ML20210P598

Informs That QA Program Approval 0319 Is Terminated Due to NRC Final Rule Which Revised Requirements of 10CFR34. Separate NRC QA Program Approval Is No Longer Needed as Result of Changes

ML20210P598
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Site:	07100319
Issue date:	08/13/1997
From:	Jankovich J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Kruegel R GENERAL TESTING & INSPECTION CO.
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NUDOCS 9708270261
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AUG 131997 Mr. R. E. Kruegel Genera 1 Testing & Inspection Co.

780 High Street Washingtonville, OH 44490

Dear Mr. Kruegel:

Your Quality Assurance Program A) proval No. 0319 is hereby terminated.

TM Nuclear Regulatory Commission pu)lished a final rule _ effective June 27,1m 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 recuirements, also modified the quality assurance (QA) requirements for transportation.

As a result of these changes. a separate NRC QA program approval is no longer needed.

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 )rograms 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.

Ti,ere 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. GOV).

Sincerely.

Original /s/ by John P. Jankovich John P. Jankovich. Section Chief Transportation and Storage Inspection Section Spent Fuel Project Office. NMSS Docket No. 71-0319 j

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