ML20248B731

Proposed Amend 15 to License R-73,requesting That Security Plan Be Terminated Since Only Exempt Quantities of SNM on Hand & Reactor Defueled

ML20248B731
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Issue date:	08/03/1989
From:	WASHINGTON, UNIV. OF, SEATTLE, WA
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.UEiv.oraity of Washington august. 1989 Proposed Amendment No. 15 to License R-73 The general provisions of License No. R-73 are ametaed as follows:

1. Paragraph 3.A. is deleted.

2. Paragraph 3.B. is deleted.

3. Parap*aph 3. is amended to read:

3. Snoject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses the University of Washington pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30- " Rules of General App:laability to Licensing of Byproduct Material",

to possess, bw t not to separate, such byproduct material as may have k5en produced by operation of the reactor.

4. Paragraph 3.D. is deleted.

5. Paragraph 4.C. is deleted.

Appendix A of the Technical Specification of License R-73 is amended to read as follows:

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON NUCLEAR REACTOR FACILITY LICENCE NO. R-73 DATE: August 2, 1989 The dimensions. -=asurements, and other numerieni values given in these specifications may differ from measured values owing to normal construction and manufacturing tolerances or normal accuracy of instrumentation.

I. Definitions A. Operable A system or component shall be considered operable when it is capable of performing its intended function in a normal manner.

B. Operating A system or component shall be considered operating when it is performing its intended function i.n a normal manner.

C. Reactor Component Reactor component shall mean any apparatus, device, or material that is a normal part of the reactor structure.

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. University-of Wachington August, 1989 D. Experimental Facilities Experimental facilities shall include the beam ports.

I thermal column. vertical holes, shield tank, pneumatic rabbit l tubes. Land their associated access ports.

II. Facility Description A. Site

1. The facility shall be housed in the Nuclear Reactor Building located in the southeast portion of the University of Washington campus at Seattle. Washington.

2. The restricted area shall encompass the reactor room and associated facilities, and, if necessary, the plata surrounding the reactor room. When the pinza is included in the restricted area, it shall be roped off, posted in a conspicuous ,

wanner, and kept'under surveillance to prevent public entry.

l B. Reactor Room

1. The reactor room shall be physically separated j from the rest of the reactor buildi.g and shall have an independently controlled heatine ind ventilation system.

2. All doors leading into the reactor room shall be under a lock security system.

III. Radiation Monitoring System A. Exhaust air drawn from the reactor room shall be continuously monitored for gross concentration of radioactivity.

1. A dilution factor of 45 may be used to calcu3 cte radioactive stack effluent concentrations at points of unrestricted access outside the reactor building.

2. Ir the event that the limits of 10 CFR 20 are exceeded in the stack after application of the dilution factor, the ventilation system shall be secured.

i B. The radiation monitor shall be calibrated at least )

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IV. Administrative Requirements A. The President of the University, The Dean of the College of Engineering, and the Director of the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory shall have line responsibility for the administrative control of the reactor facility, safeguarding the general public and facility personnel from radiation expcsure and adhering to all requirements of the facility license and the Technical Specifications. i B. Line responsibility for radiological safety at the Nuclear Engineering Laboratory shall include the University Radiological Safety Officer. The University Radiological Safety Officer shall be independent of the line organization in item A.

C. Procedures The facility shall be maintained in accordance with approved written procedures All procedures and major changes thereto shall be reviewed at.d approved by the Director of the Reactor Laboratory prior to being effective. Changes which do not change the original intent of a procedure may be approved in writing by the Facility Supervisor. Such changes shall be recccced and submitted to the Director for routine review. The fc11owing types of written procedures shall be maintained:

1. Procedures for preventive and corrective maintenance.

2. Radiological control procedures for all facility personnel.

3. A laboratory emergency procedure to guide the behavior and action of all personnel in the event of an emergency condition.

D. Records

1. In addition to the requirements of applicabla regulations, and in no way substituting therefor, records or the following items shall be maintained for a period of at least five years or as long as the facility is licensed by the Commission for operation or possession:

a. abnormal occurrences,

b. principal maintenance activities and the reasons therefor,

c. facility radiation and contamination surveys, and

d. shipments of radioactive materials.

2. The following records shall be retained as long as the facility is licensed by the Commission for possession:

a. Updated. corrected, and as-Luilt drawings of the facility,

b. releases of gaseous and liquid wastes to the environs, and 3

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c. offsite environmental monitoring surveys.

3. Records of radiation exposures for all personnel shall be kept indefinitely or until the Commission authorizes their disposal.

F ., Action to be Taken in the Event of an Abnormal Occurrence

1. Any abnormal occurrence shall be promptly reported to the 7acility Supervisor and shall be reviewed by the Facility Advisory Committee. A report of the occurrence shall be i prepared, including an evaluation of the cause(s) and recommendations for appropriate action to prevent or reduce the i probability of recurrence. The results of the investigation l shall be maintained as part of the permanent records.

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2. All abnormal occurrences shall be reported to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with Section G.1 of these specifications.

3. Abnormal occurrences shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

a. A Violation of the Technical Specifications of the facility license.

b. An uncontrolled or unanticipated release of radioactivity from the site.

G. Reporting Requirements In addition to the requirements of applicable

regulations, and in no way substituting therefor, reports shall j be made to the NRC as follows

1. A report not later than the following working day (by telephone or telegraph to the Director. NRC Regdon V Compliance Office) and a report within 10 days (in writing to the Director. Division of Reactor Licensing, USNRC, Washington, D C.

20545) of: a. Abnormal occurrences as defined in Section F.

b. Releases of radioactivity from the facility above the permissible limits specified in Appendix B. Table II, 10 CFR Part 20.

2. A report within 30 days (in writing to the Director, Division of Reactor Licensing. USNRC, Washington. D.C.

20545) of significant changes in the facility organization.

3. A routine report (in writing to the Director, i Division of Reactor Licensing, USNRC, Washington, D.C. 20545) j at the end of each 12-month period providing the following information: a. A discussion of the changes in the facility 4

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant t o 10 CFR 5 0.5 9.

b. A summary of the nature and amount of radioactive material released to the environs.

c. The results of-any environmental surveys performed outside the f6cility.

d. A summary of significant (above 50.0 mrem) radiation exposures received by facility personnel and visitors ;

in any one year, including the dates and times of significant i exposures.

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