ML20198P703
| ML20198P703 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/05/1997 |
| From: | Cool D NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Bangart R, Blough R, Turdici J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I), NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP), NRC OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER |
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| NUDOCS 9801220216 | |
| Download: ML20198P703 (7) | |
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' Attached List for: memorandum dated: December 5', 1997 o ..-
SUBJECT:
- PROPOSE REVISIONS OF LICENSING PROGRAM CODES AND [ j INSPECTION r PRIORITIES - 8..=
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.ro iJames Turdici,' Director &-
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. . = Randolph Blough, Director , . ;
W = Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, RI ,
" _ Douglas M. _ Collins,' Acting Director Divielon of Nuclear Matedals Safety, Ril i-r
! : Cynthia D.' Pederson, Director
- Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Rlli Ross' A. Scarano, Director
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-' Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, _RIV Y Larry W. Camper, Chief 3 4 : Medical, Academic, and Commercial N Use Sa4ty Branch - -
1 Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety,,NMSS
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4 ' John W. N. Hickey, Chief -
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- December 5,1997 -
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- MEMORANDUM TO: Those on Attached List FROM: - Donald _A. Cool, Director. t' g
Division of 8ndustrial and! k = (~ l- 1 Medicalt bar Safety,INMSS l ,
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REVISIONG OF LICENSING PROGRAM CODES AND j j INSPECTION PRIORITIES ? .
' The License Tracking System (LTS) is used to track the status of licenses for approximately 4 i
J5900 NRC licensees authorized to conduct industrial, medical, academic and other nonreactor -- !
operations. The radiation safety programs wthorized by each license are assigned primary and
" secondary program codes. The primary program code indicates the licensee's principal use of - ;
- material. The secondary code (s) may be used to indicate other significant uses. The program
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codes are_ periodically updated to reflect recent changes in regulatory requirements.
. A prepcrd revision of the LTS program code descriptions and inspection priorities is attached -
for review.; The prnposed changes consist of the following: i
- s. A new code to track gamma knife licenses.. +
- b. A new code to track waste treatment services more complicated than compacting and repackaging. This would cover special phyWcal and chemical treatments. ,
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. N c; A new code to treck exempt distribution of C-14 urea capsules, d.' ' Revised codes for possession-only licenses to cladfy that operations have permanently .
y- ceased, and to change the inspection priority from 3 to 2.= More frequent inspections are
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' e.~ - New codes to track possession-only licenses where the licensee has not permanently -
0 , . . 1 ceased operations (i.e., intends to restart).
. .a Wo request _that the; Office of, State Prograrrg, lorward the proposed revision to the Agreementi
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States, and that all addressees provide comments by January 12,1998. An electronic version . .
- of the attachment will be provided upon request to facilitate dissemination and response. .
1 (Comments she'old be provided to Kevin Ramsey of this office (see contact information listed. -
L - below).'Thank you in advance for your time and effort.
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., .; CONTACT: Kevin M. Rhmsey, IMNS/NMSS : ,
(301)415-7887f '
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PROPOSED REVISIONS OF LICENSE TRACKING SYSTEM (LTS)
PROGRAM CODE DESCRIPTIONS AND INSPECTION PRIORITIES Statsotactic Radiosiggerv-Gamma Knife Program Code 02310 Stereotactic Radiosurgery-Gamma Knife licenses are issued for the use and possession of a gamma knife, a radiation therapy unit containing cobalt-60 which is located in a hemisphurical shield with collimator ports directed to a single three dimensional focus inside the unit. These
- g. units are used for the treatment of intracranial anomalies. ,
10 CFR Citation: Part 30.33 Inspection Program Category: G2 Priority: 1 Fee Category: 7C 10 CFR 170.31 License and laspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fec Iy WAale Treatment Service (Other Than Compaction) Proaram Code 032.36 Waste Treatment Service (Other Than Compaction) licenses authorize the recel; t of wastes from other persons and treatment operations more complicated than compacting and repackaging oi wastes, and transfer to an authorized burial ground for disposal. 'Naste Treatment Service licenses authorize the physical or chemical treatment of conta minated soil, and other solid, liquid, and gaseous waste. Such waste treatment authorizes removing radioactive materials from waste, reducing the volume of the waste, changing the form of waste, or other similar operations to at:ow for the transfer of the treated waste to an interim storage facility or an authorized burial ground for disposal. For contaminated soll or water, this includes activities related tc site evaluation before waste treatment.
10 CFR Citation: Parts 30.33,40.32 Inspection Program Category: N/A Priority: 1 Fee Category: 4A 10 CFR 170.31 License and Inspection Fee (Qw 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee s
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l Exempt Distribution-32.21: Carbon 14 Urea Caosultsi Proaram Code 03256 Exempt Distribuilon-32.21i Cart >on-14 Urea Capsule licenses are issued for the commercial distribution of a radioactive drug containing one microcurie of carbon-14 to persons exempt from
- the licensing requirements of 10 CFR 30.21.
10 CFR Citation: Part 32.21 Inspection Program Category: E Priority; 5 ,
Fee Category: 3! .
10 CFR 170.31 License and Inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee f*J f
Byproduct Material Possession Only- Permanent Shutdown Proaram Code 03RD9 Byproduct Mabrial Possession Only-Permanent Shutdown licenses authorize possession and/or storage of residual contamination or other byproduct material in anticipation of removal of all licensed material and eventual terminction of the license. This license is for licensees that have stated in writing that they have permanently ceased operations with no inte. 't to restart. A formal request for license termination is not required at this time. Only pacP. aging and sh!pping operations necessary to remove licensed materials from the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involvir'g byproduct materialis authorized. (This code should not be used for licenses covered by program codes 03232,03900, or 06100,- Additionally, program codes which were used previous to this code should be used as secondary codes to ensure traceability of license types within LTS.)
10 CFR Citation: Part 30.32 Inspect!cn Program Category: N/A Priority: 2 Fee Category: 3P 10 CFR 170.31 License and Inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee Qq3 3 2
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'Byoroduct Material Standby - No Operations &ggtam Code 03810 Byproduct Material Standby - No Operations licenses authorize possession and/or storage o? by-product material for licensees that are not conducting the principal activity for which the license was issued, but have not decided to permanently cease operations yet. Only packaging and snipping opstations necessary to remova licensed material from the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involving byproduct materialis authorized. (This program code should not be used for licenses covered by program codes 03232,03900, or 06100.)
10 CFR Citation: Parts 30,170 Inspection Program Category: NM Priority: 2 Fee Category:
10 CFR 170.31 License and inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee Source Material Possession Only-PerMADAnt Shutdown hoaram Code 11800 Source Material Possession Only-Permanent Shutdown licenses authorize possession and/or storage of residual contamination, tailings piles, slag piles, or other source materialin anticipation of removal of alllicensed material and eventual termination of the license. This license is for licensees that have stated in writing that they have permanertly ceased operations with no intent to restart. A formal request for license termination is not required at this time.
Only packa0 i ng and shipping operations necessary to remove licensed material from the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involving the materialis authorized. (Program codes which were used previous to this code should be used as secondary codes to ensure traceability of license types within LTS.)
10 CFR Citation: Parts 40,51 and 170 Inspection Program Category: UFO Priority: 2 Fee Category: A or C
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SDRtG'LMaterial Standby - No Operations PJogram Code 11810 Source Material Standby No Operations licenses authorize possession ar.d/or storage of source material for licensees that are not conducting the principal activity for which the license was issued, but have not decided to permanently cease operations yet. Only packaging and shipping opeutions necensaiy to remove licensed material from the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involving source material is authorized.
10 CFR Citation: Parts 40,51 and 170 Inspection Program Category: N/A Priority: 2 y d
Fee Category: W 10 CFR 70.31 License and Inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee SHM Possession Only (Non-Fuel)- Permanent Shutdown Proaram Code 23300 SNM Possession Only (Non-Fuel)- Permanent Lautdown licenses authorize possession and/or storage of ree,idual contamination or other special nuclear material in anticipation of romoval of all licensed material and eventual termination of the license. This license is for licensees that have stated in writing that they have permanently ceased operations with no intent to restart. A formal request for license termination is not required at this dme. Only packaging and shipping operations necessary to remove licensed materials from the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involving the material is authorized. This category does not include storage of fresh reactor fuel or spent reactor fuel (see program codes 23100 and 23200).
(Program codes which were used previous tc this code should be used as secondary codes to ensure traceability of license types within LTS.)
10 CFR Citation: Parts 70,170 Inspec. tion Program Category: N/A Priority: 2 Fee Category: D Uss 3 10 CFR 170.31 License and Inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee 4
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S19fLSlanMNon- Fuel) - No Operations Proaram Code 23310 SNM Standby (Non-Fuel) No Operations licenses authorize possession andor storage of SNM for licensees that are not conducting the principal activity for which the license was issued, but have not decided to permanently cease operations yet. Only packaging end shipping operations necessary to remove licensed material frcm the site are authorized. No decontamination or other work involving the materialis t uthorized. Tliis category does not include storage of fresh reactor fuel or spent reactor fuel (see program codes 23100 and 23200).
10 CFR Citation: Farts 70,170 Inspection Program Category: N/A Priority: 2 Fee Category:
10 CFR 170.31 License and inspection Fee 10 CFR 171.16 Annual Fee tw 2 ..
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