ML20246N092
| ML20246N092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001359 |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1989 |
| From: | Horn M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20246N062 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8905190342 | |
| Download: ML20246N092 (2) | |
Text
- - _ _ _ _ _ . - _ __ ___ _- . _ _ _ _ _ _ - _
m j-..-
O. O
,
- MB 2 2.1991 l
j DOCKET NO: 70-1359 LICENSEE: -IRTCorporation(IRT) l l ~
SUBJECT:
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - RENEWAL OF LICENSC NO.-SNM-1405 Introduction l l
By application dated October 14, 1988,- IRT requested renewal of License No.
SNM-1405. IRT has requested that their license authorization be limited to ,
storage of material, preparation for transfer to another licensed entity, ano >
preparation for disposal. The material is in the form of sealed sources, fuel rods, fuel pellets, and encapsulated foils.
Proposed Action The proposed action is the renewal of the license which allows IRT to possess and store licensed material.
. Need For The Proposed Action IRT must have a license in order to possess material. If license renewal is denied, IRT would have to transfer or dispose of all licensed material.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action L Alternatives to the proposed action include complete denial of IRT's renewal application. This action would result in IRT transferring all licensed material to another facility. This alternative would be considered only if issues of public health and safety could not be resolved.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The SNN at IRT is stored at the Arjons Facility in a vault-type room. The sources are in a non-dispensable form so there will be no effluents. Only a small amount of radioactive waste (e.g., smear papers) is expected to be
~
generated during storage. Any waste that is produced will be properly stored onsite until it.is shipped for disposal.
The principal exposure pathway to. an individual is via external radiation.
l The material is in a locked vault and only two people have authorized access; other personnel do not have access to the sources. Because of the limited activities-and IRT's radiation protection procedures, staff concluded that storage activities can be carried out without any significant occupational dose to workers-or radiological impact to the environment.
~
Sbh $$$$& PDC L - _ - _ _ _ _ __ - - _ _ _ _ _
- Q--
\*
O o FEB 2 31989<
l ,, .
. ,o l 4 IRT Corporation 2 The staff has evaluated the nuclear criticality-safety limits and controls for the storage area and found them to be adequate to assure safety for all conditions of water moderation and/or reflection. The design of the storage l location, combined with facility procedurer, will ensure acceptable protection l of the general public and plant personnel under either normal or abnormal conditions.
Agencies and Persons Consulted Staff utilized the application dated October 14, 1988, in performing this assessment. No other agencies were contacted.
Conclusion Based upon the information presented above, the environmental impacts associated with license renewal are expected to be insignificant. Essentially no effluents, liquid or airborne, will be released, and acceptable controls will be implemented to prevent a radiological accident. Therefore, staff concludes that there will be no significant impacts associated with the proposed action.-
W Signed
- Merri Horn Uranium Fuel Section Fuel Cycle Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS
. Approved by: sean soong for George H. Bidinger, Section Leader 4
/
DTC:IMUF IMU IM Fg........p.U.......
F g ..--.....-------.................
NAME:Mhd,7...........,..VLTharpe:
n:mlh: GHBidinger:
DATE:2/M/89 2/A\/89 2/ 4 /89 j OFFICIAL RECORD COPY l I
- _ _ _ _ - i