ML20206N741
| ML20206N741 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/08/1998 |
| From: | Kinneman J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Wilkinson D SHIPPENSBURG STATE COLLEGE, SHIPPENSBURG, PA |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99990001-981208 99990001-98-16, NUDOCS 9812210337 | |
| Download: ML20206N741 (11) | |
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99990001 Donald Wilkinson Vice President of Administration and Finance l
Shippensburg University 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257
SUBJECT:
INSPECTION NO. 99990001/98-016 l
Dear Mr. Wilkinson:
This letter refers to the inspection at Shippensburg University conducted by Ms. Pamela Henderson and Mr. James Kottan of this office on December 4,1998 in response to your notification to us of the discovery of radioactive material on your campus, and to the subsequent telephone conversation between Mr. Kottan and yourself and Mr. David Wozniak of your staff on December 7,1998.
During the inspection we noted that you possessed a number of radioactive sources which were located in the Franklin Science Center on your campus. The sources, which approximately numbered between 50 and 100, included various radionuclides such as Co-60, Cs-137, and Ra-226 in liquid, powder, and encapsulated forms. We also noted that the radioactive material was secured in a locked, shielded room on the second floor.
Within the scope of this inspection, no violations were identified. However, based on our inspection and the subsequent telephone conversation, it is our enderstanding that you will take the following actions with regard to the radioactive material:
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Continue to store the radioactive material in a secure room.
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Post the room with a " Caution, Radioactive Materials" sign.
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Inventory the radioactive me.terial/ sources and determine if you have in your l
possession a quantity of radioactive material which would require an NRC l
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Inform us in writing of your actions and your plans with regard to the inventory of the radioactive material and the use or disposition of the radioactive material.
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Shippensburg University in accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules and Practices," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be p! aced in the Public Document Room.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincere!y, OriginalsignedbyJohn D. Kinneman John D. Kinneman, Chief Nuclear Materials Safety Branch 2 Division of Nuclear Materials Safety cc:
David Wozniak, Safety Coordinator Commonwealth of Pennsy'vania 1
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s APPENDlX A INDUSTRIALIACADEMIC/RESEARCH INSPECTION FIELD NOTES Regioni inspection Report No. (19 9 9 eec 1 License No.
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(do vio!ations cited, Clear NRC Form 591 or regional letter issued
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On December 3,1998, Region I received a telephone call from Mr. Joe Cocciardi
[(717)776-4500)]. Mr. Cocciardi is an Industrial Hygienist who was contracted by Shippensburg University (SU) in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania to perform a safety inspection of the Franklin Building at SU in preparation for release of the building for renovation. Part of Mr. Cocciardi's safety inspection included performing radiation su;veys of the building to ensure that all areas were at background radiation levels. Mr. Cocciardi informed Region I that he had measured radiation levels exceeding background radiation levels in two rooms on the second floor of the Franklin Building. He stated that since his expertise is in Industrial Hygiene, he had called the NRC to discuss his findings and determine what actions SU must take.
Mr Cocciardi described one room as " lead lined" and containing numerous small and apparently sealed sources of radiation including " pellets." He stated that his survey meter
" pegged" when he surveyed the sources and that he then exited the room. In a nearby room, one of his staffidentified a barrel shaped device, labelled with a radiation symbol. His staff measured radiation levels of approximately 0.5 rnR/hr at the surface of the device. He stated that SU staff referred to the device as a " neutron blaster." He stated there were no other markings on the device to identify its contents.
RI determined that SU does not currently and has never had an NRC license. RI determined that an inspection of SU would be conducted the following day. R! informed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). PADEP stated that they would dispatch an inspector to accompany the NRC inspectors. RI contacted David Wozniak, the SU Safety Officer, to inform him that an inspection would be conducted the followir.g day. Mr. Wozniak stated that the device described as a neutron blaster was labeled with the radiation symbol, but that all other information on the device was in the German language.
On December 4,1998, two NRC inspectors and James (openhaver, a PADEP inspector, conducted an inspection of two rooms located in the Franklin Building at SU. The inspectors found a label on the device described as a " neutron blaster" that read RaBe,3 me. Thus, the source inside the device was a Radium / Beryllium (RaBe) source containing 3 mci of Radium which is regulated by the Commonwealth of Penrsylvania. The device is housed in a dark room, room 220 of the Franklin Building, that is no longer in active use. The inspectors measured radiation levels of 0.7 - 1.0 mR/hr along surface of the circumference of the device and 0.5 mR/hr at surface the top of the device.
The room containing the sealed sources, is a small room with standard laboratory benches and is located within a larger laboratory room, room 218, in the Franklin Building. A sign on the door to the room states that the room is lead lined with 3.5 mm of lead on the walls, ceiling and floor.
This room contained numerous (50-100), low activity sources of radioactive material. The room appearrd to have been used as a typical radiation physics laboratory. Many sources were typical " button" check sources, some contained small quantities of liquid or metal. Nearly all of the sources were labeled. Check source isotopes included Cs-137, Sr-90, Pb-210, Radium D, and Co-57, generally in microcurie quantities.
The NRC inspectors took wipe samples for analysis for contamination. Five samples were obtained of the surface of the RaBe device and the floor under the device and two samples were obtained in the room housing the other sources. In that room, a sample was taken on the bench top where the sources have been stored. A second sample was taken of the surfaces of several of the sources on the bench top.
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The inspectors discussed with the Safety Officer the need to identify all of the sources to determine whether NRC licensure was needed. The Safety Officer stated that SU would obtain a consultant with expertise in the field of radiation protection to aid them in assessing and disposing of the radioactive material. The PADEP inspector stated thct he would inform his licensing staff that SU would need to apply for a license for the RaBe source.
Wipe test results found activity on one sample - the wipe of the surface of the sources. The contamination was low,7.311.5 dpm alpha activity and 8 i 2 dpm beta activity. The Safety Officer at SU was informed of the findings. He stated that he has the only key to the room and will inform the consultant that low-level contamination was identified in the room.
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