ML20211N845

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Responds to Requests in Ltr Re NRC Questions for Addl Info.Grants Request to Extend Response Time to NRC Deficiency Questions from 990826 to 990926.Requests That Response to Questions Be Developed Under Category II Status
ML20211N845
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/10/1999
From: Jankovich J
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Stein R
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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Download: ML20211N845 (1)


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c September 10, 1999 Mr. Russell N. Stein Vice President GrayStar, Inc.

Mt. Arlington Corporate Center -

Suite 103 200 Valley Road Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856

Dear Mr. Stein:

This is in response to the requests in your letter dated August 12,1999, regarding NRC's i

questions for additional information. We have reviewed the issues addressed in your letter and resched the following conclusions.

1. Your request to extend the response time to NRC's deficiency questions from August 26, 1999, to September 26,1999, is granted.

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2. You requested that the classification of the GrayStar Model 1 Irradiator be modified from Category 11 to Category I as defined in ANSI 43.10..We continue to maintain that the design of

-l the GrayStar Model 1 fits the definition of Category ll in ANSI 43.10, as well as the definition of

" Panoramic dry-source-storage irradiator" in 10 CFR 36.2. Therefore, we ask you to proceed in developing your response to our questions in terms of such a classification. You may request i

I exemptions, under 10 CFR 36.17, from those parts of the regulations which do not apply to your specific design.

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3. We have reviewed the Information which you provided regarding the provisions of 10 CFR
52. 21 and 22. Based on this information, we made a determination that an environmental report is not necessary for the safety evaluation of your design as a sealed source and device.

' If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-7904 or Mr. Frederick C. Sturz at

'(301) 415-7273.

Sincerely,

,Yh d. Sr. Engineer Jo n Jan <ov Materials Safety and Inspection Branch Division of Industrial and i

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