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INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM REVIEW OF TENNESSEE AGREEMENT STATE PROGRAM DECEMBER 2-6,1996 l

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This report presents the results of the review of the Tennessee radiation control program.

The review was conducted during the period December 2-6,1996, by a review team comprised of technical staff members from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Agreement State of Florida. Team members are identified in Appendix A. The review was conducted in accordance with the " Interim implementation of the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program Pending Final Commission Approval of the Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program and the Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs," published in the Federal Reaister on October 25,1995, and the September 12,1995, NRC Management Directive 5.6, " integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP)." Preliminary results of the review, which covered the period February 4,1994 to December 6,1996, were discussed with Tennessee management on December 6,1996.

(Paragraph on Results of MRB meeting will be included in final report. Attachment 1,

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State's response will be included in final report.]

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is the agency within Tennessee State government that regulates environmental issues and radiation hazards.

The DEC Commissioner is appointed by and reports to the Governor of Tennessee. Within DEC, the radiation control program is administered by the Division of Radiological Health (DRH). The DRH organization chart is included as Appendix B. The Tennessee program regulated 563 specific licenses at the time of the review. In addition to the radioactive materials licenses, the DRH has also issued approximately 4500 registrations for machine-produced radiation which covers about 13,000 X-ray tubes used within the State. The DRH is also responsible for environmental surveillance, emergency planning and response, and radon control. The review focused on the materials program as it is carried out under the Section 274b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Agreement between the NRC and the State of Tennessee.

In preparation for the review, a questionnaire addressing the common and non-common indicators was sent to the State on October 15,1996. Tennessee provided its response to the questionnaire on November 14,1996. A copy of that response is included as Appendix C to this report.

The review team's general approach for conduct of this review consisted of: (1) examination of Tennessee's response to the questionnaire, (2) review of applicable Tennessee statutes and regulations, (3) analysis of quantitative information from the Division's licensing and inspection data base, (4) technical review of selected files, (5) field accompaniments of four Tennessee' inspectors, and (6) interviews with staff and management to answer questions or clarify issues. The team evaluated the information that it gathered against the IMPEP performance criteria for each common and non-common indicator and made a preliminary assessment of the radiation control program's performance.

Tennessee Draft Report Page 2 Section 2, below, discusses the State's actions in response to recommendations made following the previous review. Results of the current review for the IMPEP common performance indicators are presented in Section 3. Section 4 discusses results of the applicable non-common indicators, and Section 5 summarizes the review team's findings and recommendations.

i 2,0 STATUS OF ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS REVIEWS i

The previous routine review concluded on February 4,1994, and the results were j

transmitted to Mr. J. W. Luna, on July 28,1994. The Department of Environment was i

informed that the NRC staff determined that at that time, the Tennessee program for regulation of Agreement Materials was adequate to protect public health and safety and was compatible with the regulatory program of the NRC. All of the recommendations were determined to be satisfactorily resolved and the issues were closed out as documented in the letter and follow-up report to Mr. J. W. Luna dated October 4,1994.

3.0 COMMON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IMPEP identifies five common performanw indicators to be used in reviewing both NRC Regional and Agreement State programs. These indicators are: (1) Status of Materials inspection Program, (2) Technical Staffing and Training, (3) Technical Quality of Licensing Actions, (4) Technical Quality of Inspections, and (5) Response to incidents and Allegations.

3.1 Status of Materials Insocction Prooram The team focused on five factors in reviewing this indicator; inspection frequency, overdue inspections, initial inspection of new licenses, reciprocity and timely dispatch of inspection findings to licensees. This evaluation is based on Tennessee's questionnaire responses to this indicator, data gathered independently from the State's inspection data tracking system, and interviews with managers and staff.

Review of the State's inspection priorities showed that the State's inspection frequencies for various types, or groups of licenses are at least as frequent as similar license types, or groups, listed in tha NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (MC) 2800 frequency schedule.

Inspection frequencies under the State's system range from 6 months to five year intervals with two exceptions: generally licensed gauges / devices and in-vitro laboratories, possessing less than 200 microcuries of radioactive material, which are inspected initially and thereafter only for resolution of problems. NRC inspects these programs initially, and every five years thereafter, as resources allow. The State has six categories of licensees that are inspected on a six month frequency: nuclear laundries, disposal / processing facilities, incinerators, waste handlers (prepack and repack), and disposal facilities (burial). NRC inspects these categories of licensees on an annual basis.

In its response to the questionnaire, Tennessee indicated that as of December 6,1996, only five core inspections of licensees located within the state were overdue by more than 25 percent of the State's established inspection frequency. Three of the licensees are inspected

kM@M Tennessee Draft Report Page 3 on a six-month frequency so, under NRC established frequency, these inspections would not have been considered overdue. As of the date of the IMPEP review, all five inspections were scheduled to be completed by March 1997. The State also indicated that three core and seven non-core licensees located outside the State were overdue by more than 25 percent.

The State indicated that the licensees had not performed work in the State and therefore the State was unabla to perform the inspections. In addition, they indicated that license conditions had been placed on the out-of-State licenses that required the licensees to notify the State when work was scheduled to be performed within the State. Nevertheless, the team suggested that the State periodically remind licensees of the requirernent to notify DRH before performing work within the State and verify that work has not been conducted within the State's jurisdiction. These numbere are well within the 10 percent criterion for overdue inspections of Management Directive 5.6.

The team reviewed the initialinspection dates for 11 of 32 new licenses that had been issued between March 1995 and February 1996. Ten of the 11 licensees were inspected within six-months of license issuance. One new licensee was inspected at seven months post issuance rather than at six months.

The timeliness of inspection result issuance was evaluated. The results of 19 inspections were reviewed. The typical procedure for issuing the results of an inspection is: (1) the inspector prepares a letter that is used to transmit the inspection results; (2) the transmittal letter is typically dated two weeks after the inspector finalizes the letter; (3) the letter is forwarded for supervisory review; and (4) the letter is transmitted to the licensee after two levels of supervisory review. The review indicated that of inspections reviewed, only 10 of the 19 letters transmitting inspection findings were dated within four weeks of the completion of the inspection. It was difficult to determine the da:es the letters were issued due to the inspectors dating the letters prior to supervisory review. Twelve of the 19 inspection letters were issued between 6 to 18 weeks after the inspection; one inspection letter was dispatched within 4 weeks; and it was not possible to determine when the other five letters were dispatched. It is recommended that the State review the process for report issuance with the goal of increasing the timeliness of inspection report issuance.

The State reported in its response to the questionnaire that 139 requests for reciprocity were received between February 4,1994 and October 29,1996. The team was unable to determine how many of these reciprocity requests were received from the same licensee.

DRH performed 33 reciprocity inspections during the review period. This is a significant increase over the number of reciprocity inspections that had been performed during previous i

review cycles. The State's goalis to inspect at least ten percent of the licensees who are authorized to perform licensable activities under reciprocal recognition of a radioactive materials license issued by the NRC, an Agreement State, er a Licensing State. The State has met this goal. The review team was unable however to compare the number of reciprocity inspections by category of licensee to the goals established in NRC MC 1220, l

" Processing of NRC Form 241, " Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States," and inspection of agreement state licensees operating under 10 CFR Part 150.20," which is incorporated by reference into MC 2800. !!is recommended that the State review the number of reciprocity inspections it is performing against the inspection goals established in

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- Tennessee Draft Report Page 4 Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's performance with respect to the indicator, Status of Materials inspection Program, be found satisfactory.

3.2 Technical Staffina and Trainina lasues central to the evaluation of this indicator include the radioactive materials program staffing level, technical qualifications of the staff, training, and staff tumover. To evaluate these issues, the review team examined the State's questionnaire responses relative to this indicator, interviewed DRH management and staff, and considered any possible workload backlogs.

The DRH organization chart shows that Division has a total of 89 positions. Effectively i

about 50% of the staff works in whole, or in part, on matters related to the Agreement materials. DRH was authorized to fill only 59 positions at the time of the review. Mr. Michael H. Mobley is the Division Director and he has a Deputy Director, Mr. Lawrence E. Nanny.

' The Office of the Director is supported by an Administrative Servicas Section (seven personnel) which provides general office services and accounts receivable support to the Division. The Technical Services Section ( eleven personnel) provides personnel and environmental monitoring, low-level waste monitoring, standards development and processing, and emergency preparedness and training support to the Division. The Enforcement Section includes 24 staff members working out of four Area Offices. The distribution of the staff is as follows: the Coordinator is located in the Nashville (Headquarters) Office; 4 persons are in the Nashville Area Office; 6 persons are in the Memphis Office; 3 persons are in the Chattanooga Office; and 10 staff members are in the Knoxville Office.

The Licensing, Registration and Planning Section (12 personnel) license and register radioactive materials and radiation producing devices used within the State. Five individuals are directly involved in conducting the review of applications and issuing licenses for the radioactive materials used under the Agreement. Two individuals within the Radioactive Material Specific Licensing group also perform the reviews of sealed sources and devices (SS&D). A discussion of SS&D personnel training is covered in Section 4.2.2.

Four individuals are involved in machine and device permitting activities. Two individuals provide planning, policy and regulatory guidance to the Division.

The DRH has established qualifications for its technical classifications, including Health Physicist 1 (HP1) and Health Physi'cist 3 (HP3). Applicants at the entry level, HP1, are required to have a baccalaureate degree in a physical or (appropriate) life science. They are usually assigned basic responsibilities in the program until sufficient training experience 'is obtained. They receive training in health physics, nuclear medicine uses, materials licerdng, inspection procedures for radioactive materials or radiation producing devices, industrial radiography, well logging, emergency response, environmental monitoring, low-level radioactive waste management, and standaroNprocedures development. Increased training warrants their assignment to more complex retconsibilities. HP1 staff are required to qualify as HP3 staff after two years employment, one year for an individual with an MS in Health 7

Physics, or their employment is terminated. Individuals with a MS have a shorter

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The higher technical classifications provide a career progression: from HP3, one may progress to HP Supervisor 1 or 2; from HP Supervisor 1 or 2, one may progress to HP Field Office Manager, HP Manager 1, HP Consultant, or HP Manager 2; from HP Manager 1 or 2, one may progress to HP Manager 3.

l DRH has a pragmatic approach to training and qualification.' The position description for new 1

personnel, HP1, includes a description of several courses, including several " core" courses, which a new employee is expected to complete. DRH trains individuals on a case-by-case basis factoring in the individual's basic experience and program needs. An individual training program is developed to meet these needs. The DRH has an aggressive program for monitoring and scheduling individual training. DRH uses a data base for planning, j

scheduling and monitoring individual training. Because of the limited access to NRC sponsored " core" courses and other training opportunities, it may take several years for the person without a Health Physics background to complete all" core" training requirements.

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sponsored courses, especially those given in Chattanooga and Oak Ridge, to maximize their training opportunities.

i DRH relies heavily on an apprenticeship approach to training its personnel. All new personnel are carefully coached and observed while performing various activities related to their position. When supervisors determine that an individual is competent in a particular area, e.g., fixed gauges, nuclear medicine, or industrial radiography, the individual is

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permitted to work with less supervision in that area. This is a very subjective process and l

the length of time spent developing an employee varies with the individual. An individual is not considered fully qualified in any area until there is consensus on this point among the management team. Interestingly, the DRH may not limit a new employee's first experiences to less complex licensed activities. Depending on the need, the DRH may start training an individual on very complex activities as a team member. As an employee gains more on-the-job experience and training and completes the two years required in the HP1 class, they achieve the joumeyman (HP3) level of competency.

i Personnel in the Licensing, Registration and Planning Section are assigned increasingly I

complex licensing case work under the direction of senior staff. They also accompany experienced inspectors during compliance inspections of complex licenses to gain field experience.

The inspection staff receives the same basic training as the licensing staff. Inspectors are

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required to demonstrate competence during accompaniments by the supervisor prior to being given permission to perform inspections independently. The DRH inspector accompaniment i

process and the team's findings are in Section 3.4. This information was verified through discussions with managers and staff, review of the questionnaire response, a review of d

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i organizational charts and a review of the position descriptions. The team determined that all staff utilized for the agreement materials program were technically qualified by evidence of j

their training and experience.

l The DRH reported that ten employees had left the Division since the 1994 review. One j

individual retired. Seven employees left DRH for promotion, better compensation or to continue their education. Two individuals were removed for cause. Retaining qualified personnel is not believed to be a problem. The attrition noted in the State's response is considered to be normal given the size of the program. The DRH, however, is faced with the problem of filling vacant positions. All State govemment agencies are presently under a hiring freeze instituted in early 1995. Vacated positions cannot be filled. Strong justifications are necessary and the process is long and arduous. The State's response indicated that they are in the process of requesting freeze releases for six positions at the time of the review. The DRH is projecting the loss of two positions from their organization.within the next six months. This will reduce the total number of DRH positions to 87 and reduce the number of staff to 57.

In summary, the State has a balanced licensing and inspection program with approximately equal number of individuals involved in each area. Few vacancies exist at the senior level.

The DRH has developed a strategy for addressing the long term State-wide hiring freeze and is slowly filling vacant positions. DRH has criteria for hiring, training and developing members of the staff to assure a continued high level of performance. DRH management supports development and demonstrated a commitment to training during this review period.

Despite their commitment to training, the DRH has voiced a concem about the impact NRC's change in policy for funding Agreement State training will have on their program.

DRH is meeting all mission requirements through creative resource management. The replacement of personnel losses willincrease the size of the staff and provide more flexibility in meeting an unexpected, significant event.

Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's performance with respect to the indicator, Technical Staffing and Training, be found satisfactory.

3.3 Technical Quality of Licensino Actions The review team examined completed licenses and casework for 78 license actions in 23 specific license files, representing the work of five license reviewers. The license reviewers and supervisor were interviewed when needed to supply additional information regarding licensing dacisions or file contents.

The license casework was selected to provide a representative sample of licensing actions which had been completed in the review period and to include work by all reviewers. The I

cross sampling included eight of the State's major licenses and included the following types:

source and device manufacturing and distribution, industrial radiography, nuclear medicine, i

gamma knife, high dose rate remote afterloader, academic and nuclear pharmacy. Licensing

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Tennessee Draft Report Page 7 actions reviewed included 3 new,3 renewals,69 amendments, and 3 terminations. Two of the new licenses, one renewal, and two of the terminations were major licenses. No major license termination involved decommissioning. The two terminations that were major licenses j

were commercial distributors of sealed sources. A list of these licenses with case specific comments can be found in Appendix D.

i Licensing actions were reviewed for completeness, consistency, proper isotopes and quantities authorized, qualifications of authorized users, adequate facilities and equipment, and operating and emergency procedures sufficient to establish the basis for licensing i

. act ons. Licenses were reviewed for accuracy; appropriateness of the license and of its conditions and tie-down conditions; and overall technical quality. Casework was reviewed for i

timeliness; adherence to good health physics practices; reference to appropriate regulations; j

documentation of safety evalaation reports; product certifications or other supporting i

j documents; consideration of enforcement history on renewals; pre-licensing visits; peer or l

supervisory review as indicated; and proper signature authorities. The files were checked for l

retention of necessary documents and supporting data.

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Two exemptions issued were reviewed. One exemption was from the "Very High Radiation j

Area" posting requirement on a gamma knife facility door to lessen patient apprehension and the other was to permit the preparation and distribution of l-123 MiGB (non-AEA material) which does not yet have an Investigational New Drug (IND) or New Drug Application (NDA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)..

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In general, the review team found that the licensing actions were thorough, complete, i

consistent, of acceptable or higher quality, and with health and safety issues properly addressed. Special license tie-down conditions were stated clearly, backed by information 9

j contained in the file, and inspectable. Two exemptions were reviewed for this review period.

Both of them had valid justifications. The licensee's compliance history was taken into I

account when reviewing renewal applications as determined from documentation in the i

license files and/or discussions with the license reviewers.

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The review team found that terminated licensing actions were well documented, showing appropriate transfer records and survey records. A review of the licensing actions over the review period showed that almost all terminations were for licensees possessing sealed sources. These files showed that documentation of proper disposal or transfer was available.

l The team found that licensees have been notified of the need to file for reciprocity on sites i

which are exclusive Federal jurisdiction according to All Agreement States Letter SP-96-022.

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All licenses which allow for temporary job sites have been amended to include a standard l

condition ;n accordance with the All Agreement States Letter SP-96-022.

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Licenses were renewed on a five year frequency. Licensees are tied down to previously

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submitted applications, supporting documentation and updated information. The State is considering extending the renewal period for certain licensees under specific conditions. The category of licensee and the specific conditions that would be required for the renewal a

4 extension is currently being studied. Licenses that are under timely renewal are amended as j

necessary to assure that public health and safety issues are addressed during the period that i

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The license reviewer passed each licensing action up through the supervisory chain for review. Some of the licensing actions performed by the licensing manager do not receive a peer review. This was determined not to be of concem since the licensing actions which did not receive a peer review were of a minor nature. Major licensing actions receive multiple reviews and input from all levels up through the Director.

t The review team found that the current staff is well trained and experienced in a broad range of licensing activities. The casework was reviewed for adequacy and consistency with the NRC procedures. The State does not have official, written administrative procedures for licensing reviews. They follow their licensing guides during the review process to ensure that licensees submit the information necessary to support the license. The licensing guides were very similar to the NRC guides.

Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's performance with respect to the indicator, Technical Quality of Licensing Actions, be found satisfactory.

3.4 Technical Quality of Inspections The team reviewed the inspection reports and enforcement documentation for 19 inspections conducted during the review period. The casework included a review of the work of 13 materials inspectors from all field offices. The casework covered a range of license types to include medical, academic, and industrial licensees. Appendix E provides a list of the inspection cases reviewed with case-specific comments.

The inspection procedures and techniques utilized by the State were reviewed and determined to be consistent with the inspection guidance provided in MC 2800. It was found that the majority of the inspections performed by the State were unannounced. The inspection reports provided documentation of inspection findings in a consistent manner. For the most part, the field offices were consistent in how they were documenting inspections.

The inspection form used by the inspectors provided documentation of the licensee's radiation safety organization, program scope, facilities, equipment, radiological safety procedures, personnel monitoring, exposure to radiation, receipts and disposal records, posting, labeling, independent measurements, general observations, and violations. The inspection form allowed inspectors to provide brief, clear, discussions of the inspection and relevant findings. The reports were sufficiently detailed to support escalated enforcement actions. The State's enforcement letters were formal in style, detail and language.

Inspectvrs sign all routine enforcement correspondence. All of the inspection results and routine enforcement letters were verified as having been reviewed and signed by the supervisor before issuing the results to licensees.

Four inspector accompaniments were performed by a review team member during the period of October 31 and November 13-15,1996.- One inspector was accompanied during the early moming inspection of a nuclear pharmacy facility, and three other inspectors were

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l All of the other fully qualified inspectors have been accompanied during previous reviews since 1990. On the accompaniments, the Tennessee inspectors demonstrated appropriate

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inspection techniques and knowledge of the regulations. The inspectors were well prepared j

and thorough in their reviews of the licensees' radiation safety programs. Overall, the technical performance of the inspectors was satisfactory, and their inspections were adequate to assess radiological health and safety at the licensed facilities.

In response to the questionnaire, the State reported that 9 out of 13 individuals who are j

qualified to perform inspections were accompanied by supervisors during the review period.

It was suggested that consideration be given to conducting accompaniments with the field office supervisors that are routinely performing inspections. The State's policy is to j

accompany each inspector supervised at least once each calendar year.

4 it was noted that the State had a variety of portable instruments for routine confirmatory i

surveys and for use during incidents and emergency conditions. _ instruments were calibrated annually by a consultant or by the instrument manufacturer. Laboratory samples are analyzed by Tennessee's Department of Health, Division of Laboratory Services, Radiochemistry Laboratory. The laboratory participates in the Environmental Protection 4

Agency's cross-check program. Approximately 400 samples are analyzed quarterly by the laboratory for the Division of Radiological Health.

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Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's j

performance with respect to the indicator, Technical Quality of Inspections, be found satisfactory.

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3.5 Response to incidents and Alleaations I

j In evaluating the effectiveness of the State's actions in responding to incidents and allegations, the review team examined the State's response to the questionnaire regarding this indicator, reviewed the incidents reported for Tennessee's " Nuclear Material Events l

Database" (NMED) against those contained in the Tennessee files and reviewed in detail the casework of 13 incident files and 7 allegation files. In addition, the review team interviewed

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the Deputy Director, the Manager of Inspection and Enforcement Section, the Supervisor of the Knoxville Area field office, and the two staff persons responsible for tracking incidents and allegations, and for providing the NMED summary data to NRC.

Responsibility for initial response and follow-up actions to materials incidents and allegations rests with the Inspection and Enforcement Section. Tennessee procedures require the prompt response by the Division of Radiological Health (DRH) to each incident or allegation.

Each incoming notification is discussed with management and staff as appropriate and the response is coordinated with the appropriate field staff including an on-site inspection as appropriate. The managers related that allincidents, comp!aints, and allegations are evaluated by management, followed up with an inspection if possible, and recorded and tracked in the computerized tracking system. The updated NMED system was provided to the State on October 31,1996 and the State has designated one individual for entering the State's data onto the system. The State has begun submrtting event information on

Tennessee Draft Report Page 10 diskettes, but the State did not have the modem installed and was unable to access the on line event information at the time of the review. The State has plans for addition of the modem for on-line data input.

The reviewer examined in detail the State's response and documentation to all 13 events listed in Appendix F and verbally discussed several other events with the Inspection and l

Enforcement Section Program Manager. This effort included the State's incident and allegation process, tracking system, file documentation, open records laws and policies, and t

notification of events to other Federal and State Agencies.

The review team found that the State's responses generally were well within the performance criteria. Responses were prompt and well-coordinated, and the level of effort was commensurate with health and safety significance. Health Physicists were dispatched to the site when appropriate. In general, the State took suitable corrective and enforcement l

actions, notified the NRC, other States, and other Agencies as appropriate, and followed the i

progress of the investigation through until close out. Two exceptions were noted on l

notification of events to NRC. These exceptions occurred because of a difference in the reporting threshold between State reporting procedures of significant events to NRC with respect to the definition of significant events. The State defines a "significant event" as an event that is an abnormal occurrence or one where media interest is evolved. The NRC defines a "significant event" as one that is required to be reported by the licensee on an i

l immediate or 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> basis. This threshold difference in reporting events to NRC resulted in two events not being reported to NRC as significant events. However, the events were reported to NRC later during the routine exchange ofinformation. The review team recommends that the State revise their definition of "significant event" to be consistent with the definition provided in NRC guidance on reporting events, and which will provide uniformity in reporting events on a national basis.

Allegations were responded to promptly with appropriate investigations and follow-up actions.

Concemed individuals' (Cl) identity can be protected under the State's open record law to the extent that investigations can be protected while under investigation. Program management related that all confidential information is maintained in a file which is secured in a locked cabinet, and this was confirmed by the reviewer. In general, the State's response was determined by the review team to meet the indicator guidance. However, the State's j -

procedures do not have specific details on how known allegers or Cis are notified conceming the actions taken by the State in response to the concems, specifically when the notification is needed and whether the notification should be verbal or in writing. All allegations, which had been referred by Region 11, were resolyed. Although the State reportedly has experienced no problems with their current Cl notification procedures and policy, the team suggested that the State revisit their procedures and determine if more formal notification procedures are needed with respect to notification of the Cl of the actions taken and the results of the State's investigation.

The review team also found good correlation cf the State's response to the questionnaire, the incident information in the files, and the event information reported on the NMED system

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printout for Tennessee. Only two anomalies were noted in the printout as follows: event number (item no.) 950636 dated 2-27-95 was a Tennessee licensed industrial radiographer

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working under reciprocity in the State of Arizona when the event occurred; and event (item i

no.) 950084 dated 3-16-94 was a melted gauge at a West Virginia facility and the device l

came from the Tennessee, TN Technology facility. All other 27 listed significant events on l

the NMED printout were logged in Tennessee's tracking sy' tem.

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satisfactory.

4.0 NON-COMMON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IMPEP identifies four non-common performance indicators to be used in reviewing

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Agreement State programs: (1) Legislation and Regulations, (2) Sealed Source and Device l

Evaluation Program, (3) Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program, and (4) Uranium l

Recovery. Tennessee is not authorized pursuant to its Agreement with NRC to regulate uranium recovery operations and the State does not have a low-level radioactive waste disposal site. Therefore, only the first two non-common performance indicators were applicable to this review.

4.1 Leaislation and Reaulations 4.1.1 - Leaislative and Leoal Authority Based on previous reviews, the State's response to the questionnaire, and discussions with the staff and management, clear statutory authority exists which designates the Tennessee DRH as the State radiation control agency with authority over agreement materials. The State statutes that provide this legal authority is Title 68, Chapter 23, of the Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA).

Along with their response to the questionnaire, the State provided the review team with copies of legislation that affects the radiation control program. The legislative authority has been reviewed during this, and previous reviews, and is considered adequate to protect public health and safety. Based upon discussions with staff, the management, and a review I

of the State's response to the questionnaire, the review team confirmed that there have l

been no changes that would negatively impact the regulation of agreement materials.

4.1.2 Status and Compatibility of Reaulations The Tennessee radiation control program's regulations are found in TCA 68-202-101 through 68-202-508 and 68-202-705 through 68-202-709. The questionnaire documented that DRH rules adopted during any calendar year are subject to the " sunset" provisions on June 30 of i

the following calendar year, unless approved by the State Legislature. The management l

indicated that the " sunset provision" has not been a problem since all DRH regulations must be approved by the Legislature's Govemment Operations Committee (GOC). Historically, all regulations approved by the GOC have been passed by the legislature. The list of 8

i regulations provided with the State's response to the questionnaire was evaluated to

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Five NRC regulation amendments became effective since the 1994 review and were adopted by the State:

' Notification of Incidants," 10 CFR Parts 20,30,31,34,39,40,70 amendments (56.

FR 64980) which became effective on October 15,1991. The State's rule became effective on December 28,1996. Pending review by NRC's Office of General Counsel (OGC), the team recommends that this amendment to the DRH regulations be found compatible with NRC% requirement.

' Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for irradiators," 10 CFR Part 36 amendment (58 FR 7715) which became effective on July 1,1993. The DRH does not have an irradiator licensee nor have they received an application for an irradiator license. Therefore, the State does not need to implement the requirement at this time. DRH management has recognized the need to implement legally binding requirements should an application be received.

" Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA Programs," 10 CFR Part 61 amendment (58 FR 33886) which became effective on July 22,1993. The State l

sdopted this requirement on October 28,1996. Pending review by NRC's OGC, the i

team recommends that this amendment to the TRH regulations be found compatible with NRC's regulations.

l "Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Mechanism," 10 CFR Parts 30,40, and 70 l

amendments (58 FR 68726 and 59 FR 1618) that became effective on January 28, 1994. Note, this rule is designated as a Division 2 matter of compatibility. Division 2 compatibility allows the Agreement States flexibility to be more stringent (i.e., the State could choose not to adopt self-guarantee as a method of financial assurance).

If a State chooses not to adopt this regulation, the State's regulation, however, must contain provisions for financial assurance that include at least a subset of those provided in NRC's regulations, e.g., prepayment, surety method (letter of credit or line of credit), insurance or other guarantee method (e.g., a parent company guarantee).

l It is noted that TRH has a "Self-Guarantee" provision in place since 1987. Pending review by NRC's OGC, the team has reviewed this TDH regulation and recommends that it be found compatible with NRC's regulations.

The review team identified three regulations that have not been put into effect in the Tennessee program:

" Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards," 10 CFR Part 40 amendment (59 FR 36026) that became effective on July 1,1994. The State of Tennessee does not have a uranium mill and this regulation j

is not required.

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Tennessee Draft Report Page 13 (56 FR 34104) which became effective on January 27,1992. At the time of the February 1994 review,-it was noted that the State's regulations should be amended to include this requirement. It has not been adopted. The team confirmed that this regulation has been submitted twice to the Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation. It is presently at the Commissioner's Office.' The expected date of adoption of the proposed rule cannot be predicted. NRC is currently deferring compatibility findings for Agreement States that have not yet adopted a compatible QM rule, pending resolution of the issue of Agreement State compatibility.

" Decommissioning Recordkeeping Documentation of Restricted Areas and Spill Sites,"

10 CFR Parts 30 and 40 (58 FR 39628) that became effective on October 25,1993.

l The State has not adopted this regulation. Management asserted that DRH did not -

l adopt NRC's rule believing the State has an effective combination of mechanisms in place that exceed NRC's requirement. DRH could not produce documentation supporting their decision. The review team recommends that DRH document the j

rationale supporting their decision and what legally binding requirements are used in l

place of an amendment to the TRH regulations. When the rationale is submitted it will be reviewed and a recommendation will be made as to the compatibility with NRC's regulations.

l The review team examined the procedures used in the State's regulatory process and found that the public is offered the opportunity to comment on proposed regulations and participate in public hearings that follow the comment period. The procedures also require the proposed l

regulations, proposed hearing date, hearing comments and analysis, and the final regulations i

to be placed on the Department's intemet home page. Draft copies of the proposed regulations are provided to NRC during the rule development process and the final regulations are submitted to NRC.

l DRH uses a computerized system to follow future regulatory actions. It is the intention of l

the TRH management to address these regulations in a timely fashion. At the time of the I

review the following items are on the regulatory agenda

' Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities," 10 CFR Parts 30,40, and 70 amendments (59 FR 36026) that became effective on August 15,1994.

" Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use," 10 CFR Parts 30,32 and 35 amendments (59 FR 61767,59 FR 65243, 60 FR 322) that became effective on January 1,1995.

" Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment," 10 1

l CFR Part 20 amendments (60 FR 7900) that became effective on March 13,1995.

L This rule is designated as a Division 2 matter of compatibility. Division 2 compatibility i

allows the Agreement State the flexibility to implement more stringent requirements if they so desire.

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" Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria,"

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" Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements," 10 CFR Parts 30,40, and 70 amendments (60 FR 38235) that became effective November 24,1995.

" Compatibility with the Intemational Atomic Energy Agency," 10 CFR Part 71 amendment (60 FR 50248) that became effective April 1,1996.

" Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest information and Reporting," 10 CFR Parts 20 and 61 amendments (60 FR 15649,60 FR 25983) that will become effective March 1, 1998. Agreement States are expected to have an effective on the same date.

Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's performance with respect to the indicator, Legislation and Regulations, be found

[ Note: Team recommendation will be made after receipt of information on the Decommissioning Recordkeeping Documentation Rule.]

4.2 Sealed Source and Device Evaluation Procram in evaluating the State's SS&D evaluation program, the review team studied the information provided by the State relative to this indicator in their response to the questionnaire, reviewed i

the casework and background information of all certificates of registration issued since the February 1994 review, reviewed procedures and guidance, and interviewed the DRH staff l

and managers responsible for SS&D evaluations.

411 Technical Quality of the Product Evaluation Proaram The review team reviewed the files of the seven new or revised SS&D registry sheets issued since the February 1994 review. The SS&D registry sheets issued by the State and evaluated by the review team are listed with case-specific comments in Appendix G. The l

technical quality of the evaluations was good and there were no comments related to the technical quality.

The Tennessee Regulations for Radiation Protection provide a regulatory basis for the SS&D program. Tennessee regulations 1200-2-10.10 and 1200-2-10.13 define the approval criteria and the type of information to be submitted by the applicant for registration of sources and devices. During the review of one specific license authorizing the manufacture and distribution of a specific device, it was noted that the license required the devices to be j-manufactured in accordance with the " device model," rather than the approved " registration e

j number." Since the registration is the regulatory basis for approval of the device by other States and NRC in their respective regulatory jurisdictions, we believe that the license should l

tie the manufacture and distributiori to the " registration number" for the specific model(s) approved by the State. This would help ensure that all regulatory jurisdictions have the most updated device information available through the SS&D registration system. The State indicated during the review that this license condition modification could be affected. The i

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performing safety evaluations have bachelor's degrees, and have been trained in health physics and have taken the NRC licensing course. The two senior reviewers have many years experience in performing safety evaluations and have attended the SS&D workshops for training. The reviewers demonstrated to the review team an ability to understand and interpret the information submitted by applicants as described in the performance criteria.

The junior reviewer works under the supervision of the two senior members, and all evaluations receive at least one technical review by a supervisor and a second party l

concurrence by supervision.

4.2.3 Evaluation of Defects and incidents Recardina SS&Ds There have been no reported incidents involving sources or devices approved by the State.

Based on the IMPEP evaluation criteria, the review team recommends that Tennessee's performance with respect to the indicator, Sealed Source and Device Evaluation Program, be found satisfactory.

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4.3 Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Discosal Proaram In 1981, the NRC amended its Policy Statement, " Criteria for Guidance of States and NRC in Discontinuance of NRC Authority and Assumption Thereof by States Through Agreement" to j

allow a State to seek an amendment for the regulation of LLRW as a separate category.

Those States with existing Agreements prior to 1981 were determined to have continued i

LLRW disposal authority without the need of an amendment. Although Tennessee has LLRW i

disposal authority, NRC has not required States to have a program for licensing a LLRW disposal facility until such time as the State has been designated as a host state for a LLRW disposal facility. When an Agreement State has been notified or becomes aware of the need to regulate a LLRW disposal facility, they are expected to put in place a regulatory program which will meet the criteria for an adequate and compatible LLRW disposal program. There are no plans for a LLRW disposal facility in Tennessee. Accordingly, the review team did not review this indicator.

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SUMMARY

As noted in Sections 3 and 4 above, the review team found the State's performance with respect to each of the performance indicators to be satisfactory. Accordingly, the team I

recommends the MRB find the Tennessee program to be adequate to protect public health and safety and with NRC's program.

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sections of the report, for consideration by the State.

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The team suggested that the State periodically remind licensees of the requirement to I

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notify DRH before performing work within the State and verify that work has not been conducted within the State's jurisdiction (Section 3.1).

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It is recommended that the State review the process for report issuance with the goal

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It is recommended that the State review the number of reciprocity inspections it is performing against the inspection goals established in MC 1220 (Section 3.1).

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It was suggested that consideration be given to conducting accompaniments with the field office supervisors that are routinely performing inspections (Section 3.4).

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The review team recommends that the State revise their definition of "significant i

event" to be consistent with the definition provided in NRC guidance on reporting events, and which will provide uniformity in reporting events on a national basis (Section 3.5).

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The team suggested that the State revisit their procedures and determine if more formal notification procedures are needed with respect to notification of the Cl of the i

actions taken and the results of the State's investigation (Section 3.5).

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" Decommissioning Recordkeeping Documentation of Restricted Areas and Spill Sites,"

10 CFR Parts 30 and 40 (58 FR 39628) that became effective on October 25,1993.

j The State has not adopted this regulation. DRH did not adopt NRC's rule believing the State has an effective combination of mechanisms in place that exceed NRC's 2

requirement. The review team recommended that the DRH document the rationale j

supporting their decision (Section 4.1.2).

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" Quality Management Program and Misadministrations," 10 CFR Part 35 amendment 1

(56 FR 34104) which became effective on January 27,1992. The team

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outcome, take appropriate action on this rule (Section 4.1.2).

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The review team recommends that the standard license condition be revised as appropriate to tie the manufacture and distribution of devices to the approved registration number (Section 4.2.1).

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Status of Materials insoection Prooram 1.

Please prepare a table identifying the licenses with inspections that are overdue by more than 25% of the scheduled frequency set out in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 2800 (issued 4/17/95). The list should include initial inspections that are overdue.

Insp. Frequency Licensee Name (Years)

Due Date Months O/D Plaza Radiology 3.0 12/95 11 SEG, Inc./ Central Vol.

0.5 07/96 4

Reduction Facility SEG, Inc./ Incinerator Fac 0.5 07/96 4

Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. 0.5 08/96 3

ATEC Assoc., Inc.

3.0 10/95 13 Out of State Licensees.

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Meritus PLS, Inc.

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Honeywell, Inc.

3.0 11/95 12 Troxler Electronic Lab 5.0 03/94 32 Diagnostic Technology Cons.

5.0 01/95 22 Golder Construction Ser.

5.0 04/95 19 Bhate Engineering Corp.

5.0 09/95 14 American Engineers, Inc.

5.0 09/95 14 Boart Longyear Co.

5.0 10/95 13 Rust Environment 5.0 11/95 12 Estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary collection request: 60 hours6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br />, Fonward comments regarding burden estimate to the information and Records Management Branch (T-6 F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and to the Paperwork Reduction Project (3150-0052), Office of Management and Budget, Wash!ngton, DC 20503. NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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Do you currently ht,ve an action plan for completing overdue inspections? If so, please describe the plan or provide a writen copy with your response to this questionnaire.

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Diversified Scientific Services, Inc., inspection planned for 3/97. Note that l

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frequency, ATEC Assoc., Inc., inspection planned for 1/97, Tenn. Gas Pipeline; Meritus PLS, Inc.; Honeywell, Inc.; Troxler Electronic Lab; Diagnostic Technology Cons.; Golder Construction Ser.; Bhate Engineering Corp.; American Ergineers, Inc.; Boart Longyear Co.; and Rust Environment are out-of state licensees. Arrangements have been made to alert the Manager of Inspection and Enforcement at the next notification of state entry for these licensees, and plans will be made for an inspection during that next entry.

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How many licensees filed reciprocity notices in the reporting period?

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Of these, how many were induirial radiography, well-l logging or other users with inspection frequencies of three years or less?

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For those identifed in 4a, how many reciprocity inspections were conducted?

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Other than reciprocity licensees, how many field inspections of radiographers were performed?

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For NRC Regions, did you establish numerical goals for the number of i

inspections to be performed during this review period? If so, please describe your goals, the number of inspections actually performed, and the reasons for any differences between the goals and the actual number of inspections performed.

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Technical Staffino and Trainino 7,

Please provide a staffing plan, or complete disting using the suggested I

format below, of the professional (technical) person-years of effort applied to th l

agreement or radioactive material program by individual. Include the name, I

position, and, for Agreement States, the fraction of time spent in the following areas: administration, materials licensing & compliance, emergency response, LLW, U-mills, other, if these regulatory responsibilities are divided between i

offices, the table shouldbe consolidated to include all personnel contributing to the radioactive materials program. Include all vacancies and identify all senior I

personnel assigned to monitor work of junior personnel. If consultants were l

used to carry out the program's radioactive materials responsibilities, include I

their efforts. The table heading should be:

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B. Shrader*

HP Supv2 40 0 10.0 N/A 50.0 D. Shults*

HP Mgr2 10.0 N/A 10.0 R. Crosslin' HP Mgr1 10.0 N/A 10.0 R. Wolford HP3 29.0 N/A 29.0 M. Hammon*

HP Supv1 10.0 N/A 10.0 l

R. Perry HP3 25.0 10.0 N/A 35.0 B. Davis

• HP SPV2 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 j

J. Key

• HP SPV1

.8 N/A

.8 A. Grewe*

HPFO Mgr 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 G. Stevens*

HP SPV1 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 B. Freeman

• HPFO Mgr 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 M. Andrews*

HP SPV2 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 C. Johnson HP3 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 i

l A. Hogan HP3 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 j

R. Macklin HP3 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 C. Millsaps HP3 40.0 10.0 N/A 50.0 D. N-Whitmill' HP SPV1 20.0 10.0 N/A 30.0 R. Schaeffer HP3 16.0 N/A 16.0 M. Wolford HP1 2.0

.7 N/A 2.7 J. Politte HP3 1.3

.7 N/A 2.0 T. Papura HP3 21.0 N/A 21.0 I

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I Total filled positions 119.8 463.7 575 3 216.4 20.0 1395.2 i

• Senior technical staff assigned to monitor work of junior technical staff L

8.

Please provide a listing of all new professional personnel hired since the last i

review, indicate the degee(s) they received, if applicable, and additional training and years of experience in health physics, or other disciplines, if appropriate.

t Melissa Wolford - 1/8/95 - TTU, BS, Biology, 94 Licensing until July,96 transfer to Chattanooga Field Office (Compliance) l Tom Papura - 4/1/96 - State U, NY, BS, Natural Sciences, 89 1

Prior experience - TN DOE Oversight Division, Rad Monitoring, etc. / NY Radon, Radiation Emergency, etc.

Titus Berry - 4/2/96 - TSU, BS, Physics, 8/95 l

Prior experience - U.S. Navy nuclear power student John Politte - 8/2/96 - Henderson State College, BS, Chemistry / Biology, 65 - U.

ARK, MS, Radiological Health,67 Prior experience - TVA HP,72-94 l.

l-Rod Hartwig - 9/1/96 - APSU, BS Chemistry / Math,95 i

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Shawn Drake - 9/16/96 - MSU, BS, Physics / Math, 92 Sasikala Krishnasarma - 9/23/96 - U. of Kerala (India), BS, Botany,1970; U. of Calicut (India), MS, Botany l

Prior experience -- ARRT/CNMT N' Western U Hospital /Ressurection Hospital, l

Chicago l

l Roger Fenner - 11/25/96, MTSU, BS, Science / Physics, 82 l

Prior experience - DRH Compliance / Licensing, 82-87 / VU Radiation Safety Office, l

88-10/96 9.

Please list all professional staff who have not yet met the qualification requirements of license reviewer / materials inspection staff (for NRC, inspeciion Manual Chapters 1245 and 1246; for Agreement States, please describe your qualifications requirements for materials license reviewers and inspectors). For j

each, list the courses or equivalent training / experience they need to attend and a tentative schedule for completion of these requirements.

Licensing:

License reviewers are trained as junior reviewers under the direct supervision of eithe the Radioactive Materials Licensing Section Manager or the Licensing /

l Registration /Plannhg Manager. As soon as possible alllicense reviewers attend the five week basic health plysics course and the radioactive materials licensing course.

One staff member who was previously a license reviewer now works in the Planning i

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Section assisting the Licensing / Registration /PlannindAanager in technical topics and specialized review of some amendments for some of the complex licenses. He has attended the five week basic health physics course and has worked for 4.5 years unde the direct supervision of the Licensing / Registration / Planning Manager to review license-for-delivery applications and provide technical research tihe manager on the more complex facility licenses.

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Inspection:

j Name Needs Time Expected i

Approval l

Ron Hartwig 5 wk HP / Insp. Procedures CY 97 Shawn Drake 5-wk HP / Insp. Procedures CY 97 Travis Barber More OJT CY 97 l

Kristi Lewis More OJT CY 97 l

Lawrence Helveston Supervisor's Approval CY 97 l

Missy Wolford More OJT CY 97 Requirements:

5-wk HP Course and Inspection Procedures Course (or equivalent experience) and sufficient OJT to be capable to adequately perform independent inspections (as judged by their supervisor).

10.

Please identify the technical staff who left the RCP/ Regional DNMS program l

during this penod.

l Eric Miller; Alishia Parks; Janice Harkins; Robert Schaeffer; Keith Henshaw-Michele Barrett-Taylor; Paul McCoy; Laura Phillips; Roger Van Blarcom: Dean l

Baker l

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Technical Quality of Licensina Actions i

11.

Please identify any major, unusual, or complex licenses which were issued, received a major amendment, terminated or renewed in this period.

New Licenses i

Manufacturing Sciences Corporation R-01078 Scientific Ecology Group R 73018 l

Scientific Ecology Group R-73020 M-4 Environmental, L.P.

R-01077 IT Corporation R-47152 Radiosurgical Center of Memphis, L.P.

R-79245 l

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l American Technologies, Inc.

R-01081 l

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l Scientific Ecology Group R-73006 Scientific Ecology Group R-73008 Scientific Ecology Group R-73013 Scientific Ecology Group R 73016 Scientific Ecology Group R-73018 Scientific Ecology Group.

R-73020 M-4 Environmental, L.P.

R-01077 i

Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee S-90009 l

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l Nuclear Fuel Services '

S-86001 l

j Nuclear Fuel Services S-86007 American Ecology Recycle Center R-01037 l

American Ecology Recycle Center R-01068 Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.

R-73014 f

W.R. Grace S-33006 Baptist Hospital R-19044 Frank W. Hake Associates R-79171 i

e Terminations HNU R-01051 4

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HNU R-01055 j

Renewals Manufacturing Sciences Corporation S-01046 Frank W. Hake Associates R-79171 y

12.

Please identify any new or amended licenses added or removed from the list of licensees requiring emergency plans?

None 13.

Discuss any variances in licensing policies and proceduretor exemptions frcm the regulations granted during the review period.

Exemotions l

In 1996 an up-to-date list was compiled of exemptions and variances granted by the l

Division from 1966-to the present. Below is a list of the exemptions and viences that were granted by the Division from 1994 to 1996.

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DATE LICENSEE OR REGULATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION REGISTRANT 3/10/94 World Testing, Inc.

1200-2 allows use of radioactive l

L R-95009-H96

.80(1) materialin a high radiation area that does not have the specified controls 9/1/94 Syncor intemational 1200-2 doesn't require the removal of Corp.

.113(2) individual containers that are R-47080-197 disposed of in a Sharps i

container 4

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.113(2) individual containers that are R-33111-197 disposed of in s Sharps container 9/2/94 Syncor international 1200-2 doesn't require the removal of Corp.

.113(2) individual containers that are R-19149-A98 disposed ofin a Sharps container i

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1195 DATE LICENSEE OR REGULATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION REGISTRANT Regional Medical 1200-2 allows a particular doctor to l

5.'1/95 Center at Memphis

.33(3) perform diagnostic anel l

R-79159-98 therapy procedures who didn't meet the specified training requirements 7/10/95 Saint Francis 1200-2-5.60 management of patients with Hospital Cesium 137 and Radium 226 R-79104-G00 implants in the hospital i

l 9/18/95 Memorial Hospital 1200-2 allows a particular doctor to R-33013-897

.33(3) perform diagnostic and l

therapy procedures who didn't

, meet the specified training requirements j

10/27/95 Memorial Hospital 1200-2 waives the leak test R-33120-J00

.03(2)(a) requirement of sealed sources l

placed in storage for decay until removal from storage j

and/or ultimate disposal l

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l DATE LICENSEE OR REGULATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION REGISTRANT 1/17/96 Lockheed Martin 1200-2 compgny meets the Energy Systems,

.06(1) exemption requirements for Inc.

DOE contractors or subcontractors as defined in SRPAR l

3/7/96 Geodax 1200-2 doesn't require the removal of Technology, Inc.

.113(2) individual containers that are j

dba Phoenix disposed of in a Sharps Nuclear container R-47157-C01 3/29/96 Eastman Chemical 1200-2 allows use of radiographic Company

.04(10)(a) and equipment that doesn't R-82012-C01 1200-2-4.08 comply with a certain ANSI J

standard 7//25/96 Alpha Nuclear 1200-2 doesn't require the removal of l

Pharmacy, Inc.

.113(2) individual containers that are R-83013-G01 disposed ofin a Sharps container 9/13/96 Syncor 1200-2 exempt from requirements of International, Inc.

.13(10)(b)1 having an IND, NDA, or a R-79174-L96 biologic product license issued by the FDA l

Variance to Reaulations l

Adopted an indemnification certificate for federal agencis that apply for a Tennessee Radioactive Waste License for Delivery.

14.

What, if any, changes were made in your written licensing procedures (new procedures, updates, policy memoranda, etc.) during the reporting period?

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POLICY l-Determination of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction (completed - modified temporary job sites licenses by condition to contain criteria concerning determining exclusive 1

federaljurisdiction established by NRC)

Biologic Products with Product License Application (completed - modified nuclear medicine (Groups ll and 111) and radiopharmacy licenses by condition to recognize

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the new FDA approval methodology) l Definition of Broker as Applied to Tennessee Radioactive Waste License for j

Delivery (completed)

Inspection Procedures for Area Offices (ongoing)

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Policy for Handling Expired Licenses (ongoing) 7 Notice to Pregnant Workers (ongoing)

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Division Policy Conceming Transfer of Licenses From One Party to Another i

(ongoing)

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l REGULATORY GUIDES l

Radiography Guide (updated) l Guide for Qualifying as a Radiation Safety Officer for Disposal /Proceseg Facilities or j

Similar Facilities (completed) i Minimum Qualifications for Radiography RSO (completed)

White Paperon Reindustrialization and Privatization of Former DOE Sites White Pape (completed)

Decontamination and Decommissioning License Guide (completed) l Medical Guide (ongoing) i 5

15'.

For NRC Regions, identify by licensee name, license number and type, any renewal applications that have been pending for one year or more.

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IV.

Technical Quality of Insoections l

.16.

What, if any, changes were made to your written inspectiorprocedures during

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the reporting period?

None 1

17.

Prepwe a table showing trienumber and types of supervisory accompanimert l

made during the revimy period. Include:

Suoervisor Insoector License Cat.

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AEG JEH 03225 03/08/95 AEG GAS 03310 10/29/96 JRS AEG 03121 09/05/96 JRS AEG 03121

' 09/05/96 JRS JTL 02500 10/21/96

'BHF CNM 03234 06/5-7/96 i-BHF CNM 03234 10/17/96 l

BHF AWH 03234 10/96 BHF AWH 03121 01/09/95 BHF RLM 03121 11/94 BHF CAJ 03233 10/25/94 i

BHF MVA 11300 9/96 inspecto ir e fel if r c ndudng supemisory accompaniments of es documented, please provide copies of the clocu eka n or each ac mpaniment l

l Accompaniments now should be made by all supervisory staff. Each supervisor will attempt to accompany each inspector supervised at least once each calendar year.

l Documentation of inspections including supervisory accompaniment are inspection i

reports / notices of non-compliance (these can be made available during program l

review).

19.

Describe or provide an update on your instrumentation and methods of calibration. Are allinstruments properly calibrated at the present time?

DRH procedure for calibration includes annual calibration of each instrument, under contract with K & S Associates, Inc., Nashville, except the 12-4 Ludlum neutron

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detector, which is sent to Ludlum for calibration each year.

All gamma detectors are calibrated to a Cs-137 source.

All alpha detectors are calibrated to a Pu-239 set.

When an instrument nears its calibration date, arrangements are made for that l

instrument to be sent for calibration. If the instrument is in a field office, a meter swap is made so the field office is not left without the proper instrument during the l

calibration time.

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The following is an updated instrument calibration list.

CAL DATE MANUFACT.

MODEL SER. #

DET. TYPE MOD # SER#

LOC.

4 10 3

96 LUDLUM 12-4 44437 BF3 REM NASH.

l BALL i.

9 25 96 LUDLUM 12-S 5808 INTERNAL MEMP l

Nat j

2 19 96 LUDLUM 12-S 5817 INTERNAL NASH.

Nai 6

5 96 LUDLUM 12-S 25107 INTERNAL NASH.

Nal 6

5 96 LUDLUM 12-S 92488 INTERNAL NASH.

4 Nal 12 12 95 LUDLUM 12-S 92491 INTERNAL KNOX Nal 1

15 96 LUDLUM 12-S 92495 INTERNAL NASH.

Nal 2

19 96 LUDLUM 12-S 92500 INTERNAL NASH.

Nal 12 18 95 LUDLUM 12-S 92502 INTERNAL NASH Nal 2

19 96 LUDLUM 12-S 92507 INTERNAL NASH.

Nat 11 9

95 LUDLUM 14-A 799 END 44-4 B13301 MEMP WINDOW G.M.

2 21 96 LUDLUM 14-A 13275 END 44-4 3006 NASH.

WINDOW G.M.

1 12 11 95 LUDLUM 14-B 1430 INTERNAL CHATT G.M.

7 10 96 VICTOREE 470-A 716 ION NASH.

N CHAMBER 2

19 96 BICRON MCR-R B108G ORGANIC KNOX.

SClNTILL I

6 27 96 B!CRON MCR-R B110G ORGANIC KNOX.

SCINTILL.

APTEC ODYSSE 9404-2" X 2' NAl 930712-6 NASH.

Y4 10 f

12 27 95 EBERLINE RO-2A 1677 ION MEMP CHAMBER j

8 20 96 EBERLINE RO-2A 1680 lON NASH.

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6 27 96 EBERLINE RO-2A 1743 ION NASH.

CHAMBER 8

13 96 EBERLINE RO-2A 1770 lON NASH.

CHAMBER 2

21 96 EBERLINE RO-2A 1791 ION KNOX CHAMBER 10 7

96 EBERLINE RO-2A 1803 ION KNOX CHAMBER 6

5 96 T. ASSOC.

TBM-3P2 84173 ENER NASH.

COMPGM 8

13 96 LUDLUM 3

1877 END 44-4 PR26680 MEMP.

WINDOW G.M.

10 27 95 LUDLUM 3

2150 END 44-4 PR03175 CHATT WINDOW G.M.

3 18 96 LUDLUM 3

39206 PANCAKE 44-9 PR24447 NASH G.M.

2 21 %

LUCLUM 3

39240 END 44-7 PR33303 NASH.

WINDOW G.M.

7 10 96 LUDLUM 3

39265 END 44-4 PR39265 NASH WINDOW G.M.

3 18 96 LUDLUM S

3809 INTERNAL NASH G.M.

8 9

96 LUDLUM 5

3811 INTERNAL NASH.

G.M.

3 6

96 LUDLUM 5

3824 INTERNAL NASH G.M.

10 7

96 LUDLUM S

6221 INTERNAL KNOX G.M.

4 16 96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 18348 PANCAKE 44-9 PR6046 NASH G.M.

4 16 96 LUDLUM 12 18348 SIDE HP-KIT 6 NASH WINDOW 270 G.M.

4 16 96 LUDLUM 12 18348 Nal SCINT.

44-2 PR6253 NASH 4

17 96 LUDLUM 12 18348 ZnS 43-2 PR7528 NASH SCINT.

2 24 96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 20040 PANCAKE 44-9 PR6047 CHATT G.M.

2 24 96 LUDLUM 12 20040 SIDE HP-N/A CHATT WINDOW 270 G.M.

2 26 96 LUDLUM 12 20040 ZnS 43-2 PR7531 CHATT SCINT.

2 26 96 LUDLUM 12 20040 Nat SCINT.

44-2 G1-03175 CHATT

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5 13 96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 20096 SIDE HP-KIT 2 NASH WINDOW 270 G.M.

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13 96 LUDLUM 12 20096 PANCAKE 44 9 PR6048 NASH l

G.M.

5 13 96 LUDLUM 12 20096 ZnS 43-2 PR7530 NASH SCINT.

5 13 96 LUDLUM 12 20096 Nat SCINT.

44-2 PR6256 NASH 10 7

96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 21665 SIDE HP-KIT 5 KNOX WINDOW 270 G.M.

l 10 7

96 LUDLUM 12 21665 Nat SCINT.

44-2 PR6255 KNOX 10 7

96 LUDLUM 12 21665 PANCAKE 44-9 PR6044 KNOX G.M.

l 10 7

96 LUDLUM 12 21665 ZnS 43-2 PR7527 KNOX SCINT.

6 5

96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 21688 PANCAKE 44-9 PR6045 MEMP j

G.M.

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96 LUDLUM 12 21688 SIDE HP-KIT 3 MEMP j

WINDOW 270 G.tA.

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5 96 LUDLUM 12 21688 Nat SCINT.

44-2 PR6254 MEMP 6

5 96 LUDLUM 12 21688 ZnS 43-2 PR7526 MEMP l

SCINT.

2 23 96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 105701 PANCAKE 44-9 PR106665 KNOX l

G.M.

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24 96 LUDLUM 12 105701 ZnS 43-2 PR085751 KNOX l

SCINT.

2 24 96 LUDLUM 12 105701 SIDE 44-PR106666 KNOX WINDOW 38 G.M.

2 24 96 LUDLUM 12 105701 Nat SCINT.

44-2 PR107144 KNOX l

1 18 96 LUDLUM 12 KIT 105721 SIDE 44-PR106664 NASH WINDOW 38 G.M.

1 18 96 LUDLUM 12 105721 ZnS 43-2 PR085752 NASH l

SCINT.

1 18 96 LUDLUM 12 105721 Nal SCINT.

44-2 PR107148 NASH 1

18 96 LUDLUM 12 105721 PANCAKE 44-9 PR106634 NASH G.M.

I 10 30 95 LUDLUM 16 KIT 2650 END 44-4 2650 NASH.

l WINDOW i

G.M.

10 30 95 LUDLUM 16 2650 PANCAKE 44-9 13680 NASH.

G.M.

10 30 95 LUDLUM 16 2650 Nal SCINT.

44-2 G-2650 NASH.

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11 2

95 LUDLUM 16 2650 ZnS 415 P59 NAGS SCINT.

8 13 96 LUDLUM '

16 KIT 2651 PANCAKE 44-9 2651 NASH.

G.M.

8 13 96 LUDLUM 16 2651 END 44-4 200295 NASH.

WINDOW G.M.

8 13 96 LUDLUM 16 2651 Nat SCINT.

44-3 G-2651 NASH.

1 19 96 LUDLUM 16 KIT 3006 Nal SCINT.

44-2 A-3006 KNOX 1

19 96 LUDLUM 16 3006 PANCAKE 44-9 24795 KNOX G.M.

1 19 96 LUDLUM 16 3006 END 44-4 B13294 KNOX j

WINDOW l

G.M.

1 19 96 LUDLUM 16 3006 ZnS 43-5 A-3006 KNOX l

SCINT.

l 6

26 90 LUDLUM 16 KIT 3007 PANCAKE 44-9 PR077190 KNOX G.M.

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28 96 LUDLUM 16 3007 END 44-4 3007 KNOX l

WINDOW G.M.

6 28 96 LUDLUM 16 3007 ZnS 43-5 A-3007 KNOX l

SCINT.

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28 96 LUDLUM 16 3007 Nat SCINT.

44-2 A-3007 KNOX 10 8

96 LUDLUM 16 KIT 7319 Nai SCINT.

44-2 P444 MTVP.

l 10 8

96 LUDLUM 16 7319 ZnS 43-5 P448

MEMP, j

SCINT.

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10 8

96 LUDLUM 16 7319 PANCAKE 44-9 PR33813 MEMP.

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G.M.

10 8

96 LUDLUM 16 7319 END 44-4 7319 MEMP.

WINDOW G.M.

l 4

18 96 H. P.I.

4083 501 PIN DIODE CHATT 3

6 96 H.P.I.

4083 502 PIN DIODE NASH.

12 8

95 H.P.I.

4083 503 PIN DIODE NASH.

l 3

6 A

H.P.I.

4083 504 PIN DIODE KNOX 2

22 96 H.P.I.

4083 505 PIN DIODE NASH.

12 8

95 H.P.I.

4083 506 PIN DIODE MEMP l

12 8

95 H.P.I.

4083 509 PIN DIODE MEMP 8

13 96 H.P.I.

4083 510 PIN DIODE 4593 CHATT NOTE:

• IN LAST COLUMN INDICATES THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE BEING CAllBRATED

$ IN LAST COLUMN INDICATES THIS INSTRUMENT IS OUT FOR REPAIRS l

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3 V.

Resoonses to Incidents and Alleaations 20.

Please provide a list of the most sianificant incidents (i.e., medical misadministration, overexposures, lost and abandoned sources, incidents requiring 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> or less notification, etc.) that occurred in the Region / State during the review i

period. For Agreement States, information included in previous submittals to NRC need not be repeated. The list should be in the following format:

l-l LICENSEE NAME LICENSE #

DATE OF INCIDENT / REPORT TYPE OF INCIDENT Summaries of allincidents have periodically been submitted to NRC.

21.

During this review period, did any incidents occur that involved equipment or source failure or approved operating procedures that were deficient? If so, how and when were other State /NRC licensees who might be affected notified?

N/A a.

For States, was timely notification made to the Office of State Programs? For Regions, was an appropriate and timely PN generated?

N/A 22.

For incidents involving failure of equipment or sourceswas information on the j

incident provided to the agency responsible for evaluation of the device for an assessment of possible generic design deficiency? Please provide details for each l

case.

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N/A l

I 23.

In the period covered by this review, were there any cases involving possible wrongdoing that were reviewed or are presently undergoing review? If so, please -

describe the circumstances for each case.

None 24.

Identify any changes to your procedures for handlingillegations that occurred during the period of this review.

There are no changes to our procedures.

a.

For Agreement States, please identify any allegations referred to your program by the NRC that have not been closed.

Complaint regarding public notice relative to Studsvik licensing referred by NRC to State on October 25,1996.

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General 25.

Please prepare a summary of thestatus of the State's or Region's actions taken in response to the comments and recommendations following the last review.

e The last full review of the Tennessee Division of Radiological Health (TN DRH) was concluded on February 4,1994, and tne results formally transmitted to TN DRH by letter of July 28,1994. Accompanying that letter were three technical recommendations for program enhancement. In our response to that letter, we acknowledged actions to effect Recommendations One and Two. We also noted we would make efforts to increase our inspection of reciprocity licensees. As can be determined from our informal mid-cycle review of January 23-26,1995, and this report, TN DRH has increased its reciprocity inspections. A review of the results of those inspections is now being conducted.

26.

Provide a brief description of your program's strengths ad weaknesses. These strengths and weaknesses should be supported by examples of succanes, problems or difficulties which occurred during this review period.

The major strength of TN DRH is the commitment of its staff to assuring the protectio n of the public and environment from the hazards of radiation. While having varied assignments, all Division staff understand our focus is to assurthe adequate protection of the public from radiation. TN DRH also has a core staff group that has significant training and experience in regulatory health physics, and a strong administrative core tha effectivelysupports ouractivity. The senior technical staff is also very effective in workig with new staff to develop their skills.

Evidence of our strengths is the ability to quickly respond to numerous incidents or situations involving non-routine activities, e.g., molten metal spills at SEG, package crushings at Federal Express, lost or abadoned source actions. An additional strength is the high recognition factor for TN DRH within state government. We know radiation!

TN DRH weaknesses are staffingdifficulties and training difficulties. There is a desperat need for additional new technical staff in the training pipeline. in addition, without the NRC training and possibly no other outside training, it is going to become increasingly difficult to develop trained staff.

B.

NON-COMMON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1.

Reoulations and Leoal Authority 27.

Please list all currently effective legislation that affects the radiation control program (RCP).

TennesseeCode Annotatad 68-202-101 through 68-202-508 ancB8-202-705 through 68-202-709 28.

Are your regulations subject to a " Sunset" or equivalent law? If so, explain and include the next expiration date for your regulations.

Rules adopted during any calendar year are subject to sunset June 30 of the following calendar year, unless approval by the legislature. Historically, all regulations approved by the (Legislature's) Govemment Operations Committee (GOC) are then approved by the Legislature by passage of a bill. All DRH regulations must have approval dhe GOC.

29.

Please complete the eclosed table based on NRC chronology of amendments.

Identify those that have not been adopted by the State, explain why they were not adopted, and discuss any actions being taken to adopt them.

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If you have not adopted all amendments within three years fronthe date of NRC rule promulgation, briefly describe your State's procedures for amending regulations in I

order to maintain compatibility with the NRC, showing the normal length of time anticipated to complete each step.

Description of procedures not applicable at this time.

II.

Sealed Source and Device Proaram 31.

Prepare a table listing new and revised SS&D registrations of sealed sources ad i

devices issued during the review period. The table heading should be:

'SS&D Manufacturer, Type of Registry Distributor or Device Number Custom User or Source SS&D Manufacturer, Type of Registry Distributor of Device Number Custom User or source TN-0241-S-101-S Sanders Medical Products Inc.

calibration and transmission sourcs TN-0241-S-102-S Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

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TN-0241-S-103-S Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

calibration source TN-314-S-101-S ETRAC Laboratories, Inc.

reference source TN-628-D-200-S Eastman Chemical Company gauging device TN-799-D-101-S Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI) gauge TN-1004-D-101-S Bristol-Myers Squibb Company isotope generator l

32.

What guides, standards and procedures are used to evaluate registry applications?

l The Division makes appropriate use of the guidesstandards, and procedures current) incorporated in the Course Notebook from the Sealed Source and Device Workshop conducted by the NRC on September 12-15,1995.

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Please include information on the following questions in Section A, as they apply to the Sealed Source and Device Program:

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Technical Staffing and Training - A.ll.7-10 Technical Quality of' Licensing Actions - A.111.11, A.lll.13-14 Responses to incidents and Allegations - A.V.20-23 1

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Since the last NRC review, registry evaluations have beerperformed by Charles Arnot and Chestine " Dell" Montgomery. Mr. Arnott has worked for the Division for seventee l

years and has attended a Sealed Source and Device Workshop. He has provided l

guidance and supervision in this effort for Ms. Montgornery who has worked for the Division of 3.5 years. There were no reported incidets involving failure of sources or devices evaluated by the Division.

or 10 CFR Rule 10 CFR Date Date Current Expecte Part(s)

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Adoption Addibon of an exempt quantity for Ba-133 20,30 9/2494 Addition and modification of transport and packaging 20,30, 3/2694 l

procedures 40,70, 71 Changes in values of radienuclides of all concentrations in 20 11/2/75 c:r and water Requirements for notices, instruction and reports by licen-19 9/1796 sees to workers, and options available to workers with re-gard to inspections Change to abbreviations for " curie" and " microcurie," and 20,30, 10/24/76 addition of defirAion for "millicurie" 32 Authoruation to use C-14 in in vitro clinical or laboratory 31,32 1/10/77 t:sts Requirement that suppliers must verify that customers are 30,31, 3/11/77 cuthorized to receive the material shipped 40,70, 150 Special curie definitions and concentration values for U 20 7/2907 (nd Th Addition of H-3 and Fe-59 to in vitro tests and extension of 31,32, 8/16/77 MedicalGrouplicensing 35 Modification of requirements for distribution of 31.5 GL 31,32 1/1598 devices Clarification of AEC contractors exempt pursuant to Energy 1/19/75 Reorganization Act Requirements for control of licensed mateist in unre-20 6/25/78 stricted areas and D9]in storage Addebon of I-125 seeds for interstitial treatment of cancer 35 6/2508 to Group VI incorporation of"As Low As is Reasonably Achievable 20 1/1999 (ALARA)" wording Modification of occupational exposure limit for Rn-222 20 1/2999 Addition of Sn-113/in-113m generators to Group ill 35 2/23/79 Addition of Yt>-169 DTPA for cistemography to Group 11 35 4/19/79 Requirements for preservations of certain records required 20,31, 6/2n9 by the regulations 32,35, 40,70, l

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Extends small quantity source material GL to Federal, state 40 1/6/81 and local govemments for operational purposes Addition of Tc-99m human serum albumin for heart blood 35 1/16/81 l

poolimaging to Group Ill Addition of Tc-99m medronate sodium for bone imaging to 35 2/7/81 Group 111 Exemption for spark gap irradiators containing Co-60 30 2/16/81 I

Additional requirements for controlling areas in which 20 3/14/81 radiation levels in excess of 500 rems /hr exist Addition of Tc-99m gluceptate sodium for brain and renal 35 6/16/81 perfusionimaging to Group 111 Removal or defacing of radioactive material!abels on 20 6/23/81 empty containers Addition of Tc-99m human serum microspheres for venog-35 9/7/81 raphy to Group ill Requirement to perform survey of patients to confirm that 35 12/28/81 implants have been removed Deletion of diagnostic procedures from medical groups 35 3/22/82 Notice of discontinued licensed operations 30,40, 6/5/82 70 Teletherapy calibrations 35 7/9/82 Control of radiation to transient workers 19,20 8/20/82 Modificabon of transportation requirements 71 9/27/82 TN has modi-fied its regu-lation, but the wording is not identical to the NRC's j

Amendments to industrial radiography regulations 71 3/28/83 l

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Testing of radioisotope generators 35 9/2/83 f/

Deletion of GL for source material medicinals 40 9/16/83 Medical misadministration reporting 35 11/10/83 Requirements to implement the Uranium Mill Tailings Act 40 11/17/83 N/A

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Baomedical weste rule 20 3/31/84 Exemptbn for survey instrument calibration sources 30 5/13/84 Addition of Am.-241 to exemption for survey instrument 30 9/23/84 i

l-calibra%n sources Radiation protection survey requirement 20 11/30/84 Clarification of exemption for uranium shielding in shipping 40 12/24/84 containers Addition of To-99m labeled disofonin to Group ill 35 3/26/85 Placement of provisions of Reg Guide 8.15 in regulations 20 4/15/85'

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Tr nsfer for disposal and manifests 20 12/27/87 Telltherapy room monitors and servicing of source expo-35 3/4/86 sure mechanisms l

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70 Trrnsportation regs compatibility with IAEA 71 9/6/87 Irretrievable welllogging source 30,70, 9/28/86 150 i

Elimination of exemption for glass enamel and glass 40 9/11/87 enamel frit Addition of To-99m labeled pharmaceuticals for gastroeso-35 9/10/88 phogeal imaging and other clinical procedures Uranium Mill Tailings (proposed) EPA Standards 40, 11/15/88 N/A Appendix A,150 industrial radiography storage surveys and quarterly audits 34 7/16/89 Bankruptcy nobfication 30,40, 2/11/90 01,70 Exemption for use of aerosols 35 3/24/90 Revision for medicaluse 35 4/1/90 Medical misadministration reporting 6/26/90 i

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cer Emergency Planning 30,40, 4/7/93 70 5/15/92 Use of radiopharmaceuticals for therapy 35 8/23/93 Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment 34 1/10/94 1/10/94 ASNT certification of radiographers 34 4/18/94 Standards for Protection Against Radiation a-20 1/1/94 j

1/2//94 Notification of incidents 20,30, 10/15/94 31,39 12/28/96 40,70 Quality Management Program and Misadministrations 35 1/27/95 Has been Adoption submitted Date to Com-Unknown missioner ofTDEC Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirernents for Irradia-36 7/1/96 N/A tors Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA Program 61 7/22/96 10/28/96 Decommissioning Recordkeeping; Documentation Addi-30,40, 10/25/96 N/A tions 70 Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Mechanism 30,40, 1/28/97 70 12/6/87 Uranium Mill Tailings; conforming to EPA Standards 40 7/1/97 N/A Timeliness in Decommissioning 30,40, 8/15/97 70 Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use 30,32, 1/1/98 of Byproduct Material for Medical Use 35 Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory 3/13/98 Protection Equipment Low-level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Re-3/1/98 porting Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment 6/30/98 i

Radiation Protection Requirements; Added Definitions and 8/14/98 l

Criteria Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements 11/24/98 10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the Intemational Atomic 4/1/99 l

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License #: R-79245 Location: Memphis, TN New, Amendments No.1,2, and 3 License Type: Gamma Knife Reviewer: CWA, MW, CLM Date issued: June 1,1995; December 8,1995 February 21,1996; June 24,1996 Comments:

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Clearly identified the ownership, responsible party and relationship with Methodist Hospital and the licensee, b)

Amendment #2 - exemption from posting of Very High Radiation Area due to patient apprehension.

File No: 2 Licensee: Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc.

License No: R-M7002 Location: Maryland Heights, MO New License Type: Calibration / Leak Testing Reviewer: CLM Date issued: October 4,1996 File No: 3 Licensee: M4 Environmental, L.P.

License No: R-01077 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Amendments No. 6,7,8,9, and 10 Licensee Type: Brokerage Reviewer: MAP Date issued: April 23,1996; June 14,1996 September 13,1996; September 17,1996 October 10,1996 File No: 4 Licensee: HNU Systems, Inc.

License No: R-01051 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Termination License Type: Possession / Calibration Reviewer: CWA Date issued: September 25,1995 Comment:

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License No: R-01055 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Termination License Type: Commercial Distribution Reviewer: CWA l

Date issued: September 25,1995 Comment:

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File No: 6 Licensee: Chattanooga Outpatient Center License No: R 33096 Location: Chattanooga, TN Amendments 14,15,16, and 17 License Type: Private Medical - Diagnostic Reviewer: RJP, CLW, CWA, CLW Date issued: December 8,1994; April 4,1995 December 21,1995; July 31,1996 File No: 7 Licensee: Tennessee Asphalt Company License No: R-47132 Location: Knoxville, TN Renewal License Type: Portable Gauge Reviewer: MW Date issued: May 23,1996 File No: 8 Licensee: Columbia River Park Hospital License No: R-89003 Location: McMinnville, Tn Amendments 14,15,16, and 17 License Type: Medical - Hospital Reviewer: MD, MW, RJP, REW Date issued: May 16,1995: May 1,1996 August 28,1996; September 26,1996 Comment:

a)

Amendment #17 - Waste storage area and sealed source storage area was not identified on licensees new facility diagram.

File No: 9 Licensee: Radiation Oncology Associates, Inc.

License No: R 57027 Location: Jackson, TN Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 License Type: Medical - HDR Reviewer: CLM, CWA, RJP, MD, RJP Date issued: July 12,1994; November 14,1994 February 8,1995; April 6,1995 August 16,1995; August 8,1996 I

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File No: 11 Licensee: Jackson Utility Division License No: R-57012 Location: Jackson, TN Amendments 10,11, and 12 License Type: Portable Gauge Reviewer: RJP Date issued: August 29,1994; April 5,1995 April 2,1996 File No: 12 Licensee: Outpatient Diagnostic Center License No: R-19140 i

Location: Nashville, TN Amendments 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 License Type: Medical - Private Practice Reviewers: CWA, ROW, MJD, REW Date issued: April 21,1994; August 2,1994 October 13,1994; November 9,1994 March 13,1995; April 7,1995 June 27,1995; July 31,1995 File No: 13 Licensee: Professional Services insustries, Inc.

License No: R-19014 Location: Nashville, TN Amendments 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 License Type: Industrial Radiography Reviewers: CWA, ROW, MJD, RJP Date issued: June 6,1994; November 30,1994 April 10,1995; January 11,1996 Janus'ry 18,1996; February 16,1996 April 3,1996; July 17,1996 Comments:

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State amended license in amendment #43 to place equipment that did not meet new equipment standards to a " storage only" status.

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File No: 15 Licensee: Middle Tennessee State University License No: R-75004 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Renewal License Type: Academic Reviewer: CLM Date issued: July 19,1996 Comments:

a) item 10 of license states " Storage Only" but does not identify the devices that are in storage, b)

Licensee made reference in correspondence dated July 9,1996 that they had discovered old radioactive materialin their radiation room. It appears this was not followed up on or included on license.

File No: 16 Licensee: Syncor International Corp.

License No: R-79174 Location: Memphis, TN Amendments 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75 License Type: Radiopharmacy Reviewers: CLM, RJP, MDW Date issued: January 3,1996; February 20,1996 May 23,1996; June 27,1996 July 31,1996; August 21,1996 September 5,1996; September 13,1996 Comment:

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preparation and distribution of I 123 ml8G that does not have an IND or NDA.

File No: 17 Licensee: Law Engineering License No: R-19123 Location: Nashville, TN Amendments 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 License Type: Portable Gauge Reviewers: RJP,MJD,CLM Date issued: March 4,1994; April 6,1995 November 17,1995; April 3,1996 September 12,1996

4 Tennessee Draft Report Page D.5 License File Reviews File No: 18 Licensee: Harton Regional Medical Center License No: R16014 Location: Tullahoma, TN Amendments 20, 21, 22, and 23 License Type: Institutional Medical with Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Reviewerr. MJD, REW, RJP Date issued: April 5,1995; March 18,1996 July 2,1996; September 20,1996 i

File No: 19 Licensee: Manufacturing Sciences Corp.

License No: R-01078 Location: Oak Ridge, TN New License Type: Brokerage Reviewer: REW Date issued: December 5,1996 File No: 20 Licensee: Frank W. Hake Associates License No: R-7Pi 71 Location: Memphis, TN Panewal License Tyce: Brokerage / Storage / Decontamination Reviewer: CWA l

Date issued: September 23,1996 Fiie No: 21 Licensee: Scientific Ecology Group, Inc.

Location: Oak Ridge, TN License No: R 73006 License Type: Storage / Decontamination Amendment No. 49 Date issued: November 22,1996 Reviewer: REW l

l File No: 22 Licensee: Diversified Scientific Services, Inc.

License No: R-73014 Location: Kingston, TN Amendments 32 and 33 License Type: Brokerage Reviewer: CWA Date issued: September 12,1996; Octcber 8,1996 l

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8 ocation: Morristown, TN Termination License Type: In Vitro Clinical Lab.

Reviewer: RJP Termination issued: May 1,1996 l

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Closeout survey was performed by a third party with an instrument that was last calibrated two years prior to the survey. The instrument used was not appropriate for the isotope used at the facility (iodine 125).

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File No.: 1 Licensee: Syncor Int'l Corp., Inc.

License No.: R-47091-C99 Location: Knoxville, TN inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: Calibration / Leak Tests Priority: 5 Inspection Date: 11/1/95 Inspector: AH File No.: 2 Licensee: Syncor int'l Corp., Inc.

License Type: R-47080-197 l

Location: Knoxville, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine

' License Type: Pharmacy Priority: 1 Inspection Date: 7/2/95 inspector: AH Comments:

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Significant radiation levels in the area of the generator were noted in the inspection report but there was no mention of action taken by the inspector to investigate the levels.

File No.: 3 Licensee: Eastman Chemical Company License No.: R-82038-H98 l

Location: Kingsport, TN Inspection Type: Announced, routine License Type: Research Priority: 1 inspection Date: 7/2/96 Inspector: TP l

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Location: Oak Ridge, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, Routine License Type: Hospital Priority: 3 Inspection Date: 7/12-15/96 Inspector: RM l

File No.: 5 Licensee: Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

License No.: R-47154 DOO Location: Knoxville, TN Inspection Type: Announced, initial License Type: R&D Priority: 4 Inspection Date: 9/27/95 Inspector: CM L

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Independent measurements (radiation levels) should be reported as a measured reading rather than a meter reading times the scale factor.

File No.: 7 Licensee: Eye Clinic, Inc.

License No.: R 57010-E98 Location: Jackson, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: Eye applicator Priority: 4 Inspection Date: 3/13/96 Inspector: AG l

File No.: 8 Licensee: Vanderbilt University License No.:

Location: Nashville, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: Broad, Academic Priority: 1 l.

Inspection Date: 6/11-13/96 Inspector: JL Comment:

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Licensee: Engineering and Testing Sve.

License No.: R 79200-197 l

Location: Memphis, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: Portable Gauge Prianty: 4 Inspection Date: 5 8 95 Inspector: GS l

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Ln,ense No.: R-57927-A99 Location: Jackson, TN Inspectbn Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: HDR Priority: 1 Inspection Date: 7/12/95 Inspector: JH

. File No.: 13 Licensee: Thompson Metal Serv., Inc.

License No.: R-82049-J99 Location: Piney Flats, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, initial License Type: Gauge Priority: 7 Inspection Date: 6/22/95 inspector: CJ File No.: 14 Licensee: IT Corporation License No.: R-01060-J01 Location: Kingston, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: R&D, Analytic Test Priority: 4 Inspection Date: 3/1-5/96 Inspector: MA Comment:

a)

Licensed activities extend across three categories of licenses with different frequencies. The license should be inspected at the most restrictive frequency.

File No.: 15 Licensee: Rust Env. and Infra.

License No.: NRC-4818608-02 Location: Sheboygon, WI inspection Type: Announced License Type: Portable Gauge Priority: Reciprocity inspection Date: 2/23/95 Inspector: CM Comment:

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License No.: Florida 1641-1 Location: Tampa, FL Inspection Type: Unannounced License Type: Portable Gauge Priority: Reciprocity l

Inspection Date: 5/31/96 Inspector: MA File No.: 17 Licensee: E.1. Dupont License No.: R 33018-G97 Location: Chattanooga, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine l

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inspection Date: 8/14/96 Inspector: BS File No.: 18 Licensee: Univ. of Memphis License No.: R-79219-E00 Location: Memphis, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine License Type: Gauge Priority: 4 inspection Date: 11/21/95 Inspector: GS File No.: 19 Licensee: Testing & Tech., Inc.

License No.: R-47144-K98 Location: Hixson, TN Inspection Type: Unannounced, routine 1

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- Inspection Date: 5/8/96 Inspector: BS in addition, the following inspection accompaniments were made as part of the on-site IMPEP review:

Accompaniment No.: 1 Licensee: Baptist Hospital License No.: R-190-44 Location: Nashville, TN Inspection Type: Routine, unannounced License Type: Institutional Medical Priority: 3 Inspection Date: October 31,1996 Inspector: JL Accompaniment No.: 2 Licensee: Abercrombe Radiological Consultants License No: R-47094 Location: Knoxville, TN Inspection Type: Routine, Unannounced i

License Type: Private Medical Priority 3 inspection Date: November 13,1996 Inspector: CJ l

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Licensee: Syncor International Corp.

License No.: R-47080 Location: Knoxville, TN Type Inspection: Routine, Unannounced License Type: Nuclear Pharmacy Priority 1 l

Inspection Date: November 14,1996 inspector: AH Accompaniment No.: 4 Licensee: Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center License No: R 47003 l

Location: Knoxville, TN inspection Type: Routine, Unannounced License Type: Institutional Medical Priority: 3 Inspection Date: November 15,1996 Inspector: DN l

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Date of Event: 8-8-96 l

Type of Event: Molten Metal Spill Summary of Incident:

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License No: R-57015-K97 Site: Jackson, TN Date of Events: 8-09 96 Type of Event: Potential Overexposure Summary of incident:

The Licensee removed a defective fixed gauge from operation and found that the gauge's shutter was stuck in the open position. A contractor secured the device, performed radiation measurements and removed the source for disposal. No excessive exposures occurred.

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This event was not reported to NRC because the potential exposure was determined at the time to not likely exceed Licensee reporting requirements. However, additional follow up is needed to determine if the cause for the incident was generic to the device in that specific environment or caused by other actions.

File N o. 3 Licensee: Federal Express (A general license)

License No: N/A Sitei Memphis Air Terminal Date of Event: 10-19 95 Type of Event: Misplaced RAM Summary of Incident:

1 FedEX reported the loss of three packages containing 20 millicuries of Xe-133 at the Memphis facility. The RSO consultant responded and notified the National Response l

Center and the State. Packages were found and determined to be undamaged.

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Date of Event: 5-31-95 Type of Event: RAM Shipment exceeded Radiation Limits Summary of incident:

A RAM shipment was received by Alaron Corporation in Wampum, PA that exceeded the external radiation limits for transportation of limited quantities shipped by the Licensee. An investigation revealed that a " hot Co-60 particle" had dislodged inside the container and caused the high reading upon receipt at Alaron. The particle was returned to Hake for disposal.

File No: 5 Licensee: Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

License No: R-01069-F98 Site: Oak Ridge, TN Date of Event: 8-19-94 Type of Event: Loss of Material Summary of incident:

The Licensee reported the theft of a 5 microcurie Cs-137 source and a 3 microcurie Am-241 source. Later the same day, the Licensee reported that the sources were not lost, but had been transferred to a Maryland licensee (Patriot Coal Company) and one to a Kentucky licensee (Riverton Coal Co.).

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License No: R-19017-J96 Site: Gainesboro, TN Date of Event: 8-30-94 Type of Event: Portable gauge involved in traffic accident i

Summary of incident-Licensee reported that a Troxler moisture density gauge had been run over by a passenger vehicle. The State responded and determined that the device source was not leaking and that no excessive exposure had occurred. The source and device were returned to the manufacturer.

File No: 7 Licensee: University of Tennessee License No: R-47005-197

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Date af Event: 12-19 94 Type of Event: Lost RAM J

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i License No: R-57002-C98 Site: Jackson, TN Date of Event: 12-22-94 Type of Event: Contamination from therapy patient Summary of incident:

The Licensee RSO notified the State concerning 1-131 contamination from patient urine during a therapy procedure. RSO provided report describing the clean up actions taken, radiation surveys, and personnel bioassays. No contamination was released outside the licensee's facility and no personnel contamination occurred.

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Licensee: Diversified Scientific Services Corp. (DSSI) l License No: R-73014-K98 i

i Site: Kingston, TN Date of Event: 12-21-95 Type of Event: RAM shipment with excessive radiation levels Summary of incident:

The Licensee shipped RAM (2 drums) to the Cooper Nuclear Station in Nebraska that was determined to have radiation levels in excess of DOT limits, and liquid inside the drums.

The Licensee revised their procedures for shipping RAM, and provided the State with a report of the actions taken to prevent a reoccurrence.

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File No: 10 Licensee: Baptist Memorial Hospital Medical Center License No: R-79032-F97 i

Site: Memphis, TN Date of Event: 9-23 94 Type of Event: Diagnostic Misadministration l

Summary of incident:

The Licensee reported giving a patient 5.1 millicuries of Tc-99m choletec instead of the l

prescribed 25 millicuries of To-99m HDP. The Licensee revised their hot lab procedures to prevent future incidents of this nature. No patient adverse effects were projected.

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Licensee: Florida Steel Corporation License No: (a non-Licensee)

Site: Jackson, TN Date of Event: 9-20-94 Type of Event: Contaminated Scrap metal Summary of incident:

The scr'ap metal processor received a shipment of metal from the Culp Iron & Metal facility located in Atella, Alabama. The material was returned to the Alabama facility. The State issued an exemption for the shipment and coordinated the action with the Alabama Division of Radiation Control.

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Date of Event: 6-7-96 Type of Event: Transportation event Summary of incident:

The University of Tennessee RSO notified the State concerning an event where 3 packages of P-32 fell from the FedEx truck while making a delivery on the University campus. The University RSO determined that the packages were not damaged, performed radiation surveys and smears, and the packages were allowed to continue to their destination.

Notifications were made to the isotope manufacturer and the FedEx shipper concerning the event.

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License No: (None)

Site: Knoxville facility of Florida Steel Corp.

Date of Event: 6-4-95 Type of Event: RAM detected in scrap metal Summary of incident:

The Scrap Metal facility contacted the State concerning a truck of scrap metal that activated the radiation alarm at the facility. The State investigated and determined that the radiation level was only 10 microrem per hour of an unknown isotope. The material was returned to the scrap dealer located in Kentucky. The State of Kentucky, Radioactive Materials Unit, was notified and helped coordinate the return shipment and source disposition.

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Manufacturer:

Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

SS&D Type: Calibration source Date of Registration:

July 7,1995 File No: 2 Registry No.: TN-0241 S-102-S Manufacturer:

Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

SS&D Type: Calibration source Date of Registration:

October 18,1996 File No: 3 Registry No.: TN-0241-S-103 S Manufacturer:

Sanders Medical Products, Inc.

1 SS&D Type: Calibration source Date of Registration:

October 18,1996 File No: 4 Registry No.: TN-314 S-101-S l

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ETRAC Laboratories, Inc.

SS&D Type: Reference source

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June 13,1996 Comments:

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Noted that this source is not required to be evaluated under the NRC Policy &

Guidance Directive 84-22, revision 1, dated June 27,1995; however, the State elected to perform the source evaluation for quality control purposes and in accordance with standard source evaluation procedures..

File No: 5 Registry No.: TN-628-D-2OO-S Manufacturer: Eastman Chemical Company SS&D Type: Gauging device Date of Registration:

October 26,1995 i

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Registry No.: TN-799-D 101-S Manufacturer: Energy Technologies, Inc. (ETI)

SS&D Type: Gauge Date of Registration:

October 5,1994 File No: 7 Registry No.: TN 1004-D-101-S Manufacturer:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company SS&D Type: Isotope generator j

Date of Registration:

February 6,1996 l

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