TM 5-6635-386-12&P SECTION IV SAFETY PROCEDURES GENERAL 4-1. PURPOSE.    This    section    provides    life    cycle controls  for  the  Campbell  Pacific  Nuclear  Model  MC-1 Nuclear Method Tester, NSN 6635-01-0306896. Areas of responsibility    are    then    identified    and    assigned    for personnel involved in the life cycle program. 4-2. SCOPE.    These    safety    procedures    apply    to Active  Army,  US  Army  Reserve,  Army  National  Guard, and  all  other  installations,  activities  and  units  covered under the conditions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license issued to the US Army Tank- Automotive  Command  (TACOM).  Areas  of  involvement include    procurement,    storage,    possession,    shipment, transfer, operation, use and disposition of the tester. 4-3. LICENSE.   NRC   license   number   21-01222-05 has   been   issued   to   TACOM.   This   license   authorizes TACOM     to     purchase,     use,     and     store     the     tester. Conditions  of  the  license  permit  the  tester  to  be  issued throughout   the   Army   without   specific   licenses    being issued  to  individual  users.  The  license  also  states  how radioactive    material    shall    be    used    to    measure    the moisture content and density of soils and asphalt. A copy of  the  license  is  furnished  with  each  tester.  Additional copies    of    the    license    may    be    obtained    from    the Commander, TACOM, ATTN:  AMSTA-CZ. 4-4. REGULATIONS.     Refer     to     Appendix     A     for applicable Army regulations (AR), technical bulletins (TB) and codes of Federal regulations. RESPONSIBILITY 4-5. PROGRAM MANAGER. The Commander, TACOM, is the program manager. Areas of responsibility are: a.   Ensure   compliance   with   Section   IV   of   this manual by monitoring reports of radiation leakage  tests, incidents  and  equipment  improvement.  Utilize  feedback reports from logistic assistance teams, inspection teams and reports from major Army command Radiation Material Control Points (RMCP). b.   Maintain   overall   National   Inventory   Control Point (NICP) functions by managing the tester as a major item. c.   Provide   coordination   for   tester   disposal   in accordance with AR 385-11. 4-6. NICP  ITEM  MANAGER.  Areas  of  responsibility are: a. Account for each tester by serial number. b.   Issue   testers   to   specific   units,   based   upon plans developed individually, or together, by the Chief of Engineers and the Commander, TRADOC. c. Ensure that the consignee for the initial issue of the tester is the commander of the specific unit (see b above). Under no circumstances shall the consignee be the  Property  Book  Officer  (PBO),  Director  of  Industrial Operations (DIO), or the Transportation Officer (TO). d.    Ensure    that    all    requests    are    channeled through  the  using  units  RMCP,  and  that  the  requests contain  certificates  and  appointing  orders  on  the  using Command   Local   Radiation   Protection   Officer   (LRPO), Alternate  LRPO  and  operator.  The  requests  must  also contain    a    proposed    storage    location    drawing    with background  readings  as  per  Section  IV  of  TM  5-6635- 386-12. e.  Issue  disposition  instructions  and  coordinate disposal action in accordance with AR 385-11. f.  Request  documentation  from  manufacturer  of testers received for overhaul or repair from user unit. g. Request documentation from manufacturer of testers in transit to user units. 4-1