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Dr. John Glenn, Ph.D., ChiefNuclear Materials SafetySection BDivision of RadiationSafety and SafeguardsU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission631 Park AvenueRegion IKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Reference: Control Number 105514

Dear Dr. Glenn:

In reference to your letter of July 9, 1986, Control No.105514, we are submitting the following documentation:

- Written permission from the Base Commander at Loring AirForce Base to maintain a permanent ' storage area within,Loring Air Force Base.

- A sketch of the storage location at Loring Air ForceBase.

- A copy of our license with the State of New Hampshire'sRadiological Health Program, as New Hampshire is anagreement state.

If you have any additional questions, please call.

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1. Per your 22 Jul 86 letter and 4 Aug 86 telecon with our Mr. DavidStrainge, we understand that your firm is performing contract services atLoring in conjunction with the construction of the Composite MedicalFacility at Loring Air Force Base. Per your request, permission is herebygranted to maintain a storage area for nuclear density gauges at theconstruction site for the duration of the contract.

2. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Strainge at 999-2257

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Pursuant to the New Hampshire Bureau of Environmental Health. Radiological Health Program regulations and inreliance on statements and representations heretofore made by the licensee, a license is hbreby issued authorizing thelicznsee to receive, acquire, own, possess, and transfer radioactive material listed below, and to use such radioactivematerial for the purpose (s) and at the place (s) designated below. This license is subject to all applicable rules andregulations of the New Hampshire Radiological Health Program now or hereafter in effect and to any conditionsspecified below.

LICENSEE3. LICENSE NO. 324R

NAME Morrison Geotechnical EngineeringADDRESS 4. EXPIRATION DATE January 31, 1987

Fontook Hydroelectric SiteDumner, New Hampshire

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RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL 7. CHEMICAL AND/OR PHYSICAL FORM 8. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY(ELEMENT AND MASS NUMBER)WHICH LICENSFE MAY POSSESS AT ONETIME

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Model A-102112) curies per sourceAmericium 241:Be B. Sealed source (Troxler B. Not to exceed 40 milli-.

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Model A-102112) curies per sourceCasium 137 C. Sealed source (CPN C. Not to exceed 10 milli-.

Model 131) cu' ries per sourceAmericium 241:Be. D. Sealed source (CPN D. Not to exceed 50 milli-.

Model 131) curies per sourceAUTHORIZED USE. end B. To be used in Troxler Mradel 3411B portable gauges for moisture / density

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CONDITIONS0. Rtdioactive material may be used only at the licensee's address stated in Item 2

above, and at temporary job sites throughout the State of New Hampshire.1. This license is subject to an annual fee of $45, due and payable upon notificationof approval of application for renewal.2. The licensee shall comply with the provisions of Parts He-P

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who have satisfactorily completed the training program of the licensee asdescribed in letter dated January 23, 1986. Copies of the certificate of train-ing for each user shall be maintained by the licensee.

lie. Each sealed source containing radioactive material other than Hydrogen 3, with ,

'a half-life greater than 30 days and in any form other than gas, shall be testedfor leakage and/or contamination at intervals not to exceed six months. In theabsence of a certificate from a transferor indicating that a test has been madewithin six months prior to the transfer, the sealed source shall not be putinto use until tested.

Notwithstanding the periodic leak test required by the preceding paragraph, anylicensed sealed source containing radioactive material is exempted from periodicleak tests provided the quantity of radioactive material contained in the sourcedoes not exceed ten times the quantity specified for the radioactive materialin Appendix F, New Hampshire Rules for the Control of Radiation.

The test shall be capable of detecting the presence of '0.005 microcurie of I

radioactive material on the test sample. The test sample shall be taken fromthe sealed source or from the surfaces of the device in which the sealed sourceis permanently mounted or stored on which one might expect contamination toaccumulate. Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuriesand maintained for inspectialby the Program.

If.the test reveals the presence of 0.005 microcurie or more of removable con-tamination, the licensee shall intnediately withdraw the sealed source from useand shall cause it to be decontaminated and repaired or to be disposed of inaccordance with Program rules. A report shall be filed within five days of the

: test with the Manager, New Hampshire Radiological Health Program, Health &Welfare Building, Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301, describing the equipmentinvolved, the test results, and the corrective action taken.

Tests for leakage and/or contamination shall be performed by persons specificallyauthorized by the Program, the NRC, or any other Agreement State, to performsuch services.

15. Sealed sources containing radioactive material shall not be opened or removedfrom their respective source holders by the licensee.

16. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six (6) months to accountfor all sealed sources received and possessed under the license. The recordsshall be available for Program inspection and shall include the quantities,type of material, location of the sources and the inventory date.

17. Except as'specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shallpossess and use radioactive material described in Items 6, 7, and 8 of thislicense in accordance with statements, representations, and procedures contained |

in application dated October 25, 1985 and letter dated January 23, 1986. TheProgram's rules shall govern the licensee's statements in applications or letters,unless the statements are more restrictive than the rules.

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Dr. John E. Glenn, Ph.D., ChiefNuclear Materials Safety Section BDivision of Radiation Safetyand SafeguardsU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionRegion !631 Park AvenueKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Subject: Inspection No. 030-19424/86-01

Reference: NRC Letter Dated July 22, 1986

Hopefully, the following presents the additional informationyou need.

- Following the inspection by Mr. Thompson, we submittedan application dated May 13, 1986, to store a nucleargauge at Limestone, Maine, and Milan. New Hampshire.

- We received your letter of July 7, 1986, noting (1)

that we needed a letter from the Base Commander atLoring Air Force Base granting permission to store a

gauge at the base and (2) that New Hampshire is anagreement State.

We have written to the Base Commander (see attached copy ofletter) and are currently awaiting his reply.

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We have had, since January 29, 1986, a Radioactive MaterialsLicense from the New Hampshire Bureau of Environmental Health. A

copy is attached for your review.

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Our corrective action is in process in that we have appliedfor a license amendment for Limestone, where there is a gaugestored. As for Milan, New Hampshire, we have had a. license fromNew Hampshire since January 29, 1986 and are in compliance.

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Colonel Johnnie L. Vaught .

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Reference: Authorization For On Base StorageOf Nuclear Density Gauge

Dear Colonel Vaught:

Your permission is requested for Morrison GeotechnicalEngineering to maintain a permanent ~ storage area on base fornuclear density gauges used in conjunction with services providedat .the base. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested-that we obtain your permission as part of our current licensereview.

Morrison Geotechnical Engineering began providingengineering laboratory services at Loring Air Force Base inAugust 1983. These services have included structural steel,concrete and soil testing, and consulting engineering. Projectscompleted or currently under construction include the following:

- Wastewater Treatment Facility,- Composite Medical Facility,- Airmen Dining Hall, and- Housing Rehabilitation.

In conjunction with this work we use nuclear density gaugesto determine the in-place density of compacted soil. Theradioactive source in the gauges are 8 millicuries of Cesium -137 -and 40 millicuries of Americium - 241/Be.

The gauges are operated by and only by, technicians employedby Morrison Geotechnical Engineering who are certified by theNuclear Regulatory Commission to operate the gauges.

The gauge is stored in a locked cabinet in our laboratorywhen not in use.

For the past 3 years, Morrison Geotechical Engineering hasoperated the gauge without incident on projects under the reviewof the U.S.-Army Corp of Engineers and U.S. Air Force EngineeringGroup at Loring Air Force Base.

A copy of a brochure describing the gauge is enclosed foryour file. If you any questions, please call.

CillNA ROAD. WINSLOW + P.o. box 399, WATERVILLE M AINE 04901 0399 + TELEI'lloNE (207) 873 42N:tLIM ESTONE + WESTBRoOK

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