ML20210S531

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Advises That QA Program Approval 0854 Is Terminated.Separate NRC QA Program Approval Is No Longer Needed as Result of Changes to 10CFR34
ML20210S531
Person / Time
Site: 07100854
Issue date: 08/22/1997
From: Jankovich J
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Ruth Spencer
X-CEL NDE, INC.
References
NUDOCS 9709110022
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Mr. Richard W. Spencer.

X-Cel NDE. Inc. AUG 2 21997

P.O. Dox 12910 L Odessa. TX 79768-2910-

Dear Mr.. Spencer:

Your Quality Assurance Program A) proval No. 0854 is hereby terminated. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission pu)lished a : final rule, effective June 27. 1997.

4 revising the requirements of 10 CFR Part 34. " Licenses for Industrial

. Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial Radiographic  ;

Operations." The revision, which contained numerous changes in the requirements, also modified the quality assurance (OA) requirements for transportation. As a result of these changes, a separate NRC OA program approval is 'no longer needed.

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Specifically, transportation activities are now contained in a new paragraph.

10 CFR 71.101(g). This provision was added to the regulations and requires that inspection and maintenance 3rograms limited to radiographic exposure devices, source changers, or paccages transporting these devices and meeting the. provisions of 10 CFR Part 34.31(b) or equivalent Agreement State regulations, satisfy the general license requirements specified in 10 CFR Part 71.12(b) for Type B transport packages.

There is no need for you to respond to this letter. If you have further questions, please contact Stephen O'Connor of my staff (telephone: 301 415-8561, e mail: SCO@NRC.COV).

Sincerely.

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