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QA Program for Use,Maint & Repair of Shipping Containers for Radioactive Matl
ML20238C649
Person / Time
Site: 07100648
Issue date: 12/07/1987
From:
INDUSTRIAL TESTING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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ML20238C637 List:
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NUDOCS 8712310129
Download: ML20238C649 (8)


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TABLE OF CONTENTS P. AGE 1.0 ORGANIZATION 1

2.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 1

3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL 1-2 4.0 HANDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING 2

5.0 INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS 2

6.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 2

Q 7.0 AUDITS 3

EXHIBIT 1 ORGANIZATION CHART 4

EXHIBIT 2 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSFER REPORT 5

EXHIBIT 3 INSPECTION / AUDIT REPORT 6

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ORGANIZATION 1.1 The final responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program for Part 71 requirements rest with industrial Testing International, Inc.

Design and fabrication of radioactive material shipping packages shall not be conducted under this Quality Assurance Program.

The Quality Assurance Program is implemented using the following organization:

1.1.1 The Radiation Safety Officer is responsible for overall administration of the Program, training and certification, document control, and auditing.

1.1.2 Radiographer are responsible for handling,

storing, shipping, inspection, test, operating status and record keeping 2.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 2.1 The management of Industrial Testing International, Inc.

establishes and implements this Quality Assurance Program.

Training for all QA functions, prior to engagement in these functions, is required according to written procedures. QA Program revisions

, O wiii be mede eccording to written procedures witn menegement approval. The QA Program will ensure that all defined QA procedures, engineering procedures, and specific provisions of the package design approval are satisfied. The QA Program will emphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.

I 2.2 The Radiation Safety Officer shall assure that all radioactive material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a l

Quality Assurance Program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for all packages designed or f abricated af ter July 1, i

1976. This requirement can be satisfied by receiving a certification to this effect from the manufacturer.

2.3 Written procedures and instructions for implementing the Quality I

Assurance Program are contained in the Radiation Safety Program.

3.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL 1

3.1 All documents related to a specific shipping package will be controlled through the use of written procedures.

All document changes will be performed according to written procedures approved

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3.2 The Radiation Safety Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable changes to these documents.

40 HANDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING 4.1 Written safety procedures concerning the handling, storage and shipping of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be followed.

Shipments will not be made unless all tests, certifications, acceptances, and final inspections have been completed. Work instructions will be provided for handling, storage and shipping operations.

4.2 Radiography personnel shall perform the handling, storage and shipping operations.

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5.0 INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS 5.1 Inspection, test and operating status of packages for certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled by written procedures. Status will be indicated by tag, label, merking or log entry. Status of nonconforming parts or packages will be positively O

meinteined by written procedures.

5.2 Radiography personnel shall perform the regulatory required inspections and tests in accordance with written procedures.

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Radiation Safety Officer shall ensure that these functions are l

performed.

6.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 6.1 Records of package approvals (including references and drawings),

inspections, tests, operating logs, audit results, personnel training and qualifications and records of shipments will be maintained.

Descriptions of equipment and written procedures will also be maintained.

6.2 These records will be maintained in accordance with written procedures. The records will be. identifiable and retrievable. A list of these records, with their storage locations, will be maintained by the Radiation Safety Officer.

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S 7.1 Audits for verification of compliance with the Quality Assurance Program will be conducted as described below:

4 7.1.1 Each completed " Radioactive Material Transfer Report" form (attached) will be reviewed by the Radiation Safety Officer, or his I

designee, when it is received.

This review will check for proper completion of all appropriate portions of the form.

7.1.2 The Radiation Safety Officer, or.his designee, will conduct periodic inspection of shipping containers for damage, proper labeling and identification.

7.1.3 Management will conduct periodic audits on the Radiation Safety Officer for compliance with the Program's procedures.

7.2 Results of audits will be maintained. Audit reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.

Personnel performing audits shall have no direct responsibility in the activity being audited.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE EXECTIVE SAFETY COMMITEE Alf G. Johnson President Alf G. Johnson Radiation Safety Officer William A. LeBresco O

Alternate Redletion Safety Officer Tom W. Cuthbertson Outside Consultent Radiographer Radiographer' Assistent i

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Radiographer O

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,,r i RADIOACTIVE MATERI AL TRANSFER REPORT Certified Non Destructive Testing Isotope Source S/N Curles Date EXPOSURE DEYlCE/ SOURCE CHANGER Meke Model Serial No Transferred From To Reason For Transfer:

New Source Requested O Source Returning O Malfunction or Demoged O Mechanical Defects or Me1 functions Q

Shipment Prepared By Authorized By SHIPPING CONTAINER Container shall be a " Type B" designed to meet with requirements of DDT

1. Shipping Container S/N
6. Labeled with "Redioective Meterial Special Form N.O.S
2. Condition of Container
7. Labeled " Type B"
3. Labeled Denger Aircraft Only
8. Shipping Label Affixed
4. Packege Certificate Affixed
9. Radioactive Yellow Lebels Affixed
5. Lebeled with Packege Certificate (model Type of Label: Yellow II O or Identification No.)

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SURVEY OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO SHIPMENT Surface of Exposure Device /Chenger MR/HR At 39"(1 meter)

Surface of Shipping Container MR7HR At 39"(1 meter)

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Copy of Quality Assurance Frogram on file 2.

Quality Assurance Program edequately established 3.

Record of inspections being meinteined 4.

Records of " Red 10ective Meteerial Transfer Reports" completed and meintelned 4

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Adequate control of shipping container being maintained 6.

Inspection of shipping container for compliance with program requirements O

Container shall be a " Type B" designed to meet with requirements of DDT

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Speciel Form N.O.S

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8. Shipping Lebel Affixed
4. Pockege Certificate Affixed
9. Radioactive Yellow Lebels Affixed
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