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DANGER - IMPORTANT WARNINGS ................................................................................ 5
SHIELDING ........................................................................................................................................ 5
NOTICE ............................................................................................................................................... 6
SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 7
A. General description and application ......................................................................................... 7
B. System Safety........................................................................................................................... 8
C. Model 989 System Components .............................................................................................. 9
1) Model 989 Radiographic Exposure Device ......................................................................... 9
2) Model 989 Exposure device pneumatic actuator ............................................................... 10
3) Radioactive Source Assembly ........................................................................................... 11
4) Model 989 – Optional Fixture Kit ..................................................................................... 12
5) Type A Transport Packages ............................................................................................... 14
D. Model 989 exposure device specifications ............................................................................ 14
SECTION II- OPERATIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................ 16
SECTION III – OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES .............................................................................. 17
A. Principles of Operation - Pneumatic actuator and air pump control ...................................... 17
B. Principles of Operation - (crank-out) remote control ............................................................ 18
C. Principles of Operation - Optional fixture kit ........................................................................ 19
D. Confirmatory Survey ............................................................................................................. 19
E. Locking the Exposure Device ................................................................................................ 19
F. Safety Precautions .................................................................................................................. 20
SECTION IV- DAILY INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................ 21
A. Daily Inspection of the System .............................................................................................. 21
B. Daily Inspection of the Model 989 Exposure Device ............................................................ 21
C. Daily Inspection of the crank-out remote controls ................................................................ 22
D. Daily Inspection of the pneumatic actuator and the air pump control ................................... 24
E. Fixture Kit Component Inspection......................................................................................... 26
SECTION V- OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................ 28
A. System Assembly Using the Pneumatic Actuator ................................................................. 28
B. Operating instructions for the Pneumatic Actuated system ................................................... 29
C. Disassembly of the Pneumatic Actuated system after use ..................................................... 30
D. System set-up using crank-out remote controls ..................................................................... 31
E. Operating instructions using crank-out remote controls ........................................................ 32
F. Disassembly of the system after use - crank-out remote controls ......................................... 33
G. Emergency Response Procedure ............................................................................................ 34
1) Actions to be Performed .................................................................................................... 34
2) Fires, spills and explosions: ............................................................................................... 34
SECTION VI - TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE ................................................................. 35
A. Type A Transport Package ..................................................................................................... 35
B. Receiving Radioactive Material ............................................................................................. 37
C. General Shipment Requirements ........................................................................................... 37
D. Shipment of a Radioactive Source in the Model 989 ............................................................ 38
E. Shipment of an empty Model 989 exposure device ............................................................... 41
F. Carriage of Radioactive Material ........................................................................................... 42
Sample Radioactive material transport checklist ....................................................................... 45
G. Hand Carrying and Handling of the Exposure Device .......................................................... 46
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