ML20245J679
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| Issue date: | 07/07/1987 |
| From: | Norton M RIPON COLLEGE, RIPON, WI |
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- 1. THl3 IS AN APPLICATION FOR (Check appropriate item /
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' 5. SYSTEM MANAGER (S) AND ADDRESS: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director, Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, D.C. 20555 i
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Radioactive' Material a.
Plutonium 239--sealed Pu-Be source (purchased from Monsanto l
Rebearch ca. 1964); 32 g (2 curies ).
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' Plutonium 239--plated alpha sources (purchased from Monsanto Research ca. 1964 ) 3 X10-5 mil 11 curies.
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Purposes for Use.
a.
The sealed Pu-Be' source will be used and stored in a Nuclear-Chicago Model NH-3, Neutron Howitzer for laboratory experi-ments and undergraduate instruction in modern physics, nuclear physics and radiation safety.
Eb.
The plated sources will be used as alpha standards for-detec-tor calibration and undergraduate laboratory instruction.
7.
Radiation Safety Personnel Dr. Mary Williams-Norton, Associate Professor of Physics, will be in charge of the materials.
None will be used without her permission and. direct supervision.
She received her formal training in radiation safety as a graduate student in experi-mental physics at Rutgers University.
As one of many students.
using radiation-producing eculpment and materials, she was instructed in the principles of rediation safety and the proper use. care and calibration of radiation nomitoring instruments by the. university's health physics staff.
She also took part in a formal training course at Brookhaven National Laboratory (1971) and a seli*-study course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (198 5 ).
She'has received additional on-the-job experi-ence with the safe use of radioactive materials as a research associate in experimental nuclear physics at Florida State University (1973-1975 ), and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1975-1977 and 1985-1987 ).
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Training in' Radiation Safety The special nuclear materials will be used only in the nuclear physics laboratory, a room kept locked except when the radia-tion safety officer or one of her faculty colleagues is present.
Studento do not work in that laburator y until they have a.
attended a comprehensive lecture on the principles and practices of radiation safety, including an explanation of units of radiation exposure and a demonstration of the use of radiation survey meters b.
demonstrated that they can operate the radiation survey meters.
c.
successfully completed a self-study course in radiation safety such as that given in Radiation Safety for Laboratory Technicians, a publication of the Udiversity of Wisconsin.
Students are allowed to work in the laboratory area only when they are using the materials.
Data analysis, background read-ing and other and even waiting between counts are done in other laboratories to minimize the time of possible exposure.
9.
Facilities and equipment The Pu-Be source is only remove _ from the Neutron Howitzer for leak checks.
At that time it is handled with a 1.1 meter long device with a clamp at one end to hold the cylindrical source operated by a hand-held trigger. mechanism at the other.
The plated alpha sources are stored in individual covered plas-tic containers and are transferre6 using tweezers (10 to-15 centimeters in length ) only:
great care is taken that nothing touch the plated surface at any time.
The plastic containers in which the plated alpha sources are stored are kept in a cabinet in the same locked room in which the Neutron Howitzer is stored.
Even when the nuclear physics laboratory is in use and unlocked, this room is kept locked unless the sources are in use.
Not even college maintenance workers are allowed in the source room without the permission of and under the direct supervision of the radiation safety officer.
The special nuclear materials are never processed, chemically or physically,_in any way.
Oreat care is taken that their con-figurations are never altered or damaged.
Auxiliary shielding. materials (lead, lead-doped polyethylene,
_and polyethylene' blocks, lead foil, etc.) are used to further reduce the neutron and gamma radiation produced by the Pu-Be source in the Neutron Howitzer.
Radionuclides produced by neutron activation are also shielded with these auxiliary shielding materials.
Radiation Monitoring Equipment a.
1 survey meter, Nuclear Chicago 2673, sensitive to neutrons
( 0-1. 5 X 105 counts / minute) b.
1 survey meter, Nuclear Chicago 2650, sensitive to alpha, beta and gamma ( 0.1 to 100 millirem / hour ) window thickness:
30 mg/cm2 c.
1 survey meter, Dosimeter Corporation model 3007 with probe 3011, sensitive to alpha, beta and gamma; window thickness: not specified by manufacturer d.
1 proportional counter, Nuclear Chicago D47, sensitive to alpha ( 0-30,000 counts / minute ); windowless operation, e.
3 thermoluminescent dosimeters (Nuclear Chicago NC-401 and NC-402 ) for personnel monitoring.
Calibration of monitoring devices is performed quarterly and after electronic component replacement in accordance with manu-facturer's instructions using calibrated sources (gamma and beta / gamma sources-133Ba, I37 s, etc.--purchased from Central 0
Scientific Co.).
A check of proper operation is made daily upon use of each instrument.
Leak tests of the Pu-Be source are performed at six-month intervals (or before use if the source has not been used for more than six months.
The leak-test procedure is as follows:
a, the source is held with the remote handling tool and wiped with absorbent filter paper, l
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b, th'e source is returned to the Neutron' Howitzer and placed in-the storage position with the lid replaced and locked.
c.
the filer. paper is counted with the windowless' gas-flow proportional ' counter. ( or. alpha spectrometer ) to. determine
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.the alpha activity, and i
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if.less than 0.005 microcurie of removable alpha contami-nationLis detected on the test sample, the result of the 1~eak test-is recorded in the log book.
e.
if.0.005 microcurie or more of. removable alpha contamina-tioncis removed, personnel and the area are evaluated for contamination.
Further spread of contamination will be prevented.
f.
The. source is put in a leak-proof container, the container is sealed, placed in.a shipping container and returned to the. manufacturer for repair or replacement.
The following office will be informed of the test results,and of actions taken:
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt Rd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 11 0.
Radiation Safety Program The radiation safety program is managed with.three main compo-nents:
a.
basic instruction in the principles of radiation safety for all students '(and others ) who use the materials ( see full description in part 8 ).
b..
supervision and secure storage of the special nuclear materials,' test sources,'etc. (see full description-in part 9).
c.
periodic leak checks of the Pu-Be source, survey meter calibration, etc. ( see part 9).
Although thermoluminescent dosimeters are available for student use, they are rarely used because the low levels of radiation in the laboratory, careful use of shielding and distance to minimize exposure and limited time in the laboratory make per-sonnel monitoring unnecessary.
Typical student and or faculty use of the laboratory is limited to about 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> per calendar quarter.
Expected dose during that time, based on surveys of 1
the area, would be less than 50 millirem full body dose with never more than 90 millirem lower than the 0 31 rem full-body dose or 4.69 rem extremities dose limits requiring personnel nonitoring.
11.
Waste Management No wastes are generated from the special nuclear materials because they are not processed in any way and are stored and handled so as to minimize the risk of contamination of their surroundings ( see part 9 ).
Should a leak check of the Pu-Be source show removable alpha contamination, the procedure out-lined in part 9. above will be followed to contain and safely handle contamination.
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