ML20248F340

Refers to Ltrs ,26 & 0802,submitted Pursuant to Notice & Order Issued by Commission on 680601 in Relation to License SNM-1002.Present Submission Supercedes Referenced Ltrs,In That Significant Mods Proposed for Decontamination

ML20248F340
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Issue date:	09/06/1968
From:	Koch R INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL & NUCLEAR CORP.
To:	US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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Division of "onpliance U. ">. 4 tonic "nerey Co nission 2111 1ktneroft Uny j

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l Gentlemen:

7eferenca is made to our lettert dated (1) Tul" 1, lo ?, (') Julr 26, 1963, nnd (3) '.u mst ', 100, au" + tni purrnnt t, the "1,ti en en<1 ^rf.nr" innued l

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hy the ^cn-laairn on June 1, l"@, in rel s'.i nn to 'A canae ':o. T'"-1100.

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present suir.ission sunercede: the re 'erence d letters in thr.t it present, si r r.i-i i

'icant odi#icsticn; nnd T2nnortins detn119 'or the 9"renduran nropoae1 'or operationc lendinc to the "in91 decontn-inntion o# the U. " "uclent "o po"'ition p reniacs at E01 '!crth Mhe Street, " urb inh, l'tlifornia..

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suhinsion sre beinF fo*'t tried directiv to "r. "uschnurer v.t "c mission hend -

quarters.

"Piani decontanin stion" ns uqed herein in intended to enco nass the radiological l

aurvey and decontsrintition of the n5011 huildine. Se shell buildine is de ined c

ss the interior surfaces of the build.ine 'nlin nnd roo#, ra ^ters and suppo* tin c rerhors, the floor, ind "ixed intarior instnllotions cuch 'in rent "no-o.

'n di n9a.nt lin r* nnd decentarinstion or dinponnl 91 co itnainated rnste o' v.ritcMenr j

ji snd other utilit"-dintvihution,ynte, attached to the buildinr-shell a.-a m1,o h

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-p-Due rernri 'or the henith snd sm'et" cf all parconnel and o' the ceneral nublic is a prine consideration in this undertahin~.

It 9u't slao be recornized tha.t thic undertaking vill involve ci ni #i csnt cest fa.ctor*.

The*e#nre, it i-in-perntive thst,lsnn for these oparitions t2%a into necount nurerous 'a.ctors 30 that duplication of costs is r.at enco ntered and so that cost centrol an vell as safety can be assured. Therefore, four generalized prerequisites exist, in our opinion, to the #inal decontaninstion operation.

1. 'crovs1 of -11 unessential nersonnel, records an d o*' ice 'ur-4 shinca from tha buildinr.

2 Dispossl of hulk quantitie, of licenned vsdioective -nterie19,

3. Din antlin' and decont,-inst'on o-dinnocal o' 911 in-tallationa,

nste-in17, nni eTit--ant *e--atentin-notantitl ~4nks 6' sa-inus ennte-i-nation.

b. Clenrin ~, to t"a myi-u-e xtant, the buildin" 'loor area. to nrovide the -oct direct pensi.ble accans to tbn lann me-annihla s ess to he de-contsninnted.

To facilitste the vscstinc re the buildin ~, cornornta -annre ent han deetied to r'. frain from enterinc into an" ne.7 co mit ents raquiring use c' the=n wreduction facilities.

"scilities 9re bein7 nhssed out o' oneration as 9tior co--it-ents sre connleted.

It shculd be noted thnt theseproduction connit ents relste to opera.tions seosrate ' rom those nreviousl r authorized under Licence 10.

9 1'-1002,

4. Classi fication o' "roineta and "roiected 7ehedulen A detailed ite-inntion or nreranuisites to the 'inal decontarinstion onorationn is presented below nlonc vith cor.nents concernine their nutusi relationships l

snd nrojected time schedule t.

1. Din-antli"~. iis,oasl sn3 doenntaminstic. c' rene-n1 ltberntn-~

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" hic s st o f c,crat an, re Nr.3 to t53 foll r. i n " -co. 3 ". a io ni rn ate d 3

in :';0:ibit " A" ; L-1,

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"'he required crerationc include t;.e disposal o

.ex,en thle.nterf al s snd e qui'v ent e.c conta-f -

r nated vaste, the decontarinntion of espital eauinment to be salveced and its packacinc for temporary storage, and the dismantling of the.

j partitions, utilities, and room werhesds and their disposal as contaminated vaste. Plutoniu. :nndline 'ecilities are excluded frcr:

this categor r.

It la planned to dec~.ty'innte t'.eca areau generally in the orl2" cited sove.

Approval 'rt.2 alre tdy been cr.r.te i te evnence coerst!ona in the first two areas.

~' 10 other are to tra avail".ble 'or i'v:e di nte tet! nn.

It is anticipate d t'. it ne rev.ininc or-Mation corritmnt involvinc any of these are ts recrecents a leterrent to cor.pletion of the s" ort.

It is prc'ecte:: thtt these arena c tn be vacated and diannntled and the floors sub jectmi to oreli.in trv clenninc iri early 2cvenber, previded th".t 211.srulator a 7 enc;r approvnla sre "eceiveel on a.

timely schedule.

The clenrine o' nevers1 of these roemo prior to attaci;ing the plutonium laboratorv represents obvious sdvintarea.

It should be noted that a ventilsted vaste pachacin,~ facility located s

} ~2-in 'oc. L-7 nunt rer.ain overable throuout nost of the deconts.instion L-

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.d" e f fort.

"here' ore, action on this roo 1 -ust be deferred.

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the operatin; srea fer the hot cell, is discussed in connection with the cell.

"' ne.ov,.1 o' cleric,1 and Sir.inist-itive nerSonnel a.ni vr'estino n#

_ office cnnee I:e > fa cilities under construction in rave ountv, tli o rni n, nr7 scheduled 'er occ'toancy b'-

A-inistrntive perconnel on or @out

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'le ulan te nnve the purchsnin, secountinr, 3 11 - 3 ind rnil "co personnel ind esnentiall ill n'" ice "u nichincs 1.-

-ledintcl" theren'ter.

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,.nd vill par-it re eval o' the beslth ph:rsica office #ron its present location to the srest desirnsted """o".

It is enticipsited that nartitions interin* to ""." can te dicr.nntled snd diaponed o,

n'ter -onitorine, as convantionni 'rn.ste.

All

aree "3" includin-its ove-hesi, c in then he disr.nntlec, nonitormi snd disonned o# rta con'rentionsl or contv*4 9"ted taste, an anpropri'ta.

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vill '. ~ 2 nt e. !,n q 1,

,7 yn utrictg 3,7%

tn a ell,t';er nortion, c' t'.e buil-linc vill be consi dered t restricted nre?.

It in a.nticipate'l thnt tM n>9're citad iter.3 en.n M teco pli, Ped eithin i

i t,,"cxi rntel" 7 'roav n'te* + 'ae nev buil din ~ in rend? 'or occunonev

( 4. c., '~ 1a.te "ovn.be

• In6', a n nu-in - n o dalw in huildin-co.-t*'ict* ~ ).

It should h noted t';n.t tho honnin-les n' **es "\\"

nra e st nhli c';e d t ntructuru 09nn:_ Cerst 4 cn3 nc 'rell tn the desir? to nrovide a co-nlete sep tration of the restricted and non-rentricted cres.3 'ar u len ~ a.:

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possible.

!n this con ?xt, it should sino be noted thtt the r.en't

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restroor snd ahevar

1. icility in the e':trene southwest corner o' the buildin; nuit re rsin inctionq] throu~hout nost o " the #ollo'rint I

operttionn.

l "he schedule 'er renovsl o' clev4 esl and ti-inistrative ~rou,a doen j

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not tope tr to re-renent 1 deter-ant to th.3 overall cchedule 7ince "tn'/

i other itenn e in nroceed cone'trrently.

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'i orn ntli ne tnd tran, #ar o c th,

.nchine she'

"'trrent prc9ections indicste th,t reductinn c^--itment, in the

~1 chin' shcp vill La ec~nletal on or ntout " ova-her 1.

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then be lise.v.tlei ind the -achiner' *111 Le cleinad, surva"c' nrepare-1 'or chi ~ent to inother loc ttion v + ^ 1n the corporation.

4 It 13 tnti cira.t ci t'2at ' h? qe n,er-t 4.nn a can b co-,'.nt e ' k~

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h. 'ii s no.,a.1 o ", v> c i 1 ruela,r -aterial 3nlh quantities of speci'il nuclear naterinl, descrih.?d in a 1 ster i

cection, runt be transferred to rin suthorized recipient.

Since so-e o' these ite"m are presentl~ ir 7torsee in the plutonin-la.horntor"*,

n m conmilare l 2 sor.e prelinine*" ele-inc c a, r a'. i an, c# "t

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re o?'1 ^* t573 ite 9 It i, ?stirit ? t'ast the j

t ro n i 'e r " t'. i s T, ? ri n ? c n he nn.de

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't 11 n a 'et" a,uin~.cnt ha"? ? nen '.nn*cved an? 2..idit lent:

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s o fet-P equia. ant ST: t 'en racu-ad.

5. 71 s.wnt 11, ~. linwl ani decon+a-i n.it'on n# "u ll #acilitica

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nt 4.' ! ec o f anec ial we'.e" -ateri al 4 -, pr e-requisite to this ^ne*". tion.

Tt in atti uted that thin onaration 1,. e.

csn be co n?ete; e i t h i n

u. nroxi-atel" f "ao h

'*er t'.e snacial nucla"r

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.'ttarial 593 heen 3hinned sni innrovil o' the nrmeadurna Sn.s been

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'isr:nntlin~ snd dianosal o# the het call o

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^urrent cro iec'.i rn, indic ita t'rt rniuction co-r.it ents in the het i

9 cell till 1, en.nl etai '*

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'!avav'r, the cell m,t rana'n o

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...g onershle until s11 91cnifiennt inventories of re.dioactive -nte*inls e.

y t.r nre trans'arred to nu.nninc centainers sni re oved fro ~ the huildinc.

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It 's sn',1cinnted th,t thene n~ ra.t4 onn 'r411 renui re 9n addit 4 on 13 4

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cited in Vars #1-5 shove vrier to initintinn c'"n-t on t',

het ee:1.

The dicrantline o' equinment, valls, 7td o"erhend naqoci nted with "com. T, P2 till nino be nev'nr ed as tha initial rhnwe o' this e#c

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o 7t is anti-ete-1 thnt these enerstions vill re,uire nnn-oxi-atel~ 30 days from the date that the hot cell is avniinhle and after all nro-requisites have been connleted.

"he tercet dste 'or removal 6f the Sot cell is Peh ruar'r 1060

7. Decontn-ina.t'nn and *a-rval or tha "on1 b' r0' x13' See-nit cor9twuctod o' v,in'c ced er, crete The nool 'n locnted adincent te ta "ot ce)) nn evn in exhi>tt i.

"'he 7,ta-in conts-innted "r!9eril'r 'i th coluble "9-137 nnd On f^

"4 rn4'ican+

-uar-titie cf sunnended solid, nnd hotto-madirent, mirilawl" conta-inste d I

are nresont. 'JnknTm quantit ies o' hulk nterisls are nresant at the bottom, representing an accu ~.ulation of raterial placed there over i

nan:r," cars.

!t is believed that the concrete sur'sces ern ti -hl" i

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contnminste2.

'"o rt haa oeen in vrorress to ;acontirinete the cci j

l sad effort to rer.eva radio,etivit;* is nrocrassine en a continuin7 Mais.

'enoval o' the concrete facinr t,?.e het cell is con 31 N ed i

i inadvisstle until the cell is distantled aince it is believed that the structural integrity o' the cell may be jeopardized.

i conscientious ef fort is being and will continue to be expended to prenare the pool

'or final renoval at the time the cell ans been lianantled sni renove.l.

The tarcet date fer removal of the nool is 'hrch,103).

3.

inal 1ecentaninntinn onerations l

These onerstiens will cemmence imreliotely s'te* cneratter.3 in "ern.

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i and 97 above have been cemnleted sni vill inclule "unct#ona 23 cited in the definition presented above.

hav vill inclub the dicnantlin~ m'!c r decontamination c' restroonn and other "ncilities ninteined r,crntions:

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. Jurint; the C ovo cited ecrts.

It is anticipated that apuroxir.atal:*

6-3 weeks will be required to conplete these coerations ao that the tsrdet date for rolesse of the buildin; is smproxir.ately

%", 1"d9.

9. Dinpons1 o' Sontttin?tc.! T r.a t e Contaninsted waste vill ultinately be disposed.of by trsnsfer to i

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!!uclear Engineering, Inc. for burial at their 'fevsds site. 'Jnste i

vill be trsnaported to that site by exclusive-use vehicle in containe-;

r.eeting appropriate I00-30" specifications. Ocntar.inate d waste.till be renovel frem the preciscs ? periodically ani expeditiousiv se tNe effort nrocreasas.

Tae t:nvironnental Jciences 91 vision o' Internations1 Che-ics] and

' ucle sr Cor,r. la suthor'.ned to receive and di nnse c' such tsste inli'ornis under :L ':o. 1130-3?.

It is anticipste:1 by the State o r that nest light-vci'ht lov speci'ic activitv vsste generated in this effort vill te trsnarerred to thnt licensee or disposal ty that c

licensee.

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'! negotiations sre also in process 'rith '!ucinar Engineering, Inc. con-

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g cerning dicoessl n" conta.ninate d vssten involving bulky or henvv

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j shipping contsiners, and in particular, vaste hichl" contsninnted s

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vith specini nuclesr neterisl.

That liceneee vill eurnich shipping contsiners "or such vscte, includinc psekacine criteria.

Thece centsiners.till reet 70T Ciscs i (3pecifiestion 15 A snd/or 19"d or DOT C1sas 3 criteris, as noplicable to the vsrious levels or classes of radiosctitit:, and vill ottain 97" specisl DOT approvsls which nsv be required.

";e neste rill he nnch9eed by ". 9 Iuclea r t o '!.'...

Inc. spect'icstio39 Trsn3ncrta. tion to there t:on; or "nsto rill be pe r'orne d t"

'.~. Inc, under the!" l'cev,e.

l "etaila concern # n-tP7 de11 r ;" ahinrinn containers 'n-the Inton:-

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proce3 cine enclosums are not ret sv111able.

~'hene ill be *o*tarded to the "e-r.maton, on relu'tst, hen thev ere receivad b: '. n.

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a. %eratin~ nn d "n "et' "recelura3

he folleving procciures 'tre preponei "or the resoective operationc outlined in 'icction A.

It is helievel thnt these nrocedures renerallv represent the consenau c' the retrtici-ants in n netin ~ o f '!.1.

7ucione nnd "o-~ission ucunt 7, lo M.

'n enors!, t'te order or nrenent atinn reorasentativn en e coine! P1 rith t'w c3 rhinological orde* in rh*:S + M varicur, onaratfo r

>r' ex,act' to 7 carri,4 ut, n' ' ' ou ~ l m ' " ;n c t i,", ~, ' "-a c e :' co r.c u---- t ' ".

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din-+, ',nd ieennto-in-t(~-,e enara' l e,rnt o--

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"M a dis cuacicn ~ ?l-t e, t-o"er-ti on, cutlinM '.n "va t-1 nhove

v.. t'; 2 c :r ' :er. :-t in -

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'ener-ti ona. rill invol'n the 24'"nt11n~, le cont ".~innt lo. tnd tannornra storace on-cit:

o" a?lected capit,.1 29.uin ent ; tem ; (b) the dia entline and aa.ckc~in~

na conta-in?tM "ut" o' ex,en hble 'ateri,.1, and equi vent; snd (c) the diamantline o#.'cIls and roo-nverheads includin.7 equi" ent rounted t

thereen, duct rork ind utilit:t lines; snd (d) tha initial decontnninntion it o# "loor trens.

It is ex,licitl:r understood th.t the vn11s enc 1cnine the Pa labo* stor r vill not be disr.sntled exFent under condition:

1peciied elacthara or iicmntlin-c ' that labor ttery.

c In renersl, heslth sad n'et" precedu*ec required I'or use of radio-9.ctiv? nnterialc in these renaective nresa under Licenne OL31-59 '7i31 h' in 'c'ect f,r all oper-ti ans c"r. *u :'e d t' thin '5933 rooms.

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Our'72illn.nce "" 1 quN11 #!ei 3a #at ' T^9-'ent'iti ve ini cont # nUDu3 3 3r.93 4 'l ~ #n r a.i rl' -*9 e T, i.i on at i vi t'r 1U r 4 ;' ~ "e"iodO o# ne c119'ine" "ill be in a#"ect.

'.10 ine'.u'en une n'

'lovec, chee covers, overall7,

renpir, tor, f!1-tWe,, and Srn4reters.

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"'hc option to salvv e ecrtcin itena m'

,itnl *quinmant in thene rc o.3 is racerved endinr 4.nf tiel sttenntn to decenter.innte it.

'. ' calvnse is tec::nicsil-* 2nd economienlly feraihle, it vill te cor71eted and the equipment vill to renoved to a te.norary stornre position on-site. Fxpendable itens vill be packsged as contrainated

.tsste snd prepared for disposal in accortinnee vith oararrach A 9 nbove.

'"he valls o # "oSt o' the.2 rcorn ere kno'rn 'S contain removable a-i/r*

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"ixed contarina, tion.

"ent nr4nnted qur'sces vill be nsinted to 'ir J'

t he contaminsti on 3rd n,qi at in mini-1:in-it m dissv ination i

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diannntlint.

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,o,.inted. i l) be b etr,aq as ont vinatad neterial an'l till va di,oned o' secordinsiv.

~~h a room overhead, an?. equi-nent ineste?. thareen nr,'.no n to be centa-inntad 4th

'u-238 tnd other Ndi9-unli'.es.

i.cca :s to t' lese arass in ri-4.12v reltricted Tr' remn ran nrotecti.va clothin' n.ni vosnirators.

Tt'c a*oposed tn naint the tra surface thorour^1 r t r it Ia int nnetially fix this conta-:inatinn artor tn dis ant 31n.

"inilarlv, exponed nur"neen of ductvork, etc. vill be nnirted or rined. in rn he#cre disssse.blv.

linee the ductvork conninto of relstivelv sho-t sections, it esn e tsily be dicrticerbled care *ull:, the ands neeled, and then 7 tek tred as hot vsnte.

Dis-amtliv or the n-rerhea d r111 ti r.n anteil dineo-nect 4.n -

of nasorted utilit'r linen.

ill overhetd ra.terisin vil] be packnaed en cont rnin'tted 7ute.

"'he extent to which sone unll en.d nvarhe9d nactionq vill be iin-pntlad at the init4 =2 nt tra ne the operntinn-rill be dietnted b tvo connide rritions : (1) tha potentiel use of no*tions o' it "or sn ni rlock or "creenhou",e" as discunced in

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'faintain onarationel. certe n b]mie*1, et c. located therenn.

d "inall:', the floor stes* vill be alcanei to, leval cons (qtent with raquire-ents cor 9 rantricted area sni com-atible with adjacant n re n.1 crevi cusl" deconta-inntai tith ras"act tn romevable conta.minntinn.

Continual lurveillm.ee t" n ounlicied se'et" ren=esentative vill be in effect, including area vine tects and r. measurements of airborne radioactivity in the i-rediate vicinit:r of the noeration.

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9 care vi3' be taker to ansure that e *ective ventilation ir raintained c

in process en.uipnent enclosures still in arerition or containin:

hich levels 0"

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"r the thove n ' rat'-

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,3rva sn a t ?: morn r chnt c rc," a s equired.

It ahtuii he nnt?d that tho vnnt uction of. temors"v partition n2cnr the south arr4>r o' Lnh 5?2 is canta~n19ted to isolat? that tra. durinc t' 1 ' r trit':ns.

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• • 'tce areas I

-\\s soon as the of ice Tre u have been ".csted, the he11th ohvsics of fice vill le "nve d t o the roo~ hnicnate.'1"' on ~.xhibit ind d

dis.antlinc of the of fices till be inittstei.

The dism.antling of nartitions interior to Area A, Exhibit A in believed to reprecent ne signi"icant radiolorien1 hazard since this has always been an unrestricted sren snd is naintainoS "ree i

fron contar.ina. tion.

Precautionary radiolacical surveillance vill be maintrin2d to enn"irr this contention snd suitable precautions will a

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be taken if any evidence of centar.instinn la ob erved.

6.rea 3 comprise 3 roor, "ornerly u,ed an litorntories an d decentar.innte?.

to leve2; canaistent rith occuranc~ as offices.

"o tever, contar natin"

.a" be present in sutsur ace st uctural connonents.

~herefo"e, pro-c L

IM tective clothinr and ge tr vill be "or, durine liar.antline ce these interior vslls u cpnropriate to the levels o' centar. inst!on, if any encountered.

urvers vill ha performed be' ore and durtar opc*,tione nn! structural ::v.ponents vill le psinted to "i:5 an" centarin9 tion and thus assist in.ninirizing its disse.inntion.

'?he boundary walla to the north and east are known to contain fixed contsrination. 7ner vill be dicnantled b" personnel in protective trear, includin respirators.

Continusl surveillance including vipe tects and frequent r.easurenent j

cf air aarples vill be in n' rect throumout these onoration s.

Tae 9s1] debria fro eroa " and the boundar" psrtitinn1 vill Ec meh rt.;c d 'or diapoaal a3 c ar.t t ri n nt e i raat:.

"ta debria Fro are2 vill.e nonitM d

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!! nnoae d o' either '., cont a.~.innta 3 er con-ventional

..ut.',

an a-,lienble.

.in" v111 -ni.ntei to reduce the non-sibility o f centar.ina.ti en till be defined n3 "contaninete d vute".

x cont tr.inati on.

ill "d

"'he ove-ke ti "loorin" vill % t*eatei to equi:e.ent vill to tiam.ntled and asivnced or dispoced o', u m-

)

I pronriate.

Tacoverhea.d shove trn " vill be dismantled on 1 neka ed "or overhea. 'ic9sntlin-d as conttmina.ted vaste.

t'ety proceduran cited in " ara. B-1 vill be in effect.

rinall7, sny non-fixed contaninstion vill be renoved fror. affected floor areas to a level concistent with maintenance of Ares 3 as a non-restricted area and e.ll ether locations as restricted sresa.

3. "achine nho,

^

1

he disr.sr.tlinr o' tS interier nsrtitionn vill be per'orned under conditirnn :,eci *ie d '~ 913.ontJ in-t% Mur da.-r relln a r %*c a.3 e

l

\\ end 9, in Parn. M @ove.

(fote: there is no room ceiline in this nren).

"'he anchincav vill then Fa ieconta.r.ina ted to levels l

l co"nttible tith unreitrictei u w e d 9"ena.rai 0*

nbi9 rent to ot'.a*

i t

I i

lb_____._____

l l

corpornt = di vision.m.

Tt 19 reem.ined t'o-t et lenst pr_rtial dis-

. w 4

nsnerbly of rachiner" vill he requirnd "or elesninc end "or con #1-ine 3

rr[ t

.we=***-*-

The curroundinn " loo-nrenn vill t: r n he decont t.inated es

.f surveyc.

anecified 'or tren ' ', h "sra 1-2 fr~.11a.tel: n'ter dinrnntline the valls and alco after removal of enchinery iter.3.

Criteria 'or de-cont inin ttion o' the nachinery or for any other itens protoced for unrestricted trans fer tre shovn in "xhihit 9.

Prior scency acproval vill be obtained nrict to my such tran9'er.

h. "ct call wi ono-E ^o

i c antlin -

m' %o-5 ^ "ill ocaed in necordance with procedures nnplicable to I' con L L etc., as discusse l in " tra..

7-1 nove.

\\

'sn '.'em: t in ir.valt ' c tt *.

mo' rnt ial -roce duran nl out ih Tan * ' sec

&r fer dism nt1*.- nnd 'i,m-o ni or

• Me ".ot cell.

"'hene invt ati ca.tions ara not su'"ict 3ntl" sdynneed 'cr m tnin 'ul nrenentst'or at t'11c time. This e r' Ort vill not co-mence until the plutonium 1 therstor" has been distsntled.

5. Th= rool l

E* fort ernende.1 thun 'ar has been Sirectei to the rerevsl of the n.1Ete I

sud suspended soliis "rn-tha pool vster by filtration in a recir ala-tion,ysten.

'rogress hss been made in clarifiestion of the pool v1ter snd reroval o# a srvtll frsetion of the total contained radioactivity.

"f fort :ss been torper tril su", pended for evalustion of proposed ren.n",

1 I

o# >rovidini; equierent i :nrever.cnts to both accelerate the prorresn and assure the asfet" n' the operation.

"'hi; p* Meet has teen the l

direct renponsibilit" c" t h- *titern.te "P vho ~*3cn t1177 per'eme 1 l

the var. thun "qr.

v

~'recent pinns include enntinu it l en o" "ilte-in' onersti o". to tchia"0 subnt inthl re-cy t1 o' cunnended mte-i 11 md hottn-nilt no th tt

M-e ~ood vinibilit r enn te ac'aieve ! wit" t'n nif - w orrter li

',t,.

'Jur'icient elimination o" rendily ausean 1,.tle Fotto-mediments is e,ui-ed so that subnequant.echanien1 one-a.tions can Le ennducted without impsiring visibilit".

"cllov-on ef fort vill include mechanieni rencval of nu erous objecto and debris knoun or susrected to reside on the botton snd their transfer to appronristaly chielded shirninr container for disnosa.1 as r dio-netive vsste.

"he renova.1 o' soluble raiionctivity fro-the pool vnter b;' an ion exchanger bed has teen de.onstratad to he,ractical in n - all nenie tast.

?ur'th?r ef'c-t vill require r'-eval o# the rein # ore?i concrete nnd it, dianomal es cantn-ineted "aste.

ra" also 'e necessar-to dispcme n e anne other ubterranear.nteri91 @ ic' 9a" h ave keco-a errt n-I r at e i.

4, ntsta l n*avieunl, thi n ? attne o# fort should not he otte--tad until tha hot cell has been dia Rntled.

Current operations are con?.ucted "en*inr nrotective clothinr, #ilr hadres, 2nd doaineter,.

'ro air annolcre are ener'.tinq st opnosite niden o* tha nool.

'Jaed noni #iltera 9 re trans' erred f*or the shieldni filter cannister 'n a shielded dru~. for ter.norar" storare snd ultinntn disposal.

6. Dinnnsal o# Snecini Muclent "eteri ni The bulk quantit" o r special nuclenr nterial currently in po9enocien of U. 7 'Tuclent Pornorstion conniet o ele"en iters daccribed in r

detsil belo".

"ince certsin o* thase itema nre nresentl" ntored in the "u laboratoru, it de Sea ed n~'tiant to ottnin 9rel191ntr" in-I formation concerninc centn-instion loveln in that Inhorntorr and to i

conduct sc e vre1I-innrr dacenta-i nntion nner'.tiene nrior to the

)

handline of thane nou*ces.

It should ha noted that the quhject

1L-4 t

(

I leher, torr can been an exclusion nre? *thich has on2" heen anterei I

on one ocencion in recent ~onths.

"'5nt ent -r "ss -nde on.Tul'r 31, 1M, a #ta" env ult'. tion "ith ' "omnl uton renrenentetiva, tn "e "#c r-s,reli-inv w radi olo-ical surve".

i report on that survev vas pronented to each "onni ssion representative in sttende.nce at the Aucust 7 neetinrr.

In sunna*r, t%t nurvev shoved tha.t le'rels oc re adi l r *er.ovaF le ninha e~ittinct contn~'antion renmei frv nacliaible to G x 176 d,-/

o 100c'r.

A qurvey with a 'AO kE unit indicatel sur' ace contamination r"n.:in

'rc~ n eligible v e r i n ', nn 1

'. ) " --..

utron "i H -

1ra nencured wit'. 1 m sphere :

.? i "r,- 12 mrr 'P ' n tha nteror te ~ 'O re / r.

'Io att 1.it ' inn ".a le to c':t un an air cargle

t t ?. ~.t h

tine w w a rar~t-ra di stian Aurve:' pe -+h r n l.

~_'h a s e re S ult s i t.li c ' t e tne need for so

• preli.inarv 07arntion directed to retacine t5" levela or renovicle contar.instina.

'he principal itans o' equiorent in this #scility sre "our internall" core::unicatinc processine enclosures, six neutron boh shielis, thraa neutron shields ("wouariuns"), approximately 100 boxes of paraffin, an air con litioner, an '" generntor, two stools, several itens of snnll equipment sna vaste containers.

All of these itena except t'(.e generator and air conditioner 're expendstle and vill be disposed o' as contaminated vaste. Atte pts vill be ~9de to iccentaninnte and salvage the latter two itens, although it is recornized that the feuibility of salvaging the air conditioner is marginal.

1 I

a. Frelininsrv operations l

It in prcposed tVt 1 buffer re -lon or"rreenhouse" be established outside o' the Tu la.boratcry to provide a dual-ournose ch uve roon

o. !

and decontaninstion fa.cilit".

It 1-recor,en b3 t':at t';c rreenhouse boundarf extend 'ron a point juct West o" tTe entrance door to the chover-laundry facility southy'.rd ini then vestueri to join the existing east vall of the anteroor (see u.c.ibit A).

Thus it would also include the Po lab.

This ares is believed to be sufficient for temporar/ storace of vaste containers exitinc fror the Pu laborator:' pendin;- their survey and preliminary decontar.instien, if required.

It is explicitiv asau~e d th it t'aese reor, will have

' aen vacated and cleanei tecordinr to Mr t ?-i tbove.

o "cr the preliv.inarr operstions, access to the a 171 eill te thrcu~

existi ng tntercor..

The outer door o^ t':e interoo" vill be le#ined na the hiri level 7tep-c"' parl.

Outo protective rarrentn 'till la Surveyed in

• re v'v' ?

t*

that inent4 N.

Sa ~*eenhnuse till 'c e le#ina' as a protective c1cthin: tr n sn the finsi steo-o#f n ti rill be nt a

a position facine the outer "u "tcilit".

'aah-up facilities and a shower tre available a.diccent to the craenhouse area.

In r;encril, norsonnel isalf".e4 to vee inci@ the 'u lat orntnr' till voar two co plete sets o f,rotective clothin,;, inclu;inr "ull cover-alls, gloves, hcoties, ta:1 heni coverinrs.

Se a.13 het'reen ha.nd an d foot covern and coverslls vill be nasu*ed.

'e npiro.t o rt protection vill be provided bv

'*U cle trview t"no reaniratorm citted vith '"

type cannisters.

"eutron-beta-; srna 'ilm b idres vill he vorn Llonc vith cs::r. t sensitive dosineters.

'relininn"" entir.ites o' neutron dole vill te mede unin roo aurvey Sata sne' occurtne'r ti~e factorn.

orocedures for fittinc 'in i testing t'te cle n rvie r rest,iratore '-' ave i

1 been re'tuested, but have not "et been "ecalve'..

[

Personnel exitine ' rom the la.horttor will Se wr"c"ed it the Snte-reo-t" a quslified s' fat" mn "ho vil' th 'n avi-t the" in c'ra'1' S

9D

_1 _

?.cnovnl o# the cuter protective "9rrent: snd resurver ther just inside the creen':euse.

emov'l e" the rerainder of the cear ind the respirttor ' rill be erforned at the exit ro-the creethoun e,

folleved b:r a #inal personnel surve:r.

9urve c 'till be rad.e

/

o* respiratory e.nd none ripea vill be tr&.en of all such personnel.

J Action limits on nose vipes are presented in 'ection C, below.

In general, either one or tuo.en vill '.se annignal to cor'. in

~,

<t y-the.1 tborator; v.nd a tu li fici 3.fet:

.onit- -

'11

'e :t'.ti n ?

,s i'"

t ha intere - '.

: Tlac', w r rrr.3 in '. collect tiv a ;n.lu.

l '.

Dettils en t.2ae surwrrs 7.re r m ntad in ^?ction ", belrt.

[

Dependin nn thn nature o" +.'? onorations, one or r. ore nerzenel

.till ce strttien 12 ;.n t'le ~raenhausa ".lonc vith the technici.n *.

,4 stvidby outsid e.

"! thew +he "

m*

sitarn tte 7"O ' rill be nh rai e tll" present l'1 the l'ttor ttorr or creenheuse.

'ersonnel in the freen-1 house vill uear one la."er of protective clothin7, includin"

.v

\\

T m,

shoe covers, -leves, n'id resnir ttova.rith ~' me 3 c trtri d-es.

.i.

o-

-,. O

• "o assure the e effectiveness o" t'le greenhouse arrr.nre.ent, onl'r

, i.

.e A

one of the followinr three " doors" vill norrally be open at r.

given ti e, the exit fron the creenhouse, the exit fron the anteroom, and the axit from the lab into the antercor..

In certrin instances, such ts nevine o' n "aste container, it ~.a?r be necc0s<tr' to operste brie fly with heth mteroo. doo*s open.

It should be noted th tt ver-f hi~h roon te peretures

.ny be 1

(

l encountered in the 'u Inhernto* r and that thes2 to' ner9ture7 i

l are believed to he %e li-itiv fictor "or the len".h of e

. liven opor?. tion.

' lint c* surva' in-trr.cnt ;

.n ? - l-t a '

"uin-an+ aar-=.il tcl 2 a.t

.. 'J.1.

"uclear to sho"n in ::xhihit ".

U1 hstrunents vill be current 1" eslibrated.

In osrticulsr, a.rra.n erents ha"c heen - tac for reCRlibrr'i00 o# the IemoSphere.

Initial entrv o" the laborstorv vill be nade to install n.n air sa :rpler and to perforn a confirr.stor:r neutron-field surve.t and a

an. eic1d nurve".

Clean p;ner sill be nut do rn on the #1oor on 'rhich to novo the h cs+ere.

3inee no Senarr rork vill be verfor r.1, onl~ 'na sn

• rill enter ini, in thia : ton, on1" n.,in-la 1s~er c" nretective clot':4 ne 'i ll h e re.ui ra d.

S il r ent-* M11 t

be ~ tie "e-a a

c e'-

"or the e mie urne, > o' c';. min.~ ni r m ar-laa

'iti. airil'.r nrc+ ective clothine requir' ento.

"* c te a xi t '

i c tre 'ul n umr-r o ' the onora tor rill t' -a.de.

',1l o ri n -

i oreli-ina.r" one re.tien1 ill tPen be carried out ohqorvine the i

genersl msfat" orncedur?q qited thova.

1. N eonta.-instion o' the '.nteroo-rith the objective o' reducine renova.ble conta.~.inntion to the nrder of 100 dpn/111 c9?

cn us11s, doors, sad the -ink-table ence.bly nnd "loor, and coverine ce the #1oor 'rith sever 11 1 vre*n o* hea'er niner.

"'hi s vill perr.it use of the min >, i' needed, in casa o' a.n e:n-cenev.

'. Oc nval o# naner 'loor ecrerines in the lah q *t e r thorouch vettina Nith vrtter and trann'er o' it to a vaste drum in the 1sb 'ollo red b

• collection c# other n all ac.ui-ment ite s snd debrin.

I

3. t'relimin tr.

.o,nin of the exn.o," 'loor aresa nni instsilation 1

i e' wa.nor cover'.7.

O3 t

[

3

. c #'

h. Inct tilation o' nretective t'overn, (e.c.

etal, nlextrinsa) i 3

over : love norts to "revent eccidantsi ochnnion1 darn-a to tha -lova n.

s'

llllll '

9 yy#a t' f f.')(.s al

5. Prelf-innr* deconts-inntin, ce exterior nur scec o' the c

[

" cur enclosuren.

6. Preliminsrr deconta-instien of en,unriums nnd body shieldn.

7. Preliminary decontsr.instion of other exnoned sur'acem,

as indiented by ndditional vine tast7.

The preliminsr' decontsminstion vill ha,"? the obiective o# raducine readil" removable sinhs cent =.-ir.at4cn tn tha n*ie o' s "e r

,. s ec '

,thgunnnd dpr/c 7 th4, ob ie c t i ve i n 9 0+, *e a.dil a chi rred,

' a

• use o' naint or othov scents to nsnint in N yie.c the loose -a.terini

+

91-he e-91o ed.

? urin-those one-stf o-a, nerl r exnosed flonr in

,,i nur scea 'ill nlen 'a clasned and s "insi clesninc of the floor c

to reduce centsninstion to the shove floor level vill be ca.rried out.

^111ed vaste contr.ine"7 'ill be sen1V., rore? to the outer r.nteroon door, cua jected to s crali-iner survav and decentaminntion, if n e ce s s ar;'.

They vill then be ctored in the creenhouse for further survey an l decontamination.

• hese containers vill be D7T Class A itens (e.e. 55-gallon dru.s or Specification 15.1 cr 194 containers), as discussed in Pars

?-), shove.

Recent investicr. tion has revealed that the botr shields sre nechanicsily unstsble and reoresent accident hazards.

It is deemed arudent to renove then from the laboratory before attemptinc further vorh.

sch shield vill be pechared in sn 2npropriato chioping container.

I Cimnsions are comostible. tith re~. oval o' these ite.s t'.irourh the nnteroom. The s;dpoing container vill be positioned in the antercen with the outer do0* cic9ed.

1m shiol' vill be rollef i

1 a

l 19 on its castara tato the centainor a.nd t"e cor.ta.iner vill te closerl.

"ne container till t: ten he noved to a nonit4 rn in the Freenhouse junt cutside o' the r$nterce- "o r, 2 -w", i mm el f -t o S cen' ari nnti on,ni removed to s te-earTr Sternie position.

i 7rotective pisstic coverine, or equivslent, will be u7ed on the contniner while it is in the ente-e room. This procedura vill be repeated 'or each shield.

b. "ack ning

' aneci,1 nucle tr.nt.ri il *o* shimmnt (1) Ite

'!c. 1

'hi a i te~ i a. "u->

, ~2 ce can a ir.i r - 70. L "rnr.a e' "u ("b. 3 -rn,

• "u-23Ci e c. '. n. i t : d ' n r inner *.antnly tuM,

".J.c".,

in turn, i-sealed in

?. e n.i den,,* eel cannu13 (1.6^9

n. lic"., 3.n in la n -t h ).

i T'-!, cou*ac 12 - er.on+1",t,ra l in n neut en ch' eli nuta4 de o' t'.a

. e

- -, _.,, 'u

+'4-e.

ha eu '? t-c -t d u1

3. s, nection ^" stnndiri ^ inch iteel

)

in. ^' centsin'* 7-n110t in ".9 '

a

• ire tith a "eldri clo ure en n v en1 and 1 nt'mderd -teel nire es."

4 m eact on v4.11 th7n be "u-twer mle? ir i

"' a nn t b nthe-ani.

- 8 ? c in.

"*h i. e n -'e+1- "ill h a "hinnen in n neutren-,M elde l sh4 n* * ~

cont ainer ( *1 c' " 'o-4.t *'?0) nresentl: avnilshle at U. fl. 'uclee*

Corn.

The source in its -to-ara contsiner vill be roved to s nc34 tion adia. cent to the outer facilit".

's sincle operstov, in full nrotectivo clothin" nndvesring the sho"e cited da"icca "ill trsns er the cource from the e

nternre containor to the -i-e section nnd niaca *t ir. aide the oute-

"acilit:. The mipe closu*e vill te made and the closed nine still in-mediatel" he nlncai into t'e #7 co-n2c-~ ri t'

+ eel " col -"ckinc. "' m

-er

-m,1.

.; n can

1? )e "in, te-v nr

• er,n,$ 11 1 e nee:ea.4t-I doenntsninntei no thnt the lavel of renovable contamination is less

L..

o,~

s.

th tr 3.")35

.icrocuri a.

"So Mn~n? :.ntai.7r ill ha -,* 41 t : 'hin loc".tior. ini tke can rill la niaced in

't.

1e shiener ill % elonne,

~

meni tcret! for r241stior. 't ald a nd ra cv2hle contami natina, deconts d nute?

I f r.2:esan r, an d - r e "-?. + - a t e-mor t-

, torn 7 S 't e r, a "<>. dr t,

the 82 cnn rill be "ine tented t-n.in and, i' re ovsh.10 coIta-instion 4-less thsn 0.005 microcurie, the einper vill % nrepared for ship ent.

'"he 2? containers re'crred to here and in the folloving three subsections "ill "ul "11 requirements o' 1M'2"ho, "ection 73.3h, as restr * -tad 4

"o. mission requiremanti and n.1;o "ul 'ill the req ui re-nnt, of I F71, J

"ection 71.h (q), "- " mac 1 n,r ".

i o r.t!o., n 01-r' r-hnneld r ;* t's nuve? r tn "r '. 4 nelaff7-it, in w -tinn 4 nt, t w e'--i-r : mts'-a-422 kn enr'nr ei by "a rmo r n al at ti"M in ecm-let* " stac+1'r, clot'.in, ' n c lu din - "e v> 4. -'t e ", ani i

I 9." '** -i" i 'it e G.7 I " 1 *, ? r, " " 'I

1. $1" bO^*ei.

'. a " T l" 9 0 "*, " c r *.P r *l N h in dle, w C, m'. iec"ntn-in.te the nip-ir' conta.inar,.

• nnt'nr.1 5ealth r+~nic, rtrveillance "ill he in e'*cet.

Con *,inucu nir nonite-f '

rill 5.a ner fr-ed i-the i e;#ite "or'.

n-,t ani # - e D taent a-wr nri qa*'e.fctll" to 'etact d

A u"ve ill a.a c o,* '. ' ' '7'"

'."a, 411 5'7 m4' dissemination o' cont minstion.

311 perennnni rill ha surve"34 a cite-2 nhove at the ennelualcn of t' e ener ttinr.

(2) Iten "o.

"'hi n iter.1, a "u-Pe nou*:e cont tininc 3".3 crws of Pu (Oh.? 'r t n o' 'u-239) in a attinle93, teel ctpaule (7.h5 in.

3!n~., l?.5h in.

lenM,h).

"'hin 90' tree 4.9 nre sent1:r storei in t neutron nbiold outside of the "u 1@crTto" r.

Tt $s promanci thst th4.9 source be 'loutl-con-tained in

't

'") containa* censistin? c'a pair p.ra sections.

"'h e i nr e "

i

,d re is n ecct'or. n' 7t'nr'n-1 ' ; i. r.-e "ith t "al?.e3 c?:cu o on one 4

end ud <in " lee clotted heedlenn ime lum on t're othe" eni.

"'hi s

Nc ol-91,o.till 17 ! r.n o-t e d 4 n e' Ie o a

stanisti 1 '-e ntaa! nima rko 50 Vin ? 3 '? eld ?i clo'ure on on3 nnd end 7 ntnndord 1 inch steal,fre es, en tha other n-3.

~~'r

,"a sil len eh o r the enn 3-bl" rill te

",rrnxinntal" 13-1L in:he.

~'h !

,, c e + 1" ri l l te chimnei in a neutren-chi.elied chinninc containe- (" o' " Per-it '?o. Lis) cro9entlr nysilsble.

The tran3'er of this cource to the 20 contriner "411 he -nie et thn outer fnellit' in assentis11 r 'ha sn-a ran-a-a nect 'iei "er Itc - #1, and tha name nrceedurn, "o r "i pa tn, tin sri "ow monito-in~ the

• i,n' ~

cn n t a. '. na - 411 he ir of'act.

"ha na rar ! ". "

4 a tamt rill te ne 'or-ai

,74.- te o i, n,, n +,

'n'.t" nrreniure-

'n - d '- 4, e serat4 n i M 11 u idar+'eni te the,e -maci-

" lei i n "?,netinr

- (?)

'$^"e.

5 (1) Ttam "1

\\

"h 4, ite-ann-ie+,

n. "y_u7

,,3 7 7., enyy4,g4yy o 3,r,e gpq g r

e n n

y

( '). 0 0 crs,

" "u '341 i n n umtured stninlenc, teel ennnu2e.

"he

,s'

-p en-nula 4n cantninei i n clonai -In97 ist Snvin~ nn outside din ete*

s c' ?.9 irches n.Tl n hei~ht

'.' inchan.

"he ia*

in storai in nclo-ne nure #h in the nu 1 sh orst or".

7t in ou" dui~a9 ant that the ncilitien e

st U.

'. "uclee.r are ir o i? aust a to ner.i.t renovn1 o f the matevi sl "vo-the inr.

.,. s It is,rononed to "rovi de n contniner havinc a o.875 inch '.

D.

191 s vsll thicknens o 1.1P5 inch "ith 9 velded c]oquea on one and sni to i

r 1

nr^ vide s thresied es- "or the ot"er and mirilsr to that in nuh2nctio-

'gf h- (1) shove.

"hin co".tainer 'r411 he nealad in s 'o.

9 c9n nni chi,"ei s+.

s. -

in s neutron-7hielici Shinnin' contiinar nrenentl" avSilshla

'.t ' '. ".

)

luelear 70rn. (9 oc ". re em4. t #7'n),

e s

'Os The nource vill be transferred to the 2" container at "nclosu*n ",-

'}

in the "u l'.hcrater", slane "ith neal m1 nackin,.

' e T contai,,-

\\

C

/

vill he covered

'th ' 0113 tic har iur'.v tM 1 onerati cr..

'qe can will be attsebed nnd the 9t enntainer rill be taken to s posit?on ju1t irside the "u inn doo" 'ihere n secon' o?erster vill reno"e the tar,

.-1sce the c'at s! v r 8.n the enn 'vit" addit'.onal 9 teel veel a.,

ra-quired) snd acal the can rith 2 can sesler,

"'he can vill be nlaced in a clean ba", tranc ferred to a third operator outside the laboratory "or rapid rencval to t"e o' iter "scilit:*.

"'here the can 'till he sub-jectad to tipe tests and olaced in the shd apinc certniner. Procedure "or nrva in - the :cn'-inrr 1.r; "c r t' a w an On-z' ~

ter'.,

cite: i-qu'.rtectice b 'l}

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~c ne rc.1 n'ety armeadures 'cr or:rstin.- i n t' e ^u Isl orstor, cit, i in ".rs "-

+..L o re,.111 ta in ' " "e c '.

evaul 6'en

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. 0 2, ~.n d ' o "

t' ' u,2 a" 1

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rocciura dur*.

r2-.ani 7" tSe source

r'n t;u

.nclosurr.

'c "rrer, much a. procedure "renent, si m i 'ic v.t '.endlinc.

'ottle into tFe ^' contsiner di"#iculties in 'ntroducinc the 11233 anci, in our opinien, ra, resent 7 notential remennel =xncsure nr.d rink 3 beli2Ve surpaan th? rich i

o ? cther operati cnal di""icult ?.n 'rY e"

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"'here "3re,

l we do nnt nronone to usa such 2 nrocedur+ in thfa instance.

"ro.pt curvey of all applicable are t3 and personnel 'till be nnb and an;r incidental centar.inat4.on vill be cleaned knedistely.

(h) Items #1. throurh 10

~."cese itemo cenaist o' seven es,3'11e3 contsining Pu-3e vterial.

Thece capsules neve been tack weihd onl" srd m'v not be sealed.

In scrracate, it is e3tir.itel t'-'t they contain 13. % <rar.3 of Tu (11.31

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-rnm3 o' Pu-P3M.

These c*nsules sre stere l in t container locate:

in the ru laboraterr.

9 It 17 nronczed to urovido n '" c,nta'ner identieni t^ the nr-in cnent i

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9 e.e

e.

lescribed in outsection h-(?) af;c n sn tn P.ir t'.e

: r.1 '." in d

4 neutron-shielded ehipnine containar (3 of ' ernit M?:) oresentl" svailsble at 'J.

9. ' uclesr Cer,.

"he seven capr,ules vill 'e tr'ns #erral to the 1 a nal inner nipe section in the N la.h and t'ce pine vill be close-2 innedia.tely sni trsna ferred to a second operator just inside the int door who vill renove it from the bag and piece it in the outer pipe section and ire.edintel" close it.

The sosenbly vill he tscqed, transferred to in oneratc cutside the Int who 'rt11 Ir.nediatelv nince it in tha outer "acilitv.

" hen the assa.L1" 'iill te cub jeate ' te rir, t e,tn, d -1 te ? in ite

i, pin.

contsino.

'roccAure, "r

w c

-'.n - t ' ' enrt r ir a-and

'm-the

<h: vi e tent, e.t e i n,t ~ ct' n ' (1) till

'n e D ^' acct.

d avei 'ie !

The s'" e t" aroc,Mrm,

'e r t'..i r r a ra? i -

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< m re ct ' on 'a ( 3 )

seve.

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'to-all "hin ite.ia 5 curie "u.^3'-lo neutror 1ource cricins11" sca.uirai 1"

N U. ".

uclaar 7er", unt3-,n

^9 -14 er l'.cence and in storn c linec */rt N.

t i-.o.

It is rms-o se 3 t h,.t '.te rnat io ia.1 T.a"ical and "ucle r ^o-

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v' sub-dt sn sunlication *or sneninent of its 'niicsetiva "ntarisis Licence s

1. 0062-70 to the 'tsta of Oslifornin 'or nnssassion (Sto*sen)o" th2 aubject source st licennei 'scilities nt 13332 f-a-

'oni, ^ity e' 'n-t dunt-", "n.lifornin.

C. 3hinment of "nteris1.9 It is proposed to ship the ma.teriels described in quFnections b (1) throuch b (h) in the resnacti~e chin,inc enntsinar, k.*

cc-ecn enr*ier in co nlisnc' uith spplienble reculste*" mrovisions. " e = 2 eteria.In 'till he raturne d tn "ound ',shorat nrien "c-a.ccouitnh'14t* credit

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,'rtnt t+ the ter,

our contracts with Westinghouse Electric Corpo*stion as discusced in cu*

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?..e or.ia3 ion has re tuaated nertinent <'Ocu * >r.t1 relitive to the sub j ect 3 o #' r "crnits.

'e 'nve di nec*ed ti.st ou "ilaa nre incormlete. "ertinent doeurents are being "cr'ra.r *e d 'rnm 3.e 'ureau c f Explosiven but the:r ;nve l

i not :et been received.

"he infornstion vill be "orvaried na noon na it is svailable to us.

7. Dinr.antlinst, decontanina. tion. vid.or disnosal of the " outer" "u a

rneility

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7nis operation en.nnot be initisted until operations in "ars 24

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either e.rece b er "n11mr nparat i m ir

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c F a r1. ^4- ), 7e lr t.

-"tver, rerovs1 1' t'.!

fac il d t.- ill nrmride i

i, siditional clant 30nca "or 3tovn a sri au, port functie,=,

'"M e - ^ ' m,

'f it ap7ent,

• e, ira"In to c~.nlet? t'uv n-ereicrn rrine tr ' ' T~.nt li.4 -

'.he "u lah rnte-".

.'hi; crerr.ti,n d ll cc n'at o' tha "el'cy d r ntens.

s.

~.'he 1 :the v:1 v.n]l tools rill be nschml in nr ICC srecifi entier container for iinnonal sa cents-inited ra.ste.

b. ~he 7hielliner r.ter in the vi:dmr vill be disposed o# 23 ner the,roced' ires 'or th.' 'A,uariumm" citai in ?nra 7 3 belo r, nn' the vindo" 'rnne 'till be it cponed of as he+. "a nte.

' e..m r "ill b e t " o v~r' ' ~

suryn"ed.

'" it ir frm= '*^- contt-inntion, it vill be retsined and tranc' erred to n elen.n storage seen and annlo cus action till I

be taken to nsiva.m n, much o" this -ateri ni as nossible.

T" ceneral coit9ninntion 11 observed, no "urtha-atta~nt at silvt-a vill be rade,

d. All contsiners trill be thorouf:1:r curv+" red and 7rena.rei 'er chipnent to the H qnn,'1 Tite.

c. Curve" the sren in +ha vicinitr o' the operation.

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i C. "ine dovn roo sur'acen ind 'loor to renove randily rer.ove.'.e cont ar.in r:t d on.

'enurve" rtnd epett the decontt in' tion until levelo n c.

e fixed ind re o" 9 19 contt-ination noi* rrou-d "loor level is re?.ueed to levels consistent "ith those revailine in adiacent portions o' the restricted aren. "' hic e ort

.aty enta.il scre. cine o' p'. int and mandhin9 tin-the 'loor.

"eneral anfot",roceduven

'c" these oneritinnq v4.11 he ennentinll!' the nore tn tho"e,ror,ented in

'".ri ' 6-b (3) 9eva, rith tha axcentinn o' 7 ten 7

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N Tub be+ 2 nth > ind t W r '*e

" c^rt7-4 na.t a i '" 1 ~ ~e e la '

in -la, tic M,,nd stn'ai 4. n the c'tte

' tci 2 4 t".

~"m v 4ta--

eill

a addittm ill " 7 9 t? e i it he aar* - la r.t i S m e-,

nni al'.caa di ct:

ingn th, n5 ~alle,

'.r :- l a e n t, a

2. reaintal, td % cent t.o the ' set 144".

~~ h a 0-a rnter "1.13 "es* nrote cti"e r^s" on a-a

4a'

'er "nrh i '- *, i det% 'u 10 or tto.

('e9 " tr a.

• 1 E 1 ). " ten o" neds :t31 ha etra'ullr 9 'ine d a n d

a.,unli'ind an'et" *e-rea,ent t' i

"ill "critor 9a ca er,t i ot: and "e = o r t ur're"9 continua'1" du*in' 1

this ste".

6. N a

• ares qu*"7 rs, a.nd tr" raqui re d deconta-inntion,

nen trata ermo:r.el rill clone, su-~ v, a_n d dec er.t s-i n a.t a the con-t tiner and ~nve it to a te.,nrs rr storsge -osit4on.

"'h a c a na conn-1 vill -rocead in meenrdance vith eeneral net"=t" mrocedu*e3 in "nrt 9 A-b (3).

8. Din ~.nntli n. deenntn-inntion and /or diennq,.1 o' the 'n i nhovatnr*

'"he rirrace ent of the "our proca1nin anelnau-as in tha Pu Inborntorr 13 'tho'<rn in EXhik it '.

5'nclosuras "om. 1 nnd ',,nd W. 3 tnd h, ren-=ctivel'r, co-~unicate throuch 9 sansrate -a.99-throunh chrtmhe.

"nclo urn inn. end 3, C O"L" uni c 9 t a t h "O'1 "5 " "n "+, h i c b 01" 'e e30 tad, in 4 cO-On

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"?ch

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onclosure is 7unnorted en s nedasts15.'11in: encters.

's11 ut{lity linen. n.1 ex'nu3 t lin as are connecte?..

.xhaust ducts ar2 flexible r

t ui>in g.

1c3 and purre linen are connected to enclosurec 1,2, and

' ' 3.

~.ncleaure h

">1, t tr uter inlet lir w nni one.irsin lin?, each

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fitted with a vilve junt cutside t'.e enclosure.

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Tne abcVe cited p'iss-throu,.;h chanbers are connected to the enclosu~es

.e, pa '

with flanr,es.

'"herefore, it la possible to separate enclosures 1

. 3.,..

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and L fron the other two encloc. men.

1ecaretion o' ene:. :ures 2 snd c#.-

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t is ronosed ths.t the tro c n a nclosurec, nlon~ 'ith their respectie, sLG'2%te "iltars

'1 ' ' ne bstsis, he pa.c'.1,o'.

. three se wrib ecntsi.;^ ;;

c enclatura; n03 1 in i

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In septr.te c ~.t si n e 1,

t.i non. m i 3 t e r i m-si in 1 sincie car.t'.ine.

This nun n" m ratin.3 can. -

2,ar.tted int, three sinnes; (n) s' isolstin. m i seslir; he enclocares (a) meh -inc and surve."in-

'or shionent tnd ( c ) Inorster' L eontanin:. tion.

a.

Iaolstin r-an1 mesline the enclosures i

/hia phace of the coer'ition will concist Oc the 'ollowinr stepa:

(1) "or each enclosure, di7 connect the electrical service.

This is accomplished externn.1 to the enclosure and in no way violates containment.

'encve the externsl lenda in seal?d plastic bv to vaste dritn.

(C) "or Enclosure L, check thst valves on water lines are closed, tape ther. to secure th2t nosition, and disconnect th'>

1 linen. Tape exposed lines.

'erove externsi lines in sealed i

clactic haas to a Ja.ste d*ur..

(3) 21,cennect ?lsnres on ;as sni purve linea, one at s ti ",

on en 'cauros #1,2, anf3.

1eal exposed ends inmedir.tel;' witP

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tuck tape or equivclent.

le.ove externed sections o' those lines in scaled pl W ie bn~s to a v.ste drur.

'ue to the positive ventilation and small ori' ices involved, harmine crocedures are not dee ed necess.nr/ 'or this ste3 (h) Block the casters on enclosures "3 and 4 to prevent any novenent.

Renove the nuts from the bolts fastening the

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flanges on the pass-through chamber between these enclosures.

-ag-out,the chte.ber vith excess plastic.

'encve

.,'te bolts,

unlock the casters on ~nclosure *h ani rove it northward t e

7 sh o-t ccn'renient dintance.

eat-qun1 the ulastic ice 19 tine enci' nection o' t".e pass tkrnurh chvie" and Ilenorntel.')

the bolts.

'e"r"e the helta to th? "nate cent.ine*.

(5) ?e-mt sten ('.)

'c-the pnqa through chamber 'et"e3n encic a ure s "1 a.n d ' ( ex co,t

.nt en closure #1 in en d ecuth-mrd n'ter 'he 'Mrre cenneetten is br&u).

(6) 'sintain vaatilation on all ene.:osuren.

(7) Personnel lesve f'tcility and under~o thorouch survev.

Interrupt oper=.tions until radiolocien1 survey data 'or l@orntor" have been eva.ul?.ted and 9ny inilca.ted decont t-instion 'ns been l

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b. Packen'r: nnd.urvevinc 'or shinr.ent I

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'ihippinc contsiners "cr bulky item in the 'u laberstor" will be l

t furnished b:' "uclear Zn'ineerinc, Tnc. as stated in 'ers A '.

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hese contsiners till be 'itted vith atids.

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'"he re-o ral o

• these iter, rill rquire listnr.tline o' o porti9n l

1 o' ona "a.11 n' the la.borstor'.

9ur initiil subnincion reec en W una c' the north 'sil for this nurp'ee.

'c have also v'?lunte ?

the 'cas ibilit'r o' creatin7 the exit in the e tst " ell eith 'tece" i

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throuch the vacated 9res ro" dani nsted L't 8h.

"he locstions i

o' ventilation equipnent en the overhend thove a part of Lab #h

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preclude renovn1 of sufficient overhand in that sres to permit resconthle accean with, "orh li't.

There* ore, it is plcnned to provide the access throu7h the north unll as was initially suggested.

A greenhouse vill be constructed in tha area adjacent to the a

north vsll of the Pu Ish (1res 07, "xhibit A) and extending apprc inately 19-12 ' ant northunrd.

1st'. cides c' the ro-th will o' the 1shoraterr vill be psinte? snd a coctor o P the tall 3117.htl" la.r mr th'n the cro33 section o' the largest shippin'-

container '4.11 he re oved, (the creenhouac 211] he closed) and s plastic curtsin "ill be installed at this openine.

Sne-ator inside tac lsborstor" till then discennect the 'lexibic exhaust

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duct 'or en-locure "h st the ceilinr, coal both exmosed cpeni...,

i and plsee the duct On top o' ?nclosur?c #h.

t.till be covered with pisctic snd secured In penition.

~ha shi, pine centsiner for encionure #h "ill then Se nositioned vith its open end at the curtain.

ter renovs1 o' the 'orked lift and closure of the creenhouse, the curtain vill to opened and taped to the container. The enclosure vill then be pushed up c ranp into l

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the shippinc container.

1one nsrsffin blochs nav also be usci l

l as internal pnckinc and neutren 3Sielding.

Interior pec.ac,inc vill conform to sn" requirements specified bv !uclesr Enginee*inc, 5

Inc na ner "ars i o.

'Then mackscine is coraleted, the curtain l

vill be closed nnd op?rstors in the creenhouce rill irrediately close and seal the container and survey if, snd the greenhouse erem.

A'ter any treli.innr* ieconts91nstion, the "ork li*t vill anter i

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the ;reenhoune and renovo the cont ilner to a to,c*arr sita l

for 'inal decontamination w' n'trva.

"his orecedur? '411 ' a '011c-e ! "c "n c10,'tra s "' n.n d 3,,a a ain-le unit, and #Sr "nclosure e.

In t siriinr rsnner, nhi. ping erste, for the bal tnce of tha par?."in bloclr, the an,uariumn and other expends.ble itar.s vill be prepared 'or shi79ent.

s "rier te nck 1-ine the v,utriu.1, the shieliine va.ter in uen vill be nu9ned into,1tstic-lined 55 cillon drur.3 containine su'ficient abort e*

t o cen a-t *'., 2 4. qui d to n 3c119.

":a 4 -um

'11 ha u 11ei, rem ve! 'ro-t': 's 1 ' : rst n r, e cont, -innt ea 4

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• C a n 1 1"'r, "n i ra o rad t o ".

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Striq~e a-Sq, a1 q#tq d

th0Va.

5 3 ~e-e-el ac e,+-

,rreedu-o,,-eci a' a d in e rn n

oper,ti--e n

a inside t'a ou In.cre.to-,4411 % !" e'fect 'or one-ntiens 'ercri'a' in " t a N',

se r, ~,n 31 n e ne,, 4 - the le stu e

+w Ou.-w tha antero-sni ari-4 nn2 -re?nhouse.

'a*sannal in the no*th r-aenheu,a will renr - otoetivn rtr n,, o c 4 'i e.' 'cr - eenhouse occu,ane d n

?sre n da nn' vill % muh Sect to the 79 e leval n# su*veillince 'tne-e xi t.

"o fe"er than t ro 'e-son, rill ta stitionei incide the nort" creenhouse durine loading o erntions,

c. 9aconts-inntd.on o# tha 'u Lent'tnre

"'his nhane o' the a**o-t v411 involve the followinc one-stions.

(1) Sinretntle nn",ervice,nd utilit r 14 nas insida tha T'u l

inho== tore, sani th plset4: kar1, and nlace in a vne.ta cont,iner.

(') Ce n.1 othe r ".""'2 "t a n 9 9 0 ' 9 9"

4. !i O. d a nt 31 ".9t t e r i n 919 "*, ' O 4

tana ind -am Ia to vnste oo".tsine*%.

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'faterials and 1:!aerrancy I' tuipnent

1. Clearvue 'aspiratora-aoproxinstel'/ 12 to oa cc ;uirei and en inventory of Oeveral dozen replacement cartridges to to "mintained.

2. Confo respirators-aeveral dozen on hand with corresponding inventory o' Type H respirators to be nai:...ined.

3. " creed air r2spirators-three unita to to avsilabic "or enercency use alone-vith air qupply.

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h. Plastic ^111-ires, suit,-1 c-oximtalr ca -h.1' ic an "c r e 2r- ?ne - :v j

c or fer,nacia.1 ope *ntiona.

5. 'o-nonnel S cont vinition nu,, lion; m -icus sca a, let-rc ent s, t rus';.nc, 2t c.

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'or un e it mi-ur vi er"er "~ c 14 t ia s

=.3 ' nc ant t o reanWne.

"'xi s t i n - cantart~

4 vith locrti unirersitie, n.' other c:nert? --= a-e' I sbl = i' ".nunu '. ci rcum" once s caould. rise.

5. ',arge au,pli23 o',165t'c ha : int,5 set, i'rito-i-1 supplin, nni no*~tl v.terisls inci h ntal te health ch"nica ope-ntinn: 411 he sintaine

'9" e' h phase o' the opernti77.

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7. Icc avecifiettio, 2nippin cr, tea,n n p, 17t, 35 nilo. dru-n (5,tches a

o' apprcxinatel:r so will te o, hand.

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9 I (3) "ima a.m.-

311 ren-vtr#,cen to ~,-ve g t?< l 73 eyelo conta-inntien.

"irilarl", ner'or nrelim!ntrv deconttninstica. n# the "

cenarster nnd n4* conditinrar.

(h) Pirve" the roo~ 'or "ixed sni re-ovable contsninn. tion.

(5) Psint all interior v slls to curther fix contn.4 nation durinc dismantling.

(6) *)eneat deconta-ination of the vest wnll and floor until levels of contar.ination are consistent with adjn. cant nee ts.

(7) Dia :'.ntle interier "alla at require "cr ntructurtl s; m ;

4 o f t';e cvarhr f 1) t

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e (3) vill r2,c

' n fe t :- nrn ce 92re.: 'rntn, a snacifie 1: s ra. 2It for o y r'.ti m n in the nu lab ^rstor r.

es'ilta 7 > s'l-ve in atep I'.) "ill be eval zte t i t '- 1 view townriq

n lu c n -- t' a level o'

rstective ~e tr in d t'

i diannntlin-tNe --~,.nuaen,

v. ~inal decontanin tt' en Tinal decentn.nin-tion," tv u tili'n-sill entail (1) removal o' renainin7 room ov?rhesie uainc 7meedu*c3 cited strlie" f 2) "inal

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deconta-instion of t';e flocr ruti rem.cval o f an:r crntaninnted out-i floor dfaina and (3) cleaning of the mfters and buildinr valls nn-;

I renoval o' those of" ice pa~titiona and cther 'acilition reminin.~

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In tact.

7pera.tions i,"civin; flocr re.T.ovn1 will probably be 1

l carried out first.

It is uticipated that the sandblasting technique i

i success full" use i iuring si-il9r operationc earlier thin vear vi31 nrove a rtt i n '9 0t or" "-r

.o nt ooMi^ns o' the floor.

Tor.e sectinni May require ch;";te il re.cysl ?n replace ~.ent.

%en the flocr :an been relessed, it vill 'c.o ec"ared with urotective coatinr to

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. l faci'itste removal of cer.tartinst'en iacidental to subsequent operations.

Octf.'ciding sill then he previdei for iecontarination o' valls, rafters, etc.

It is anticipated that a cinilar approach will 1;e l

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used to decantamintte the rcraining curfaces. After successful j

decentaninstion, it is planned to paint the entire inner sur' ace i

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of the building.

The roll-uo door *,.cing La}.

> reet vill be dismantled and disposed of as radioactive wante.

A nei door vill 1,e installed.

ha nes'foldine; anM alnor.ill be decentar.inat2 for fin 41 r212tne, --

111 cmtorinatd materini vill M iispcu i o f i t. on exceJitic'to %3hien.

~uring nll "inal iecenticinatic, o,2rationa all torkars sill be in yrctortive clctrin an. rill eur "!.'.-

badees an. dosir.etera.

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espir t ra till ' e requir7C 'er ment operations riue tn the pctential da: er o r nirtorn y cent sninsti nr..

i rerular sche ule c' hionana'-

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'till be ninta.ined.

Air sarplera *till ope ste at preselecte'i locations throu:7hout th:? buildinc a.ni continual radiolo-icsl sur-veillsnee vill be in e##ect to provide de.ta "cr evnlustion o' the working environr.ent.

C. Dun 9.1enentar.v Safety In#c" ratio _n

1. Deconta-inntion criteris "xhibit E presents sur#nce cents.instion limits for e,uinment and buildin-to he eleased #cr unrestricted d use.

It is recor. ended that these lir.its 27'1" in this e P" ort excent that, under speciel circu : star.c', exa-t4 on -av te *a cnnted.

't 15 u2d '"

-t a ' ' ' r +

1.g.,,

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-,+1., 17qg t %, q,, g 3 3g 14 3gq r, pg 39 p gil"

-ir,t,i 30 f in het' un estri.ctai n*en, and in " cot restricted nrenn (cxce"t shoe co"?r nream,) at ". ~. "'ic le 9 ".

In mhoe cover 9" esc. li-4t3 i

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of 's " actor of ten larrer then thon e in the "x'11 bit nor.311y tpp1".

2. Conti-ina. tion levels on clothin nne @.in Applienble lir.its are thone set ' orth in Para 13.653 ara 19.65'4 of

""odical'. A.spects of 'hdiction accident 3" (". L. "sncer), s copy o 'thich is posted at the entrance of our restricted ares.

1 nonitor station is permanently established at this locstion.

3. Filn 3n.d're cervice 3ets-gar _

and neutron-bets,rser.a bs?.r:es are supplied h* 'adiction Detection t'o. The nornal interval for use is one "eek.

"r.eranc" renortinre servica (2h hours) is n railntle on veque :t.

h. niov,enr avvice y

7iosasTra 'or Pu-239 nre perfor ed bv U. 3. Testine. Co., Richland, '<hshin.-ton.

fornsi deliver

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5 rs,.S "ene -ency"

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service 1:: :.vnil hle nr. ratuast.hich can u u111",rovide esulta within 2h'hourn o" ahim ent.

Tae aenaltivitr o' this rapid v.el: nic is 3.31 3.3 1,n.

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'~'herefore nn action lir.it is ut l' srcr annloyee's biensnr.y risas above 0.6 s..

dpr. for cuch snslysis.

f.ction PTr include con'ir store urine anal"sia, 'ecn1 l

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!ose vipes are required i' contse.ination is detected on s respirator or sfter 4

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any custai ed occupancy of areas requirint-respirstor" pretection.

Any f.; ;

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substantially signi'icant noritiva result requires irmdiate bionssay en p

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n' i a vell na standard procedures for rer. oval of conta.r.ine. tion in nssal cansar;es.

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6. Air Sannlin.7 Currently, spproxin9tely 12 cir nar.plers o,erstn continuously in the restrictei nres, civing r presentstite htt "cr all portions o" this area.

olt 3' the v' annplers rill continue to opern.te as lenq sq nrsctical durinr these aperstions.

Carnles sie changed either daily or thrice icek1".

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- Air esmulera will te operr.ted in the vicini'

~' all operatinna descritei in Par 2 3 0, 3-7 tn d 2- ?.

In carticula.", continuous w.plinc "ill he perfor ea in ar enhousen 9.nr! in nrean adjacent to creenh'uce exits.

Uif, volume sannlers nay be raquired "or c*itics1 naerationn to achieve -aa.ning*ul l

l measurements sensitivities for short ssrplint ti es.

"or exsrple, durine certain operations in the Pu Inborstor", sempling times an short nn 15 minutes may be desirable. Also, prennt count rate data vill be required.

Therefore, a procedurec eill be required vhich

• rill narmit rn _ icvaluation in the presence of radon doctv productc.

Prior to 4 nitia. tion of e f" ort in the 'u lsF, the

'^7 rill expevi ?ntellv deterr.ine the ner.a.1 ratin o f nlo'n /u, n n coun* rnte s on aur inst rm.*.

u tien in 7n.,199 ea sent ' al ' ~ **ae "rr nr.thrn

,-4 c *,dic a ctivity nnd "ill attenst to establish t'n -in4 9um na ~1" "hich esn "rovi :e reun4.nc ul %tn e

"nr sf rborne rn-liometivit" rhen -ancur H - c

,t1~ 1#ter collection.

7.

• ire 's,t; "outine ripe testa are d? isily throu hout occun4ed arens of the buildinc.

Thene tenta rill c^ntin'n throurhout the nrc~~a-d-

addition to the 9pacia' testa required in connection 'rit5 s ecific operstionq.

"he 'requenc~ c' t?nte for onerationn1 monitorin ~ "il.1 v9"v necordin~ to tha potentinl "or conta~ina-tion.

?uring sone o' the more sensitive tac:s !n the 'u labe*ntor", vi"e1 2nv be indi csted at intarvsin o' 'ive -inuten n* len3.

Detsiled deci sionc

'till be the ren,ensiktlit" of the '1' or hin sita*nnte,'rhoever is nu=orvisin~

the specific operation.

3. Laundrv U. 7 l u c l.e s t h a.3 in-house 'ncilities to launder cli~htl" conte-innted clatkin~.

It in anticipated that n*rnn~ events rill be made tith a co-~erci al 1 sun dr" 0

to nrevi de su-nle ent al e =*"iea,

4 es,ec," in nennecticn "ith tha d4 r-artl'- ~

nnd lecentscination o' the,1utonium 'scilitie

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" ire 9rotection nrovin#ome A cat of anproxi-a.tel" 10 "i e crtin~uishe-s in located stratecica.11v throuchout the buildine. ' con dismantlir..~ not rithstsndinc, thene devicen vrill be -sintained i essentinll" the ca o loentions, i n, articular, one extinguisher vill heavailshle in the N 1shorntar" cluring all onorations therein.

10. Asci rnment of nersonnel The overall p

~ran will be 7erformed under the e,upervision of tne radio-logicil safety officer, assisted by the alternste '.70 Durinr operations related to bulk quc.;tities o ' specisl nuclesr nnterin1 tre nneretions et the t tc plutoniur. f acilities, the i mediate presence o o :e of these c"Fice-c to miract.1" su7ervise t':e oner -tion vill r2 m m b. tor".

-'he se ; ice ra.till be sosinte.1 t:.' r. ollinchnl tto lo.er echelen 7er Onnel reportin~ to.ir.

In addition, epntcxi at@r six,tn'f me-bers, rvin~ ver"inr le reen cf experience na r+1intion vc~. ?rs nre 1 silab12 fer nssiennents co :catible uith the work

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.?ur' n en era. tion e in thn 'u lthorater;r, the technicir.

on atandb:r oussiie the creenr.cuse vill be qualified to raka the requicite radioactivity meacarenanta snl calculations on '.tipe 9.nd air sa ples uri reco-t results promptly to the suoervisor in charge of the operation..innitorial service vill be on standb" to assist in any general decontaninntion effort which may be required.

In the event that some 'J.

'. :uclear oersonnel become disabled or other risa unavailable, it is anticipated that experienced rr.diation workers from other corporate divisiona would be nnde available for short tern cervice on this pro,le ct.

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It is believed thst the foreming in?crra. tion presenta our 2nproach to this progrnn in adequate det'til, uith the exception of one or t m itens of infornat on i

which will be forvaried as soon as the heco e available, probably within the next 7-10 days.

It is reques ted that review o" o?ar".ti^ns ieseribed in Part.

B-1 throuch 3-3, which are not mterially sf"ected by the nissing information be reviewed and approval to proceed be granted ac soon nn possible.

Very truly youra,

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Maximum ED;0VABLq (2) (3) s

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q shall be presumed to be contaminated in excess of the limits.

ment, rroasure,,

h.3 ihc amount of removable radioac tive material per 100 cm 2

l with the application 'of moderate pressure, and ' ssess of surface area shall

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• 1 extra probe available h extra proben available v

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1. Cicarvue 7espirators-approximately 12 to be acquired and an inventory of Ceveral dozen replacement cartridges to be naintained.

2. Comfo respirators-several dozen on hand with corresponding inventory of Type H respirators to be maintained.

3. Forced air respirators-three units to be availabic for emergency use along with air supply.

1. Plastic full-dress suits-approxir.ately one-half dozen for energency use or for special operations.

5. Personnel decontamination supplico; various soaps, detergents, brushes, etc.

for use at wash-up and shouer facilities adjscent to greenhouse. Existing contactm, with local universities and other experts areavailsble if unusual cireur. stances should arise.

6. Large supplica of plastic bacs 9.nd sheet, janitorial supplies, snd nornal natorials incidental to health physics operations vill be naintained for each phase of the operation.

7. ICC specification shipping crates and Type 17H, 55 6allon drunn (batches of approximately 50) vill be on hand.

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