ML20057A971
| ML20057A971 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100659 |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1992 |
| From: | TRI STATE ASSOCIATES, INC. |
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| ML20057A970 | List: |
| References | |
| 101.A.8, NUDOCS 9309170007 | |
| Download: ML20057A971 (7) | |
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STATE ASSOCIATES, INC.
. MATERIALS TESTING & INSPECTION SERVICES QC No. 101.A.8 Page:
COVER SHEET Rev. B Date 12/30/92 l
TRI STATE ASSOCIATES OUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR USE, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OC 101.A.8 TRI STATE ASSOCIATES, INC.
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Hartwood, Virginia 22471
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TABLE OF CONTEi1TS i
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1.0 ORGA1112ATION 2.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRA!!
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5 4.0 HA11DL II!G, STORAGE, AMD SHIPPING 5.0 INSPECTIO11S, TEST AUD OPERATI!!G STATUS 6.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS j
7.0 AUDITS i
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OC No. 101.A.8 Pace 2 of 4 Rev. A Date 1/4/88 a
1.0 ORGAllIZATIQU The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program for Part 71 requirements rests with Tri State Associaes, Inc. and includes:
1 Design and fabrication of radioactive material shipping packages shall not be conducted und:3r this Quality Assur-j ance Program.
The Quality Assuranci Program is implement-ed using the following organisation:
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The Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for over-all administration of the Program, training, and cert-1 ification, document control, and auditing.
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Radiographers are responsible for handling, storing, inspection, test, operating status and record keeping.
2.0 OUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM The management of Tri State establishes and implements this Quality Assurance Program.
Training for all QA functions, i
prior to engagement in these functions, is required accord-ing to written procedures.
QA Program revisions will be made according to written procedures with managements ap-proval.
The QA Program will ensure that all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied.
The QA Pro-gram will emphasise control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to saf ety.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall assure that all radio-active material shipping packages are designed and manufac-tured under a Quality Assurance 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.
Written procedures and instructions for implementing the Quality Assurance Program are contained in the Radiation Safety Program.
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3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL All 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 1
procedures approved by management.
The Radiation Safety Of ficer shall av ;re that all QA func-tions are conducted in accordance with the latest applic-able changes to these documents.
4.0 HAMDLING, STORAGE, AND SHIPPING Uritten safety procedures concerning the handling, storage, and shipping of packages for certain special form radio-active material will be followed.
Shipments will not be i
made unless all tests, certifications, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed.
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will be provided for handling, storage, and shipping op-erations.
Radiography personnel shall perform the handling, storage, and shipping operations.
5.0 IMSPECTIOUS. TEST AMD OPERATING STATUS Inspections, test and operating status of packages for cer-tain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled by written procedures.
Status will be in-j dicated by tag, label, marking or log entry.
Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively main-tained by written procedures..
Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written proce-dures.
The Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are performed.
6.0 OUALITY ASSURAMCE RECORDS t
Records of package approvals (including references and drawings), inspections, tests, operating logs, audit re-sults, personnel training and qualifications and records l
of shipments will be maintained.
Descriptions of equip-ment and written procedures will also be maintained.
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l 6.0 OUALITY ASSURAMCE RECORDS cont'd These records will be maintained in accordance with written l
procedures.
The records will be identifiable and retriev-able.
A list of these records, with their storage loca-i tions, will be maintained by the Radiati~on Safety Officer.
7.0 AUDITS Audits for verification of compliance with the Quality As-surance Program will be conducted as described below:
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Each completed " Radioactive Material Transfer Report" form (see Radiation Safety Program) will be reviewed by the Radiation Safety Officer, or his designee, when it is received.
This review will check.for pro-per completion of all appropriate portions of the form.
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At least once each year, each shipping container will be checked for damage, proper labeling, and identifi-I cation.
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Audits will be performed. at least once each year, on the activities conducted pursuant to Tri state Ouality Assurance Program for Use, Maintenance, and Repair of Shipping Containers for Radioactive Material.
The audit will cover all necessary items and systems in-corporated (e.g. training records, document control, and personnel qualification) to assure compliance with this procedure and Title 10 CFR 71.51.
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Results of audits will be maintained and reported to mana-gement.
Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.
Audit reports will be maintained as part of the Quality Assurance records.
Personnel performing audits shall have no direct responsibility in the activity being audited.
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