ML20205T380
| ML20205T380 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/14/1977 |
| From: | Higginbotham L NRC |
| To: | Jenny Murray NRC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205T301 | List: |
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| FOIA-88-203 NUDOCS 8811140235 | |
| Download: ML20205T380 (2) | |
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Enclosure 1
, y DEC 14 Sh IsE!'ORMiDU:t FON J. P. Hurray, Jr., Rulenaking & Enforce.nent Of vision Director and Chief Counsel. ELD FROi: L. B. Higginbothan, Acti.ig Of recter, Civision of Fuel Facilitiec and flaterials Safety laspection, IE SUDJECT: GUIONICE Oli REPORTI:lG REQJIP.EMEMS OF 10 CFR 20.403 During a recent inspection, an inspector identiff td in vivo data w'lich indicated that a licensee's eaployee had a significant body deposition of licensed r.aterial. The licensee had not repored the in vivo results to the P.agional office, but had continued for scytral usets to evaluate the extent of tha deposition by other bioassay nothods. Other than the in vivo data, licensee data did not injicate eithtr a release of radio-active caterial or an exposure to concentrations af radioactiva caterial aboYe limits specified in 20.403. k'e request you guidance concerning r:hether cr not the coployce's deposition should !cve been reported to the liRC pursuant to 20.403.
Enclosed for background parposes is an AEC ner:or:ndn, Rogers to Roader, V dated 6/12/70, which uears on this request for staff pJidanCc. We are not av3re that RPS or S3 undertook the clarifying at:and.i.cnt discussad in the lass paragraph of the P.ogers' nc .orandn.
'Je also request guidance on a related natter. P:ragraphs 20.403(a)(2) and (b)(2), respectively, muire in.:cdiate ar.d taanty-four hour notift-vu&i cation for releases of radioactive ra:erial schien, if averaged over 24-hours, would e.tceed th_ concentration limits in Part 20, Appendix B.
Table II by values specified in (a)(2) and (D)(2). These paraorciphs do not specify whether reporting requiremnts are a;pitcabic for releases to both restricted and unrestricted areas or .ius: unrestricted treas.
If the reporting requirce.ents are applicable to talcases in restricted areas, we find the reporting tine fram to be nu:h r. ore restrictive than for reporting personnel overer.posures parsuint to 20.405. The
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- el ovaraxposures than about releases in restricted arcas. In addition. if the reportin) requirements are applicable to rc1 cases in restr!.cted arcas, such events as leaks fec: pumps and valves and hian airborne activity within contain-cent would appear to be reportable. The applics>flity nf 20.4v3 to releases within the restricted area, however, voild provide the AC with CO.(TACT: L, J. Cunninchan. 4 28133 G. H. Didinger, 43-23183
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prompt inforaation concerning potential overexpousre situ'ations. With soro qualification. Rogers appears to take this position in his r,ccorandu:a of 6/12/70. ~
Your written guidance on the application of 20.403 reporting requirements to in vivo data (given that the:e data indidosa an exposure to or greater than the 24-hour concentration valuosapecified in 20.403) and to releascs in the restricted area is coquested. '
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L. B. liigginbothan. Acting Director Division of Fuel Facilities and 11aterials Sefety Inspection, IE
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