ML20078S218

Responds to NRC Bulletin 95-01 Issued to Notify All Radiography Licensees of Failures of Licensees QA Program for Radioactive Matl Transport Approved by Nrc.Util Does Not Perform Radiography

ML20078S218
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	02/13/1995
From:	Harry Salmon POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
IEB-95-001, IEB-95-1, NUDOCS 9502240042
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James A. FitzPatrick

• • e Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 315 342-3840

1. > ewWrkPbwer Harry P. Salmon, Jr.

& thon.ty nesieeniuemege, February 13, 1995 JAFP-95-0075 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission A'ITN: Document Control Desk i l

Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 Response to NRC Bulletin No. 95-61 Onnlity Assurance Program for Trancnortation of Radioactive Material Attachments: 1) Attachment 1, NRCB 95 Enclosure to NRC Bulletin 95-01 Quality Assurance Program for Transportation of Radioactive Material.

Dear Sir:

This letter is in response to NRC Bulletin No. 95-01.

NRC Bulletin 95-01 was issued to notify all radiography licensees of failures of some licensees to have NRC-approved quality assurance (QA) programs for transportation of radioactive material.

The New York Power Authority does not perform radiography. Questions 1,2, and 3 of Attachment 1 to NRC Bulletin 95-01 were answered no because the New York Power Authority does not transport or deliver to carriers licensed radiographic isotopes. Radiography is performed for the New York Power Authority by radiography contractors who are approved and licensed by New York State.

All radiographic sources used by the contractor are delivered to, and transported from, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant via carriers licensed to transport radiographic isotopes. j 9502240042 950213 PDR ADOCK 05000333 P PDR y I

.- U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Response to NRC Bulletin No. 95-01 Quality Assurance Prograin for Transportation of Radioactive Material Page 2 If you have any questions, please contact Mr. A. Zaremba at (315) 349-6365, of my staff.

Very truly yours,

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Harry P. Salmon, .

Resident Manager STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OSWEGO Subscribed and sworn to before me this f day of hbu* .1995.

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Notary Public cc: Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Office of the Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. C. E. Carpenter Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 14 B2 Washington, D.C. 20555 Carl J. Paperiello, Director Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards Washington, D.C. 20555

Attachment i NROB 95-01 January 13, 1995 Page 2 of 5 ENCLOSURE TO NRC BULLETIN 95-01 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Radiographers are required to answer the following questions.

! Attach answers.additional pages if more space is needed to provide complete Mail this completed form, with any attachments, within 30 days of the date of this bulletin to the U.S.

ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 20555-0001. I Licensee identifif:ation information:

Licensee Name: New York Power Authority Address: . Tames A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. I Phone No.: T nko Rnad East. Town of Scriba, Oswego, NY 13126 (315) 349-530) l l I

1. i Do you have a Quality Assurance (QA) Program approved by NRC in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.12(b)?

i Yes I No x '

a.

If the answer to Question Number 1 is "Yes," enter your i transportation QA Program Approval Number in the space below and skip Question Numbers 2 and 3. Answer Question Number 4.

Transportation QA Program Approval Number .

b.

l If the answer to Question Number 1 is "No," answer Question Numbers 2 and 3.

2.

Do you procure, use, maintain, or repair Type B packaging for which a certificate of Compliance (COC) has been issued by NRC?

l Please packagings.note that radiography devices are usually Type B Yes No X 3.

l Do you transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, l

licensed issued by material NRC? Please in Type B packaging for which a COC has been note that this activity includes transport of radiography devices to and from wnrk mitm ar><

shipment of radiography sources to source supp'it)*

Yes No X

Attachment 1 NRCB 95-01 January 13, 1995 Page 3 of 5 a.

If the answer to Question Numbers 2 or 3 is "Yes," you are required to have a transportation QA Program approved by NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 71.12(b). If you have not already done so, prepara and submit your transportation QA Program to NRC following the directions presented in

" Requested Actions" (Page 2, Item 1) in the body of this bulletin. Answer Question Number 4.

b. If the answers to Question Numbers 1, 2, and 3 are "No,"

you may skip Question Numbers 4 through 8. Complete and sign the statement following the questions, and return this form to NRC by following the mailing directions at the top of this form.

4.

Do you have written procedures that implement each element of your transportation QA program in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.1117 Yes No a.

If the answer to Question Number 4 is "Yes," answer Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7.

b. If the answer to Question Number 4 is "No," and you determined that you are required to have a transportation QA program, develop these procedures and implement them within 60 days of the date of this bulletin as described in  !

" Requested Actions" (Page 2, Item 2) in the body of this bulletin. The procedures should not be submitted to NRC at  !

this time. However, these procedures must be implemented and kept on file at your location for future inspections.

Answer Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7.

5. 'I Do you maintain records describing activities affecting

quality, your transportation QA program, and your implemen- 'I tation 71.135?procedures in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR ',

Yes No l i

6. li Do you maintain records of each shipment of licensed material 'l in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.91(a)?

f s1 Yes No i, s.

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NRCB 95-01  !

January 13, 1995 Page 4 of 5

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Type B packaging for activities such as inspections, and tesi audits, and procurement, maintenance, repair, and replacement ,

of 71.packagings 91(c) ? in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 1

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Yes __

No a.

If the answer to Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7 are "Yes,"

answer Question Number 8.

b.

If the answer to Question Numbers 5, 6, you determined that you are required to have aor 7 is "No," and the instances where you find that your QA records aretr incomplate or missing, and keep this status report on file as described in " Requested Actions" (Page 3, body of this bulletin. Item 3) in the Answer Question Number 8.

8.

Are you registered as a user of all models of Type B packagings that you are utilizing for which COCs have been issued by NRC in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.12(c) (3)?

Yes No If the answer to Question Number 8 is "No," and you determined that you are required to have a transportation QA program prepare and submit your request to be registered as a user, of packagin Actions"gs(Page following 3, the directions presented in " Requested Item 4) in the body of this bulletin.

NRC by following the mailing directions at the top of this form .

United States of America that the foregoing is true and corre .

Name: Victor D. Mabry

Title:

Radiation Safety officer Signature:

% _ Date: 2/10/95 b [  ;

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