ML19211C251
| ML19211C251 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100365 |
| Issue date: | 12/04/1979 |
| From: | ARMY, DEPT. OF |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19211C250 | List: |
| References | |
| 14928, NUDOCS 8001110116 | |
| Download: ML19211C251 (4) | |
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z QUALITY ASSU1WG PEOGRN4 for SHIPPING OF RADIOPCILE SOUPOS 1...
(I The following Quality Assurance Program will be implanented by the I
U. S. Army Natick Research and Development Camard in preparing for and
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shipping of cobalt-60 sealed sources using NRC approved package design.
tj This gmlity assurance program applies to the use of NPC approved J
shipping casks for the shipment of cobalt-60 sources possessed and used under NRC Byproduct Material License 20-315-03. Tmse sources are special form sources.
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Organization The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance (QA) Program for
,r 10 CFR Part 71 requirments rests with the C. S. A=:y ratick Research and F.
Developrent Ctrrand. Design and fabricaticn s'all not be conducted under i
this OA program. The QA program is inplse._ai usig. the organization in Figure 1.
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Ctmrander COL R. J. Cuthbertsen Office of The
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Dr. Hared El-Bisi Director, FEL fDirectorInstallation Dr. Abner Salant i
Services Chief, RPFD i ransportation T
Dr. Ari Brynjolfsson iMs. Irene Pierson Pdiation Sources j N iation Protection Group t
Officer Dr. Irwin A. Taub
'Mrras G. Partin, III The Padiation Protection Officer (RPO) is resp =sible for the overall administration of the program, training and ce__ification, document control, and auditing, r
The staff of the Padintion Sources Grou is restensible for the hardling, storage, shipping, inspection, test and ope _mti.g status, and record keeping.
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This Cara:x1 Fas established and will iglemnt this QA Program. Train-ing, prior to engagement, for all QA functic s is recuired according to I
written procedures. QA Program revisions will he rade according to written H
procedures with managcraent approval. This QA p_wam will ensure that all
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defined quality control procedures, engineering procedures ard specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied. The CA program will sphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.
h-The Parliation Protection Officer shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and ranufactured urder a OA Program approved by the Nuclear Pegulatory Ccmission. This requirement h
will be satisfied by the receipt at NAPADCOM of a certification to this
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effect frcm the manu'acturer.
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Document Control j
All documents relating to a specific shipping package will be controlled
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through the use of written procedures. All decrrent changes will be per-formed accordmg to written procedures approved by ranagerent.
The RPO shall insure that all CA functions are corducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
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Hardling, Storage, and Shipping Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage, and shipping of packages for special form radioactive material will be followed. Ship-ments will not be rade unless all tests, certifications, acceptances, and final inspections have been ccr:pleted. Work instructions will be provided for hardling, storage, and shipping' operations.
Members of the Padiation Sources Group shall perform the critical handling, storage, and shipping cperations.
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Inspection, Test and Cperating Status Inspection, test ard operating status of packages for special fonn radioactive raterial will be indicated ard controlled by written procedures.
Status will be indicated by tag and log entr1 Status of norconforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written procaiures.
Mcriers of the Padiation Scurces Group shall perform the regulatory required inspections ard tests in accordarce with written procedures. The RPO shall ensure that these furctions are performed.
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Om1ity Assurance Paccrds s
Pecords of package approvals (including references ard drawings),
precurment, inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel
'i tmining and qualifications, and records of shipnents will be maints.ed.
I Descriptions of equignent and written procedures will also be maintained.
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These records will be maintained in accordance.rith written procedures.
The records will be identifiable and retrievable. A list of these records, with their storage location, will be naintained by the RPO.
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'l Esh'h1iched schedules of audits of the CA Prccrs., will be performed using written check lists. Results of audits will be maintained and d
reported to managemnt. Audit Reports will he evaluated and deficient areas corrected. The audits will be dependent en the safety significance of the activity being audited, but each activity will be audited at least J
once per year. Audit re;crts will be raintained as part of the QA records.
L-bh6ers of the Audit Team shall have no responsibility in the activity being audited.
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