ML20205B202
| ML20205B202 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/09/1999 |
| From: | Kinneman J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Rogrbacher J DUKE ENGINEERING & SERVICES |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205B185 | List: |
| References | |
| 000685, 000686, 685, 686, NUDOCS 9903310172 | |
| Download: ML20205B202 (10) | |
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5 j REGloN 1 j e c 475 ALLENDALE ROAD j KING OF PRusslA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 Y.g ***** ,8 l March 9,1999 Mr. James E. Rohrbacher Radiation Safety Officer Duke Engineering & Services 580 Main Street Bolton, MA 01740-1398
SUBJECT:
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES IN NON-AGREEMENT STATES (NRC FORM 241) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999
Dear Mr. Rohrbacher:
i This acknowledges receipt of NRC Form 241 dated March 2,1999, and the $1,100 filing {
fee, which you submitted to report proposed activities in Non-Agreement States under the j authority of the general license pursuant to 10 CFR 150.20.
In the future, please use the NRC Form 241 and mark the appropriate box for submitting revisions and clarifications. Please fax your revision or clarification and a copy of the appropriate fer to (610) 337-5393.
l The NRC Form 241 must include specific changes, such as locations, dates of work and personnel. Work locations are subject to NRC inspection in accordance with requirements I for a general license.
The total days of usage / storage through this reciprocity request is 3 days, if you have any questions, please call Cheryl Buracker on (610) 337-5093 or Rebecca Brown on (610) 337-5260. Your cooperation is appreciated, incerely,
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Division of Nuclear Materials Safety License No. MA-14-5971 Control Nos. 000685-000686
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NRC Form 241 cc: States of Connecticut and Vermont 9903310172 990302 PDR STPRO ESGMA PDR f
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SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET TO NRC FORM 241 INITIAL REPORT I p.a.tg;. March 2,1999 I Licensee: Duke Engineering and Services I
License: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Materials License 14-5971 1
Facility and personnellocated: Environmental Laboratory 25 Research Dr.
Westboro, MA 01581 4
Item 8:
l The licensee has the ability and may be required to perform the following activities in j non-agreement states:
- 1. Provide portable whole body counting
- 2. Supplement emergency response demands
- a. perform field measurements
- b. supply and process dosimetry
- c. supplement contamination surveys of material or people
- 3. Provide calibration and quality assurance for whole body counting equipment
- 4. Perform field (in-situ) measurements Item 9:
Client 1 Client 2 Connecticut Yankee (Haddam Neck) Vermont Yankee 362 Indian Hollow Rd. P.O. Box 157 Haddam Neck, CT 06424 Governor Hunt Rd.
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item 10: sjgjyy '$ f The work locations will be faxed to Region 1 using a clarification report prior to any work taking place. The licensee can not ensure the 3 day delay can always be maintained. The client may have a situation which requires emergency action. Should i this be the case, ajustification will be sent detailing locations and work activities. It
! should be noted that most work will be performed in the client controlled locations stated i
above, however off site work may be performed and a very specific location and time l may not be available.
1 1 NEOS RETURN TO REGION I 1
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The client contact will be sent via the clarification report.
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l The licensee has a pool of personnel that may be used to perform the work. These j individuals have all received training and have been approved the licensee's radiation safety committee. The following is a list of personnel authorized to perform the stated work activities (a specific list will be sent via sent clarification repon):
Jim Giard Brian Gilmartin Haro Hagopian Luke Hovestadt Dave Keefer Ed Maher Nick Panzarino JeffRaimondi Jim Rohrbacher Milt Thisell l Item 13:
The work location's telephone number will be sent via the clarification repon. It should !
be noted that some vrork will be performed out in the field (under the direction of the client (s) stated above) and a phone (land / cellular) may not be operating or available.
Items 14.15,16:
These items are governed by the client and/or the situation and will be specified on a clarification report.
Item 17:
The radioactive material to be used by the licensee will consist of whole body counting organs and equipmer,t check sources. The maximum nuclides and activities are listed below:
Am-241 1.5 uCi Ce-144 1.0 uCi Co 60 2.8 uCi Cs.134 1.0 uCi Cs-137 10.0 uCi Eu-152 3.0 uCi I-131 2.0 uCi The specific radionuclides and activities will be sent via the clarification report prior to the actual work.
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- THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS i DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
, RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM MATERIALS LICENSE l Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Sections 3, SM, SN, 50 and SP l and Massachusetts Reculations for the Control of Radiation, Section 120.100, 1 Licensing of Radioactive Material, and in reliance on statements and representation heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee I to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer radioactive materials desig.cced 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 105 CHR 120.000. This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in 105 CMR 120.000 and is subjected to all applicable rules, regulations of the Department of Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, now or hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below. i Licensee 3. License Number: 14 -5 971 is amended in its entirety in accordance with letter dated N vember 21, 1997, as follows:
- 1. Duke Engineering and Services Amendment No: 01
- 2. 580 Main Street 4. Expiration Date:
Bolton, MA 01740-1398 September 30, 2004 j
- 5. Docket No: 99-0463
- 6. Radioactive Material 7. Chemical 8. Maximum Possess.on Limit
/ Physical Form A. Any radioactive A. Any A. Not to exceed 100 material with millicuries per atomic number 1 radionuclide and 1 through 83 curie total B. Any radioactive B. Any B. Not to exceed 1 material with millicurie per atomic number 84 radionuclide and 10 through 98 millicuries total C. Chlorine 26 C. Any C. 20 millicuries D. Strontium 90 D. Any D. 30 millicuries E. Technetium 99 E. Any E. 20 millicuries F. Xenon 133 F. Any F. 50 millicuries i G. Promethium 14~ G. Any G. 20 millicuries l
! H. Thallium 204 H. Any H. 20 millicuries l
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COMMONWEALTH 6F MASSACHUSETTS LICENSE NUMBER: 14-5971 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
. RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM i MATERIALS LICENSE DOCKET NUMBER: 99-0463 SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET AMENDMENT NUMBER: 01 I. Cobalt 60 I. Sealed I. 500 millicuries sources.
1 J. Cesium 137- J. Sealed J. 500 millicuries sources K. Cesium 137 K. Sealed K. 1500 millicuries source (3M Company Model 4F6H)
L. Cesium 137 L. Scaled L. 2000 millicuries source (Amersham Model CDC 3822)
M. Cesium 137 M. Sealed M. 50 curies I source (ORNL)
N. Americium 241 N. Sealed N. 250 millicuries sources (Amersham Model AMC.16)
- 9. Authorized use ,
A. through H. For laboratory measurements, tracer studies, preparation and distribution of calibration standards, and instrument and dosimetry device calibrations.
I. through K. and N. Calibration and testing of instruments and dosimetry devices.
L. Calibration and testing of dosimetry devices.
M. For use in a Technical Operations Model 682 calibrator.
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. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LICENSE NUMBEP: 14-5971 l DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
. RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM ,
MATERIALS LICENSE DOCKET NUMBER: 99- u M3 SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET AMENDMENT NUMBER: 01 l CONDITIONS
- 10. A. Licensed-materials listed in 6.A. through 6.H. may be used only at the licensee's facilities located at 25 Research Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts and at temporary jobsites of -the licensee anywhere in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B. Licensed material listed in 6.I. through 6.N. may be used at the licensee's facilities located at 25 Research Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts.
- 11. This license is subject to an annual fee as determined by the executive office for Administration and Finance.
- 12. The Radiation Safety Officer for the activities authorized by this license is James E. Rohrbacher.
- 13. Licensed material listed in Item 6 above is only authorized for use by, or under the supervision of, individuals designated in writing by the Radiation Safety Committee, Edward F. Maher, Chairperson.
- 14. Licensed material shall not be used in or on human beings.
- 15. A. Sealed sources and detector cells containing licensed material shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months or at such other intervals as are specified by the certificate of registration referred to in 105 CMR 120.128 (N) or equivalent regulations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any Agreement State, not to exceed three years.
! B. Notwithstanding Paragraph A of this Condition, sealed i sources designed to emit alpha particles shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed three months.
I I C. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor indicating.that a leak test has been made within six months f
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. COMMONWEALTH 'OF MASSACHUSETTS LICENSE NUMBER: 14-5971 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
, RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM MATERIALS LICENSE DOCKET NUMBER: 99-0463 SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET AMENDMENT NUMBER: 01 prior to the transfer, a sealed source or detector cell received from another person shall not be put into use ,
until. tested.
D. Each sealed source fabricated by the licensee shall be inspected and tested for construction defects, leakage, and contamination prior to any use or transfer as a sealed source.
E. Sealed sources and detector cells need not be leak tested if:
(1) they contain only hydrogen-3; or I (ii) they contain only a radioactive gas; or (iii) the half-life of the isotope is 30 days or less; o-(iv) they contain not more than 100 microcuries of I and/or gamma emitting material or not more tha .
microcuries of alpha emitting material; or (v) they are not designed to emit alpha particles, are in storage, and are not being used. However, when they are removed from storage for use or transfer to another person, and have not been tested within the required leak test interval, they shall be tested before use or transfer. No sealed source or detector cell shall be stored for a period of more than 10 years without being tested for leakage and/or contamination.
F. The test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 185
' Bq (0.005 pCi) of radioactive material on the test sample.
If the test reveals the presence of 185 Bq (0.005 Ci) or more of removable contamination, the source shall be removed from service and decontaminated, repaired or disposed of. A report of this shall be filed with the Director of the Radiation Control Program within five (5) days of the date the leak test result is known. The report shall specify the source or detector cell involved, the
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. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACH1'SETTS LICENSE NUMBER: 14-5971 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ,
. RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM I MATERIALS LICENSE DOCKET NUMBER: 99-0463 )
SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET AMENDMENT NUMBER: 01 test results, and corrective action taken. Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of becquerel or I microcurie and shall be maintained for inspection by the l Agency. !
G. The licensee is authorized to collect leak test samples for analysis by the licensee. Alternatively, tests for leakage and/or contamination may be performed by persons specifically licensed by the Commission or an Agreement State to perform such services.
- 16. Sealed sources or detector cells containing licensed material shall not be opened or sources removed from source holders by the licensee.
- 17. The licensee shall not acquire licensed material in a sealed source or device unless the source or device has been registered with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to 10 CFR 32.210 or equivalent regulations of an Agreement State.
- 18. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six months to account for all sealed sources and devices containing licensed material received and possessed under the license.
- 19. The licensee shall not use licensed material in field applications where activity is released except as provided otherwise by specific condition of this license.
- 20. The licensee shall only transport radioactive material or deliver radioactive material to a carrier for transport in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189, 10 CFR Part 71, and 105 CMR 120.770 " Transportation of Radioactive Material."
- 21. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shall conduct its program in accordance with statements, representations and procedures contained in the documents, including any enclosures, listed below. The l
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CMR 120.000) shall govern, unless statements, representations and procedures in the licensee's application and correspondence are more restrictive than the regulations.
A. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License No. 20-14597-01 transferred to Massachusetts on March 21, 1997 B. Letter dated November 21, 1997 FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM I
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