ML20211C816

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Notifies NRC of Organizational Changes at Penn State Univ, That Affect Radioactive Matl & Radiation Safety Program
ML20211C816
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Site: 07000113
Issue date: 09/04/1997
From: Randy Erickson
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
To:
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
References
NUDOCS 9709260316
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Vice Preddent for Rewarth 304 Old Main D:an of the Ormioate School Unnersty Park, PA 16802-1504 4 Sep 97 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, NMSS Washington, DC 20555-0001 License No. SNM 95 Docket No.70-113

Dear Sir or Madam:

This is to notify you of organizational changes at Pann State University that effect the licenses for radioactive material and the radiation safety program, tiffective 4 Sep 97 the Health Physics Office will merge with the Department of l

Environmental Health and Safety. The regulatory and licensing responsibilities of the radiation safety officer will be assumed by Eric J. Boeldt, Manager of Radiation Protection, in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety.

Those duties had been the responsibility of Rodger W. Granlund, University Health Physicist, who was in charge of the Health Physics Office. The Health Physics Offlee was one of the Intercollege Research Programs under the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Mr. Granlund will retire m

on 1 Oct 97.

Mr. Boeldt has served as the Associate Health Physicist since 1987 and is familiar with the radiation safety operations and the regulatory and licensing requirements. He received the M.S. degree in medical physics (health physics option) from the University of Wisconsin in 1985 and served as the Associate Health Physicist at the University of Wisconsin from 1981 to 1987. He also served as Staff Scientist for the Wisconsin Radiation Protection Council from 1979 to 1981 and as a Nuclear Test Supervisor at General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, CT from 1975-1979.

the American Board of Health Physics since 1988.He has been certified in Health Phys The Manager of Radiation Protection will report to the Vice President for Finance and Business / Treasure through the Director of Environmental Health and Safety i

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Protection will serve the University Isotopes Committee in the same manner as the University Health Physicist has served it.

I have been named the permanent replacement for David A. Shirley, the former Senior Vice President for Research and Graduate Education, who retired at the end of 1996. The title of my office has changed to Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. My position continues to be the University office responsible to the NRC and PADEP for the radioactive material licenses and the license for the nuclear reactor. All communications formerly sent to Dr.

Shirley should be addressed to me at the following address.

Rodney A. Erickson Vice President for Research Dean of the Graduate School 304 Old Main University Park, PA 16802 Please contact me,if you have any questions about these changes.

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