ML100490068
| ML100490068 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Aerotest |
| Issue date: | 01/19/2010 |
| From: | Thams S W X-Ray Industries |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML100490068 (10) | |
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)~^7 X-ay ~ndustries.For all your.: nondestructive testing neds NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING X-Ray e Gamma & High Energy Radiography
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- Metal Finishing January 19, 2010 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 OATH AND AFFIRMATION Re: Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor License No. R-98 Request for Order for Indirect Transfer of License To Whom It May Concern: I, SCOTT TRAMS, hereby certify that the content of both this letter and the license transfer request submitted by Aerotest Operations, Inc., X-Ray Industries, Inc., and Autoliv ASP, Inc., dated January 7, 2010, (copy attached hereto) contains information that is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Respectfully submitted, SC, YTT',AMS X-Ray In'tifstries, Inc.k.JEANNE M. PERRY Notary Public, State of Michigan County of Oakland My Commission Expires Nov. 01, 2012 Acting in thle County of O A IeL.9, (0 A-t C 1961 Thunderbird, Troy Ml 48084 (248) 362-2242, Fax (248) 362-4422 vN&WX-"Ray Industrs k 1.j AEEST PE YNINCG 3455 FOWORIAWAY BAMJO.C 48 88.22F(9os71 Docket No. 50-228, E:10 G.F.R. 50,80(i)7an;a2y 7,'00 ,U S.SNucl6ar.RRegulatory .Commjission' Washin t6h 1 f.C 2555M0011 AeroestRadgrp~hy" adR~search Reactor, License No. R-98 R me~ust for Order fo'r Indirect Transfer of Licne Puirsuant to 110 .F.R. §5,'0.80(a),.this lotteri~fequet ThtteUS lAr Regulato'~
Cormnission provide wiritten -onseýtntto'the inidi'recfirasfe ofcoitrlo~Lcn o 98,- which aithoribiizs,6p ration of the A6'fte'ttaorph-n Rsa Rea~ctor ("AI3RRfl.
Thet~i§A_,_fer ofthis lic n~sisLeingý,!ý rpquest-ed.
in,coiecionihiept nti"l stock sate of Aerots tOperations, In-dic,,(A~f~test")
from Autbliv, ASP,, Incb. (current the Pa rtiesý_"This letAter requestpro Jc~snt th i 1iett nfr ;of ,dni6fr6jf th6 license. The.Patiesund*i ino that- the N RC 'hais lhitiative.$
uind eir&p".t9-.
mpif~y and stream line'I-icensing acti~ohsj fo eerhad tsretrpriualyfoi ,those.,reactorsunde'r
,250kw~, like:'th6ARRa NRC -f feurr~i~eirnu -E~8~ P.~fM 2 6, 2009 TeNR'a not issued guidanceon indirect, license-ftrasfer requests,.Specific ttst ~nrsihre3cfo ,rs. onsistentwitl i the NRC -srtmlihiing inifi~tive,-this letterfol'low!
the forrriat for rbque6sts for-indirect transfer oftmAt~rialslicenses^
suggested byl~uidance About Changes of Control and About Baiýkruypt&
Involving 6yproduct, S "ir6i Sr -,31ei Nuclear Materials Licenses ,,NUREt ;1556, Vol. 15', App..F.1) rovdes cmpete descrpto ofte trnat ionr (trahifer
\of stocks or aslsets, or erer). Indicate whhethnmehscnedadinclude the rie~w~ha Mt. Include the~afi name ad lephone -in~im"b'e!r'6of a_ M6 I' h-e~ee contaict whoNRC ffia-y contactif moteinf rmtion is-tnegedd
- a. Descr~tion of. Tran'saction.
Aerotest oWns. t he ARRR in San Ramon., Caliornia.
T he ARIR .R, performs neuitron radiograph "y- ~an other testing services criticI at'to aerospace anid defens'e industries.
Seller intends tosl 1h l the stock in Aerotestt to Buyer upon completion of 'commercial ne~gotiations.
Buyer has over 60 years eiXperience in-providiig-tradia-tion-based non-destrudfiive testing; services.
guyer, holds acurrent radioiactivi.e materials licenseeintetaeo Oio,-and for ayyashshl R ies The- PAtties,aI to rcnsumateF he transactiomtby the. transfer ýfrbrri- Selrt Biyerof ll toklihi` Aeko~tes -and its.parent holding~r~ris E Aqrqspc, ni&4 a Carfrha ~r~oatA~ian~
cP n&,a Delaware.
corprtin 'to Buyyer.b. No !Nlam Chf~ieýi After the s-,al of 7Aerotest's st.stck, Buyer doesý notý'intend to c-hange th-- n~o t heARRo Aerot;c iceseeConactInfrniftatior.
?S66tt ~T.hahrs, Presiden fXRy lhdustries-, Inc., (2-48)' '613-ý4155,i.
the o6ffic Ia conitactJor the Buyer, and Da6'rio.BrisihelI M (81 65923if isithe Pr~esident of Ae'r~tdst.
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h trai~actiow.06.
crib~ bv; huqbedrcd b to Robd .l~mr.2 6-06 2~) D jý rie ay- hane iii pqrsomnpeo drutie ta reltt th plcesed pro~am.Incudetranin exn exporience for n'ew" Personnel.
'The 'parties a re awaprr e-f riotchanges in personnel or- dutiesrelated to the licens'ed -prograrns.
The Bu.iyer htends-to retain the cu'rrehntm-a'naqgemrent team at the facilityexcept Scott VV. Tharm's will replace, Dario Brisighella'.
A`sumnmary of h -is releVant;experience is prvidled in,,AttqqIment 3.'31) Debsribe an y chan' s"In the orgaiain(oain aclteeupeto pro'c'edu're t6ha't re'laiei -to ,the licensed progr :amn.1equipment~or pro~ceduresý that relate to-Ahe licensed programsr.)Descrlibe the status of he surveillance program :(sureswpetts qualitcnrl aýt the'present time. anrd tIhe expected .status, at the. time that.control i S~to betanfrred The6 _U.S.'Nuclear RegulatoryCommni.ss .ion conducted an inspectio ,n of ,the actfivities4 under Licertse"IR:-9 b on Jun e-8-1 1, 20 ,09. :No ite-ms of no'n-comrlia~nceý Were found during that inp'ectiqn.
The presont'ýurv~ill nce programs have noit cbhed siic tseippctio~
It is not expected "'h'-" -n of the surveiliance' programs will change at~the timeý controllis transferred.
- 5) Confirm that ail records con ce rn'ing the safe a nd:eff ctive decomndiissioining of the a fairidafetywillbthe puan rrebdct thetronbferee ora t NRC e as " rop.iate.
These, rchagsr_ ictude do.maso fnlt of .teyahof ambOpn df andlorfrem invabl contaminaitions fncUOiA" methods and.drititjUvlty p Aer aust fnd _hfa.ti t6otre RR will bheNR" deoanmferrd tong phiayr 8 as s 6ua ihogý reqýIluring any recovrdes
- dit-ibld in item #5.6)i Confirmhate the transferee will. abide by all constraianits,:
c -onditionsl reqiurements and cornrnitnients of the transferor or hatfhe transfere;Wi~ll A P, N. s complet ....hprposed.icnse program;.e the Buyer, by bmeanslof a.lter attached hereto as Attachme'nht y2, : rhas .assuranceý.4to th6 SelIle r th at iihtle fid~ t'd':abideI by' alIcn~r lsireeftheinga .cqpioitionsi As summrnilze-d -above, stock sale desri:,ibed above will have no hIip~act on the assura~noe
- that Aerotest will continue 'to opernte thi AibRR in conforman.ce
'With NRC regulatiomne without endangering thýe heath and safety of the public or the..common defense and se-urity., There a~re ,no adverse changes in' .the areas 6f fmn~ancial and technical qqalificatioh and no c6hanges requiririg"'
ai trust or--e-vi'rohnmenta r,'e-vie*w.
This tmh~sfer is:ýdqateg d yeemot frome vi hi' idirec asfro owesi wvillI r Ie .Iu If i n, njh6 ahge t&1h& o,brganiz'sioipn, pro~ced ures;orplci pAr~ot t. The curret li6hdsib6.Aertt isu~aged-.
'This: in ,dlf~ct , rah ns rfdr f ownership vil rb!ýult in no effect onfi'n.anci alqualifl cations. T Ihis ,change willthnot' 6Ifor Aerotest's costs' or 'r~v~enues.
DecomnmissinOri~g assurance will beýprovided by a trust fund and the cmrnrntmehit by X-Ray In~dustries to comply WiththNR decommissioning'financial assurance, requiremhents to. prvide, additional de'--it 1from.revenues deriVe~d 'from 0 erating ARRk foir ih'frtfivb y~ar- T'he -deic-rmsin f~uining provZide-s re'asona-ble, asstsru c db aviua frrdol'i decomriiis-sioning as describedinfrfAiac meji7.l.'No 4R6stricte~d-Data or!,1i clsslfiid Natidin-al S`edurity:
Inforrnatirin
~wt~ARRR~or it's licens'e.'Aierotest, bon it~s own: behal'f anRd on b6h a If 6fthie. Parties, requests'that you'rev~iewthis ,information-and.prov11ide.written consent to~this i ndi .re.ct ~lice :ns Ie"trah s Ife'r' ffetivt 'upon the.d!osinig of theacquisition, If yuhav -sy~et-on -rgarding thssb ittlpease idontact R1olbert 8. ýH;iaerne'r-c9~s~to~r6t's, ~t(22~663-9086 orrobert.haemier plibuyaw~com.
I Sincerely, A Darie BriSighella' nt, X-reynduse,,I Erid R. Swa-ns6n Assistant General Counsel Autoliv ASP,Inc..Attachrmnits':
2).2)3)Decommissioning Fuding Analrsis ifor ARRR X-R'ay Industries., Inc. Lefter of Commitment Sumary of Relevant.
Experience ofSttWThm cc.'; U.S. NRC Office of Nuclear Reacor'Regulation/N RLPO:U.S. NRC Region IV,"Regionai Adminhistirator NRC, NRRO(C. Montgry)NRCQ, OG (C ,'Safford)
DocketNo.
50-228 License NP, R-98 Attfachmenti I'Dlcommissioning:
Fundi Aerotez RdgrhVndREierhRe~b.Reactor D"e-om Comparision.
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_T 'Re cto D&D .Yearof .2009DDCOst I Class; ite I COSt per ft'C6st E stirate (including 25%i'Iingenc Area ..a of Class I______ft 2___ e) floorArea, Sit A $306~00~ 00 ~5,36424 j7,14.11 2 -. $9.84;;Sft-eI B7 M,603'086' 2003 $,i169 18,242 ' 0 $8.9..........
.. $420... 8 2. ..... ., ....... ...282.'96 IAARRR, ARR~~ C ostbse 6 Untf 2$23 07 .0....... ____ 1 ... ....._____ ___________________________......
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- . u : ....__ __..... _.. ______o Decommissioning estimate, Amount needed mounht available initially Aimount available inz 201:5$2,300,000 o;5$ ,15,000 ,$2,000, 00$3,250i-000.
-2%rea;qrahteof return c to2,045 Attached Buyer's cornmitment ,Attached B uyers.
Diockets N.. 0-22 8, License No. k-7§8*A t t 0hm~e~nt .2 ,x-R'ay industri6s; ird.- L~I~ Omitment
,.NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING X-Ray
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.X Ray tn u9Mk-sDPla Rdgrpy'For all your nondestructivetesting needs Magnetic Partic1e a iquid Penetrant, Eddy Current -High DociletN No. 50-;22-8 ,January:6,'.
010 Document Control Desk.U:;S:. Nuclear R.,egulatoiryComrmission Was hington, D.C..I20555-0001 Aer~otestRadiography and Reoearch Reactor Ll se r..o No. RAm8 Buyer Comin-_tmentv X-sRay ,lnduiries, Inc. ("Buyer.')is considering -acquiring the ownership of the stock and :business5of Aýerotest, Qetin, Inc. (Aerotest~)
f6rn -Autoliv ASP,: -nc. (current parent corporatiorn of Aerotest)("Seller").
A-da e c-rtain for this transad5tion as not, been d tr-min6d, although it is expected to occur on or- beforeJulY 30, 2010. If Buyer acquireis.Aerotest, Buyer intends to of the facilityin ra manner substantially idientical to that )ofthe S'eiler, including all operations subjeot to Reaor 98: (AerotestRadiog raphyy and ResearchReactor
("ARR.'")
License')." BUYu ruhderst~nds that tindeit the Irrmis bf the ARRR licbise,;
Sell&eisii 6Ubjec&t to' a niUmbb: bf 'd0n I traints, c~nitiris ieuirmensand carTirridtrfierl(S.
Prior ztv the atqiii,e ~eIr Will jn10i r le5rt qrijSgjii'o compliance Iwith the ARRR license and any violations.
that o ccur pirior -to the, effective date oof, the.acquisition.
Afier 'the effect daie. .of the acqu.sIioqn, 'Buyer. agrees to abIde by ýall oI.f the. constrain.t,-conditions, requirements andcommitiments of License and any Violations t at occur after til effective date of th,~q~iiin upon ,icense .trahnfer, 'Buyerwill establish a dedofmmissioning trust J.nd'in the, armount of ,$2,000,000 consi§stent iWith 10 C F.R.".-50.75(b)(1)'under terms, accepitable to the C.R A' draft of the tr-ustd0curerts.
vwIil be submitted
'to the. NRC ior-;review at a later'-datpe In. a.ddiiion, Buyer will deposit inio -t.ihis.decomrmissi6oninL trqstfund an additional p$250O0-'pr year derived .f. rnre'vei'e frOe m opertin ';ARR to theirst iive'years, of ope~ration~
_alter? lices etkansfer, I appreciate ,your assistance in rthis matter; iShould you -have. ainyo questions,:
peiiase6 feel -free to .contact-me directly..Thams, President,liidustries, Inc: cc. U.S. NRC Office of Nucler R eactor Regulatlon/NRLPO U.S NR- IV, RegiohalAdministrator.NRC, (C. Montgomery)-QCG C... afor.)1961 Thunderbird, I ro~y Ml "O84 (~448 4b-22 ta (432 4422 Dockets No.;R50-228 Sumar o RI~at:xprin~ef cot .ham&X-,.Ray Industrie 1 ý-11 -1sp ic.
2 A'~ummry Ieinf~tpriece or cot W.Thauisas Presidento Iferotest lhi!*.4n '21o orward asis: L~~dt~h~~e~overbpth Peidntof Ar3tsz h6 wll~ dctt Thaýinis iU'nl ovr 0 ar cxp~~~~~ricnce
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Bic-ongeerays' gensa'r ofc~a eyerytype himnryidrcelr Indumsources, vwIt in thea comnpany's X-R;I Tetn iiin(vuxicsti~
Thssm iiino hýLorpyoperates an N-Ray beam line torth npcino es d-4jcreahratrfcltyf North 'CarolipaAinspett',n vearsspycLnoRaleighn North Creseirch tHe funded- a conipany in the mnedical device strlutonb~ies I ingtiigh energy electrons and has direct.-expri~ence vvith shielding design for high radiation areas a a fiýiiýi~teiitIi ei~ n ~ntutm of a dedicated faci~iiy for that effort. The facility asuronl inopeatp ofhsitvolveIGentia k, line~ar iceeatrutor:
thtWas CIIStOM designedfofr he applicatiOn MilhI~MF'.
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