ML20024H199
| ML20024H199 | |
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| Site: | 07100602 |
| Issue date: | 05/15/1991 |
| From: | Myron J APPLIED RADIANT ENERGY CORP. (FORMERLY AMERICAN NOVAW |
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The Applied Radiant Energy Corporation Manuf acturets of Gammapar' AcryWWoo:I floonng Venture Drive e Foret,t Cornmercial Conter PO Box 289
- Forest. Virginia 24551 Toll Free 1-800 283-5067
- 804 525 $252
- Fax 804 525 7437 May 15, 1991 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ARECO'S MODIFICATION OF IRRADIATOR BY SUBSTITUTION OF CESIUM-137 SOURCE ELEMENTS BY COBALT-60 SOURCE ELEMENTS 1)
Organization The final responsibility for the Quality t.ssurance (QA) Program for Part 71 Requirements rests with the Applied Radiant Energy Corporation (ARECO).
Design and fabrication shall not be conducted under this QA program.
The QA program is drawn up and implemented by the following ARECO personnel:
James J. Myron, PhD, V.P. Safety & Regulatory Affairs Rodney W. Bell, B.S.,
Technical Conversion Specialist Both Myron and Bell are Radiation Protection Officers under ARECO's NRC Materials License.
The above Radiation Safety Officers are responsible for overall administration of the program, training and certification of specified users (Radiation Technicians) of the licensed
- material, document
- control, radioactive shipment
- receival, inspection, storing, and shipping.
Trained and certified Radiation Technicians are responsible for handling, testing, operating status and records keeping.
Auditing is by a non-ARECO agent (see Section 7).
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Quality Assurance Program I
i The management of ARECO's Modification of Irradiator by Substitution of Cesium-137 Source Elements by Cobalt-60 Source Elements Program establishes and implements this QA program.
Training, prior to engagements, for all QA functions is required according to written procedures.
QA program revisions will be made according to written procedures and must be approved by both the Padiation Safety Officers named in Section 1).
The QA Program will insure that all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures and specific provisions of packages are satisfied.
This program ts confined to packages:
a) shipping casks 9105300104 910515 PDR ADOCK O7100602 C
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- j supplied by the Westi chouse lla nf ord Company (WilC) for the l
s removal of sealed Cesium-137 WESP capsules from ARECO's pool i
irradiator for transfer to WilC, Ilichland, Washington, and b)
I shipping casks supplied by Nordion International Inc.
of Ontario, Canada for transfer of scaled Cobalt-60 sources from i
this facility to ARECO in Lynchourg, Virginia.
The requirement that shipping casks have been designed and manufactured under a
QA program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be met by submittal of an NRC Certificate of Compliance when the casks models have been chosen 4
by connensus of ARECO and WilC or Nordion as appropriate.
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Document control All documents relating to shipping casks containing radioactive material will be controlled through the use of written procedures.
All document changes will be performed a c cor di r.g to written procedures approved by the two Individuals named in Section 1).
The Radiation Safety Offi.cer(s) shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest changes to these documents.
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Handling, Storage, and Shipg n3 Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipment of scaled radioactive material in shipping casks will be followed.
Shipments or acceptance of shipments will not be made unle3s all tests, certifications, and final inspections have been completed.
Work instructions will be provided for handling, storage and shipping operations.
Radiation Safety Officers and t r:ai ned certified Radiation Technicians shall perform the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.
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Inspection,_ Test, and Operating Status, Inspection and testing of casks and contents will be carried out following written procedures.
Radiation Safety Officers and trained certified Radiation Technicians shall perform the required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures.
The responsibility of the performance of these functions rests with a Radiation Safety Officer (J. Myron).
6 Quality Assurance Records Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), _ procurement, inspections,
- tents, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records
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of shipments will be maintained.
Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained.
These records will be maintained in accordance with written procedures.
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records will be identified and retrievable.
A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by a Radiation Safety Officer (J. Myron).
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Audits Audits of radioactive material at ARECO's irradiation facility will be carried out at 6-month intervals by llealth Physics Consulation, an NRC certified company, which has been contracted by ARECO to perform audits of hRC license material for the past eight years.
Results of audits will be maintained and reported to management.
Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.
The audits will be dependent on the safety significance of the activity being audited.
Audit reporta will be maintained as part of the quality assurance records.
llcalth Physics Consultation nas no responsibility in AltECO activities.
James J. Myron, PhD nul')Wy,w I'l &
V.P. Safety and Regulatory Affairs
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