W. Va. Code R. § 64-23-14 - Transportation of Radioactive Material
Current through Register Vol. XXXVIII, No. 51, December 23, 2021
14.1. Purpose and Scope. The rules in this
Section establish requirements for packaging, preparation for shipment, and
transportation of radioactive material and apply to any person who transports
radioactive material or delivers radioactive material to a carrier for
transport.
14.2. Definitions. As
used in this Section, the following definitions apply:
14.2.a. Carrier - a person engaged in the
transportation of passengers or property by land or water as a common,
contract, or private carrier, or by civil aircraft.
14.2.b. Closed Transport Vehicle - a
transport vehicle equipped with a securely attached exterior enclosure that
during normal transportation restricts the access of unauthorized persons to
the cargo space containing the radioactive material. The enclosure may be
either temporary or permanent but shall limit access from top, sides, and ends.
In the case of packaged materials, it may be of the "see-through"
type.
14.2.c. Exclusive use - the
sole use of a conveyance by a single consignor and for which all initial,
intermediate, and final loading and unloading are carried out in accordance
with the direction of the consignor or
consignee.12
14.2.d. Fissile material - any special
nuclear material consisting of or containing one or more fissile radionuclides.
Fissile radionuclides are Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239, Plutonium-241,
Uranium-233, and Uranium-235. Neither natural nor depleted uranium is fissile
material.13
14.2.d.1. Fissile Class I: A package which
may be transported in unlimited numbers and in any arrangement, and which
requires no nuclear criticality safety controls during transportation. A
transport index is not assigned for purposes of nuclear criticality safety but
may be required because of external radiation levels.
14.2.d.2. Fissile Class II: A package which
may be transported together with other packages in any arrangement but, for
criticality control, in numbers which do not exceed an aggregate transport
index of fifty (50). These shipments require no other nuclear criticality
safety control during transportation. Individual packages may have a transport
index not less than one-tenth (0.1) and not more than ten (10).
14.2.e. Low specific activity
material - any of the following:
14.2.e.1.
Uranium or thorium ores and physical or chemical concentrates of those
ores;
14.2.e.2. Unirradiated
natural or depleted uranium or unirradiated natural thorium;
14.2.e.3. Tritium oxide in aqueous solutions
provided the concentration does not exceed five (5.0) millicuries (one hundred
eighty five [185] MBq) per milliliter;
14.2.e.4. Material in which the radioactivity
is essentially uniformly distributed and in which the estimated average
concentration per gram of contents does not exceed:
14.2.e.4.A. One ten-thousandth (0.0001)
millicurie (three and seven-tenths [3.7] kBq) of radionuclides for which the
A2 quantity in Table 64-23 Ee is not more than five
one-hundredths (0.05) curie (one and eighty five one-hundredths [1.85]
GBq);
14.2.e.4.B. One
five-thousandth (0.005) millicurie (one hundred eighty five [185] kBq) of
radionuclides for which the A2 quantity in Table 64-23
Ee is more than five one-hundredths (0.05) curie (one and eighty five
one-thousandths [1.85] GBq) but not more than one (1) curie (thirty seven [37]
GBq); or
14.2.e.4.C. Three-tenths
(0.3) millicurie (eleven and one-tenth [11.1] MBq) of radionuclides for which
the A2 quantity in Table 64-23 Ee is more than one (1)
curie (thirty seven [37] GBq).
14.2.f. Objects of nonradioactive material
externally contaminated with radioactive material, provided that the
radioactive material is not readily dispersible, and the surface contamination,
when averaged over an area of one (1) square meter, does not exceed one
ten-thousandths (0.0001) millicurie per square centimeter (three and
seven-tenths [3.7] kBq/cm2) of radionuclides for
which the A2 quantity in Table 64-23 Ee not more than
five one-hundredths (0.05) curie (one and eight five one-hundredths [1.85] GBq)
or one one-thousandth (0.001) millicurie per square centimeter (thirty seven
[37] kBq/cm2) for other radionuclides.
14.2.g. Normal Form Radioactive Material -
radioactive material which has not been demonstrated to qualify as special form
radioactive material.
14.2.h.
Packaging - the assembly of components necessary to ensure compliance with the
packaging requirements of this Section. It may consist of one or more
receptacles, absorbent materials, spacing structures, thermal insulation,
radiation shielding, and devices for cooling or absorbing mechanical shocks.
The vehicle, tie-down system, and auxiliary equipment may be designated as part
of the packaging.
14.2.i. Rules of
the U.S. Department of Transportation - the rules in 49 CFR Parts
100-189.
14.2.j. Specific Activity
- of a radionuclide is the radioactivity of a radionuclide per unit mass of
that nuclide. The specific activity of a material in which the radionuclide is
essentially uniformly distributed is the radioactivity per unit mass of the
material.
14.2.k. Transport Index -
the dimensionless number, rounded up to the first decimal place, placed on the
label of a package to designate the degree of control to be exercised by the
carrier during transportation. The transport index is the number expressing the
maximum radiation level in millirem per hour at one (1) meter from the external
surface of the package.
14.2.l.
Type A Quantity - a quantity of radioactive material, the aggregate
radioactivity of which does not exceed A1 for special
form radioactive material or A2 for normal form
radioactive material, where A1 and
A2 are given in Table 64-23 Ee or may be determined by
procedures described in Table 64-23 Ee.
14.2.m. Type B Package - a Type B packaging
together with its radioactive contents.
14.2.n. Type B Packaging - a packaging
designed to retain the integrity of containment and shielding when subjected to
the normal conditions of transport and hypothetical accident test conditions
set forth in 10 CFR Part 71.
14.2.o. Type B Quantity - a quantity of
radioactive material greater than a Type A quantity.
14.3. Requirement for Registration. No person
shall transport radioactive material or deliver radioactive material to a
carrier for transport except as authorized in a general or specific
registration issued by the agency or as exempted in Subsection 14.4.
14.4. Exemptions
14.4.a. Common and contract carriers, freight
forwarders, and warehousemen which are subject to the requirements of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR 170 through 189 or the U.S. Postal
Service in the Postal Service Manual (Domestic Mail Manual), Section 124.3
incorporated by reference, 39 CFR 111.11(1974), and the U.S. Postal Service are
exempt from the requirements of this Section to the extent that they transport
or store radioactive material in the regular course of their carriage for
others or storage incident thereto. Common and contract carriers who are not
subject to the requirements of the DOT or U.S. Postal Service are subject to
Subsection 14.3. and other applicable requirements of this rule.
14.4.b. Any registrant is exempt from the
requirements of this Section to the extent that the registrant delivers to a
carrier for transport a package containing radioactive material having a
specific activity not greater than two one-thousandths (0.002) microcurie per
gram (seventy four [74] Bq/gm).
14.4.c. With the exception of Subsections
14.5. and 14.16., a registrant is exempt from all requirements of this Section,
with respect to shipment or carriage of the following:
14.4.c.1. A package containing no more than a
Type A quantity of radioactive material if the package contains no fissile
material; or
14.4.c.2. Packages
transported between locations within the United States which contain only
americium or plutonium in special form with an aggregate radioactivity not to
exceed twenty (20) curies (seven hundred forty [740] GBq).
14.5. Transportation of Registered
Material
14.5.a. Each registrant who
transports registered material outside of the confines of the registrant's
plant or other place of use, or who delivers registered material to a carrier
for transport, shall:
14.5.a.1. Comply with
the applicable requirements, appropriate to the mode of transportation, of the
regulations of DOT; and
14.5.a.2.
Assure that any special instructions needed to safely open the package are sent
to or have been made available to the consignee.
14.5.b. If, for any reason, the regulations
of the DOT are not applicable to a shipment of registered material, the
registrant shall conform to the standards and requirements of those regulations
to the same extent as if the shipment was subject to the regulations.
14.6. General Registration for
Carriers
14.6.a. A general registration is
hereby issued to any common or contract carrier not exempt under Subsection
14.4. to receive, possess, transport, and store radioactive material in the
regular course of their carriage for others or storage incident thereto,
provided the transportation and storage is in accordance with the applicable
requirements, appropriate to the mode of transport, of the DOT insofar as such
requirements relate to the loading and storage of packages, placarding of the
transporting vehicle, and incident
reporting.14
14.6.b. A general registration is hereby
issued to any private carrier to transport radioactive material, provided the
transportation is in accordance with the applicable requirements, appropriate
to the mode of transport, of the DOT insofar as such requirements relate to the
loading and storage of packages, placarding of the transporting vehicle, and
incident report.4
14.6.c. Persons who transport radioactive
material pursuant to the general registration in Subdivision 14.6.a. or b. are
exempt from the requirements of Sections 6. and 13. of this rule to the extent
that they transport radioactive material.
14.7. General Registration: Approved Packages
14.7.a. A general registration is hereby
issued to any registrant of the agency to transport, or to deliver to a carrier
for transport, registered material in a package for which a registration,
certificate of compliance, or other approval has been issued by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
14.7.b. This general registration applies
only to a registrant who:
14.7.b.1. Has a
copy of the specific registration, certificate of compliance, or other approval
of the certificate of compliance, or other approval has been issued by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
14.7.b. This general registration applies
only to a registrant who:
14.7.b.2. Complies
with the terms and conditions of the rules, as applicable, and the applicable
requirements of this Section;
14.7.b.3. Prior to the registrant's first use
of the package, has registered with the NRC; and
14.7.b.4. Has a quality assurance program
required by Subsection 14.20. and approved by
14.7.c. The general registration in
Subdivision 14.7.a. applies only when the package approval authorizes use of
the package under this general registration.
14.7.d. For previously approved Type B
packages which are not designated as either B(U) or B(M) in the certificate of
compliance, this general registration is subject to additional restrictions of
Subsection 14.8.
14.8.
General Registration: Previously Approved Type B Packages
14.8.a. A Type B package previously approved
by the NRC, but not designated as B(U) or B(M) in the certificate of
compliance, may be used under the general registration of Subsection 14.7. with
the following additional limitations:
14.8.a.1. Fabrication of the packaging was
satisfactorily completed before August 31, 1986, as demonstrated by application
of its model number in accordance with NRC rules; and package issued by the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and has the drawings and other documents
referenced in the approval relating to the use and maintenance of the packaging
and to the actions to be taken prior to shipment;
14.8.a.2. The package may not be used for a
shipment to a location outside the United States after August 31, 1986, except
approved under special arrangement in accordance with
49
CFR 173.471.
14.9. General Registration: Specification
Container
14.9.a. A general registration is
issued to any registrant of the agency to transport, or to deliver to a carrier
for transport, registered material in a specification container for a Type B
quantity of radioactive material as specified in 49 CFR parts 173 and
178.
14.9.b. This general
registration applies only to a registrant who has a quality assurance program
required by Subsection 14.20. and approved by the agency.
14.9.c. This general registration applies
only to a registrant who:
14.9.c.1. Has a
copy of the specification; and
14.9.c.2. Complies with the terms and
conditions of the specification and the applicable requirements of this
Section.
14.9.d. The
general registration in Subdivision 14.9.a. is subject to the limitation that
the specification container may not be used for a shipment to a location
outside the United States after August 31, 1986 except approved under special
arrangements in accordance with
49
CFR 173.472.
14.10. General Registration: Type A, Fissile
Class II Package
14.10.a. A general
registration is hereby issued to any registrant to transport fissile material,
or to deliver fissile material to a carrier for transport, if the material is
shipped as a fissile Class II package.
14.10.b. This general registration applies
only when a package contains no more than a Type A quantity of radioactive
material, including only one of the following:
14.10.b.1. Up to 40 grams of Uranium-235;
or
14.10.b.2. Up to 30 grams of
Uranium-233; or
14.10.b.3. Up to 25
grams of the fissile radionuclides of plutonium, except that for encapsulated
plutonium-beryllium neutron sources in special form, an
A1 quantity of plutonium may be present; or
14.10.b.4. A combination of fissile
radionuclides in which the sum of the ratios of the amount of each radionuclide
to the corresponding maximum amounts in
14.10.c. Except as specified in Subdivision
13.10.d., this general registration applies only when a package containing more
than fifteen (15) grams of fissile radionuclides is labeled with a transport
index not less than the number given by the following equation:
Minimum Transport Index = (0.4x + 0.67y + z) (1 - 15)
x+y+z
where the package contains x grams of Uranium-235, y grams of Uranium-233, and z grams of the fissile radionuclides of plutonium.
14.10.d. For a package in which
the only fissile material is in the form of encapsulated plutonium-beryllium
neutron sources in special form, the transport index based on criticality
considerations may be taken as twenty six one-thousandths (0.026) times the
number of grams of the fissile radionuclides of plutonium in excess of fifteen
(15) grams.
14.10.e. In all cases,
the transport index must be rounded up to one decimal place and may not exceed
ten (10.0).
14.11.
General Registration: Restricted, Fissile Class II Package
14.11.a. A general registration is hereby
issued to any registrant to transport fissile material, or to deliver fissile
material to a carrier for transport, if the material is shipped as a fissile
class II package.
14.11.b. This
general registration applies only when all of the following requirements are
met.
14.11.b.1. The package contains no more
than a Type A quantity of radioactive material.
14.11.b.2. Neither beryllium nor hydrogenous
material enriched in deuterium is present.
14.11.b.3. The total mass of graphite present
does not exceed one hundred fifty (150) times the total mass of Uranium-235
plus plutonium.
14.11.b.4.
Substances having a higher hydrogen density than water are not present, except
that polyethylene may be used for packing or wrapping.
14.11.b.5. Uranium-233 is not present, and
the amount of plutonium does not exceed 1 percent of the amount of
Uranium-235.
14.11.b.6. The amount
of Uranium-235 is limited as follows:
14.11.b.6.A. If the fissile radionuclides are
not uniformly distributed, the maximum amount of Uranium-235 per package may
not exceed the value given in the Table 64-23 Bb.
14.11.b.6.B. If the fissile radionuclides are
distributed uniformly, the maximum amount of Uranium-235 per package may not
exceed the value given in the Table 64-23 Cc.
14.11.b.7. The transport index of each
package based on criticality considerations is taken as 10 times the number of
grams of Uranium-235 in the package divided by the maximum allowable number of
grams per package in accordance with Tables 64-23 Bb and Cc as
applicable.
14.12. Operating Controls and Procedures
14.12.a. Fissile material: assumptions as to
unknown properties. When the isotopic abundance, mass, concentration, degree of
irradiation, degree of moderation, or other pertinent property of fissile
material in any package is not known, the registrant shall package the fissile
material as if the unknown properties had credible values that would cause the
maximum nuclear reactivity.
14.12.b. Preliminary Determinations. Prior to
the first use of any packaging for the shipment of radioactive material:
14.12.b.1. The registrant shall ascertain
that there are no defects which could significantly reduce the effectiveness of
the packaging;
14.12.b.2. Where the
maximum normal operating pressure will exceed thirty four and three-tenths
(34.3) kilopascal (five [5] psi) gauge, the registrant shall test the
containment system at an internal pressure at least fifty (50) percent higher
than the maximum normal operating pressure to verify the capability of that
system to maintain its structural integrity at that pressure;
14.12.b.3. The registrant shall determine
that the packaging has been fabricated in accordance with the design approved
by the NRC; and
14.12.b.4. The
registrant shall conspicuously and durably mark the packaging with its model
number, gross weight, and a package identification number assigned by the
NRC.
14.13.
Routine Determinations. Prior to each shipment of registered material, the
registrant shall determine that:
14.13.a. The
package is proper for the contents to be shipped;
14.13.b. The package is in unimpaired
physical condition except for superficial defects such as marks or
dents;
14.13.c. Each closure device
of the packaging, including any required gasket, is properly installed and
secured and free of defects;
14.13.d. Any system for containing liquid is
adequately sealed and has adequate space or other specified provision for
expansion of the liquid;
14.13.e.
Any pressure relief device is operable and set in accordance with written
procedures;
14.13.f. The package
has been loaded and closed in accordance with written procedures;
14.13.g. Any structural part of the package
which could be used to lift or tie down the package during transport is
rendered inoperable for that purpose unless it satisfies design five (5)
requirements specified by the NRC;
14.13.h. The level of removable radioactive
contamination on the external surfaces of each package offered for shipment is
as low as reasonably achievable. The level of removable radioactive
contamination may be determined by wiping an area of three hundred (300) square
centimeters of the surface concerned with an absorbent material, using moderate
pressure, and measuring the activity on the wiping material. Sufficient
measurements must be taken in the most appropriate locations to yield a
representative assessment of the removable contamination levels. Except as
provided in Subdivision 14.13.i., the amount of radioactivity measured on any
single wiping material, when averaged over the surface wiped, must not exceed
the limits given in Table 64-23 Dd at any time during transport. Other methods
of assessment of equal or greater efficiency may be used. When other methods
are used, the detection efficiency of the method used must be taken into
account and in no case may the removable contamination on the external surfaces
of the package exceed ten (10) times the limits listed in Table 64-23
Dd.
14.13.i. In the case of
packages transported as exclusive use shipments by rail or highway only, the
removable radioactive contamination at any time during transport must not
exceed ten (10) times the levels prescribed in Subdivision 14.13.h. The levels
at the beginning of transport must not exceed the levels in Subdivision
14.13.h.;
14.13.j. External
radiation levels around the package and around the vehicle, if applicable, will
not exceed two hundred (200) millirems per hour (two [2] mSv/h) at any point on
the external surface of the package at any time during transportation. The
transport index shall not exceed ten (10);
14.13.k. For a package transported in
exclusive use by rail, highway or water, radiation levels external to the
package may exceed the limits specified in Subsection 13.14.j. but shall not
exceed any of the following:
14.13.k.1. Two
hundred (200) millirems per hour (two [2] mSv/h) on the accessible external
surface of the package unless the following conditions are met, in which case
the limit is one thousand (1000) millirems per hour (ten [10] mSv/h);
14.13.k.1.A. The shipment is made in a closed
transport vehicle,
14.13.k.1.B.
Provisions are made to secure the package so that its position within the
vehicle remains fixed during transportation, and
14.13.k.1.C. There are no loading or
unloading operations between the beginning and end of the
transportation.
14.13.k.2. Two hundred (200) millirems per
hour (two [2] mSv/h) at any point on the outer surface of the vehicle,
including the upper and lower surfaces, or, in the case of a flat-bed style
vehicle, with a personnel
barrier15, at any point on
the vertical planes projected from the outer edges of the vehicle, on the upper
surface of the load [or enclosure, if used], and on the lower external surface
of the vehicle;
14.13.k.3. Ten (10)
millirems per hour (one-tenth [0.1] mSv/h) at any point two (2) meters from the
vertical planes represented by the outer lateral surfaces of the vehicle, or,
in the case of a flat-bed style vehicle, at any point two (2) meters from the
vertical planes projected from the outer edges of the vehicle; and
14.13.k.4. Two (2) millirems per hour (two
one-hundredths [0.02 ]mSv/h) in any normally occupied positions of the vehicle,
except that this provision does not apply to private motor carriers when
persons occupying these positions are provided with special health supervision,
personnel radiation exposure monitoring devices, and training in accordance
with Subsection 13.12. of this rule.
14.13.l. A package must be prepared for
transport so that in still air at one hundred (100) degrees Fahrenheit (thirty
eight [38] degrees Celsius) and in the shade, no accessible surface of a
package would have a temperature exceeding one hundred twenty two (122) degrees
Fahrenheit (fifty [50] degrees Celsius) in a nonexclusive use shipment or one
hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit (eighty two [82] degrees Celsius) in an
exclusive use shipment. Accessible package surface temperatures shall not
exceed these limits at any time during transportation.
14.14. Air Transport of Plutonium.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general registration and notwithstanding
any exemptions stated directly in this Section or included indirectly by
citation of the DOT regulations, as may be applicable, the registrant shall
assure that plutonium in any form is not transported by air, or delivered to a
carrier for air transport, unless:
14.14.a.
The plutonium is contained in a medical device designed for individual human
application; or
14.14.b. The
plutonium is contained in a material in which the specific activity is not
greater than two one-thousandths (0.002) microcuries per gram (seventy four
[74] Bq/gm) of material and in which the radioactivity is essentially uniformly
distributed; or
14.14.c. The
plutonium is shipped in a single package containing no more than an
A2 quantity of plutonium in any isotope or form and is
shipped in accordance with Subsection 14.5.; or
14.14.d. The plutonium is shipped in a
package specifically authorized for the shipment of plutonium by air in the
certificate of compliance for that package issued by the NRC.
14.15. Shipment Records. Each
registrant shall maintain for a period of two (2) years after shipment a record
of each shipment of registered material not exempt under Subsection 14.,
showing, where applicable:
14.15.a.
Identification of the packaging by model number;
14.15.b. Verification that there were no
significant defects in the packaging, as shipped;
14.15.c. Volume and identification of
coolant;
14.15.d. Type and quantity
of registered material in each package, and the total quantity of each
shipment;
14.15.e. Date of the
shipment;
14.15.f. Name and address
of the transferee;
14.15.g. Address
to which the shipment was made; and
14.15.h. Results of the determinations
required by Subsection 14.13.
14.16. Reports. The registrant or registrant
shall report to the agency within thirty (30) days:
14.16.a. Any instance in which there is
significant reduction in the effectiveness of any authorized packaging during
use; and
14.16.b. Details of any
defects with safety significance in the packaging after first use, with the
means employed to repair the defects and prevent their recurrence.
14.17. Advance Notification of
Transport of Nuclear Waste
14.17.a. Prior to
the transport of any nuclear waste outside of the confines of the registrant's
facility or other place of use or storage, or prior to the delivery of any
nuclear waste to a carrier for transport, each registrant shall provide advance
notification of such transport to the governor, or governor's designee, of each
state through which the waste will be transported.
14.17.b. Advance notification is required
only when:
14.17.b.1. The nuclear waste is
required to be in Type B packaging for transportation;
14.17.b.2. The nuclear waste is being
transported to, through, or across state boundaries to a disposal site or to a
collection point for transport to a disposal site; and
14.17.b.3. The quantity of registered
material in a single package exceeds;
14.17.b.3.A. Five thousand (5,000) curies
(one hundred eighty five [185] TBq) of special form radionuclides;
14.17.b.3.B. Five thousand (5,000) curies
(one hundred eighty five [185] TBq) of uncompressed gases of argon-41,
Krypton-85m, Krypton-87, Xenon-131m, or Xenon-135;
14.17.b.3.C. Fifty thousand (50,000) curies
(one and eighty five [1.85] PBq) of argon-37, or of uncompressed gases of
Krypton-85 or Xenon-133, or of Hydrogen-3 as a gas, as luminous paint, or
absorbed on solid material;
14.17.b.3.D. Twenty (20) curies (seven
hundred forty [740] GBq) of other non-special form radionuclides for which
A2 is less than or equal to four (4) curies (one hundred
forty eight [148] GBq); or
14.17.b.3.E. Two hundred (200) curies (seven
and four-tenths [7.4] TBq) of other non-special form radionuclides for which
A2 is greater than four (4) curies (one hundred forty
eight [148] Gbq).
14.17.c. Each advance notification required
by Subdivision 14.18.a. shall contain the following information:
14.17.c.1. The name, address, and telephone
number of the shipper, carrier, and receiver of the shipment;
14.17.c.2. A description of the nuclear waste
contained in the shipment as required by
49 CFR
172.202 and
172.203(d);
14.17.c.3. The point of origin of the
shipment and the seven-day period during which departure of the shipment is
estimated to occur;
14.17.c.4. The
seven-day period during which arrival of the shipment at state boundaries is
estimated to occur;
14.17.c.5. The
destination of the shipment, and the seven-day period during which arrival of
the shipment is estimated to occur; and
14.17.c.6. A point of contact with a
telephone number for current shipment information.
14.17.d. The notification required by
Subdivision 14.17.a. shall be made in writing to the office of each appropriate
governor, or governor's designee, and to the agency. A notification delivered
by mail must be postmarked at least seven days before the beginning of the
seven-day period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur.
A notification delivered by messenger must reach the office of the governor, or
governor's designee, at least four days before the beginning of the seven-day
period during which departure of the shipment is estimated to occur. A copy of
the notification shall be retained by the registrant for one (1)
year.
14.17.e. The registrant shall
notify each appropriate governor, or governor's designee, and the agency of any
changes to schedule information provided pursuant to Subdivision 14.18.a. Such
notification shall be by telephone to a responsible individual in the office of
the governor, or governor's designee, of the appropriate state or states. The
registrant shall maintain for one (1) year a record of the name of the
individual contacted.
14.17.f. Each
registrant who cancels a nuclear waste shipment, for which advance notification
has been sent, shall send a cancellation notice to the governor, or governor's
designee, of each appropriate state and to the agency. A copy of the notice
shall be retained by the registrant for one (1) year.
14.18. Quality Assurance Requirements
14.18.a. Each registrant shall establish,
maintain, and execute a quality assurance program to verify by procedures such
as checking, auditing, and inspection that deficiencies, deviations, and
defective material and equipment relating to the shipment of packages
containing radioactive material are promptly identified and
corrected.
14.18.b. The registrant
shall identify the material and components to be covered by the quality
assurance program.
14.18.c. Each
registrant shall document the quality assurance program by written procedures
or instructions and shall carry out the program in accordance with those
procedures throughout the period during which packaging is used.
14.18.d. Prior to the use of any package for
the shipment of radioactive material, each registrant shall obtain approval by
the agency of its quality assurance program.
14.18.e. The registrant shall maintain
sufficient written records to demonstrate compliance with the quality assurance
program. Records of quality assurance pertaining to the use of a package for
shipment of radioactive material shall be maintained for a period of two years
after shipment.
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