ML20024C131
| ML20024C131 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/14/1983 |
| From: | Andrea Johnson, Phillips H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| REF-QA-99900922 NUDOCS 8307120293 | |
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ORGANIZATION:
INTERNATIONAL NUTRONICS, INC.
D0VER, NEW JERSEY ncrvni indVtL11UN INbFtLi1VN NO.:
99900922/83-01 DATE(S) 5/3-4/83 ON-SITE HOURS:
32 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:
International Nutronics, Inc.
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B. J. Thomas Plant Manager U. S. Highway 46, Schley Street Dover, New Jersey 07801 ORGANIZATIONAL CONTACT: Mr. B. J. Thomas, Plant Manager TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(201) 361-0583 PRINCIPAL PRODUCT:
In-air gamma irradiation services.
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ACTIVITY:
International Nutronics, Inc. (INI) is currently developing a program to control the activities related to the irradiation of Class IE safety-related equipment for environmental qualification testing.
INI anticipates receiving contracts for testing in the future.
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OTHERINSPECTOR(S):
E. A. Salazar, NRC Consultant, Sandia National Laborat ries APPROVED BY:
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. H. S. E7hillips, Chief, EQS Date INSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
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BASES:
10 CFR Part 21 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B.
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SCOPE: This inspection consisted of:
(1) discussions with INI in their preparation of a quality assurance manual for the INI quality assurance program to control safety-related testing; (2) review of applicable irradi-ation procedures of INI's quality assurance program for EQ testing; and (3) review of INI's dosimetry procedures and implementation.
PLANT SITE APPLICABILITY:
Not identified.
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ORGANIZATION:
INTERNATIONAL NUTRONICS, INC.
D0VER, NEW JERSEY REPORT INSPECTION N0.:
99900922/83-01 RESULTS:
) AGE 2 of 3 A.
VIOLATIONS:
None B.
NONCONFORMANCES:
None C.
UNRESOLVED ITEMS:
None D.
OTHER FINDINGS OR COMMENTS:
International Nutronics, Inc., Dover, New Jersey, facility is part of International Nutronics, Inc. headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with irradiating facilities in Palo Alto, Dover, and a newly acquired facility in Irvine, California. The Dover facility, the subject of this report, is an irradiating facility with a 389,000 curie source supplied by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited (AECL), stored in a 15-foot deep water tank, capable of approximately 3 Mrad /hr in the present configuration.
INI's present work activities normally involve bulk product; i.e., bags, cartons, and sacks. Most are never opened.
The products range from foodstuffs to pharmaceutical staples, the function being to sterilize by destroying spores, mold or other microorganisms. No safety-related irradiation of test specimens for the nuclear industry is being conducted at this time; however, when the plant manager was initially contacted, he stated that they expect to obtain a contract for nuclear work and requested that Region IV evaluate his present QA program to determine its adequacy for EQ testing.
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QA Program Review:
INI has no quality assurance manual in place to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B to date.
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intends to comply with regulatory requirements in their preparation i
of a quality assurance manual for the INI quality assurance program to control saftey-related EQ testing. The writing of the quality assurance manual will be addressed by the Palo Alto corporate office to provide uniform programs to each of INI's facilities. A quality assurance manager is expected to join the INI, Dover, New Jersey, i
l facility within 2-3 months.
Fifteen applicable criteria out of a total of eighteen will pertain to the Dover, New Jersey, facility.
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ORGANIZATION:
INTERNATIONAL NUTR0NICS, INC.
DOVER, NEW JERSEY REPORT INSPECTION N0.:
99900922/83-01 RESULTS:
) AGE 3 of 3 2.
Irradiation and Dosimetry Procedure Review: The NRC inspection team reviewed six INI procedures which control their facilities' irradidation and dosimetry system activities.
These procedures were adequate to control their present contracts with pharmaceutical / foodstuff manufacturers; however, environmental qualification testing criteria was not specifically addressed.
INI intends to upgrade their present procedures to implement the requirements to control safety-related environmental qualification testing.
INI is also in the process of initiating the necessary additional procedures and documentation to satisfy the QA program requirements for EQ testing. They expect to have these in place within 2-3 months.
The NRC inspection team also reviewed INI's procedure for training of irradiator operators.
3.
Red Perspex Dosimetry System: The NRC inspection team reviewed the INI red perspex type 4034 dosimetry procedure and its implementation.
The NRC inspection team also reviewed the calibration procedure and methods employed in using the spectrophotometer and micrometer to obtain the absorbed dose of the red perspex dosimeters.
This measuring and test equipment was calibrated, adjusted, and maintained at prescribed intervals against certified standards having known valid relationships to nationally recognized standards.
The red perspex dosimeters are used by INI for close ranges of 0.5-5.0 megarads.
4.
INI Glass Dosimetry System:
The NRC inspection team reviewed the INI glass dosimetry procedure and evaluated its implementation.
The NRC inspection team reviewed the calibration procedure and methods employed in using the spectrophotometer to obtain the absorbed dose. The INI glass dosimeters are cross-referenced against the red perspex dosimeters over the 0.5-0.6 megarad range.
The INI glass dosimeters are used for dose ranges up to 0.7 megarads.
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