ML19270G095
| ML19270G095 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100099 |
| Issue date: | 05/04/1979 |
| From: | Kovacs F FOSTER WHEELER CORP. |
| To: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906020224 | |
| Download: ML19270G095 (5) | |
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FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION 110 south ORANGE AVENUE UVINc3 ton. NEW JERSEY 07o30. PHONE 201-53 311oo May h, 1979 i
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5 ro Attention:
Mr. Charles E. FhcDonald, Chief Ca Transportation Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and >hterial Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 2} Docket Number 7'
Reference:
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) Letter dated Vtpril l ""1979, MacDonald to Marion
- 3) F(E Q.A. Program Submittal, dated June 26, 1978
Dear Mr. MacDonald:
Enclosed please find seven (7) Oopies of Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation procedure " Radiation Safety - Quality Assu ance Requirements for Radiography Source Shipments", Revision 1, dated May h, 1979 Paragraph 10, I of this procedure has been revised to reflect the co==ents noted in reference 2 soove. It should be noted that paragraph h.3 already indicates that activities relating to our radiog aphy packages will be audited by the Senior Radiographer, who has no direct responsibility in these areas.
In addition, please amend your records to remove the name of W.C. Marion, who has retired.
Very truly yours, FOSTER 'e 'N ENERGY CORPORATION
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0 I y1310 m RE2DIRDEITS FOR RADICGRAPHY SOURCE SHIP'eITS DATE 4-Oh '70 I?iDEX Page Page Revision 1.0 PURPOSE..............................................
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2.0 SCCPE................................................
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30 REFEPSICE DC CIDEiT S..................................
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h.0 CEGMIIZATICII EID RESPCIISI3ILITIES....................
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5.0 QUALITY ASSURA"CE PRCGRAM............................
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6.0 DOCULEIT CC:.7ROL.....................................
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7.0 RA!!DLING, STCP. AGE, AND SHIPPEIG......................
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8.0 EISPECTICN, TEST, EID GPERATI:!G STATUS...............
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9.0 RECORDS..............................................
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QUALITY ASSURAUCE DEPARDENT EQUIP EMT RADIATICU SAIETY - QUALITY ASSURA';CE REY.
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1.0 PURPOSE :
The purpose of this procedure is to delineate the FaEC quality assurance program for the shipments of radioactive radiography sources, as required by 10 CPR Part 71.31 and Part 71, Appendix E.
2.0 SCOPE
This procedure describes the FWEC quality assurance program pertainirg to the shipments of radiography sources, as authorized by NRC license 29-03369-03 issued to FaEC pursuant to 10 C33, Part 3h, and Agreement State licenses.
It includes the identification of specified responsibilities, document control, use of procedures, records, ard audits. This CA program does not include the design ard fabrication of radioactive caterial devices ard shipping containers.
30 REFERENCE DOCmEnTS:
31 PaEC " Radiation Administrative Control - Operating ard E=ergency Precedures" Manual.
32 F*EC " Radiation Safety Audit Procedure" (Section 7.h),
33 ?nEC " Radiation Safety Training Procedure" (Section 7.$),
3.h FnEC " Radiation Safety-Reports of Defects and Ncn-Compliance" (Section 7.6) h.0 ORGANIZATION AND RESPCUSI3ILITIES:
FaEC, as the licensee, ret
- n the responsibility for this QA program. Specific responsibilities are listed below. Organization charts are found in Reference Iocument 3.1 above.
h.1 It is the responsibility of the " Responsible Management Officials" to assure that a QA program, as described in this procedure, is established, i=ple=ented, and maintained as required by 10 CFR, Part 71 h.2 It is the responsibility of the Manager, Quality Assurance to approve changes to the FnEC " Quality Assurance Department-0peratir4 Procedures" Manual, of which this procedure is a part.
h.3 The Senicr Radiographer (Corporate Radiatien Safety Officer) is respon-sible for:
h.3 1 The overall administration of the CA program h.3 2 Personnel trainirg and certification p
h.3 3 Decu ent centrol pp{g pgJ h.3.h Auditirg h.3.$ Lcr4-ter= record retention.
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QUALITY ASSURAIICE DEPART!iE:TP PAGE 2
RADIATIGII SA7t??Y - QUALITY ASSUPECE R E Y.
O Eo g ENJ oy 3,,7,3,y,c y n n 3 3,7 y,n s. w v e nir,c r e st r'e m m e DATE 6-7-78 h.h The Site Radiation Safety Officer ic responcible or:
h.b.1 Handling, storage,uce, and chipping of rruiioactive material devices h.h.2 The inspection, tect, and operating status of devicec h.h.3 Generation and maintenance of recorda 5.0 QUALIT? ASCURA!!CE PRCGRAM:
The management of P4EC establichec and implemento thic quality accurance program, which includes the following:
5.1 Perconnel training for QA and other radiation cafety functions will be performed in accordance with written procedurec.
5.2 QA progrra revicionc will be made in accordance with establiched F4EC procedurec.
$.3 The QA program will encure that radioactive caterial chipping, handlin(
O and storage procedure requirementa are being caticfied.
5.h The OA program will emphacice control of itema that are cri.tical to radiation cafety.
5.5 Accurance that radioactive material chipping containera are designed and manufactured under an IIRC approved QA program for containero de-cigned or fabricated afher July 1, 1978 will be caticfied by receiving a written certification to thic eff+ct from the manufacturer.
6.0 IACUMEI~P COIT~'ROL:
6.1 Locumento related to chipping containera will be controlled in accordance with written procedurec.
6.2 Documenta uced in the receiving, uce, and chipping of radioactive caterial will be controlled in accordance with written procedurec.
6.3 Radiation Safety Procedure changes will be approved by the Senior Radiographer.
7.0 FELLI::G, CTc RAG 7, a'n SMIPpu;r 7.1 The handling, uce, atorage, and chipping of radioactive catorial will be performed in accordaned with IIRC approved written procedurec.
D 7.2 Source chipment will not be cade until all tects, certifications, incpoetionc, and other procedure requirementa are cocpleted.
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8.0 I'ISFECTIcti, TEST, A'ID OpERATEG STATUS:
8.1 The inspection, testing, ard deter =ination of operating status of devices will be perfomed in accordance with liRC approved written procedures.
8.2 The operating status of devices shall be docucented and devices marked in accordance with written procedures.
8.3 Devices found to be in non-conformance will be identified as such and segregated, ard the Senior Radiographer notified in accordance with written procedures.
9.0 RECORDS
9.1 The following records will be caintained in accordance with written procedures:
9.1.1 revice Certificates of Compliance, with any required drawings and references 9.1.2 Personnel training ard certification records p
9.1 3 Audit results 91.h Device inspection, maintenance, and receiving / shipping records 9 1.5 Written procedures 92 Records will be identifiable and retrievable.
93 A list of the required records and their storage location will be maintained.
10.0 AUDITS:
10.1 Audits will be perfomed at set frequencies as part of the Padiation Safety progran, as per Reference Iocument 3 2.
As a minimum, audits will be annual.
10.2 Audit results will be maintained ard reported to management.
10 3 Audit results will be evaluated and open ites follow-ups will be done in accordance with witten precedures.
10.h Audit: will be dependent on the radiation safety significance of the of the activity being audited, e
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