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Summary of 990511 Meeting with Graystar,Inc Re Principles & Operation of Irradiator Design.Meeting Was follow-up to Graystar April 1999 Application for Approval of Irradiator as Sealed Source & Device Under 10CFR36
ML20196H049
Person / Time
Issue date: 06/04/1999
From: Jankovich J
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Sturz F
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
SSD, NUDOCS 9907010327
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jpg June 4, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO:

Frederick Sturz, Section Leader Materials Safety and inspection Branch, IMNS FROM:

John Jankovich (orig. signed by)

Materials Safety and Inspection Branch, IMNS

SUBJECT:

MINUTES OF MEETING WITH GRAYSTAR, Inc.

l MAY 11,199gubLIC 00Cl! MENT ROOM w n -a Representatives of GrayStar, Inc., presented a briefing to the NRC staff on May 11.1999, to describe the principles and operation of their irradiator design. The b,iefing was a follow-up to GrayStar's application, submitted in April 1999, for approval of the irradiator as a sealed source and device under 10 CFR 36. Mssrs. Martin Stein, President /CEO and Russell Stein. VP of GrayStar gave the presentation.

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the need for food irradiators, bacteriological issues, consumer acceptance issues; a

reasons for selecting Cs-137 as source material; j

source construction (e.g. plugs) and testing; device construction, modes of operation, safety features; concepts and plans for source and device fabrication.

a The NRC particirants outlined to the GrayStar representatives that GrayStar must also request an application for approval as a transportation container under 10 CFR 71. NRC commenters pointed out that, for an efficient technical review, the Pt. 71 application should completed first, or conducted concurrently with a Pt. 36 evaluation, because the transportation criteria may represent the bounding conditions; the need for an environmental assessment will be determined later.

A set of the presentation slides is attached.

Attachment:

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Russell Stein /GrayStar Richard Higby/Ecolab inc.

Mark Wetterbahn/Winston & Strawn 2.

Nuclear Reaulatory Commission C. Paperiello/NMSS M. Burgess /IMNS K. Marco/OGC F. Combs /IMNS S. Lee /IMNS S. Baggett/SFPO S, Shankman/SFPO T. Taylor /IMNS T. Kobetz/SFPO F. Sturz/IMNS B. Tharakan/IMNS A. Mohseni/NMSS J. Jankovich/IMNS D-B. Howe /IMNS i

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MINUTES OF MEETING WITH GRAYSTAR, Inc.

MAY 11,1999 Representatives -of GrayStar, Inc., presented a briefing to the NRC staff on May 11.1999, to describe the principles and operation of their irradiator design. The briefing was a follow-up to GrayStar's application, submitted in April 1999, for approval of the irradiator as a sealed source and device under 10 CFR 36. Mssrs. Martin Stein, President /CEO and Russell Stein. VP of GrayStar gave the presentation.

The presentation addressed the following issues:

the need for food irradiators, bacteriological issues, consumer acceptance issues; reasons for selecting Cs-137 as source material; source construction (e.g. plugs) and testing; device construction, modes of operation, safety features; corcepts and plans for source and device fabrication.

The NRC participants outlined to the GrayStar representatives that GrayStar must also request an application for approval as a transportation container a

under 10 CFR 71. NRC commenters pointed out that, for an efficient technical review, the Pt. 71 application should completed first, or conducted concurrently with a Pt. 36 evaluation, b'ecause the transportation criteria may represent the bounding conditions; the need for an environmental assessment will be determined later.

A set of the presentation slides is attached.

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