ML20204C758
| ML20204C758 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000152 |
| Issue date: | 03/12/1999 |
| From: | Soong S NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Schweitzer J PURDUE UNIV., WEST LAFAYETTE, IN |
| References | |
| TAC-L31146, NUDOCS 9903230274 | |
| Download: ML20204C758 (4) | |
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Dr. James F. Schweitzer Radiation Safety Officer Purdue University 1'662 Civil Engineering Bldg., B173 West Lafayette, IN 47907-1662
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING RENEWAL REQUEST (TAC NO. L31146)
Dear Dr. Schweitzer:
This refers to your application dated December 29,1998, requesting renewal of Materials License SNM-142. The renewal application references the May 28,1992, and February 16, 1993 applications.
Our review of your application has identified additional information that is needed before final action can be taken on your request. The additional information, specified in the enclosure, should be provided within 30 days of the date of this letter. Please reference the above TAC No. in future correspondence related to this request.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-8155 or by e-mail at AXS5@nrc. gov.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Sean Soong, Project Manager Licensing Section 2 Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Docket 70-152 License SNM-142
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Dear Dr. Schweitzer:
This refers to your application dated December 29,1998, requesting renewal of Materials License SNM-142. The renewal application references the May 28,1992, and February 16, 1993 applications.
Our review of your application has identified additional information that is needed before final action can be taken on your request. The additionalinformation, specified in the enclosure, should be provided within 30 days of the date of this letter. Please reference the above TAC No in future correspondence related to this request.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-8155 or by e-mail at AXSS@nrc. gov.
Sincerely, Sean Soong, Projbanager Licensing Section 2 i
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'6 Request for Additionalinformation Renewal Application Dated December 29,1998 Purdue University 4
Docket 70-152 Please provide the following information:
A.
General Comments:
1.
The reference documents in Purdue University's renewal application (i.e.,
May 26,1992, and February 16,1993) were written a number of years ago and some of the information provided is invalid. During a teleconference on February 22,1999, you indicated that you are considering changing the storage and use of the Special Nuclear Material (SNM). Based on the invalid information and teleconference and in order to reduce ambiguity, you should review the entire renewal application and resubmit an entire new renewal application. Each page should have a page number (e.g., same location in each page), revision number (e.g., Revision 0), and date (e.g., only one date for the new renewal l
application).
2.
You should incorporate License Conditions 11,12, and 14 of the current Materials License SNM-142 into the appropriate sections of the new renewal application. If you do not incorporate these conditions, then provide justification.
3.
There are discrepancies regarding the exemption request from 10 CFR 70.24 and the location of SNM storage areas in the February 16,1993, letter (i.e., #5) and enclosed document (i.e., Section 9.3, " Request for Exemption to 10 CFR 70.24" and Attachment 9-13).
The descriptions in the letter and enclosed document are inconsistent. In the section, you requested an exemption for the Civil Engineering Building, while you did not provide justification for the exemption in either the section or the attachment, in the letter, you stated that there will not be SNM storage in the Civil Engineering Building, while the section mentions storage areas in the Civil Engineering Building. The new renewal application should be consistent.
4.
The use of Section 9.3 is repeated. This section is titled once for " Request for Exemption to 10 CFR 70.24" and once for " Instrumentation." Correct this confusion in the new renewal application.
B.
Soecific Comments:
1.
Sections 5.0(e) through 5.0(j):
Reexamine the calculations for the conversion from pCi to pg. The conversion operations appear to have been performed incorrectly.
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Section 6.0:
Modify this section to identify how much and where material is used for operations and how much and where material is used for storage.
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Section 6.0(c):
Modify this section to include the following commitment: "All operations with licensed material will be conducted in accordance with written procedures. The written procedures will be approved by the RCC and will be updated at least every two years."
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4.
Section 7.6:
j Modify this section to include the position title for the individual (s) that is responsible for the safe possession, storage, and use of licensed material in each location identified in Section 6.0.
5.
Section 9.1:
The second sentence refers to "three buildings" yet the section details only the Duncan Annex and the Physics Building Modify this section to be consistent with the rest of the new renewal application.
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Section 9.1(a):
l Modify this section to include, in sufficient detail, the conditions of using and storing SNM in the Duncan Annex. This type of information can be found in previous license applications (e.g., August 12,1981, submittal, License Condition 14 from June 1987 renewal).
7.
Section 9.1(b):
Modify this section to include, in sufficient detail, the conditions of using and storing SNM in the Physics Building. This type f information can be found in previous license applications (e.g., August 12, 'i d81, submittd, License Condition 14 from June 1987 renewal).
8.
Section 9.2:
Modify this section to explicitly clarify whether your criticality alarm system is in
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compliance with 70.24(a)(1) or 70.24(a)(2). Also, consider referencing newer i
standards such as ANSI /ANS-8.1-1983 and ANSI /ANS-8.3-1987 rather than l
ANSI-N16-1969.
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Section 10.2:
t Modify this section to add and demonstrate how you will comply with the regulatory requirements of 10 CFR 20.1502(b) which establish conditions for monitoring the occupationalintake of radioactive material.
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