ML20247D483

FOIA Request for Documents Re Nuclear Facilities at & NRC Licenses to Army Matls Testing Lab in Watertown,Ma,Including Insp Histories,Activities & Inventory of Nuclear Matls

ML20247D483
Person / Time
Site:	05000047
Issue date:	07/14/1989
From:	Grossman D AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-89-315 NUDOCS 8909140280
Download: ML20247D483 (2)

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74 Barnard Ave Watertown, MA 02172 J ul y 14, 1989 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST TREFun" OF INFORMATION ACT REOUEST '[ .-M -4 sg Director of Of fice of Administration hg g /

U.S. Nuclear Feculatory Ce rission Washineton D.C. 20555

Dear Sir or Madam,

This let ter is a request f or NRC inf ormation under the Freedom of Information Act as amended ( 5 U.S.C. 552). I would like to request inf ormation regarding nuclear f acilities at, and NRC Ifeenses to, the Army Mat erial s Test ine Laboratory in Vatertown, Massachusetts. Prior to 1987, the facility was called the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center. The f acility currently has three NRC licenses:

LN 20-01010-04 (Docket 030-C-593); LN SUB-238 (Docket 040-02253); and SNM-244 (Docket 070-00263). The f acility maintains a deactivated If the reactor, either when it was in operation 5bl/'/%(nclear 1itween 1960 and 1970) or subsequently was on another docket, plea se reactor.

susply the inf ormation re:uested in sections A through D below for that docket as well. Please provide me with the following infornatfon:

A. From the inspection histories of the dockets, all inf or?ation related to any spill of nuclear material and all information related to any violation of NRC regulations.

B. The licenses and any documents incorporated by reference into the docket clarif virc the conditions of the licenses.

C. Any des cription cf the equipment and f acilities to te used in the permit ted act ivit les. Of particular interest is any information related to activities and f acilities licensed under LN SUB-238 regarding the burning of depleted Uranium.

D. An inventory of all nuclear materials on site for each year during the lif etime of the licenses, f, In addition, please provide me with any survey reports or other document s that include an assessment of possible radiological contamination on the present property of the Material Testing Laboratory, or on adjoining property previously part of the same f acility (now known as the Arsenal Hall and Arsenal Park).g---- ]: 4g yAn=94;s o m y - + ysen o w npgew + 7-p ; 3 = g:n , p(;t,

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te provided with all non-exempt portiens where are reasonably s e c r e cia bl e . 1, of course, reserve the right to appeal the withl:olding or del et ion of any inf ormat ion.

l'am prepared to cover expenses to to $100. If the $100 limit is reached, or if you have any other questions, please let me know by l writing to the above address or callite ce at the above number.

As provided in the Freedom'of Inf ormation Act, I expect to i receive a reply within ten working days. Thank you for your l i

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