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Forwards Partially Deleted Documents Re 3M Static Eliminator Problem for Info
ML20196A410
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Issue date: 03/14/1988
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Enclosed for your information are two documents regarding the 3M static eliminator problem. These are: 1 11 Follow-Up Sites With 3P Devices and Establishirent of New list of I Leakers, and

2) Special Inspection of NRD Static Eliminators We appreciate your cooperatien on this case.

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k / March 4, 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution FROM: Vandy L. Miller, Chief Medical, Academic, and Ccraerci,al Use Safety Branch

SUBJECT:

FOLLOW-UP ON SITES WITH 3M FAILED DEVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW LIST OF LEAKERS With regards to the list of sites with failed devices, totaling 63, dated February 26, 1988, there is not a need to continue up-dating this list.

i Headquarters will continue to monitor the list to assure that all of the sites are decontaminated. Regions are quested to report to Headquarters each Thursday by close of business, those sites within their Region which have been decontami.14ted and released for unrestricted use, also indicate the office i.e., ,

(Region or Agreement State) releasing the site.

There is a need to establish a new master list of leaking devices. The Orders to 3M and General Licensees dated February 18, 1988, suspended the authority to transfer or use any Po-210 static elimination devices to persons generally licensed except as may be specifically authorized in writing by the NRC. The Order further directed 3M to instruct users of the devices to return them to 3M as soon as feasible but within 90 days of the date of the M.s and to promptly test the devices for detectable leakage. The following procedures will be followed by 3M to comply with the Order:

a. As results are available 3M will fax to each Region a list of facilities with leakers within their respective regions. (See attached 3M Form NSE-104-1  ;

for report format.) j

b. 3M will conduct surveys by priorities, priority 1 will be leakers showing greater than 5 nano curies that were used in processing consumer products; priority 2 will be leakers with greater than 5 nano curies used in industrial processes, and priority 3 will be leakers with less than 5 nano curies for all types of facilities. Regions and Agreement States are req.:ested to use the same priority system in conducting random surveys to confirm 3M's findings. ,

Headquarters will maintain a new master list of leakers and this list will be ,'

updated on a monthly basis. The first list will be published on April 1, 1 1988 and the first day of month thereafter. f

c. 3M will provide to Region III a master list of all leakers returned to 3M on a monthly basis, with the first list being provided on March 21, 1988.

As a further requirement of the Order, 3M will also provide to Region !!! a list of general licensees who failed to return their static eliminators. Region III will provide this list to the respective Regier.s for followup, f

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March 3. 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR: James Joyner, RI William Cline, RI!

Bruce Mallett, RIII William Fisher, RIV James Montgomery, RV Donald Nussbaumer, GPA/SLITP i FROM: Yandy L. Miller, Chief Medical, Academic, and Corrercial Use Safety Branch Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

SPECIAL INSPECTION OF NRD STATIC ELIMINATORS We believe that it is necessary for surveys to be conducted of a sample of NRD static eliminators to ascertain whether a similar problem exists with these devices as was identified with the 3M devices. Surveys could be conducted

, during routine inspections at other facilities in the same geographic area to conserve resources. The procedures developed to inspect the 3M devices would also be applicable in this case.

Additionally, SLITP has requested that the Agreement States conduct similar inspections of NRD devices. The Agreement States have identified general licensees in their state by using the quarterly material transfer reports received from NRD. We suggest that you coordinate your inspections with the Regional Agreement State Officer to make the best use of resources both within NRC and the Agreement States.

Enclosed are copies of material transfer reports received by hRC covering about a one year time period. These reports identify general licensees in i your regional area that have been shipped static eliminators manufactured by

' hRD Inc., a New York State licensee. Due to limited inspection resources, a l

small sample should be selected by the Regions to be surveyed.

l The transfer reports have twc identifier codes on the top right side of each page. The first is a number th.! indicates the quarter in which the devices

, were distributed. For example, the code 2/87 or 2 QTR 87 denotes the second

, quarter of 1987. The second is a set if initials that indicates the

distributor of the devices. This is detated by NRD (NRD Inc., license nurrber 1429-1811) and HPI (Herbert Products Inc., license number 1430-1950). HPI is 4 also a New York State licensee and acts as 6 sales agent for NRD.

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' Please also find enclosed a copy of a report concerning a site visit to NRD by

hRC's State Agreecents program and the State of New York. The enclosures to this document contain useful descriptive information about the hRD static eliminators.

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  • 2 Please report results of your findings to Steven Baggett. His phone number is FTS 492 0613. We would like the results of these surveys as soon as feasible due to the increased denand for NRD products as a result of the 3M Order.

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X. Abraham J. McGrath Numerous telephone inquiries have been received by NMSS and the NRC Regional Offices / rom general licensees concerning the Order To General 3/4/88 Licensees dated February 18, 1988. These inquiries have covered a range of subjects:

Requests for clarification of the requirements in the Order and the basis for the Order Requests for exceptions from the requirements of the Order on the basis of workplace safety Requests for exceptions from the requirements of the Order on the basis of workplace safety for licensees involved in operations connected with food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or cosmetics. These licensees are not authorized exceptions by the terms of the Order Requests for continued use on the basis of economic hardship and/or product quality. Continued use for these reasons is not permitttd by the terms of the Order Additional guidance has been prepared for Regional Staff in addressing authorized requests for temporary continued use. This guidance concerns delays in obtaining prior written approval for temporary continued use and, for persons with workplace safety considerations in the production or packaging of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or cosmetics, the granting of temporary relief if i,he approval of the Food and Drug Administration is obtained.

NRC personnel have visited NRD, a manufacturer of polonium-210 static elimination devices with a design different from that of the 3M devices. In the NRD devices, the polonium oxide is combined with gold by a powder metallurgy process and then laminated with a gold overlay.

To provide additional assurance of the integrity of the NRD devices, surveys of facilities using these devices are being scheduled. NRC and California State personnel have also visited a company in California that, under a general license in 10 CFR 31.3, used foils from both 3M and NRD in manufacturing static elimination devices. They have stopped using 3M foils.

Information has been received concerning another manufacturer of static elimination devices not previously known to the NRC. The facts concerning this manufac4.Jrer and its devices are being ascertained, preliminary evidence from Brookhaven National Laboratory, which has been examining 3M devices for the NRC, indicates racking of the epoxy in which the microspheres containing the polonium are embedded.

The list of sites with failed 3M devices is no longer being distributed, but sites on the list are being followed until those that are contaminated have been released for unrestricted use.

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PRIVACY ACT INFORNATION The information contained herein is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, and Title 10, code of the Federal Regulations, Part 708.

The information may be used by DOE and DOE contractor personnel and is for offical use only.

Reproduction of this information for dissemination to unauthorized personnel is prohibited.

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ORGANIZATION NRC1 HARDCOPY PRINTOUT 05/19/88 ORIGINAL SIGNED BY: D.B. MARTIN i

COMMENTS:

NRC REGION 1 URINE SAMPLE F05t 47 ML. URINE BKG j COLLECTED BY JENSEN ,

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ANALYZE INST. QUANTITY DATE COUNT GROSS BKGD RESULTS +/- IS;O* UNITS FOR USED USED COUNTED TIME COUNTS COUNTS PO-210 1 47 04/27/88 1000 27 11 ( 1.6 +/- 1.0;1.0 )E -2 PCI/ SAMPLE l

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  • ESTIMATED SANDOM OSCERTAINTY BEFORTED IS ONE STANDARD DETIATION, IS. SMALL BEJATIVE AND OTEZ9 l SESULTS LESS TEAN OS EQUAL TO 2S ASE INTERPSETED ST BESL AS INCLUDING *EEaO* OR AS SOT DETECTED.

FOR SESULTS GREATED TWAN 23 SUT LESS TiB AS OR EQUAL TO 38 DETECTION IS QUESTIOSASLE. B E S F'.TS l 4 BEATER TEAR 33 INDICATE DETECTION. O IS TEE ESTIMATED OVERALL WWCERTAZWTT.

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FOR BESULTS GBEATER TRAN 2S SUT LESS TRAs OR EQUAL TO 35, DET*.CTIos IS OWESTIos& ALE. RESULTS GBEATER TEAN 33 IWDICATE DETECTIOS. O IS TEE ESTIRATED OVERALL WWCERTAINTY.

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NCC REGION 1 URINE SAMPLE TO 32 ML URINE

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l ANALYZE INST. QUANTITY DATE FOR COUNT GROSS BKGD USED USED COUNTED TIME RESULTS +/- IS;O* UNITS COUNTS COUNTS PO-210 3 32 04/27/88 1000 23 16 ( 1.0 +/- 0.9;0.9 )E -2

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SMALL BEGATIVE AND OTEER BESULTS FOR RESULTSLESS GREATER TEAN 7315 OR EQUAL JS BUT TO OR LESS TWAS 23 EQUAL ARE INTERPRETED TO 35, DETECTION ISBY RESL AS INCLUDING *EE30* OR A QUESTIOs&BLE.

etEATER Taas 3S INDICATE DE'ECTION. O IS TEE RESWLTS ESTIRATED OTERALL USCIRTAINTT.

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N2C REGION 1 URINE SAMPLE FOR 37 ML URINE COLLECTED BY JENSEN ANALYZE INST. QUANTITY DATE COUNT GROSS BKGD RESULTS +/- 15;O* UNITS FOR USED USED COUNTED TIME COUNTS COdNTS PO-210 4 37 04/27/88 1000 21 16 ( 6 +/- 9; 9 )E -3 PCI/ SAMPLE

  • ESTIMATED BANDO4e WWCSBTA!WTT SEPORTED IS Oss STANDASD DEVIATIOW, 13. SMALL WEGATIVE AND OTWEB mESULTS LESS TRAN OS EQUAL TO 25 ASE INTERPRETED BY RESL AS INCLUDING *EERO* OR AS DOT DETECTED.

FOR BESULTS 6 BEATER TWAS 23 SUT LESS TEAS OR ; QUAL TO ES, DETECTIOS IS QUESTIOWASLE. RESULTS GREATER TEAN 35 INDICATE DETECTIOS. O IS TWE ESTIMATED OVERALL WWCERTAINTY. l

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NRC REGION 1 URINE SAMPLE FOR 42 ML URINE COLLECTED BY JENSEN ANALYZE INST. QUANTITY DATE COUNT GROSS BKGD RESULTS +/- IS;O* UNITS FOR USED USED COUNTED TIME COUNTS COUNTS PO-210 5 42 04/27/88 1000 40 16 ( 3.4 +/- 1.1;1.1 )F -2 PCI/ SAMPLE

  • ESTIRATES SABDOM WWCERTAINTT SEPORTED IS OBE STANDASD DEVIATIOS, IS. SRALL WEGATIVE AND OTWER RESULTS LESS TEAS OR EQUAL TO 23 ASE INTERPSETED ST BESL AS INCLUDIpe *1580* OR AS SOT DETECTED.

FOR BESULTS GREATER TRAN 22 SWT LESS TRAN OS EQwAL 70 33, DETECTIOe IS OvESTIos&sLE. aESeLTS GREATER TBAB 38 ISDICATE DETECTION. O IS TEE ESTIMATED OVERALL ggCERTAINTY.

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