ML20149G345

Matls Licensing Package for Amend 11 to License SNM-0052 for Yale Univ.Control:120386

ML20149G345
Person / Time
Site:	07000053
Issue date:	10/05/1994
From:	Arredondo S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
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120386, NUDOCS 9410200273
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) j-MATERIALS LICENSE Amendment No. 11 f Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. as amended. the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-43h). and Title 10.h)'

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j Code of Federal Regulations. Chapter 1. Parts 30. 31. 32,33,34,35. 39,40 and 70, and in rehance on statements and representations heretofore i; made by the bcensee, a hcense is hereby issued authorizing the bcensee to receive. acquire, possess. and transfer byproduct. source. and special 4 nuclear material designated below ; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated be!ow; to dehver or transfer such matenal.

to persons authonzed to receive it in accordance w ith the teFulations of the apphcable Part(s). This hcense shall be deemed to contam the conditions i specified in section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules. reFulations and orders of the Nuclear i

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Regulatory Commission now or hereafter in effect and to any conditions specified below,

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In accordance with the letter dated 3l September 2, 1994,

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3. Ucense number SNM-52 is amended in d

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4. Expiration date July 31, 1999 l-T 1l

5. Docket or 070-00053 y

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lil 6. Byproduct, source, and/or

7. Chemical and/or physical

6. Maximum amount that licensee l

'special nuclear material form may possess at any one time j

+h under this beense glt 1 A. Uranium 233 A. Any A. 0.01 millicurie l

1 B. Uranium 235 B. Fission chambers B. 140 milligrams i.

1! C. Plutonium C. Sealed neutron sources C. 144 grams l

1 fl D. Plutonium 239 D. Sealed alpha source D. 3.5 micrograms i

E. Plutonium 239 E. Any E. 10 microcuries l

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Research and development as defined in 10 CFR Part 70.4.

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CONDITIONS 1

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Licensed material may be used only at the licensee's facilities located at j

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Licensed material shall be used by, or under the supervision of, individuals f

designated in writing by the Radiation Safety Committee, William Summers, M.D.,

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Chairperson.

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The Radiation Safety Officer for this license is Elan Gandsman, Ph.D.

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12. The licensee shall not use licensed material in or on human beings except as provided f j

otherwise by specific condition of this license.

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lF 4 13. The licensee shall not use licensed material in field applications where activity is gj released except as provided otherwise by specific condition of this license. 4 v I 14. A. Sealed sources and detector cells containing licensed material shall be tested M i for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months or at M j such other intervals as are specified by the certificate of registration i

g referred to in 10 CFR 32.210, not to exceed three years.

l 4 4 B. Notwithstanding Paragraph A of this Condition, sealed sources designed to emit f i alpha particles shall be tested for leakage and/or contagig> agon at. intervals 3 not to exceed three months.

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MATERIALS LICENSE SNM-52 ( l SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET I" y 070-00053 p g p i Amendment No. 11 1 I Wl l (14. Continued) CONDITIONS f f C. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor indicating that a leak test has h g been made within six months prior to the transfer, a sealed source or detector p N cell received from another person shall not be put into use until tested. I i ll N D. l N Each sealed source fabricated by the licensee shall be inspected and tested for ll l a sealed source. ( construction defects, leakage, and contamination prior to any use or transfer as g i I W E. Sealed sources and detector cells need hot be leak tested if: l g

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a g (i) they contain on y dr'o' gen-3; or g (11) they contain only a radioactive gas; or /~) p e-- s (iii) the half-life of. the isotope is 30 days or less; or i R N g. p Nl 4 (iv) they contain not more than 100 microcuries of beta and/or gamma emitting 0 l material or not more than 10 microcuries}of alpha emitting material; or (h g \\- g (v) they are not designed to emi.t: alpha _ particles, are inTstorage, and are not f p d being used. However,' when they are ' removed from storage for use or transfer i to another person, and have'not been tested within the required leak test 4 N i interval, they shall be tested before use or transferr No sealed source or l detector cell shall.be stored;for; a ' period of more than 10 years without g being tested for leakage,and/or contamination. s E F. The test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcurie of i i radioactive material;on the test sample. If the test reveals the presence of [ 0.005 microcurie or more of removable contamination, a report shall be filed with i y the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the source or detector cell shall be i l ,q removed immediately from service and decontaminated, repaired, or disposed of in

1. g accordance with Commission regulations. The report shall be filed within five l

days of the date the leak test result is known with the U.S. Nuclear Regdatory l 4 Commission, Region I, ATTN: Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch, i i 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406. Ik report shall i j h specify the source or detector cell involved, the test results, and corrective Q action taken. I l N i G. The licensee is authorized to collect leak test samples for analysis by the 4 licensee. Alternatively, tests for leakage and/or contamination may be performed j by persons specifically licensed by the Commission or an Agreement State to y' perform such services. ! 1 ( l15. Sealed sources or detector cells containing licensed material shall not be opened or l o 1 I sources removed from source holders by the licensee. l j(16. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six months to acco sealed sources and devices containing licensed inaterial received and possessed under the license. 1 5 A ! fcserzwsmmmrasaxxmmrzamscussmrms.wmzremxwsmrextd

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===------------.-[1.- g NRC Form 374A U.S.[*'OLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION es 3 3 E ,,at or ,, cts g ? par (,) t,,;,,, og,_,j g (( { MATERIALS LICENSE -52 4 SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET g 070-00053 g i P l i Amendment No. 11 pl i f E (Continued) CONDITIONS E l 17. The licensee is authorized to transport licensed material in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 71, " Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material." 4 18. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this license, the licensee shall conduct i its program in accordance with the statements, representations, and procedures l i W contained in the documents, including any enclosures, listed below, except for minor j l changes in the medical use radiation safety procedures as provided in 10 CFR 35.31. g The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations shall govern unless the jly g statements, representations, and procedures.intthe licensee's application and ll y e correspondencearemorerestr.ictive-thanthe' regulations. W E -%v i, '- ll l A. Application dated April 327, 1994 '. p f { i n n ~ v g i i h> l .h- ^ 3 l i' n d N 5 g g ~, t ~_ d i ll I i g N 4 4 4 1 I i (! l 4! I $j 'l l 4l \\ll' 9 1 l 4i I l '4 i y For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l, 5 Original Signed By: 1 J CT - 51994 Sheri Ann Arredondo ! j Date gy i Nuclear Materials Safety Branch %j Region I I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 i 1 )) e . % m x m x w ixx w xm ae m & m e m wxxx m x w x m m u t

O O i OCT - 51994 i License Nos. SNM-52; 06-00183-06 Docket Nos. 070-00053; 030-06886 Control Nos. 120386; 120385 Yale University ATTN: Gordon Shepherd, M.D. Deputy Provost c/o Radiation Safety Section l 135 College Street,1st Floor New Haven, CT 06510-2411

Dear Dr. Shepherd:

l t l This refers to your license amendment requests. Enclosed with this letter are the amended licenses. Your request to amend License No. 06-00183-03 has been l combined with the renewal action. Please review the enclosed documents carefully and be sure that you understand and fully implement all the Conditions incorporated into the amended license. i l If there are any errors or questions, please notify the U.S. Nuclear l Regulatory Commission, Region I office, the Licensing Assistance Section, l-(610) 337-5093 or 5239, so that we can provide appropriate corrections and answers. t l Thank you for your cooperation. l Si.erely, j Original Signed By: l Sheri Ann Arredondo Sheri Arredondo Nuclear Materials Safety Branch Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards i

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 11

2. Amendment No. 19 DRSS:RI Ar c;ondo/sa

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j Yale UniversDj ~~i ' - "' > b '? c - ~ : Environmentallleakk 135 CoilegeStreet EnvironmentalServices Newilaven Connecticut 06510 2411 Occupationalfloalth andSafety i September 2, 1994 Rasiation safety reiephone:203 785 3550 Fax:203785 7588 Mohamed M. Shanbaky, Chief Research and Development Section Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards o63 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission O '7 o ' o o 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415

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License numbers 06-00183-03, 06-00183-06,and Sm0-52 There has been delay in receipt of some NRC mailings that can possibly be attributed to the address used for mailings to Yale University. (See enclosed example of a delayed correspondence.) To insure proper delivery of NRC correspondence, could a more detailed address be used on future mailings to Yale University? The current mailing address used by NRC is: Yale University ATTN: Gordon Shephard, M.D. Deputy Provost 135 College Street New Haven, CT 06510 For future mailing a more complete address is: Yale University ATTN: Gordon Shepherd, M.D. Deputy Provost c/o Radiation Safety Section 135 College Street, 1st Floor i New Haven, CT 06510 There has been no change in location or ownership. Please contact me at (203) 737-2142 if there are questions relatsdito this~ matter.; l. Thank you for your attention to this request. / 9 pf//7y / 7 %b& h* ~ ) .. r, c, -m r n p ryy b'h," ib* */ Agnes Barlow, CHP '"[ " l' l[ /* - hff Assist. RSO Yale University ) P UMkl " ~ ' 14 tid 8Cr Radiation Safety Section SEP - 61994 OFRC'r' Dm.RD COPY O#

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