ML20128G779
| ML20128G779 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 09/30/1996 |
| From: | Asmussen K GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| To: | Gaskin C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20128G784 | List: |
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| 696-2625, NUDOCS 9610090128 | |
| Download: ML20128G779 (2) | |
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E September 30,1996 696-2625 VIA EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE Mr. Charles E. Gaskin Licensing Section 1/ Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
Subject:
Docket No.70-734; SNM-696; Submittal of General Atomics' Site Decommissioning Plan
Dear Mr. Gaskin:
j Pursuant to 10 CFR 70.38 and our recent discussions on the subject, enclosed is
" General Atomics' Site Decommissioning Plan" dated September 1996.
It is to be noted that GA's SNM-696 licensed principal activities were conducted in several different buildings, areas, or portions thereof on GA's site. With the exception of GA's TRIGA fuel fabrication operation, which was conducted in Building 22, the other buildings, areas, or portions thereof, where SNM was used are also locations where activities involving the use of radioactive materials licensed by the State of California were, are being, and may continue to be, conducted. Therefore, the cessation of NRC licensed principal activities does not, by itself, necessarily mean that the locations where those activities were conducted need, or should be, decommissioned at this time. Rather, GA believes the appropriate action for many facilities and/or portions of GA's site would be to remove the SNM inventory, demonstrate that criticality safety is not an issue, and transfer the facility / site to the exclusive jurisdiction of GA's State of California radioactive materiallicense.
Examples of activities that are being conducted at GA facilities that involve the use of State of California licensed radioactive materialinclude: the continuing DOE supported magnetic confinement fusion energy R&D program, a DOE supported inertial confinement fusion R&D project, radiation detection and monitoring equipment design, manufacturing and calibration, and bioscience research.
With regard to the schedule for completion of decommissioning and/or transfer of jurisdiction exclusively to GA's State of California radioactive materials license, it is obvious from the scope and complexity of the effort required that it is not oracticable that it be completed in 24 months. It simply is not technically feasible; GA's Hot Cell decommissioning effort itself is anticipated to take about another 3 years to complete. However, GA is committed to complete the decommissioning and/or transfer of jurisdiction to the State of California on a nhedule as timely as technically feasible taking into consideration the availability of resources and the necessary involvement and interaction of various government agencies.
9610090128 960930 JG / L-rW PDR ADOCK 07000734
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B PDR 3550 GENERAL ATOMICS COURT, SAN DIEGO. CA 921211t94 P O. BOX 85608. SAN DIEGO, CA92186 9784 (6191455-3000
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Under separate cover, GA is also submitting the enclosed plan to the State of Califomia Department of Health Services' Radiologic Health Branch.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please don't hesitate to contact me at (619)455-2823.
Very truly yours, Dr. Keith E. Asmussen, Director Licensing, Safety and Nuclear Compliance
Enclosure:
Plan titled " GENERAL ATOMICS' SITE DECOMMISSIONING PLAN," dated j
September 1996 cc:
Mr. Frank A. Wenslawski, NRC Region IV / WCFO (1 copy of enclosure)
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