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IAEA review of safety at HFR Joint Research Centre Petten, Holland

AuthorIAEA, Joint Research Centre Petten
DateApril 2002
Classification 1.01.8.51/13 (PETTEN RESEARCH LOCATION - HFR)
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TOPIC OF REVIEW: HFR LICENSE

ISSUE TITLE:

FACTS

The reviewers examined the document License and License conditions, 
HFR/98/4485, of 12 March 1998. It is a ''Non-official translation in English" 
Technical Memorandum, which is an update of an ECN-memo RA-88-20, 
rev. 1, of 1 February 1989. The purpose of the document is to give an overview 
of the official licenses (legal regulations, ministerial decisions and official 
instructions) and the official license conditions relevant for the operation of the 
HFR at Petten. It is stated "The content [of the document] is compiled on the basis 
of the best available information".

The content of a license should be well known and should not depend on the best 
available information.

Many of the statements are modified or amended one or more times. Some 
statements are complex for easy implementation in the Technical Specifications. 
For example, paragraphs 13, 13a and 14 of Part I give limits of concentration of 
activity through filters and chimney (10-5 Ci/m3 averaged per calendar quarter) 
and total release (450 Ci per calendar quarter), which are correctly expressed 
numerically in the HFR Technical Safety Specifications (see points 1, 2 and 4 of 
Section 3. 7 of the document of the same title and reference 25136/01.4040611 
Rev 1, of 27 September 2001, which was also provided for review). Paragraph 15 
of the License gives also limits in ''unforeseen circumstances, for example an 
operation disturbance, ... " for concentration "not higher than 0.5 Ci/m3 or the 
total discharged activity is not more than 6000 Ci". But it is not mentioned the 
period of the releases or their rate. This condition is considered in point 5 of 
Section 3.7, but it is difficult of understanding or interpretation.

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