ML20203B374
| ML20203B374 | |
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| Site: | 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 01/28/1999 |
| From: | Emeigh C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20203B370 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9902100286 | |
| Download: ML20203B374 (3) | |
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u.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY CoMMisSloN MATERIALS LICENSE Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amentled, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Titb 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Parts 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,39,40, and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, souros, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s). This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below.
Licensee
- 1. Pennsylvania State ' University 3. License Number SNM-95 Amendment 4 i
- 2. University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 4. Expiration Date June 30,2003
- 5. Docket No.70-113 Reference No.
- 6. Byproduct Source, and/or 7. Chemical and/or Physical 8. Maximum amount that Licensee Special Nuclear Material Form May Possess at Any One Time
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A. Uranium enrichsd in A. Any A.1132 grams U-235 the U-235 isotope ~ >
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B. Uranium enriched in B.'417 Pathfinderi B.11,100 kilograms UO2.
the U-235 isotope Sdperheat Fuel f 415 fuel elements Elements " ' containing UO2enriched to 6.95 w/o U-235,
, , and 2 fuel elements containing UO2 enriched to 7.5 w/o U-235 1 C. Uranium 233 C. Any C. 3 grams U-233 D. Plutonium 239 D. Encapsulated D.180 grams Pu-239 l Pu-Be sources
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E. Plutonium 239 E. Plated alpha E. 5 microcuries Pu-239 sources or fission foils i
F. Natural uranium F. Cylindrical F. 2,500 kilograms U l
- metal slugs l canned in aluminum G. Source material G. Any G.10 Kilograms I H. Depleted Uranium H. Solid metal rod H. 31,752 grams 9902100286 990128 l PDR c ADOCK07000113I[F pon
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e NRC FORM 374A U.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission PAGE 2 of 3 PAGEs License Number i SNM-95 MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 70-113 Amendment No. 4
- 9. Authorized place of use: The materials specified in Conditions 6.A,6.C, and 6.F shall be used in the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Facility and the Academic Projects Building located at University Park, Pennsylvania. The material specified in Condition 6.B shall be stored in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions specified in the application. The authorized examinations and tests may be performed in the Academic Projects Building or the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Facility. The materials specified in Conditions 6.D,6.E, and 6.G shall be used in locations specified in the application.
- 10. Authorized use: The materials specified in Conditions 6.A through 6.G shall be used in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions specified in the application dated May 7,1992, and supplements dated March 22, August 5, and October 5,1993; September 4,1997, August 17 and October 8,1998; except as modified by other conditions in this license. The licensee is authorized to possess, store, and transfer to another licensee, but not use, the materials specified in Condition 6.B.
Storage of the fuel elements shall be in accordance with statements, representations, and conditions specified in the application. Up to two fuel elements may be removed at one time from the storage vault for physical measurements or for examination and testing as necessary for accountability purposes.
- 11. Insertion of source or special nuclear material' covered by this l'icense into a nuclear reactor is not authorized. :0
- 12. Sections 19,24,25, and 26 of Supplement B of the application dated May 7,1992, shall not be incorporated into this license.
- 13. The authorizations to use tne radioactive materials, issued by the University isotopes Committee, shall be granted for a 1-year period. For continuing work, a new request is to be approved by the University isotopes Committee prior to the expiration of an existing ;
authorization. I
- 14. The minimum technical qualifications for members of the University isotopes Committee shall l be a bachelor's degree in science or engineering and at least 3 years' experience with j' radioactive materials or possession of a medical degree. The minimum qualifications need not apply to the member from the University Administration. !
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- 15. Refresher training which covers radiation safety procedres shall be conducted on an annual basis (maximum interval 15 months) for all empioyees t nr students who use radioactive material.
- 16. Notwithstanding the statements contained in Section 10.1 of Supplement B of the application !
l dated May 7,1992, the licensee shall comply with 10 CFR 20.104.
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- 17. Suitable clothing (lab coats, gloves, etc., specific to the job) shall be required for work with i!
unencapsulated SNM. Hands, feet, and clothing shall be monitored when leaving an area j where the material is used. Except by approval of the University Health Physicist, persons shall i not exit an area if personal clothing and/or skin are contaminated above background levels.
NRC FORO 374A U.s. NUCLEAR REGULA10RY CoMMisslON PAGE 3 of 3 PAGEs License Number SNM-95 l
. MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number ,
SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 70-113 l l
Amendment No. 4 i
- 18. Smoking shall be prohibited in laboratories where unencapsulated SNM is used.
- 19. The maximum " start-up" or " driving force" used in conjunction with the subcritical assembly shall not exceed that of a 5 curie Pu-Be neutron source.
- 20. Surface contamination surveys in laboratories shall be conducted daily when unencapsulated SNM is used. Routine radiation surveys shall be conducted monthly in areas where radioactive materials are used and/or stored.
- 21. Release of equipment, facilities or packages to the unrestricted area or to uncontrolled areas onsite shall be in accordance with the attached " Guidelines for Decontamination of Facilities and Equipment Prior tc Telease for Unrestricted Use or Termination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source, or Special Nuclear Material" dated April 1993. Notwithstanding the statement contained in Supplement D, page 4, item 5, of the application, these guidelines shall be used i for release of solid waste under this license to the County solid waste authority.
- 22. Sealed plutonium sources shall be subject to the leak testing and actions specified in the attached " License Condition for Leak Testing Sealed Plutonium Sources," dated April 1993.
- 23. Plutonium alpha sources shall be subject to the actions'specified in the attached " License Condition for Plutonium Alpha Sources," dated April 1993.
- 24. Notwithstanding the statements in Sections 16 and 17 of Supplement B of the application, the licensee shall comply with 10 CFR Part 71 and 10,CFR 20.205. j
- 25. The licensee is hereby exempted from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 to the extent that this section applies to the storage of Pathfinder Superheat Fuel Elements.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l('(uj . hC(i!b - kr' Date: [O M M /99? By: Charles W. Emeich. Actina Chief Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Washington, DC 20555 Attachments: As stated