ML20246A230

Application for Amend,Renewing License SNM-1102,to Consolidate & Update Info Re Licensed Activities

ML20246A230
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Site:	07001166
Issue date:	06/29/1989
From:	Michael Ray TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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{{#Wiki_filter:. NRd FORM 3i3 110uh U.S. NUCLEAC CEIULATORY COMMISSION APP 7.OVED BY OMB 10GFR 30,37,33,34, 3164 0120 3S m0 APPLICATION FOR MATERIAL LICENSE esp r..: s 30 s0 i INSTRUCTIONS: SEE THE APPROPRIATE LICENSE APPLICATION GUIDE FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING APPLICATION. SEND TWO COPIES OF THE ENTIRE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE NRC OFFICE SPECIFIED BELOW. APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF EKEMPT PRODUCTS FILE APPLICATIONS WITH: IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN: U.S. NUCLEAR REGUL ATORY COMMISSION ILLINOIS, INDI ANA, tOWA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, OHIO, OR DIYislON OF FUEL CYCLE AND MATERIAL SAFETY, NMSS WIBCONSIN, SEND APPLICATIONS TO: WASHINGTON, DC 20'I2 U S. NUCLE AR REGULA*ORY COMMISSION. REGION ill ALL OTHER PERSONS FILE APPLICATIONS AS FOLLOWS,IF YOU ARE MATE RI ALS LICENSING b? 1'ON LOCATED IN: 799 ROOSEVELT ROAD GLEN ELLYN IL 60137 CONNECTICUT. DELAW ARE. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MAINE. M ARYLAND. MASSACHUSETTS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JER$fY, NEW YORK. PENNSYLVANIA, ARKANSAS, COLORADO, IDAMC er.AllSAS. LOUIStAN A. MONTANA, NE BRASK A, C.HODE ISLAND, OR VERMONT, SEND APPLICATIONS TO: NEW ME XICO, NORTH DAKOTA. OKLAHOMA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UT AH, OR WYOMING, SEND APPLICATIONS TO: U.S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, REGION 1 NUCLEAR MATEfilALS SAFETY SECTION B U S NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISSION, REGION IV 476 ALLENDALE flOAD MATERIAL RADIATION PROTECTION SECTION KING OF PRUSS:A, PA 19406 611 RYAN PLAZ A DRIVE,SulTE 1000 Al.AB AM A, FLORIDA. GEORGIA. KENTUCKY, MIS $1SSIPPI, NORTH CAROLIN A. PUEMTO RICO. SOUTH CAROLINA. TENNESSEE. VIRGINIA, VIRGIN ISLANDS, OR ALASKA, ARI2ONA, CALIFORNI A, HAWAll, NEVADA OREGON. WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, SENO APPUCATIONS TO: AND U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS IN THE PACIFIC, SEND APPLICATIC,NS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS$lON, REGION 11 NUCEAR MATERIALS SAFETY SECTION 101 MARIETTA STREET, SUITE 2900 u.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, REGION V ATLANTA, GA 30323 NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFETY SECTION 1450 MARIA LANE, SUITE 210 WALNUT CREEK, CA 94696 PECSONS LOCATED IN AGREEMENT ST ATES SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS$10N ONLY IF THEY WISH TO POSSESS AND USE LICENSED MATERIAL IN STATES SUBJECT TO U.S. NUCLEAR RE GULATORY COMMIS$10N JURISDICTION. TH18 IS AN APPLICATION FOR (Check appropreste item /

2. NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS OF APPUCANT (Jncivoels: Code /

A. NEW UCENSE Tennessee Valley Authority X B. AMENDMENT TO LICENSE NUMBER Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power StM-1102 X C RENEWAL OF LICENSE NUMBER 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

3. ADDRESS (ESIWHERE LICENSED MATER 4AL WILL BE USED OR POSSESSED.

Tennessee Valley Authority Environmental Radiological Monitoring ard Instrumentation Department Western Area Radiological Laboratory Muscle Shoals Alabama 35660

4. Nf.ME OF PERSON TO BE CONTACTED ABOUT THIS APPLICATION TELEPHONE NUMBER W. M. Belvin, Supervisor, Manager, Licensing Support, NLRA (615) 751-2693 SUBMIT ITEW.i S THROUGH 11 ON 6% a 11" PAPER. THE TYPE AND SCOPE OF INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED 16 DESCRIBED IN THE LICENSE APPLICATION GUIDE.

3. Rt.DIOACTIVE MATERIAL

4. Element and mass numtier, t>. chemical and/or physical fo*m, and c. mesimum amount

6. PURPOSE (S) FOR WHICH LICENSED MATERIAL WILL BE USED.

which Will be pDesessed at any One teme, E fR ' UAL $ ESP $ BLE FOR R ADIATION SAFETY PROGR KM AND THEIR INg g B. TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN OR FREQUENTING RESTRICTED AREAS. S. F ACILi't'ES AND EOUIPMENT,

10. RADIATION SAFETY PROGRAM.

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11. WASTE MANAGEMENT, OU T

13. CERTIFICATION. (Must be com#stedby apptrant/ THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THAT ALL ST ATEMENTF AND REPRESENT ATIONS MADE IN THis APPLICATION ARE BINDING U'ON THE APPLICANT THE APPLICANT AND ANY OFFICIAL EXECUTING THIS CERTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT NAMED IN ITEM 2.CERTIF Y THAT THis APPLICATION IS FREPARED IN CONFORMITY WITH TITLE 10. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. PARTS 30,32,33. 34. 35 AND 40 AND THAT ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF I

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/ j f APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS LICENSE SNM-1102 JUNE 1989 i t 1. Licensed material shall be used by the Environmental Radiological Monitoring and Instrumentation Department, Radiological Control, Tenenssee Valley Authority (TVA); TVA is an agency of the U.S. Government. The source will be kept at the Western Area Radiological Laboratory (5ARL) on the TVA reservation in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The mailing address of the facility is: Environmental Radiological Monitoring and Instrumentation Department, Tennessee Valley Authority, Western Area Radiological Laboratory, Muscle Shoals, Alabama 35660-1010. 2. The encapsulated source is a combination of plutonium and the stable isotope Be-9. This configuration wil provide a source of fast neutrons and will be used to calibrate neutron survey instruments and neutron dosimeters. ) 3. The license is.rcquested for 5 years with an option to renew. 4. The sealed source contains 160 grams of plutonium, 93 percent Pu-239 and 6 percent Pu-240. It was inspected and calibrated by Monsanto Research Corporation, Mound Laboratory, P.O. Box 32, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 prior to shipment to TVA in 1969. See attachment 1, "SS M3terial Transfer Form." 5. Licensed material chall be used by or under the supervision of R. Dee Colvett, John L. Lobdell, William L. Raines, or Ralph G. Wallace. Qualifications for these individuals are provifed in attachment 2. 6. The source is stored in a 55-gallon drum fillea with parrafin and kept in the room identified as " Neutron" in th( WARL Radiation Calibration Facility (aee attachment 3). The walls of the facility are high density concrete block. The main entrance door to the rooms is a heavy metal door that is kept locked at all timca when the facility is not in use. During normal work hours when the facility is in use access may by controlled by means of a remote controlled gate.

1 h k., j r n 2-SNM-1102 h June 1989 y c All transfers'of-the source will be made with a remote handling. device that will keep the source approximately 3 feet from the-body ) of: the operator. During routine use, the source'is moved into the: exposure position in front of the beam port and the beam port-shield is opened. When.the exposure is completed, the beam port is closed up and the. source is returned to the shielded position. 1

A' wide variety.of radiation detection instrumentation is available for use in support of.the laboratory operations.

The primary instruments used to support activities with this source are: a. Ludlum Model 12-4, or equivalent,. neutron survey meter. b. Bicron RS0-5, or equivalent, beta / gamma survey meter with an lon chamber detector c. Bicron Surveyor M-X, or equivalent, alpha survey meter The survey' meters.will be calibrated at intervals not to exceed 6 4 months and after each instrument servicing. Records of each l instrument calibration shall be maintained for a period of 2 years after the date of calibration. Each radiation survey instrument will . bear a current calibration tag stating the date of calibration and i the calibration due date. Instrument calibration will be performed by the Instrumentation Calibration, Repair and Control Section of the Environmental ' Radiological Monitoring and Instrumentation Department. The unit calibrates all portable radiation detection instrumentation used in TVA. Each instrument will be calibrated at two or more widely

separated points, other.than zero, on each scale.

7. John L. Lobdell is the Radiation Control Supervisor with responsibility for the safe use of the source. R. Dee Colvett is the health physicist responsible for the routine use of tirt source. 'Hilliam L. Rt.incs is the department manager responsible for the operation of the HARL. Ralph G. Hallace is the Radiation Protection Officer responsible for providing radiation protection support, including surveys and leak tests. All personnel entering the neutron calibration room will wear personnel dosimeters (TLD badges) capable of detecting toth gamma and neutron radiation. The badges are supplied as a part of TVA's personnel dostraetry program. All badges will be changed out at least warterly.

1 U p 3 l j m.> E< fp .j t* -3 ' i SNM-1102 p June 1989 L Radiation surveys shall be performed in the neutron calibration room at least semiannually. Surveys will be made for both beta / gamma and neutron' exposure levels. The area will be posted in accordance with .the, requirements.ofl10 CFR 20. l No waste is' generated as a result of'the use of-radioactive materials under this. license. 'When the source is'no longer needed, it will be returned to the Department of. Energy (DOE). All records documenting compliance with license requirements will be maintained at the WARL for at least 2 years. Older records may be ' transferred.to film for storage. No additional radioactive materials shall be received under this license. Should TVA no longer need the source, it will be shipped to DOE -in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71. Leak tests'of the. source or accessible surfaces of the device in ~which the. source is mounted shall.be performed by or under the supervision of a health physicist or health physics technician with a minimum of 2 years experience. The tests shall be performed at intervals not to exceed 6 months and shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcuries of removable alpha contamination. H Smears shall be counted inan alpha sensitive gas proportional counter. .All routine operations with._the licensed material are governed by written procedures. Only personnel trained in the procedure for the . operation of the calibration facility shall have unescorted access to the' facility. All personnel entering the facility shall wear an . assigned'TLD badge. Only personnel trained in the operation of the Pu-Be source shall perform calibrations with the source. .In the event of an accident or emergency, the Radiation Control Supervisor and the Radiation Safety Officer, or their designees, shall be notified as soon as possible. The area shall be secured with access restricted to necessary personnel. Direct surveillance shall be maintained untti the emergency is cleared. All radiation exposures shall be maintained As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). Any decontamination shall be performed under the supervision of a health physicist or health physics technician. Precautions shall be taken to prevent the spread of contamination. l g i

4 ( ,.. l SNM-1102 June 1989 'All personnel working under this license shall receive a minimum of 1 hour general radiation protection training, with I hour of retraining annually. New instrument technicians work under close supervision for an initial 6-month evaluation period during which time their procedures and practices are observed. Training is provided through staff lectures, self-study materials, and training courses provided by TVA. All technicians are required to maintain certification on any calibration procedure that they perform. The certification consists of observation of work under the supervision of an . experienced technician. Satisfactory completion of the calibration of an instrument results in certification on that type of instrument. Decertification is required at least every 24 months. .<3 I 0250w I

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y r SNM-1102 June 1989 Qualifications of Supervisory Personnel John L. Lobdell Supervisor, Instrumentation Calibration, Repair, and Control Section Mr..Lobdell has a B.S. degree in physics from the Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama, and a MSPH degree in radiological hygiene from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is certified in health physics by the American Board of Health Physics. He has worked in health physics with TVA since 1968. During this period, he has worked in applied health physics, instrument calibration, dosimetry, emergency planning, and environmental monitoring. As Supervisor, Instrumentation Calibration, Repair, and Control Section, he is responsible for the facility which performs the calibration of all portable health physics instrumentation in TVA.. R. D. Colvett Health Physicist, Instrumentation Calibration, Repair, and Control Section Mr. Colvett has a B.S. degree in math from Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, and an M.S. degree in radiological physics from Columbia University, New York. He worked on a Special Fellowship in Health Physics at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, for 8 months, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 2 months, and on a Public Health Service Fellowship in Radiological Physics at Columbia University (College of Physicians and Surgeons) for 8 months. As a Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, for 9 years, he performed precision dosimetry for radiological research, using accelerators and sealed isotopic sources, including 10 curies cesium-137, kilocuries cobalt-60, and 2 mg californium-252. As a Health Physics Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, for 4 years in operational health physics, he conducted an evaluation of special instrumentation development for the synchrotron health physics group. He has 10 years experience as a health physicist at TVA, working in quality assurance and personnel dosimetry. C ____ _

- SNM-1102 June 1989 (Continued) William L. Raines Manager, Environmental Radiological Monitoring and Instrumentation Department, Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Raines has a B.S. Degree in chemistry from Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in nuclear chemistry from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. He has approximately 10 years experience in using and handling radioactive materials. He carried out research using radioactive materials at the University of Arkansas. His work for the past 6 years has specifically included identification of radionuclides levels in environmental samples, preparation of calibration standards, training of laboratory personnel, and the development of radioanalytical and calibration standards. Since September 1988, he has served as Manager Environmental Radiological Monitoring and Instrumentation Department, with responsibility for TVA's environmental radiological monitoring and portable health physics instrument calibration programs. t Ralph G. Wallace Health Physicist, Support Unit, Environmental Radiological Monit o ing and Instrumentation Department Mr. Hallace has a B.S. degree in chemistry and mathematics from the University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama, and a MSPH degree in radiological hygiene from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has worked with TVA in the area of radiological health for more than 20 years. During this period, he has worked in the radioanalytical laboratory, in dosimetry, emergency planning, environmental monitoring, and offsite health physics support. His primary responsibilities have been in the environmental radiological monitoring program. 1 02$4w

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