ML19261E294
| ML19261E294 | |
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| Site: | 07100087 |
| Issue date: | 05/17/1979 |
| From: | Kerrigan R NAVY, DEPT. OF |
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AD38 INST 4355.4 kc 05:JPE:rw USS PUGET SOUND INSTRUCTION 4355.4 Subj:
Quality Assurance Pro,; ram for Industrial Radiography Ref:
(a) AD38 INST 9900.1B c td 25 August 1978 (Subj:
Camma Radiograph;:
Operating Procedures, Emergency Procedures, Administrative Control, and Radiacion Protection; procedures for)
(b) AD38 INST 4355.2 dec' 19 June 1978 (Subj:
Quality Assurance Measures in the Packaging for Shipment of Radiographic Sources; procedures for) i 1.
Purpose.
To establish a (uality Assurance Program for Industrial Radiography as requi.ed in Title IF., Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71.
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Organization.
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final responsibility for the Quality Assurance (QA' Program a.
The for Part 71 Requirements rests with USS FUCET SOUND. Design and Fabrica-tion shall not be conducted under this QA Program.
The QA Program is implemented using the following or,tanization:
OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CHAIN OF COMMAND Coc:manding Officer i
Executive Officer Repair Officer Radiographic Safety Officer t
Senior Radiographer Radiographers b.
The Radiographic Safety Officer is responsible for overall administration of the program, training and certification, document cont-rol, 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 instruction.
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Quality Assurance Program.
The establishment and implementation of PUCET SOUND's QA Program is the responsibility of the Radiographic Safety Officer.
Training, prior to engagement, for all QA functions is required ia accordance with written procedures established in references (a) and (b).
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AD38 INST 4355.4 05:JPE:rw QA Program revisions will be made in accordance with written procedures and with the Repair 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 characteristics of the package which are critical to safety. The Radiographic Safety Of ficer sh :11 assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and factured
-m 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 rece h'ng 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 thr, the ucc of written procedures.
All document changes will be performed according to written procedures ap-proved by the Radiographic Safety Officer.
The Radiographic Sa fe ty l
Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
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Handline, 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, and final inspections have been completed.
Work instructions will be j
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. Incpection, test and operat-
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ing status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled in accordance with references (a) and (b).
Status will be indicated by tag, label, marking or log entry.
Status of noncomforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written r ocedures. 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 will be maintained in accordance with references (a) and (b).
The records will be identifiable and retrievable. A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the Radiographic Safety Of ficer.
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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 the Commanding Officer.
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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