Re: Review of Internal Company(Licensee)Audits by A Regulatory Inspector

[BLHamrick@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-04-17 12:13:35 EDT, Ashok Dhar wrote:

>	Can a NRC or an Agreement State Inspector DEMAND to see your internal 
>	Radiation Safety AUDITS conducted by your Company Staff ?
>
>Some of these audits may be conducted for Annual Rad Safety audits for Part
>20 compliance
>and others for compliance with license conditions (e.g.; Quarterly Audits)
>and/or company SOPs.

Check 10 CFR 19.14(a):  Each licensee shall afford to the Commission at all
reasonable times opportunity to inspect materials, activities, facilities,
premises, and records pursuant to the regulations in this chapter.

Most Agreement States will have similar language somewhere in their
regulations.  If the record, of survey, audit, recordable incident, etc. is
required by regulation and/or license condition to be maintained, the
inspector shall be given the opportunity to inspect it.

That's my understanding of the matter.

Barbara L. Hamrick
Los Angeles County - Radiation Management
BLHamrick@aol.com