ML20205E208
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| Site: | 07001359 |
| Issue date: | 10/21/1988 |
| From: | Maschka P IRT CORP. |
| To: | Rouse L NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| 24760, NUDOCS 8810270332 | |
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Reference:
o Docket 701359: Ucenso # SNM 1405:
o "Application for Renewal of Special Nuclear Materials Uconsa SNM 1405" Dated September GO,1988
Dear Mr. Rouse:
Enclosed are six (6) copios of a supplement to the licenso renewal application that we submitted the other day, IRT 4171013 "Application for Renewal of Special Nuclear Materials Licenso SNM-1405*. This supplomosit contains the Attachments, Pages 79 tha.186, that had been accidently left out of that document. Please insert them where they belong.
Thank you if you have any questions or nood further information, please call mo at (619) 450-4343.
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RADIATION WORK AUTHORIZATION NO.
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( ) New Request Date Submitted
( ) Renewal of RWA No.
Date Required 2.
Principal Investigator:
Material Custodian Alternate 3.
Work location _
Description of program (include methods, sketch of the apparatus and setup showing 4.
provided). Attach supplements referenced to this request,if necessary.
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Quantitles of Radioactive Material involved in this operations isotope Amount Material Description (Physical Form) 6.
If Airborne Radioactivity is created indicate ma[or Isotopes, quantity and physical form.
Isotope Amount Gaseous or Particulate O
NONE 7.
Till a contamination control boundary be needed:
( ) Yes
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if yes, describe. Attach supplements referenced to this request,if necessary.
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80 is Special Nuclear MatGrial to be ussd under this RWA?
( ) Yes
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No If Yes, specify use and storage locations.
Total throughput of special nuclear material during one-year period:
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grams U-233 Form in which material will be returned to accountability g
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Upon receipt of the radioactive material to be utilized as described herein, (t) (We) shall be re-sponsible to maintain the exposure of any individual to the radiation therefrom to as low as ticabidlimits. (1) (We) have read, are familiar with, and will comply with Title 10, Part 20 Code of Federal Regulations (Standards for Protection Against Radiation), and Title 17, Chapter 5 chapter 0, Group 3, California Administrative Code (Standard for Protection Against Radiation IRT Raalological Safety Guide, (if applicable) the Linac Radiological Safety Regulations, an comments under Section 11. (!) (We) have successfully passed the Radiological Safety Test:
Principal investigator Material Custodian Alternate Material Custodian ADDITIONAL AUTHCRIZED PERSONNEL 10.
Take to H.P. for discussion and approval.
11.
Radiation Safety Committee Comments:
12.
Approvals:
.u Cognizant Manager:
Date Health Physicist:
Date Radiation Safety Officer:
Date Chairman, Criticality Safety Cominittee:
Chairman, Radiation Safety Committee: __
Date Date This Approval Expires on:
Frequency of auditing _
13.
Have authorized personnel read and sign above. Return to Radiation Safety Officer.
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'1 1.
I N T R O D U C TI O N...................................................I 2.
PURPOSE.........................................................
5 3.
BASIC NUCLEAR PHENOMENA 7
3.1 A t omic S t ructu re.............................................
7 3.2 Radiation 9
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Par ticula te R adia tion...................................
9 3.2.2 Electromagnette Radiation 10 4
INTER ACTION OF RADIATION WITH M ATTER........................
13 4.1 f on i z a t i on....................................................
13 4.2 Absorption of Ca Annihllation...pture 15 4.3 15 4.4 Sca t t e r i n g :...................................................
15 4.5 F i s s i on......................................................
15 5.
T H E N ATU R E O F R A D I A TIO N.......................................
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3.1 Alpha Particles O
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5.3 Po si t r on s...................................
18 5.4 Neutrons.....................................................
IS 5.4.1 Ela stic Scat tering................................
19 5.4.2 Inela stic Scat tering....................................
19 5.4.3 Absorption 19 5.5 G a m ma R ays and X-R a y s.......................................
20 5.5.1 Pho toelectric Ef fect....................................
21 5.5.2 Compton Scattering 21 5.5.3 Pair Produc t ion.......................................
21 5.5.4 G a m m a-N R e ac tion.....................................
22 5.6 Protons...............................................
23 3,7 Summary of Radiation Interaction...............................
23 5.7.1 Alpha Particles 23 5.7.2 Beta Particles 23 5.7.3 Po s i t r ons............................................. 23 5.7.4 N e u t r on s..............................................
23 5.7.5 G a m m a and X-R a y s..................................... 23
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5.7.6 Protons.............................................. 23 O
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UNITS OF RADIATION MEASUREMENT 25 6.1 Introduction to Radiation Measurement Units 25 6.2 Definitions of Radiation Units.................................. 26 6.2,1 Roentgen (R)
.......................................... 16 6.2.2 Roentgen Equivalent Physical (REP)
...................... 26 6.2.3 Radiation Absorbed Dose (R AD)..........................
26 6.2.4 Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE)
Factor (QF)........................,.Q..uality 26 6.2.5 Roentgen Equivalent Man (REM)..........................
26 6.3 Curie (Cl) 27 6.4 Radioactive Decay 27 6.5 Halflife....................................................
28 6.6 NewUnits....................................................
28 7.
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION 31 7.1 Interaction of Radiation with Biological Systems..................
31 7.1.1 Direc t M e thod...........................
31 7.1.2 In dir ec t M e thod.......................................
31 7.2 Major Types of Biological Ef fects................................
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- 7. 2.1 Gene tic Ef f e c ts.............................
O 33 7.2.2 So m a t ic E f f e c ts.......................................
34 7.2.3 Specific Organ Response to Radiation.....................
35 7.3 Biological Experience of Radiation Damage................
36 7.4 R adiation Ex posure Limit s......................................
37 7.5 Background Radiation Exposure 38 7.6 Effects of Whole-Body Doses Received in a Short Time.............
38 7.7 Risk of Biological Effects 39 S.
PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION DF. TECTI TEC HNIQUES......................ON AND MONITORING 45 8.1 f oniza tion De tectors...........................................
45 8.1.1 lon Ch a m be r s.......................................
47 8.1.2 Proportional Counte rs...................................
48 8.1.3 Ge i g er Coun t e r s.......................................
48 8.1.4 S u m m ar y............................................
49 8.2 Scin ti!h tlon De tec tors.........................................
49 8.3 Secondary Particle De tectors...................................
50 8.4 Photographic De tection Me thod.................................
.51 8.5 Thermoluminescent Dostmeters 51 8.6 Personnel Monitoring Equipment.................................
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52 8.7 Surve y in s t rumen t s............................................ 53 8.7.1 Ge i ger Coun t er s........................................
53 8.7.2 Victoreen 440 RF/C Surve Victoreen 392B.........y Meter........................
55 8.7.3 56 8.7.4 Th e S N OO PY............................... 4.........
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8.7.5 Alpha Surve y Me te r s..............................
37 8.7.6 Vi c t or een 4 71 R F....................................... 59 8.7.7 C u t ie Pi e C P-6 M...................................... 60 8.8 Monitoring Techniques......................................... 61 8.8.1 De tection Opera tions................................... 61 8.8.2 Monitoring Operations
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R A DI A TIO N P R OT EC TION..........................................
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9.1 External Radia tion Protection................................... 65 s
9.1.1 Time 65 9.1.2 D is t ance...............................
65 9.1.3 S hl e id i n g..............................................
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............... 67 9.2 In ternal Radia tion Protection............... o................... 70 i
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R U L ES FO R S A F E TY............................................... 73 10.1 Safety and Handling Considerations for Scaled Sources
............. 73 10.2 Safety and Handling Considerations for Uncontained R a d i o iso t o pe s................................................. 74 11.
X-RAYS
.......................................................... 77 1 1.1 The Produc tion of X-R ays...................................... 77 11.2 Electron Interactions
.......................................... 77 11.3 X-Ray Radiation Characteristics............
79 1 1.4 X-R a y in ter ac tion............................................
80 11.5 Pho toelectric Absorption....................................... 30 11.6 Compton Scattering 81 11 7 P air Pr odu c t i on..............................................
81 11.8 Shielding for X-Rays..........................................
81 12.
R UL ES A ND R EG UI. ATIONS......................................... 83 12.1 Title 10 Cf 719. "Notices, Instructions and Report to i
Workers: In sp e c ti o ns"..........................................
34 12.2 Title 10 CFR 20. "Standards for Protection Against Radiation"...... 34 y
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O 12.2.1 E xpo sur e Li mi t s........................................
84 12.2.2 Personnel Monitoring
................................... 85 12.2.3 Signs................................................. 86 12.2.4 Rece)pt of Radioactive Material.................
87 12.2.5 In cid e n t s
......... 87 12.3 License Require men ts..........................................
88 12.3.1 Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
....................... 88 12.3.2 Criticality Safety Committee (CSC) 88 12.3.3 Radia tion Safe ty Of ficer (RSO)...........................
89 12.3.4 Health Physicist (HP) 89 12.4 F D A R e g u la t io ns..............................................
89 12.4.1 Cabinet Radiography Regulations.........................
89 13.
LINEAR ELECTRON ACCELERATOR 91 13.1 Fundamental Linac Radiological Safety Rules.....................
93 14.
CALIFORNIUM-232 95 15.
R ADIATION WORK AU THORIZ ATION................................ 97 15.1 Procedures for Initiating an R WA................................
97 16.
SHIPM ENT OF R ADIOACTIVE M ATERIALS...........................
101 16.1 Shipments Between IRT's San Diego Facilities.............
16.2 Shipments to Other Companies.................................
101 16.3 Shipm ent by Air.............................................
101 103 16.4 Shipment of Special Nuclear Materials 103 16.5 Summary of Requirements for Shipments of Radioactive Materials or Instruments 103 17.
D E F I N I TIO N S.. s..................................................
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