ML20053A467
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| Site: | 07100474 |
| Issue date: | 05/03/1982 |
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TITLE 10 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (10 CFR)
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR Naval Surface Weapons Center White Oak Site Silver Spring, MD 20910 I.
INTRODUCTION The Naval Surface Weapons Center is the principal Navy RDT&E Center for surface ship weapons systems, ordinance, mines 'and strategic weapons support. As an important part of this mission, the Center performs research and exploratory development in radiation phenomena and electronic devices as necessary to support the design of advanced weapons systems and provides consultative and participatory assistance in radiation, radiation effects, and related areas.
More specifically experimental and theoretical research is conducted in the general field of basic and applied radiation physics and chemistry.
The Center is also responsible for developing and maintaining the instrumentation and techniques needed for the Navy's RADIAC Programs. These functions require the use, storage. packaging, shipping and subsequent disposal of radioactive materials.
The Center possesses a number of sealed, Type B and large quantity sources which may be shipped for temporary use by Center personnel at other locations or permanently transferred to ships or other licensees.
The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program for 10 CFR Part 71, is retained by the Naval Surface Weapons Center. Design and fabrication shall not be conducted under this Quality Assurance Program. The Quality Assurance Program is implemented as shown on the attached Organization Chart.
The following Quality Assurance Program has been developed to meet the shipping requirements of 10 CFR 71.
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ORGANIZATIONS The Naval Surface Weapons Center (see attached organization chart) is commanded by a Navy Captain, who appoints a Radiation Safety Committee to assist in establishing and implementing Center safety policies and procedures for all forms of electro-magnetic radiation. The committee is chaired by the Head of the Industrial Hygiene Branch (Code X-31) of the Safety Division.
Membership on the committee is as follows:
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Representatives from each Division of the Center that utilizes sources of radiation; 2.
Representative from the Health Physics Branch Radiation Safety Officer (RS0) who serves as Chairman of the Ionizing Radiation Safety Sub-Committee, and; 3.
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The Radiation Safety Officer (RS0) is responsible for establishing and conducting the Center Radiological Safety Program. He is also responsible for establishing and implementing the Quality Assurance Program required by 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix E.
Administratively he reports to the Manager of the Safety Division.
In administering the Quality Assurance Program, the RSO must assure that all packaging is handled, shipped, stored, inspected, leak tested and maintained in accordance with requirements and specifications in 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix E.
He shall also assure that all packaging purchased for use in the Quality Assurance Program meets required specifications and standards.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM The Naval Surface Weapons Center utilizes several different types of DOT /NRC approved shipping and (low level) waste disposal containers. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is followed for shipping radioactive materials at the Center, i
Specifically a 20 WC-3 DOT /NRC approved protective jacket is used to ship the AN/UDM-1A 137Cs source calibrators.
The calibrators contain up to 130 curies of 137Cs in special forms. A DOT-7A Type A container is used to ship 239Pube (special form) 5 curies 80 gram calibration sources. Low level waste is packaged and shipped in DOT-spec., 55 Type A containers. A-DOT-7A Type A container is used to ship 100 MiCi 241Ambe (special form) calibration sources. Other small quantities of radio-active material may be shipped in commercially available DOT /NRC approved containers.
The RSO is responsible for assuring that all shipments containing radioactive materials meet required standards as specified in 10 CFR 71, Appendix E.
He is responsible for establishing, administering and revising a Quality Assurance Program in accordance with established procedures, and with management approval, ensuring that all applicable quality assurance procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of container design approval are met.
The program must emphasize control of the characteriscies of the container which are critical to safety and assure that quality related activities are performed with appropriate equipment under environmental conditions such that all conditions are met prior to inspection and test.
Proficiency in the program shall be assured by training and indoctrination of personnel performing activities affecting quality assurance.
The scope, objectives, methods of implementation and instructions must be clearly defined.
Instructions to personnel in the principles and techniques of the activity being performed must be a continuing program of training, retraining, reexamining and recertifying of these personnel to maintain proficiency in the program.
The effectiveness of the Quality Assurance Program is assured by management's regular assessment for adequacy and that it complies with the requirements of 10 CFR 71, Appendix E.
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PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT CONTROL All documents related to a specific shipping package shall be controlled through the use of established procedures. All document changes shall be performed according to established procedures. The supplier's Quality Assurance Program must identify the procurement document requirements of 10 CFR 71, Appendix E which must be complied.with. Procurement documents must identify the documentation such as drawings, specifications, inspection and fabrication plans, inspection and test records. _
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HANDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING Written safety procedures concerning the receipt, storage, handling, leak testing and shipping of special form radioactive material will be accomplished by qualified employees in accordance with established procedures. All conditions for NRC Package Approval and DOT shipping requirements shall be satisfied prior to shipment.
Shipments will not be made unless all requirements are satisfied in accordance with 10 CFR 71.
Supply personnel shall perform final packaging, labeling, marking and fix a seal in such a'way that the integrity of the shipments can be determined at any time.
The shipping documents shall be prepared and the departure, arrival and destination of the package is established and monitored consistent with safe trans-portation of radioactive materials.
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INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS Inspections, test and operating status of packages for certain special form t
radioactive material shall be established by procedures in writing. This is to assure that required inspections, test and other critical operations are not by passed and operating status of packaging is known by affected organizations. Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be maintained by procedures to assure that aff ected organizations are made aware of nonconforming materials or services by means of identification, documentation review, disposition and notification.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), procurement, inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training, qualifications and records of shipments shall be maintained. Sufficient identifiable and retrievable quality assurance records shall be maintained to provide documentary evidence of the quality and safety of the items affecting quality assurance and safety. The RSO is responsible for maintaining a list of these records and their location for at least two years.
VIII. AUDITS Established written procedures and established schedules of audits of the Quality Assurance Program will be performed using written check lists. This program shall be audited at least once per year by personnel having no direct responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program.
Results of Audits will be maintained and reported to Management. Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.
Responsible management shall take such action as necessary to correct reported deficiencies. A timely reaudit shall be made to verify implementation of corrective actions.
Audit reports shall be maintained as part of the Quality Assurance Records.
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