ML20195C175

Forwards Updated List of Ins,Bulletins,Administrative Ltrs & Generic Ltrs Issued to NMSS Licensees

ML20195C175
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/12/1998
From:	Scott Moore NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Bellamy R, Kinneman J, Shanbaky M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NUDOCS 9811170039
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MEMORANDUM TO: Those on the Attached List l- FROM: Scott W. Moore, Deputy Branch Chief (orig, signed by) l Operations Branch ,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS l I

SUBJECT:

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES Attached is an updated list of information Notices (IN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters (AL),

and Generic Letters (GL) which have been issued to NMSS licensees. Please copy and distribute the list as appropriate to your staff. This list has been prepared numerically by topic area. Although many communications could appropriately be placed in several topic areas, each communication has been listed under the single topic area judged to be most appropriate. If you need additional i

information concerning this list, please contact us.

We are no longer sending electronic versions of the communication documents via email. The documents listed are all available on the Internet, accessible from the NRC's external (public) server website at nrc. gov. By proceeding to the Reference Library, you are given a list of the different types of generic corrmunications that you can access. After selecting the type communication desired, select the year of the desired document to access the list of text.

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LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES j Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief l l Decommissioning and Lab Branch, R1  ;

Mohamed M. Shanbaky, Chief Nuclear Material Safety Branch 1, RI  ;

E John D. Kinneman, Chief Nuclear Material Safety Branch 2, RI Tom R. Decker, Chief l Material Licensing / Inspection Branch 1, Rll

- Mark S. Lesser, Chief. -

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' Material Licensing / inspection Branch 2, Rll, 1 Edward J. McAlpine, Chief Fuel Facility Branch, Rll Monte P. Phillips, Chief .

Nuclear Materials Licensing Branch, Rlli : i l

John R.'Madera, Chief -

Nuclea~r Material Inspection Section 1, Rlli

)j Geof fc": C. Wright, Chief l Nuclear Materials Inspection Branch 2, Rlll i Patrick L. Hiland, Chief Fuel Cycle Branch, Rlli:

Bruce L. Jorgensen, Chief Decommissioning Branen, Rlli Elmo E. Collin's, Chief- i

. Nuclear Materials Inspection Branch,' RIV Charles L. Cain,' Chief i Nuclear Materials Licensing Branch, RIV 1 D. Blair Spitzberg,' Chief

. Fuel Cycle and Decommissioning Branch, RIV James Lieberman, Director j

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[ Paul H. Lohaus, Deputy Director .

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LIST OF G5NERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF NOVEMBER 2,1998 Cateaorv Paae

1. M AN AG EM ENT CONTR O L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2. R ADI ATION PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. DEC OM M ISSIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 i

4. TR AN S PO RTATIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 l

S. WASTE STOR AG E AND DISPOS AL - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 !

6. F U E L C YC LE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

7. N UCLEAR MEDICINE /M EDIC AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

8. B R AC H YTH E R APY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

9. TE L ETH E R APY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

10. R ADI OG R APH Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1 1. I R R ADI ATO R S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1 2. G AU G E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4

13. W E LL-LO G G I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

14. ADMINISTR ATIVE LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 i Definitions AL = Administrative Letter .

BL = Bulletin l GL = Generic Letter l IN = Information Notice '

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LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF NOVEMBER 2,1998 i

1, MANAGEMENT CONTROL '

IN' 82-15 ' Notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) l IN 82-38 : Change in Format and Distribution System for IE Bulletins, i

- Circulars, and Information Notices l IN 87-33 ~ Applicability of 10 CFR Part 21 to Non-licensees IN 87-37 Compliance witt General License Provisions of 10 CFR Part 31 i

! IN 88-10 Materials Licensees: Lack of Management Controls Over Ucensed Programs

.:IN 88-100 Memorandum of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC -

Licensed Facilities -

L-i- IN 89-02 Criminal Prosecution of Licensee's Former President for  !

Intentional Safety Violations IN 89-25 Unauthorized Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Activities

!: IN 89-25  : Unauthorized Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Rev.1 Activities IN 89 35 Loss and Theft of Unsecured Licensed Material l E IN 89-46 Confidentiality of Exercise Scenarios lN 90-01 Importance of Proper Response to Self-identified Violations by Licensees IN 90-14 ' Accidental Disposal of Radioactive Materials IN 90-15 Reciprocity: Notification of Agreement State Radiation Control Directors Before Beginning Work in Agreement States L 'IN 90-81 Fitness for Duty l lN 91-39 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 21, " Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance" lN 92-08 Revised Protection Action Guidance for Nuclear incidents IN 92 Implementation of the Deliberate Misconduct Rule IN 92-38 Implementation Date for the Revision to the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear incidents -

IN 93-14 Clarification of 10 CFR 40.22, Small Quantities of Source Material L .

l: _ IN 93-60 - Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Events to the NRC Operations Center h

! _IN 93-60 Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Events to the' NRC Operations p .Supp.1 Center p

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L IN 93-73 Criminal Prosecution of Nuclear Suppliers for Wrongdoing

IN 93-100 Reporting Requirements for Bankruptcy t IN 94-21 Regulatory Requirements when No Operations are being Performed IN 94-47 ' Accuracy of Information Provided to NRC during the Licensing Process IN 95-51 Recent incidents involving Potential Loss of Control of Licensed Material

. lN 96 . Suggested Guidance Relating to Development and Implementation of Corrective

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IN 96 Year 2000 Effect on Computer System Software l

lN 97-30 Control of Licensed Material During Reorganizations, Employee-Management Disagreements, and Financial Crises IN 97-61 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Letter, to Medical Device Manufacturers, on the Year 2000 Problem i

IN 97-75 Enforcement Sanctions issued as a Result of Deliberate Violations of NRC Requirements l lN 97-89 Distribution of Sources and Devices without Authorization IN 98-04 1997. Enforcement Sanctions for Deliberate Violations of NRC Employee Protection Requirements  ;

IN 98-06 Unauthorized Use of License to Obtain Radioactive Materials, and its implications Under the Expanded Title 18 of the U.S. Code l IN 98-08. Information Likely to be Requested if an Emergency is Declared i

IN 98-30* Effect of the Year 2000 Computer Problem on NRC Licensees and Certificate Holders -

IN 98-33* NRC Regulations Prohibit Agreements that Restrict or Discourage an Employee from Participating in Protected Activities

2. ' RADIATION PROTECTION IN 82-42 Defects Observed in Panasonic Model 801 and Mohel 802 ~

Thermoluminescent Dosimeters L IN 83-16 Contamination of Auburn Steel Company Property with Cobalt-60 L

lN 83 59 Dose Assignment for Workers in Non-Uniform Radiation Fields l

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LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS

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NOVEMBER 2,1998

- 2.' RADIATION PROTECTION (continued) j IN 84-40 Emergency. Worker Doses

IN 88-15 Availability of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Approved Potassium i; lodide for Use in Emergenc'es involving Radioactive lodine IN 88-32 Prompt Reporting to NRC of Significant incide'nts involving Radicactive Material J IN 90-20 r connel Injuries Resulting from improper Operation of Radwaste incinerators IN 90-44 Dose-Rate instruments Underresponding to the True Radiation Fields IN 90-62 Requirements for import and Distribution of Neutron-Irradiated Gems

'lN 92 New Exposure Limits for Airborne Uranium and Thorium IN 93-03 Recent Revisions to 10 CFR Part 20 'and Change of Implementation Date to January 1,1994-LIN 93-30 NRC Requirements for Evaluation of Wipe Test Results; Calibration 0 , of Count Rate Survey Instruments IN 93-80 Implementation of the Revised 10 CFR Part 20

' GL 94-04 :  : Voluntary Reporting of Additional Occupational Radiation Exposure Data l lN 94-16. Recent incidents Resulting in Offsite Contamination IN 94-81 Accuracy of Bioassay and Environmental Sampling Programs e TN 96-33 Erroneous Data from Defective Thermocouple Results in a Fire

!!!96 Residual Contamination Remaining in Krypton-85 Handling System after Venting IN 96 Incident-Reporting Requirements involving Intakes, During a 24-Hour Period that May Cause a Total Effective Dose Equivalent in Excess of 0.05 Sv (5 rem)

! IN 97-03 Defacing of Labels to Comply with 10 CFR 20.1904(b) p IN 97 04_ Implementation of a New Constraint on Radioactive Air Effluents L

L -IN 97 60 Contaminated Lead Products l

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3. . DECOMMISSIONING IN 90 = Compliance with New Decommissioning Rule 1

IN 90-38; Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance Submittals for Decommissioning p

3 l ' IN 90-38 License and Fee Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance

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LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS

. FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF NOVEMBER 2,1998 3._ Decommissionina (continued)

IN 96-47 Recordkeeping, Decommissioning Notifications for Disposals of Radioactive Waste by Land Burial Authorized Under Former 10 CFR 20.304,20.302, and Current 20.2002

4. TRANSPORTATION IN 80-25 Transportation of Pyrophoric Uranium IN 80-32 Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments of Radioactive Materials IN 80-32 Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments Rev.1 of Radioactive Materials IN 83-10 Clarification of Several Aspects Relating to Use of NRC-Certified Transport Packages IN 87-31 Blocking, Bracing, and Securing of Radioactive Materials Packages in Transportation I

BL 88-06 Actions to be Taken for the Transportation of Model No. SPEC 2-T i Radiographic Exposure Device IN 88-62 Recent Findings Concerning implementation of Quality Assurance Programs by Suppliers of Transport Packages IN 90-35 Transportation of Type A Quantities of Non-Fissile Radioactive Materials IN 90-56 Inadvertent Shipment of a Radioactive Source in a Container

- Thought to be Empty IN 90-82 Requirements for Use of NRC-Approved Transport Packages for Shipment of Type A Quantities of Radioactive Materials IN 91-35 Labeling Requirements for Transporting Multi-Hazard Radioactive Materials IN 92-62 Emergency Response Information Requirements for Radioactive Material Shipments IN 92-72 Employee Training and Shipper Registration Requirements for l Transporting Radioactive Materials l_ IN 93-07 Classification of Transportation Emergencies IN 93-86 Identification of Isotopes in the Production and Shipment of Byproduct Material at Non-power Reactors IN 95-01 DOT Safety Advisory

High Pressure Aluminum Seamless and Aluminum Composite Hoop-wrapped Cylinders BL 95-01 Quality Assurance Program for Transportation of Radioactive Material 5

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4. TRANSPQ'RTATION (continued)  !

GL 95-09 Monitoring and Training of Shippers 'and Carriers of Radioactive Material l

' GL 95-09 Monitoring and Training of Shippers and Carriers of Radioactive  !

Supp.1' Material:

GL 96  : Interim Guidance on Transportation of Steam Generators i

IN 96-63 - Potential Safety issue Regarding the Shipment of Fissile Material

' BL 97-02 Puncture Testing of Shipping Packages Under 10 CFR Part 71  :

IN 97-51 Problems Experienced with Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation CrAs l IN 97-57 . Leak Testing of Packaging Used in the Transport of Radioactive Material l

IN 97 Inadequate Puncture Tests for Type B Packages Under 10 CFR 71.73(c)(3)  !

IN 97-86 Additional Controls for Transport of the Amersham Model No. 660 Series Radiographic Exposure Devices I

5. WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL IN 80-24 Low-Level Waste Burial Criteria IN 84-94 ' Reconcentration of Radionuclides involving Discharges into Sanitary Sewage Systems Permitted Under 10 CFR 20.303 IN 88-07 ' inadvertent Transfer of Licensed Material to Uncontrolled Locations IN 88-08 Chemical Reactions with Radioactive Waste Solidification Agents IN 88-16 Identifying Waste Generators in Shipments of Low-Level Waste to Land Disposal Facilities IN 89-13 Alternative Waste Management Procedures in Case of Denial of Access to Low-Level Waste Disposal Sites IN 89-27 Limitations on the Use of Waste Forms and High Integrity Containers for the Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste IN 90-09 Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees

' IN 90-31 Update on Waste Form and High Integrity Container Topical Report Review Status, Identification of Problems with Cement Solidification, and Reporting of Waste Mishaps -

IN 90 l Denial of Access to Current Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities IN 91-65. Emergency Access to Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

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5. Waste Storaae and Disoosal (continued) .

IN 93-50 ' ' Extended Storage of Seale'd Sources

- IN 94-07: Solubility Criteria for Liquid Effluent Releases to Sanitary Sewerage under the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 -

IN 94-23 Guidance to Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Waste Generators on the Elements of a Waste Minimization Program l

6. FUEL CYCLE IN 85-31 Buildup of Enriched Uranium in Ventilation Ducts and Associated Effluent L Treatment System .

1 IN 89-03 : Potential Electrical Equipment Problems -

IN 89-24 - Nuclear Criticality Safety IN 89-78 Failure of Packing Nuts on One-Inch Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinder Valves IN 90 Clarification of the Recent Revisions to the Regulatory Requirements for Packaging of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) for Transportation.

IN 90-63 Management Attention to the Establishment and Maintenance of a Nuclear Criticality Safety Program IN 90-67 ' Potential Security Equipment Weaknesses -

-IN 90-70 Pump Explosions involving Ammonium Nitrate BL 91-01 Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls l BL 91-01 ~ Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls

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IN 91-16 . Unmonitored Release Pathways from Slightly Contaminated Recycle

. and Recirculation Water at a Fuel Facility IN 91-26 Potential Nonconservative Errors in the Working Format l Hansen-Roach Cross-Section Set provided with the Keno and Scale Codes IN 91-30 Inadequate Calibration of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters Utilized to Monitor

- Extremity Dose at Uranium Proc'essing and Fabrication

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' IN 91-44 Improper Control of Chemicals in Nuclear Fuel Fabrication IN 91-66  : (1) Erroneous Data in " Nuclear Safety Guide, TID-7016, Revision 2,"

(NUREG/CR-0095, ORNL/NUREG/CSD-6 (1978)) and

!- . (2) Thermal Scattering Data Limitation in the Cross-Section Sets l '

- Provided With the KENO and Scale Codes IN 91-84 . Problems with Criticality Alarm Components / Systems 7

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS

. FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF NOVEMBER 2,1998

6. FUEL CYCLE (continued)

IN 92-11 Soil and Water Contamination at Fuel Cycle Facilities i

IN 92-14 Uranium Oxide Fires at Fuel Cycle Facilities l l lN 92-58 Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders - Deviations in Coupling Welds 1

IN 93-19 Slab Hopper Bulging l l

! IN 93-77 Human Factors that Result in inadvertent Transfers of Special Nuclear Material at Fuel Cycle Facilities 1 l

BL 94-02 Corrosion Problems in Certain Stainless Steel Packagings Used to Transport Uranium Hexafluoride i

IN 94-35 NIOSH Respirator User Notices," inadvertent Separation of the Mask-Mounted l Regulator (MMR) from the Facepiece on the Mine Safety Appliances (MSA)

Company MMR Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Status Update" IN 94-38 Results from a Special NRC Inspection at Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 Following a Rupture of Service Water Inside Containment IN 94-64 Reactivity insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High Burnup Fuel IN 94-64 Reactivity insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High Burnup Supp.1 Fuel  !

l lN 94-73 Clarification of Criticality Reporting Criteria l GL 95-01 NRC Staff Technical Position on Fire Protection for Fuel Cycle Facilities  ;

IN 95-28 Emplacement of Support Pads for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations at Reactor Sites IN 95 Oversight of Design and Fabrication Activities for Metal Components Used in Spent Fuel Dry Storage Systems IN 95-55 Handling Uncontained Yellowcake Outside of a Facility Processing Circuit BL 96-04 Chemical, Galvanic, or Other Reactions in Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks IN 96-18 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 20 for Airborne Thorium IN 97-20 ldentification of Certain Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders that Do Not Comply with ANSI N14.1 Fabrication Glandards IN 97-23 Evaluation and Reporting of Fires and Unplanned Chemical Reaction Events at Fuel Cycle Facilities l lN 97-24 Failure of Packing Nuts on One-Inch Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinder Valves 1 I

l l IN 97-36 Unplanned intakes by Worker of Transuranic Airborne Radioactive Materials And i External Exposure Due to inadequate Control of Work i

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6. FUEL CYCLE (continued)

IN 97-39 Inadequate 10 CFR 72.48 Safety Evaluation of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations IN 97-42 - Management Weaknesses Resulting in Failure to Comply with Shipping Requirements for Special Nuclear Material IN 97-51 Problems Experienced Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks IN 97-55 Calculation of Surface Activity for Contaminated Equipment and Materials IN 97-56 Possession Limits for Special Nuclear Material at the Environcare of Utah Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility i i

IN 97-58 Mechanical Integrity of in-Situ Leach injection Wells and Piping l IN 97 72 Potential for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler Heads GL 98-03* NMSS Licensees' and Certificate Holders' Year 2000 Readiness Programs IN 98-17* Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Awareness of National Security issues and  !

Responses (ANSIR) Program J i

IN 98-20* Problems with Emergency Preparedness Respiratory Protection Programs )

IN 98-26* Settlement Monitoring and Structures Affected by Degradation of Porous Concrete Subfoundations  !

IN 98-35* Threat Assessments and Consideration of Heightened Physical Protection l Measures"

7. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL IN 81-32 Transfer and/or Disposal of Spent Generators IN 84-27 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Medical Licensees IN 85-61 Misadministrations to Patients Undergoing Thyroid Scans IN 88-53 Licensee Violations of NRC Regulations, Which Led to Medical Diagnostic Misadministrations IN 89-12 Dose Calibration Quality Control lN 89-85 EPA's interim Final Rule on Medical Waste Tracking and Management l

IN 90-59 Errors in the Use of Radioactive lodine-131

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• • IN marked as Safeguard Information and must be accorded protection required under 10 CFR 73.21 l 9 l

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1 IN 90-71 Effective Use of Radiation Safety Committees to Exercise Control Over Medical j Use Programs '

l IN 91-03 Management of Wastes Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (" Red Bag" Waste and Ordinary Trash)-  !

. IN 91-71 Training and Supervision of Individuals Supervised by an Authorized User (10 l CFR 30.50) l lN 91-86 New Reporting Requirements for Contamination Events at Medical l Facilities IN 93-04 Investigation and Reporting of Misadministrations by the Radiation Safety Officer 1

IN 93-10 Dose Calibrator Quality Assurance l

IN 93-36 Notifications, Reports, and Records of Misadministrations I

IN 94-09 Release of Patients with Res.idual Radioactivity from Medical Treatment and '

- Control of Areas Due to Presence of Patients'Containing Radioactivity Following Implementation of Revised 10 CFR Part 20  ;

L IN 94-70 Issues Associated with Use of Strontium-8S and Other Beta Emitting i Radiopharmaceuticals IN 95 Radiopharmaceutical Vial Breakage During Preparation i IN 98-09 Collapse of an Isocam 11, Dual-Headed Nuclear Medicine Gamma Camera

'IN 98-12 Licensees' Responsibilities Regarding Reporting and Follow-up Requirements for Nuclear Powered Pacemakers

! IN 98-18* Recent Contamination incidences Resulting from Failure to Perform Adequate :

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8. BRACHYTHERAPY

, IN 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged lodine-125 Implant Seeds i'

I IN 80 Leaking and Dislodged lodine-125 Implant Seeds j Supp.1 IN 82-33 Control of Radiation Levels in Unrestricted Areas Adjacent to Brachytherapy Patients

-IN 86-84 Rupture of a Nominal 40-Millicurie lodine-125 Brachytherapy Seed Causing

. Significant Spread of Radioactive Contamination l

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8. BRACHYTHERAPY (continued)

IN 88-52 Failure of intrauterine Tandem of Fletcher Suit Applicator Brachytherapy Devices During Patient Treatment IN 90-58 . lmproper Handling of Ophthalmic Strontium-90 Beta Radiation Applicators IN 91-02 Brachytherapy Source Management

. BL 92-03 Release of Patients After Brachytherapy IN 92-10 Brachytherapy _ Incidents involving Iridium-192 Wire in Endobronchial Treatmentr, l IN 92-84 Release of Patients with Temporary implants BL 93-01 Release of Patients After Brachytherapy Treatment with Remote Afterloading Devices )

i IN 93-31 Training of Nurses Responsible for the Care of Patients with I Brachytherapy implants l 1

IN 94-17 Strontium-90 Eye Applicators: Submission of Quality Management Plan (QMP), I Calibration, and Use  ;

t IN 94 Misadministration Caused by a Bent Interstitial Needle during Brachytherapy Procedure IN 94-65 Potential Errors in Manual Brachytherapy Doso Calculations Generated Using a Computerized Treatment Planning System IN 94-74 Facility Management Responsibilities for Purchased or Contracted Services for Radiation Therapy Programs j IN 95 Brachytherapy incidents involving Treatment Planning Errors l 1

- IN 95-50 Safety Defects in Gammamed 12i Bronchial Catheter Clamping Adapters IN 96-21 Safety Concerns Related to the Design of the Door interlock Circuit on Nucletron High-Dose Rate and Pulsed Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Brachytherapy Devices IN 96-66 Recent Misadministrations Caused by incorrect Calibrations of Strontium-90 Eye Applicators IN 97-65 Failures of High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Remote Afterloading Device Source Guide Tubes, Catheters, and Applicators IN 98-10 Probable Misadministration Occurring During Intravascular Brachytherapy with the Novoste Beta-Cath System i

9. TELETHERAPY ,

I r IN 80-33 Determination of Teletherapy Timer Accuracy i

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9. Teletheraov (continued)

IN 85 Teletherapy Unit Malfunction IN 85-70 Teletherapy Unit Full Calibration and Qualified Expert Requirements IN 87-18 Unauthorized Service on Teletherapy Units by Nonficensed Maintenance

' Personnel IN 88-93 Teletherapy Events IN S9-60 Maintenance of Teletherapy Units BL 92-02 Safety Concerns Relating to "End of Life" of Aging Theratronics Teletherapy Units IN 94-39 Identified Problems in Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery IN 95-25 Valve Failure During Patient Treatment with Gamma Stereoscopic Radiosurgery Unit IN 96-72 Undetected Failures That May Occur During Patient Treatment with Teletherapy I Devices BL 97-01 Potential for Erroneous Calibration, Dose Rate, or Radiation Exposure f Measurements with Certain Victoreen Model 530 and 530SI Electrometer/Dosemeters -

1 IN 97-64 Potential Problems Associated with Loss Electrical Power in Certain Teletherapy l Units l

10. RADIOGRAPHY l

IN 80 Potential Hazards Associated with Interchangeable Parts on Radiographic Equipment IN 81-02 Transportation of Radiography Devices IN 83-81 Entry into High Radiation Areas from Areas Which Are Not Under Direct Surveillance IN 84-25 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Radiography Licensees IN 85-07 Contaminated Radiography Source Shipments IN 85-57 Lost Iridium-192 Source Resulting in the Death of Eight Persons in Morocco

! IN 87-45 Recent Safety - Related Violations of NRC Requirements by Industrial Radiography Licensees IN 87-47 Transportation of Radiography Devices IN 88-18 Malfunction of Lockbox on Radiography Device 12 l

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,, . IN 88-33 Recent Problems involving the Model Spec 2-T Radiogf aphic Exposure Device IN 88-66 Industrial Radiography inspection and Enforcement-I IN 90-24 Transportation of Model Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device

= IN 91-23 l Accidental Radiation Overexposures to Personnel Due to Industrial Radiography l Accessory Equipment Malfunctions

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IN 91-49 Enforcement of ' Safety' Requirements for Radiograhhers '

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- IN 91 False Alarm of Alarm Ratemeters Because of Radiofrequency Interference IN 93-05 Locking of Radiography Exposure Devices :

IN 93-69 Radiography Events at Operating Power Reactors IN 95-44 Ensuring Compatible Use of Drive Cabies incorporating Industrial Nuclear

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IN 95-58 . 10 CFR 34.20i Final' Effec 5ve Date IN 96-04 Incident Reporting Requirements for Radiography Licensees

.IN 96-20 ~ Demonstration of Associated Equipment Compliance with 10 CFR 34.20 :

.IN 96-53 Retrofit to' Amersham 660 Posilock Radiography Camera to Correct inconsistency

~ in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility IN 96 Retrofit to Amersham 660 Posilock Radiography Camera to Correct

- Supp.1. Inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility IN 97-35 Retrofit to Industrial Nuclear Company (INC) IR100 Radiography Camera to

._ Correct inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility i IN 97 ' Second Retrofit to Industrial Nuclear Company IR100 Radiography Camera to Correct inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility IN 97-91 Recent Failures of Control Cables Used on Amersham Model 660 Posilock Radiography Systems i

IN 97-91* ' Recent Failure of Control Cables Used on Amersham Model 660 Posilock 1Supp.1 Radiography Systems IN 98-16* Inadequate Operational Checks of Alarm Ratemeters 112 llRRADIATORS i

I IN 83-09 Safety and Security of irradiators

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~ IN 85-01.  : Continuous Supervision of Irradiators l

IN 85-36 ' Malfunction of a Dry-Storage, Panoramic, Gamma Exposure Irradiator .

IN 87-29 . Recent Safety-Related incidents at Large Irradiators

- IN 89-82 ~ Recent Safety-Related Incidents at Large Irradiators IN 91-14 ' Recent Safety-Related incidents at Large Irradiators

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IN 96-35 Failure of Safety Systems on Self-Shielded Irradiators Because of inadequate Maintenance and Training

! !N 96-54 Vulnerability of Stainless Steel to Corrosion When Sensitized

12. GAUGES '

IN 81 Unnecessary Radiation Exposures to the Public and Workers During Events ,

involving, Thickness and Level Measuring Devices 3 IN 84-26 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Moisture Density Gauge l Licensees l

IN 86-31 Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of Industrial Nuclear Gauges IN 86-31 Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of industrial Nuclear Supp.1 ' ' Gauges ,

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' . IN 87-55 L Portable Moisture / Density Gauges: Recent incidents of Portable Gauges Being

' Stolen or Lost L IN 88-02 ' Lost or Stolen Gauges ,

IN 88-90 . Unauthorized Removal of industrial Nuclear Gauges

. IN 93-18 ' Portable Moisture-Density Gauge User Resp'onsibilities'During Field Operations IN 94 Radiation Exposures during an Everit involving a Fixed Nuclear Gauge lN 96 Cracked Insertion Rods on Troxler Model 3400 Series Portable Moisture Density i Gauges -

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IN 83 . Rupture of Americium-241 Source (s) Contained in a Well Logging ,

Device L IN 83-74 l - Rupture of Cesium-137 Source Used in Well-Logging Operations . _

IN 84-28 ' Recent Serious' Violations of NRC Requirements Well-Logging Licensees

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.IN 85-29; Use of Unqualified Sources in Weil Logging Applications IN 89 Disposal of Americium Well-Logging Sources

14. ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS I

AL 93-01 Announcing a New Type of NRC Generic Communication L AL 93 Announcement of Forthcoming Public Meetings on Whistleblower Protection Activities l

AL 94-04 Change of the NRC Operations Center Commercial Telephone & Facsimile

- Numbers l AL 94-08 Consolidation of the NRC Region IV and Region V Offices ,

! l l AL 94-09 = Changes to the " Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Work Place Drug Testing Programs"-

AL 94-13 Access to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bulletin Board Systems

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L AL 95-01 Change in Commercial Telephone'and Facsimile Numbers at Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters AL 95-01 Change in Commercial Telephone and Facsimile Numbers at Nuclear Supp.1 ' Regulatory Commission Headquarters L J AL 95-04 NRC Program Office Responsibilities for Decommissioning Activities and Planning L .for Dry Cask Storage of Spent Fuel o ' AL 96-05 Compliance with the Rule " Timeliness in Decommissioning of Material Facilities" L' ' AL 96-05* Compliance with the Rule " Timeliness in Decommissioning of Material Facilities" L Rev.1 '

AL 97-01 State Initiatives to Legalize Schedule 1 Drugs E ~AL 98-08* Availability of Revised NRC Form 3," Notice to Employees," and Closure of NRC

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