ML19210C777
| ML19210C777 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100054 |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1979 |
| From: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Witte M OKLAHOMA TESTING LABORATORIES |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911200093 | |
| Download: ML19210C777 (3) | |
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FCTC: RHO 71-0054 Oklahoma Testing Laboratories ATTi4:
M. A. Witte P.O. Drawer 60268 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Gentlemen:
Ba:ed on a telephone conversation between you and Jack Spraul on October 22, 1979, we understand that Oklahoma Testing Laboratories (OTL) no longer designs and/or builds packages for shipping radioactive material; that OTL performs radiography with sources supplied by others. While 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix E requires a quality assurance program for all these activ-ities, the quality assurance program description we require is less detailed for radiographers than for package designe.s/ builders.
I have enclosed infomation which reflects the information we need from industrial radiography licensees regarding their quality assurance program.
You'll note that a statement is required that design and fabrication of radioactive shipping packages will not be conducted.
Please provide a description of your quality assurance program which is responsive to the enclosure within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Jack Spraul at (301) 492-7741.
Sincerely, I
Charles
. riacDona d, Chief Transportation Certiiication Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and fiaterial Safety,t#iSS
Enclosure:
10 CF.1 Part 71 QA Program for Industrial Radiography Licensees, April 2, 1979 1366 053 7 9112 00 c>q 3
April 2, 1979 (Revision 1) 10 CFR pART 71 OA pp0 GRAM FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAFHY LICENSEES 1.
Organization The final responsibility for the Quality) Assurance (QA) Program for Part 71 Requirements rests with (Company Name. Design and Fabrication shall not be conducted under this QA Program. The QA Program is implemented using the following organization:
Note:.The Organizational Chart as used in the license application should be presented.
It may be advisable to designate the Radiation Safety Officer as the responsible individual for the Part 71 QA Requirements.
The Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for overall administration of the program, training and certification, document control, and auditing.
The Radiographers are responsible for handling, storing, shipping, inspection, test and operating status and record keeping.
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Quality Assurance Program The management of (Company Program) establishes and implements this QA Program. Training, prior to engagement, for all QA functions is required according to written procedures. QA Program revisions will be made according to written procedures with management approval. The QA Program will ensure that all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are natisfied. The QA program will emphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a QA Program approved by Nuclear Regulatory Conmission for all packages designed or fabricated after the effective date of the QA Program. This requirement can be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manufacturer.
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Document Control All documents related to a specific shipping package will be controlled through the use of written procedures. All document changes will be performed according to written procedures approved by management.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
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- 4. ' Handling Storage and Shipping Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be followed.
Shipments will not be made unless all tests, certifications, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed.
Work instructions will be provided for handling, storage, and shipping operations.
Radiography personnel shall perform the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.
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Inspection, Test and Operating Status Inspection, test and operating status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled by written procedures.
Status will be indicated by tag, label, marking or log entry.
Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written procedurcs.
Radiography pt.rsonnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are performed.
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Quality Assurance Records Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), procure-ment, inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records of shipments will be maintained. Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained.
These records will be maintained in accordance with written procedures.
The records will be identifiable and retrievable.
A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Officer.
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Audits Established schedules of audits of the QA Program will be performed using written check lists.
Results of audits will be maintained and reported to management. Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.
The audits will be dependent on the safety significance of the activity being audited, but each activity will be audited at least once per year. Audit reports will be maintained as part of the quality assurance records. Members of the audit team shall have no responsibility in the activity being audited.
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