ML20053A989
| ML20053A989 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100473 |
| Issue date: | 04/28/1982 |
| From: | PITT-DES MOINES, INC. (FORMERLY PITTSBURGH-DES MOINES |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20053A982 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8205270560 | |
| Download: ML20053A989 (2) | |
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Pittsburgh Des Moines Corporation 10CFR71 Quality Assurance Program Regarding License #14-01837-04
- 1. Organization The final responsibility for the quality assurance program for part 71 requirements rests with the Pittsburgh Des Moines Corporation. Design and fabrication of radioactive material shipping packages shall not be conducted under this quality assurance program. The quality assurance program is implemented using the personnel as outlined in section II (Administrative) of our radiation safety manual.
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, tests, operating status and record keeping.
- 2. Quality Assurance Program The managment of the Pittsgurgh Des Moines Corporation establishes and implements this quality assurance program. Training for all QA functions, prior to engagement in these functions, is required according to written procedures. QA program revisions will be made according to written proce-dureswith management approval. The QA program will ensure that all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied. The-QA program will emphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.
l The radiation safety officer shall assure that all radioacti"2 material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a +.ality assurance program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory commissicn for all packages designed or fabricated after Jan. 1, 1979. This requirement can be sat-isfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manufacturer.
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- 3. Locument Control A11 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 management.
The radiation safety officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.
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- 4. Handling Storage and Shipping Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of packages for certain special form radioactive 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 operations.
Radiography personnel shall perform the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.
- 5. Inspection, Test and operating Status Inspection, test and operating status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled by written procedures. Status will be indicated by tag, label, marking, or log entry. Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written procedures.
Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures. The radiation safety officer shall ensure that these functions are performed.
- 6. Quality Assurance Records Records of package approvals (including references and drawings),
inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records 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.
The records will be identifiable and retrievable. A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the radiation safety officer.
- 7. Audits Established schedules of audits of the quality assurance program will be per-formed using written checklists. 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, but each activity will 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 ativity being audited.
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