QSA Global, Inc.
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Operations Manual
MAN-038 March 2019
Page 2 of 100
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. .......................................................................................................... 5
1.1
General Details ................................................................................................................................ 5
1.2
General Gamma-Ray Source Projector Description ........................................................................ 6
1.3
Applications & Authorized Contents ................................................................................................. 8
1.4
Operating Distance .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.5
Accessory Equipment Specifications ............................................................................................. 10
1.6
Gamma-Ray Source Projector Specifications................................................................................ 12
1.7
Notice ............................................................................................................................................. 13
1.8
Warranty and Limitation of Liability ................................................................................................ 14
2.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ........................................................................................................... 15
2.1
Job Site Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................... 15
2.2
Operational Instructions ................................................................................................................. 16
3.
DAILY INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS. .............................................................................................. 26
3.1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 26
3.2
Operational Features ..................................................................................................................... 26
3.3
Daily Inspection of the System ....................................................................................................... 30
3.4
Daily Inspection of the Gamma-Ray Source Projector .................................................................. 31
3.5
Daily Inspection of the Source Guide Tube(s) ............................................................................... 31
3.6
Daily Inspection of the Remote Controls ........................................................................................ 32
4.
QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. .................................................... 37
4.1
Routine (Quarterly) Maintenance Requirements ........................................................................... 38
4.2
Routine (Annual) Maintenance Requirements ............................................................................... 40
4.3
Annual Maintenance for the SENTINEL SENTRY 110 & SENTINEL SENTRY 330 Gamma-Ray
Source Projectors .................................................................................................................................... 42
4.4
Annual Maintenance for Models 692, 693, 664 Remote Controls ................................................. 57
4.5
Annual Maintenance for Extreme Condition Remote Controls ...................................................... 61
4.6
Annual Maintenance for Source Guide Tubes ............................................................................... 66
4.7
SENTINEL SENTRY 110 & SENTRY 330 Safety Class A Components ...................................... 68
5.
SAMPLE TRANSPORTATION INSTRUCTIONS. ............................................................................... 80
5.1
Transport Package Requirements ................................................................................................. 80
5.2
Receipt of Radioactive Material ..................................................................................................... 81
5.3
Shipment of Radioactive Material .................................................................................................. 82
5.4
Shipment of Empty Uranium Shielded Containers ........................................................................ 86
5.5
Carriage of Radioactive Material .................................................................................................... 89
