ML20149L035

Discusses Implementation of Section 34.20 Rule Change & Need to Test Associated Equipment

ML20149L035
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Issue date:	11/09/1995
From:	Lohaus P NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Cool D NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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November 9, 1995 NOTE FOR:

Don Cool FROM:-

Paul Lohaus

SUBJECT:

IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTI0ON 34.20.

Bill Spell faxed in yesterday, the attached memo to him from Richard Penrod and a letter from Kenneth Carrington of NDT Repair Service, Inc. The memo deals with Customs' agents possibly opening RAM packages to look for illegal drugs. The Carrington letter deals with the 34.20 rule change and the need to test associated equipment.-

As we discussed at our earlier meeting on the 34.20 issue, Louisiana may be unique in having the-only, or at least one of the few, companies which supply associated equipment. hill has received a second letter (attached) raising several questions on ilre aoility to use existing assoc 14ted equipment after the January 10, 1995 cutoff date, and what type and extent of testing is required for associated equipment.

Bill wants to make sure that guidance provided by LA is consistent with guidance provided by NRC and that NRC and the Agreement States allow sufficient time for manufacturers of associated equipment to perform the required testing.

Will the guidanca you are developing, which was discussed at the last meeting, address the points raised in Carrington's letter? If not, we may want to address them to ensure complete, consistent guidance is available for the industry and the States.

With respect to the Customs' issue, Bill is asking whether NRC can look into this matter and whether any coordination with DOT is needed.

If you believe it would be of benefit, I can set up a conference call with Bill to discuss these issues further.

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If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Bill is sending us a better copy of the Carrington letter.

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Opening of RAM packages by U.S.

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October 24, 1995 i

During the recent incident investigation of imDroper packaging of RAM received by Onnitron in Lake Charles another potentially serious radiat. ion safety problem was discovered.

The Omnitron official present during the investigation stated that r.oactimen RAM packages being returned to omnitron strom its overseas customers have had the security seal broken and the package apparently opened.

The FAA representative present during the investigation stated this was very possible since the U.S. cunte service reale some illegal drug dealers disguise their packagcc with RAM signs, labels and shipping papers to discourage the customs egents froe opening t.he pack 4ge.

After a recent apparent breach of a RAM package returned to Onnitron, the Custome service at Iec Angelos Inte.rnational Airport was contacted by Dr. Lott of Omnitron.

Apparently the customs Service does not possess any radiation detection instrumentation nor do any or its agents have any training in radiation safety, RAM package opening proceduren, contamination control, or are even knowledgeable of the exposure risks.

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stated this was the case at all U.S. ports of entry.

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It is felt that this matter should be inverttigated and approprista corrective actions implemented if warranted.

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1996 regarding the. segnovall of e=sociated equiputont f rom the iridustry as stated in thp ',"c f orinat ion Noticee issued try On DEQ/KPD dated August 21, 1565

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Thirdly; Tor clarlficatioj :;egarding the testJ.ng of associated equipment.

Corrently, there are no testipg provisions for the "a f tsfr market" associated arguig=*ht manufacturer, like ourselves, to comply with testipg criteria in a ras able erst monomical fashion.

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13 on the bamie er empty, there is no.1,mi ric ut history of',

m(Ifunctions of the essoci to:1 equipsment tha: can be attributed to p$or design or poor mechen cal operation. The control esslesbly ap! quide teber ere each d4 sired for one sps.cific purpose only, j

to drive the source essembly to and frosn the espesure devi'c. and to cuide the sourch assembly to its intended point of esposure, 4

rospectively. Both of theie met.hsnical functions ste very sittple, tmois em!

11y achieved. l Cuns equez.tly, it is easily g

derstood utiy there is nojhistory of the associated equip,leent, un both c$rrsat or pa5t, that !aseJ1d warrant their remove 1 frch nervice. It shoilld sinn be axed that although the arpmuga i

dUrices (designed And mar,utoctured to meet 10 crR l' art 34), hava rlorgone significent chanfes, the functional requizeanents of the m

t apurate Lleese devicer have no,t boon j

v eciated equi oeot used fectedankatsftceswhat}o a

aq is current 2y in use today.

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' set There are mejor ecme'sna sogarding the financial imdac t. of ream ing " existing" essociated eenitament freus the Industrf.

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• now* associetesd equipemt represents a tr==andous.M j

unnecessarvexpensejo the Industry. As mentioned ih siy post correspdsxionce 1;c t.he Division, what is cotuida)*=1 to be older esicciated leojisseett*, was manuf actured to, very high quality' standards md wi ll, in fact, meet the testing requireasonto 'of Mtst ;NG B b 3 91,0.

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testinglaboratoriosjto endure. It would be resscnable to assume that en a continantal scale, many testif>g l

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financial burden as M3 L.

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the regulet1ons. othr r may attenpt to comp 3y wit h f

regulation and find themselves at. cceipetitive disadvantages.

Others may comprcusise t raining in safety to afford the mapanw of re,p$latnrM c'mplianca. and finally, at t hp end of all the great esponse th the Industry and the detrisknt of conspentes, the goal clf anhanclog radiation safety s.tlll will not beve bees) accomplis tod.

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bI 10 CTR Pett 34 refereac es the required tasting crite'ais in DWSI N432-19h0. Sec1 1oa B.9, Endurance Test, uses the words

• genes radiog!saphy systum, the "apperatus (wbich 1['11 interpret as the coc3xc 1 sAsambly) and the largest u, immeter and===i=== length guide tube specified by the manufneturar.

It is implied that gly this parti::ular arrangement of courponents will be spini lfied as th> *systeun".

Therefore, it use of any other arrangement' of

t. the testi{ng requirements, is further implied tLat ccmaponents does not mee representing regulateth violatice among users who choono 1o do so.

The problem Eit s this js that testieg laboratories currently porses easty.a sted equapment maneractur.ed by 1

warious equijument==4nfacturers. In practically every l

circumstance associated equipment can be made f

interchangoalile, hotd adelv w offectivativ, for ueb with

)y simple means of mechanical, other exposure device s edeptors (whLch have be p 4 in use for many years and bre currently in use toddy), However, the standerd does,' not include prcx sions fpr any, interchangeability of caemponents unless that %4.,

f. is teeted as the "systee".

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urrent existing associated equ.1pnent from use (si.iice it 14 ot physically tested en pzot otypes) and therefore, creates a s enormous and unnecessary l

financial bucdonto(be Indus try.

Testing labo atories,l e 9pecis11y in the Gulf South sj *a, have forsettad their ' businesses based on efficiency and versatility.

For testi ag laboratories to survive, it la efficienlcostinue to explore ccanpetitivo avenuos igperative tiet they cy and versatility. To elimir.a'te the through this interchangeability of a >sociated equipment frve the so celled 'systes.s" ctedte s e ta ereesu.lvua void in the effectiveners of howlte nting labosatories util'te varmatility os port 6f the means to manage their businessos and eceipate in Indum ry e

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Industrj continues to inquireabdut the use of their esisting ashociated equipustt after Janusry '.0, 1996i Although tha Info 1netton Wot{ce trtan the Div;,aios deted August 21, 1995 is cleer caseerning what equipment can and cannot be used, u.hereish'a perstatent rumor that there may be a postporp ent or even a rescissic of the 10 CFR Part 34 ruling.

There is also rumor that "as e comprcmi<re", the rule will not be rbscinded regarding the use of empownre devices, but there will to exteptions concernJhg the use of this existing associated equipnerst, consetruently, the In6mtry reeneine cantusea degossiing their regulatory options, 11 any.

1 resu**t that t h u be cuht -1 varv cruick t v.

The industry in sn wenderwentiof what dirocyions th y nood to purrue concerning the use of tediography equipament af1er January 10, 1996.

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tie Endjtence Test critegia specifled in st31 M432-19so is clear that e

' system ausst reasin opetetional ef ter 20,0p0 cycles. Once aga'in, thie l

implies that only those a= art ce=n,-t g used (as prototypes) to perform the t es.t will be authocited fok ase witJi the asys t ee *'

If. this le (ssdeed the fatent of the stmadarst, then L scene of my competitors and as j

isoll as Industry, strongly siisairano with this interpretation.

It in bot resoonable nor logical to re9uire systue manufactuseers or associatad

$quipment manufacturers to a4blect every possible variation and hadiination of associatod equip'ier t, fittings, aciaptos s, etc. to the s

20,000 cycle Endurance Test. For enemples a "systent" typically consists of the oxpoeure devic,, e ccs.tsc.1 one tely, esm3 a guide tutar.

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tsystem" sounds very be ic. W or, there are literally hundreds of ta rious, ccab3 ne ll ons of (,es sociated equipment that are probable to make f

6p a "dysten".

For exur,pi n, a control assaehty may ut 111re; varieve types &md lengths of ccnduite laheaths).

The remote control (pistol assembly) assy utilize gyrs and. shaft assembif es of vaslous ma\\erials, t'he dri ve cable will emp oy different style connectors contingen't oc the er source anodel.}; Guide tut partiet es are offered with verlous ).ypes of orx1 stops (crimped or ttireeded on types) with various thrpd sites and l

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For the sol e of is.tecchangeability, varjuus adaptars are Dood ti c1wding the use of vario"s meterials}.

OL,vivue ly, the;11st of pasbine ions could go on indefi'nitely.

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ANSI N4 2-1980 Endurance Test of.20,000 cycles in virtually unachievable jndceripinlyunreasonab;,0.

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j Id it the 13 tent of 10 CyR fart 34 and ANSI M432-1980 to tiquire this lev 41 of des Ling on all ceabinations of j

cmponents probabl4 of being used to r.ake up a "systam" os i

wt11 engineering and compet.it ility evaluations be permitted j

j to authorize use of variods ccamponents (commensurate to 10 I

i CI'A Part 34.20. Sek:tlon (b) C l, which states. *thdificatie'n e4 mary esposure ! devsme ' and eseociated arr m=== t is ydahnited, taalese! t.be design er aary replacement ocuyement.

i laioluding tJae eeumoe holder, source assembly, oesitrale or guide tubes womid not oanpromiss the desagn oefety featurte 1

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Our congen.y manufactures ;anly thei woooisted equipament of the "s' steme".

y We do dot manutecturel exposure devices nor the redi enctive source as semblies.

It, is our jintention ta manufacture eruf supply tho' control eseeabljes, guide tubes' collinators and necessery adapters 'for the

!PEC-350,, Adershas 6608 sd the INC IR-100 esposure deviens. We believe that it.%E agL the intan of the, standard nor is it necessary to confire i

ooussetlhility of our ass fated equipment based entirely upon elaborate t,e m tins.

The qualitethe se=ulta are negligible ased the costa are senesive,.' As mentioned elarlier, th0 associated equipment performs very simple 86echanical functi#ns.

The three empoaure devices noted operate in verp,)imilar meneers (et loest in regards to the enchenical funce t em i

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of the fssociated nep:1pimet).

Tha wall as the material used to monufacture thwt.

We believe that o w tiqility of assoc ted equ ipment can be confirmed.through i

enginearpng enalysis and, operationa 1 ovaluatione.

The diteum we have is shall nahat we bells to bat tea -M. end what is intended by regulat.$on could be vast y diffegant.

W agroo with the requi rassent t',o subject osacciated equipssant to the testing ' criteria referenced in!AbsI M432-1960, as See are currently pa vpat izyj to begin the testing df out equipeswut..

oua intentidse is tu stodel splac-150 Exposure perfora the Endurance hat using We Source Production and Iguipsont 3evice tb verify the mechanical durability armi fur.cti 3 aceey ahti4ty, nr

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tests, are hopeful that you :ag;oo with our opinions regarding the verificakloo of ecmpatibility (of car associated equipment for use with (F her

$r.posure devices) based upon engineering and operational eva J uatipits.

e It is the iritention of otr company to comply with regulation in every seahn.Lle, s ws u to.p you lofor,med when tne tests esill begin in

=ay usew: ibr you to review our proc eduros and testing equipmani..

The r emn i am repeting some twics tht meere previously presentoy to the Davistori back in early September tw to assoverate h ieheartedly the q

Vluwe of my company and the views Industry.

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consitmunt to our customers to keep them infe, rand of these redlography equi anerft issusp. Plaasi provide your vienspoints as soon es postible so i

t that 3 day be isble to pies alorgg the information they are needing to conduct ud plan their radiograpy misinesses.

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I gr.tly apprael.te your interest and time La sowiewing thwsw concerns.

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DEQ/RP DeparIJeoct of Environmental Onlity/

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