ML20211M005

License 24-21293-01 for Burlington Northern Railroad, Authorizing Use of 15-mCi Ni-63 Foil Source in Perkin-Elmer Sigma Series Gas Chromatograph for Sample Analysis

ML20211M005
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/15/1983
From:	Adam W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20211L571	List: ML20211M005
References
24-21293-01, 24-21293-1, 82439, NUDOCS 8702270194
Download: ML20211M005 (3)

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Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of '974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title 10, g

Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Parts 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,40 and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations j

heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, il source, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s);and to ;

,f import such byproduct and source material. This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the '

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g Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below.

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Burlington Northern Railroad

3. Ucense number 24-21293-01 Research and Development Dept.

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4. Expiration date March 31, 1988 I

Springfield, Fussouri 65802

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,A. Nickel-63 A. Foil source A. No single source to (New England Nuclear exceed 15 mil 11 curies g

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!A. To be used in a Perkin Elmer Sigma series gas chromatograph for sample analysis.

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CONDITIONS I

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Licensed materini shall be used only at the licensee's facility located at 1612 North 1

Lexington, Springfield, Missouri.

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The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 1, Code r

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of Federal Regulations, Part 19, " Notices, Instructions and Reports to Korkers; Inspections" and Part 20, " Standards for Protection Against Radiation."

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Licensed material shall be used by, or under the supervision of, R. J. Vertz, R. E.

2 Hackley, M. W. Woods or R. C. Thaemlity.

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Each chromatograph detector cell containing Nickel-63 shall be tested for l

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received from another person shall not be put into use until tested.

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stored on which one might 'e'xp~EctElon'tdmindtios,to accumulate. Records of leak test results shall'be kept in units of niicrocuries and maintained for l

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If the test reveala<the presence of 0.005 microcurie or,nore of removable 1

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contamination, the' licensee shall immediately withdraw thfe detector cell I

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disposed of id!accordan'ce31th Commission regula'di8ns.

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In lieu of using the conventional radiation caution, colors (magenta or purple on I

yellow background) as provided in~Sechion{20.203(a)'(1), Title 10, Code of Federal I,

Regulations, Part 20, the licensee is hereby authorized to label detector cells s

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removed from the detector cell by the licensee.

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detector cells shall be performed only by the device manufacturer or other persons spacifically authorized by the Commission or an Agreement State to perform such l

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possesc and use licensed material described in Items 6, 7, and 8 of this I

license in accordance with statements, representations, and procedures f

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Commission's regulations shall govern the licensee's statements in applications or letters, unless the statements are.more restrictive than the regulations.

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