ML20056E099
| ML20056E099 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100220 |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1993 |
| From: | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20056E064 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9308190347 | |
| Download: ML20056E099 (3) | |
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GENERAL DYNAMICS 1
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Quality Assurance Program for Transport Packages for Industrial Radiography
Reference:
(a)
Title 10, Code of Federal Regtdations, Part 71.101 (b)
General Dynamics, Charleston Facility Radioactive Material License No. 411 1.0 ORGANIZATION 1.1 General Dynamics, Charleston Facility,is responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) Program required by reference (a). Design and fabrication of shipping packages, for radioisotopes licensed in accordance with reference (b), is not performed by Charleston Facility, and will not he addressed in this QA program.
1.2 The QA Program for Industrial Radiography shall be implemented by the Radiation Protection Officer (R.P.O.).
1.3 The R.P.O. is responsible for the overall administration of this QA Program. The R. P. O. is responsible for :he following duties for radioisotopes licensed per reference (b):
a.
Ilandling b.
Storing c.
Initial receiving visual inspection i
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Prior-to-shipment visual inspection e.
Maintaining operating status
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l 2.0 OUALI'lY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 2.1 The Quality Assurance Program for Industrial Radiography is established and implemented by management personnel. The procedures for ship;dng licensed radioisotopes, as authorized by reference (b), proviae assurance that the specific provisions of applicable procedules, including package design approval, are satisfied. This QA Pmgram emphasizes control of the characteristics of the package that are critical to safety.
2.2 The R.P.O. shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a QA Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for all packages designed or fabricated after July 1,1978. This requirement can be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manufacturer.
3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL 3.1 The R.P.O. shall ensure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable procedures, regulations and i
documents.
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' Die R.P.O. shall ensure that documentation related to shipping and specific shipping packages is controlled in accordance with the provisions of reference (b) and other applicable regulations.
4.0 IIANDI.ING. STORAGE AND SHIPPING 4.1 The R.P.O. shall ensure that written work instructions are provided for handling, storage and shipping operations.
4.2 The safety procedures conceming the handling, storage and shipping of packages for cenain special fomi radioactive material, in accordance with reference (b), shall be followed. Shipments shall not be made unless all required tests, certifications, acceptances, and final l
inspections have been completed.
4.3 The R.P.O. shall perfomi the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.
GENERAL DYNAMICS Electric Boat Division Enclosure (1)
Page 3 of 3 5.0 OPER ATING STATUS 5.1 Inspection, test, ar.d operating statuses of packages for certain special fami radioactive material are documented and controlled by the maintenance procedure of reference (b). Status shall be indicated by tag, label, marking, or recording on pemianent maintenance forms.
Nonconfomaing packages shall be specifically identified to prevent usage.
5.2 Personnel qualified to do so per reference (b) shall perfonn the regulatory required inspections. The R.P.O. shall ensure that these functions are performed.
6.0 OUALITY ASSUR ANCE PROGR AM RECORDS 6.1 Records of package approvals (including references and drawings as appropriate), inspections, tests, maintenance records, audit results, personnel training and qualifications, and records of shipments shall be maintained as required by references (a) and (b), and other applicable regulations.
7.0 AUDITS 7.1 Audits of the QA Program shall be perfomled at least annually, using written checklists. Results of these audits will be maintained, evaluated, and deficient areas corrected. Audit repons shall be maintained as part of the QA Program records. The auditor shall not be the person responsible for the function being audited (i.e., the person performing the inspection cannot be the person auditir; for proper inspection).