Information Notice 1997-87, Second Retrofit to Industrial Nuclear Company IR100 Radiography Camera, to Correct Inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility

Second Retrofit to Industrial Nuclear Company IR100 Radiography Camera, to Correct Inconsistency in 10 CFR Part 34 Compatibility

ML031050023
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Issue date:	12/12/1997
From:	Cool D A NRC/NMSS/IMNS
To:
References
IN-97-087, NUDOCS 9712090210
Download: ML031050023 (7)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

WASHINGTON, DC 20555 December 12, 1997 NRC INFORMATION

NOTICE 97-87: SECOND RETROFIT TO INDUSTRIAL

NUCLEAR COMPANY IRiOO RADIOGRAPHY

CAMERA, TO CORRECT INCONSISTENCY

Addressees

All industrial

radiography

licensees.

PuMrose The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is issuing this information

notice to make licensees

aware of a retrofit to the lock of the Industrial

Nuclear Company (INC) Model IR100 Radiography

Camera, to correct an inconsistency

in 10 CFR Part 34 compatibility.

It is expected that recipients

will review the information

for applicability

to their licensed activities, and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid problems.

However, suggestions

contained

in this information

notice are not NRC requirements;

therefore, no specific action nor written response is required.Description

of Circumstances

The recent retrofit to the safety latch plate (NRC Information

Notice 97-35, dated June 18, 1997), which corrected

a scenario where the INC Model IR100 radiography

camera would not pass the horizontal

shock test, as required by 10 CFR 34.20, resulted in the equipment

not meeting the requirement

that the lock should not be easily removed by unauthorized

personnel.

INC and the State of California

evaluated

the problem, and INC took action to correct the situation.

Discusion The "Safety Latch Plate" on the IR100 radiography

camera has a potentially

more "fragile areas (as specified

in ANSI N432-1980, Paragraph

8.3.2) than the area previously

tested.Apparently, if the Safety Latch Plate was struck directly on the front surface of the plate (with the source in the safe locked position), the plate could be deformed and deemed inoperable.

It also appeared that the plate might be susceptible

to damage if struck from the top and side. To ensure that this type of potential

damage was not possible, a bumper that would prevent 9¢ ho ROTOR- q1og 0 rlal_ asd 64thaf %9120901 1i'.1 b ([12 -f /,c

IN 97-87 December 12,1997 deformation

was welded to the back of the Safety Latch Plate, and the outer top edge of the plate was angled at a 45-to-50-degree

angle, to a depth of approximately

3 mm (0.12 inch). The modified device was tested to ensure compliance

with ANSI N432-1980, paragraph

8.2.In the Safety Latch plate retrofit to the IR1 00, the Allen screws used to fasten the plate to the device were such that they were easily removed by the user. This is contrary to requirements

in 10 CFR 34.20(a) which states that all devices in use meet the requirements

of ANSI N432-1980.

ANSI N432, Section 5.1.2.1, requires that 0(t]he exposure device shall have a lock which is not easily removable

by unauthorized

personnel." To correct this situation, INC has modified the device design to secure the lock screws by placing a self-adhesive

metal foil over the screws.The foil and adhesive are such that the foil is difficult

to remove and cannot be removed and replaced without showing signs of damage. The foil will serve to inhibit unauthorized

personnel from accessing

the screws, and to provide a means to alert the licensee to possible tamperinq

of the lock. INC has indicated

that it will contact all owners of potentially

affected cameras, on record with it, to notify them of the retrofit, and to retrofit the cameras for them or to provide them with the foil covers and instructions

on retrofitting

the devices. Attachment

I contains a copy of the retrofit letter.All affected cameras should be retrofitted

as soon as possible.

Licensees

should contact INC, or the State of California, to obtain retrofit kits or assistance

with retrofit procedures, or to report that they have not received their kits. Affected cameras may be checked for completed

retrofits during any inspection.

This information

notice requires no specific action nor written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

regional office.\.9 Donald A. Cool, Director Division of Industrial

and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Technical

contacts:

David Wesley Dept. of Health Services State of California

(916) 445-1884 Michele Burgess, NMSS 301415-5868 E-mail: mlb5@nrc.gov

Attachments:

/V" g ke 1. INC Retrofit Letter 2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

Notices 3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information

Notices

IIN 97-87 December 12, 1997 I s I i i I INDUSTRLAL

NUCLEAR CCO K'c.OCTOBER 24, 1§97 SUBJECT; IR- 00 EXPOSURE DEVICE LQCK.DEAR CUSTOMERi ACCORDING

TO I 17 CC 30332(C)(1)

AND ANSI N432-19 8 0,5.1.2.1, EACH IOGRkpHIC

DEVICE MUAT HAVE A LOCK THAT IS NOT EASILY BMA3 BY UNAUTOIZE

PRSONNEL.

IN OTHER WORDS ONLY KNOWLED LE OR AUTHORIZED

PtRSONNEL

SHOULD DISMANTLE THE LOCK ASSE BLY.TO rNSURE THEI ABOVE REGULATION, INC WILL INSTALL A HEAVY DUTY FOI LABL OVER T ALLEN SCREW ON THE LOCK BOX (RIGHT SIDE OLY) TS LABEL WILL STATE "tO BE REMOVED ONLY BY AUTHORIZED

PESONNEL.INC WILL INSTALL THE LABELS FREE OF CHARGE ON EVERY DEVICE SHIPPED TO US! FOR RELOADING

OR MAIOTAINENCE.

IF WE DO NOT RECIEvE YOUR DEVICE WITHIN f'o DAYS !FROM THE ABOVE DATE, WE WILL SEND YOU' THE LABELS FOR YOU TO INSTALL.THANK YOU FOA YOUR CONTINUED

SUPPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ipic AT 1-800-711-1962.

VERY TRULY YOURS.S.A .UDDLE ON I., I I I Bh& _ u~ Len. CAW CAMOCE: 14220 Waks w4 (510) as.o.-T^l 0 ^-

"Sclment 2 IN 97-87 December 12, 1997 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NMSS INFORMATION

NOTICES Information

Date of Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to 97-86 97-75 97-72 97-65 97-64 97-61 97-58 97-57 Additional

Controls for Transport of the Amersham Model No. 660 Series Radiographic

Exposure Devices Enforcement

Sanctions

Issued as a Result of Deliberate

Violations

of NRC Requirements

Potential

for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler

Heads Failures of High-Dose-

Rate Remote Afterloading

Device Source Guide Tubes, Catheters, and Applicators

Potential

Problems Associated

with Loss of Electrical

Power in Certain Teletherapy

Units U.S. Department

of Health and Human Services Letter, to Medical Device Manu-facturers, on the Year 2000 Problem Mechanical

Integrity

of In-Situ Leach Injection Wells and Piping Leak Testing of Packaging Used in the Transport

of Radioactive

Material 12/12/97 09/24/97 09/22/97 08/15/97 08/13/97 08/06/97 07/31/97 07/30/97 Registered

users of the Model No. 660 series packages, and Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

industrial

radiography

licensees All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

licensees All holders of OLs or CPs for nuclear power reactors and fuel cycle facilities

All high-dose-rate

remote afterloader

licensees All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

medical tele-therapy licensees All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

medical licensees, veterinarians, and manufacturers/distri- butors of medical devices Holders of and Applicants

for Licenses for In-Situ Leach Facilities

Suppliers

and users of packaging

for the trans-portation

of radioactive

material required to per-form packaging

leak tests

Attachment

3 IN 97-87 December 12, 1997 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NRC INFORMATION

NOTICES Information

Date of Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to 97-86 97-85 97-84 95-49, Sup. 1 97-83 97-82 Additional

Controls for Transport

of the Amersham Model No. 660 Series Radiographic

Exposure Devices Effects of Crud Buildup and Boron Deposition

on Power Distribution

and Shutdown Margin Rupture in Extraction

Steam Piping as a Result of Flow-Accelerated

Corrosion Seismic Adequacy of Thermo-Lag

Panels Recent Events Involving Reactor Coolant System Inventory

Control During Shutdown Inadvertent

Control Room Halon Actuation

Due to a Camera Flash 12/12/97 12/11/97 12/11/97 12/10/97 12/05/97 11/28/97 Registered

users of the Model No. 660 series packages, and Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

industrial

radiography

licensees All holders of OLs for pressurized- water reactors, except those licensees

who have permanently

ceased operations

and have certified

that the fuel has been permanently

removed from the reactor vessel All holders of OLs for nuclear power reactors except those who have permanently

ceased operations

and have certified that fuel has been permanently

removed from the reactor vessel All holders of OLs for nuclear power reactors All holders of OLs for pressurized- water reactors, except those licensees

who have permanently

ceased operations

and have certified

that fuel has been permanently

removed from the reactor vessel All holders of OLs for nuclear power reactors OL = Operating

License CP = Construction

Permit

J ~IN 9 7-xxK~Novembe;r1997 easily removable

by unauthorized

personnel.!

To correct this situation, INC has modified the device design to secure the lock screws by placing a self-adhesive

metal foil over the screws.The foil and adhesive are such that the foil is difficult

to remove and cannot be removed and replaced without showing signs of damage. The foil will serve to inhibit unauthorized

personnel from accessing

the screws, and to provide a means to alert the licensee to possible tampering

of the lock. INC has indicated

that it will contact all owners of potentially

affected cameras, on record with it, to notify them of the retrofit, and to retrofit the cameras for them or to provide them with the foil covers and instructions

on retrofitting

the devices. Attachment

1 contains a copy of the retrofit letter.All affected cameras should be retrofitted

as soon as possible.

Ucensees should contact INC, or the State of California, to obtain retrofit kits or assistance

with retrofit procedures, or to report that they have not received their kits. Affected cameras may be checked for completed

retrofits during any inspection.

This information

notice requires no specific action nor written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

regional office.Donald A. Cool, Director Division of Industrial

and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Technical

Contacts: David Wesley Dept. of Health Services State of California

(916) 445-1884 Michele Burgess, NMSS (301) 415-5868 E-mail: mlb5@nrc.gov

Attachments:

1. INC retrofit letter 2. Lst of Recently Issued NRC Information

Notices 3 List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

Notices Distribution:

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with State of California

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by unauthorized

personnel." To correct this situation, INC has modified the device design to secure the lock screws by placing a self-adhesive

metal foil over the screws.The foil and adhesive are such that the foil is difficult

to remove and cannot be removed and replaced without showing signs of damage. The foil will serve to inhibit unauthorized

personnel from accessing

the screws, and to provide a means to alert the licensee to possible tampering

of the lock. INC has indicated

that it will contact all owners of potentially

affected cameras, on record with it, to notify them of the retrofit, and to retrofit the cameras for them or to provide them with the foil covers and instructions

on retrofitting

the devices. Attachment

1 contains a copy of the retrofit letter.All affected cameras should be retrofitted

as soon as possible.

Licensees

should contact INC, or the State of California, to obtain retrofit kits or assistance

with retrofit procedures, or to report that they have not received their kits. Affected cameras may be checked for completed

retrofits during any inspection.

This information

notice requires no specific action nor written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

regional office.Donald A. Cool, Director Division of Industrial

and Medical Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Technical

Contacts:

David Wesley Dept. of Health Services State of California

(916) 445-1884 Michele Burgess, NMSS (301) 415-5868 E-mail: mlb5@nrc.gov

Attachments:

1. INC retrofit letter 2. List of Recently Issued NRC Information

Notices 3. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

Notices Distribution:

SSSS rH NE02-SSD-3 KRamsey, IMOB Coordinated

with State of California

PX-a DOCUMENT NAME: A:iR100N.IN

EKraus via fax 10124197 To recelve a copy of this document, Indicate I the box: 'C" a Copy w thout attachmentenclosure "E"

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