ML19262C195
| ML19262C195 | |
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| Site: | 07100042 |
| Issue date: | 01/14/1980 |
| From: | NAVY, DEPT. OF |
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| 15195, NUDOCS 8002070103 | |
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Purpose 1.1.1 The purpose of this procedure is to establish and implement the Shipyard's Quality Assurance Program for the repair, maintenance, and use (shipping) of projectors and shipping containers utilized in transporting certain radiography sources outside the confines of the Shipyard.
This Quality Assurance Program does not permit the design and fabrication of any projector er shipping container used under USNRC By-product Material License No. 04-00364-06.
1.2 Scoce 1.2.1 This procedure applies to the repair, maintenance, and shipping activities involving projectors and containers used under USNRC By-product Material License No. 04-00364-06 for transporting sources of Type B Quantities (see paragraph C.7 below). Under the existing license, this procedure specifically applies to the following containers:
Technical Operations Model 660 Iridium Projectors, Models 680 and 741 Cobalt Projectors, and Model 650 Shipping Containers.
This procedure does not cover, with the exception of required maintenance, routine radiographic cperations, including transportation of projectors, within the confines of
'he Shipyard.
1.3 Definitions 1.3.1 For the purposes of this procedure, the following definitions apply:
1.3.1.1 Carrier: Any person engaged in the transportation of passengers or property, a common, contract, or private carrier, or freight forwarder, as those terms are used in the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, or the J.5 Post Office.
1.3.1.2 Package: Packaging and its radioactive contents.
1.3.1.3 Packaging: One or more receptacles and wrappers and their con-tents, excluding the radioactive material, but including spacing struc-tures, radiation shielding, and other supplementary equipment.
1.3.1.4 Projector: Any device containing a sealed source fastened or contained therein, in which the sealed source or shielding thereof may be moved or otherwise changed, from a shielded to unshielded position for the purposes of making a radiographic exposure.
1.3.1.5 Sealed Source: Any by-product material that is encased in a cap-sule designed to prevent leakage or escape of the by-product material.
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1.3.1.6 Shioping Container: A device in which sealed sources are stored or transported. This includes the T/0 Models 660, 680, and 741 projectors when used to transport sources off the Shipyard.
1.3.1.7 Type B Quantity: Any quantity of radioactive material in. special form (sealed sources) whose aggregate radioactivity is between 20 and 5,000 curies.
1.4 Authority 1.4.1 This procedure is authorized under the provisions of USNRC Regulations, Title 10, Chapter 1, CFR, Part 71, Section 71.51 (a), which requires that each licensee establish, maintain, and execute a Quality Assurance Program and file a description of such program with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The design and fabrication of projectors and shipping containers shall not be conducted under this Quality Assurance Program.
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ORGANIZATION 2.1.1 MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD is located in Vallejo, California. The official mission of the Shipyard is to provide logistic support for assigned ships and surface craft; to perform authorized work in connection with construction, conversion, overhaul, repair, alteration, drydocking, and outfitting of ships and craft, as assigned; to perform manufacturing, research, development, and test work, as assigned; and to provide services and material to other activities and units as directed by competent authority.
- 2.2 Responsibilities 2.2.1 Mare Island Naval Shipyard is under the command of an officer, ordered by the Navy Department to command the Shipyard, with the title:
Commander Mare Island Naval Shioyard. He is responsible to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for assuring that the Shipyard Quality Assurance Program (these procedures) is implemented and adhered to.
2.2.2 The Quality Assurance Officer is responsible to the Shipyard Commander for planning, executing, and monitoring the Quality Assurance Program.
Through the Nondestructive Test Division, he will determine appropriate procedures to assure that the requirements of USNRC regula-tions, Title 10, CFR, Part 71, are met.
Through the Laboratory Division (Radiological Staff), he will provide the radiological protection services necessary to assure adherence to this procedure.
2.2.3 The Radiological Protection Officer is responsible to the Shipyaro Commander for aavising anc reporting on all matters pertaining to the radiological aspect of the Ouality Assurance Program.
He will exercise surveillance over related training of personnel and compliance with pertinent Ship.ard, Navy, and NRC regulations. He will certify users of licensed sources, including the requirements of this procedure, 1926 292 134-C7933-03 2
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6.2 The Nondestructive Test Operations Branch will keep the results of the Daily and Quarterly inspection check lists as outlined in Radiation Safety Procedures 21 and 22 of Process Instruction 0909-892.
6.3 Projectors and shipping containers that are found to be defective (i.e., exceeding the radiation er contamination levels allowed), will be isolated from use and the Radiological Protection Officer notified imme-diately. Defective conditions shall be logged in the appropriate document as outlined in Radiation Safety Procedures 21 and 22 of Process Instruction 0909-892.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 7.1 The following records will be maintained by the Nondestructive Test Division:
(1) Operating Logs (2) Daily and Quarterly Inspection Logs (3) Quarterly in-hcuse inspection records (4) Records of radiographers and radiographers' assistants training and certification 7.2 The Radiological l Protection Officer will maintain the following records:
(1) Records of area monitoring (2) Certification list of radiographers and radiographers' assistants (3) Records of receipt and transfer of licensed sources (4) Records of. investigations ad evaluations of items of noncompliance in accordance with 10 CFR 21 of the NRC Regulations (5) Results of audits required by Attachment "E" of the NRC License No. 04-00364-06 (6) Manufacturers' certification of NRC approval of QA Programs 7.3 All records required to be maintained will be identifiable and retrievable for inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
7.4 Only those projectors / shipping containers approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and identif.ied on NRC License No. 04-00364-06, will be used for shipment or transportation of radiographic sources off the Shipyard.
The Radiolbgical Protection Officer shall assure that only those 7.5 radioactive material shipping packages designed and fabricated under an NRC approved Quality Assurance Program are procured and used under the license.
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AUDITS 6.1 General. The Internal Inspection and Audit System will be directed by tne L dI5 logical Protection Officer.
The system is designed to assure continuous total compliance with the license, NRC regulations, other Federal and Navy regulations, the administrative procedures and the operating and emergency procedures approved in the license, and to point out any areas where procedures may be revised to improve compliance capability.
8.2 Scope and Frecuency. The Internal Inspection System consists of the following types of inspections, audits, and surveillance checks, conducted at the frequencies indicated:
8.2.1 Comorehensive Audits and Insoections. These inspections and audits will be conducted to assure total compliance with all the regulations and procedures applying to the Quality Assurance Program.
It is a complete audit in which all requirements are checked. Comprehensive Audits will be conducted annually by a team of Ionizing Radiation Control Committee mem-bers having no responsibility in the Radiography QA Program.
8.2.2 Unannounced Record Audits. These audits will be used to assure that required records are adequately maintained.
During these audits, records selected by the Radiological Protection Officer will be inspected for comprehensiveness, accuracy, completeness, and currentness. Record audits will be conducted monthly by personnel selected by the Radiological Protection Officer.
8.2.3 Unannounced Operations Surveillance Checks. These checks will b'e made on in-progress repair and maintenance operations to assure compliance with QA Program requirements and to check the overall efficiency of radiography personnel conducting the operations. One of these operations surveillance checks will be made each month by personnel from the Radiological Protection Staff.
8.2.4 Nondestructive Test In-House Insoections.
In-house inspections and audits will be conducted quarterly by tne NDT Technical Branch Personnel to assure continuous compliance with the QA Program requirements. The areas of operations covered by the inspections will be scheduled such that all the activities of the NDT Operations Branch will be inspected each year.
8.2.5 Follow-up Insoections and Audits.
Prompt follow-up inspections and audits will be made into all areas in which deficiencies are found. This will assure that all deficiencies are rectified in a timely manner.
These follow-up audits will be performed by the Radiological Protection Officer.
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8.3 Personnel 8.3.1 All inspections and audits (except the NDT In-House Inspection) will be conducted by the Ionizing Radiation Control Committee.
Monthly audits and inspections will be conducted by the Radiological Protection Staff.
8.3.2 Nondestructive Test In-House Inspections w'll be conducted by the head of the Nondestructive Test Technical Branch nd Nondestructive Test Technical Branch Personnel selected by the Nondes: active Test Branch Heads.
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