ML19260B981

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Ack Receipt of 781130 Application for Approval of QA Program.Program Does Not Meet Requirements.Requests Revised Application & Forwards Sample QA Program
ML19260B981
Person / Time
Site: 07100206
Issue date: 08/03/1979
From: Macdonald C
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Gilbreath J
JI CASE CO.
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NUDOCS 7912180068
Download: ML19260B981 (4)


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10 CFR PART 71 QA PROGRAM FOR PRYOR FOUNDRY, INC.

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Organization The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance (QA) Pro-gram for P, art 71 Requirements rests with Pryor Foundry, Inc.

Design and Fabrication shall not be conducted under this QA Program.

The QA Program is implemented using the following organization:

David S. Gooden, Ph.D., Radiation Safety Officer:

Will provide assistance in Program Development Mr. Earl Fuller, Inhouse Radiation Safety Director:

Will be responsible for the overall administration of Program.

Mr. Walter Thrum, Plant Controller:

Will act as Management Endorser for an Auditor for Part 71 QA Programs.

The Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for overall administration of the program, training and certification, document control, and auditing.

The Inhouse Radiation Safety Director is responsible for overall administration of'the program, training and certi-fication, document control, and auditing.

2.

Quality Assurance Program The management of Pryor Foundry, Inc. establishes and imple-ments 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 wi th management approval.

The QA Program will ensure that all defined QA procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied.

The QA program will emphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.

The Inhouse Radiation Safety Director shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manu-factured under a QA Program approved by Nuclear Regulatory Commission for all packages designed or fabricated after the ef fective 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 Inhouse Radiation Safety Director shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest ap-plicable changes to these documents.

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Handling, Storage and Shipping Wri tten saf ety 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 handling. :torage and shipping operations.

5.

Inspection, Test and Operating Status 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 or packages will be positively maintained by written procedures.

Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures.

The Inhouse Radiation Safety Director shall ensure that these functions are performed.

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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.

Descriptions of equipment and written pro-cedures will also be maintained.

These records will be maintained in accordance with written procedures.

The records will be identi fiable and retrievable.

A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the Inhouse Radiation Safety Director.

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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.

Mcmbers of the audit team shall have no responsibility in the. activity being audited.

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