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Enclosure 5 - University Park SNM-95 NRC License
ML23012A062
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Site: 07000113
Issue date: 12/22/2022
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Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA
To:
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Enclosure 5 - University Park SNlVl-95 NRC License Section A.3.4 Facility Descliption License Numbers and Types The Pennsylvania State Universi maintains license number SNM-95 issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a license.

Types and Quantities of Materials Authorized The following are the licensed materials and quantities permitted 1mder SNM-95:

Table 1-SNM-95License Summa .

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Isotope Form Allowed Quantity Item I

I Requested to be deleted in License I Renewal Submission dated November 5, 2014 I

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- h a s been requested to be removed from the license in the University's license renewal submission dated November 4, 2014; however this item was still listed on the renewed SNM,.95 license dated A ril 24, 2018.

the current number of individual rooms covered by this license is assumed to be five (5).

Routine suiveys are perfo1med by Radiation Protection staff once per calendar quarter to assure that safe working conditions are maintained. Normal operating procedures require that radioisotope laboratories minimize contamination. Typically, surveys show no removable contamination above background (approximately< 50 dpm/100cm2) on surfaces and equipment using liquid scintillation counting (LSC) and Geiger meters. Penn State maintains a "no contami11atio11" policy and any :finding above background is promptly addressed and decontaminated.

Because of this continuous characterization of the radiation environment, normal decommissioning typically requires only the removal of radioactive materials, or solutions, and radioactive waste consisting of paper, plastic, and glass lab ware followed by appropriate surveys of the facility and equipment. Decommissioning smveys are a routine part of the radiation safety program when authorized users either relocate or te1minate.

  • Description of Facilities The Pennsylvania State University is a large educational instih1tion se1ving more than 45,000 students and more than 2500 faculty. Research under this license cmTently takes place in two (2) buildings exclusively at the University Park (UP) campus. Some buildings share both educational and research missions; others are designed as research laborat01y buildings. Within a building, the use of radioactive material can be in many or just a few locations as approved by the University Isotopes Committee. As
  • the type and emphasis of research changes over time, the occupancy of a building may also change and interior spaces are often remodeled.

Current! , there are five 5 laboratories Page2 of21 December 2022

License Table 2 - Bull.din s and Rooms Number of Campus Building Use Unsealed Rooms I

I 5

Within any given approved laborat01y space, researchers are encouraged to limit work with radioactivity to as small an area as possible, e.g. one bench top. Individual inst:mments and equipment that are used to store or process radioactive samples are labeled with a Caution Radioactive Material label.

In summacy, standard operating procedure is to protect the bench smfaces from contamination with absorbent material. Generally, 110 liquids are disposed of by means of laboratocy sinks but, rather, are collected for disposal by Radiation Protection staff. Only accidental or incidental (e.g. secondacy glassware washing, etc.) discharge via a laborato1y sink is permitted unless sink disposal is approved by the University Isotopes Committee (UIC).

Currently all SNM radioactive material use at UP is in traditional laboratocy setting (i.e. dedicated rooms or spaces with rooms having walls and doors). To simplify estimating the decommissioning costs, a Reference Laborat01y (RL) will be defined. This generic laborat01y consists of a single room used for pe1forming research with radioactive materials as well as non-radiological research. Actual room sizes vary between approximately 100 ft2 to 1500 ft2 and the RL will be assumed to be 600 ft2 (20 ft wide by 30 ft deep by 10 ft high). Section A.3.5 contains more detail as to the contents of a RL.

Radioactive Waste On-Hand Before Decommissioning At the present time there is no SNM waste on hand. Due to the limited quantities in possession currently, SNM waste On-Hand at the time of decommissioning will be treated as zero. The infonnation provided below is almost entirely other byproduct waste disposal. The inf01mation provided below is included as reference only and consideration as to typical types, volumes, and cost of disposal.

All wastes with less than or equal to 120 day half-life are held for decay for at least 10 half-lives, then surveyed and released as non-radioactive waste. Liquid wastes with half-lives greater than 120 days are disposed via sanita1y sewer by Radiation Protection staff to ensure that legal release limits are not exceeded. All other long lived wastes are shipped to an appropriate waste disposal facility.

There are no SNM wastes on-hand prior to decommissioning. Since some wastes will be generated during decommissioning, the wastes costs are based on the prior six years of waste shipment data provided in Table 3 below:

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License Tal>le :3 --W~~t~ History Number, Typ~ Total

  • of Cont~iner Iota.I Volume:

-.,,h ..

.Activity Year Isoto~es Weight Cost (Waste Type) (jµqi) . (lJirlt .

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5, Cardboard H-3, C-14, U-Nat, 78 ft3 Boxes 2014 Fe-55, Co-60, Zn:- 19.4mCi 629.lb $3,522 65, Ca-45, Th-Nat (15.6 (DAW) ft3/box) 1, 55-gal Metal H-3,C-14, Co-57, Dnnn Co-60 , Fe-55 , Cs- 0.95mCi 7.35 ft3 *BO lb $910 (Metals) 137, Mn-54, U-Nat 1, 30-gal 4.1 FiberDrum Fe-55 0.005 mCi 49 lb $289 ft3/dt1nn (LSC Vials) 1, 30-gal Plastic Dnnn Ove.1packed in 1,

(Mixed Liquid Waste) 2, 5-gal Metal Eu-154, Cs-137, Dnun Co-60 Na-22 Cs- 0.02mCi 0.67ft3 3041b $2,371

' Co-60'

  • 137, (Lead)

U-Nat 26 Containers &

Contaminated 1605 lb $12,118 11 Bags Asbestos Ra-226, 3 LSC Standards 0.07mCi (3 LSCs) (3 LSCs) $1,080 Cs-137 TOTAL $28,227 2015 None None None None None $0.00 2016 None None None None None $0.00 Page4of21 December 2022

License T a.b,~ 3 - W~sJe l[i~tocy Year Number, Type .

Isoto~es

'lotar T.otal Weight* Cost of C,onfa,me,r .Activity V 0~1_1D,1.e H:3, C-14, U-nat, Fe-55, Ca-45, Co-13, Cardbom*d 60, Zn-65, Cs-137, 202.8 ft3 Boxes 2017 Na-22, Mn-54, Sb- 37.5 mCi 1350 lb . $9,534 124 Mn-54, Ba-133, (15.6 (DAW)

Ni-63 ft'/box) 1, 55-gal Metal Co-57; Co-60, Cs-Drum 137, Co-58, Mn-54, 2.2mCi 7.35 ft3 268 lb $2,184 Zn-65 ' Fea.55

. , Ni-(Metals) 63 6, 30-gal ' 24.6 ft3 Fe-55, Ca-45 (4.1 $3,540 FiberDmm 1.2 mCi 3 3541b ft /dm,m)

(LSCVials) l LSC Standard Ba-133 0.02mCi $950 I ECD Source Ni-63 15.0mCi $950 Total $17,158 H-3, C-14, U-Nat, 140.4 ft3 9, Cardboard Fe-55, Co-60, Eu-2018 7.9mCi 693 $5,094 Boxes(DAW) 151, Na-22, Mn-56, (15.6 Ca-45 ft'/box) 5, 30-gal 20.5 ft3 Fe-55, Ca-45, Na- (4.1 FiberDnun 0.9mCi 351 $3,580 22, Ra-226. ft3/drum)

(LSC Vials)

Total $8,674 H-3, C-14, U-nat, . 62.4 ft3 4, Cardboard Fe-55, Na-22, Co-2019 2.48 mCi 337 $2,477

.Boxes (DAW) 60, Cs-,137; Th- * (15.6 Nat,Ra-226 ft3/box)

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License Number, Type Total Year Isotopes

.., Activity Weight of C~n,t,~irier V~l~m,:~*-

3, 30-gal 12.3 ft3 Ra-226, Fe-55, Na- (4.1 FiberDmm 0.09mCi 188 $1,931 22 ft3/drum)

(LSCVials) 1 LSC Standard Ra-226 0.01 m.Ci $575 I ECD Source Ni-63 15.0mCi $575 2Alnor

    • Ra-226 0.014mCi $2,900 Dewpointers J 12, Card~oard 18.0 ft3 Boxes H-3 0.17 m.Ci (1.5 178 $4,948 (Biological) ft3/box)

H-3, C-24, U-Nat, 62.4 ft3 4 Cardboard 2020 Zn-65, Co-60, Ivln- 67.4 m.Ci (15.6 ft3 / 228 lb. $2,115

. Boxes (DAW) 54 box) 9 Cardboard 7.2 ft3 Boxes H-3 0.7Ci (0.80 1351b. $3,753 (biological) ft3/box) 1 5-gal metal .

dmmU/Th U-Nat, Tu-Nat 498.6 grams 0.68 ft3 16 lb. $130.40 acetates l 5-gal metal dium.U/Th U-Nat, Tu-Nat 960.4 grams 0.68 ft3 62 lb. $505.30 nitrates in *

.concrete Total $6,503.70 3 Cardboard C-24, H-3, Co-60, 46.9 ft 3 Boxes 2021 CS.;.137, Fe-55, U- 93.1 mCi 183 lb. $1,482.30 Nat, Zn-65 (15.6 (DAW) ft3/box) 1 30-gal fiber Fe-55, Ra-226 0.015 mCi 4.10 ft3 65 lb. $681.20 Page 6 of21 December 2022

License Table 3-Waste Histocy Number, Type To~I Total Year Isotopes Activity Weight Cost of Container Volume drum (LSC vials) 1 Cardboard Box H-3 0.01 mCi 3.89 ft3 21 lb. $583.80 (biological) 1 55-gal metal C-14, Co-57, Co-drum 60, Cs-137, Fe-55, 0.33 mCi 7.5ft3 176 lb. $1,434.40 (metal) Ni-63 4 IO-gal poly 5.44 ft3 drums 40 gal. (320 Ra-226 3.1 X 10-5 $2,000 (1.4 ft 3 lb.)

(sludge) each) 1 LSC standard Cs-137 0.030mCi $1,389 1 30-gal poly

.C-14, Ca-45, H-3, 20 gal (160 drum 0.69 mCi 4.10 ft3 $7,828 Ra-226 lb.)

(mixed waste) 1 5-gallon poly 5 gal drum C-14, H-3 0.001 mCi 0.68 f 3 $480 (mixed waste) (40 lb.)

Total $15,878.30 2022 NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA Total $0.00

  • D1y Active Waste (DAW)

Tue cost per waste type is provided in Table 4:

Table 4- Waste Cost llistory Ye.ar Waste Type Cost per Cub.ic Foot Cost per Pound

\Vaste Broker 2014 Dry Active Waste $45.15 $5.60 Ecolog:v Se1vices, Inc. Metals $123.81 $7.00 LSCVials $70.49 $5.90 Mixed LiQnid Waste $1,935.85 $161.98 Page 7 of21 December 2022

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  • *.Table . 4 -Waste CostHistorv Year

'Wast~ Brriker Lead $3,538.80 $7.80 Contaminated Asbestos $7.54 LSC Standard $1080 / 3 LSCs $360/LSC 2017 Dry Active Waste $47.00 $7.10 Ecology Services. Inc. Metals . $297.14 $8.15 LSC Vials $143.90 $10.00 LSC Standard/ECO

$950 I each $950 I each Source 2018 Orv Active Waste $36.28 $7.35 Ecology Se1vices, Inc. LSCVials $175.00 $10.00.

2019 Dry Active Waste $39.70 $7.35 Ecolo!!V Services, Inc. LSCVials $157.00 .$10.27 LSC Standard/ECO

$575 /each $575 I each Source Bioloeical $274.88 $27.80

  • 2020 Dry Active Waste * $33.90 $7.50 Source material -

Ecology Servi~es, Inc. $743.10 $8.15 acetates Source material -

$191.76 $8.15 nitrates Bioloru.cal $521.25 $27.80 2021 Dry Active Waste $31.60 $8.10 Ecology Services, Inc. LSCVials $166.15 $10.48 Bioloeical $150.85 $27.80 Metal $191.25 $8.15 Page 8 of21 December 2022

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For easier analysis, the unit costs table above has been rea1Tanged as follows:

Table 5- Costper Cubic Foot LSC LS~

Yea_r DAW Metal_s

  • vials Biological -~ed Lead Asbestos Waste Standards 2014 $45.15 $123.81 -$70.49 $1,935.85 $3,539 2017 $47.00 $297.14 $143.90 2018 $36.28 $175.00
  • 2019 $39.70 $157.00 $274.88 2020. $33.90 2021 $31.60 $191.25 $166.15 $150.85 2022 $1395 ea.

Table:.6-Cost.per Pound LSC l\Jixed* LSC Year DAW l\let~ls Bioiogi~al Lead :Asbe,sfos Vials Waste *-* stanllilrds 2014 $5.60 $7.00 $5.90 $161.98 $7.80 $360/LSC $7.54 2017 $7.10 $8.15 $10.00 $950/each 2018 $7.35 $10.00 2019 $7.35 $10.27 $27.80 $575/each 2020 $7.50 2021 $8.10 $8.15 $10.48 $27.80 2022 $130.00 $12.00 $1395 ea.

The projected cost of disposal for waste 'On-hand' will be based on the market rates currently in effect as quoted by the University's LLRW disposal contractor, Ecology Services, Inc. (Febmary 2022):

DAW Metals .LSC Cost:* er Pound $8.10 $8.15 Volume of Contaminated Subsurface Materials There are no known areas with subsmface contamination associated with this DFP.

Section A.3.5 Number and Dimensions of Facility Components Type of Space: Reference SNM radioactive material laboratory at Penn State University Park.

Average Size: 600 ft2 (20 ft wide by 30 ft long by 10 ft high)

Level of Contamination: < 100 dpm/100 cm2 Page9 of21 December 2022

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  • com onent Number of Com *Diinensions:of.Com onent Fume Hood 1 5Wx2Dx5Hfeet Lab Rad Benches
  • 3 10 X 3 X 0.25 feet Sinks I Drains 1 2 Wx 1.5 Dx 1 Hfeet 12 10 X 1.5 feet Floors osed:ft2 1' 450 Walls 1 1000 ft2 Ceilin Tiles 1 600 ft2 Bulle Equipment:

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  • Waste Containers 3 1.5 X 1.5 X 2.5 feet Benchto Shielding Plastic 2 1.5 X 2 X 2.5 feet Hand Items Misc. lab ware Section A.3.6 Planning and Preparation (Work Days)

Current Conditions A third party contractor will be utilized for the decommissioning effort. It is assumed that normal operations continue tip until the date the contractor comes on site. The contractor will need to first familiarize themselves with the facility and define th.e scope of work.

' The Radiation Protection Office and Breaze~le Nuclear Reactor Facility maintain all records pe11inent to the use ofradioactive materials under the licenses. These include receipts, inventory, locations of use or storage, waste inventory, personnel, and sealed sources. The records are kept electronically in a database and updated as the record is generated (i.e. inventory is updated as stocks are received; lab survey data is updated soon after the survey is completed; etc.) Laboratory surveys are performed on at least a quarterly basis and paper records kept for at least three years; therefore, a review of these documents .

will demonstrate the recent levels of contamination which may be expected. Locations of all licensable and generally licensed sealed sources are kept.

Historical Site Assessment The following records are available iri the Radiation Protection Office (RPO) with regard to histqrical use of radioactive materials:

  • A) Paper survey reports oflaboratories where radioactive material has been used for the past three
  • . years. Survey reports are not to scale, but represent the pertinent fixtures and equipment used for radioactive materials work. Surveys may extend to non-use areas and equipment that may be in a particular location. Survey reports typically record the radionuclides recently used and may not reflect all historical uses in a pa11icular location; however, historical purchase *records are available.

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License B) Paper final survey reports of laboratories that have been decommissioned and released for unrestricted use after cessation of radioactive materials use. Survey reports are not to scale, but represent the pertinent fixtures and equipment used for radioactive materials work. Portable equipment released in a final survey report is not identified with specific information such as manufacturer, model or serial number. Once an item of equipment is determined to be free of radioactive contamination, the Caution Radioactive Materials label is removed and it is released to unrestricted .use.

C) A listing of all locations by user, nuclides, building and room number where radioactive materials were ever authorized under license.

D) A listing of locations where radioactive materials are currently authorized.

E) A database of all licensable, generally* licensed, and sealed sources currently in possession. Sealed sources are inventoried as least semi-annually by the RPO and all disposals of sealed sources are by the RPO. A concerted effort has been made to dispose of sources no longer needed; therefore there should not be any surprise discoveries of sealed sources.

F) Leak test records for all sealed sources.

G) A database of all radioactive waste currently being held in storage, whether for decay-in-storage, or ship-out.

H) Scale floor plans of buildings are maintained by Facilities Management but survey maps used by the RPO show major room components.

Other Activities In addition to a records review, a visit to a representative sampling of locations will be made to confirm the starting radiological conditions. Based upon the current level of use, Penn State's "no contamination" policy, and a review of past surveys showing no contamination in labs, it can be concluded that radiological conditions are already within the release criteria..

The contractor will prepare the actual decommissioning plan for regulatory review. This will define the scope of work, the radiological conditions of the site, and provide a plan for action. Upon approval by the regulator, a working plan will be developed to include a strategy for systematic decommissioning surveys along with manpower and equipment requirements.

The following table summarizes the work days associated with these activities. The estimates are from Ecology Services, Inc. and Chase Environmental, Inc. and are the worst case values for a particular activity. Other than the characterization activity in Table 9, all others are independent of the number of laboratories. In addition, the final work days for this step are divided by the number of labs currently in use to obtain the work days per lab, which is the basis for all following tables.

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Table 9....., Planiline and Preparation Work Days.

Health Job Activity HP Technician Clerical Laborer Physicist Supervisor Prepare documentation for 2 1 5 5 regulatory agencies Submittal of decommissioning 2 5 3 2 plan Development of 2 5 3 1 workolans Procurement of equipment and 1 1 4

. suoolies Staff training 1 2 1 2 1 Characterization of radiological 0.2 3 1 1 conditions Other 1 1 1 1 1 (mobilization)

Total Days 9.2 17 15 3 15 Total Days per 1.8 3.4 3 0.6 3 Lab Section A.3.7 Decontamination or Dismantling of Components (W01*k Days)

Based upon the continuous survey and decontamination effo11s conducted during the n01mal radiation safety surveillance program, there are few components which might need to be *addressed in this categ01y.

Fume hoods -

emoval of interior air baffles will be done to reveal hidden

  • surface areas and the collllection to the exhaust duct. These ai*eas will be checked for contamination.

Sinks -Although liquids are collected by the RPO, within a posted laborat01y one sink per lab is assumed to possibly be contaminated from accidental spillage in the sink or for personal decontamination. To insure contamination has not lodged in the drain system, the sink traps will be disconnected to survey interior of drain piping.

  • Type of Space: Reference SNM radioactive material laborat01y at Penn State University Park.

Aveiage Size: 600 ft2 (20 ft wide by 30 ft long by 10 ft high)

Level of Contamination: < 100 dpm/100 cm2 Page 12 of21 December 2022

License Table 10 - Decontamination or DismantHne; of Components Work Days per Lab Component Decon Health HP Job Clerical Laborer Method Physicist Technician Supervisor Fume Hood Wipe Down 1 1 Lab Rad Benches Wipe Down 0.5 0.5 Sinks I Drains Wipe Down 0.5 0.5 Shelving Wipe Down 0.1 0.1 Floors (net Wipe Down 0.5 0.5 exposed ft 2)

\Valls Wipe down 1 1 Test and Ceiling Tiles 1 1 Dispose

~ Waste Contamers Benchtop Shielding (Plastic)

Wipe Down Wipe Down 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Hand Items (Misc Wipe Down 0.5 0.5 labware)

Other (Supervision, 1 1 1 analysis, record keeping, etc.)

Total Days 1 / 5.4 1 5.4 1 Section A.3.8 Restoration of Contaminated Areas (Work Days)

There are no known ru*eas external to buildings where contamina~ion has occuned for this DFP.

Section A.3.9 Final Radiation Survey (Work Days)

HP Technician activities during the final survey include removal of SNM materials and waste in laborato1y, prepming survey doclllilents, taking wipes and pe1fonning a meter smvey, analyzing wipes, recording wipe and smvey results, returning to lab to decontaminate, if needed, and removing radiation labels. HP activities include review of smvey results, inspection of laboratory, and signing off on rep01t Clerical activities include preparation of documents for submission to regulato1y authority.

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License Table 11 - Final R~diation Surveys*work Dai.,s per Lab

  • HeaJth Hf Jijb T?sk.. *Clerical .. LaJ)orer
  • 1~11ysidst Technician. ,,,* . '

' Supervisor Final Characterization 0.1 1 0.1 0.1 Surveys Final Report 0.5 . 0.5 0.1 0.1 Total Days 0.6 1.5 0.2 0.2

. ~ection A.3.10 Site Stabilization Long Term Surveillance (Work Days)

There are no known areas requiring stabilization or long term smveillance for this DFP.

Section A.3.11 Total Work Days By Labor Category Table 12 '-- Total Woi-kDays By La~or .Catee:ory per Lab

'Task Health HP Clerical L~borei" 0 Job Physicist Techn:ician Suvervisor Planning and Prep (Table 9) 1.8 3.4 3 0.6 3 Decontamination (Table 10) I 5.4 I 5.4 1 Restoration of Contam Areas 0 0 0 0 0 Final Rad Smvev (Table 11) 0.6 1.5 0.2 0 0.2 Site Stabilization 0 0 0 () 0 Total Days 3.4 10.3 4.2 6 4.2 Section A.3.12 Worker Unit Cost Schedule Salary data for Certified Health Physicists was obtamed from the article "The 2021 CHP Salary Smvey" published in the Februaiy 2022 CHP Comer within the Health Physics News. (Latest <;Iata accessed on November 22, 2022):

https://www.aahp-abhp.org/sites/defau1t/fi1es/2022-02/Feb%2022%20CHP%20Comer.pdf

  • Life, Physical Social Science :-nucleai* technician (code 19-4051) = $92,630 Note: The value reported within the 2021 data is lower than that reported in 2018

($93,380); therefore, the 2018 value will be used in this repoit as a bounding input.

  • Office admin support - info and records clerk (code 43-4199) = $46,320
  • Construction laborer (code 47-2061) = $47,550 *
  • Management - construction manager (code 11-9021) = $108,820 Page 14 of21 December 2022

License Table 13 - Worker Unit Cost Schedule Health HP Job Labor Cost Component Clerical Laborer Physicist Technician Supervisor Salary ($/yr) $150,691 $93,380 $46,320 $47,550 * $108,820 Fringe Benefits {%) 22%' 22% 22% 22% 22%

Overhead & Profit Rate (%) 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%

Total cost per Year($) $229,050 $141,938 $70,406 $72,276 $165,406 Travel and Per-Diem per Day $299 $299 $299 $299 $299 Total Cost per Work Day* $1,180 $845 $570 $577 $935

  • Based on 260 work days per year Section A.3.13 Total labor Costs by Major Decommissioning Task Table 14-Total Labor Costs per.Lab Health Job Task HP Tech Clerical Laborer Total Physicist Supervisor Planning and Prep $2,171.13 $2,872.71 $1,709.38 $346.19 $2,805.54 $9,904.95 Decontamination $1,179.96 $4,562.53 $569.79 $3,115.72 $935.18 $10,363.19 Restoration of

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Contam Areas Final Rad Survey $707.98 $1,267.37 $113.96 $0.00 $187.04 $2,276.34 Site Stabilization $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total Cost $4,059 $8,703 $2,393 $3,462 $3,928 $22,544 Page 15 of21 December 2022

License To obtain the complete costs, the number oflabs (5) is then multiplied by the per lab costs from above.

  • Tabl¢ JS:_; T(jfal Lal>~i; Costs .ALL I~~l,ls Jlealth Job t~sk Phy~icist

'HPTech * :Cie:d.caJ La.borer Sqp~ms~n:

  • T9tal Planning and Prep $10,856 $14,364 $8,547 $1,731 $14,028 $49,525 Decontamination $5,900 $22,813 $2,849 $15,579 $4,676 $51,816 Restoration of

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 Contam Areas Final Rad Smvey $3,540 $6,337 $570 $0 $935 $11,382 Site Stabilization $0 $0 $0 $0 $0' $0 Grand Total Cost $20,295 $43,513 $11,966 $17,310 $19,639 $112,722

. Section A.3.14 Packing, Shipping, and Disposal of Wastes Note: Labor costs for waste processing is included in this section and not in the above analysis.

Packam.ng Material Costs a

Because of the University's "110 contamination" policy, there* would be minimal amount of waste generated from decommissioning. There are no areas in which protective clothing, other than gloves, ne~d to be worn: Penn State owns enough dry and liquid waste containers to handle all waste on-hand and residual liquid and dry collection beyond the n01mal waste generation volume. Tue only waste stream anticipated will be dJ.y waste consisting of wipe down towels, gloves, and misceUaneous paper and/or solid items. Note that no labor costs are associated with packing materials needed. Using the Reference Laboratory, the following packing materials will be needed:

Table 16 ....;-Packihg)Vlateriai.Costs for Wastes *on-i-Iand" Ni11~1b~r of J'.ype.of (;ont~fne:r Unit J:'otill pac~ge Wa'ste J'.:YPe Vobnne .Containers Container . Cost Costs DAW 15.6 ft3 1 Fiber Box $20.10 $20.10 Liquid 1 Gallon 1 Plastic Jug $2.95 $2.95 Total $23 Notes:

Container costs based on publicly available cost info1mation provided by the manufacturer (ULINE), accessed November 2022. Products considered were the S-4867 15.6 ft3 Fiber Box, and the S-10758 1 Gallon Plastic Jug.

For the total number oflabs, the per lab packing material costs are multi lied b there will be a need for 10, 55- allon metal drums:

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License Table 17 - Packing Material Costs to Decommi.ssion All 5 Active Laboratories Number of Type of Container Total Packaging Waste Type Volume Containers Container Unit Cost Costs DAW 15.6 ft3 5 Fiber Box $20 $101 Liquid 5 gallon 5 Plastic Jug $3 $15 Liquid Overpack 30 Gallon 1 PlasticDmm $88 $88 Drum (Metals) 55 gallon 10 SteelDnun $149 $1,490 Total $1,693 Shipping Costs Once a laboratory has been decommissioned, there is labor cost associated with the collection of the waste containers from the lab, doclnnenting the shipment, and packing the truck. These costs are addressed below. Note that since all lab wastes will be shipped at one time, the costs shown are for ALL labs.

To calculate the munber of standard 40 foot semi-tmck loads needed, the volume of a 40 foot trailer .

(http://www.yrc.com/shippers/semi-trailer-dimensions.html) is 3083 ft 3

  • The total vohune to be shipped 1s:

Table 18 - Shippine: Volume of Wastes ALL Labs Number of Waste Type Unit Volume Total Volume (ft3)

Containers DAW 15.6 ft3 (Box) 6 93.6 Liquid Overpack 4.01 ft3 (30 gallon dnun) 1 4.01 Dnun (Metals) 7.35 ft3 (55 gallon dmm) 10 73.5 Total 171.11 Therefore only one 40 foot tmck, or less, will be needed to ship all wastes. The labor costs for handling containers and packing the tluck are:

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License Tabie 19 -~ Shii>i>ini! Labor Costs ALL'.-Lahs Ta_sk 1iealth

,_- .*.-, .... B,PTeth Cleri~aJ Labijrer ,Joh Physicist :Supervisor- T~ta\

Collect Containers From Lab (Work Days 0 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.3 per Lab)

Load Truck (Woi:k 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.2 Days per Lab)

Documentation (Work 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0 0.3 Days per Lab)

Subtotal Work Days 0.1 0.2 0,1 0.2 0.2 0.8 per Lab Total for 5 Labs 0.5 1 0.5 1 1 4 (WorkDays)

Cost I Work Dav $1180 $845 $570 $577 $935 Total Cost $590 $845 $285 $577 $935 $3,232 Shipping costs were provided by Ecology Services, Inc. Note that normally rad w~ste would ship to Energy Solutions in Oak Ridge, TN (705 miles to TN).

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No~of UhltCost Surcharges* ,  :*.' _, ,*.

Labor Total Waste Charges *ShiJ!ped Ttjlck Shi

. . pp-.in.2 Type "($/piile) ($/fu.~e) .'(i;niJ.eS) *c9st loads (~/*-1~e/l~fa,d) Cost~

($)

All 1 $6.00 $1.00 0 705 $0 $8,460 Labor $3,232 $3,232 Tmck 1 $2,900 Rental Total * $14,592 Waste Disposal Costs For the Reference Lab, one dry box and one gallon of liquid per lab is assumed to be generated.

Historically, the cost per pmmd is more consistent year to year so this DFP will estimate disposal cost by weight rather than volume. The following assumptions apply to this estimate:

  • Each box of D1y Active Waste is assumed to weigh 100 pmmds, 5 boxes generated
  • Each 30 gallon dnun o:fliquid waste is assumed to weigh 175 pounds, 1 dntm generated
  • Each 55 gallon dnun of metals is assumed to weigh 175 pounds, 1 dmm generated Page 18 of21 December 2022

License Table 21- Waste Disposal Costs ALL Labs Total Weight Unit Cost Surcharges

.ALLL_abs*&

Waste Type On-Hand (fable 7) Total Disposal_ Cost

{$/lb)

DAW 600 $8.10 $0 $4,860 Liquid Overpack 175 $10.48 $0 $1,834 Dnun (Metals) 1,750 $8.15 $0 $14,263 Total $20,957 Sealed Sources for this DFP disposal costs are included to be conservative.

Table 22 - Discrete Source Dis

  • osal 2022 Vendor Discrete Labor Description No. Total

-Sources Ho11rs1 Charge1 I I $0 I I $10,800

- I

. Total Hours I

I

$27,775 Total Contractor Charges- $20,640 Total Other Vendor Charges $38,575 Total $59,215 I - Cost estimate from Ecology Services, Inc. (December 2022)

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License Section A.3.15 Equipment and Supply Costs Smears and related supplies (gloves, vials, and scintillation fluid) are based on IvIARSSIM criteria for final surveys. Estimating an average of 20 smears per lab, and 5 labs to be surveyed, indicates a need for approximately 100 smears, to be analyzed via liquid scintillation cmmting. Purchase costs for anticipated packaging supplies are not~d in Table 17.

Instrumentation needs would include pancake GM survey meters, low energy sodium iodide detectors, and an alpha probe survey meter.

Table:21-:-' Supply Costs Supplies ,Quantity Unit, ... Unit Cost Total Survey Meters (GM} 2 Survey Meter $1,195 $2,390 Survey Meter (LE NaD 1 Survey Meter $1,600 $1600 Survey Meter (Alpha) 1 Survev Meter $1,530 $1,530 Smears 55 Boxes 000 smears/box) $1 $55 Gloves 20 Boxes (150 gloves/box) $15 $300 Scintillation Vials 11 cases (500/case) $525 $5,775 Scintillation Cocktail 16 cases (4 liter) $116 $1,856 Total $13,506

  • section A.3.16 Laboratory Costs It is not anticipated that any analyses will need to be performed by an independent third party laborat01y; however, to be conservative, this DFP includes outside laborato1y services to analyze

. laboratory smear surveys for these 5 labs being decommissioned.

Third-party laborat01y estimates that smear analysis cost is $6/sample. Each laboratory would need 20 smear samples per lab, for a unit cost of$120 per lab. With 5 active labs being decommissioned, the Laboratory Cost estimate can be determined.

'Tabie24-L~borato . ,'Cost

.Unit:Cost- Total

$135 erlab $675 Total $675 Section A.3.17 1\1iscellaneous Costs Present methods of waste disposal are through a waste broker and no special licenses or site pennits are necessa1y. Contractors provide proof of insurance before being awarded contracts. The work associated with decommissioning is not taxable *by Pennsylvania.

The Nuclear regulato1y Commission may bill for regulat01y oversight efforts to include final status survey reports, confirmat01y survey eff01ts, department lab, or contractor fees and oversight of license te1mination activities. An estimate of these costs is included in the following table.

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l License Table 25 -,-i Miscellaneous Costs*

Cost Item lotal License fees, insurance, taxes, other $0 NRC oversi9;ht $50,000 Total $50,000 Section A.3.18 Total Decommissioning Costs This estimate does not take credit for any salvage value that might be realized froin the sale of potential assets.

Table.26-Total Decommissioning.Costs T:tsk/Co~p~nc.mt Cost I>.~r.cent;tge Planning and Preparation (Table 15) $49,525 18.12%

Decontamination/Dismantling (Table 15) $51,816 18.96%

Restoration (Table 15) $0 0.00%

  • Final Rad Sm-vey (Table 15) $11,382 4.16%

Site Stabilization (Table 15) $0 0.00%

Packing Material Costs (Table 17) $1,693 0.62%

Shipping Costs (Labor and Transpo1t) (Table 20) $14,592 5.34%

Waste Disposal Costs (Table 21) $20,957 7.67%

Discrete Source Disposal (Table 22) $59,215 21.66%

Equipment Costs (Table 23) $13,506 4.94%

Laboratory Costs (Table 24) $675 0.25%

Miscellaneous Costs (Table 25) $50,000 18.29%

Subtotal $273,360 100%

25% Contingency _$68,340 Total Decommissioning Cost Estimate $341,700 Page21 of21 December 2022I

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