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IN RESPONSE REFER

TO F01A-85-317

Dear Mr. Swiger:

This is in response to your letter dated April 29, 1985, as modified by

Ms. Reed's letter dated May 7,1985, in which you requested, pursuant to

the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), records regarding the International

Nutronics Facility in Dover, New Jersey, for the period January

through May 7, 1985.

15, 1985,

The records listed on the enclosed Appendix A are available for public

NW, Washington, DC. inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room

the PDR accession numbers indicated beside the document descrip

remaining records will be filed in PDR folder F01A-85-317 under your name.

The

Appendix B are also being placed in the PDR folder F01A

The stated enclosures to documents two and three are not provided since

name.

you provided them to NRC and we assume that you already have copies of them.

We are enclosing a copy of a notice that provides charges and procedures for

obtaining copies of records from the PDR.

The remaining portions of document

one of Appendix B contain information which

is confidential business (proprietary) information that is being withheld from

public disclosure pursuant to Exemption 4 of the FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) and

10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) of the Commission's regulations.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Corraission's regulations, it has been determined

that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and

that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest.

The

Murley, Regional Administrator, Region I. persons responsible for this den

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Operations within 30 day!8fr,om the receipt of this letter. As provided in

10 CFR 9.11, any such ap>eal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive

Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC

20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is

an " Appeal from an Initial FOIA Decision."

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Division of Rules and Records

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• 1. 01/15/85 Letter from.NRC to International Nutronics, Inc. (INI) re:

Inspection Report 84-35.

(2 pages) - Accession No. 8501210120

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• 2. 01/15/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 84-37.

(2 pages) -

Accession No. 8501210193

3. 01/18/85 Letter from NUS to NRC re: BCL-4 Radioactive Materials

Package, Certificate of Compliance 5950, Docket 71-5950.

(11 pages)

4. 01/21/85 Letter from INI to NRC re: Request of Approval to Apply INI's

QA Plan Approved Under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix 8, to

Transportation of Radioactive Materials.

(12 pages)

5. 01/24/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-01 Notes.

(22 pages)

6. 01/30/85 Letter from INI to NRC re: Letter Submitting QA Manual for

Shipment of Radioactive Materials.

(38 pages)

• 7. 02/04/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-01.

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Accession No. 850?l10299

8. Undated

Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-03 Notes.

(2 pages)

• 9. 02/07/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-03.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8502130171

10. 02/13/85 Letter from Envirocare, Inc. to NRC re:

Fax Item - Procedure

No. 57.

(4 pages)

11. 02/22/85 Letter from NRC to Envirocare, Inc re: Allegation Against

INI.

(2 pages)

12. Undated

Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-02 Notes.

(13 pages)

• 13. 02/25/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-02.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8503050210

14. 03/11/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-05 Notes.

(2 pages)

15. 03/13/85 Letter from INI to NRC re: Request for Extension of Completion

Date for Decommissioning of INI's Dover Facility.

(2 pages)

16. 03/13/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-04 Notes.

(2 pages)

• 17. 03/14/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-05.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8503280658

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List for Package Nupac 7-100, Certificate of Compliance

USA /9080/A.

(2 pages)

• 19. 03/20/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85'-04.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8503260518

20. 03/22/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-06 Notes.

(18 pages)

21. 03/22/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-07 Notes.

(10 pages)

• 22. 03/25/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-06.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8503280438

• 23. 03/25/85 Letter from NRC tc INI re:

Inspection Report 85-07.

(2 pages)

Accession No. 8504050074

24. 03/29/85 Letter from NRC to Envirocare re: Telephone Record - Subject:

INI Decontamination Operations.

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and Procedures No. 63.

(18 pages)

26. 04/08/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-08 Notes.

(9 pages)

27. 04/09/85 Letter from Envirocare to NRC re: Fax Item - Procedure No. 62.

(3pages)

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28. 04/12/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-08.

(2 pages)

29. Undated

Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-09 Notes.

(19 pages)

30. 04/16/85 Letter from NRC to INI re:

Inspection Report 85-09.

(2 pages)

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31. 04/19/85 Letter from NRC to INI re: Request for Information to

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Determine Whether Extension of Time Should be Granted.

(2 pages)

32. 04/22/85 Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-10 Notes.

(25pages)

33. Undated

Memo from NRC to NRC re:

Inspection 85-11 Notes.

(2 pages)

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(1page)

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Inspection Report 85-10.

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36. 05/07/85 Letter from INI to NRC re: Response to NRC Letter 04/19/85.

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(15 pages)

37. 05/07/85 Letter from Regional counsel, RI to File re: Memo, Subject:

Telephone Conversation with John Keith of Envirocare, Inc. and

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Greg Parker of INI.

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03/12/85 Affidavit ay R. E. Voit, NUS (3 pages) w/ attachments (1) No.

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SS-008, Revision D dated 03/11/85, (2) No. SS-014, Revision 8

dated 03/12/85, (3) Enclosure (10), NUS Process Services

Organization Chart dated 02/15/85.

(96 pages)

2.

04/01/85 Letter to Friedman from Swiger w/ title page (2 pages); and with

NUS0SC Procedure No. 7071-07, Revision 1 dated 04/01/85.

(12 pages)

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04/02/85 Letter to Friedman from Swiger w/ Attached 1.N.1/E-Care Health

Physics Procedure No. 62, covering N US0SC Procedure No.

7071-08(10 pages); and Procedure No. 62 and NUS0SC Procedure

No. 7071-08 dated 03/21/85 and 03/028/85.

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OPERATING SERVICES

January 18, 1985

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Attention:

Mr. Charles E. MacDonald, Chief

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BCL-4 Radioactive Materials Package

Certificate of Compliance 5950

Docket No. 71-5950

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NRC Memo FCTC:

RHO 71-5950 from R.H.

Odegaarden

dated 1/7/85

Dear Mr. MacDonald:

The

following

information

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provided

in'accordance

with

reference (a) in support of a one-time exemption to ship Cobalt-

60 sources f rom International Nutronics. Inc., Dover, New Jersey,

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facility.

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Dover,

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commissioned and the conditions at the site restrict the method

of loading the type of radioactive material packagec that can be

accommodated at this facility.

This

request for

exemption

involves 1) the modification of the inner can assembly to the

BCL-4 package to enable the loading of the cannister underwater

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relief

from

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requirement

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Certificate of

Conformance limiting the radiation level at one meter from the

package to 10 mrem /hr for exclusive use shipment.

On January 4, 1985, we met with members of your staff to discuss

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the shipment of the CO-60, reference (a), in the BCL-4 cask.

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following information is intended to address the commission's

concerns identified in reference (a).

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International Nutronics,

Inc.,

must submit a Quality

Assurance Program in accordance with 10CFR71. subpart H.

INI

is submitting

under separate cover INI Quality

Assurance

Program

Plan

supplementing

their

Quality

Assurance

Program

which

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requirement

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10CFR50, Appendix B.

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The modifications to the inner cannister assembly are

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and accident conditions was evaluated by Battelle Columbus

Laboratories and the results of thair analysis are presented

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in a letter to NUSOSC dated December 27, 1984, Enclosure (2).

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The BCL analysis was based on the following conditions:

(1) 400 watt contents heat load.

This is the maximum per-

mitted in the BCL-4 cask.

(2) The inner can assembly is as shown on NUSOSC Drawing

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feet takes into consideration the maximum source loadings

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and the volume of the baskets designed to hold the sources.

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entitled BCL-4 Cask Inner Scaled Cannister Baskets, enclo-

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(5) The temperatures in the inner can assembly are as pre-

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sented in the Safety Analysis Report for Packaging for the

BCL-4 shipping cask.

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4. The initial acceptance test for the cannister is defined

in Section 8 of the SAR.

The Acceptance Test includes a

visual examination and a 15 psi Soap Bubble Leak Test to

establish that the seal of the inner can assembly has been

accomplished.

The modifications to the inner cannister lid,

which are the only modifications to the cannister, were

pressure tested to 100 psig and inspected fsr leaks during

the mockup demonstration.

No leakage was observed.

5. The operating procedures used in the loading and unloading

of BCL-4 cask are included as Enclosure (4).

These pro-

cedures are abbreviated versions of NUSOSC detailed Proce-

dures 7071-03 and 7071-04, submitted to INI and Region I.

The abbreviated procedures follow the format submitted by

BCL in Section 7 of the Safety Analysis report.

6. The certificate of Compliance, USA /5950/B(

)P, paragraph

7.0 (2) contains a restriction' limiting the donc rate to

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surface of the package.

This is a self-imposed restric-

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paragraph 71.47 of 10CFR71 for exclusive use shipment.

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loading approximately 10,500 ci of CO-60 in the BCL-4 cask

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the measured dose rate at one meter was approximately

14 mrem /hr and 90 mrem /hr on contact.

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similar or slightly higher dose rates for the INI CO-60

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shipments.

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inch diameter pipe plugged

at both ends.

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the Commission for loading of the INI CO-60 sources underwater and

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first shipment from INI in the BCL-4 which has already been loaded

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cask reads 14 mrem /hr and the Certificate of Conformance

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restricts the dose rate to 10 mrem /hr.

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is not provided with a gasketed cap.

The valve sealing this

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port is designed similar to the valve on the tire.

Because

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the seal increases with internal pressure and the clearance

to install a cap was small, NUSOSC did not recommend a cap.

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diameter plug in the outlet port to depressurize the inner

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can assembly after the pressure test.

The plug was then

replaced.

This procedure invalidated the test on the plug.

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1984, of the cask

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cavity - thus, no mechanism for radioactive material to escape.

We trust the above information is sufficient to allow the

shipment of the CO-60 at INI to proceed.

If the Commission needs

any further information, or if there is a fee involved with the

submittal of this exemption, please advise me at the earliest.

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Dear Mr. Russel:

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In response to your verbal authorization, we have calculated the pres-

sures in a modified BCL-4 canister.

The following assumed conditions

were used in the analyses:

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400 watt contents heat load (maximum permitted)

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Canister configuration as shown in NUS Drawing

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Contents of canister as shown on attached sketches

prepared by T. R. Emswiler of Battelle

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Five cc of residual water in the canister

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Temperature of the canister and contents as

presented in the Safety Analysis Report for

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Packaging for the BCL-4 shipping cask (SARP).

The results of our analyses indicate that the canister internal free

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volume is 0.303 cu. ft.

For the volume and the contents temperatures

hown in the SARP, the following internal pressures were calculated:

Total Pressure

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OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR BCL-4 SUIPPING CASK

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(UNDERWATER LOADING)

The procedures outlined in this section are applicable for han-

dling the BCL-4 Cask during underwater loading of the package

at International Nutronics, Inc., Dover, New Jersey, and for

unloading in the BCL Hot Cell in Ohio.

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PRELOADING OPERATIONS

Prior to each use, the following operations shall be performed:

1.

Verify that the license is current and applicable.

2.

Verify that the CO-60 sources to be shipped are

loaded in their respective loading baskets and that

the curie content and location are in accordance with

the loading plan.

3.

Verify that the contents meet the license require-

ments of the package.

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PROCEDURE FOR LOADING THE SOURCES INTO THE INNER

CAN ASSEMBLY

The CO-60 sources are normally loaded into their respective

basket prior to this step and are ready to be loaded into the

BCL-4 Inner Can Assembly.

1.

Inspect the inner can assembly and perform pre-

requisite check per NUSOSC Procedure 7071-03.

2.

Remove the cover from the inner can and lower inner

can into the pool.

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Using long-handled tools, load first the bottom

source basket into the inner can, then the top basket.

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Parivrm o pre-use insp;ction et the inner can

cover per Section 4.3 of the BCL Document HS-COM-4.

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Using long-handled tools, lower the cover in piace

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determined by the aligning pins.

6.

Bolt down the cover in place by torquing the bolts

to 60i10 inch pounds.

7.

Attach the 80-100 psig air line to the inlet pene-

tration and pressurize the cannister for a minimum

of one (1) minute af ter air bubbles start coming

out of the dewatering penetration.

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Install plug into the dewatering penetration using

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teflon tape on the threads.

9.

Pressurize the inner can assembly to 45 psig mini-

mum and hold pressure for 15 minutes minimum while

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observing for bubbles.

Note:

The acceptance criterion is that there will

be no evidence of bubbles indicative of a leak.

Failure to meet this criterion constitutes a failure

of the pressure test and requires that the cognizant

personnel be notified and corrective action taken.

10.

Upon acceptance of the pressure test, depressurize

the cannister by climinating air through the inlet

penetration.

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Using long-handled tools, cap the inlet penetration.

The inner can assembly is now ready for loading in

the cask and shipping offsite.

III.

PROCEDURE FOR LOADING THE INNER CAN ASSEMBLY INTO THE

BCL-4 CASK FOR SHIPMENT

1.

Lift the cask off the transport vehicle with clings

around two trunnions.

Move to enclosure.

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Inspect the cask and remove any road dirt.

3.

Remove cap from cask drain valve housing.

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Remove all cask lid bolts.

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Insert lifting eyes on the cask lid.

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' Attach the lid lifting sling to the cask lid lift-

ing eyes.

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Using the cask lid lifting sling, remove the cask

lid with continuous monitoring by Health Physics.

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Perform the pre-use inspection per NUSOSC Procedure

7071-04 and perform any required corrective main-

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Ensure that the cask 0-ring is properly seated in

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Open the drain valve.

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Move cask to the storage pool.

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Attach a third sling to the cask cover.

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Lower the cask in the storage pool to the desired

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Remove the cask cover and move the lid out of the

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Lift canister by bail and insert slowly in cask.

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Remove cask from storage pool and drain water from

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Perform a complete radiation survey of the cask.

Fill out the Radioactive Shipment form.

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Review any Emergency Instructions with the driver

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Ensure that all trailer lights and brakes are

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Release equipment.

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(2) Survey and smear tractor, trailer, and barriers. Remove

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(3) Perform radiation and smear surveys on external surfaces

of cask and record results.

(4) Notify operating supervisor of results cf survey and obtain

his authorization and instructions to unload cask f rom

trailer and move to designated area.

(5) Remove all tiedowns and remove cask using the lifting yoke

(supplied) or by lifting cask by properly using the pallet.

(6) Survey trailer area where cask was located.

(7) Move cask to designated area.

(8) Clean road dirt from cask if required.

(9) Check seal identification and intactness. Notify cognizant

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RE: Submission of International Nutronics' previously approved

10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B Quality Assurance Plan to be

applied to Transport of Radioactive Materials under Part

71 Subpart H.

Mr. MacDonald:

This letter and enclosed information is in request of approv _

al to apply INI's Quality Assurance Plan approved under 10 CPR

Part 50 Appendix B to transportation of radioactive materials.

Delegation of quality assurance functions are stipulated in

the enclosed documentation to NUS Operating Service Corporation

and Battelle Columbus Laboratories for utilization of the BCL-4

Cask to transport Cobalt-60 sources.

The functional organiza-

tion. chart-for this program is'inclodedtas well as INI's

organizational chart.

INI's Quality Assurance Program was reviewed by U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission personnel from Region IV on October *4-6/83

and documented in Report No. 99900928/83-01 published in the

quarterly report October 1983 - December 1983, Nureg-0040,

Vol. 7, No. 4, " Licensee Contractor And Vendor Inspection

Status Report ".

Should you have any questions regarding this submission please

direct them to my attention at telephone 201-361-6990.

I wish

to thank you for your timely consideration regarding this

request.

The necessary review fee is included.

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This plan documents the quality applicable requirements of 10CFR71

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International Nutronics Inc. is in the process of decommissioning

its Dover, New Jersey facility and in the course of decommission-

ing, must dispose of some 50,000 curies of CO-60 obtained in

1970 and 1974.

INI has contracted with Envirocare Inc. for the

decommissioning of the facility.

E-CARE in turn, subcontracted

the disposal of the sources to NUS Operating Services Corporation

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radioactive materials will be made in an approved shipping cask.

This plan complies with the requirements of 10CFR71, Appendix

H, " Quality Assurance Criteria for Shipping Packages for Radio-

active Materials" to the extent consistent with their importance

to safety.

The QA plan identifies the procedures necessary to

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used, maintained and repaired in accordance with 10CFR71.

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as applied to the current INI Quality Assurance Manual, which

meets the requirements of 10CFR50, Appendix B.

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INI - International Nutronics Inc. is the Licensee

of the cobalt material.

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E-CARE - ENVIROCARE INC. is the contractor for decommis-

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NUSOSC - NUS Operating Services Corporation is a sub-

contractor to E-CARE for the packaging, transportation,

and disposal of the radioactive materials.

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BCL - Battelle Columbus Laboratory is the owner of

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BCL-4 Cask and Licensee for the receipt of the CO-60.

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NUSPSC - NUS Process Service Corporation, a subsidary

of NUSOSC which specializes in transport of radiactive

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The Quality Assurance Plan defines ^the quality requirements con-

tained within the contract between ENVIROCARE INC. including its

subcontractors and INI for the packaging, and transport of approx-

imately 50,000 curies of CO-60.

The scope of work is broken

down in the following tasks for the purpose of defining quality

requirements covered by this plan:

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DESIGN AND FABRICATION

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Provide engineering, design,-fabrication and testing

assistance to modify the inner can assembly to the

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BCL-4 cask to provide for loading the sources under-

water.

This work will be perfo med by NUSOSC, in accord-

ance with their existing Quality Assurance Program,which

meets the requirements of 10CFR50, Appendix 8.

The quality requirements for this work are as follows:

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Provide design and fabrication ^ drawings of the inner

can assembly for INI approval and review by

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Perform acceptance testing of the cannicter modifica-

tion to verify design and provide certification that

inner can assembly meets the design requirements.

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Provide certification that modification to the inner

can assembly meets fabricati,on and material require-

ments,

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and review by NRC Material Transportation Branch and

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Provide analysis that residual water does not compro-

mise the design of the inner can assembly.

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Provide assistance in unloading the shipping cask from the transport

vehicle, loading the inner can assemblies in the shipping cask

underwater, and preparing the cask for shipment.

This work will

be performed by NUSPSC in accordance with NUSPSC Quality Assurance

Program which meets the requirements of 10CFR71. The quality

requirements for this work are as follows:

Perform the work in accordance with procedures approved

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by INI and review by NRC Region I.

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Submit letter notifying NRC Material Transportation

Branch NUSPSC is user of the BCL-4 Cask.

Verify that the loading of the cask is performed in

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PROCUREMENT

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MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PACKAGING

Provide assistance in maintaining and repairing the BCL-4 cask.

This work will be performed by Battelle Columbus Laboratory in

accordance with their existing Quality Assurance Program which

meets the requirements of 10CFR71, Appendix H. The quality require-

ments for this work is as follows:

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INI will perform an incoming inspection of the cask

and transport vehicle each time it is used and notify

BCL of any damage to the cask that requires repair.

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The BCL-4 cask will be inspected at BCL after each

use and any repair will be performed by BCL.

BCL will submit certification that all current maintenance

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