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Responds to FOIA request for documents re disposal of radwastes on VA hosp property in West Los Angeles.Documents listed in App A encl.

Accession Number: ML20049A151

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• ML20054A078 - Responds to FOIA request for documents re disposal of radwastes on VA hosp property in West Los Angeles.Documents listed in App A encl. (5 page(s), 2/16/1982)
• ML20054A520 - Press release discussing regulation establishing stds for protection of workers & public against radiation hazards associated w/Commission licensed activities. (4 page(s), 1/25/1957)
• ML20054A294 - Requests radiological monitoring of water wells downstream from VA hosp radwaste burial site in West Los Angeles. (3 page(s), 3/6/1981)
• ML20054A594 - Discusses inspector evaluation per MM 900-15 of License 04-00181-04 on 680920.No noncompliance noted.Notes encl. (11 page(s), 10/3/1968)
• ML20054A477 - Expresses appreciation for Region 5 cooperation in educating public re safety of radwastes buried in proposed parksite on VA hosp,Los Angeles,site. (2 page(s), 9/14/1981)
• ML20054A396 - Discusses 720203 insp of License 04-00181-04.No noncompliance noted.Notes encl. (21 page(s), 5/25/1972)
• ML20054A483 - IE insp rept of License 04-00181-04 on 780426.Insp findings: no noncompliance noted. (14 page(s), 6/6/1978)
• ML20054A311 - Requests rept on nature of waste buried at VA hosp site in West Los Angeles. (1 page(s), 4/30/1981)
• ML20054A454 - Draft insp rept of License 04-00181-04 on 730320.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (33 page(s), 10/16/1973)
• ML20054A126 - Requests addl info re radwaste disposal program at VA ctr, Los Angeles,as program may result in imposition of limiting conditions on use of site. (1 page(s), 7/25/1969)
• ML20054A413 - IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 730928 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 9/28/1973)
• ML20054A363 - Discusses 690811 insp of License 04-00181-04.No noncompliance noted.Possible transfer of property used for radwaste disposal to City of Los Angeles for development as park noted. (12 page(s), 8/22/1969)
• ML20054A115 - Advises that hazard from radwaste burial at VA ctr site is minimal,but advice of AEC might be sought prior to conveyance of land. (1 page(s), 8/12/1969)
• ML20054A304 - Advises that executive committee of Southern CA Health Physics Soc considers that no rational reason exists for ruling out use of VA hosp site as park on basis of radiation risk. (2 page(s), 4/28/1981)
• ML20054A195 - Advises that radwaste buried on VA hosp Los Angeles site is only fraction of quantity permitted by 10CFR20.Map & more detailed listing of waste disposed of to be provided during 691212 insp.Map & listing encl. (3 page(s), 12/3/1969)
• ML20054A355 - Forwards new,revised & ongoing radwaste handling procedures for VA hosp ctr. (3 page(s), 5/18/1981)
• ML20054A390 - IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 720525 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 5/25/1972)
• ML20054A169 - Repts telcon w/H Book & H North re VA hosp,Los Angeles, waste burial at 50-acre site.GSA has advised that property withdrawn from excess.Records indicate disposal in accordance w/10CFR20. (1 page(s), 12/16/1969)
• ML20054A492 - IE insp rept of License 04-00181-04 on 790109.Major area inspected:loss of 7.5 mCi Ir-192 implanted seed. (3 page(s), 3/22/1979)
• ML20054A504 - "Radwaste Handling Procedures for VA Wadsworth Medical Ctr." (14 page(s), 11/26/1979)
• ML20054A562 - Compliance insp rept of License 04-00181-04 on 630418. Noncompliance noted:possession of unlicensed Co-60 sealed source & 500 mCi I-125. (9 page(s), 4/18/1963)
• ML20054A385 - Discusses 700723 insp of License 04-00181-04.No noncompliance noted.Notes encl. (18 page(s), 8/6/1970)
• ML20054A371 - "Radiation Safety Program Manual,VA Wadsworth Medical Ctr, Los Angeles,CA,Nuclear Medicine Ultrasound Svc." (30 page(s), 6/30/1981)
• ML20054A465 - IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 760929 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:not indicated. (1 page(s), 9/29/1976)
• ML20054A349 - Forwards Committee to Bridge the Gap questions & comments re VA hosp disposal site.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 5/14/1981)
• ML20054A497 - IE Insp Rept 30-00181/80-01 on 800904.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (14 page(s), 9/25/1980)
• ML20054A302 - Advises that current use status of wells identified in ltr to J Ward will be determined & appropriate tests performed. (1 page(s), 4/22/1981)
• ML20054A461 - Draft insp rept of License 04-00181-04,Amend 62,on 741203. Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (12 page(s), 8/27/1975)
• ML20054A328 - Evaluates waste burial area at VA hosp,Los Angeles.Less than one tenth of allowable quantities were buried.Most wastes can now be disposed of w/o controls.No reason exists to restrict property use (4 page(s), 4/24/1981)
• ML20054A160 - Advises that Commission places no regulatory restrictions on use of land where byproduct matl buried per 10CFR20.34. Regulation encl.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 12/10/1969)
• ML20054A471 - Draft insp rept of Licenses 04-00181-04,Amend 67 & SNM-1440, Amend 1,on 760929.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (16 page(s), 12/21/1976)
• ML20054A486 - Submits quarterly rept of radioisotope inventory on nuclear medicine & research svcs license. (4 page(s), 11/16/1981)
• ML20054A102 - Forwards documents re VA hosp Los Angeles site,reported for further federal use or disposal.Info requested re limiting conditions to be imposed on use of land because of previous use as licensed radwaste disposal site. (1 page(s), 10/22/1969)
• ML20054A372 - Forwards Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power rept of results of monitoring of wells in vicinity of VA hosp site. (3 page(s), 6/4/1981)
• ML20054A462 - "Evaluation of Waste Burial Area at VA Hosp,Los Angeles, License 04-00181-04.NMSS - Summary & Conclusion." Property may be released w/o restrictions on future use.W/o encl. (2 page(s), 8/5/1981)
• ML20054A559 - Radiation safety program manual. (12 page(s), 2/28/1959)
• ML20054A589 - Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 650923 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (9 page(s), 9/23/1965)
• ML20054A287 - Advises that VA hosp in West Los Angeles is under exclusive federal jurisdiction.Contact w/NRC suggested. (2 page(s), 6/5/1980)
• ML20054A317 - Forwards documents re evaluation of waste burial area at VA hosps,Los Angeles.Region 5 recommendation endorsed. (1 page(s), 5/1/1981)
• ML20054A591 - Summarizes attached draft & Insp Findings & Licensee Ack of License 04-00181-04 on 670523.No noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 6/2/1967)
• ML20054A512 - IE Insp Rept 30-00181/80-02 on 801208-11.Noncompliance & deviations noted:failure to maintain records of patient surveys,of personnel exposure & of sources received & possessed. (12 page(s), 2/23/1981)
• ML20054A284 - Responds to questions in 800502 & 16 ltrs re stds,monitoring & radwastes in vicinity of West Los Angeles. (2 page(s), 5/30/1980)
• ML20054A183 - Advises that VA hosp site,Los Angeles,has been withdrawn from excess. (1 page(s), 12/9/1969)
• ML20054A558 - Compliance insp rept of License 04-00181-08,Amend 1 on 600512.Noncompliance noted:failure to maintain records of leak tests & failure to post correct warning sign. (9 page(s), 5/12/1960)
• ML20054A596 - Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 670523 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted.Draft notes encl. (10 page(s), 5/23/1967)
• ML20054A084 - Burial logs,1960-68. (41 page(s), 10/28/1968)
• ML20054A456 - Forwards estimate of potential radiation dose from waste burial area at VA hosp Los Angeles.Exposure through food ingestion & through inhalation of airborne radioactive matl considered. (14 page(s), 7/14/1981)
• ML20054A505 - IE Insp Rept 70-1470/80-01 on 800904.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (7 page(s), 10/1/1980)
• ML20054A345 - Forwards 810415 ltr re NRC position on conversion of land burial area at VA hosp,Los Angeles,for use as public park. W/o encl. (1 page(s), 4/21/1981)
• ML20054A268 - Requests info re stds for radiological content in water wells,radiological monitoring of wells listed & radioactive matl in vicinity,including radwaste site at VA hosp in West Los Angeles. (5 page(s), 5/2/1980)
• ML20054A499 - Forwards results of 810427 Capintec dose calibrator linearity test,not available during insp due to misfiling. (2 page(s), 12/22/1981)
• ML20054A491 - Draft IE Insp Rept 30-00101/81-02 on 811216-18.Noncompliance noted:failure to conduct annual audits of radiation safety program,to post caution signs in labs containing radioactive matls & to leak test listed sealed sources. (21 page(s), 12/18/1981)
• ML20054A526 - "Stds for Protection Against Radiation," 10CFR20.Institutes stds for handling radioactive matls & limits governing exposure of personnel to radiation,discharge of radioactive matl in air & water & disposal of radwastes. (39 page(s), 1/25/1957)
• ML20054A586 - Notes that attached IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack represents initial insp of License 04-00181-04 since becoming broad license in May 1965.No noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 10/28/1965)
• ML20054A152 - Summarizes 691202 telcon w/H Book & H North re inquiries as to how & where radwastes were buried on VA hosp land. (1 page(s), 12/5/1969)
• ML20054A457 - IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 741203 of License 04-00181-04.Insp findings:no noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 12/3/1974)
• ML20054A467 - Forwards radiological analysis & documents on which NRC bases judgment that VA hosp Los Angeles site may be released w/o restriction on future use. (1 page(s), 8/6/1981)
• ML20054A300 - Requests NRC release of land formerly used as VA hosp radwaste disposal site to Los Angeles for development of public park. (1 page(s), 4/15/1981)
• ML20054A560 - Forwards compliance insp rept of License 04-00181-04,Amends 27 - 33,on 630418. (2 page(s), 5/15/1963)
• ML20054A362 - IE Insp Rept 30-00101/81-02 on 810507.No noncompliance noted.Major areas inspected:former radwaste disposal sites A,B & C.Background readings obtained. (7 page(s), 5/20/1981)
• ML20054A464 - Advises that radiological assessment of VA hosp waste burial area completed & forwards listed documents.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 8/6/1981)
• ML20054A564 - Forwards IE Insp Findings & Licensee Ack dtd 650923 of License 04-00181-04. (1 page(s), 9/27/1965)
• ML20054A450 - Forwards addl documentation of groundwater testing for radionuclide contamination in vicinity of VA Wadsworth hosp. No radioactive contamination apparent.VA 810616 memo supplementing 810614 meeting re radwaste disposal encl. (6 page(s), 6/12/1981)
• ML20054A139 - Advises that VA ctr radioisotope committee considers property contamination from radwaste burial sites to be minimal.Contract for commerical radwaste disposal should be written. (3 page(s), 2/19/1969)
• ML20054A097 - Responds to E Spohr 790917 telcon request re location of radwaste dump site,waste handling procedures & ocean disposal of radwastes.Maps encl. (4 page(s), 9/19/1979)