responsible has been retrained in the responsibilities of meeting reg;ulatory obligations.
I hope the above in acceptable. If further information is required, please contact me at (518) 276-4014.
Sincerely, fd'bWf&ffg5 Robert M. Ryan Director RMR:nr Enc.
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New York State Department of 11ealth Bureau of linvironmental Radiation Protection Radioactive Materials Section, Room 375 2 University Place Albany, NY 12203 Attn:
Rita Aldrich, Chief, Radioactive Materials Section
Reference:
NYSDil Radioactive Material License fl1035 Amendment Gentlemen:
Please add the following radioactive materials (RAM) Table 1, to our NYSDH license. These RAM are at present at Rensselaer under a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) License SNM-910, the most recent copy of which is attached.
The plutonium sources, Jtems B and C of Table 1, will be used in educational activities and calibrations. The plutonium source, Item D,is in a sealed nuclear
. accident dosimeter at the Rensselaer Critical Facility in Schenectady, New York.- The -
remaining item A, U235 is contained in radiation detectors and will be used in research activities at the Linear lilectron Facility (The Gaerttner Laboratory). Itern E, U 233,is contained in encapsulated rods and awaiting disposal.
Items B, C, and D of Table 1will probably be new line items of Item 6 of our existing NYSDil license and become 6 Q, R, and S.
Items A and D couki very well fit under the existing Item 6C of our existing -
license as special nuclear material.
Thanking you in advance of your reply.
l Sincerely,
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Table 1 i
SNM Possession Limits Isotope Form Quantity i
Ilyproduct, source, and/or Chemical and/or physical Maximum amount that special nuclear material form license may possess at any one time under this license
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Uranium U-235 Metal Encapsulated in 10 grams stainless steel (detectors) 13.
Plutonium Pu-238 Encapsulated MRC #41
.21 grams C.
Plutonium Pu-239 M-89 14.86 grams MRC-350
.47.30 grams 965-S-55 96.37 grams Total 158.53 grams D.
Pu-239 Nuclear Accident
.1 gram Dosimeter (Foil)
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U-233 Encapsulated Test 3.43 grams -
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