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For Docket 71000868,Gannon Univ, 10CFR71 QA Program for Shipment of 239 Pu-Be Neutron Sources
ML20135B424
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Site: 071*****, 07100868
Issue date: 11/26/1996
From: Griesacker P
GANNON UNIV., ERIE, PA
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NUDOCS 9612050015
Download: ML20135B424 (2)


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10 CFR PART 71 QUA!IlY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR SHIPMENT OF 239 PLUIONIUM-BERY1UUM NEUIRON SOURCES (Please Type)

Site Name and Address:

cannon university University Square, Erie, PA 16541

'Ihis Quality Assurance (QA) Program is limited to the shipment of 239 Plutonium-l Berj!!!um (239 uBe) neutron sources in model DOT 6M packaging from P

cannon univernav to the United States Department of Energy,

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Los Alamos National laboratory (LANL), Ims Alamos New Mexico. It is designed to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 71, " Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material." The anticipated date of each shipment that will be made, l

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source is provided below.

1 Estimated Shipment Date:

Feb/3-7/97 Number of DOT 6Ms:

one 239 uBe Neutron Source Information:

P SERIAL #

N320B85 EIIMENT 32g ISOTOPE 29g CURIES 2.001 SERIAL #

ELEMENT ISCTIOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMEhT ISCTIOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMENT ISOTOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMEhT ISCTIOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMEhT ISOTOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMENT ISCTIOPE CURIES SERIAL #

E12 MENT ISOIOPE CURIES 1

SERIAL #

ELEMENT ISCTIOPE CURIES SERIAL #

ELEMENT ISOTOPE CURISS i

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Organization (10 CFR I 71.103) he final responsibility for the QA program for 10 CFR Part 71 Subpart H i

Requirement resides with Gannon university pk Nume) he QA Program is implemented by Paul B.

Grlesaeker, Ph.D.

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administration of this QA program, including training of personnel and all quality-related activities.. regarding the shipment of 239 uBe neutron P

sources. %ese quality-related activides incsude, but are not limited to, inspection and identification of each DOT 6M upon receipt from IANL, or a i

Shipping Broker, as well as proper handling, packaging, inspecting, testing, I

and recording each shipment.

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Quality Assurance Program (10 CFR I 71.105)

I ne management of Gannon university establishes and

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1995, which is part of this QA Program. Training on the IANL manual for i

all QA functions is required before any quality-related activities are i

performed. he QA Program will emphasize control of the characteristics of j

the transportation package which are critical to safety.

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Document Control (10 CFR 6 71.113) j j

All documents related to each shipment of 239 uBe neutron sources will be P

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Griesacker shall assure that all rna n..

w =n QA functions are performed in accordance with the IANL manual.

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Handling, Storage,and Shipping Control (10 CFR 6 71.127) 1 ne procedures in the IANL manual will be followed concerning the l

handling, storage, and shipping of transportation packages. Shipments will not be made unless tests, certificauons, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed, j

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Inspection, Test, and Operating Status (10 CFR i 71.129)

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Inspection, test, and operating status of each transportation package for shipment of 239 uBe neutron sources will be documented. Transportation P

package status will be indicated by tag, label marking, or log entry.

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o Nonconforming parts or transportation packages will be positively identified j

and segregated to avoid inadvertent use.

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Quality Assurance Records (10 CFR 6 71.135)

Records of transportauon package inspecdons and tests will be retained for three years beyond the date this QA program ends. Records of each l

shipment will be retained for three years after each shipment occurs. The l

records will be identifled and retrievable.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL Name:

Paul B.

Griesacker, Ph.D.

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Professor of Physics f4Pe) f4Pe) 0

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