ML20150B982
| ML20150B982 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 03/04/1988 |
| From: | Asmussen K GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| To: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| 29097, 29098, 696-1184, NUDOCS 8803170234 | |
| Download: ML20150B982 (9) | |
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Subject:
Docket 70-734: SNM-696; Request for Release of Land to Unrestricted Use
References:
- 1) Asmussen, K.
E., letter 696-8023 to William T. Crow, i
dated October 1, 1985
- 2) Asmussen, K.
E., letter 696-9096 to William T. Crow, dated December 15, 1986 3)
Greywitt, R.
C., letter to Robert H. Dalry, dated February 9, 1988
Dear Mr. Rouse:
As we have discussed on several occasions over the last few months, General Atcnics* (GA) has an urgent need to expeditiously obtain the release to unrestricted use of certain portions of land currently under the jurisdictico of GA's NRC and State of. California materials licenses.
mis need was occasioned when the current owners of GA purchased only the facilities and associated land (~120 acres) necessary for the continued conduct of GA's business.
Title to the other approximately 295 acres of GA's site, mostly undevelopd land, was retained by the previous owners.
Consequently, those 295 acres of "non-GA" land need to be released to unrestricted use as quickly as i
possible.
GA is seeking to obtain the release of the ~295 acres by means of two NRC-approved plans (References 1 and 2). % e first plan addresses the release of ~80 acres which includes the site of GA's former Waste Proccssing Facility and surrounding unused land (area A on attached Fig. 1).
%e second plan addresses the release of ~215 additional acres, most of which is undeveloped land (area B on attached Fig.1).
- Please note that GA Technologies Inc. recently changed its name to Ger:eral Atomics. This is a change in name cnly.
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. In the course of pursuing to obtain the release of the ~295 acres of non-GA land, the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Radiological Site Assessment Team has conducted confirmatory surveys of subject land on two occasions.
%e most recent ORAU survey was conducted in September of 1987 and covered all but about 18 of the ~295 acres that need to be released.
%e ~18 acres which have not yet been surveyed include:
- 1) approxi-mately 15 acres of steep, rough hillside located generally west and north of GA's TRIGA Reactor facility, 2) a mall sewage pump station, and 3) approximately 3 acres consisting of an abandoned city sewage treatment facility (also known as Callan Ponds).
% ese three areas are denoted as areas B1, B2 and B3, respectively, cn the attached Figure 2.
It will be sme months yet before these areas are suitable for confirmatory surveys.
We understand that the ORAU Radiological Site Assesment Team's final report documenting the results of their confirmatory survey of the subject land should be issued very shortly.
We further understand that the report will support / confirm GA's finding that the surveyed land meets the criteria for release to unrestricted use.
In anticipation of your receiving a favorable report frm ORNJ in the very near future, and in order to expedite the process, we hereby request release of the subject land (exclusive of the ~18 acres described above) to unrestricted use. We realize, of course, that "ou cannot act upon our request until such time as you have received
,d reviewed a favorable report frm ORAU.
Neverthelecs, because of the urgency involved, we wish to have our request on file in advance.
For its part, GA hereby ccmnits
' pft conduct any licensed activity (i.e., activities involving t' s #
radioactive material) on any portion of the subject ~295 acree.
@ further cmmits to expeditious-ly pursue the decontamination and/.. other reedial actions necessary for the reaining ~18 acrea of non-ta land to meet the criteria for release to unrestricted use.
It can be seen frcm the attached figure that areas B1 and B2 are innecliately adjacent to GA's main site; therefore, access for purposes of decontamination is assured.
In the case of area B3 (i.e., the callan Ponds area) which is surrounded by non-GA land, access is assured by means of a ground lease (Reference 3 attached).
- Further, GA will have control of access to the Callan Ponds area until it is released to unrestricted use.
hus, the release of the ~277 acres surveyed by ORAU will in no way inpede the timely decontamination of the remaining ~18 acres.
We have reviewed our material license SNM-696, our License Specifica-tions and our Demonstraticn Volumes I and II to identify what revisions would be arpropriate to reflect the release of the subject
. ~295 acres.
It was found that no revisions to our SNM-696 license or Specifications Volume would be required.
Only our Demonstration Voltrnes would be affected.
For example, Demonstration Voltane I contains two figures showing our site bcandary, i.e., Figures I 2.1-2 and I 2.1-3.
Wese, of course, should be revised to reflect our new boundary. But, rather than subnit revisions to reflect the release of
~277 acres and then subnit further revisicns when the additional ~18 acres are released, we propose to sulznit such revisions once the entire ~295 acres lave been released.
However, in the interim, the attached Figure I 2.1-3 could be substituted for the corresponding figure in our Demonstration Voltune I.
Wis figure shows what GA's site boundary will be once the entire ~295 acres of non-GA land have been released.
We hope you find the information and comnitments in this letter fully sufficient for you to act favorably on our urgent request at your earliest convenience.
If you should have any questions or need any additional information, please contact me at (619) 455-2823.
Very truly yours, Keith E. Asmussen, Manager Licensing, Safety and Nuclear Ccunpliance KEA/mk Attachments cc: Mr. William Brach, U.S. NRC, NMSS Mr. John Hickman, State of California Mr. John Martin, U.S. NRC Region V Mr. Gerard Wong, State of California
Shell Oil Company T ' ".'I One Shell Plaza P.O. Box 2463 Houston, Texas 77001 February 9, 1988 FEDERAL EXPRESS GA Technologies, Inc.
ATTN Mr. Robert H. Dalry Director of Facilities 3483 Dunhill Street San Diego, California 92138
Dear Mr. Dalry:
SUBJECT:
SCALLOP /SHELL OIL COMPANY TORREY PINES PROPERTY (ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP AND "RELEASE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE")
Per our telephone conversation of February 5,1988, we hereby formalize in writing the following facts as pertain to subject:
1.
On December 17, 1987, Scallop Corporation sold to George H.
Gentry ("Buyer") its 57 acre tract ("Property") located at the Northeast Corner of Torrey Pines Road and Genesee Avenue, San Diego, California, now described as; Parcels 1 and 2 of Parcel Map 15048 in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder on December 10, 1987, as File No. 87-680531 of Official Re-cords.
Prior to the filing of Parcel Map No.15048 the prop-erty was described as Parcel 3 of Parcel Map No.12921, filed in the Office of County Recorder of San Diego County, as Docu-ment No. 83-341899 in Book of Parcel Maps at page 12921 on September 23, 1983.
2 Effective December 31, 1987, Shell Oil Company ("Shell"), a Delaware Corporation, became Successor in Interest to Scallop Corporation.
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Under the terms of the sale (with the Buyer only), Scallop (now Shell) agreed to conduct sucn environmental cleanup as necessary to permit the Property to be released for unre-stricted use from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Comnission license SNM-696 ("NRC License") and from the Department of Health Services of California Radioactive Materials License 0145-80 ("California License").
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("Premises") for the purpose of:
(a) removing hazardous wastes and other pollutants or con-taminants from the Premises, (b) placing the Premises into compliance with environmental laws, and (c) releasing the Premises from the Licenses (NRC & State of California) for unrestricted use.
In addition to the above, Scallop (now Shell) has, via the Ground Lease document, retained easement rights for the pur-pose of access to and from the Callon Ponds area and such rights are "binding on the successors and assigns, and where applicable, to the heirs, executors and administrators of the parties" thereto.
We are aware that you may wish to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission with a copy of this letter at such time as the formal request for a partial release (all excepting Callon Ponds) is submitted.
We are desirous of obtaining the Partial Release (all but Callon Ponds) at the earliest opportunity.
Your expeditious handling of th1s project is most appreciated.
Very truly yours, R. C. Gr witt Area Manager Corporate Real Estate RCG/mh AAE8804002 - 0002.0.0
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