ML19259A888
| ML19259A888 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100229 |
| Issue date: | 12/18/1978 |
| From: | Robbins R WORD INDUSTRIES PIPE FABRICATING, INC. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7901110121 | |
| Download: ML19259A888 (5) | |
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20555 Gentlemen:
Attached are duplicate copies of Word Industries Pipe Fabricating, Inc. proposed program, " Quality Assurance Requirements for Transport Packages", (10 CFR Part 71 Quality Assurance Program).
It is submitted for approval in compliance of 10 CFR Paragraph 71.51 Sincerely, WORD INDUSTRIES PIPE FABRICATING, INC.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 10 CFR PART 71 1.0 ORGANIZATION 1.1 The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program for Part 71 Requirements rests with Word Industries Pipe Fabricating, Inc.
Design and Fabrication shall not be con-ducted under the Quality Assurance Program.
The Quality Assurance Program is implemented using the following organization:
President Executive Vice President Director of Quality Assur1nce; Assistant Radiation Safety Radiation Safety Officer Officer i
i Radiographers Assistant Radiographers
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Page 2 1.2 The Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for overall administration of the program, training and certification, document control, and auditing.
The Radiation Safety Officer and Asst. Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for handling, storing, shipping, inspection, test and operating status and record keeping.
2.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 2.1 The Management of Word Industries Pipe Fabricating, Inc.
establishes and implements this Quality Assurance Program.
Training, prior to engagement, for all Quality Assurance functions is required according to written procedures.
Quality Assurance Program revisions will be made according to written procedures with Management approval.
The Quality Assurance Program will ensure that all defined quality control procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied.
The Quality Assurance Program will emphasize control of the character-istics of the package which are critical to safety.
3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL 3.1 All documents related to a specific shipping package will be centrolled through the use of written procedures.
All docu-ment changes will be performed according to written procedures approved by Management.
Page 3 3.2 The Radiation Safety Officer shall insure that all Quality Assurance functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
4.0 HANDLING STORAGE AND SHIPPING 4.1 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.
5.0 INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS 5.1 Inspection, test and operating status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and con-trolled by written procedures.
Status will be indicated by tag, label, marking or log entry.
Status of nonconforming parts of packages will be positively maintained by written procedures.
5.2 Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are performed.
6.0 OUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 6.1 Records of package approvals (including references and
Page 4 drawings), procurement, inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualificatione and records of shipments will be maintained.
Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained.
6.2 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.
7.0 AUDITS 7.1 Established schedules of audits of the Quality Assurance 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 responsiblity in the activity being audited,
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