ML19261C107
| ML19261C107 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100272 |
| Issue date: | 02/08/1979 |
| From: | Eckert G CRANE CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903140644 | |
| Download: ML19261C107 (5) | |
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- P.O. BOX 433 & ST. bbUIS, MO. 63166 February 8, 1979 Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards United States Nuclear Regulatory Cornission Washington, D.C.
20555 Gentlemen:
In compliance with the requirecents of 10CFR 71.51 the attached Program is submitted for your approval or co= cents.
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- 1450 SO. SECOND STREET + P. O. BOX 433 + ST. LOUIS, MO. 63166 CFRIE MIDWEST FITTINGS QUALITY ASSURANCE PP.0GPa\\M FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY LICENSEES Original Issue 2/9/79 1.
Organization The Final responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program for Part 71 Requirements rests with Crane FHdwest Fittings. Design and fab-rication of radioactive material shipping packages shall not be conducted under this Quality Assurance Program.
The Qualtiy As-surance Program is implemented using the following organization:
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, operating status and record keeping.
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Quality Assurance Program The management of Crane Midwest Fittings establishes and implements this Quality Assurance Program. Training for all QA functions, prior to engagement in these 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 satisfied. 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 designcd and ranufactured under a Quality Assurance Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commissicn for all packages designed or fabricated af ter 1 July 1078.
This requirement can be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manu-facturer.
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CSF's QA Program for Industrial Radiography Licen ees Pa;;e 2 3.
Document control
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All documents related to a specific shipping package will be controlled through the use of written procedures.
All document changes vill 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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llandling, 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 instruc-tions 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 procedures.
Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures. The Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these functicns are performed.
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Quality Assurance Records Records of package approvals (inclusing references and drawings),
inspections, tests, operating logs, cudit results, personnel training and qualifications and records of shipments will be maintained.
De-scriptions of equipment and written precedures vill 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, :111 he maintained by the Radiation Safety Officer.
r." 2 ' ' QA Prograr for Industrial Radiography itcensees Pap 3 7.
Audits Established schedules of audits of the Quality Assurance Program will be performed using written checklists.
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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MANAGER QUALITY ASSURANCE G. W. Eckert SUPERINTENDENT QUALITY ASSURANCE RADIATION PROTECTION OFFICER RADIOGRAPHERS R. Huighe L. Boyer M. Arentsen R. Mixen D. F. Betz:
Graduate Metallurgical Engineer, 18 years experience in supervisory capacity, familiar the N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations", 10 CFR Part 19, 10 CFR Part 20, 10 CFR Part 30, and 10 CFR Part 34.
G. W. Eckert:
23 years experience in NDT, NDT Level III Examiner, familiar with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations", 10 CFR Part 19,10 CFR Part 20, 10 CFR Part 30 and 10 CFR Part 34.
J. J. Mueller: 7 years experience in Radiography. Four years in supervisory capacity in N.D.E.
Familiar with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations",
10 CFR Part 19, 10 CFR Part 20, 10 CFR Part 30, and 10 CFR Part 34.
Ray Huighe:
8 years experience in radiography, tested and qualified in accordance with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations" as radiographer.
T-all Boyer:
2 years experience in radiegraphy, tested and qualified in accord-ance with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations" as radiographer.
FHke Arentsen:
2 years experience in radiography, tested and qualified in ac-cordance with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations" as radiographer.
Ronald Mixen:
3 years experience in radiocraphy, tested and qualified in ac-cordance with N.R.C. " Rules and Regulations" as radiographer.