ML19260A592
| ML19260A592 | |
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| Site: | 07100199 |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1979 |
| From: | NAVY, DEPT. OF |
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07:D,PC:jlt SIMA NORFOLK INSTRUCTION 9900.10 02 Nov 793 i
i Subj: Quality Assurance Program for Industrial Radiography Ref:
(a) SIMA Norfolk Instruction 9900.9 Quality Assurance program for the packaging and shipment of Radiographic Sources; procedures for
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(b) SIMAN0RFOLKINST 9900.1 dated 8 May 1975, operating and emergency procedures for Gamma Radiography 1
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Purpose. To establish a Quality Assurance program for industrial Radiography as required in title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, part 71.
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Organization.
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The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance (QA) program for part 71 requirements rests with SIMA Norfolk.
Design and fabrication i
shall not be conducted under this QA Program.
The QA program is implemented
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using the following organization.
OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CHAIN OF COMMAND J
Commanding Offic,er
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Repair Officer
'i Quality Assurance Officer Radiographic Safety Officer I
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Radiographers b.
The Radiographic Safety Officer is responsible for overall
.1 administration of the program, training and certification, document control, and auditing.
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The Senior Radiographer and Radiographers are responsible for handling, storing, shipping, inspection, test and operating status and record keeping, in accordance with references (a) and (b) and this a
instruction.
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Quality Assurance Program. The establishment and implementation of this QA program is the responsibiTity of the Radiographic Safety Officer. Train-ing,' prior to engagement, for all QA functions is required.in accordance with written procedures established in reference (a) and QA program revisions will be made in accordance with written procedures and with the QA Officer's approval. The QA Program will ensure that all defined Quality Control (QC) procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied. The QA program will emphasize control of the
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characteristics of the package which are critical to safety. The Radiographic 1
Safety Officer shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a QA Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 the Radiographic Safety Officer. The Radiographic Safety Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
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Handling. Storage, and Shipping. Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage, and shipping of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be in accordance with references (a) and (b).
Shipments will not be made unless all tests, certifications, acceptances,
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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 operat-l ing status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled in accordance with references (a) and (b).
t Status will be indicated by tag, label, marking or log entry.
Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written procedures.
Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with references (a) and (b).
The Radiographic Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are perfor-med.
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Quality Assurance Records. Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), procurement, inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records of shipments will be maintained by the Senior Radiographer.
Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained. These records l
will be maintained in accordance with references (a) and (b).
The records will be identifiable and retrievable.
A list of these records, with their
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storage locations, will be maintained by the Radiographic Safety Officer.
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Audits. Scheduled audits will be performed using written check lists and the results reported to the Commanding Officer. Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.
The audits will be dependent on the safety significance and held at least once a year.
Audit reports will be maintained as part of the QA records. Members of,the audit team will be from a command other than SIMA florfolk.
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