ML20151F076
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| Site: | 07000123 |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1987 |
| From: | John Thomas PENNSYLVANIA, UNIV. OF, PHILADELPHIA, PA |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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UNIVERSITY of PENNSYL VANIA QWOOQb R$diation Safety Office lith I'l lilockley llall 418 Service Drive Philadelphia, l'A 19104-6021 215-898-7157 June 22, 1987 4 UJ N -6 Ag;57 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1, Nuclear Material I c. rff jfS'il Section B, 631 Park Avenue ng. '
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Application for Renewal SW-114 Program Code 22120 Gentlemen:
In accordance with your letter of April 1.1987, the enclosed material is sub-mitted in support of our request to renew Special Nuclear Material License SW-114.
No liccnse renewal fee is_ enclosed pursuant to 10CFR 170.11(a)4.
Please send the renewal license, or direct any inquies to the attention of:
Mr. John W. Thomas University of Pennsylvania Radiation Safety Office 14th Floor, Blockley Ha11/6021 Philadelphia, PA 19104 1 e rel you )
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'i l'lilladelphin. PA 19101 0021 215 898 7187 si REQUEST FOR REllEWAL OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR HATERIAL LICENSE SNH-i14 4.1 Specification of Applicant The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104.
4.2 Specification of Activities to be Performed The material will be used as a source of neutrons for calibrating instruments and devices or for investigating the effects of neutrons on materials and sys.
tems as part of the University's undergraduate, graduate and professional teaching programs.
4.3 Specification of Special lluelear flaterial Three PuBe neutron sourcea manufactured by Mound Laboratories
!!anuf acturer's Total Plutonium Pu-239 plus Pu-241 Serial lio.
Wt. Grams Wt. Grams H-119 14.85 13.82 H-143 14.91 13.87 H-146 14.74 13.70 4.4 Technical Qualifications of Personnel John W. Thomas directs the radiological safety program.
lie is certified by the American Board of itealth Physics, Inc. and has over 30 years' experience in University Radiation Safety.
4.5 Description of Equipment, Facilities and Instrumentation l
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Several remote handling tools are available.
These tools are from 100 cm to over two meters in length.
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Several metal paraffin tilled storage containers are available. Also blocks of paraffin, lucite and concrete are aveliable for additional shielding.
All sources are stored and used in locked or attended areas.
j 3.4 The sotirees are normally mounted at the end of a 1 meter metal rod or l
. wire and local shielding is used if the source is removed from the stor-l age container for any length of time.
The source is placed in a storage container whenever it is transferred between laboratory buildings.
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Radiation Detection Instruments The following is a partial list of the instruments available for uset l
Pour ionizntion chamber survey meters Victorcen Model 440, Victoreen flodel 440 RF, Victoreen "Panoramic" and Klethley Hodel 36100.
Five Ludlum survey meters one !!odel 11, two Hodel 12 and two Hodel 3.
Severni Gt! tube detectors, a Hodel 42-5 Neutron Spectrometer, Hodel 44-2 and 44-3 gamma probes, a Model 43-1 alpha probe and a Hodel 43-2 alpha probe are used with the Ludium survey meters.
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JUN 2 21987 One Nuclear Measurements Hodel PCC 10-A gas flow proportional counter
,and associated high voltage sedler timer.
One multi-channel analyzer Tracor Hodel NT7200 system with a variety of phototube-scintillation crystal detector assemblies.
One Ludium Hodel 15 neutron counter.
One liquid scintillation system Beckman Model LS1000.
One Eberline Thermoluminescence dosimetry system with over 100 dosimeters.
Instrument Calibration The neutron detecting instruments are es11brated whenever they are used for a major survey involving neutrons.
The PuBe sources or a Cf-252 source are used for this calibration and the calibrations are done by individuals ap-proved by the University Radiation Safety Ccmmittee. The calibration is done in un unoccupied area with time and distance used to minimize personnel ex-posure.
The gamma survey meters are calibrated in a similar manner with a 10 milli-gram Radium source.
The alpha beta gamma laboratory instruments are routinely calibrated using standard reference sources with calibrations traceable to National Bureau of Standards sources.
4.6.1 Specifications of Radiation Safety Responsibilities and Duties The Radiation Safety Committee of the University of Pennsylvania, a Presi-dential Committee, since 1948 has established policies concerning the use of j
tadioactive materials in the departments of the University.
Full authority and responsibility for the program is vested in the Radiation Safety Committee and a list of its current membership is attached (1). This Committee meets at least quarterly to review the conduct of the radiation safety program.
A fully staffed Radiation Safety Office under the direction of Mr. John W. Thomas, carries out the radiation safety program.
The cur-rent staff of the Radjation Safety Office consists of three health physicists Seven technicians, a training specialist, two secretaries and an office managere.
All prospective users and new uses of radionuclides must be applied for in a manner analogous to npplication for a specific byproduct material license.
Upon receipt of nn application, the Radiation Safety Office professional staff evaluates precautions, discusses precautionary measures with the sp-plicant(s) and prepares comments upon the application.
The application and comments are circulated by messenger to the appliesble designated review Cominittee composed of selected members of the Radiation Safety Committee.
The designated review committee may approve, disapprove or specify the need for additional information or evaluation of the application.
All actions upon applications are reviewed as part of the agenda at the next regular meeting of the Committee.
The application review committees have been structured to meet all known cri-teria for institutional committee structures.
All applications are reviewed
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4.6.2 Personnel !!onitoring Personnel monitoring is not required or indicated for these neutron sources as used. The exposure rate at 1 meter is less than 2 mrem per hour
( ^ '1. 7 mrem /hr).
No individual works within a weighted average distance of 2 meters of an unshielded source for over 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> per year.
Should moni-toring become necessary because of combined exposures with other sources of radiation, appropriate monitoring,
"_LD, film, etc. Will be done via a com-mercial service.
4.6.3 Radiation Survey Program The neutron and gamma radiation levels are measured and/or evaluated for all new configurations of use and storage.
Surveys are repeated whenever there is a change in the source shielding or use.
4.6.4 Waste Disposal tio vastes expected.
Should there be a need to dispose of the materials, a licensed waste disposal company much as U. S. Ecology will be used or the sources would be returned to Floitd Labs.
4.6.5 Record llanagement All required records will be kept in the University Radiation Safety Office.
4.6.6 ffaterial Control Provisions Y
No additional material will be procured (without license amendment)4 4.6.7 Sealed Source Leak-Testing Provisions 1.
The sources will be leak tested at intervals not exceeding six months.
The test sample will be taken from the source or from an appropriate sur-face of the device in which the source is installed or mounted.
The test will be capabic of detecting 0.005 microcuries of alpha contamination on
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a) The test will be performed by personnel approved by the Radiation Safety Committee.
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Time distance and shielding will be used to minimize personnel expo-l Remote handling tools will be used to handle the source. The i
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time the source is removed from its storage enntainer will be mini-mized during leak testing.
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The test procedure involves either wiping the source with moistened filter paper or washing the source in a mild detergent or solvent l;
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The wipa sample is dried and counted and the 11guld sample is evapo-rated and counted.
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A windowless proportional detector or a liquid scintillation system or a zine sulfide alpha probe detection system will be used to assay the test samples.
The windowless proportional counter is a Huclear Hessurements Model PCC-10A.
The liquid scintillation system is any of several Packard Instrument Corporation or Beckman Corporation units available. The zine sulfide detector is a Ludium Hodel 43-7 detector.
This detector and the Nuclear Hessurements Model Pcc-10A are used with a variety of high voltage scaler and timer systems.
4.6.8 General Safety Instructions See enclosure (2).
4.6.9 Emergency and Decontamination Procedures See enclosure (3).
4.6.10 Procedures for Training Personnel l
Persons approved by the Radiation Safety Committee to use or directly supervise use of these sources are established. scientific personnel associated with the University.
In the approval process, precaution-ary procedures for each approve'd use are developed in consultation with the health physics staff of the Radiation Safety Office.
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Dr. Peter Bloch Prof / Rad. Ther. Phy.
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Dr. Michael Cancro Assoc. Prof./ Path 284 Hed Lab /6082 4l Lab Hed, n[
Neil Hamburg Assoc. General Counsel 110 CH/6303
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Dr. Sydney lleyman Assoc. Prof. Radiology Cl!0P/4399 Dr. Jerome Jacobstein Clin. Assoc. Prof. Rad Graduate Hos.
Dr. !!ary Frances Jett Asst. Prof /Hursing 126 NEB /6096 n,
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Dr. Elliott Levine Prof./ Wistar Wistar /4268 h
Anthony Herritt Dir, of Sponsored Prog.
409 PB/6292 Dr. Thomas O'Brien Assoc. Prof / Wistar Wistar /4268 p
Dr. Joseph Rabinowitz Prof. Biochem. Dent.
V.A. Hospital j 'l Dr. Robert Roosa Sci. Adm./ Assoc. Prof Wistar /4268
& Cur, Wistar Hus.
Dr. Stantod Segal Prof. Pediatrics Cil0P/4399 Dt. Ilenry Sloviter Prof./ Surg. Research A702/ Rich l
Dr. Huni Staum Res. Spec. Radiology 1 Donner/4283 Dr. Thomas Stamato Asst. Prof / Wistar Wistar /4268 Dr. Reid Warren Emer. Prof. EE &
202-A-It8/6390 li Radiologic Physics
'i-Dr. Barry Wolfe Assoc. Professor 157 HED/6084 Pharmacology Joe H. McCue Asst. Director 14th Ploor Radiation Safety Office Blockley Hall John W. Thomas Director 14th Ploor Radiation Safety 0,ffice Blockley Hall s
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x ENCIDSURE # 2 JUN 2 21987 VIII GENERAL RULES FOR RADIO 1SOI0FE USERS These rules should speelfically be made known to all users of radio-j isotopes and posted in all radioisotope use areas.
If you wish addi.
tional copies, or if you wish to amend the general rules for your particular use situation, call the Radiation Safety Office 6 1.
Do not eat, smoke or drink in radioisotope use areas.
2 Do not pipette radioactive solutions by mouth.
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Avoid direct contact with active materialst, use lab coats, gloves, tongs, etc.
4 Work over trays lined with absorbent paper or protect work surfaces with solvent-proof backed absorbent paper.
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Use glove box or other closed system when handling dry radioactive powders.
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Know the radiation characteristics of each nuelide you use.
Use "time, distance and shielding" principles when penetrating 8 or y emitters are handled.
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8 Check radiation levels aM verify shielding efficioney with survey meter when using hard B and y emitters.
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Monitor laboratory with survey meter and/or wipe tests as Applicable on a regular basis ard whenever a possible spill is suspectrd. Re.
cord results of regular surveys.
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If you are issued a personnel monitoring device, wear it at all tinea when working,
- 11. Place all radioactive waste in the radioactive waste containere 12.
Follow all instructions and procedures given you by the University i
l Licensee responsible for your use of radioactivity.
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If you are in doubt as to procedures o'r precautions, consult the.
' University Licenses" responsible for your use of radioactivitys or the Radiation Safety Office (phone 898 -7187).
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Do not transfer radionetivity to persons in other groups unless cleared with the Radiation Safety Offlee.
'15 Reporttoyoursupervisoratx!/ortheRadiationSafetyOffice(phone j
898 7187) immediatelyt I
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Any known or suspecte<i. spills b)
Any loss of radioactive material i
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Any unauthorized release of material to the environs.
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NOTIFY Tile RADIATION SAFETY OFFICE PROMPTLY OF ANY KNOWN OR SUSPECTED INCIDENT INVOLVING 10H1 ZING RADIATION OR RADICACTIVE HATERIALS.
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Resulting from radiation or radioactive material only.
a.q Examples:
Damage to a sealed source spills of radioactivity which contaminate persons or facilities: loss of a source or quantity of radioactivity; entry into a radiation area such that a higher level of personnel exposure may occur.
See Radiation Safety Guide for further discussion.
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Resulting from radiation or radioactivity compounding another problem.
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Fire, explosion, vandalism, theft, flooding in areas where radioactive raterials are present.
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In these situations, barring special advance instructions, nec-essary corrective actions of fire-fighting, evacuation, securing against scavenging, etc., should be pursued normally.
Persons should not remain in the area unnecessarily, should not remove articles or debris unnecessarily, should not traffic through area i
unnecessarily until Radiation Safety OffTee has been consulted.
Such actions m.sy seriously compound radioactive contaminatione exposure af individuals, necessary recovery of radioactivity.
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