ML20246D899
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| Site: | 07000882 |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1989 |
| From: | Hatami A COLUMBIA UNIV., NEW YORK, NY |
| To: | Kinneman J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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' HEALTH PPfV5iCS ONF'hCE 289 EnD neering Terrace 6
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- U... S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J5 Region'I-m.:
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-RE:
U.S. NRC's Notice o'f: Violation, dated' June 16, 1989 (U.S. :.NRCls License No. : 870).
-(Docket No.: 070-00882)
Dear Mr.! Kinneman:
On behalf.of-Columbia University'(CU), enclosed,is the Reply.to the~-
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's-Notice of Violation dated June:16,1989. -
ItLis' appropriate to point' out' that CU acted promptly.in.its analysis of;theiviolation, and effecting corrective measures to prevent a recur-x rence Lof? errors-oflthi s ' kind.
- With the implementation ofl program modifications that are now in place, we are confident that circumstances of this kind will not recur..Many,
.thanks for your consideration'in this matter.
Should you need addi-tional information, please contact the-Health Physics Office at
-(212)854-4442.
Sincerely yours, h uJ W a Ahmad Hatami Radiation-Safety Officer TAH/aa Enclosure cc: Prof.
L'. Lidofsky, Radiation Safety Committee Chairman Stuart Mirowitz, Director of' Environmental Health & Safety 6Z: 1d M Tir 69.
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HEALTH PHYSICS OFMCC 289 Engineering Terrace REPLY
~i RE:
U.S. NRC's Notice'of Violation, dated June 16, 1989 (U.fi. NRC's License No.870)
(Docket No.: 070-00882)
A.
The. box labelled " unknown sources" contained targets that had been prepared and used by Professor Edward Melkonian for measurement of Pu cross-sections.
The targets were in sealed,' labeled packages.
The labelling indicated that a typical target contained about 0.5mg of Ps-239. The remaining material in the box (typically glass) were currently. being checked for activity.
Following the survey, a decision will be made as to appropriate action.for disposal.
B.
Annual refresher training has been provided.
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