Appendix D. QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS RADIOLUMINOUS DEVICES

SB 74-95-700

TRC 5 RA

APPENDIX D

QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS

RADIOLUMINOUS DEVICES

TRC-5RA

(1) Failure of any of the applicable functional or

WARNING

The shelf-life items covered in this

visual inspections, or tests specified below in this

inspection instruction contain radioactive

inspection instruction shall be classified as a major

materiels. Inspection shall be performed

defect.

in a well ventilated area. Precautions

(2) Failure of any of the visual inspection quality

relative to handling radioactive materiel

defect codes in appendix A shall be classified to the

are defined in the applicable license(s)

severity level specified in appendix A.

issued by the US Nuclear Regulatory

d. Inspection Methods.

Commission

(NRC).

Questions

concerning

radioactive

safety

(1) For a lot of items, Inspection Level (IL) S-3

procedures may be directed to

applies, (see MILSTD-105, table 1, Master Sampling

Radiological Protection Officer, AMSMC-

Plan).

SFS, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000.

(2) For a lot of items, the following Acceptable

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Purpose.

The purpose of this inspection

Quality Levels (AQL's) apply:

instruction is to provide necessary information and

Majors Minors

procedures for inspection of armament materiel

0.65

4.0

See MIL-STD-105 Table

containing radioluminous devices.

2, Acceptance and

D-2. Policy. These inspection instructions have been

Rejection

Numbers

designed to detect any significant deterioration of

(Single

Sampling

material in storage and to avoid over-inspection.

Plan).

D-3. Instructions.

(3) Select, in a random manner, a sample from

a. General. Inspection, in addition to that pre-

the lot of the item.

scribed in appendix A and this inspection instruction,

(4) A defective item shall not be returned to

shall comply with AR 700-64 Radioactive Commodities in

stock.

the DOD Supply Systems 9DSAM 4145.8), and the

(5) A defective item shall remain defective until

applicable license(s) (listed below) issued by the US

such time as it is repaired or replaced.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

D-4. Inspection procedure.

US NRC BML 12-00722-04

M16A1 Radioactive

a. General.

Rifle Sight

(1) Visually inspect the packaging of each

US NRC BML 12-00722-06

Radioluminous Devices

sample item for defects cited in section II and appendix

(H-3)Infantry and

Towed

Artillery

(2) Remove packaging.

Repack after the

US NRC BML 12-00722-07

Light Anti-Tank

inspection.

Weapon Radioactive

(3) Visually inspect each sample item for defects

Front Sight

in appendix A.

Promethium-147

(4) Visually inspect each item for damage to

US NRC BML 12-00722-09

Tritium Illumination for

illuminated elements such as vials, counter digits, and

Muzzle

reticules. Should damage be found, classify the item as

Reference Sensor

a major defective.

(M68 Family of

b. Inspection tests.

Cannons).

(1) A test to determine radioluminous material

b. Inspection Condition.

leakage should be performed. The item is wiped with

(1) Basis of Surveillance. Surveillance for items

filter paper that has been moistened with distilled water.

listed in this appendix will be conducted on the basis of

The wiping shall be performed with moderate finger

manufacturer's, grand, depot, miscellaneous, or mixed

pressure. The filter paper is placed in a scintillation vial

lots. Miscellaneous or mixed lot sizes shall not exceed

with the proper portion of distilled water. The scintillation

200 items.

vial is analyzed by a liquid scintillation counter. The

(2) Inspection lot disposition criteria.

corrected

counting

accuracy

(read-

out),

(a) Accept lot. Accept per d below.

disintegrations per minute (DPM), shall be within 10

(b) Reject lot. Reject per d below.

percent of the true count of a known stand- and value

c. Defect Classification.

when counted for a period yielding 2000 dis-

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