ML20134B287

Issues Amend 5 to Matls License SNM-1999 for Cushing Refinery Site,In Response to Kerr-McGee Corp Identifying Need to Construct All Weather Haul Road

ML20134B287
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Site:	07003073
Issue date:	01/07/1997
From:	Brown S NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Lux J KERR-MCGEE CORP.
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ML20134B291	List: ML20134B287 ML20134B295
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TAC-L51436, NUDOCS 9701300019
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• • • • • January 7,1997 Mr. Jeff Lux Kerr-McGee Corporation Kerr-McGee Center P.O. Box 25861 Ok1ahoma City. OK 73125

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO MATERIALS LICENSE NO. SNM-1999.

CUSHING REFINERY SITE (TAC NO. L51436)

Dear Mr. Lux:

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. S to Materials License No. SNM-1999 for the Cushing Refinery Site. This amendment is in response to Kerr-McGee Corporation's letter dated February 16. ,

1996. in which Kerr-McGee identified a need to construct an all weather haul road on its Cushing Refinery site. Kerr-McGee noted that under the terms of License Condition 11.G Kerr McGee would be required to implement a radiation  ;

safety procedure to construct this road, an action rcquired because License Condition 11.G does not include a radiation limit below which work can be performed without implementing a radiation safety procedure. Because some portions of the haul road corridor area may contain material with radiation levels just above background Kerr-McGee would be recuired to implement a radiation safety procedure. Implementation of a raciation safety procedure i will increase the cost of construction without a commensurate safety benefit.

Thus, Kerr-McGee proposed establishing a radiation limit below which a radiation safety procedure would not be required. i NRC staff has concluded that Kerr-McGee has demonstrated that the radiation levels in the haul road corridor area are sufficiently low and that activities can be performed in this area without implementation of a radiatico safety procedure. This finding does not include the several fenced radioactive materials areas located within the haul road corridor area. Therefore. NRC staff has determined that License Condition 11.G should be amended to allow Kerr-McGee to conduct activities in the haul road corridor area without implementation of a radiation safety procedure. Accordingly. License No. SNM-1999 is amended as follows:

11.G. All work in radioactive materials areas or restricted areas, or work with licensed material not located in ))

radioactive materials or restricted areas. shall be in accordance with an approved radiation safety procedure.

Work may be performed in the haul road corridor area,

/vb /f except in fenced radioactive materials areas located 30000'3 within the haul road corridor area ,l without implementing a radiation safety procedure.

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The haul road corridor area , considered to be defined as the aggregate of the 33 survey units, acidressed in Kerr-McGee's letter to NRC dated

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All other conditions of the license shall ' remain the same. The revised-License No. SNM-1999, which incorporates Amendment No. 5. and the related .. .

Safety Evaluation are enclosed. This license amendment does.not' release the haul road corridor area from License' SNM-1999. If'you have any questions.

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please contact me at (301) 415-6605. ,

Sincerely.

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StewartW. Brow!ProjectManager Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects'Brahch~

DivisionofjasteManagement Office of uclear Material Safety and Sa guards Docket No. 70-3073 /

Licen'se No. SNM-1999

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 5 to License No. SNM-1999

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: Kerr-McGee,Cushingdistriputionlist

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DISTRIBUTION: To the originat  : PLEASE NOTATE W/ OR W/0 ENCL OR ATT Central File DWM r/f-w/ / MFederline-w/o MBell PUBLIC NMSS r/f LBell RNelson

• SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE OCUMENT NAME:s:\dwm\lldp\swb\cush5.ser 0FC LLDP:pm LLDP:la w LLDP:sc OGC LLDP:bc NAME SBrow [ I JCopelaM TJohnson RFonner JHickey DATE 12/// /9h 12/10/96 12/ /96 12/ /96 12/ -/96 0FFIClAL RECORD COPY ACNW: YES NO X IG YES NO X Delete file after distribution: Yes X No LSS YES NO X ~

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All other conditions of the license shall remain the same. The revised l License No. SNM-1999, which incorporates Amendment No. 5 and the related Safety Evaluation are enclosed. Also, enclosed is a co)y of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education's (0 RISE) report, w1ich documents the results of an ORISE confirmatory survey of the haul road corridor performed during the period of August 26 through August 29. 1996.

Kerr-McGee in its letter to NRC. dated August 30. 1996, stated the following.

"[D]uring previous conversations with Mr. David Fauver (NRC). Our former project officer, we agreed that a third category, for which licensees cannot maintain there is no potential for contamination, but for which contamination is not expected, should be identified." I have discussed this matter with Mr. Fauver. Mr. Fauver indicated that his recollection of this conversation was that it may be reasonable to designate a third category and that the acceptability of such a category, if Kerr McGee chooses to propose it, would be evaluated based on the supporting information presented in the submittal.

Therefore. Kerr-McGee needs to justify its ba. sis for selecting the sampling

, 3rotocol for its haul road survey before NRC will authorize removal of the  :

laul road corridor area from the Cushing license. l l

This license amendment does not release the haul road corridor area from l License SNM-1999. Prior to NRC completing action on this request NRC needs to i resolve issues related to survey sampling protocol. groundwater, and buried rubble. If you have any questions. please contact me at (301) 415-6605. I Sincerely.

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Stewart W. Brown. Project Manager Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-3073 License No. SNM-1999

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 5 to License No. SNM-1999

2. Safety Evaluation

3. ORISE Report cc w/encis: Kerr-McGee. Cushing distribution list S11TJON,; PLEASE NOTATE W/ OR W/0 ENCL OR ATT gbEMe". ToDWM the r/f-w/

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Mr. J.* Lux All other conditions of the license shall remain the same. The revised i License No. SNM-1999. which incorporates Amendment No. 5. and the related Safety Evaluation are enclosed. Also, enclosed is a copy of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education's (0 RISE) report, which documents the results of an ORISE confirmatory survey of the haul road corridor performed during the period of August 26 through August 29. 1996.

Kerr-McGee in its letter to NRC, dated August 30. 1996. stated the following. l

"[D]uring previous conversations with Mr. David Fauver (NRC), our former l project officer, we agreed that a third category, for which licensees cannot maintain there is no potential for contamination, but for which contamination is not expected, should be identified." I have discussed this matter with Mr. Fauver. Mr. Fauver indicated that his recollection of this conversation was that it may be reasonable to designate a third category and that the i acceptability of such a category, if Kerr McGee chooses to propose it, would i be evaluated based on the supporting information presented in the submittal. )

Therefore. Kerr-McGee needs to justify its basis for selecting the sampling I 3rotocol for its haul road survey before NRC will authorize removal of the laul road corridor area from the Cushing license.

This license amendment does not release the haul road corridor area from License SNM-1999. Prior to NRC completing action on this request NRC needs to resolve issues related to survey sampling protocol groundwater, and buried rubble. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-6605. I Sincerely.

l w Stewart W. Brown, Project Manager Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning Projects Branch Division of Waste Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 70-3073 License No. SNM-1999

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 5 to License No. SNM-1999

2. Safety Evaluation

3. ORISE Report cc w/encls: Kerr-McGee. Cushing distribution list

Kerr-McGee Corporation. Cushing Plant Docket No. 70-3073. License No. SNM-1999 Mr. E. T. Still Vice President and Director Environmental and Health Management Division P.O. Box 25861 Oklahoma City. OK 74125 Mr. Jess Larsen Program Manager Kerr-McGee Corporation 123 Robert S. Kerr. MT-2006 Oklahoma City. OK 73102 Mr. Jeff Lux Kerr-McGee Corporation '

123 Robert S. Kerr. MT-2006 Oklahoma City. OK 73102 Regional Administrator USNRC Region IV Lcuis C. Carson II USNRC Region IV Blair D. Spitzberg USNRC Region IV Michael Broderick Oklahoma De3artment of Environmental Quality 1000 NE 10t1 Street Oklahoma City. OK 73117-1212 Oklahoma State Department of Labor 4001 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City. OK 73117 Richard Reiley Chairman. Citizen's Kerr-McGee  ;

Oversight Committee  !

c/o Cushing Public Library P.O. Box 551 Cushing. OK 74023

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