ML20205R285
| ML20205R285 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000113 |
| Issue date: | 04/12/1999 |
| From: | Sherr T NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| ML20205R284 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9904220272 | |
| Download: ML20205R285 (3) | |
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k NRC FORM 374 PAGE 1
OF 3 PAGES u.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission MATERIALS LICENSE Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1. Parts 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,39,40, and 70, atid in reliance on statements and representations herstofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, source, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or t-ansfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordence 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 5
- 2. University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
- 4. Expration Date June 30,2003
- 5. Docket No.70-113 g;;
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- 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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t A. Uranium enriched in A. Any y
A. t,132 grams U-235 N
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B. Uranium enriched in Q B.417, Path ipcgr g j' B.;1,100 kilograms UO.
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and 2 fuel elements
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to 7.5 w/o U-235 C. Uranium 233 C. Any C. 3 grams U-233 D. Plutonium 239 D. Encapsulated D.180 grams Pu-239 Pu-Be sources E. Plutonium 239 E. Plated alpha E. 5 microcuries Pu-239 sources or fission foils F. Natural uranium F. Cylindrical F. 2,500 kilograms U metal slugd canned in aluminum G. Source material G. Any G.10 Kilograms H. Depleted Uranium H. Solid metal rod H. 31,752 grams 9904220272 990412 PDR ADOCK 07000113 C
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1 NRc FORM 374A u.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission PAGE 2 of 3 PAGEs License Number SNM-95
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' MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 70-113 Amendment No. 5 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. The material specified in Condition 6H shall be used at University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Authorized use: The materials specified in Conditions 6.A through 6.H shall be used in accordance with the statements, representations, and con,di} ions specified in the application dated May 7,1992, and supplements dated March 22, August 5land 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 applicatiod/ Up to.two fuel elements rnay be ' removed at one time from the storage vault for physical measurements ef for examination hnd testiri) as necessary for accountability purposes.
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Insertion of source or s Sial I
aWril v fed by this icense into a nuclear reactor is g %d not authorized.
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Sections 19,24,25, and 20$f, Supplement B $f tfIMapplication dated May 7,1992, shall not be incorporated into this licenseh)
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The authorizations to use the radio ti$ rNst5baI 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.
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The minimum technical qualifications for members of the University isotopes Committee shall be a bachelor's degree in science or engineering and at least 3 years' experience with 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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Refresher training which covers radiation safety procedures shall be conducted on an annual basis (maximum interval 15 months) for all employees and/or students who use radioactive material.
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Notwithstanding the statements contained in Section 10.1 of Supplement B of the application dated May 7,1992, the licensee shall comply with 10 CFR 20.104.
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Suitable clothing (lab coats, gloves, etc., specific to the job) shall be required for work with unencapsulated SNM. Hands, feet, and clothing shall be monitored when leaving an area where the materialis used. Except by approval of the University Health Physicist, persons shall not exit an area if personal clothing and/or skin are contaminated above background levels.
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of 3 PAGEs Ucense Number SNM-95
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' MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 70-113 Amendment No. 5 18.
Smoking shall be prohibited in laboratories where unencapsulated SNM is used.
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The maximum " start-up" or " driving force" used in conjunction with the suberitical assembly shall not exceed that of a 5 curie Pu-Be neutron source.
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Surface contamination surveys in laboratories shall be conducted dai!y when unencapsulated l
SNM is used. Routine radiation surveys shall be conducted monthly in areas where radioactive materials are used and/or stored.
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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 to Release fortV'nriistiiided ilse or Termination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source, or Special Nuclear Material" dated April 1993f,Notwithstanding the statement contained in Supplement Dja'ge 4, item 5, of the applic'ation, these guidelines shall be used for release of solid waste unde.r this license to the County solid waste authority.
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Sealed plutonium sources shall be subject to the Ipak testingfbnd actions specified in the attached " License Condtson for Leak'Testihg ;SAaled Plutoniais Sources," dated April 1993.
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p Plutonium alpha source [shall tliE sbbjE j$" actions 'spehd in the attached " License I
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Condition for Plutonium Alpha S ces ri{ 993. g Notwithstanding the statemeryts in S ctIons 18'arfd. 7 off3pplement B of the application, the 24.
licensee shall comply with 10 CFR Part 71 and 10 CF@.205.
The licensee is hereby exempted fr mbeMq(lire ents of 10 CFR 70.24 to the extent that this 25.
section applies to the storage of Pathfinder Superheat Fuel Elements.
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l
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2,/M p By: Theodore S, Sherr. Chief i
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Washington, DC 20555 l
Attachments: As stated l
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