ML20210A801
| ML20210A801 | |
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| Site: | 07000893 |
| Issue date: | 05/01/1987 |
| From: | Bidinger G, Laroche G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| Download: ML20210A801 (3) | |
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DOCKET N0: 70-893 LICENSE NO: SNM-844 LICENSEE: Florida Institute'of. Technology ,.
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT - REQUEST FOR_ LICENSE RENEWAL' INTRODUCTION By. letter dated April 2,'1985, the Florida Institute of' Technology (FIT) requested Materials License No. SNM-844 be renewed. This-. license was first issued in 1964 and authorizes the possession and use of 460 grams of U-235 at less than 20. percent enriched uranium in a subcritical assembly core and 15 grams of plutonium-in a Pu-Be sealed neutron source. The-assembly core and neutron' source ar'e used in education, training, and research related to neutron activation and neutron diffusion. -
Scope of Review The safety review of FIT's renewal application included review of docket files back to 1964. The review also included the compliance history as recorded in inspection reports.
1 f DISCUSSION FIT's renewal application demonstrates that there is an adequate technical staff with the qualifications to administer an effective radiological .' safety program.
Managenent Organization The program of utilization will be under the general direction of Dr. Jerome P.
Keuper, President of FIT, and Dr. Jay Burns,' Head of Physics and Space Sciences Department. Dr. Rong-sheng Jin will supervise the use of the special nuclear material and the subcritical assembly. Dr. Gary N. Wells will be responsible for radiation safety. The resumes for the individuals in safety positions show that their education and experience qualifications are more than sufficient for the responsibilities they are assigned.
A review shows that the'following conditions should be maintained in the license, as renewed:'
A. Uranium enriched in A. Suberitical A. 460 grams U-235 the U-235 isotope to assembly core less than 20 percent U-235 8705050165 870501 3 ADOCK 0700 gDR 4
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Florida Institute of Technology '2 B. Plutonium B. Pu-Be sealed B. 15 grams Pu neutron source Authorized Use: For use in accordance with the statements, representations, and conditions specified in the licensee's application dated April 2,1985.
The authorized place of use is Room B-2 of the Crawford Science Building located on the Melbourne Florida Campus of the Florida Institute of Technology.
The licensee shall comply with the leak test conditions for the Pu-Be source given in the attached Annex A.
The licensee is hereby exempt from the requirements of Section 70.24, 10 CFR Part 70, insofar as this Section applies to the material held under this license.
The licensee shall not store or use any other special nuclear materials in Room B-2 of the Crawford Science Building unless authorized in writing by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Written procedures ~ shall be prepared prior to the experimental use of the special nuclear material authorized under this license. The procedures shall describe the experimental methods to be used and the radiation safety-precautions to be followed. Procedures shall be approved in writing by Drs. Rang-sheng Jin and Gary N. Wells. Faculty members or students. con-ducting experiments shall be provided with approved procedures prior to the start of any experimental operations and shall acknowledge in writing their receipt and understanding of procedures to be followed.
Radiation protection instrumentation shall be calibrated at least annually and after any electronic component replacement or repair in accordance with the instrument manufacturer's instructions using National Bureau of Standards reference sources. To assure proper instrument operation, daily'.
checks will be made whenever the instruments are in use.1 Records of instrument calibration shall be maintained for 5 years.
The release of facilities or equipment for unrestricted use shall be in accordance with the attached Annex B, " Guidelines for Decontamination of Facilities and Equipment Prier to Release for Unrestricted Use or Termination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source, or Special Nuclear Material,"
dated May 1987.
A review of the inspection and enforcement record of the iicensee since the license was first issued shows that there have been few violations of requirements and that the violations were minor in nature. No personnel overexposures have been reported. Overall, the licensee's compliance history and exposure experience appear to be excellent.
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3 Other than changes in personnel and changes .in' the location of use of the subcritical assembly, there have been no:significant changes made in the past to the license as originally issued, and the current request for renewal -
proposes no new changes.
This license renewal does not request any modifications of the existing license.
There is no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(14)(v),
neither an Environmental ~ Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is warranted for this proposed action.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Based on the facts summarized above and with the approval of the NRC Region II Inspector,.I believe the license can be renewed without undue risk to the public.
Approval of the request for renewal is recommended.
Germain LaRoche Uranium Fuel Section
- Fuel _ Cycle Safety Branch Division of Fuel Cycle, Medical, original signed By: Academic, and Commercial Use Safety Approved by:
George H. Bidinger Uranium Fuel Section L.
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