ML20003H859

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QA Program for Industrial Radiography Licensees
ML20003H859
Person / Time
Site: 07100438
Issue date: 04/21/1981
From: Chaput W, Seling A
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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ML20003H858 List:
References
19026, NUDOCS 8105080071
Download: ML20003H859 (3)


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CENTRAL FOUllDRY DIVISION GMC T

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10 CFR PART 71 QA PRCGRAM FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY

1. Organization The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance (QA)

Program for Part 71 Requirements rests with Defiance Plant Central Foundry Division GMC. Design and Fabrica-tion shall not be conducted under this QA Program. The QA Program is implemented using the following organiza-tions (See Procedure CO 30-1 Attached)

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 and operating status and recordkeeping.

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2. Quality Assurance Procram The management of Defiance Plant Central Foundry Division GMC establishes and implements this QA Program. Training, prior to engagement, for all QA functions is reouired according to written procedures. QA Program revisions will be made according to written procedures with management I

approval. The QA Program will ensure that all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provi-sions 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 radio-active material shipping packages are designed and manu-factured under a QA Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for all packages designed or fabri-cated after January 1, 1979. This requirement will be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from l

the manufacturer.

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3. 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 =anagement.

The Radiation Safety Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.

4. Handline. Stornee and Shirring Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of packages for certain special for= radio-active 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 opera-tions.

Radiography personnel shall perform the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.

5. Ins;ection. Test and overatine Status Inspection, test and operating status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicat-ed and controlled by written procedures. Status will be indicated by tag, lable, =arking or log entry. Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively main-tained by written procedures.

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

l The Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these func-tions are performed.

6. Quality Assurance Records Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), procurement, inspections, tests, operating logs, i

audit results, personnel training and qualifications and I

reccrds of shipments will be maintained. Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained.

These records will be maintained in accordance with writ-ten procedures. The records will be identified and retriev-l able. A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Officer.

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7. 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 re-ports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.

The audits will be c'ependent 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.

DW Walter Chaput Chief Metallurgist Plant 2

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