ML20203G986

Matls Licensing Package for Amend 8 to License SNM-0348 for Dept of Army.Control:124810

ML20203G986
Person / Time
Site:	07000378
Issue date:	09/29/1997
From:	Joustra J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
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124810, NUDOCS 9712180276
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M ATERI Al.S I.lCENSE Amendment No. 08 Pursuant to the Atomic I:ncrgy Act of 1954, as amended, the Isergy Reorganintion Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 43S), and Title 10 Ccde of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Parts 30,31. 32. 33,34,35,36,39,40, and 70, and in reliance on statements arid representations heretofore made g s

4i by the let ensee. a ikense is hvreby issued authorizing the lit ensee to recche, acqui e, possess, and transfer by product source, and special n material designated telow; to use such material f ar the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to delher or transfer such material to persons authorised to receive at in accordant c with the regulatioris of the applicable Pan (s). This Ikense shall be deemed to contain the conditions f

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SEP 291997 i 0.J. Williams Colonel, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Department of the Army U.S. Army Research Laboratory Adolphi Laboratory Center 2800 Powder Mill Road .

Adelphi, Maryland 20783 1197  !

Dear Colonel Williams:

This refers to your license amendment request. Enclosed with this letter is the amended license. Please note that as part of this amendment, in accordance with 10 CFR 30.36, effective February 15,1996, tha expiratlun date of your license has been extended by a period of five years. Your new expiration date is stated in item 4 of the license.

Please review the enclosed document carefully and be sure that you understand and fully implement all the conditions incorporated into the amended license. If there are any errors or questions, please notify tie U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 1 Office, Licensing Assistance Team, (610) 337 5093 or 5239, so that we can provide appropriate corrections and answers. l Thank you for your cooperation, i Sincerely, Original Signed By:

Judith A. Joustra ,

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety License No. SNM 348 Docket No. 070-00378 Control No. 124810

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Commander U.S. Army Materiel Command Department of the Army AMSCF P (J. Manfre) 5001 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22333 0001 1.lcense No. SNM-348 Docket No. 070-00378 Control No. 124810 DOCUMENT NAME: R:\WPS\MLTR\LSNM 348

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Risk Management Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 1 Nuclear Material Section B 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 1415

Dear Director,

'lhis letter is being submitted at the reque t of Ms. Judy Joustra of your agency to supplement our previous letter requesting authorization to begin exchanging our personnel dosimeters quarterly. The contml numbers assigned to our previous request are 124808, 124809, and 124810. ,

r The Anny Research Laboratoty (ARL) uses the Army's thennoluminescent dosimetry service, in the past we had chosen to exchange dosimeters monthly primarily beca'.'se we operated an extremely intense flash X ray facility capable of delivering a lethal dose over very large areas within microseconds. The facility used carthen shielding to protect workers and the ,

environment. The monthly dosimeter results were therefore used as supplemer'al information to monitor the effectiveness of the shielding and procedures. Operation of this facility has since been pennanently terminated.

The most significant radiation source remaining at ARL is our Co-60 irradiator facility.

llecause of the rigid and pennanent concrete shielding provided, the strict procedural controls employed, and a history of virtually no exposure to operators and visitors, quarterly dosimeter exchange is considered appropriate. The remaining radioactive material sources at ARL consists of : two "curic" level calibration sources operated remotely in the Co-60 irradiator facility; microcurie quantities of activated electronic and mechanical hardware; and fission faits being held in storage awaiting disposal instructions from the Department of Energy. Quarterly dosimeter exchange 's also considered appropriate for these sources.

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s o o 2-If you need any additiona! information, please feel free to contact my licalth Physicist, Mr. Michael llorisky. at (301) 394-6310.

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Dear Director,

This letter is being submitted to request amendment to licenses 19-17250-05,19-17250-04, and SNM 348. In particular, we wish to amend our licenses to allow quarterly exchange of dosimeters. The licenses now specify monthly exchange. All other aspects of the dosimetry program will remain unchanged. This change is being requested because the duration and frequency of our use oflicensed material has been permanently reduced as a result of changing mission priorities.

We would greatly appreciate a telephonic authorization to implement this change so that we can reduce our dosimetty costs as soon as possible. If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact my Radiation Protection Officer, Mr. Michael Borisky, at (301) 394-6310.

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