Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Each licensee
shall maintain a record of each shipment of licensed material not exempt under
10 C.F.R.
71.14 for three years after shipment. Each
record shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Identify the package by model number and
serial number;
(2) verify that
there are no defects in the packaging impacting the integrity, functionality,
or safety of the package as shipped;
(3) specify the volume and identification of
coolant;
(4) specify the type and
quantity of licensed material in each package;
(5) specify the total quantity of each
shipment;
(6) for each item of
irradiated fissile material, meet the following requirements:
(A) Identify the package by model number and
serial number;
(B) document the
irradiation and decay history to the extent appropriate to demonstrate that the
nuclear and thermal characteristics of the irradiated fissile material complies
with license conditions; and
(C)
document any abnormal or unusual condition relevant to radiation
safety;
(7) document the
date of the shipment;
(8) for
fissile packages and for type B packages, document any special controls
exercised;
(9) specify the name and
address of the transferee;
(10)
specify the address to which the shipment was made; and
(11) document the results of the
determinations required by 10 C.F.R. 71.87 and by the
conditions of the package approval.
(b) Each licensee, certificate holder, and
applicant for a certificate of compliance shall make all records required by
part 15 of these regulations available to the department for inspection upon
reasonable notice. Each record shall be valid only if stamped, initialed, or
signed, if dated by authorized personnel, or if otherwise
authenticated.
(c) Each licensee,
certificate holder, and applicant for a certificate of compliance shall
maintain written records as evidence of the quality of packaging. The records
shall include the following:
(1) Results of
the determinations required by
10 C.F.R.
71.85;
(2) design, fabrication, and assembly
records;
(3) results of reviews,
inspections, tests, audits, monitoring work performance, and materials
analyses; and
(4) results of
maintenance, modification, and repair activities.
(d) The inspection, test, and audit records
maintained by the licensee, certificate holder, and applicant for a certificate
of compliance shall include the following:
(1)
Identification of the inspector or data recorder;
(2) the type of observation;
(4) the acceptability; and
(5) the action taken in connection with any
deficiencies noted.
(e)
The records required by subsections (c) and (d) shall be retained for three
years after the life of the packaging to which the records apply.
