ML20214P524

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Renewed License SNM-95,authorizing Use of U-235 & Pu-239
ML20214P524
Person / Time
Site: 07000113
Issue date: 05/28/1987
From: Bidinger G
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:
Shared Package
ML20214P478 List:
References
NUDOCS 8706030422
Download: ML20214P524 (3)


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Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 -438). and Title 10, f g

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

l heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess,and transfer byproduct, I

source, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to !

E deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s). This U

license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a amended, and is l

subject to all applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or hereafter in effect and to any y

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Authorized use: The material specified in A, C, D, E, and F shall be used in p

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I application dated May 30, 1986, except as modified by other conditions in this l

l license. The licensee is authorized to possess, store, and transfer to another licensee, but not use, the materials specified in B.

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1 in the application dated May 30, 1986. Up to two fuel elements may be removed at g

I one time from the storage vault for physical measurements or for examination and E

I testing as necessary for accountability purposes.

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N l 10. Authorized place of use: Thematerials'specNiedinA,C,andFshallbeused E

q in the Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Facility and the Academic Projects Building.

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I representations, and conditions specified in the application. The authorized p

I examinations and tests may'be performed in the Academic Projects Building or the E

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i Isotopes Committee, shall be granted for a 1-year period.

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the expiration of an existing authorization.

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Committee shall be a bachelor's degree in science or engineering and at least g

4, 3 years experience with radioactive materials or possess a medical degree. The g

Nl minimum qualifications need not apply to the member from the University p

Administration or the physician.

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g on an annual basis (maximum interval 15 months) for all employees and/or students g

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5 4 16. In lieu of Section 10.1 of Supplement B of the application dated May 30, 1986, E

l the licensee shall comply with 10 CFR 20.104.

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l 17. Suitable clothing (lab. coats, gloves, etc., specific to the job) shall be ll I

required for work with urencapsulated SNM. Hands, feet, and clothing shall be l

i monitored when leaving an area where the material is used.

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I Ii 18. Smoking shall be prohibited in laboratories where unencapsulated ShM is used.

I I 19. The maximum " start up" or " driving force" used in conjunction with the l

subcritical assembly shall not exceed that of a 5 curie Pu-Be neutron source.

I g 20. Surface contanination surveys in laboratories shall be conducted daily when i

unencapsulated SNM is used. Routine radiation surveys shall be conducted I

monthly in areas where radioactive materials are used and/or stored.

l l 21. Release of equipment or materials for unrestricted use or from contaminated to clean areas onsite shall be in accordance with the enclosed " Guidelines for y

q Decontamination of Facilities and Equipment Prior to Release for Unrestricted i

Use or Termination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source, or Special Nuclear i

Material," dated May 1987.

In lieu of the statement contained in Supplement D, I

page 4, item 5, of the application, these guidelines shall be used for release l

of solid waste under this lice se to the County solid waste authority.

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for Plutonium Alpha Sources," May 1987 and " License Condition for Leak Testing i

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a 24. The licensee is hereby exempted from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 to the i

extent that this section applies'to the storage of Pathfinder Superheat Fuel Hj Elements. Use of water in the Pathfinder Fuel Storage Room is not authorized.

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