ML20136E114

From kanterella
Revision as of 06:10, 19 June 2020 by StriderTol (talk | contribs) (StriderTol Bot insert)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Matl/Byproduct License SNM-1836 for Univ of Pr Authorizes Use of Pu-239 Sealed Sources for R&D
ML20136E114
Person / Time
Site: 07002873
Issue date: 09/19/1978
From: Jonathan Brown
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:
Shared Package
ML20136E113 List:
References
18713, NUDOCS 8104080180
Download: ML20136E114 (7)
v • d • e


Text

. '*" ""*%

- U. S, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION m

  1. M[Q NS I

- MATERIALS LICENSE.

L) (',)

Pursu' ant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. .the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93- i 438), and Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1. Parts 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 3C, 40 and 70, and in reliance on ;

- statements and representations heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to j receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, source, and special nuclear material designated below; to use such -

material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or transfer such material to persons authorized -

. to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s); and to import such byproduct'and source j material. This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, t as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or ,

hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below.

1 Licensee .

1. Dniversity of Puerto Rico '*

f'.ayaguez C @ 3. License number s College Station <

, - 2. P.ayapez, Puerto Rico 00708

4. Expiration date September 30, 1983

~ Docket or

5. Reference No. 070-02873
6. Byproduct, source, and/or 7. Chemical and/or physical 8. Maximum amount that licensee

, special nuclear material form ma3 possess at any one time und r this licer.se- q A. Plutonium 239 A Scaled soarces A. 48 grams total.

Ohncanto Fecearch 3 cources not to Corp.) exceed 16 grarm each.

B. Plutretus 239 B. Plated alpha staa^mrds A 4 alpha stanJards not  ;

to exceed 1 ulcrocurie total. E x - a S. Anticrized use -

3 A. and B. To be used for raamarch and develtpaent as definsd in Section 70.40),

10 CFR 70. (

cosemates _ - .#,.

10. Licenset saterial shall be used only at the IIcensee's" address stated la '

Item 2. above.

.i

11. '

%e licenote shall cocply with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 1, Code ,.

of rederal segulations, Part 19, " Notices, Instructfrem and Deports to Hockersp' ,

Inspections

  • and Part 20, " Standards for Protectiou Against Radiattan," t ,

..t .;6 .-

12. Licensed material shall be used by, or under the swervision of, Individuals a designated by the idiatiart safety Committee, Knud B. Federsen, sts.D. ,

~

8 l 'yf&cf R.& .

,@f-l l

r 16713

P posuune.3i4A U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI N Page 2 of 3 Pages i,

MATERIALS LICENSE' Supplementary Sheet Ucense Number Sm-1836 r

Docket or

[ CCHDITIQ33 ' Reference No. 070-02873

^ (continued) *

13. A. (1) Each sealad source containing licetcod raterial, other than Hydrogen 3,

' with a half-life greater than thirty &yn cM in any form other than cas shall be tested for leakage and/or centuinatloa at intervals not J

' to execed air nonths. In the abrenco of a certificate from a i treneferor indicating that a test has been :nsde within six months

, prier to the transfer, a scaled :,ource received frc::t another person

,.j nhall not be pt into use until tested. ,

(2) r+ctvithstaMing the pe'riodic Icak test required by this condition, a:77 licensed stealed scurce is except fr:.2 . wen leak tests when the r.curce centains 100 microcuries or le::s of tets and/or gasca ecittig raterial or 10 microcatics or less of s1pna ccitting rz,tsrial.

(3) The ;criocie leet test required by this conditico does rot apply to sealed sources that are stored and not tcirrg cred. The rm rces

. cacepted fras this test stall to tested for leakage prior to any

c. use er tran:sfer to arother person onless tnoy have been leak testod within 313 sonths prior to the oste of use or transfer.

r 3 'Ihc test chtl1 be capable of detecting the pro-sence of 0.005 r icrocurie of radiocctive raterial on the test sa ple. Tne test savle shall be t.nen from tne tocated cource cr from the surfaces of the device in whicn tha scaled accree is percanently mounted or stored on which car c.ight a

exicct contarination to accuaulate. Ibcords of leak test results chall

!~ be kept in units cf microcuries and emintained for inspection by tBe "cmissicn.

L F C. If the test reveals the presence of 0.005 =lerocurie or zore of removsble conte.ination, the licenzee ah'all Lrediately witMraw the sealed source from use and shall cause it to be 6ccontasinated and '

F repaired or to be disposed of in accordance with rh!= ton regulations.

A report shall be filed within five (5) days of the test with the w, E C. 5. Maclear Regulatory Comission, Fegion II, Offloe of Inspection E and Enforcecent,101 Flarietta Street, suite 3100, Atlanta, Ceargia 30303, describig tbe equipnent involved, the test resulta, and the p, corrective action taken. ,

w .

. l 1

D. Tests for ich. age and/or contanir.atica shall te perfereed by the licensee

? or by other persons specifically authorized ty the Cocciission or an

[

Agreerent State to perform cuch services.

[ 14. Scaled a::ccces'containing licensed caterial shall not be opened. .

k . . . . -.--.e.- *- - - . - . . . . . - . -

0 t.

l *C.. ,.

l

. . s

~~

c o

s dinu WQi4A U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION , Page 3 of 3 Pages.

O

, MATERIALS LICENSE I

l

, Supplementary Sheet License Number FT'.-1636 i

Docket or '

CO200ITIGS , Reference No. 07C-02673 (contirrJed)

15. mis license does tot autterize the irscrtien cf saterials into any oxioar reector. rutwithst..nding condition 13., sources inserted in a reactor unScr cther license eutbosity shall to tented for leakage wbcn rem ved fru2 the rcector before returning to use or stcrage in accordance with the requiresents I

of Condition 13.

16 Except for plutonium contained in'a =edical device designed for individual hu an application, to plutonitra, regardless of form, stall be delfvereti to a carrier for shi;sent by cir transport or trans;orted in an aircraft by the licensee c> cept in re.ctays the design of which the LT has sr.ecifJc:11y growd for tre.:a; ort ci plutonitra of air.

17. Execot as specifically provided otherwise by this 11ccr.ze, tr.e licensee

~ snall po:ress end use licenced material descrited in Ite:s 6, 7, and e of this license in a,.cor&nc2 with statements, representr.tione, c:-d procedures contaird in cr,,11 cation dated June 6,19N t

'\,

t

?

  • i u

P' a ,

  • ~

',. 5.

I L "

  • For the(Eip.nNbdiar:RkgD!& tory Commission JOSEPH M. En0WN, JR.

i I

. Date .go inM by Radioisoto;cs Liccasing 3 ranch E,. + e.

~. -

Division of Fuel Cycle and ---*

Material Safety E Washington, D.C. 20555 sp e . . .

  • c.sh - /g ,

SHIPPING DATA g

.(_)

~

v. .u 4. n 4 _

PLUTONIUM NEUTRON SOURCE N/ ~

MONSANTO RESEARCII CORPORATION MOUND LAHORA*IT)RY , ,

MI AM18HURG, OHIO '

~~ .

June 8 1965 Td U; S; ATOMIC ENERGY ~ COMMISSION ,,,, ,, j,t,,,,rlo, c/o PUERTO RICO NUCLEAR CENTER viA REA EXPRESS COLLEGE STATION ,

MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO yOua e.o. no. ne nne,r vuw n vv s, LICENSE No. Da tI_ N NU

$$ ALLOTMENT OUOTA No. OR=$e*37 M-795 wirsoRAwN rRou AL-32500-11-31 N EU TRON SOURCE No.

s s, .

n. TYet .or sounct . Be
2. s. . or et - 31.54 s m au s o r Pu .

3.

4.

con T AiNin = Af ta At . Tantalum and Stainless Steel

s. c- 1.11" I; D; x 1.62" high MMf't%YE58 * '"""5'**

1.31" 0; D; x 2.32" high tapped in end

6. uttuoD or st ALING . stLDED
7. NtufhoN EW i s si oN .

g } { g { Q N/stC 6

s. TottaANet oisTANet iN Aia roa e novas - 43 nacars is a'c"'5<c is rau'va'ta' 'a
  • 5 "'" '"

uns. Eurosunt (sAstD oN ss N/stc/cd )

sat auntAu sTANDARos MAND 96on este 43 & $9 s Alt oN DRUM FoR CouPL U E lhf onW AH oM

.HIPPlNG CONTAINER is A P ARAFrlNo rlLLED }Q source (s) is SN A slot AT THe BoffoW or A P AR AFFIN. FILL ED Tutt WHtCM MAY St LIFTED AFTER DEuoVINs THE stALt0 c'**u"' '"' ,*"""- (M-702 in same druui) . Calibration $ 50

, let or scuace ........t................ ____

rLus cost or sulrrlNs coNTAINem .SM'

  • M-M)

$ 5.0 TOTAL ..................

cc Pedro Velez cau A mu s:

THE TI TLE To THE PLUTON 1UW Ust0 IN THis source at AINs WITH THE AfoWit ENERGY Cordi s sioN. .

(

M; R; Hertz

snour L A KUTK. souncts jp- U.S.GOVEANMENT CONTRACT NO. AT.311CEN-53 i

l

-- - - ~ ~ - __

c. se r- ,

(] SHIPPING DATA p m, ci v. : tr.34.e ,

v PLUTONIUM NEUTRON SOURCE ~ L ,' ,

MONSANTO RESEARCII CORPORATION MOUND LAllORAMRY MI A M11411URG, 01110 i

vi: U.- S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 3"na R, 1965 o ATE or C AllBR ATloN c/o PUERTO RICO NUCLEAR CGNTER y,, REA EXPRESS COLIEGE STATION MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO v0un e.O. No. 06-006M LICENSE No. Station F W

$S ALLOTMENT OUCT A No. OR-A-37 M-702 wiTNonawN rnou AL-3 2500-11 -31 N EU TRON SOURCE No.

~_

- ~

1. Tyr E .o r sounCE . PuBe . .
2. om, or et . 55.03 m
3. o= Au s o r eu .

( 111.96_ ._

,- s

4. CONT Ai N E. Aita l At . Tantalum and stainless steel ('
5. c e ME N SIONS or CONT AINER . IN51oE .

w/10-32 thread ouTsioE . 1.560" O. D. x 2.774" high tapped in end .

6. uETMoo or SEALING . WELoEn

, T. Neur.oM E issioN 1.358 x 107 ,,,,, '

8

8. TOLE R ANCE ol STANCE IN' AIR roR 8 Hour $ . g INCHES 55 N/CM/$EC $ $ E eul V AL ENT To o. 3 REM IM So MRS. EXPOSURE
, (B ASto oN 55 N/5EC/CE )

SEE SuRE Au ST ANo ARoS H ANotooK .St. 63 4 89

  • ^*" """" ' " * " ' " " '"' ""'""

SHIPP j NG CcNT AINE R I$ A P AR A,,IN.rlLL ED 30 sounCE(s) is IN A st o f AT THE soTTou or A P An ArrtN.rlLL tc TuSE WHICH M AY BE Li rTED AFTER REWoVING THE SEALED M-795 in same drum ClosunE or TNE onuw. .

, RICE or sou CE (,calihration..only) $ 50

- PLUS COST or $ HIPPING CONT AlNER . .. O Uh 115 yoy,

'$ 165 cEuAus:

C C' Pedro Velez THE TITLE To THE PLufoNIUM u$to IN THlS SOURCE REMAINS WITH THE ATOMI C ENE aGY Cowut S$1oN.

J.,

9 E

/,

M: R: Tin t-t- r (s ii G U P LEADLh.'5GuaiLA ~

g

  • r . U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT NO. AT.31tGN 53 e

( ' . o s ? '

.', ,j -

Q-

')

x 'S gms.;

' ,i.,

Neutron Source Calibration Data ,

~

~* D ', -

1 Source - M- 782 -

. r Date of calibration TOA/E 8f/94J' O; 4 .,;

Total neutron emission (Q) - g34 X/O neutrons /secon'd ,

,' Compared with Mound Laboratory source M,(9/ -

PIE response to standard -

PLC response to source being' calibrated

= /0 4 'I g.

n Standard error of comparison with Mound 1,aboratory source 'A ;

is thought to be p/ 7. . Ar3.gos,org Af bco,rney L af, '

Anisotropy # -

((0*) - 0,9/ c o.ol

((90*) - /,oytes,co i .

((180*) o,,4 ,. o,o i fe , J a,j /4 .,c ,., ,) l Total emission at any time t may be found from - . I

~W

&lN=&llb)fl+G(e ~ -e ,

kJl'ee .be : Z//A'. /, /$$0 l< SSa w e l b/dlb.Ye.  ;

._. &lbe): l' 3bNO -/pypp -

~

// 6 30(3 901)

~

d = 0,3a ro,g (seeamy is es Y;J b X3 skf are disinfa. y dios e*ns Vau Ys. h $" ,q, ~

  • determined from measurements of this source ),f"' "#/n F/n y

/ t

    • typical for sources of this size and shape -

i .

Q&fh$)(sk$ .

.,s $///-703)

}~ 1 -

q(ano r) .: / 0//b6i00%-

.e e.w _

e .e me - A em so. om mam, s amme . _ _ emmee m x.

s .

r *

, s -w'..$l Aq '

, 1.- . Q. ,

,} ( .-

lh,Tj;'

rt

,ji ),.

,; .. .^

$}.y'.91 Neutron Source Calibration Data

. .v . - 2:l'i::

5 /" -

\

. t . .:  ;;r;;; ,

Source - A/- 79 f" '

, Date of calibration -TO Nr3 8, /94 C ,

. Total neutron emission (Q) 8,2/No neutrons /second Compared with Mound Laboratory source M-5-1/ -

PLC response to standard .

. ./, p d PLC response to s,ource being' calibrated

. s '. .

Standard error of comparison with Mound. Laboratory source is thought to be t l 7. . pgSox. org Ard*c c e n y' t 3 % ,

Anisotropy N-(' ') ((0*) - 0.94

  • co,0 /

((90') - gog,fj o,oo 7

((180') o,pj, g oj -

Total emission at any time t may be found from - -

h Q{f)= hlb)fNGfe

\

e

~

f tujere b =.T04y //fSO ["SS ' d bi' A NA'

' * ~

/ .

j Q(},):- E '2/X/0

  • G -
It.37t.2u1)
  • N .
d. = o. 37'2 o,o s/ (fw es /svi~l>< v.<a nam & n.

5s $)y ue hsll%yANow u0nl>.h AN. fl."'g' A! .rasgoeYl5y~l '

  • determined from measurements of this source- -

, ** typical for sources of this size'and shape ~

O

~r ._ .}

l . . ;;g

\

.-~

.Q Ui l- -

18713:- . s.sc. W

(, h ./ n.

(

~. . .

. .._- .._ m m waa

Retrieved from "https://kanterella.com/w/index.php?title=ML20136E114&oldid=2837970"