SifiQiQiQif_)sisfjiffG@il sisisisfiefsi sisisisisfii iffsfsi-@ ifsisisisisisisOiUifi sf_EsfifsdiO 8 FORM 3'74 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I* ' * ' MATERIALS LICENSE Amendment No. 03 f Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), and Title to, Code of g Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Parts 30,31,32,33,34,35,36,39,40, and 70, and in reliance on statements and representations heretofore made g by the licensee, a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee to receive, acquire, possess, and transfer byproduct, source, and special nuclear g material designated below; to use such material for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below; to deliver or transfer such materia | to p ~ , persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations of the applicable Part(s). This license shall be deemed to contain the conditions | S specified in Section 183 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to all applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the k| s Nuclear Regulatory Commission now or hereaf ter in effect and to any conditions specified below. E E. E i 2 E || 'i"'" $ In accordance with the application dated Ei $ August 3 1994, E! E l Whitehead Institute for 3. License Nur'ber 20-20706-01 is amended in E| f Biomedical Research its entirety to read as follows: ( ! 2-9 Cambridge Center E| E Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142 . 4. Expiration Date May 30, 2000 El E i A i g 5. Docket or g Reference No. 030-20746 g ' 3 6. Byproduct. Source, and/or 7. Chemical and/or Physical 8. Maximum Amount that Licensee g ;; Special Nuclear Material Form May Possess at Any One Ttme g ! j Under This License g 5 A. Cesium 137 A.- Sealed sources A.'4,000 curies total E| ! J ;(AECL/Nordion Model. El b * ;C-161 Type 8) t , El B . .- E i ! p- >b . El 9. Authorized use , _ . _ B - :. ,. ~ E N A. In AECL/Nordion apimacel ?)f h E N explosives, flam@mables,38[Model1409IrradiatorNo6t'!- @ e # radiation ofE material except rjjcorro'sivbsii y f N B m -W a ;; J s N ,V@ 6 5 ~, 4 ~ $ g u CONDITIONS g g c |p, E v s -' m. ; W, g E! s 10. Licensed material may'be used oilly at the 1icedsee's facilities located at El ~ '' s 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts. /i E R 4 A -|, E B 11. A. Licensed material shall only be used by, or undeF the supervision and in the E B physical presence of, individuals who have(rieceived the training described in E s application dated August 3, 1994 and have been designated in writing by the E E Radiation Safety Officer. E * E i B. The Radiation Safety Officer for this license is Richard C. Mulligan, Ph.D. E| ' E 12. Sealed sources or detector cells containing licensed material shall not be opened or E e sources removed from source holders by the licensee. E t$$ El g"ot13. A. Sealed sources and detector cells containing licensed material shall be tested E for leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months or at E such other intervals as are specified by the certificate of registration El h referred to in 10 CFR 32.210, not to exceed three years. El o m: .o u E ,eg B. Notwithstanding Paragraph A of this Condition, sealed sources designed to emit E ' -< alpha particles shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination at intervals E i * not to exceed three months. El SE El oao e 1000E2 Ej - nanao.ocamanecemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" ~ " " " * J| * ~------ UFFICIAL Mt:wMU WVT [dL 10 g ' |EM M M Mmm 8m m mmm mmm m mmmmmmmmm mu mmmmmmmm m e m a mmmm m . .m m wpn | NyFwm3MA U.S. gEA3 REOULATORY COtmlSSION O PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES I w ucense nug i ' ~ * * 20-20706-01 _ j I MATERIALS LICENSE ' ' " " " * * " ' " SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET l I I Amendment No. 03 | I I | C. In the absence of a certificate from a transferor indicating that a leak test I i has been made within six months prior to the transfer, a sealed source or | | detector cell received from another person shall not be put into use until i I tested. | I I D. Each sealed source fabricated by the licensee shall be inspected and tested for I | I i construction defects, leakage, and contamination prior to any use or transfer as I a sealed source. j l I I E. Sealed sources and detector cells need not be leak tested if: i I I (1) they contain only hydrogen-3; or I | I i . I (ii) they contain only a radioactive gas; or , . ~ | I I I (iii) the half-lifelf the isotope is 30 days or less;'or i I I (iv) they contain'not more than 100 microcuries>of beta and/or gamma emitting i | - i material;or not more'th:n 10 microcuries of alpha emitting material; or ~ | I i I (v) they are;not designedito emit alpha particles, are infstorage, and are not i I being used. However, when they are removed from storage for use or | transfef to another person, and have not been tested within the required I | I i leak test interval, they ~shall be tested before use or transfer. No sealed , I source or . detector, cell shall be 1 stored for a period- of more than 10 years | | without being tested for. leakage and/or contamination. , I ., i | F. The test shall be, capable of detecting the presence of;0.005 microcurie of I If the testsreveals the presence of I g radioactive material . on the test sample. | i 0.005 microcurie or more of removable contamination, a report shall be filed | | with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the source or detector cell | | shall be removed immediately from service and decontaminated, repaired, or g I disposed of in accordance with Commission regulations. The report shall be p filed within five days of the date the leak test result is known with the i | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I, ATTN: Chief, Nuclear Materials i i a i Safety Branch, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406. The I report shall specify the source or detector cell involved, the test results, and | | corrective action taken. g I g i G. The licensee is authorized to collect leak test samples for analysis by the I | I y licensee. Alternatively, tests for leakage and/or contamination may be | | performed by persons specifically licensed by the Commission or an Agreement | - | : | State to perform such services. i I g | | 14. The licensee shall not perform repairs or alterations of the irradiator involving I removal of shielding or access to the licensed material. Removal, replacement, and I i I i disposal of sealed sources in the irradiator shall be performed by persons I specifically licensed by the Commission or an Agreement State to perform such j i services. p ' i N 15. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six months to account for all I | P i i sealed sources and devices containing licensed material received and possessed under l ' L. 2 D Lc'"1 % w. w ....m. w . .. - - & ; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I umsma-m--=m-------------------mmm--..... mmm ........,9 | CRC Form 374 A U.S.gLEA"1 RE!ULATORY COMMISSON & Pact 3 or 3 paces I! w License rum > ' - ' ' * 20-20706-01 MATERIALS LICENSE ' ' " " * ' * * " " " [ SUPPLEMENTARY SHEET P! 030-20746 pj P ' * ' Amendment No. 03 p| >| , 16. The procedures contained in the manufacturer's instruction manual for the irradiator E| authorized by this license shall be followed and a copy of this manual shall be made ( available to each person using or having responsibility for the use of the device. j : 17. The licensee is authorized to transport licensed material in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 71, " Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material." .; 18. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this license, the licensee shall conduct its program in accordar,ce with the statements, representations, and procedures contained in the documents, including any-pnclosures, listed below. The Nuclear shallrgdvern un ess the statements,. Regulatoryrepresentations, Commission's and procedures regulations,he 1.in~t licensee'su)pplication and correspondence are more restrictive than the r;5,ghlations. D ' .(/ b A. Applicationdatedgugust3,1994 Q , s - | ' CQ .2 0, || 4.! N$,f , f f ; > .L ;( , ' 3 g| p! ' sf . (/ , / O s -i_ , p .t'"; (N ,?, -6U '/ y . , < p; a( ' cp, . Ej U". * ' ,, .m , ,9*:x4; ',; q!,; . .;-_ p ' y $f | .b; ' ? M \'1, 9, ;M,. y ' % ) $1,; l,,i A ' ._ y,f; / p ' ' : 44 1 g , kh,e) xw g , ' Q . P . ,. F 5 h i il I - 6. f f i i; I I I! P i For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i P Original Signed By- N APR 2 7 E Date sy James M. Bondick [', Nuclear Materials Safety Branch p Region I H King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 > , W . 08UiMMdLucah+*TmmUfMTmsmaciQcKr.mmaaur.zaam: rara:aurazasurarEh+id ' ! 1 r ' - . " 4 A w w ' < , . .. APR 2 71995 License No. 20-20706-01 Docket No. 030-20746 Control No. 120214 Mr. John Pratt Associate Director, WIBR Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 9 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 Dear Mr. Pratt: Please review the enclosed document carefully and be sure that you understand all conditions. If there are any errors or questions, please notify the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region I office, the Licensing Assistance Section, (610) 337-5093 or 5239, so that we can provide appropriate corrections and answers.