ML20206A369
| ML20206A369 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000984 |
| Issue date: | 04/20/1999 |
| From: | Frazee T WASHINGTON, STATE OF |
| To: | Hackney C, Mark Shaffer NRC |
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| NUDOCS 9904280142 | |
| Download: ML20206A369 (2) | |
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From:
"Frs. zee, Terry" <tef 0303 @ doh.wa. gov >
To:
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Date:
Tue, Apr 20,1999 8:47 PM
Subject:
Close file on SNM-00942 Over the past several years NRC has been determining the status of sites formerly licensed by AEC and by NRC in its early years. Laxity in termination procedures and/or documentation raised some questions and a few sites were found where contamination or sources still existed.
Through a contract with NRC, ORNL reviewed a great number of files and i
identified many where follow-up appeared to be warranted. Two sealed source files were referred to Washington state early in the process and 1
we successfully closed those out in September 1998.
i However, a " loose materials" license was identified late in the process and referred to us in April 1998. Even though we were sent all files pertaining to SNM-00942 (Battelle Memorial Institute) there was no indication in SECY-98-273 (published in November 1998) that this license i
file needed to be closed out by the state of Washington. While we continue to object to the notion that a state should be held responsible for the actions of the federal govemment, we will never-the-less make a determination that the NRC license file should be closed. Our basis for this determination is the existence of a current, active WA license in force for the site under the same licensee. Even though the ORNL evalutdor was concemed because of the score of 63,833 (one of, if not the highest ORNL scores!), our familiarity with the licensee history and operation indicate that the file information is correct (actual possession was reduced prior to licensing by WA).
In general, several comments are in order, first, the original NRC licensed activity far exceede! the SNM limitations allowed under our 1
Agreement (and while the amount was " wishful thinking" on the part of the licensee, any amount exceeding the formula quantity would make it ludicrous for us to be held responsible for closing out a file based on activity levels that we can't legally regulate); second, the ORNL evaluator flagged the file because "large amounts of unspecified materials" were authorized (and the evaluator " felt" this needed to be j/
flagged); and, finally, a careful reading of the ORNL "LEADIS EVALUATION f
SYSTEM" report indicates that proper amendments were made to reduce g
authorizations, termination was based on transfer of activity to a state license when total activity on site was less than a critical mass, NRC memo on file confirmed the transfer, and there were NO other " red flags" among the many factors assessed in the ORNL report! We conclude that
~ this file should NOT have been flagged and definitely should NOT have been referred to us. However,if you want someone to step up and say "close it!" then consider it done.
CLOSE OUT this file!
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