ML20148U465
| ML20148U465 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100414 |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1981 |
| From: | CLARK EQUIPMENT CO. |
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| ML20148U462 | List: |
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| 18376, NUDOCS 8103031003 | |
| Download: ML20148U465 (7) | |
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Introducti:n This manual is intended to des: ribe the functions necessary to comply with the tiRC and DOT re;ulaticns partaining to the transportation (shipment and receipt) of radioactive materials i
used in industrial radiography at the Buchanan Plant of the Ccmponents Manufacturing Division, Clark Equipment Company.
Pertinent Regulations include the flRC 10CFR71 and 49CFR 170-175 and DOT Regulations for the Transportation of Radioactive-Materails.
When shipping of source material is handled by Clark Equipment' Company personnel it shall be accomplished by retaining a qualified carrier and either 1) sendir;.the projector which contains the sealed: source-to Technical Operations, Inc., or 2) purchasing a i
new source.and having it sent to Clark ir. a suitable source changer.
In each case the projector or source changer shall be placed in a suitable container or crate for shipment as required by regulation.
Shipment of the calibration device shall be accomplished by sending the device in a suitable container.
T Shipping of the source material. may also be handled by contracting licensed outside personnel to perform all the necessary functions described herein. These people would be required to prove that they were indeed both licensed an: :ualified to assume the responsibili y of shipping these materials.
If this service is retained they sha'.1 be responsible for the items described herein and the Clark Equipment Company shall not assume res;:nsibility of their functioc.
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E4M. ME.sb II Quality Assurance Program fc r Transocrtation of Rac:cactive Source _ Material A
Organizaticn The final responsibility of the Quality Assurance Progra-for Part 10CFR71 F.equirements rests with the Components Manufacturing Divisica of the Clark Equipment Company. Design and fabricatien of radioactive shipping packages shall not be conducted ur. der i
this Quaiity Assurance Program. The Quality Assurance Program is implementcd using the following organization.
Vice President and Division General Manager T. Sharp General Plant Manager _
1 L. Proctor
'4rager, Quali:y Assurance A. Grima f
Chief Metallurgist (Radiatien Safety Officer)
- 3. Guisbert Assistant P.adiation Safety Officer J. Ritter Radiographer C. Conn, Jr.
J. Ritter J
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The Radiation 31'ety Officer is responsible fer o.arall administr6:::n of the progra!.. training and certification, d::ument control, ar d auditino.
The Radiographa-: are responsible for handlin;, stering, shipping, inspection, testing, c;srating status, and re;;rd keeping.
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Quality Assurance Prtgram The management ;f the Ccmponents Manufacturing Division, Clark Equipment Company established and implements ::is ;uality Assurance Progran. Training for all QA functions, prict to engagement in i
these functicns, is required according to written procedures.
QA Program revisicas will be made according to written precedureL with management apprcval. The QA Program will ensure tnat all defined QC procedures, engineering procedures and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied. The QA Program emphasi:es control of the :ackage characteristics which are critical to safety.
The Radiaticn Safety Officer shall assure t' at all radioactive naticial shippirg pacht;3s are designed and manufactured ur. der a Quality Assarance Pr:;n, approved by the Nuclear Re;;iat:ry Commission f:-
al' packages ssign1d or fabricated after 1 JEnuary 1979. This requirement :2-ta satisfied by receiving a :ertification to this i
effect from :re anufacturer.
C Documen; ::rtrol All documents elated to a specific shipping :a:Le;e will be cen:r:lled through the use of written precedures.
All d::unen t changes wi'.i :s performed ac: rding to written procedures approve by managemen:.
The Radiatica Safety Officer shall insure t'at all QA functions are conducted in c::crdance with teh latest appli:able changes to t' ete documents.
D Handling Storage ar.d Shipping Written safety Orc edures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of ;a:Pages for certain special forn radi: active material shall be foll:wed.
Shipments will not be race unitss all tests, certification, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed.
WO-? instructions shall be provided f:r handling, storage and shipping ::erations.
Radiography :t-s:nnel shall perform the cr'ti:al candling, storage and shipping ::erations.
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Inspection, Test and Operating Status Inspection, test and cperatina status of packages for certain sp;cial forn radicactive caterial will be indicated and controlled by uritten procs;ures.
Scatus will be indicated t, cag, label, rarking, or log entry, i:atus of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively maintained by written procedures.
Radiography personnsi shall perforn the ir.specticns and tests' req; ired by regulations in accordance with written crtcedures.
The Radiatica Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are performed.
F Quality Assurance Records Records of package appnvals (including references and drawings),
inspections, tests, c;erating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records of shipmnts will be maintain 2d.
Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will alto be maintainsd.
TL ase records will be raintained in accorJ:,ce with n-itten ?rc:s:;res.
The records will be ids cifiable and retrievable.
2 ' st of thest records, with their stcrage locations, will be mai cli cd by the I. :'iation Sa Tety Office.
G Audits The Quality Assurance prcgran will be audiced by che use of a wri::en checklist.
The frecuency of this audit will be eithsr cnce per year or with each shipment of radioactive caterial which 's in excess cf 20 curries (whichever tim period is the greater).
Results of the audit will be naintained and reported to managemnt. Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected. Audits will be deoendent on the safety significance of the activity being audice:.
Audit reports will be raintained as pcrt of the C;alicy Assu.ance records, l'enbers cf 9e audit team shall have no res:ensibility 'n tu2 activity being audited.
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III Shiprent of Radiographic Sources (Radicgrapher's Instructions)
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Insure that the source is secured in the ; roper shielded storage position in the shipping contairer.
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Actach a security seal with an identification m. ark to the package c~osure.
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If the shipping container is to be packassd inside a crate or other outer packaging, the outer packaging must be strcng enough to withstand the nomal conditions of transport.
Place the shipping container in the outer package with sufficient blocking to prevent shifting during transportation.
'4 Survey the package at the surface ~ and at three feet frcm the surface to determine the proper radioacti.~e material shipping labels to be applied.to the package. Use the criteria of 49 CFR 172.403.
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Properly complete two shipping labels ind'cating the isotope, number of curies'and the Transport Index (maximum radiation y
I level to tenths of a millircentgen measum.d at three feet from the surface of the package; this is :nly for Yellow II and Yellow III labels).
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Insure that any old shipping labels have betr removed frca the package, ppply the two properly prepared shi;?ing labels to two opposite sides of the package.
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Mark the outside of the pt:ckage with the croper shipping nar:e
- if not already marked.
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If a shipping container is packaged inside a crate or other packaging mark the outside package "Insids Centainer in Accordance with' (Fill in the blank with the appropriate COT Specification Number of Type B Certift: ate : lumber) and the words " TYPE B" or " TYPE A" if appl':t:le.
See O CFR 172.310 and 49 CFR 173.393a.
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Complete the shipping papers indicating:
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Proper shipping name (ie - P.adioactive Material, Special form,. n.o.s. )
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Type of radionuclide c.
Physical or chemical form (or special form)
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Activity of source e.' Category of label applied Transport Index
Number (ie - USNRC:. USA /9032/B or DOT-7A).
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Shipper's' Certificatien "This is to certify that the above named materials are properly classified, described, packaged, marked and labeled and are in proper condition for transport according to the applicable regulaticns of the Departrent' of Transportation".
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For air shipments, the following shipper's certification may be used "I hereby certify that the contents of this.
consignment are fully and accurately described above by prcper shi; ping name and are classified, packaged, marked and labaled and are in proper l
condition for carriage by air according to applicable national government regulations".
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For air shipments,- the package must be labeled with a " Cargo Aircraft Only" label and the shipping papers must state:
"This Shipment Is Within Limitations Prescribed For Cargo-Only Aircraft".
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= IV Receiving Radioactive Material The folloding rules shall apply co receiving radicactive materials:
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A-package of racic:ctive material-must be accepted j
from the carrier ac the titre it is delivered.
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If a package of radioactive material is to be held at the carrier's terainal, it must be picked up expeditiously upon receipt of notificatien frca tne carrier of its arrival.
The following procedure: shall be used in receiving radioactive.
- material:
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Upon receipt of a package of radicactive material, survej the exterior surfaces of the package to insure that the radiation levels do net exceed 203 millircentgens per hour.
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Survey three feet from the exterior surfaces of the packats to ensure thac radiatica levais do not exceed 10 tillircer gens' per hour.
- 3. - Record the resuics of these survejs en the Receiving Recore.
If any of the 2:.a 'i 'ts are ey:eed:d, notify the Radiation Safety Offi:sr who will make the necessary notifications.
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Record on the c.sceiving Report the source, model number, serial number, is: tope, e,ctivity, shipping container model number and serial number.
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Inspect the package for any evide:e of physical damage.
Record the resuits of chis inspectica on the Peceiving Repart.
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A copy of the Re:sivir.; Repore : ast be given to the Raciation Safety Officer.
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Move the package to the radicgraphic buildir.g.
If the i
package contains a source changer with a new source for the projector see the directions On scurce change operation in the Administrator's Handbook for Isotope Radiography.
If the package contains a calibration device ccataining a new source, unpackage the davice, surve;. to ensure that radiacion levels are normal and place it in the storage pit.
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. package is a projector containing a new scurce, unpackage, survey to ensure that radiation le/els are normal, and place it in the storage pit.
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