ML20134M475

Forwards Insp Rept 70-0371/97-01 on 960916-17.No Violations Noted

ML20134M475
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Site:	07000371
Issue date:	02/12/1997
From:	Bellamy R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Lange R UNITED NUCLEAR CORP. (SUBS. OF UNC, INC.)
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o February 12, 1997 Richard Lange, Senior Vice President UNC. Enc.

175 Admiral Cochrane Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 SU8 JECT: INSPECTION NO. 070-00371/97-001

Dear Mr. Lange:

On September 16-17,1996, Marie Miller of this office and staff of the Oak Ridge J Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) conducted a special safety inspection at 71 Shelton Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut (formerly identified as buildings 3H and 6H for activities previously authorized by NRC License No. SNM-368, last held by United Nuclear Corporation) to determine the curre'n t radiological status of the facility. 3 A representative from the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental '

Protection (CT DEP) also participated in the inspection.

The inspection consisted of a scoping survey conducted by ORISE, which included document and data reviews; gamma surface scans; beta scans of drain openings; subfloor soil sampling; pipe trench residue sampling; and storm / sewer systen sediment sampling. A copy of the NRC inspection report, which attaches the ORISE scoping survey is enclosed. The findings of the inspection were discussed during a telephone conversation on February 4,1997, between you and Marie Miller and myself.

During this telephone discussion, you stated that UNC, Inc., is the parent company of United Nuclear Corporation, which is a shell company with no assets. Further you indicated that UNC, Inc. did not exist in 1976, at the time the New Haven facility was l released for unrestricted use and removed as a location of use on NRC License No. I SNM-368 by NRC. Therefore, you stated that you believe that UNC, Inc. is not the responsible party to address the residual contamination that was identified during a reexamination of the termination of the New Haven facility location. We have considered your statements, and conclude that as the existing parent company of United Nuclear Corporation, that UNC, Inc, is the successor for United Nuclear Corporation. Therefore, we are contacting UNC, Inc., to address these contamination issues.

Although no violations were identified within the scope of this inspection, the results of this inspection report and NRC inspection Report 070-00371/96-001, dated July 26,1996, indicate that the facility continues to have areas that are contaminated with enriched uranium above current NRC release guidelines. We recognize that the current soil release guideline of 30 picocuries enriched uranium per gram of soil / sediment was not implemented by United Nuclear Corporation at the time that NRC granted the RETURN ORIGINALTO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY REGION I IE:07 9Anns, 9702200260 970212 -

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1 R. Lange UNC, Inc. license amendment request to release the H-tract buildings for unrestricted use by the public; and that there is not an immediate health and safety hazard with respect to the soil and sediment contamination. Nevertheless, we request that UNC, Inc., as the parent company for the previous licensee and owner of Buildings 3H and 6H, provide NRC your plans to further characterize the areas where enriched uranium was identified above 30 picocuries/ gram. I

.elieve it would be beneficial to conduct a meeting to discuss your cnaracterization proposal to facilitate timely resolution of this matter. Please contact ]

i either Marie Miller at 610-337-5205 or myself at 610-337 5200 within 30 days of  ;

receipt of this letter to discuss arrangements for a meeting.  !

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the Public Document Room.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, Original Signed By:

Ronald R. Bellamy Ronald R. Bellamy, Chief Decommissioning and Laboratory Branch Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Docket No.: 070-00371 License No.: SNM-368

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Inspection Report No. 070-00371/97-001 cc w/ enclosure:

Robert F. Bonito, General Manager UNC, Inc., Naval Products Division P.O. Box 981 Uncasville, CT 06382-0981 Kevin McCarthy, Director Monitoring and Radiation State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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