ML20245G134

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QA Program for Radioactive Matl Package Number - 0474
ML20245G134
Person / Time
Site: 07100474
Issue date: 03/31/1989
From:
NAVY, DEPT. OF
To:
Shared Package
ML20245E945 List:
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NUDOCS 8905030079
Download: ML20245G134 (6)


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-QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PACKAGES NUMBERS - 0474 FOR THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA,. 22448-5000 U. S. NAVY RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PERMITS 45-60921-EINP, 45-60921-AINP, 45-60921-LINP

-AND' UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS LICENSE'. NUMBER SNM-1147 FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 71, SUBPARTS A, G, AND H TITLE 10, CHAPTER 1, CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBJECT PAGE 1.

' ORGANIZATION..

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.THE! QUALITY ASSURANCE' PROGRAM 1

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DOCUMENT CONTROL 1

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HANDLING, STORAGE AND SHIPPING 2

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INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS 2

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QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS 2

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AUDITS.

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NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER IONIZING RADIATION PROGRAM CHAIN OF COMMAND (Encl (1))

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVAL, DOCKET NUMBER 17 - 0474, dtd 30 JUL 87 (Encl (2))~

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The final responsibility for this Quality Assurance Q

Program to meet the Requirements of 10CFR, Part 71, rests with the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSWC).

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of this program will be implemented at the NAVSWC Dahlgren l

Laboratory, Dahl gren, VA 22448-5000; the NAVSWC White Oak Laboratory, 10901 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903-5000, and NAVSWC temporary job sites anywhere in the Unit ed States.

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

The Quality Assurance Program is implemented as shown on the attached organizational chart (enclosure (1)).

The Radiation Safety Of fice (RSO) is responsible for overall I

administration of the

program, training and certification, document control and auditing the program.

The RSO is assisted by Assistant RSO (ARSO) at the NAVSWC Dahlgren Laboratory and NAVSWC White Oak Laboratory.

The Radiation Safety Of ficer is responsible for

handling, storing,
shipping, inspection, test and operating status of-packages and record keeping.

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THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM The cammander of the Naval Surf ace Warf are Center es tablishes and implements this Quality Assurance Program.

Training, prior to engagement for all QA functions, is required according to written procedures.

QA Program revisions will be made according to written procedures with the approval of the Radiation Safety Com-mittee and the Command.

The QA Program will emphasize control of the characteristics of the package which are critical to safety.

The Radiation Safety Officer shall assure that all radio-active material shipping packages are designed and manufactured under a

QA program approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for all packages designed of fabricated after 1 July 1978.

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

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DOCUMENT CONTROL All documents related to a specific shipping package will be controlled through the use of written proced ure s.

All document changes will be performed according to written procedures approved by the Radiation Safety Committee and the Command.

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-The Radiation Safety Officer shall insure that all QA functions are conducted in accordance with the latest applicable -

changes to these. documents.

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HANDLING, STORAGE, AND SHIPPING-l:

Written safecy ' procedures concerning 'the

handling, storage
shipping,

. cleaning, preservation of materials and equipment to be used in. packaging to prevent damage or deterioration 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.

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Radiation Saf t ';y. personnel shall perform or oversee the l

critical handling, storage and shippir.g operations.

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INSPECTION, TEST AND OPERATING STATUS Inspection, tests and operating status of packaging for l

certain special form radioactive material will be indicated and controlled.by. written procedures.

Status of packaging will be t

indicated by cag, label, marking, or log entry.

Sta tus of non-conforming: parts of. packaging will be positively maintained by written procedures.

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Radiation Safety Officer will perform the required

. inspections and tests of packaging in accordance with written procedures and_the regulations.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center-Radiation Safety' Officer will authenticate the above functions.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS Records of packaging approvals, including references, and I

drawings, procurement, inspections, tests, operating

logs, audit
results, personnel - training and qualifications and records of shipments will be maintained.

' descriptions of equipment and I

written procedures will also be maintained.

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These records will be maintained in accordance with 10 CFR 71.135.

The records will be easily identified and retrievable.

A list of these records, with their storage location, will be main-tained by the Radiation Saf ety Of ficer.

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AUDITS Established schedules of audits of the QA Program will be performed using written check lists.

Results of audits will be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM maintained and reported to the Radiation Safety Committee.

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reports will be evaluated and deficient areas corrected.

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audits will be dependent on the safety significance of the i

activity being audited, but each activity will be maintained as part of the quality assurance records.

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shall have no direct responsibility in the activity being audited.

Follow-up action, including re-audit of deficient areas, will be i

taken where indicated.

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