ML20236J529

Matls Licensing Package for Amend 11 to License SNM-1826 for Reuter-Stokes,Inc.Control:303741

ML20236J529
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Site:	07002872
Issue date:	06/22/1998
From:	Hueter L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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I u.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMussiON Amsndme t No.11 MATERIALS LICENSE Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Parts 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, 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 recefve it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s). This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the 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 Licensee in accordance with letter dated March 20,1998 F

1. Reuter-Stokes, Inc. 3. License number SNM-1826 is amended in h Edison Park its entirety to read as follows:

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6. Byproduct, source, and/or special y 7. Chemicaland/or physicalform hMaximum amount that licensee may

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ssess at any one time under this I se A. Plutonium (Principall pes A, Sealed Pu-Be neutror9 Y A. 40 grams (No single source Pu-238 and Pu-239) h Of M'u'rces #. 40 g . o exceed 80 grams)

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E. Uranium-235 E. Sea' led rces O.E 1 gram

9. Authorized Use: n mM A. Inst.*ument testing and calibration.

B. A!pha calibration standards.

C. through E. For use and/or possession incident to: (1

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(1) Development, manufacture and testing of fission counters and fission chambers.

(2) Distribution in fission counters end chambers listed in Condition 10. below to persons authorized to receive the licensed material pursuant to the terms and conditions of specific licenses issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any Agreement State.

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NRC FORM 374A U.s. "UCLEAR REGULATORY CoMMISsloN PAGE 2 of 4 PAGES

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10. The following fission counters and chambers containing special nuclear material may be distributed.

MAXIMUM ACTIVITY DEVICE MODEL NO. ISOTOPE PER DEVICE A. RS-P6 Series Uranium (Principal 7 grams (Proportional isotope U,-234 and/or Counters) g28,ratul 023h B. RS-C3 Series O Uranium (Principal A y 7 grams (lon Chambers) D isotopes U-235 and O

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11. A. Licensed material shab us t licensee's fdbes)I)cated at 8@J9 Darrow Road, Twinsburg, Ohio.

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B. Licensed material described irGetter dated May 10,19 may bk used at temporary job sites anywhere the NRC maintains juri ioger the t is phycically accompanied by an authorized user narned in Condition 12.mof Nii se and is used in accordance with the procedures specified in letter dated May 10,1996.

12. A. Licensed material shall be used by, or under the supervision of, Fred Glesius, Jan E. Orbin, Clark Gerber Nathan H. Johnson, Patrick J. Coughlin, Gabriel Fortin, Lawrence W. Penman, B. M. Murray, David O'Connor or Patrick M. Cowher.

B. The Radiation Safety Officer for this license is Patrick M. Cowher.

13. A. Sealed sources and detector cells shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination a' !ntervals not to exceed 6 months or at such other inte,vals as specified by the certificate of registration referred to in 10 CFR 32.210.

NRC FORM 374A u.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission PAGE 3 of 4 PAGEs

• Ucense Number l SNM-1826 MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 0 4 02872 Amendment No.11 l

l B. Notwithstanding Paragraph A of this Condition, sealed sources designed to emit alpha particles shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed 3 months.

C. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor indicating that a loak test has been made within 6 months prior to the transfer, a sealed source or detector cell received from another person shall not be put into use until tested.

D. Each sealed source fabricated by the licensee shall be inspected and tested for construction defects, leakage, and contamination priorg pyBse MtrEiisGr y sealed source.

E. Sealed sources need not b(JeYk tested if. (i) they contain noInpre than 100 microcuries of beta and/or gamma emitting m4terial or not more than 10 microcuries oOlpha emitting material; or (ii) they are not designed to enilhlpha particles, are in storage, and ap.not t$ing used. However, when they are removed from st ge'fo(use or transferred to another. person, and.have not been tested within the required leak i nterval, detector cell shall stored fo%# 'shall be tested beforeTJse'or transfer No se ry " pf nfoTe'than iO arsIwithout thing tested for leakage and/or contamination. c a

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F. The leak test shall>be cap ecti ll ' of 0.005 microcuje of radioactive material on the test sample. Ifdtie tes thepre ircs OIOO5'riilcrocu'rie or more of removable contamination, a report sh "wittdh

) (. char R atory po mission in accordance with 10 CFR 30.50(b)(2), Od the s rsm h stely frontservice and decontaminated, repaired, or disposed bYin ace Corpmihion re^gulations. %e report shall be filed within 5 days of the date the leaQpst result i nogtfitihe (fS'.j NuclearMulatory Commission, Region lil, ATTN: Chief, Nuclear Matepals Safety Branci,\8d1 t Warrenvill Md, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351. The report shall specify the sourceGhv ed, the test results d co ective action taken.

G. Tests for leakage and/or contamination  !! pe ed by the licensee or by other persons specifically licensed by the Commission or an Agreement State to Perform such services.

14. Except for plutonium contained in a medical device designed for individual human application, no plutonium, regardless of form, shall be delivered to a carrier for shipment by air transport or transported in en aircraft by the licensee except in packages the design of which the NRC has specifically approved for transported of plutonium by air.

15. Radiation survey instruments shall be calibrated by persons specifically authorized by the Commission or en Agreement State to perform such services.

16. The licensee may transport licensed material in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 71,

" Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material."

NRC FORM 374A u.S. HuCLEAR REGULATORY Commission PAGE 4 of 4 PAGEs LJcense Number SNM-1826 MATERIALS LICENSE Docket or Reference Number SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET 07M2872 l Amendment No.11 l

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17. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this license, the licensee shall conduct its program in accordance with the statements, representations, and procedures contained in the documents, including any enclosures, listed below. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations shall govern unless the statements, representations, and prxedures in the licensee's application and correspondence are more restrictive than the regulations.

A. Letter dated April 16,1990 (with attachments); and B. Letters dated February 20,1991 (with attachments April 19,1991 (with attachments), May 3,1991 (with attachments), May 11,1994g BlacMs),p August 8,1994, May 10,199(and March 20,1998. g (

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Subject:

Amendment to Radioactive Materials Licenses As result of a review of our operation with respect to NRC Information Notice 97-89: Distribution of Sources and Desices without Authorization, we request that the following changes be made to our SNM License:

l License Number License Condition Current Chance to SNM-1826 7C Metallic or oxide Metallic or oxide Source or enriched SNM-1826 10A ISOTOPE ISOTOPE Uranium (Principal Uranium (Principal Isotope U-235) Isotopes U-234, and/or l U-235, and/or U-238)

During our review it was discovered the RS-P6 Detectors were being distributed with U 234 used as an internal check source vice U-235 as specified by Condition 10.A of NRC License SNM 1826. An LIV has been written detailing the violation and corrective actions to be performed to preclude reoccurrence. As a result, all pending shipments have been halted. Prompt action on this request would aid greatly in meeting shipping schedules for customers of this product due the week of March 23,1998.

Please contact me at (330) %3 2325, if you would like to discuss this matter further.

Sincerely, Patrick M. Cowher, RSO GE Reuter-Stokes Enclosure (check # 0013155939) l RECEIVED MAR 2 31998 l REGION III ffnl 3' 22-7f 3 o 394j .)

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SUBJECT:

Licensee Identified Violation (LIV) - Failure to comply with Materials License SNM-1826.

re: U-234 source in a Counter NRC License SNM-1826, Amendment No.10, Condition 10.A provides for Desice Model No. RS-P6 Series Proportional Counters to contain U-235, counters were distributed using U-234 as an internal check source.

Background

The detector in question had been discontinued in favor of a later model using thorium foil as the internal check source. A request from a customer to purchase the old style detector initiated a routine internal review consistent with NRC Information Notice 97-89: Distribution of Sources and Desices Without Authorization. Tis review determined that U-234 was used as the check source versus U-235 which is listed on the license. Further, it was identified that U-235 had never been used as a check source for the RS-P6 series detectors. It was determined that distribution of the RS-P6 detector with U-234 instead of U-235 violated the condition of the license. The amount of U-234 contained in each detector was 1.5 nanocuries.

In accordance with NRC General Statement and Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions (NUREG-1600, July 1995), the following is provided in accordance with the Mitigation of Enforcement Sanctions (VII B):

(a) It s as identified by the licensee.

(b) It was not a violation that could be reasonably be expected to have been prevented by the ,

licensee's corrective action for a previous violation or a presious licensee finding that occurred I within the past 2 years of the inspection at issue, or the period within the last two inspections, whichever is longer; (c) It was or will be corrected within a reasonable time, by specific corrective action committed to by the licensee by the end of the inspection, including immediate corrective action and comprehensive corrective action to prevent recurrence; Immediate Corrective Action:

- The shipment of any RS-P6 detectors containing U-234 will be suspended pending an amendment to license SNM-1826 to include U-234 in the isotopic listing for that detector.

- An amendment to the license will be submitted by GE and approved by the NRC prior to j shipment of this type detector. In addition, in order to prevent recurrence of this type of situation, Quality Assurance procedures have been resised to seguire RSO signature on all design changes invohing the use of NRC licensed matdl.

(d) 11 v.as not a willful violation.

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i JUN 2 21998 Patrick M. Cowher Radiation Safety Omcor Reuter- Stokes, Inc.

( Edison Park 8499 Darrow Road Twinsburg, OH ' 44087-2398.

Dear Mr. Cowher:

Enclosed is Amendment No.11 to your NRC Material License No. SNM-1826 in accvidiance with your request. Please note that the caanges made to your license are printed in bold font.

Please review the enclosed document carefully and be sure that you understand all conditions. If there are any errors or questions, please notify the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 111 office at (630) 829-9887 so that we can provide appropnate corrections and answers.

Please be advised that your license expires at the end of the day, in the month, and year stated L_ in the license. Unless your license has been terminated, you must conduct your program involving byproduct materials in accordance with the conditions of your NRC license, representations made in your license application, and NRC regulabons. In particular, note that you must:

.1. Operate in accordance with NRC regulations 10 CFR Part 19 " Notices, instructions and l Reports to Workers; inspections," 10 CFR Part 20, " Standards for Protection Against Radiation," and other applicable regulations.

2. Notify NRC, in writing, within 30 days:

a. When the Radiation Safety Omoor permanently discontinues performance of duties under the license or has a name change; or

b. When the mailing address listed on the license changes. (No fee is required if the

, location of byproduct material remains the same.)

3. In accordance with 10 CFR 30.36(b) and/or license condition, notify NRC, promptly, in writing, and request termination of the license when a decision is made to terminate all activities involving materials authorized under the license.

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4.- Request and obtain a license amendment before you:

L, l . a. . Change Radiation Safety Officers;

b. Order byproduct material in excess of the amount, or radionuclides, or form different than authorized on the license;

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c. ' Add or change the areas of use or address or addresses of use identified in the license application or on the license; or

d. Change ownership of your organization.

5. Submit a complete renewal application with proper fee or termination request at least 30 days before the expiration date of your license. You will receive a reminder notice

j. approximately 90 days before the expiration date. . Possession of byproduct material after

! your license expires is a violation of NRC regulations. A license will not normally be i renewed except on a case-by-case basis, in instances where licensed material has never i been possessed or used.

~ In addition, please note that NRC Form 313 requires the applicant, by his/her signature, to verify l

that the applicant understands that all state.monts contained in the application are true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge. The signatory for the application should be the licensee or certifying official rather than a consultant.

You will be periodically inspected by NRC. Failure to conduct your program in accordance with l NRC regulations, license conditions, and representations made in your license application and l-supplemental correspondence with NRC will result in enforcement action against you. . This could include issuance of a notice of violation, or imposition of a civil penalty, or an order suspending, modifying or revoking your license as speedied in the General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions. Since serious consequences to employees and the public can

! result from failure to comply with NRC requirements, prompt and vigorous enforcement action will l be taken when dealing with licensees who do not achieve the necessary meticulous attention to detail and the high standard of compliance which NRC expects of its licensees.

Sincerely,

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! Materials Licensing Branch License No. SNM-1826 L Docket No. 070-02872

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Amendment No.11 l

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SUBJECT:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CORRESPONDENCE l (Letter Dated March 20,1998)

Dear Ucensee:

in response to your request, we have completed the initial processing, which is an administrative review of your application for a(n):

_ New License .X_ Amendment _ Renewal

_ Termination Auth User (Amendment not requ: red)

_ Other l No administrative deficiencies were identified during this initial review. However, it should be

noted that a technical review may identify omissions in the submitted information.

l It appears that your request is routine (see 1-3 below, as applicable).

1. New and amendment actions are normally processed within 90 days, unless we find i major deficiencies, or policy issues requiring central program office assistance.

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2. Renewal actions are normally processed within 180 days, however, under timely filing (before expiration), you may continue to operate under your existing license.

3. Termination actions are normally processed within 90 days, unless confirmatory surveys following decontamination / decommissioning activities are involved.

A copy of your correspondence has been forwarded to our Licensing Fee and Debt Collection Branch (301/415-6097) for approval of the fee category and amount, if required.

If you have a compelling safety or business-related reason for requesting expedited l

review, please contact the Materials Licensing Branch at (630) 829-9887. We will try to complete your request as soon as practicable. Any correspondence about this request should reference the control number.

Nuclear Materials Support Branch Mail Control No. 303741 License No. SNM-1826 i--____--_-____ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _. l