ML12248A052

Orau, Letter Report for Analytical Results for Twenty-Eight Soil Samples from the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

ML12248A052
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Site:	University of Illinois
Issue date:	08/27/2012
From:	Ivey W Oak Ridge Associated Universities
To:	Gene Bonano NRC/RGN-III
CHRISTINE LIPA
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DCN: 5197-LR-01-0, DE-AC05-060R23100
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OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES August 27, 2012 Mr. Gene Bonano U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle,IL 60532-4351 ORISE CONTRACT NO. DE-AC05-060R23100

SUBJECT:

LETTER REPORT FOR ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR TWENTY-EIGHT SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA, ILLINOIS [DOCKET NO. 05000151; NRC CONTROL NO. UIL-12-1] (RFTA NO.12-001) DCN: S197-LR-OI-0

Dear Mr. Bonano:

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), under the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) contract, received twenty-eight soil samples on July 26, 2012 from the University of Illinois research reactor in Urbana, Illinois.

The samples were analyzed for selected gamma emitting radionuclides, tritium, carbon-14, nickel-63, and iron-55 according to the NRC Form 303 supplied with the samples. The sample identification numbers are presented in Table 1 and the gamma spectroscopy results for the requested radionuclides are provided in Table 2. The tritium, carbon-14, nickel-63, and iron-55 results are provided in Table 3. The pertinent procedure references are included with the data tables. ORAU's Quality Control (QC) requirements were met for these analyses.

The QC files are available for your review upon request. My contact information is listed below. You may also contact Dale Condra at 865.241.3242 with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

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Laboratory WPI:RDC:km Enclosures c: T. Carter, NRC/FSME/DWMEP T-8F5 S. Nesmith, NRC/FSME/PBPA/TIVPN 8A23 S. Roberts, ORAU T. Vitkus, ORAU File 5197 RECEIVED SEP04 2012 Telephone:

Fax: 865.241.3248 E-mail: wade.ivey@orau.org P.O. Box 117 I Oak Ridge. TN 37831 I www.orise.orau.gov SAMPLE AND COLLECTION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS RESEARCH URBANA, ORISE Sample ID NRC Region III Sample ID Collection Date Collection Time 5197S0001 UIL-12-1-01 7/23/2012 8:45AM 5197S0002 UIL-12-1-02 7/23/2012 8:49AM 5197S0003 UIL-12-1-03 7/23/2012 10:35 AM 5197S0004 UIL-12-1-04 7/23/2012 10:40 AM 5197S0005 UIL-12-1-05 7/23/2012 10:44 AM 5197S0006 UIL-12-1-06 7/23/2012 10:48 AM 5197S0007 UIL-12-1-07 7/23/2012 10:52 AM 5197S0008 UIL-12-1-08 7/23/2012 10:57 AM 5197S0009 UIL-12-1-09 7/23/2012 11:00 AM 5197S0010 UIL-12-1-10 7/23/2012 11:03 AM 5197S0011 UIL-12-1-11 7/23/2012 11:06 AM 5197S0012 UIL-12-1-12 7/23/2012 11:09 AM 5197S0013 UIL-12-1-13 7/23/2012 11:13 AM 5197S0014 UIL-12-1-14 7/23/2012 11:17 AM 5197S0015 UIL-12-1-15 7/23/2012 11:20 AM 5197S0016 UIL-12-1-16 7/23/2012 11:23 AM 5197S0017 UIL-12-1-17 7/23/2012 11:27 AM 5197S0018 UIL-12-1-18 7/23/2012 1:37 PM 5197S0019 UIL-12-1-19 7/23/2012 1:42 PM 5197S0020 UIL-12-1-20 7/23/2012 1:45 PM 5197S0021 UIL-12-1-21 7/23/2012 1:49 PM 5197S0022 UIL-12-1-22 7/23/2012 1:54 PM 5197S0023 UIL-12-1-23 7/23/2012 1:57 PM 5197S0024 UIL-12-1-24 7/23/2012 2:00PM 5197S0025 UIL-12-1-25 7/23/2012 2:02 PM 5197S0026 UIL-12-1-26 7/23/2012 2:06 PM 5197S0027 UIL-12-1-27 7/23/2012 2:10 PM 5197S0028 UIL-12-1-28 7/23/2012 2:14 PM University of Illinois Research Reactor S197-LR-Ol-0 TABLE 2 CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED GAMMA IN SOIL BY GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY CPt, REVISION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS RESEARCH URBANA, ORISE Sample ID NRC Region III SampleID Radionuclide Concentrations, TPUs a , and MDCs b (pCi/g) Eu-152 Eu-154 Cs-137 Co-60 5197S0001 UIL-12-1-01

-0.01 +/- 0.05 0.10 O.Ooc +/- 0.04 0.07 0.16 +/- 0.03 , 0.04 0.01 +/- 0.06 0.09 5197S0002 UIL-12-1-02 0.04 +/- 0.07 , 0.12 0.02 0.05 0.09 0.05 +/- 0.02 , 0.04 -0.05 0.06 0.09 5197S0003 UIL-12-1-03 0.01 +/- 0.04 0.08 0.04 +/- 0.Q3 0.06 -0.01 +/- 0.02 0.05 -0.02 +/- 0.05 0.07 5197S0004 UIL-12-1-04 0.06 0.03 +/- 0.03 , 0.06 0.Q1 +/- 0.04 0.08 519750005 UIL-12-1-05 0.01 +/- 0.01 , 0.02 -0.01 0.04 0.06 5197S0006 UIL-12-1-06 0.02 +/- 0.Q1 0.02 0.02 +/- 0.03 0.07 5197Sooo7 UIL-12-1-07

-0. +/- 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.06 5197SOOO8 UIL-12-1-08

0. 0.06 519750009 UIL-12-1-09

-0. 5197S0010 UIL-12-1-10

-0.01 +/- 5197S0011 12-1-11 -0.01 +/- 5197S0012 UIL-12-1-12 0.02 +/- 0.03 , 0.06 0.02 +/- 0.02 , 0.04 0.00

+/- 5197S0013 UIL-12-1-13

-0.01 +/- 0.03 0.06

-0.01 +/- 0.02 ,0.04 0.00 +/- 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.05 519750014 UIL-IZ-1-14

-0.02 +/- 0.05 0.09 0.04 +/- 0.04 0.06 0.00 +/- 0.02 , 0.05 -0.01 0.04 0.08 5197S0015 UIL-12-1-15

-0.02 +/- 0.03 0.06 0.00

+/- 0.02 0.04 0.00 +/- 0.02 0.04 -0.02 +/- 0.Q3 0.05 5197S0016 UIL-12-1-16 0.00 +/- 0.04 , 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.03

+/- 0.03 , 0.06 -0.01 0.05, 0.07 5197S0017 UIL-12-1-17

-0.01 +/- 0.07 , 0.11 -0.04 +/- 0.05 0.08 0.07 +/- 0.02 0.04 -0.05 +/- 0.07 0.10 5197S0018 UIL-12-1-18 0.02 +/- 0.05 0.09 0.00

+/- 0.03 0.06 0.11 +/- 0.02 , 0.04 0.04 +/- 0.04 0.08 5197S0019 UIL-12-1-19 0.06 +/- 0.02 0.04

-0.02 +/- 0.01 0.05 0.00 +/- 0.02 , 0.04 0.11 0.02 0.Q3 5197S0020 UIL-12-1-20 0.Q1 +/- 0.03 0.06 0.01 +/- 0.02 0.05 0.05 +/- 0.02 0.03 0.03 +/- 0.03 0.06 5197S0021 UIL-12-1-21 0.00 +/- 0.03 0.06 -0.01 +/- 0.02 0.04 0.01 +/- 0.01 , 0.04 -0.02 +/- 0.04 0.06 IL-12-l-22 0.00 +/- 0.03 0.04 0.02 +/- 0.01 , 0.02 _____

.03 0.05 0.04 +/- 0.02 0.05 0.02 +/- 0.Q3 .02 0.04 0.01 +/- 0.02 0.04 UIL-12-1-25 0.02 +/- 0.03 , 0.06 -0.02 +/- 0.02 0.04 0.02

+/- 0.01 0.03 UIL-12-1-26 0.01 +/- 0.03 0.05

-0.01 +/- 0.02 , 0.04 0.01 +/- 0.02 , 0.03 UIL-12-1-27 0.03 +/- 0.03 0.06

-0.01 +/- 0.Q1 ,0.04 0.02 +/- 0.01 0.03 0.04

+/- 0.02 0.04 UIL-12-1-28

-0.04 +/- 0.08 0.12 0.00

+/- 0.05 , 0.09 0.08 +/- 0.03 0.05 0.00

+/- 0.07 0.12 'Uncertainties represent the 95% confidence level, based on total propagated b MDCs are after the 'Zero value is due to rounding Or sample and background count rates being University of Illinois Research Reactor 5197-LR-Ol-0 TABLE 3 CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED HARD TO BETA EMITTING IN SOIL BY UQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING CP4, REVISION AP6, REVISION 19, APl2, REVISION 6, AND AP16, REVISION UNIVERSITY OF ILUNOIS RESEARCH URBANA, ORISE Sample ID 5197S0001 5197S0002 5197S0003 5197S0004 5197S0005 5197S0006 5197S0007 5197SOO08 5197S0009 5197S0010 5197S0011 5197S0012 5197SOO13 5197SOO14 5197S0015 5197S0016 5197S0017 5197S0018 5197S0019 5197SOO20 NRC Region III Radionuc1ide Concentrations, TPUs', and MDCs b (pCi/g) Sample ID H-3 C-14 Ni-63 GIL-12-1-01 -1.9 + 2.5 , 4.5 0.7 + 2.0 , 3.4 0.42 + 0.49 , 0.82 -0.7 UIL-12-1-02 O.Oc + 2.6 4.5 0.9 + 2.0 3.4 0.09 + 0.48 0.82 -4.7 , , , UIL-12-1-03 0.3 + 2.6 4.4 0.5 + 2.0 3.4 0.20 + 0.48 , 0.81 -3.6 , +/- + + UIL-12-1-04

-1.1 +/- 2.5 , 4.4 -0.5 +/- 2.0 , 3.4 0.44 +/- 0.48 , UIL-12-1-05

-1.1 + 2.5 , 4.4 -1.2 + 2.0 , 3.4 0.38 + 0.49 , GIL-12-1-06 0.5 + 2.6 , 4.4 1.8 + 2.0 , 3.4 0.10 + 0.48 , 0.82 -3.6 +/- UIL-12-1-07

-1.0 + 2.5 4.4 -0.8 + 2.0 3.4 0.76 + 0.50 0.82 -2.0 +, , , UIL-12-1-08 0.3 + 2.6 4.4 -0.2 + 2.0 3.4 0.31 + 0.48 0.81 0.9 +, , , UIL-t2-t-09

-0.6 + 2.5 , 4.4 0.7 +/- 2.0 , 3.4 0.43 + 0.49 , 0.82 -1.4 +/- UIL-12-1-10

-0.2 + 2.5 , 4.4 1.1 + 2.0 3.4 0.56 + 0.49 , 0.82 -2.4 +/- GIL-12-1-11

-1.5 +/- 2.5 ,*3 + 2.0 3.4 0.43 + 0.54 0.91 -0.1 +, GIL-12-1-12

+ 2.5 ,4. .4 + 2.0 > 3.4 0.21 + 0.32 , 0.89 2.6 +/- UIL-12-1-13

-0.6 + 2.6 4.4 1.1 + 2.0 3.4 0.66 + 0.55 0.91 -1.9 +, , UIIA2-1-14

-3.6 + 2.3 4.4 -0.2 + 2.0 3.4 0.55 + 0.54 0.90 -3.5 +, , , UIL-12-1-15 0.7 + 2.5 4.4 -0.8 + 1.8 3.0 0.33 + 0.54 0.91 1.8 +, , , UIL-12-1-16 1.6 + 2.6 , 4.3 -0.4 + 1.8 , 3.0 0.66 + 0.54 , 0.89 -0.6 +/- UIL-12-1-17 0.8 + 2.5 ,

+ 1.7 3.0 0.74 + 0.54 0.88 2.2 +, , UIL-12-1-18 2.3 + 2.6 ,4.3 .5 + 1.8 , 3.0 0.50 + 0.55 , 0.92 1.8 +/- GIL-12-1-19 2.1 + 2.6 , 4.3 1.4 + 1.8 , 3.0 0.44 + 0.55 , 0.92 1.5 +/- UIL-12-1-20 1.1 + 2.5 4.3 0.5 + 1.8 3.0 -0.06 + 0.51 0.87 3.3 +, Fe-55 4.4 , 8.0 3.8 7.5 4.4 , 8.4 4.3 , 7.7 5.1 , 8.6 3.9 , 7.5 4.1 , 7.6 4.3 , 7.5 4.4 , 8.1 3.6 , 6.8 4.3 , 7.7 4.1 , 6.9 3.4 , 6.4 4.2 , 8.0 3.8 , 6.6 3.0 , 5.4 4.3 , 7.4 4.4 , 7.7 3.7 , 6.5 4.2 , 7.1 5197S0021 UIL-12-1-21 1.5 + 2.6 , 4.3 0.0 +/- 1.8 , 3.0 0.11 +/- 0.50 , 0.86f1H 3.5 , 5.9 5197S0022 UIL-12-1-22 0.7 + 2.5 , 4.3 -0.2 + 1.8 , 3.0 0.51 +/- 0.53 , 0.88 3.0 , 5.5 5197S0023 UIL-12-1-23 2.7 + 2.6 , 4.3 -1.1 + 1.7 , 3.0 0.28 + 0.51 , 0.87 .9 + 4.1 , 7.3 5197S0024 UIL-12-1-24 2.5 + 2.6 4.3 0.3 +, 5197S0025 UIL-12-1-25 1.1 + 2.5 , 4.3 0.2 + 5197Soo26 UIL-12-1-26 1.8 +/- 2.6 , 4.3 -1.0 + 5197Soo27 UIL-12-1-27

-0.1 + 2.5 4.3 0.5 + 5197SOO28 UIL-12-1-28 1.6 + 2.6 , 4.3 0.2 + 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.0 0.52 + 0.51 0.85 1.2 + 4.3 7.7 , , , 3.0 0.23 + 0.51 , 0.87 7.9 +/- 4.7 , 7.4 , 3.0 0.18 + 0.49 , 0.84 1.4 +/- 3.8 , 6.7 , 3.0 0.29 + 0.49 0.83 1.6 +/- 4.4 , 7.6 , 3.0 0.04 + 0.51 , 0.87 2.2 +/- 4.2 , 7.2 'Uncertainties represent the 95% confidence level, based on total propagated bMDCs are after the cZ ero value is due to rounding or sample and background count rates being equal. University of Illinois Research Reactor S197-LR-Ol-0