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1 THIS IS AN APPUCATION FOR (Check sporoar,are stem / 2 N AME AND AIUNG ADDP'.SS OF APPLICANT IlocludeleP Code /- American Crystal Sugar-Research Center

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n c5 218-226-4764 |Tim W. Torgeson - Radiat on Safety Officer

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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT'

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(elt3), enacted into . law by section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 579), the follow-ing statement is furnished to individuals who supply information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on NRC Form313. This information is rnalntained in e system of records designated as NRC 3 and described at 40 Federal Register 45334

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(October 1,1975).

1. AUTHORITY: Sections 81 and 161ibl of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as o' mended (42 U$S.C. 2111 and 2201('b)). )

|]l2. PRINCIPAL PURPOSE (S): The information is evaluated by the NRC staff pursuant to the criteria set forth in 10 CFRParts 30,32,33,34, S3 and 40 to determine whether the application meets the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of . ' +

1954, as amended, and the Cornmissio.1's regulations, for the issuance of a radioactive material license or umendmentthereof.

3. ROUYlNE USES: 1he inforniation may be (a) provided to State health departments for their information and use;and (b) prov'dsd to Federal, State, and local health officials and other persons in tne event o' incident or exposure,for their information, investigation, and protection of the public health'and safety. The information may also be dis.closed to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies in the event that the information indicates a siolation or potentialviolation of law and in the course of an administrative or judicial proceeding. In addition, this inforn.ation may b' e trans+ferred to an appropriate Federal, State, or local agency to the extent relevant and necessary for an NRC decision or toan appropriate Federal agency to the extent relevant and necessary for that egency's decision about you.

4. WHETHER DISCLOSUf1E IS MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY AND EFFECT ON' INDIVIDUAL OF NOT PROVID. j

ING INFORMATION: Disclosure of the requested inforrnation is voluntary, if tb* reque.ted Ir: formation is not furn.ished, however, the apOication for radioactive material license, or amendment thercof, will not be processed. A requestthat ir formation be held from public inspection must be in accordance with the provisiorn of 10 CFR 2.790. Withhold-ing from public inspection shall r.ot af feet the right,if any, of persons properly a'nd directly concerned need to inspect j

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5. SYSTEM MANAGER (S; AND ADDRESS: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDirector, Division of Fuel Cycla and Material SafetyDffice of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards i

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Item '5 - Radioactive Material'*******o******c********************r**ut**************************************s

A. Element and Mars Number B. Chemical / Physical Form .C. Maximum Amount-~

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Nickel 63 / Foil Source - Varian / 1 cell ' not to. /Instrument Division exceed 10 milli-,

Detector' Cell Model # Curies02-001972-00.

qCarbon'14 Any 10 millicuries'

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Item 6 - Purpose for which licensed material will be used.************?*****kW*********************4**********************************w*

Nickel 63 To be used as an electron capture detector for gas chromatography

Carbon 14 To be used for radioactiv2 labeling of sugarbeet tissue culturesand/or trace determination of residual bactericides present inbeet sugar refinery product and waste streami.(conducted in a?1boratory setting using " pilot plant" equipment).

Hydrogen 3 To be used for radioactive ldeling of sugarbeet tissue cultures.

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NRC License RenewalItem 7

Item 7 - Individual responsible for radiation safety program and his trainingand experience.

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Tim W. Torgecon, current Radiation Safety Officer, has been employed atthe American Crystal Sugar Research Center as a chemist for the past 8 years.In that position he has worked with those' individuals described in our pre-vious licenses as responsib'ie for the application and use of our licensed

He has held the position of Radiation Safety Officer since May,sources.1985.

He holdt e Bachelor Of Arts degree in chemistry from the University ofMinnesota, Morris (1978), with related course work including 3 quarters eachof physics, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. In 1985 Mr. Torgesonsatisfactorily completed the 4.5 day "Kay-Ray" Installation and NuclearRadiation Safety course (see documents included with this application).

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l Item 8 - Training for individuals workin******************+*********************g in or frequenting restricted areas.**************************************

The Nickel 63 gas chromatograph ECD will be used by or under the super-vision of Dr. Dennis Brown, Larry Batterman, or Tim W. Torgeson.

Dr. Dennis Brown - Research Chemist. be****************************************

Education : University of Wyoming,'Ph.D.1973 (Plant Secondary Metabolites)Mississippi State Univ., MS 1953

" " " , BS 1954 (Undergrad. Nuclear Physics)

Job experience with radiation devices :August 1978-July 1979 experience with analysis for pesticides using H-3EC Detectors. Laboratory supervisor was licensed for detector work onboth H-3 and Ni-63 GC detector sources. Informal training in safetyand use of these detectors was held and monthly urine counts did notindicate contamination in a laboratory containing about 10 workingcells and many additional in storage.Educational experience with tracer studies with H-3 and C-14 enrichedsources in biochemical laboratory also having radiation hazard aware-ness program.

Larry Batterman - Research Chemist p,m**************************************Education : University of Northern Colorado, BA 1963

Job experience : Worked under Dr. Rendi 'in pathology department of ColoradoGeneral Hospital (1963-1965) using C-14 and P-32. Research laboratoryof American Crystal Sugar Co., starting July 1971 under P.C. Hanzas andJ.K. Hobbis, Octobcr 1971 continuing to date with H-3 and Ni-63 EC gaschromatograph detectors.

Tim Torgeson - Research Chemist***********************************

Education and experience listed in item 7, page 3 of this application.

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The C-14 and H-3 will be used by or under the direct supervision of Dr. )Margaret Gibson, Ph.D. or Tim W. Torgeson. ;

Cr. Margaret Gibson~ - Plant Physiologist $cd***************************n**************** i

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Exparience with radioactive devices.: 1University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - full year graduate course in. )1959 - given by Pharmacy Dept., covered all aspr: cts' of radiation safety. 1

Purdue University, Dept. of Biological Sciences - worked with C-14 lab-eled organic acids, ethanol un1 carbohydrates; studies of C-14 labeled i

C02 cnd C2H4 biosynthesis (approximately 200 microCuries). |

I| U.L.L. A. Dept cf Botany and Plant Biochemistry - worked with C-14 label- (

i ed organic acids and ethanol, further studies on C-14 labeled C02 and IC2H4 biosynthesis (approximately 300 microcuries). 1

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Oregon State University - Science Research Institute v worked with C-14labeled carbohydrates, amino acids, aldehydes, and organic ac. ids; meta-',

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bolic pathway studies by measurement of'C-14 labeled C02 production and !other products (approximately 50 microCuries). '

Imperial College of Science and Technology - Dept. of Biochemistry - )London, England - worked with C-14 labeled organic acias and bicarbonate; salts, worked with H-3 labeled agroclavine for ergot alkaloid biosyn-

thesis studies (approximately 250 microCuries).

Queensland Institute of Technology - Dept. of Paramedical Studies,| Australia - worked with C-14 labeled methyl iodide used in the synthesis'

of C-14 labeled agroclavine (approximately 1 milliCurie).

David North Plant Research Centre - CSR Research Ltd. - ' Australia, workedwith C-14 labeled KCN, amino acids, sugars, and NaHCO3 in sugarcane meta- '

bolism and photosynthesis (apprMmately 1 millicurie).

Tim W. Torgesor - Research Chemist '

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Education and experience listed undar item 7, page 3 of this application.

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Item 9'- Facilities and equipment. I*+******aA********************************************************************

The American Crystal Sugar Research Center was built in 1975 and employs .jabout. 45. full time, year round people. The facility _is not open to the gen- :

eral public except for occasional supervised tours (average - less than one Iper week) of small groups cf visitors. We do employ part-time and seasonal.

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workers for projects not related to or in the vicinity of radioactive mater- 1ials. Custodians are allowed in areas where radioactive materials are stored ;

and used but not during times when radioactive materials are actually used. lAlso, custodians are only responsible for cleaning the floors inside the labs; iit is the responsibility of the scientists who use a particular lab to~ keep |clean the bench tops, fume hoods, analytical instruments, and storage lockers.

Equipment used at the ACS Research Center include a wide variety of chem- jical analytical instruments, computers, electronic testing equipment, and 4

smal1 scale pilot plant machinery patterned after full. sized beet sugar refin- ;

ery equipment. Specifically regarding radiation safety : We have a Beckman ?

model G56800 Liquid Scintillation Counter and we also have.immediate access toa Texas Nuclear model 2652 Geiger Mueller survey meter which is kept at ourcorporate headquarters (5 minutes away). The calibration of this. survey meteris certified every six months by an outside agency (Midwest Radiation Physi-cists, Fargo, ND). This meter is capable of detecting .005 microCuries ofCs-137 and is used to evaluate swabs used in cur leak-test program.

.Our facility has a comprehensive intruder alarm system which is turned on

during non-working hours and is connected to the Moorhead Police Dept. whichis located 8 blocks away (typical response time is less than 3 minutes). Ourfire alarm system is directly connected to the Moorhead Fire Department whichis located 17 block;s away (typical response time is less than 4 minutes). Wealso have a mech 6alcal alarm system Mich monitors ail heating, cooling, vent-ilation, and electrical malfunctiora ,nd automatically sounds an ' alarm bell inour building if problems arise. This alarm system also-automatically phonesone of our maintenance persont.el if the problem occurs when ro one is in thebuilding.

The Moorhead fi32 Department has also been provided with a comprehensivereport regarding all radioactive sources here at the Research Center. Thisreport is updated and reissue 6 to them whenever a significant change occursregarding our sources. Some of the information included in this report isas follows :

1. Isotope2. Activity3. Radiation type4. Purpose of source *

5. Building location of each source and a building map6. Calculated " Rope-Off" distance to be observed if damage is suspected

to have occured to the source (for example in a fire).

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Item 10 - Radiation Safety program*******3****************k**********************************k******************

Tim W. Torgeson - RSO - is responsible for our radiation safety program.He conducts an inventory of all our sources every six months and performs leaktests of our Ni-63 ECO source at intervals not exceeding the inanufacturer''s(Varian Instruments) recommended interval of 3 years. He is also responsible -

for keeping informed on all applicable NRC regulations, keeping records re-garding our sources and license, pasting and maintaining legibility of applic-able notices to workers in areas containing r?dioactive materials, and workingwith our facility's general Safety Supervisor, Merl Robertscn.

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Leak testing and general surveys of the bt Ilding are cone with a TexasNuclear model 2652 Geiger-Mueller survey mater which we borrow from our corp-orate headquarters as needed. This meter is recalibrates and certified asaccurate every 6 months by an independent radiation laboratory certified forthis kind of calibration (Midwest Radiation Physicists, Fargo, North Dakota).Sensitivity of this meter and probe is less than .005 mr per hour for Cr-137gamma rays. The probe used on this mater is also stppose6 to be sensitive tobeta rays (although at a reduced efficiency).

Specific safety precautions taken regarding our N1-63 sours. include .

1. The lab in which the Ni-63 source is used or stored has a special i

fire alarm system with very senr.itive ionic det'ector; located four iplaces in the room. In the event of a fire, the entire lab is

I flooded with carbon dioxide gas to smother the flames.| 2. Besides being an especially highly ventilated lab, we also use the'

separate exhaust hood located directly over the gas chromatog NphI whenever the ECD is used.. 3. The lab also has a lock on the only entrance door so the room can beI isolated in caso a radioactive accident occurs or is suspected toi have occured. Only a few authorized people have keys to this lab.' 4. The door to this lab is always kept closed and on the outside of the

door is a large permanent sign declaring " Caution - Radioactive Mat-er i al s " . This sign is the required yellow and maroon and displayedon it is the radiation symbol. On the inside of this door is theNRC recquired " Notice to Workers", form # 3 (9-84).

I 5. When not is use, the Ni-63 ECD is stored in a drawer located underthe gas chromatograph which has been conspicuously labeled withyellow and maroon warning tape bearing the radiation symbol and theword " Radioactive".

6. Leak testing of this source will be done according to the specifica-tions supplied to us by Varian Instruments Co. (see appendix).

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Specific precautions taken regarding our C-14 and H-3 sources include :

1. Except for small working quantities in use at some particular timein our liquid scintillation lab - all C-14 and H-3 isotopes are keptlocked in a metal " tool box" prominently labeled with yellow and mar- ;

oon " Radioactive" warning tape. i2. This box is kept chained to a shelf inside a walk-in freezer which j

kis .ept at -20 degrees Celcius. '

3. The only people who have keys to the storage box and the locked chainthat secures it to the shelf are Tim W. Torgesoil - RSO, Dr. Margaret iGibson - Plant Physiologist, and Merl Robertson - Safety Supervisor. '

4. The following precautions will be observed when using C-14 and H-3 : 1

Lab coats will be worn at all times. J

Gloves will be worn at aH times. '

Mouth pipetting will not be allowed.Smoking, eating, or drinking will not be allowed in this area. ;

food, beverages, er cosmetics will not be stored with these i'

materiats. |The RSO will review Dr. Gibson's records quarterly during tits :

time these materials are used. :Surveys of the area of the exhaust hood and scintillation

counter will be cceducted once ; ar munth during test runs;

and at least once per test run at it's completion,{

Other safety precautions which will be observed wher, radioactive materialis received from vendors include :

1. All radioactive materials will be received at the Research Center'spackage reception area and the RS0 will be notified at the time ofarrival.

2. No radioactive material will be received after normal working hours.3. The aforementioned radiatica survey meter (Texas Nuclear # 2652) will

be used to determine packsge integrity.<4. Upon arrival, tha package will be checked for any radiation above

background levels irnr. a distance of 3 feet and again at the surfaceof the package.

5. The package will be removed to the hood in the area of the liquidscintillation counter and a wipe test will be performed on the out-side of the package.

6. If no leakage is observed, the package will be opened ana a wipe testwill be performed on the final source container itself to determineif there is any removable contamination.

7. Any removable radioactivity detectable with the survey meter will becensidered actionable and both the vendor and the transportation firm

I will be contacted.8. Any spilled material will be absorbed onto disposable media and, for

the low level C-14 materials, will be allowed to evaporatc in a ven-ted fume hood or othentise disposed of according to the vendor'sspecific instructions and regulations set forth in 10 CFR part 20.301to 20.311.

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Ni-63 , No removable waste is expected to be' generated by the Ni-63 gas chrom-atograph. ECD. If damage occurs to the source or it's protective t.on-

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tainer, or is' suspected to'have occured, it's manufacturer will be '

contacted regarding the safe and final disposal of this scurce. Anydisposal of waste will be conducted according to 10 CFR parts 20.301,through 20.311. If cleaning of the foil containing the radioactive jNi-63 is required in order to restore detector sensitivity, thr enM re 1detector will be shipped back to Varian for cleaning and. disposal of i

any cleaning fluids generated by the cleaning.i'

C-14 Waste management for our two specific usages of C-14 include :~

)Use # 1 - Small qu'antities of C-14 labeled chemical compounds may be 'l

used t.o grow sugarbeet tissue cultures. Various parts of {these tissue cultures will then be isolated, homogenized, {and the radioactive C-14 present will be measured using our- !liquid Scintillation Counter. The radioactive waste'gener- |ated by this pro; ram should be limited to waste LSC " Cock- !Tails" and small quattities of homogenized sugarbeet tissue.- !The quantities of both these waste materials will be smallenough so that they may be ' legally disposed of according to10 CFR parts 20.303 through 20.306. {

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Vse # 2 - Less than 8 mil 11 Curies of C-14 labeled bactericide may be Iused in our laboratory pilot-scale beet su~ gar refinery -in .an effort to see if residual biocide is present in any' ofour final product' (sugar, molasses, diffused pulp).. Thisbactericide will be supplied by.an outside vendor and re-ceipt of this material will be handled according to guide ,lines listed earliGe in tilis applicaf. ion (item 10, page 8).All intermediate and. final products generated in this anal-ysis will be r6 turned to the vendor for LSC quantitation.-We expect virtually all of the C-14 supplied to us by the .

vendor will be ' returned to him for LSC counting and final |disposal. Small quantities of C-14 may be present in tha jwater used to wash down the equipment and this material will lbe flushed down the drain into the sanitary' sewerage system I

followed by enough water to ensure compliance with 10 CFR j.part 20.303. Any unused C-14 labeled bactericide will be i

returned to the vendor.

H-3 Usage and waste management of our H-3 material will be identical to )"use # 1"' of our C-14 supply' (listed above).

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5.1 GENERAL e ECD Kit with removable detector cell, P/N 02-

001972 0];This section describes the procedures governing thehandling, contamination testirig, maintenance of e Detector Cell Assembly with foil, P/N 01-001028-01;records, repair, storage and shipping of the 83Ni Pulsed and/or.

. Electron Capture Detector as a radioactive sour.co.Users of this detector are required by the Nuclear Regu- e 8?Ni ECD Foit Replacement Kit, P/N 03 949031 00,latory Commission (NRC) regulations to be familiar withthese procedures. The form far requesting permission to possess the

above items is included in the 83Ni ECD Foil Replace-ment Kit Instructions (P/N 03 949030-00).

5.2 USAGE, HANDLING AND REPAIRUpon receipt of the Specific License, the user may

This detector contains a beta emitting radioactive return the P/N 02 001972-0_0 ECD to Varian Instro-iostooe (a3Ni) plated onto a 1/2 x 3/4-inch platinum foil ment Division for modification to the -01 version. a

for ionization of the carrier gas. Some of the charac-teristics of 83Ni are listed in Table 5-1. The total amount Refer to paragraph 2.6.2 for the tower removal proce-

j of activity in this detector is 8 miUicuries maximum, dure and to paragraph 5.7 for shipping iristructions.

TABLE 5-1 - WARNINGe:Ni CH ARACTERISTICS Always wash your hands thoroughly af ter hand-

ling the ECD. Although beta particles emitted by,

|Half Life 92 Years . Ni have a relatively fowenergy leveland cannot

readHy penetrate the skin, even a minute amountType of Decay #. i

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5.3 RADIOACTIVE-CONTAMINATION LEAK TEST |Physical State Solid^ Prior to shipment to the user, the 83Ni ECD is tested for

fhis detector does not emanate radioactive gas when radioactive leakage. A certificate indicating the results :heated to the maximum tirnit of its working tempera- of that test is included with the detector. This initialture; however, to prevent exposure of the user to the leak-test tocord must be retained, along with records ofradioactive source in the detector cell, removal and/or a 1 subsequent testo (see paragraph 5.8 for requireddismantling of the detsctor cell is prohibited (cee records).'MPORTANT note in paragraph 2.4).

State radiation altthorities require that the ECD beUnlust, the user is specifically licensed to do so, all tested for removable radioactive contamination everyrepah, radioactive decontamination, and foil replace- six months and that records be kept for display uponment must be done by Varian instrument Division, request. The General Licensed owner or user is notAerograph Operations. allowed to take the leak test wipes. The regulations i

require that the General Licensee have the wipes taken *

Any user who feels he is qualified and wishes to do by e holder of an appropriate Spedfic License. Varianhis ovvn foil replacement or chemical foil cleaning Instrument DivMian Se;vice personnel are authorized to

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(3% KOH/95% methanol) rnay request a Specif;c take the lesh t wipes foi the user, or the ECD may bei

Licensa from the appropriate radiation authority allow- returned to e uian Instrument Division for leak testing.ing him to possess the following:

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NOTE' paragraph 5.8) do not charge for this type of change in -the Specific License-

If the leak test reveals the presence of 0.005

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contamination, the owner must file a report mduplicate with the state radiation authority (e.g., ...

Varian Instrument Division has a program for remindingState of California Department of Health) withinits customers overy six months of the need to perform5 days of the test, describing the sourceinvolved,the radioactive contammation leak test. At the appro-

the test results, and the corrective action taken,priate time, a wipe kit will be sent to the user, for a small jin addition, the user must remove the detectorcharge, the returned swabs will be measured for radio- |from service and return it to Varian lastrument

' Division for radioactive decontamination (see active contamination. A completed leak-test form will ;

then 'be returned to the user with the information jperagraph 2.5.2 for removal procedure and para-needed for his records. Varian will also maintain a file j| graph 5.7 for shipping instructions). Varian willof the leak-test results. jd contaminate the detector whenever required,

without charge (02 001972 00 kit only), for as !

long as the customer owns the ECD. The Varian Wipe Kit (P/N O3-949041-00)contains two . |

'{cotton swabs and a vial of methanol which is to be usedto wet the swabs prior to taking the wipes. The used ;

if the user prefers to avoid the expense of service calls swabs are to' be placed in their numbered vials and j

|' or the inconvenience of removing and shipping the returned to Varian in the oripinal container. As long as j

detector for leak testing, he may request a Specific the customer continues to return the wipe swabs to '

License fram the appropriate radiation authority allow- Varian, he will stay on the program mailing list and willing him to use the Varian Wipe Kit (P/N 03 949041-00) continue to receive a wipe kit every six months. ]as described in paragraph 5.3.2 of this manual or Publi-

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cation No 03 949042-00. The California Department of If some activity is evident in the results of theleak test,Health charges the minimum amount of $20,00 for Varian wiff request returr. of tho detector long before .jsuch a license (1976). the activity reaches the level that wis| require the cus-

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the user. The activity level at which Varian will request j0 Name of person (or persons) requesting authorization; return of the ECD is approximately.002 microcuries on

the first wipe.O Position or titie of each applicant;

5.3.2 t.eak T9st Procedure i

j O Type of device to be surveyed; '!l NOTE |

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! The radioactive source is contained in the detector ceil |0 Time between leak tests; The carrier gas enters the bottom of the cell, passesthrough the radioactive foil holder, an"I exhausts at the

| 0 Procudure to be followed in taking wipes. top. Because of the extremely ~ tow vapor pressure ofnickel at the temperatures to which the detector is

in states that do not grant a Specific License for taking exposed, any contamination that may escape must beleak test wipes, and in stat 6s that make no charge for assumed to be in solid form. Any 83Ni particles swept iSpecific Licenses, the user may desire to obtain a out by the carrier gas will most likely be deposited on the d

Specific License for possession of a radioactive device top of the detector tower cap, on the cell exit tube, ordwhich includes permission to take the wipes. on the top of the foil cylinder (see Figure 2-4)c,

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{'the area most likely to be contaminated. In case of any damage which makes one suspect that

radioactive material might be released, the user mustTest for radioactive contamination as follows: immediately discontinue use of the device and consult

the Radiation Safety Officer of Varian Instrument(1) - Allow the ECD to cool to room temperature. Division, Aerograph Operations, by phone: (415)

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To avoid spreading any possible contamination, A leak test must be scheduled as soon as possibledo not handle the top of the tower cap or the (device must be cool) and action must be taken to pre-

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detector cell exit tube. vent the spread of possible contamination.

(2) Remove swab #1 from its vial. 5.6 STORAGE j

(a) Wet the swab with methanol. Because of its potential personnel hazard, the detector |

must be stored under lock and key in an area posted with i

(b) Wipe the top of the detector tower cap first, a " CAUTION - RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL" warning sign .uCng, a circular motion, starting at the outside when not installed in an instrument.The ECD should beedge and progressing toward the center, stored in its original inner shipping container (ECD ease)

which is marked with appropriate radioactivity labeling.(c) Remove the detector tower cap by holding it if the ECD case is not available, the storage container :

! by its sides, must be marked with a " CAUTION-RADIOACTIVE ;

MATERIAL" label which includes the isotope, quantity,(d) Wipe the detector cell exit tube with the swab, and date given on the ECD label, or thelabel on the front ' 1then wipe the top of the foil cylinder. panel of the GC may be removed and used to mark the . .|

new container. The installation tool received with the j(e) Replace the detector tower cap. ECD should also be kept in the ECD case. This tool

Jshould not be used for any purpose other than installa- I,

(3) Place swab #1 in vial #1. tion and removal'of the ECD. |t

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leak test procedure (see WARNING in paragraph 5.2). Regulations of the Department of Transportation and !

International Air Transport Association specify the )(6) Package the swab vials in their original container packaging standards and labeling requirements for !and return to Varian for measurement of the amount of shipment of radioactive materials. Paragraph 173.391 !63Nj removed. of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and |[ M/e Part 2, Section 4.2 of the International Transport {5.4 RADI0 ACTIVE SOURCE REPt.ACEMENT Association Regulations, exempt the 88Ni ECD's made j

by Varian Instrument Division from specific packaging,a

'When the ionization efficiency of the foil has been signi- marking, and labeling requirements if certain condi- |ficantly reduced, as measured by an increase in fo (see tions are met. These conditions are as follows:paragraph 3.9), the foil can often be regenerated by /

one of the cleaning procedures given in paragraph 4.2 (1) The material must be packaged in a strong, tight{of this manual. If these proccures do not produce the package such that there will be no leakage of radioactivej

desired result, the foil may have to be cleaned chemi- material under conditions normally incident to trans-_

cally or replaced. Since the detector cell may not be portation.'

removed or dismantled by unauthorized personnel (see;

IMPORTANT note in paragraph 2.4)it is required that (2) The package must consist of two or more layers of j| the whole detector be returned to Varian. See para- packaging material, including rigid inner and outer j

graph 2.5.2 for tower removalprocedure and paragraph containers.|5,7 for shipping instructions.

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Encloseu please find the certification 'of Training- awardedto you for the. successful completion of the Kay-RayInstallation and Nuclear Radiation Safety course presented.May 13 to 17, 1985 Also enclosed is a copy of your test..

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