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Forwards Updated List of In,Bulletions,Administrative Ltrs & GL Which Have Been Issued to NMSS Licensees.Documents Listed Available on Internet,Accessible from NRC External Public Server Website
ML20217Q390
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Issue date: 05/05/1998
From: Scott Moore
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Bellamy R, Kinneman J, Shanbaky M
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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l May 5, 1998 *

. MEMORANDUM TO: Those on the Attached List i

FROM: Scott W. Moore, Deputy Branch Chief Operations Branch originial signed by Scott Moore Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES Attached is an updated list of Information Notices (IN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters (AL),

and Generic Letters (GL) which have been issued to NMSS licensees. Please copy and distribute the list as appropriate to your staff. This list has been prepared numerically by topic area. Although many communications could appropriately be placed in several topic areas, each communication has been listed under the single topic area judged to be most appropriate. If you need additional information conceming this list, please contact us.

Because generic communications are available electronically on NRC's v ,bsite, we are not sending electronic versions of the communication documents via email. ihe documents listed in the attachment are available on the intemet, accessible from the NRC's external (public) server website at: nrc. gov. By proceeding to the Reference Library, at the website, you are given a list of the different types of generic communications that you can access. After selecting the type of communication desired, you can select the year of the desired document to access the list of text.

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Decommission,ing and Lab Branch, RI ,

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Edward J. McA! pine, Chief a Fuel Facilities Branch, Ril

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l Nuclear Material Inspection Section 1, Rlli Geoffrey C. Wright, Acting C,hief Nuclear Materials inspection Branch 2, Rlli l

j Gary Shear, Chief Fuel Cycle Branch, Rll!

Bruce Jorgensen, Chief Decommissioning Branch, Rlli l

Blair Spitzberg, Chief Nuclear Materials inspection Branch, RIV Charles Cain, Chief Nuclear Materials Licensing Branch, RIV Frank A. Wenslawski, Chief Radioactive Material Safety Branch, RIV/WCFO r-James Lieberman, Director Office of Enforcement Paul H. Lohaus, Deputy Director Office of State Programs i-

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May 5, 1998' MEMORANDUM TO: Those on the Attached List FROM: Scott W. Moore, Deputy Branch Chief p _

Operations Branch . '

' Division of Industrial and '

l Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES .

l Attached is an updated list of Information Notices (IN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters l . (AL), and Generic Letters (GL) which have been issued to NMSS licensees. Please copy and distribute the Irst as appropriate to your staff. This list has been prepared numerically by topic .

area. Although many communications could appropriately be placed in several topic areas, -

each communication has been listed under the single topic area judged to be most appropriate.

If you need additional information concerning this list, please contact us.

~ Because generic comrnunications are available electronically on NRC's website, we are not L

-sending electronic versions of the communication documents via email. The documents listed l in the attachment are available on the intemet, accessible from the NRC's extemal (public) ,

server website at: nrc. gov. By proceeding to the Reference Library, at the website, you are i given a list of the different types of generic communications that you can access. After  !
selecting the type of commun :ation desired, you can select the year of the desired document to access the list of text. j L

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1 LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF APRIL 13,1998 Cateaorv Pa9e

1. MANAGEMENT CONTROL . . . . . . . .. ... ........ .. . ..... .... . ... 2 L
2. RADIATION PROTECTION ...... .............. .............. ....... .3 l

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3. DECOMMISSIONING . .. ..... ......... ..... ... .....................4

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4. TRANSPORTATION . . . .. ................... . ....... ......... ... 5
5. WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL . . . . . . . . ................ ............. 6
6. FUEL CYCLE . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ............... ........ . ..... .. .... 7
7. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL ... ....... ......... . ... .............. .3
8. BRACHYTHERAPY. . .... ...... ... .... ......... ..... ...... .. 10

'9. TELETHERAPY.. . . ............. . . .................. . . ....... 11

10. RADIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . .......... ...... ....... .......... .. .12
11. IRRADIATORS . . . . . . ............ ......... ..... ......... . . ... 13

- 12. G AU G E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . .. . .. . .... .. 13

13. WELL-LOGGING ........... .s.... ....... ....... .... .. .......... 14
14. ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS . . . . ........ ....... ..... .. . ... .. .. .14 Definitions AL = Administrative Letter BL = Bulletin .

GL = Generic Letter IN = Information Notice i

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l LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF APRIL 13,1998 i

1. MANAGEMENT CONTROL I

IN 82-15 Notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

IN 82-38 Change in Format and Distribution System for IE Bulletins, ,

Circulars, and information Notices i l

I IN 87-33 Applicability of 10 CFR Part 21 to Non-licensees

' IN 87-37 Compliance with General License Provisions of 10 CFR Part 31

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IN 88-10 Materials Licensees: Lack of Management Controls Over Licensed Programs l i

IN 88-100 Memorandum of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC - )

Licensed Facilities IN 89-02 Criminal Prosecution of Licensee's Former President for Intentional Safety Violations IN 89-25 Unauthorized Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Activities IN 89-25 Unauthorized Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Rev.1 Activities IN 89-35 Loss and Theft of Unsecured Licensed Material IN 89-46 Confidentiality of Exercise Scenarios IN 90-01 Importance of Proper Response to Self-Identified Violations by Licensees j

. IN 90-14 Accidental Disposal of Radioactive Materials IN 90-15 Reciprocity Notification of Agreement State Radiation Control Directors Before l Beginning Work in Agreement States IN 90-81 Fitness for Duty ' 1 IN 91-39 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 21, " Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance" IN 92-08 Revised Protection Action Guidance for Nuclear incidents IN 92-37 Implementation of the Deliberate Misconduct Rule IN 92-38 Implementation Date for the Revision to the EPA Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear incidents IN 93-14 Clarification of 10 CFR 40.22, Small Quantities of Source Material IN 93-60 Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Events to the NRC Operations Center IN 93-60 Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Events to the NRC Operations Supp.1 Center IN 93-73 Criminal Prosecution of Nuclear Suppliers for Wrongdoing 2

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS i

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1. MANAGEMENT CONTROL (continued)

IN 93-100 Reporting Requirements for Bankruptcy i IN 94-21 . Regulatory Requirements when No operations are being Performed l IN 94-47 ' Accuracy of Information Provided to NRC during the Licensing Process l IN 95-51 Recent incidents involving Potential Loss of Control of Licensed Material IN 96-28 Suggested Guidance Relating to Development and Implementation of Corrective Action i

IN 96-70 Year 2000 Effect on Computer System Software IN 97-30 Control of Licensed Material During Reorganizations, Employee-Management Disagreements, and Financial Crises

. IN 97-61 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Letter, to Device Manufacturers, on the Year 2000 Problem IN 97 Enforcement Sanctions issued as a Result of Deliberate Violations of NRC Requirements IN 97-89* Distribution of Sources and Devices without Authorization IN 98-04* 1997 Enforcement Sanctions for Deliberate Violations of NRC Employee Protection Requirements IN 98-06* Unauthorized Use of License to Obtain Radioactive Materials, and its implications Under tho Expanded Title 18 of the U.S. Code IN 98-08* Information Likely to be Requested if an Emergency is Declared

- 2. RADIATION PROTECTION IN 82-42 Defects Observed in Panasonic Model 801 and Model 802 Thermoluminescent Dosimeters IN 83-16 Contamination of Aubum Steel Company Property with Cobalt-60 IN 83-59 Dose Assignment for Workers in Non-Uniform Radiation Fields IN 84-40 Emergency Worker Doses IN 88-15 Availability of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Approved Potassium lodide for Use in Emergencies involving Radioactive lodine IN 88-32 Prompt Reporting to NRC of Significant incidents involving Radioactive Material IN 90-20 Personnel Irijuries Resulting from Improper Operation of Radwaste incinerators

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2. RADIATION PROTECTION (continued)

L h IN 90-44 Dose-Rate Instruments Underresponding to the True Radiation Fields

!"- IN 90-62 Requirements for Import and Distribution of Neutron-Irradiated Gems l

IN 92-34 New Exposure Limits for Airbome Uranium and Thorium IN 93-03 . Recent Revisions to 10 CFR Part 20 and Change of Implementation

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Date to January 1,1994 L IN 93-30 NRC Requirements for Evaluation of Wipe Test Results; Calibration l

of Count Rate Survey Instruments L IN 93-80 Implementation of the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 GL 94-04 Voluntary Reporting of Additional Occupational Radiation Exposure Data IN 94-16 Recent incidents Resulting in Offsite Contamination IN 94-81 Accuracy of Bioassay and Environmental Sampling Programs IN 96-33 Erroneous Data from Defective Thermocouple Results in a Fire IN 96-51 Residual Contamination Remaining in Krypton-85 Handlitig System after Venting IN 96 Incident-Reporting Requirements involving Intakes, During a 24-Hour Period that May Cause a Total Effective Dose Equivalent in Excess of 0.05 Sv (5 rem)

IN 97-03 - Defacing of Labels to Comply with 10 CFR 20.1904(b)

IN 97-04 Implementation of a New Constraint on Radioactive Air Effluents

' IN 97-50 Contaminated Lead Products

3. DECOMMISSIONING <

IN 90-16 Compliance with New Decommissioning Rule

-IN 90-38 Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance Submittals for Decommissioning H IN 90-38 ' t.icense and Fee Requirements.for Processing Financial Assurance

'Supp.1 tubmittats for Decommissioning.

IN 96 Recordkeeping, Decommissioning Notifications for' Disposals of Radioactive Waste

. by Land Burial Authorized Under Former 10 CFR 20.304,20.302, and Current 20.2002

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4. TRANSPORTATION (continued)

IN 80-32 ' Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments of Radioactive

. Materials IN 80-32: Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments Rev.1 of Radioactive Materials : i IN 83-10. Clarification of Several Aspects Relating to Use of NRC-Certified Transport Packages

. IN 87-31__ ~ Blocking, Bracing, and Securing of Radioactive Materials Packages in Transportation BL 88-06 Actions to be Taken for the Transportation of Model No. SPEC 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device

'IN 88-62 Recent Findings Concoming Implementation of Quality Assurance Programs by Suppliers of Transport Packages IN 90-35 Transportation of Type A Quantities of Non-Fissile Radioactive Materials

. IN 90-56 Inadvertent Shipment of a Radioactive Source in a Container Thought to be Empty; IN 90-82 Requirements for Use of NRC-Approved Transport Packages for Shipment of Type -

. A Quantities of Radioactive Materials -

IN 91-35 Labeling Requirements for Transporting Multi-Hazard Radioactive Materials ' '

IN 92-62 Emergency Response Information Requirements for Radioactive Material

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IN 92-72 Employee Training and Shipper Registration Requirements for Transporting Radioactive Materials i IN 93-07 ' Classification of Transportation Emergencies "IN 93-86 : 2 Identification of Isotopes in the Production and Shipment of Byproduct Material at Non-power Reactors 3 ,

= IN 95-01 DOT Safety Advisory: High Pressure Aluminum Seamless and Aluminum Composite Hoop-wrapped Cylinders

BL 95-01 Quality Assurance Program for Transportation of Radioactive Material GL 95-09 - Monitoring and Training of Shippers and Carriers of Radioactive Material GL 95 Monitoring and Training of Shippers and Carriers of Radioactive Supp. _1 Material'
GL 96-07 Interim Guidance on Transportation of Steam Generators IN 96-63 Potential Safey issue Regarding the Shipnient of Fissile Material i

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4. TRANSPORTATlON '(continued)

BL 97-02 Puncture Testing of Shipping Packages Under 10 CFR Part 71 IN 97-51 Problems Experienced with Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks IN 97-57 Leak Testing of Packaging Used in the Transport of Radioactive Material

'IN 97-47 Inadequate Puncture Tests for Type B Packages Under 10 CFR 71.73(c)(3)

IN 98-66* Additional Controls for Transport of the Amersham Model No. 660 Series Radiographic Exposure Devices

5. WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL IN 80-24 Low-Level Waste Burial Criteria IN 84-94 Reconcentiation of Radionuclides involving Discharges into Sanitary Sewage Systems Permitted Under 10 CFR 20.303 IN 88-07 Inadvertent Transfer of Licensed Material to Uncontrolled Locations IN 88-08 Chemical Reactions with Radioactive Waste Solidification Agents IN 88-16 Identifying Waste Generators in Shipments of Low-Level Waste to Land Disposal Facilities IN 89-13 Altemative Waste Management Procedures in Case of Denial of Access to Low-Level Waste Disposal Sites IN 89-27 Limitations on the Ut.e of Waste Forms and High integrity Containers for the Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste IN 90-09 Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees' lN 90-31 Update on Waste Form and High Integrity Container Topical Report Review Status, identification of Problems with Ceme:1t Solidification, and Reporting of Waste ,

Mishaps IN 90-75 Denial of Access to Current Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities IN 9165 Emergency Access to Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities IN 93-50 Extended Storage of Sealed Sources IN 94 07 Solubility Criteria for Liquid Effluent Releases to Sanitary Sewerage under the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 IN 94-23 Guidance to Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Waste Generators on the Elements of a Waste Minimization Program

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j' 6. FUEL CYCLE l

! IN 85 31 Buildup of Enriched Uranium in Ventilation Ducts and Associated Effluent Treatment System..

T lN 89-03 ' Potential Electrical Equipment Problems l

IN 89-24 Nuclear Criticality Safety = ,

j. IN 89-78 Failure of Packing Nuts on O'ne-Inch Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinder Valves IN 90-27 Clarification of the Recent Revisions to the Regulatory Requirements for Packaging of Uranium Hexafluoride'(UF6) for Transportation.

IN 90-63 Management Attention to the Establishment and Maintenance of a Nuclear Criticality Safety Program IN 90-67 Potential Security Equipment Weaknesses IN 90-70 Pump Explosions involving Ammonium Nitrate BL 91-01 Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls BL 91-01 Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls Supp.1 s

IN 91-16 Unmonitored Release Pathways from Slightly Contaminated Recyc'o and Recirculation Water at a Fuel Facility l IN 91-26 Potential Nonconservative Errors in the Working Format Hansen-Roach Cross-Section Set provided with the Keno and Scale Codes IN 91-30 Inadequate Calibration of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters Utilized to Monitor Extremity Dose at Uranium Processing and Fabrication Facilities I

IN 91-44 Improper Control of Chemicals in Nuclear Fuel Fabricat:on IN 91 (1) Erroneous Data in " Nuclear Safety Guide, TID-7016, Revision 2,"(NUREG/CR- l 0095, ORNL/NUREG/CSD-6 (1978)) and I l

(2) Thermal Scattering Data Limitation in the Cross-Section Sets Provided With the KENO and Scale Codes l I

IN 91-84 Problems with Criticality Alarm Components / Systems

.IN 92 Soil and Water Contamination at Fuel Cycle Facilities >

IN 92-14 Uranium Oxide Fires at Fuel Cycle Facilities j

I IN 92-58 Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders - Deviations in Coupling Welds IN 93-19 Slab Hopper Bulging i

IN 93-77 Human Factors that Result in inadvertent Transfers of Special Nuclear Material at Fuel Cycle Facilities l

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l 6.l FUEL CYCLE (continued) l l

l . BL 94-02. Corrosion Problems in Certain Stainless Steel Packagings Used to Transport L -- Uranium Hexafluoride IN 94 NIOSH Respirator User Notices, " inadvertent Separation of the Mask-Mounted Regulator (MMR) from the Facepiece on the Mine Safety Applia1ces (MSA) l Company MMR Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Status Update" IN 94 Results from a Special NRC Inspection at Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 1

- Following a Rupture of Service Water inside Containment

! IN 94-64, . Reactivity insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High BumJp Fuel

' IN 94-64 Reactivity insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High Bumup Supp.1 Fuel - l l

l- IN 94-73 ' Clarification of Criticality Reporting Criteria l-GL 95-01 NRC Staff Technical Position on Fire Protection for Fuel Cycle Facilities l

l IN 95-28 Emplacement of Support Pads for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations at Reactor  !

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IN 95-29 . Oversight of Design and Fabrication Activities for Metal Compenents Used in Spent Fuel Dry Storage Systems j IN 95-55 Handling Uncontained Yellowcake Outside of a Facility Processing Circuit

- BL 96-04 Chemical, Galvanic, or Other Reactions in Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks IN 96-18 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 20.for Airbome Thorium ,  ;

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l . IN 97-20 . Identification of Certain Uranium Hexifluoride Cylinders that Da Not Comply with lL ANSI N14.1 Fabrication Standards

- IN 97-23 Evaluation and Reporting of Fires and Unplanned Chemical Reaction Events at L . Fuel Cycle Facilities '  ; "

lN 97-24l Failure of Packing Nuts on One-Inch Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinder Valves L. IN 97-39 ' Inadequate 10 CFR_72.48 Safety Evaluation of Ind'ependent Spent Fuel Storage installations .

is clN 97-42 Management Weaknesses Resulting in Failure to Comply with Shipping

' Requirements for Special Nuclear Material '

IN 97-55 Calculation of. Surface Activity for Contamir.ated Equipment and Materials IN 97 56 . Possession Limits for Special Nuclear Material at the Envircincare of Utah Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility IN 97-58 Mechanical Integrity of In-Situ Leach Injection Wells and Piping 8

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' 6. FUEL CYCLE (continued)-

, IN 97-72 Potential for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler Heads

37. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL' '

, 1 IN 81-32 : Transfer and/or Disposal of Spent Generators . j IN 84 27 . Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Me' dical Licensees L i

, IN 85  : Misadministrations to Patients Undergoing Thyroid Scans .j

.. IN 88-53 :  : Licensee Violations of NRC Regulations,- Which Led to Medical Diagnostic l Misadministrations

> IN 89-12 ' Dose Calibration Quality. Control)

IN 89-85 EPA's Interim Final Rule on Medical Waste Tracking and Management IN 90 Errors in the Use of Radioactive loGne-131 IN 90-71 Effective Use of Radiation Safety Committe'es to Exercise Control Over Medical  !

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-IN 91-03 < Management of M/astes Coritaminated with Radioactive Materials (" Red Bag"  !

SWaste and Ordinary Trash)

IN 91-71 Tral'ning ahd Sup'ervision of Individualis Supervised by an Authorized User (10 CFR 4

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IN 91-86 New Reporting Requirements for Contamination Events at Medical Facilities - x IN 93' 04 investigst on and Reporting of Misadministrations by the Radiation Safety Of1cer -

r IN 93-10 Dose Calibrator Quality Assurance.

IN 93-36 Notifications, Reports, and Records of Misadministrations

~ IN 94-09 Release of Patients with Residual Radioactivity from Medical Treatment and i

> ' Control of Areas Due to Presence of Patients Containing Radioactivity Following '

implementation of Revised 10 CFR Part 20

' IN 94-70  : Issues Associated with Use of Girontium-89 and Other Beta Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals.

lN 95 Radiopharmaceutical Vial Breakage During Preparation IN 98-09* Collapse of an Isocam II, Dual-Headed Nuclear Medicine Gamma Camera 4 - New documents added since last update of October 22,1997 l:

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7. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL (continued)

IN 98-12' - Licensees' Responsibilities Regarding Reporting and Follow-up Requirements for Nuclear Pcwered Pacemakers

8. BRACHYTHERAPY IN 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged lodine-125 Implant Seeds IN 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged lodine-125 Implant Seeds Supp.1 IN 82 33 Control of Radiation Levels in Unrestricted Areas Adjacent to Brachytherapy Patients IN 86-84 Rupture of a Nominal 40-Millicurie lodine-125 Brachytherapy Seed Causing Significant Spread of Radioactive Contamination IN 88-52 Failure of Intrauterine Tandem of Fletcher Suit Applicator Brachytherapy Devices During Patient Treatment iN 90-58 Improper Handling of Ophthalmic Strontium-90 Beta Radiation Applicators IN 91-02 Brachytherapy Source Management BL 92-03 Release of Patients After Brachytherapy IN 92-10 Brachytherapy incidents Involving Iridium-192 Wire in Endobronchial Treatments IN 92 84 Release of Patients with Temporary implants. '

GL 93-01 Release of Patients After Brachytherapy Treatment with Remote Afterloading Devices IN 93-31 Training of Nurses Responsible fer the Care of Patients with

= Brachytherapy implants IN 94-17 Strontium-90 Eye Applicators: Submission of Quality Management Plan (QMP),

Calibration, and Use IN 94-37 Misadministration Caused by a Bent Interstitial Needle during Brachytheracy ,

Procedure IN 94-65 Potential Errors in Manual Brachytherapy Dose Calculatior,s Generated Using a Computerized Treatment Planning System IN 94-74 Facility Management Responsibilities for Purchased or Contracted Services for Radiation Therapy Programs IN 95-39 Brachytherapy incidents involving Treatment Planning Errors IN 95-50 Safety Defects in Gammamed 12i Bronchial Catheter Clamping Adapters

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8. BRACHYTHERAPY (continued)

IN 96-21 Safety Concerns Related to the Design of the Door Interlock Circuit on Nucletron High-Dose Rate and Pulsed Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Brachytherapy Devices : + '

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l IN 96-66 Recent Misadministrations Caused by incorrect Calibrations of Strontium 90 Eye Applicators IN 97-65 Failures of High-Dose-Rate (HCR) Remote Afterloading Device Source Guide Tubes, Catheters, and Applicators IN 98-10* Probable' Mis $dministration Occurring During intravascular Brachytherapy with the Novoste Beta-Cath System I

9. TELETHERAPY IN 80-33 Determination of Teletherapy Timer Accuracy IN 85-54 Teletherapy Unit Malfunction' IN 85-70 Teletherapy Unit Full Calibration and Qualified Expert Requirements IN 87-18 Unauthorized Service on Teletherapy Units by Nonlicensed Maintenance Personnel IN 88-93 Teletherapy Events IN 89-60 Maintenance of Teletherapy Units BL 92-02 Safety Concerns Relating to "End of Life" of Aging Theratronics Teletherapy Units IN 94-39 Identified Problems in Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery IN 95-25 Valve Failure During Patient Treatment with Gamma Stereoscopic Radiosurgery '

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IN 96-72 Undetected Failures That May Occur During Patient Treatment with Teletherapy l Devices  !

BL 97-01 Potential for Erroneous Calibration, Dose Rate, or Radiation Exposure Measurements with Certain Victoreen Model 530 and 530SI Electrometer/Dosemeters . l IN 97-64 Potential Problems Associated with Loss Electrical Power in Certain Teletherapy Units j i

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- IN 80-17 Potential Hazards Associated with interchangeable Parts on .

Radiographic Equipment l

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10. BAQJOGRAPHY (continued)

IN 81-02 Transportation of Radiography Devices IN 83-81 Entry into High Radiation Areas from Areas Which Are Not Under Direct Surveillance .

IN 84-25 - Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Radiography Licensees L _.

IN 85-07 Contaminated Radiography Source Shipments g 1 .

IN 85 Lost Iridium-192 Source Resulting in the Death bf Eight Persons in Morocco IN 87-45 Recent Safety - Related Violations of NRC Requirements by Industrial Radiography Licensees j IN 87-47 . Transportation of Radiography Devices IN 88-18 Malfunction of Lockbox on Radiography Device -

L IN 88 ' Recent Problems involving the Model Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device IN 88-66. Industrial Radiography inspection and Enforcement IN 90 Transportation of Model Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device IN 9123 Accidental Radiation Overexposures to Personnel Due to industrial Radiography l Accessory Equipment Malfunctions IN 91-49 Enforcement of Safety Requirements for Radiographers

. IN 91-60 False Alarm of Alarm Ratemeters Because of Radiofrequency Interference L IN 93-05 Locking of Radiography Exposure Devices.

L l'N 93-69 Radiography Events'at Operating Power Reactors IN 95 Ensuring Compatible Use of Drive Cables incorporating industrial Nuclear j Company Ball-type Male Connectors E "10 CFR 34.20; Final Effective Cate IN 95-S8 IN 96-04 .

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IIN 96-20 ' Demonstration of Associated Equipment Compliance with 10 CFR 34.20 p IN 96-53 L Retrofit to Amersham 660 Posilock Radiography Camera to Correct inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility.

IN ,96-53 - Retrofit to Amersham 660 Posilock Radiography Camera to Correct i Supp.1 Inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility  !

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L .10. RADIOGRAPHY (continued) l IN 97-87* Second Retrofit to industrial Nuclear Company IR100 Radiography Camera to Correct inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility IN 97-91* Recent Failures of Control Cables Used on Amersham Model 660 Posilock l Radiography Systems '

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- 11. IRRA,DIATORS l IN 83-09 Safety and Security of irradiators l

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1 1N 85-36 Malfunction of a Dry-Storage, Panoramic, Gamma Exposure Irradiator IN 87-29 Recent safety-Related incidents at Large Irradiators l- IN 89-82 Recent Safety-Related incidents at Large Irradiators j IN 91-14 Recent Safety-Related incidents at Large Irradiators l

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IN 94-89 Equipment Failures at Irradiator Facilities

- IN 96-35 Failure of Safety Systems on Self-Shielded Irradiators Because of inadequate Maintenance and Training L

. IN 96-54 Vulnerability of Stainless Steel to Corrosion When Sensitized

12. GAUGES ,

IN 81-37 Unnecessary Radiation Exposures to the Public and Workers During Events Involving Thickness and Level Measuring Devices IN 84-26 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Moisture Density Gauge l^ Licensees 1

L IN 86-31 Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of Industral Nuclear Gauges IN 86 Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of Industrial Nuclear Supp.1 Gauges

!- IN 86-67 Portable Moisture / Density Gauges: Recent incidents and Common Violations of Requirements for Use, Transportation, and Storage L IN 87-55 Portable Moisture / Density Gauges: Recent incidents of Portable Gauges Being l Stolen or Lost IN 88-02 ' Lost or Stolen Gauges IN 88-90 ,

Unauthorized Removal of Industrial Nuclear Gauges 12 - New documents added since last update of October 22,1997.

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IN 9318 Portable Moisture-Density Gauge User Responsibilities During Field Operations ~I IN 94-15 Radiation Exposures during an Event involving a Fixed Nuclear Gauge l~

! IN 96-52: Cracked insertion Rods on Troxler Model'3400 Series Portable Moisture Density )'

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-l IN 98-01* Thefts or Portable Gauges 13.4 WELL-LOGGING

IN 83 Rupture of Americium-241 Source (s) Co'ntained in a Well Logging Device IN 83 Rupture of Cesium-137 Source Used in Well-Logging Operations I i

. IN 84-28 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements Well-Logging Licensees _

I IN 85-29 Use of Unqualified Sources in Well Logging Applications l lN 89-34 Disposal'of Americium Well-Logging Sources

14. ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS '
s. < AL 93-01 Announcing a New Type of NRC Generic Communication =

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14. ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS (continued)

AL 95-01 Change in Commercial Telephone and Facsimile Numbers at Nuclear Supp.1 Regulatory Commission Headquarte'rs AL 95-04, NRC Program Office Responsibilities for Decommissioning Activities and Planning for Dry Cask Storage of Spent Fuel  ;

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MEMORANDUM TO: Those on the Attached List FROM: Scott W. Moore, Deputy Branch Chief Operations Branch Division of Industrial and 4 l

Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES

' Attached is an updated list of Information Notices (IN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters (AL), and Generic Letters (GL) which have been issued to NMSS licensees. Please copy and i distribute the list at appropriate to your staff. This list has been prepared numerically by topic )

area. Although'many communications could appropriately be placed in several topic areas, each communication has been listed under the single topic area judged to be most appropriate.

If you need additionaljnformation concerninr, this list, please contact us. 4 Because genericuncomm\ cations are available electronically on NRC's website, we are not sending electronic version (s' f the communication documents via email. The docu in the attachment are availab on the Internet, accessible from the NRC's external (public) server website at: nrc. gov. By oceeding to the Reference Library, at the website, you are given a list of the different types o eneric communications that you can access. After

_ selecting the type of communication esired, you can select the year of the desired document to access the list of text.

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LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES Attached is an updated list of Information Notices (lN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters (AL), and

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MEMORANDUM TO: Those on the Attached List I FROM: Josephine Piccon , hi l Operations Bra i Division of Ind ial and Medical Nuclear Safety, NMSS

SUBJECT:

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES Attached is an updated list of Information Notices (IN), Bulletins (BL), Administrative Letters (AL),

and Generic Letters (GL) which have been issued to NMSS licensees. Please copy and distribute the list as appropriate to your staff. An update of the Wordperfect files of the text will be sent by E- i mail to contact persons in each region for archival and retrieval purposes.

This list has been prepared numerically by topic area. Although many communications could ,

appropriately be placed in several topic areas, each communication has been Jisted under the single  !

topic area judged to be most appropriate. If you need additionalinformation concerning this list, I please contact us.

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LIST OF INFORMATION NOTICES / BULLETINS / ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS FOR NMSS LICENSEES Ronald Bellamy, Chief Decommissioning and Lab Branch, RI Mohamed M. Shanbaky, Chief Nuclear Material Safety Branch 1, RI J. Kinneman, Chief Nuclear Material Safety Branch 2, RI Frank Costello, Chief Nuclear Material Safety Branch 3, RI Charles M. Hosey, Chief Material Licensing / Inspection Branch, Ril Edward J. McAlpine, Chief j Fuel Facility Branch, Ril John P. Potter, Chief l Material Licensing / inspection Branch 2, Ril  !

Cassandra Frazier, Chief 1 Nuclear Materials Licensing Branch, Rlli

.Marianne A. Meenan, Chief j Administrative Support Section, Rlli Jamnes Cameron, Acting Chief ,

Nuclear Materials Inspection Branch 1 Rlli John Madera, Chief Nuclear Material inspection Section 2, Rill j Gary Shear, Chief Fuel Cycle Branch, Rlli )

i Bruce Jorgensen, Chief Decommissioning Branch, Rlli Blair Spitzberg, Chief Nuclear Materials Inspection Branch, RIV  ;

Charles Cain, Chief Nuclear Materials Licensing Branch, RIV Frank A. Wenslawski, Chief Radioactive Material Safety Branch, RIV/WCFO James Lieberman, Director Office of Enforcement Paul H. Lohaus, Deputy Director Office of State Programs

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF OCTOBER 22, 1997 Cateaory Paae

1. Management Control ........... ........... .. ......... . . 2
2. Radiation Protection ........... ........ .......... .... . 3
3. Decommissioning ..... ......... ..... . . ..... .. ...... 4
4. Transportation ........ . .. . . ........... ..... 5
5. Waste Storage and Disposal .. ........ ... . . ...... . 6
6. Fuel Cycle ... ... ..... ..... . . ...... ........ ... .. 7
7. Nuclear Medicine / Medical.... ........... ......... ........ 9
8. Brachytherapy .. .. . .. . .. ............... ... .. ... 10
9. Teletherapy ...... ........ . ... . .. ... . .... .. ... 11
10. Radiography . .... .... . ... .. .... ... ... .. 12
11. Irradiators ... .... .... . .. .... .... . .... .. 13
12. Gauges ..... .......... . .. . .. ... . .. 13
13. *ll-Logging .. .. . ....... . ... .. ........... ...... 14 j
14. Aa.linistrative Letters ...... . .. . .... . . .. 14 Definitions AL = Administrative Letter BL = Bulletin GL = Generic Letter i IN'- Information Notice i

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1. MANAGEMENT CONTROL' l i IN 82-15 Notification of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) -

p IN 82-38 . Change in Format.and Distribution System for IE Bulletins.

L Circulars,'and Information Notices l IN 87-33. Applicability of 10 CFR Part 21 to Non-licensees-IN'87 -Compliance with General License Provisions of 10 CFR Part 31-IN 88-10 Materials Licensees: Lack of Management-Controls over l

. Licensed Programs l I

L IN.88-100 Memorandum of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC -- 4 Licensed Facilities .

l L IN 89-02 Criminal Prosecution of Licensee's Former President for i Intentional Safety Violations j 4

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IN 89-25 Unauthorized Transfer of Own'ership or Control of Licensed l Activities l

IN 89 25 Unauthorized Transfer of Ownership or Control.of Licensed i Rev. 1 Activities.

IN 89 Loss.and Theft of Unsecured Licensed Material IN 89-46 Confidentiality of Exercise Scenarios IN.90-01 Importance of Proper Response to Self-Identified Violations by Licensees IN 90  : Accidental Disposal of Radioactive Materials

IN 90-15 Reciprocity: Notification of Agreement-State Radiation Control .

Directors Before Beginning Work in Agreement States IN 90-81 . Fitness-for Duty t

IN 91-39 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 21, " Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance"

IN 92-08 Revised Protection Action Guidance for Nuclear Incidents IN 92-37 Implementation of the Deliberate Misconduct Rule

.IN 92 Implementation Date.-for the Revision to the EPA Manual of

-Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents

'IN 93-14 Clarification of 10 CFR 40.22, Small Quantities of Source Material- .

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IN 93-60 Reporting Fuel Cycle and Materials Events to the NRC Operations Center-

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1, MANAGEMENT CONTROL -(continued) )

t; TIN 93-60 Reporting Fuel ' Cycle and Materials Events to the NRC Operations Supp.11 ' Center I: IN 93-73' Criminal Prosecution of Nuclear Suppliers for Wrongdoing l

l _IN 93-100 Reporting Requirements for. Bankruptcy IN 9.4-21 Regulatory Requirements when No Operations are being Performed'

.IN 94-47-- -Accuracy of Information Provided-to NRC:during the Licensing.

Process ,

Recent' Incidents ' Involving Potential Loss of Control of Licensed'

.IN 95-51.

Material l- IN 96-28' Suggested Guidance Relating'to Development and Implementation of l Corrective Action j IN 96-70 Year 2000 Effect on Computer System Software cIN 97-30

  • Control' of Licensed Material During Reorganizations, Employee.

Management Disagreements. and Financial Crises L IN 97-61

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Letter. to Device Manufacturers, on the Year 2000 Problem i

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  • Enforcement Sanctions Issued as a Result'of' Deliberate Violations- q l

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'2. RADIATION PROTECTION

-IN 82-42 Defects Observed in Panasonic Model 801 and Model 802 Thermoluminescent Dosimeters j;

IN 83-16 . Contamination of Auburn Steel Company Property with Cobalt-60 I IN.83-59 Dose Assignment for Workers in Non-Uniform Radiation Fields  ;

i L IN 84-40 Emergency Worker Doses i

'IN.88-15 Availability of USl Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Appro'ved

!: Potassium Iodide for Use in Emergencies Involving Radioactive Iodine IN 88-32 Prompt Reporting to NRC of Significant Incidents Involving Radioactive Material

.IN-90-20

. Personnel Injuries Resulting from Improper Operation of Radwaste Incinerators

  • -.New documents added since last update of March 3. 1997.

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. OCTOBER 22, 1997

2. RADIATION PROTECTION (continued)

IN 90-44 Dose-Rate Instruments Underresponding to the True Radiation Fields IN 90-62 Requirements for Import and Distribution of Neutron-Irradiated Gems l IN 92-34 New Exposure Limits for Airborne Uranium and Thorium IN 93-03. Recent Revisions to 10 CFR Part 20 and Change'of Implementation Date to January 1, 1994 IN 93 NRC Requirements for Evaluation of Wipe Test Results: Calibration of Count Rate Survey Instruments IN 93-80 Implementation of the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 GL 94-04 . Voluntary Reporting of Additional Occupational Radiation Exposure Data ,

IN 94-16 Recent Incidents Resulting in Offsite Contamination IN 94-81 Accuracy of Bioassay and Environmental Sampling Programs IN 96-33 Erroneous Data from Defective Thermocouple Results in a Fire IN.96 51 Residual Contamination Remaining in Krypton-85 Handling System after Venting IN 96-57 Incident-Reporting Requirements Involving Intakes. During a 24-Hour Period that May Cause a Total. Effective Dose Equivalent in Excess of 0,05 Sv (5 rem)

IN 97-03 Defacing of Labels to Comply with 10 CFR 20.1904(b)

IN 97-04 Implementation of. a New Constraint on Radioactive Air Effluents IN 97-50

  • Contaminated Lead Products
3. DECOMMISSIONING IN 90 16' Compliance with New Decommissioning Rule IN 90-38 Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance Submittals for Decommissioning  ;

L IN 90-38 License and Fee Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance.

Supp. 1 Submittals for Decommissioning -)

i IN 96-47 Recordkeeping. Decommissioning Notifications for Disposals of

' Radioactive Waste by Land Burial Authorized Under Former 10 CFR 20.304. 20.302, and Current 20.2002

  • .New documents added since last update of March 3. 1997.

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4. 1 TRANSPORTATION l

l IN;80-251 Transportation of-Pyrophoric\ Uranium

IN 80-32 Clarification of.Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments
of Radioactive Materials IN 80-32' C1arification'of Certain Requirements ~for Exclusive use Shipments LRev. l' of Radioactive Materials IN 83-10 Clarification 'of Several Aspects Relating to Use of.'NRC-Certified Transport-Packages I .IN 87 Blocking. Bracing, and Securing of' Radioactive Materials' Packages -

in Transportation '

Bl.88-06 'dctionstobeTakenforthe.Transportationof-ModelNo. SPEC 2-T'

' Radiographic Exposure Device IN 88-62 Recent Findings'Concerning Implementation of Quality Assurance  !

Programs by Suppliers of Transport Packages 1 f IN 90-35 Transportation of Type A Quantities of Non-Fissile Radioactive

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L IN'90-56 Inadvertent Shipment of a Radioactive Source in a Container L Thought to be Empty IN 90-82. Requirements for Use of NRC-Approved Transport Packages for Shipment of Type A Quantities of Radioactive Materials IN 91-35 Labeling Requirements for Transporting Multi-Hazard Radioactive Materials i

IN 92-62 Emergency Response Information Requirements for. Radioactive I Material-Shipments L IN-92-72 ' Employee Training and Shiaper Registration Requirements for Transporting Radioactive iaterials IN'93-07. Classification of, Transportation Emergencies

.IN 93-86 Identification of Isotopes in the Production and Shipment of Byproduct Material at-Non-power-Reactors

IN'95-01 00T Safety Advisory
High Pressure Aluminum Seamless and Aluminum l Composite Hoop-wrapped Cylinders j BL 95-01 Quality Assurance Program for Transportation of Radioactive Material 1 GL 95-09 Monitoring and Training of Shippers and Carriers of Radioactive  :

Material GL 95-09 Monitoring and Training of Shippers and Carriers of Radioactive .

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'4 . TRANSPORTATION- (continued)~

GL 96 07 Interim Guidance-on Transportation of Steam Gen ~erators

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'IN 96-63  : Potential- Safety Issue Regarding the Shipment-of Fissile Material BL.97-02.* Puncture Testing of Shipping Packages'Under 10 CFR Part 71 IN 97-51

  • Problems Experienced with Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks L -IN 97-57
  • Leak Testing of Packaging Used in the Transport of Radioactive L Material
_ IN 97-47
  • Inadequate Puncture Tests for Type B Packages Under 10 CFR l :71.73(c)(3)
5. WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL IN 80-24 Low-level Waste Burial Criteria IN 84-94 ReconcentrationofRadionuclidesInvolvinbCFR20.303 Sanitary Sewage Systems Permitted Under l Discharges into L

i IN 88 Inadvertent Transfer of Licensed Material to Uncontrolled Locations

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IN 88-08 Chemical Reactions with Radioactive WasteLSolidification Agents IN;88-16 Identifying . Wast'e Generators in Shipments of: Low-Level Waste to l Land Disposal' Facilities l

IN 89 Alternative Waste Management Procedures in Case of Denial of-Access to Low-Level Waste Disposal Sites L . IN 89 Limitations on the Use of Waste Forms and High Integrit'y L Containers for the Disposal of Low-level Radioactive Waste o

L IN 90-09 Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees:

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,1N 90-31 Update on Waste Form and High Integrity Container Topical Report Review Status. Identification of Problems with Cement Solidification, and Reporting of Waste Mishaps

-IN.90-75 Denial of Access'to Current Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

-Facilities IN 91-65 Emergency. Access to Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities IN 93-50: Extended Storage of Sealed Sources

  • New documents added since last update of March 3. 1997; 6

LIST OF GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS 3 FOR NMSS LICENSEES AS OF

. OCTOBER 22, 1997

5. . WASTE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL'(continued)

IN 94-07 Solubility Criteria for Liquid Effluent Releases to Sanitary Sewerage under the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 IN 94-23 Guidance to Hazardous.-Radioactive, and Mixed Waste Generators on the Elements of a Waste Minimization Program L ,

6. FUEL CYCLE l

l IN'85-31 Buildup of Enriched Uranium in Ventilation Ducts and Assc.iated Effluent: Treatment System IN 89-03 Potential Electrical Equipment Problems IN 89 Nuclear Criticality Safety IN 89-78 Failure of Packing Nuts on One-Inch Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinder Valves IN 90-27 Clarification of the Recent Revisions to the Regulatory l Requirements for Packaging of Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6) for {

Transportation.

IN 90-63 Management Attention to the Establishment and Maintenance of a Nuclear Criticality Safety Program )

IN 90-67 Potential Security Equipment Weaknesses-IN 90 Pump Explosions-Involving Ammonium Nitrate l

BL 91-01 - Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls BL 91 Reporting Loss of Criticality Safety Controls Supp.'1 IN 91-16 Unmonitored Release Pathways from Slightly Contaminated Recycle and Recirculation Water at a Fuel Facility IN 91-26 Potential Nonconservative Errors in the Working Format Hansen-Roach Cross-Section Set provided with the Keno and Scale Codes IN 91.-30 Inadequate Calibration of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters Utilized to Monitor Extremity Dose at Uranium Processing and Fabrication Facilities IN 91-44 Improper Control of Chemicals in Nuclear Fuel Fabrication f IN 91-66 (1) Erroneous Data in " Nuclear Safety Guide. TID-7016. Revision I- 2." (NUREG/CR-0095, ORNL/NUREG/CSD-6 (1978) and (2) Thermal Scattering Data Limitation in the Cross-Section Sets Provided With the KENO and Scale Codes 7

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. OCTOBER 22, 1997 A

6. FUEL CYCLE (continued)

IN.91-84 Problems with Criticality Alarm Components / Systems IN 92-11 Soil and Water Contamination at Fuel Cycle Facilities IN.92-14 Uranium 0xide Fires at Fuel Cycle Facilities 4

IN 92-58 Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders - Deviations in Coupling Welds IN 93-19 Slab Hopper Bulging  !

I TN 93-77 Human Factors that Result in Inadvertent Transfers of Special' Nuclear Material at Fuel Cycle Facilities BL 94-02 Corrosion Problems in Certain Stainless Steel Packagings Used to e Transport Uranium Hexafluoride IN 94-35 NIOSH Respirator User Notices, " Inadvertent Separation of the Mask-Mounted Regulator (MMR) from the Facepiece on the Mine Safety l Appliances (MSA) Company MMR Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Status Updc' "

IN 94-38 Results from a Special NRC Inspection at Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 Following a Rupture of Service Water Inside Containment J 94-64 Reactivity Insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High Burnup Fuel IN 94-64 Reactivity Insertion Transient and Accident Limits for High Burnup Supp.1 Fuel y IN 94-73 Clarification of Criticality Reporting Criteria

) NRC Staff Technical Posi' ion on Fire Protection for Fuel Cycle GL 95-01 Facilities IN 95-28 Emplacement of Suoport Pads for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations at keactor Sites IN 95-29 Oversight of Design and Fabrication Activities for Metal Components Used in Spent Fuol Dry Storage Systems lN 95-55 Hendling Uncontained Yellowcake Outside of a Facility Processing r' ,;o ,

BL 96 04 n c;al, Galvanic, or Other Reactions in Spent Fuel Storage and

.ansportation Casks IN s6-18 Compliance with 10 CFR Part 20 for Airborne Thorium IN 97-20

  • Identification of Certain Uranium Hexifluoride Cylinders that Do Not Comply with ANSI N14,1 Fabrication Standards
  • -- New documents added since last update of March 3. 1997.

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- OCTOBER 22, 1997

6. FUEL CYCLE (continued)

IN 97-23

  • Evaluation ~and Reporting of Fires and Unplanned Chen.. cal. Reaction Events at Fuel Cycle Facilities IN 97-24
  • Inadequate 10 CFR 72.48 Safety Evaluation of Independent Spent Fuel.  !

Storage Installations  !

IN 97-42

  • Calculation of Surface Activity for Contaminated Equipment and Materials IN 97-56
  • Mechanical Integrity of In-Situ Leach Injection Wells and Piping j IN 97-72
  • Potential for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler Heads l
7. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL IN 81-32 Transfer and/or Disposal of Spent Generators

.IN 84-27 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Medical Licensees l IN 85-61 Misadministrations to Patients Undergoing Thyroid Scans IN 88-53 Licensee Violations of NRC Regulations, Which Led to Medical ,

Diagnostic Misadministrations IN 89-12 Dose Calibratiun Quality Control ]

IN 89-85 EPA's Interim Final Rule on Medical Waste Tracking and Management IN 90-59 Errors in the Use of Radioactive Iodine-131 IN 90-71 Effective Use of Radiation Safety Committees to Exercise Control Over Medical Use Programs IN 91-03 Management of Wastes Contaminated with Radioactive Materials (" Red Bag" Waste and Ordinary Trash)

IN 91-71 Training and Supervision of Individuals Supervised by an Authorized User (10'CFR 30.50)

IN 91-86 New Reporting Requirements for Contamination Events at Medical Facilities

  • - New documents added since last update of March 3, 1997.

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OCTOBER 22. 1997

7. NUCLEAR MEDICINE / MEDICAL (continued)

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IN 93-04 Investigation and Reporting of Misadministrations by the Radiation Safety Officer  !

I IN 93-10 . Dose Calibrator Quality Assurance IN 93-36 Notifications. Reports, and Records of Misadministrations IN 94-09 Release of Patients with Residual Radioactivity from Medical Treatment and Control of Areas Due to Presence of Patients Containing Radioactivity Following Implementation of Revised 10 CFR Part 20 IN 94-70 Issues Associated with Use of Strontium-89 and Other Beta Emitting  !

Radiopharmaceuticals {

IN 95-07 Radiopharmaceutical Vial Breakage During Preparation IN 96-66 Recent Misadministrations Caused-by Incorrect Calibrations of Strontium-90 Eye Applicators

8. BRACHYTHERAPY IN 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged Iodine-125 Implant Seeds 3

IN 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged Iodine-125 Implant Seeds Supp. 1 IN 82-33 Control of Radiation Levels in Unrestricted Areas Adjacent to Brachytherapy Patients IN 86-84 Rupture of a Nominal 40-Millicurie Iodine-125 Brachytherapy Seed Causing Significant Spread of Radioactive Contamination IN 88-52 Failure of Intrauterine Tandem of Fletcher Suit Applicator Brachytherapy Devices During Patient Treatment IN 90-58 Improper Mandling of Ophthalmic Strontium-90 Beta Radiation Applicators IN 91-02 Brachytherapy Source Management BL 92-03 Release c: Patients After Brachytherapy IN 92-10 Brachytherapy Incidents Involving Iridium-192 Wire In Endobronchial l Treatments j i

IN 92-84 Release of Patients with Temporary Implants

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. OCTOBER 22, 1997 I

8. BRACHYTHERAPY (continued) l IN 94 Strontium-90 Eye Applicators: Submission of Quality Management Plan (OMP). Calibration, and Use I IN 94-37 Misadministration Caused by a Bent Interstitial Needle during Brachytherapy Procedure IN 94-65 Potential Errors in Manual Brachytherapy Dose Calculations Generated Using a Computerized Treatment Planning System IN 94-74 Facility Management Responsibilities for Purchased or Contracted Services for Radiation Therapy Programs  !

IN 95-39 Brachytherapy Incidents Involving Treatment Planning Errors IN 95-50 Safety Defects in Gammamed 12i Bronchial Catheter Clamping Adapters IN 96-21 Safety Concerns Related to the Design of the Door Interlock Circuit on Nucletron High-Dose Rate and Pulsed Dose Rate Remote Aferloading Brachytherapy Devices IN 97-65

  • Failures of High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Remote Afterloading Device Source

. Guide Tubes, Catheters, and Applicatcrs i I

9. IfLETHERAPY l IN 80-33 Determination of Teletherapy Timer Accuracy IN 85-54 Teletherapy Unit Malfunction IN 85-70 Teletherapy Unit Full Calibration and Qualified Expert Requirements IN 87-18 Unauthorized Service on Teletherapy Units by Nonlicensed Maintenance Personnel l

IN 88-93 Teletherapy Events

[ IN 89-60 Maintenance of Teletherapy Units BL 92-02 Safety Concerns Relating to "End of Life" of Aging Theratronics e Teletherapy Units IN 94-39 Identified Problems in Ganma Stereotactic Radiosurgery IN 95-25 Valve Failure During Patient Treatment with Gamma Stereoscopic Radiosurgery Unit i

IN 96-72 Undetected Failures That May Occur During Patient Treatment with Teletherapy Devices

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H :BL 97:-01

  • Potential for Erroneous Calibration. Dose Rate, or Radiation l Exposure Measurements.with Certain Victoreen Model 530 and 530SI Electrometer/Dosemeters l IN.97-64
  • Potential. Problems Associated with Loss Electrical-Power in Certain-Teletherapy Units 10.: RADIOGRAPHY-t
. IN 80-17 Potential Hazards. Associated with Interchangeable Parts on Radiographic Equipment l-
IN 81-02: Transportation of Radiography Devices L. LIN 83-81 ~ Entry into High Radiation Areas from Areas Which Are'Not Under Direct Surveillance
IN 84-25 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Radiography L Licensees IN 85-07 Contaminated Radiography Source Shipments l- IN 85-57 Lost Iridium-192 Source Resulting in the~ Death of Eight Persons.in

. Morocco L IN'87 Recent Safety .Related Violations of NRC Requirements by Industrial Radiography Licensees IN~87147. Transportation ~ of Radiog'raphy Devices IN 88 - Malfunction of> Lockbox on Radi_ography. Device l IN 88-33 Recent Problems Involving the Model Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure

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'IN 88-66: Industrial Radiography-Inspection and Enforcement-g LIN 90-24' LTransportation of Model. Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device-.

SIN 91-23 ~ Accidental Radiation 0verexposures to Personnel Due to Industrial

Radiography Accessory Equipment. Malfunctions

- Enforcement of Safety Requirements for Radiographers

?I'Nf91/49 IN 91-60 False Alarm of Alarm Ratemeters Because of Radiofrequency

,,  : Interference

/JIN93 -Locking of_ Radiography Exposure Devices-

'IN 93-69 Radiography Events at Operating Power Reactors

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L IN 95-44. EnsuringCompatibleUselofDriveCablesLIncorporatingIndustrial '

Nuclear Company Ball-type Male Connectors-

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IN 95-581 >10 CFR 34.20b Final Effective Date-I INL96 Incident Reporting Requirements (for Radiography Licensees

IN 96-20 Demonstration'of Associated Equipment Compliance with.10 CFR 34.20, IN 96-53l Retrofit to ' Amersham t in 10 CFR Part660'Posilock 34 Compatibi ityRadiogr$phy Camerai o Co Inconsistency
;IN _96-53
* Retrofit to Amersham 660 Posilock Radiogr l

, Supp.1- -Inconsistencyin10CFRPartr34Compatibi$phyCameratoCorrect-ity

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  • Retrofit .to. Industrial' Nuclear Company (INC) IR100 Radiography-Camera to Correct Inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility
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'IN'83-09 ' Safety and Security of Irradiators

'IN.85-01. ' Continuous Supervisioncof Irradiators IN 85-36 Malfunction.of a Dry-Storage. Panoramic. Gamma Exposure Irradiator IN,87-29 Recent Safety-Related Incidents-at Large-Irradiators  ;

j IN 89-82 Recent Safety-Related Incidents at Large Irradiators IN 91-14' .Recent Safety-Related Incidents at Large Irraciators L iIN_94-89 ' Equipment' Failures. at Irradiator Facilities -

I' ll :IN'96-35 Failure of-Safety Systems'on Self-Shielded Irradiators Because of ll Inadequate Maintenance and Training i' .

U LIN 96-54l Vulnerability of Stainless Steel to Corrosion When Sensitized

[12L, GAUGES-IN 81-37 l Unnecessary Radiation Exposures to the Public and Workers During '

Events' Involving Thickness and Level Measuring Devices IN'84-26 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements by Moisture Density Gauge Licensees IN 8,6-31: Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of Industrial Nuclear

. Gauges

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'IN 86-31 ' Unauthorized Transfer and Loss of Control of Industrial Nuclear

.Supp.1.> :GaugesL

'IN 86-67 Portable Moisture / Density Gauges: Recent Incidents and Common Violations of Requirements for Use. Transportation, and Storage

IN 87-55 Portable ~ Moisture / Density Gauges
Recent Inciidents of) Portable
Gauges Being Stolen or Lost

.IN 88-02 Lost or Stolen Gauges IN 88-90 Unauthorized Removal of Industrial Nuclear Gauges IN 93-18 Portable. Moisture-Density. Gauge User Responsibilities-During Field Operations R IN-94-15 Radiation Exposures 'during an Event Involving.a Fixed Nuclear Gauge IN 96-52 Cracked Insertion Rods on Troxler Model 3400 Series Portable l

. Moisture Density Gauges

13. .WELL-LOGGING q IN 83-~32 Rupture of Americium-241 Source (s) Contained in a Well logging Device IN 83-74 Rupture of Cesium-137 Source Used in Well-Logging Operations IN 84-28 Recent Serious Violations of NRC Requirements Well-Logging

' Licensees IN 85-29 Use of Unqualified Sources in Well Logging Applications IN 89-34 Disposal of Americium WelliLogging Sources

14. : ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS AL'93-01 Announci:,.; a New Type of NRC Generic Communication l

'AL'93-04 Announcement of Forthcoming Public Meetings on Whistleblower. i

. Protection Activities

/AL;94.04 Change of-the NRC Operations Center Commercial Telephone & i Facsimile Numbers-

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AL 94 Access to Nuclear Regulatory Cammission Bulletin Board Systems AL 94-13. Access to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bulletin Board Systems

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14. ADMINISTRATIVE LETTERS (continued) i AL 94-13 Access to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bulletin Board Systems Supp. 2 i AL 95-01 Change in Commercial Telephone and Facsimile Numbers at Nuclear  !

Regulatory Commission Headquarters- 4 AL 95-01 Change in Commercial Telephone and Facsimile Numbers at Nuclear Supp. 1 Regulatory Commission Headquarters AL 95-04 NRC Program Office Responsibilities for Decommissioning Activities and 91anning for Dry Cask Storage of Spent-Fuel AL 96-05 Compliance with the Rule " Timeliness in Decommissioning of Material Facilities" AL 97-01 State Initiatives to Legalize Schedule 1 Drugs-l l

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