ML20207H710
| ML20207H710 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07100658 |
| Issue date: | 08/15/1988 |
| From: | Hatzis C GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. |
| To: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| 24660, NUDOCS 8808300001 | |
| Download: ML20207H710 (4) | |
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General Dynamics Charleston Facility Quality Assurance Program for Transport Packages of Radioactive Material
REFERENCE:
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Title 10, Code of Federal Regula tions, Part 71.101 ENCLOSURE:
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Quality Assurance Program for Transport Packages for Industrial Radiog ra phy (2)
General Dynamics Charleston Facility Check No. 457 in the amount of $150.00
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to the requirements of reference (a), General Dynamics Charleston Facility submits herewith a request for approval of its Enclosure (1) Quality Assurance Program.
Included with this request for upproval is the fee required by 10CFR170.31 Schedule of Fees for Material Licenses and other Regulatory Material, Category 10.,
Item F.,jin the amount of $150.00 (Enclosure (2)).
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i GENERAL DYNAMIC 5 Charleston Facility ENCLOSURE (1)
Page 1 of 3 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORT PACKAGES FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
Reference:
(a)
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71.101 (b)
General Dynamics, Charleston Facility Radioactive Material License No. 411 1.0 ORGANIZATION 1.1 General Dynamics, Charleston Facility, is responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) Program required by reference (a).
Design and f abrication of shipping packages, for radio-isotopes licensed in accordance with reference (b), is not performed by Charleston Facility, and will not be addressed in this QA Program.
1.2 The QA Program for Industrial Radiography shall be implemented by the Radiation Protection Officer (R.P.O.).
- 1. 3 The R.P.O.
is responsible for the overall administration of this QA Program.
The R.P.O.
is responsible for the following duties for radioisotopes licensed per reference (b):
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Handling b.
Storing c.
Initial receiving visual inspection d.
Prior-to-shipment visual inspection e.
Maintaining operating status f.
Record keeping 2.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 2.1 The Quality Assurance Program for Industrial Radiography is established and implemented by management personnel.
The procedures for shipping licensed radioisotopes, as authorized by reference (b), provide assurance that the specific provisions of applicable procedures, including package design approval, are satisfied.
This QA Program emphasizes control of the characteristics of the package that are critical to
- safety, 2.2 The R.P.O.
shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manus.ctured under a QA Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatcry Commission for all packages designed or fabricated af ter July 1, 1978.
This requirement can be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manufacturer.
AUGUST 15, 1988
GENERAL DYNAMICE Charleston Facility ENCLOSURE (1)
Page 2 of 3 3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL 3.1 The R.P.O. shall ensure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable procedures, regulations and documents.
3.2 The R.P.O.
shall ensure that documentation related to shipping and specific shipping packages is controlled in accordance with the provisions of reference (b) and other applicable regulations.
4.0
_Hf.NDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING 4.1 The R.P.O.
shall ensure that written work instructions are provided for handling, storage and shipping operations.
4.2 The safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of packages for certain special form radioactive material, in accordance with reference (b), shall be followed.
Shipments shall not be mede unless all required tests, certifications, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed.
r 4.3 The R.P.O. shall perform the critical handling, storage and shipping operations.
5.0 OPERATING STATUS 5.1 Inspection, test, and operating statuses of packages for certain special form radioactive material are documented and controlled by the maintenance procedure of reference (b).
Status shall be indicated by tag, label, marking, or recording on permanent maintenance forms.
Nonconforming packages shall be specifically identified to prevent usage.
5.2 Personnel qualified to do so per reference (b) shall perform the regulatory required inspections.
The R.P.O.
shall ensure that these functions are performed.
6.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM RECORDS 6.1 Records of package approvals (including references and drawings as appropriate), inspections, tests, maintenance records, audit results, personnel training and qualifications, and records of shipments shall be maintained as required by references (a) and (b), and other applicable regulations.
AUGUST 15, 1988
GENERAL OYNAMICS j
Charleston Facility ENCLOSURE (1)
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7.0 AUDITS 7.1 Audits of the QA Program shall be performed at least annually, using written checklists.
Results of these audits will be maintained, evaluated, and deficient areas corrected.
Audit reports shall be maintained as part of the QA Program records.
The auditor shall not be the person responsible for the function being audited (i.e.,
the person performing the inspection cannot be the person auditing for proper inspection).
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