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Blaha for AMS Meeting On February 6,1995, Region III and NMSS staff met with Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
the licensee's(plans to resolve the ground water and building waterA infiltration problems they have been experiencing since the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NE0RS0) installed plugs in the sanitary sewers from the facility.
The meeting was conducted in the public with representatives from the NE0RSD, the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Plain Dealer present.
Following the meeting with the licensee, the NRC staff answered questions from the public.
from the public.AMS staff also made themselves available to respond to questions
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STATUS OF AMS ISSUES NO Y j
WATER ISSUES Close teamwork within NRC attacking this project. NMSS and OGC are together with us.
Maintaining a " stable" situation with groundwater and infiltration. Commitments tied down in CAL.
1 Public meeting with licensee Monday (2/6) - discussed water plans and remediation plans.
Participants - RIII, NMSS, AMS, NE0RSD, j
Cleveland, Plain Dealer. Meeting went well.
Plans under final review in RIII and NMSS. Calling licensee today with minor questions. Confirmatory Order will be in HQ for review
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next week.
Water processing may begin as soon as 2/20.
i Close coordination with OEPA.
Initial water processing to tanks OK. Discharge to sewers will require their review.
l Jim Williams (Ohio governor's liaison with NRC) will be briefed Monday at 1:00 i,
RENEWAL ISSUES DFP in NMSS under review.
Licensee proposed $1.8M.
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little low. WHUT Room still an issue. Will expedite DFP (30 to j
60 days).
1 License renewal under review in RIII. Senior staff dedicated to the project. Complex renewal will probably take 90 days to close.
Four hearing requests were filed (Subpart L). Two or three will likely be admitted.
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On February 6, 1995, Region III and HMSS staff members met with Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. (AMS) to discuss the findings of two recent NRC inspections and the licensee's plans to resolve the ground water and butiding water infiltration problems they have been experiencing since the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NE0RSD) installed plugs in the sanitary sewers i
from the facility. The public meeting was conducted with representatives from the NE0RSD, the City of Cleveland, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer present.
Following the meeting with the licensee, the NRC staff answered questions from the public. The AMS staff also made themselves available to respond to questions from the public.
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ATTN: David Cesar Treasurer 121 N. Eagle Street Geneva, Ohio 44041
Dear Mr. Cesar:
This.is in response to your proposal for water treatment at the London Road J
facility, forwarded by Carol Berger's letter dated February 2,1995.
We have reviewed the procedures and protocols attached to the February 2, 1995 letter and have several questions that must be addressed before we can conclude our evaluation of the proposal. Our questions are listed in the Enclosure.
We will continue our expedited review of your proposal upon receipt of your written response to these questions.
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Sincerely, Original Signed by John A. Grobe' John A. Grobe, Chief Nuclear Materials Inspection Section 2 Docket No.: 030-16055 License No.: 34-19089-01
Enclosure:
Water Treatment Proposal Questions See Attached Distribution l
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Distribution Robert Meschter Radiation Safety Officer Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
121 N. Eagle Street Geneva, OH 44041 Michael R. White, Mayor City of Clevin nd 601 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 Lisa Mehringer City of Cleveland Law Departtierit 601 Laketide Avenue Room 106 Clevekr.d, OH 44114 Robert E. Owen, Administrator Radiological Health Program Department of Health 246 North High Street, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266 Erv Ball, Deputy Director Cuyahoga County Board of Health 1375 Euclid Ave. Suite 524 Cleveland, OH 44115 Erwin J. Odeal, Executive Director Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 3826 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 hs.G1 Mike Stein, 0GC Cathy Haney, NMSS PUBLIC IE07 Steve Crockett, OGC John A. Grobe, RIII Marion Zolber, OGC Gary L. Shear, RIII E-mail:
Bill Axelson (WLA)
Joe DeCicco (JXD1)
Donald Cook (DAC)
Bruce Berson (BAB1)
Jack Goldberg (JRG)
Josie Piccone (JMP1)
Bernie Bordenick (BMB)
Jack Grobe (JAG)
Gary Shear (GLS)
Bill Brach (EWB)
Cathy Haney (CXH)
Wayne Slawinski (WJS2)
Jim Caldwell (JLC1)
Tim Johnson (TCJ)
Micheal Stein (MHS)
Fred Combs (FCC)
Steve Lewis (SHL)
Mike Weber (MFWI)
John Cordes (JFC)
John Madera (JRM4)
Marian Zobler (MLZ)
Steve Crockett (SFC)
Kevin Null (KGN) k
i Questions Recardina Water Treatment Proposal i
General (1)
What licensed entity will direct the activities? Will the work be performed under the Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. NRC license or Diversified Technologies Services, Inc.?
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Describe the scope of radiological surveillance and coverage that will be provided during the processing project. Who will provide this coverage?
(3)
Will RWPs be developed detailing the radiological controls for various phases of the project? RWPs should address personnel dosimetry requirements, protective clothing and survey requirements, and contamination control mechanisms.
(4)
What are the radiation protectiun/ health physics qualifications of contractor staff? Describe the site specific training that will be provided to contractor staff.
(5)
What provisions will be made for storing and disposing of solid radwaste resulting from the processing activities?
Procedure # NFIX Mobile Filtration System Operation (1)
Item 3.3.4 - What are the specific ALARA procedures and safeguards that will be implemented?
(2)
Have contaminated water spill / leak and cler.nup procedures been developed for the project?
Procedure i MFIX Filter Chanaeout Prr.cedure (1)
Item 4.11 - Will this step be designated as a health physics " hold point" to provide an opportunity for radiation measurements?
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Item 4.12 - Describe what constitutes " appropriate radiological readings."
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Item 5.0 - Records should include radiological information (e.g.
radiation levels on filters, equipment, supplies, etc.).
QlS Samolina Protocol (1)
Acidification of samples with nitric or other acids could significantly increase the solubility of the cobalt in the untreated sample matrix.
Sample acidification prior to filtration may invalidate the filtration study.
Please respond to this concern.
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How many samples will be collected per tank? How will the samples be collected? If sample collection will be by a spigot on the tank; (a) where is the spigot located; and (b) how many spigot volumes will be j
flushed through the spigot before the sample is collected?
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Will provisions be made to supply the NRC with split samples?
(4)
Will any reagents be added to the bulk water prior to its processing?
If so, what will be added and why?
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What are the volumes of the tanks that will contain the processed water?
What is the capacity of the recirculation pumps and how long will recirculation of three tank volumes take?
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What. provisions are in place for contamination control in the event of spills or leaks during the sampling?
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Radiation measurements should be made on basement samples prior to further handling. These samples coulti contain discrete particles or sediment containing greater concentrations of cobalt.
Procedure # SL13014 - Calibration of the Germanium Sr,ectroscony System If the new efficiency curve yields results more than 10% different from the previous efficiency curve, this would indicate significant detector and/or electronics problems. The system should be investigated before being used for
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sample analysis.
Procedure # SL13017 - Daily Calibration Verification and Maintenance An optimal daily calibration check should be a spectrum activity analysis of at least two separate radionuclides and not only a logging of total counts in a single peak. The spectrum analysis will verify that the continuum subtraction, half-life correction, peak analysis, etc. of the software are functioning properly.
Germanium Detector Settinas In SOP No. SL13017, the settings for gel are Course Gain - 50 and Peaking Time
= 8 psec, while in S0P No. SL13018, the settings for gel are Course Gain - 100 and Peaking Time - 4 sec. Are these the same detector; if so, why are the settings different?
Procedure # SL13002 - Gross Aloha / Beta In the calculations, define " Absolute Efficiency" and " Transmission Factor" and describe how these values are determined.
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