Nuclear Rules and Regulations for Northwest Medical Isotopes

Nuclear Rules and Regulations course

Table of Content
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Description of the facility and processes.....................................................................................4
Regulation the facility is being licensed under............................................................................4
One part or two-part license........................................................................................................5
Timeline of major events.............................................................................................................6
Issues encountered and corrective actions are taken...................................................................7
Summary of correspondence between the applicant and NRC...................................................8
Summary of any public feedback that has been documented by the NRC..................................8
Final Decision of the environmental report.................................................................................9
Final or current state of the license application...........................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Nuclear power includes nuclear reactions which release nuclear energy for generating
heat. Nuclear power generated from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion. In the
present time, large amount of electricity is generated from the nuclear power and nuclear fission
of the elements in the actinide series of the periodic table. Along with this, nuclear power is
popular low carbon power generation methods for producing electricity. On the other hand,
Nuclear regulation commission takes care of the nuclear plants and sites. The major purpose of
creating the NRC was to prevent people and environment from the nuclear power and related
subjects. Commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of the nuclear materials are regulated
by the NRC. In the context of the present file, Nuclear Power facility i.e. Northwest medical
Isotopes of the Columbia is taken into consideration. Northwest Medical Isotopes has just
received the permission of construction from NRC. The site selected for the facility is located
within the discovery ridge research park having 550 acres. The discovery ridge is a situation in
the central of Missouri. The report includes a description of the facility and related processes,
regulations related to the facility, issues encountered and their effective actions. Along with this,
the file consists of the final decision of environment report and state of the license application.
Different risks identified by the NRC in the facility are also explained in the report. The solution
for the risk has also discussed within the file.
Description of the facility and processes
The mission of NorthWest Medical Isotopes is to offer domestic, secure and reliable
supply for Mo-99 for the field of medical diagnostics. These facilities of the NRC will remover
the potential shortages of Mo-99 and lead to having a positive impact on the health of the

thousands of patients needing nuclear imaging procedures. The date issued for construction of
this nuclear facility is 9th May 2018. The first application of the respected facility was submitted
on 5th February 2015 and second on 20th July 2015. The government gives permission for
constructing the nuclear power plant with respect to improve the health conditions and other
factors regarding the nuclear procedures. Apart from this, the Northwest Medical Isotope will
use Gold Standard for producing the MO-99. The reactor fission method will be used by the firm
having low-enricehed uranium targets for recovering the Mo-99. Dissolution and purification
methods will be used in standard chemical processes in a Radioisotope production facility. The
selected process of Noth West Medical Isotope is well understood, reliable and predictable which
helps in extracting, purifying and producing the high activity Mo-99.
Commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of the nuclear materials are regulated by
the NRC. The various nuclear materials include nuclear medicine via licensing, inspection and
enforcement. The different processes handled by the commission under the nuclear power
include nuclear reactors, nuclear materials, radioactive waste, nuclear security and public
involvement. It provides a license of production and utilization facilities. With respect to the
Northwest Medical Isotopes, a notice of intent (NOI) was submitted to the US Nuclear
Regulatory Commission which intends for applying for a license under the 10 CFR 50 in order to
construct and operate an RPF. Different documents were submitted by the NWMI for providing
all the necessary information such as environmental safety, public safety and many more. It also
informs all individuals who are linked with any licensee, applicant, contractor, subcontractor,
components, equipment, materials and many more. The major purpose of applying for
regulations regarding the nuclear facility is to protect the environment and people from its
harmful impact. The process of nuclear power followed by the facility includes licensing,
inspection and enforcement in the context of the radiation protection, fire protection, developing
safety culture and many more. NRC follows values and morale will make any decision with
respect to safety, security and other environmental problems (Bernard, 2015).
Regulation the facility is being licensed under
The Northwest Medical Isotope facility of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is being
licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Both the
regulations are allowing nuclear power facility to collect information about the nuclear energy