ML19263B116
| ML19263B116 | |
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| Site: | 07000824, 07100230 |
| Issue date: | 12/21/1978 |
| From: | Olsen A BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
| To: | Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| NUDOCS 7901050226 | |
| Download: ML19263B116 (26) | |
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4 P.ECEWED Babcock &Wilcox a.esepp and oeveiopment civision
' ' Pld. Box 1260, Lynchburg. Va. 24505 Te!ephone: (804) 384-5111 December 21,1975 Mr. Charles E. MacDonald, Chief Transportation Branch Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 License': SNM-778, docket 70-824
Dear Mr. MacDonald:
In compliance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71, Section 71.51, I am enclosing the quality assurance program descrip-tion for the Babcock and Wilcox Companys' Lynchburg Research Center.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal please contact me.
Very truly yours, BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY Lynchburg Research Center A. F. Olsen License Administrator AFO:smh Enclosure
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SUBJECT SECTION TJO.
ii INTRODUCTION DATE December. 1978 This manual describes the Quality Assurance (QA) Program for shipping packages which transport certain quantities of radioactive material that is currently in force at the Lynchburg Research Center (LRC) of.the Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). The QA Program imposes standards of quality through the development of policies, procedures and instructions, and the implementation of effective plans and disciplines.
This manual meets the requirements of 10 CFR Part 71, Appendix E,
" Quality Assurance Criteria for Shipping Packages for Radioactive Material."
It should be noted that for any specific package, not all of the sections of this manual will necessarily be imposed. The Q.A. Program, however, requires the development of a formal Q.A. Plan which shall specify the
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applicable sections of this manual.
The LRC Q.A. Administrator has the responsibility and authority for the administration and assurance of conformance with the requirements of the program described in this manual. He has the authority a6d duty to require corrective action on activities relating to any shipping packages which do not conform to the objectives and policies outlined in this manual.
Compliance with the intent of these objectives is also required of suppliers to LRC through requirements transmitted in pro-curement documents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Revisions i
ii Introduction iii Table of Contents 1.0 Organization 2.0 Quality Assurance Program Design Control 3.0
, 4.0 Procurement Document Control Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings 5.0 6.0 Document Control 7.0 Control of Purchased Material, Parts, and Components 8.0 Identification and Control of Materials, Parts, and Components 9.0 Control of Special Processes 10.0 Inspection 11.0 Test Control Control of Measuring and Test Equipment 12.0 13.0 Handling, Storage, and Shipping 14.0 Inspection Test and operating Status 15.0 Nonconforming Material, Parts, or Components 16.0 Corrective Action 17.0 Quality Assurance Records 18.0 Audits
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1.0 ORGANIZATIO.N DATE December, 1978' The Lynchburg Research Center is organized as shown by the organizational chart included in this section. Written administrative procedures delineate the functions and responsibilities of the organizations-within the LRC.
The LRC Quality Assurance Administrator is assigned responsibility for the development, interpretation, and assurance of implementation of the' l
l Quality Assurance Program for Shipping Packages for Radioactive Material.
Execution of this Progra a includes a direct working interface with the I
director of LRC, through the Manager, Accounting and Administrative Services,.
Implementation of quality assurance is primarily the responsibility j
of those_ personnel __r_esponsikle.fpr_the.use.of.the.contain_er._ They shall assure that the required checking, reviewing or inspecting functions are performed and documented by persons independent of the activity, process,
. or item being checked, reviewed or inspected. Quality Assurance shall perform' periodic audits to ensure compliance with requirements of'the Q.A. Program Plans.
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SUBJECT 2.0 DATE De c A.,.. 1978 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCPJLM The Lynchburg Research. Center quality assurance. program for. shipping centainers is administered by the LRC QA Administrator, and is documented in, company manuals (See Appendix). 'These_ manuals provide procedures to accomplish training, surveillance, inspection,_ tests, and reviews.
This QA program with the support of these referenced manuals emphasizes control of the characteristics that are critical to the safety of~ shipping containers for radioactive materials.
Management reviews of the QA' Program are conducted periodically t'o assess its scope. implementation. and eff,e_ctivene.ss.
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SULJE CT 3.0 DATE December, 1978 DESIGN CONTROL Design activities at the Lynchburg Research Center are conducted in accordance with written administrative procedures which assure that
. applicable requirements and necessary design features are correctly translated into specifications, drawings, written procedures, and I'
instructions. Design reviews are made.by individuals or groups other than those involved in the original design and are specifically directed to those items critical to the quality of the component or system being designed.
Design interface controls include the review, app,roval, release, distribution and revision of documents with participating design k
organizations. Any design and specification changes are subject to
' the same design controls and approvals that were applicable to the original. design.
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SUBJECT 4.0 PROCUREMENT DOCl}!ENT CONTROL DATE December, 1978 Quality Assurance will review purchasing documents to verify inclusion of basic technical requirements, provisions for access to the suppliers facility for source inspection or audit, documentation submittal / retention requirements, quality assurance program requirements.,,
provisions for extending applicable requirements to lower tier suppliers, requirements for material certifications or certificates of conformance, and any other applicable Appendix E requirements.
Quality Assurance will verify whether the proposed supplier.
has been evaluated and approved per the provisions of Section.7.0 of this manual and will notify Purchasing if an approved supplier must be used for the purchase.
Changes to purchase requisitions or purchase orders shall receive the same level of approvals as the original document.
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SUBJECT 5.0 INSTRUCTIONS, PROCEDURES, AND DRAWINGS DATE December, 1978 Activities at the Lynchburg Research Center are directed by documented instructions, procedures, and drawings appropriate to the circumstances to which they are app]ied. Detailed fabrication drawings '
are prepared by Design Services, or other appropriate organizations, checked by Design Services for safety, functional and structural
' adequacies, and dimensional accuracy for critical components. The drawings are then reviewed by the responsible section to verify that design requirements are met.
Revision level and approval control is applied to the drawings prior to release to the shop for fabrication.
Any changes to the drawings are subject to the same level of approval prior to being implemente'd.
When Design Services and QualiYy Assurance determine ~tlidt~fabr'ication,
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assembly, or process contral is required, the drawings will contain a note stating that route sheet,s are required.
The route sheets will reference the drawing and revision number to be used, will indicate the sequence of operations to be followed, provide a place for recording data such as critical dimensions, reference any technical procedures (including revision) to be used in performing the operation, identify acceptance criteria if not on the drawing or in the technical procedure, and provide for the initials of the person completing the operations.
If an independent inspection function is to be employed, the route sheet will also provide for initials of the inspector accepting the operation.
Inspection Checklists are used for verification and recording of physical characteristics which are considered critical to the component.
Checklists are used in P ace of route sheets when the insp?ction can be l
performed after the part has been completed per the drawing and when no in-process control of fabrication of the part is required.
s Administrative Procedures are used to implement policies and to direct the activities of one or more organizations. They describe interface requirements and provide the d. tailed work directions for recurring functions.
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SUBJECT 5.0 INSTRUCTIONS, PROCEDURES,AND DRAWINGS DATE December. 1978 Technical Procedures are used to direct specific technical activities such as the performance of experiments or tests, calibration error analysis,' or special process control; i.e., welding, of equipment, nondestructive examination, etc. When used as test performance procedures, the technical procedures will include provisions for assuring that all test prerequisites have been met (reference Section 11.0) that there are provisions for recording data either on test data sheets or in test logs, and that all requirements for customer witnessing of the test are met.
When material control is required during the performance of a test or experiment, the test procedures will also direct the handling and identification of the controlled material.
The-QAvganization-will review-and concur with technicaLprocedures and their revisions prior to formal issuance of the procedure.
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- >0CIMENT CONTROL DATE December, 1978 The documents affecting quality and to be controlled by the provisions of this section are the following:
Administrative Procedures Drawings Inspection Checklists Quality Assurance Manual Quality Assurance Plans Route Sheets Technical Procedures Administrative Procedures are prepared and revised by personnel reporting _directly to_either the Vice, President of R&D or the Director of Luc.
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.The resolution of differing requirements will be the respon-sibility of the Vice President or the. Director.
The editing, arranging,
. and issuance of procedures to authorized personnel will be the responsibility of th6 Administrative Precedure Manual Coordinator?of the PSD Division.
The Manual Coordinator will also be responsible for obtaining approval signatures from the Vice President, Director, and the Managers on the master file copy and for retention of all historical file copies of the manual.
D 1 rawings are prepared by approprlate organizations and controlled by Design Services.
Revision level and approvals are reflected on the drawings and on status cards maintained by the engineering group Original releases and revisions must be approved by the desi gn engineer and the responsible section personnel.
Design Services maintains a distribution list and assures that only the latest approved revi i applicable to a job is used.
s on Drawing masters a e retained as required by contract requirements or R&D reten? ion policy.
_ Inspection _ Checklists are prepared and revised ny Design Services s
or cesponsible section and approved by the individual specifically in charge of the container.
The checklists are issued to the person f
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SUSJECT 6.0 DOCUMENT CONTROL DATE
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Eecember, 1978 performing the verification. When completed, the checklists are returned to the responsible section for inclusion in the project file.
The Quality Assurance Manual is prepared by LRC Quality Assurance and approved by the LRC Quality Assurance Administrator. The LRC Q.A.
Administra'.or maintains the distribution lists and issues copies of the
' manual on a controlled and noncontrolled basis.
C'ontrolled manuals have an issue number assigned to each recipient and are kep~t up-to-date.
Noncontrolled copies are issued on a one time basis for information only; however, a record of recipients of noncont_ rolled copies will be maintained.
Revicions of the manual are subject to the same control as the original release.
The revision page shall be signed by the LRC Q.A. Administrator to-indicate-all-necessary-approvals-have been received._.-_.
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Q.A. Plans are prepared jointly by those personnel responsible for
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The responsible section maintains revision status and distribution lists.
Revisions are. subject to the same control as the originals.
Joute Sheets are prepared by Design Services when fabrication, assembly, or process control is required. Route sheets will be reviewed by Q.A. for Q.A. requirements prior to release to the project construction supervisor. Revisions to route sheets will receive the same control as the 'riginals. Design Services will maintain revision status and o
distribution control.
Technical Procedures. Initiation and approval of a technical procedure is the responsibility of the using organization. The origi-nator will be responsible for the technical content, revisions, obtaining approvals and identifying oistribution.
Quality Assurance vill provide the originator with a unique identification number and once the procedure has been approved, will obtain final release, reproduction and distribution of copies. Revisions require the same level of approvals as the original.
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SUBJECT 7.0 CONTROL OF PURCl!ASED MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES DATE December, 1978 7.1 SOURCE EVALUATION AND SELECTION If evaluation and selection of suppliers is required by the Quality Assurance Plan, one of the following criteria vill be used:
The supplier will have a previous and continuous record of supplying a.
acceptable items, processes, or services'to the requirements of R&DD procurement documents. For purposes of meeting this criterion,' R&D may elect to use supplier quality history data obtained from other,'
B&W divisions provided that data is for similar items, processes, or services purchased.
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will be performed to determine compliance with procurement document requirements.
7.2 APPROVED SUPPLIER LIST Once a supplier has been evaluatad and approved, Quality Assurance will add the supplier's name to an approved supplier list.
The list will be distributed to laboratory section manager and Purchasing. Purchase orders for items requiring quality assurance per this section may be placed only
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7.? SUPPLIER QUALITY HISTORY A supplier quality history file will be maintained by Quality Assurance, when required, to provide an indication of undesirable trends developing in the quality of a supplier's items, processes, or services.
The file will include applicable receiving inspection reports, supplier audit reports, and source inspection reports.
The history file will be used as a basis for determining if a supplier's approval status should be revised.
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SUBJECT 7.0 CO:; TROL OF PURCilASED }!ATERIAL, EQUIPME;T, AND SERVICES DATE Decenber, 1978 7.4 SUPPLIER AUDITS If an audit of a supplier's quality system by R&DD is required, the audit will be coordinated with Quality Assurance, Purchasing, and the cognizant project leader. The audit will be perfor=ed in accordance with Section 18.0 of this manual.
Supplier audits for DOT specifications.will
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i When it is determined that source inspection is required, an inspection plan will be developed by the project leader and Quality Assurance and will j
designate specific witness and hold points.
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7.6. RECEIVING INSPECTION Requirements for receiving inspection for an item will be noted on the purchase order. A copy of the purchase order will be forwarded to the receiving group. Upon arrival of the material, it will be segregated and not released for use until accepted by the inspector.
If specific procedures are required to perform the inspection, they will be provided to the inspector prior to co=mencement of the receipt inspection. A notation that special instructions are required will be made on the purchase order.
7.7 SUPPLIER PROCEDURES Requirements for suppliers to sub=it specific procedures for R&DD review /
When the approval will be included (when applicable) on the purchase order.
procedures are received, they will be routed to the project leader for re-view / approval. Supplier QA procedures will be reviewed by the project.
Supplier QA manuals will be routed to R&DD QA for review, approval'and retention.
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SUBJECT 8.0 IDESTIFICATION MID CONTROL OF MATERIALS, PARTS, AND COMPONENTS DATE December, 1978 Material will be controlled using a system of tags, route sheets, and technical procedures to assure accurate recording or traceability of material or part and identification including part number, lot number, serial number or heat number.
Identification must be verified and documented.
Written administrative procedures will direct the.use of a tagging system to be applied to all controlled materials. When route sheets or technical procedures are used, material identification will be transferred to route sheets, test data sheets, or test logs to maintain accountability and control during fabrication and assembly or during the performance of a test or experiment. Upon completion of the activity, the parts or material will be reidentified to show their resultant condition.
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SU3 JECT 9.0 CONTROL OF SPECIAL PROCESSES
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DATE December, 1978 Special processing techniques that are used to support fabrication or performance of an experiment or test will be documented in technical procedures with the requisite approvals. Qualification of the equipment to be used will either be in accordance with the direction provided by the technical procedure or by standard calibration procedures used as a part of the normal measurement control program defined in Section 12.0 of this
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If personnel qualifications are required, such as for welding, appropriate qualification records will be maintained reflecting examination results, training records, and maintenance of proficiency.
In most areas, however, the performance of a special procese, (for exampic, NDE) will be by laboratory personnel directly engaged in the research aspects of that
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process who are, by nat!ure of thelr work,~ qualified'ils11' above standards-imposed on pro' duction facilities. These qualifications are on file in the Personnel Department. When required in direct support of an experiment or test, appropriate process control records will be maintained.
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10-0 INSPECTION DATE December, 1978 Inspections are performed on those activities affecting quality to assure conformance with documented instructions, procedures, and drawings.
The need for inspection is identified on the receiving' copy of the purchase order, route sheets, technical procedures and inspection checklists.
Critical dimensions are identified on the drawings.
Inspection will be performed by a person (s)' familiar with the operation
. but who is not responsible for performing the operation being inspected.
Inspection results will be documented on inspection checklists or route sheets. The documentation will include identification of the inspector, the type of inspection or observation (i.e., visual inspection, dimensional insyection,_ type of nondestructive examination used, etc.), the results,
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SUBJECT 11.0 TEST CONTROL DATE December, 1978 Test control is handled through technical procedures (Reference Section 5.0).
Responsibility for preparation of the test program and test performance procedure is assigned to the project leader. He will obtain the necessary approval and the revision and distribution control vill be as described in Section 6.0 of this manual. Each test procedure will include provisions for ensuring that test prerequisites have been met.
Prerequisites will include items such as calibrated instrumentation, appropriate equipment', trcined personnel, condition of test equipment and the item.to be tested, suitable environmental conditions and provisions for data acquisition. Test results will be documented using test logs, data. sheets, or a computer data acquisition system. Theae data vill be
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SUBJECT 12.0 CONTROL OF MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT DATE December, 1978 A documented system is established and maintained to assure that those tools, gauges, instruments, inspection and cea;uring and test equipment that are used in activities affecting quality are of the proper range, type and accuracy to verify conformance to established requirements.
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This system, as a minimum, meets the requirements,of Specification MIL-C-45662A, " Calibration System Requirements".
The system includes calibration and certification records, calibration procedures and a recall system to assure that equipment is calibrated in accordance with established intervals. The accuracy of calibrated equipment -
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traceability-to-standards maintained by the a.
National Bureau of Standards; b,
comparison to natural physical phenomenon; or the ratio type of self calibration techniques.
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All items within this system is given a unique serial number. All calibrations are recorded 'cnt a service log form which reflects the serial number of the item and the procedure to which it is calibrated. A label
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is applied to the item to indicate the calibration status. 'The complete status of all items under the calibration system is maintained.
When inspection, measuring and test equipment is found to be out of calibration, an evaluation is made and documented of the validity of previous inspection or test results and of the acceptab'ility of items previously inspected or tested.
If any inspection, measuring or test equipment is consistently found to be out of calibration, it is repaired or replaced.
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SUBJECT 13.0 PA' DLING, STORACE, A'!D SHIPPING DATE Decv:mber, 1978 Any special handling, storage, shipping, packaging, preservation, or cicaning instructions required for containers is identified by the project leader. The project leader either issues a technical procedure detailing these requirements or coordinate with the Design Services Group to have the requirements defined by drawings.
The technical procedures include provisions for recording inspection of the work when such inspection,
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If drawings are used, the drawing requires route sheets or inspection checklists to document accomplish =ent and the inspection (if necesrary) of the activity.
Special handling and loading procedures for NRC and DOT approved containers are documented in the specification or license certificate.
-Co:::pletion of these7equirements are 2ssured by the project -leader. and documented.
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14.0 INSPECTION, TEST, AND OPERATING STATUS DATE December, 1978 When required by contracts or work orders involving material controls, a system of marking, tags, route sheets, inspection check lists, test data sheets, test logs, or inspection records is used to identify the inspec-tion and test status.
This system assures that nonconforming items are clearly marked and that only items that have. passed the required inspections or tests are used. This system includes written procedures for control of
., the above status indicators. When required, this system also includes a means for indicating operating status of test systems such as by tagging valves and switches to prevent inadvertent operation.
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SU3 JECT 15-0 NONCONFOPJIING MATERIALS, PARTS OR COMPONENTS DATE December,1975 Nonconforming items shall be tagged with a red " discrepancy" tag, segregated whenever possible, and the nonccnfomance documented on a Corrective Action Report.
i The project leader shall review all nonconfomances to detemine any
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adverse affect to the test results. The project leader shall approve all actions taken to correct the nonconfomance or to "use-as-is". ' Quality
.. Assurance shall approve all Corrective Action Reports and, when'the non-1 conformance is satisfactorily resolved, shall remove the " discrepancy"'
tag from the item.
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proposal or project technical plan.
If a deviation will exist, the project leader shall obtain approval from the customer before approving the " repair" or'"use-as-is" decision.
Nonconformances requiring a supplier to.take corrective action will be coordinated with the R&DD Purchasing Agent.
Nonconformance reports must be periodically analyzed to show quality trends and results shown to management for review and assessment.
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16.0 CORRECTIVE ACTION DATE December, 1978 There are three basic aspects to the ctive action system. The first is the corrective action obtained f
. specific hardware noncon-formance (See Section 15.0).
Quality Assurance vill verify the appropriate corrective action has been taken before final acceptance of the Corrective Action Report.
The second aspect is corrective action obtained during formal audits.
'. Quality Assurance performs periodic audits as described in Section 18.0 of this manual.
Whenever quality system deficiencies are detected, they will be identified in the audit report. The response to audit findings is evaluated by Quality Assurance for adequacy. After the time for implementation of the corrective action has elapsed, Quality Assurance will verify that the action was taken and is effective.
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If an incident has occurred or a condition exists which could jeopardize the attainment of Quality Assurance objectives, Quality Assurance will initiate a Corrective Action. Report describing the deficiency and will forward the report _ to the cognizant project lead, group supervisor or section manager.
Fote: Deficiencies involving multiple projects, tests, programs or sections shal2 be reported to the appropriate section canager(s) for corrective action.
The recipient will (1) conduct an investigation for the cause of the incid6nt or condition, (2) document the results of the investigation and the corrective action taken on the report, and (3) forward the report to Quality Assurance.
Quality Assurance will follow-up within a reasonable time to assure that the corrective action has been implemented and is effective.
If any quality system deficiency is considered to be a significant deficiency, quality Assurance will ~immediately notify the cognizant project leader, group supervisor, section manager, and lab manager and will require a work stoppage in the affected area of operation until the condition has
.bcen corrected. A report of this action will be made to the Director within forty-eight hours.
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17.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE RECORDS DATE December, 1978 R&DD will establish a system for preparation, collection and retention of records sufficient to provide documentary evidence of activities affecting quality and (where applicable) of the acceptability of caterials, parts, or assemblies having an effect on the validity of the test or experiment. These records will be consistent with applicable codes, standards, specifications and contracts and will be adequate for use in nanaging the program. The rec 6rds
' will be identifiable and retrievable.
The record system will encompass those records required by each section of the manual but specific records will be generated only if the applicable section of this manual is invoked by the Quality Assurance Plan on the p'roject in question.
Inspection and test records will, as a minimum, identify the inspector C
or person recording data, tTie type and date of observation, the results, the acceptability and the action taken in connection with any deficiencies noted.
The retention of records will be in accordance with B&W policy and as required by contract work order or applicable codes, standards or specifications.
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SUBJECT 18.0 AUDITS DATE December, 1978 Quality Assurance will implement a system of audits to verify com-The audits pliance with all aspects of the quality assurance program.
will be performed in accordance with written procedures or checklists by
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appropriately trained personnel having no direct responsibilities in the areas being audited. The audit team may emp.loy personnel from various sections within R&DD to provide additional technical _ expertise and ensure a comprehensive as_sessment_of the activity.
Internal audits will be performed on individual projects to verify compliance with the Quality Assurance Plan.
Audits will also be performed on selected systems which apply to more than one project. Project audits will be performed at ler.st once during the project or at lease once annually, whichever is the shorter interval.
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to more than one project, will be audited at least annually.
Supplier audits will be performed when required by the provisions of Section 7.0 of this manual. R&DD~procurements do not require long supplier production runs; therefore, the R&DD policy,,will be to perform a pre-award evaluation and then monitor the supplier's quality system using selected
. source inspections and receiving inspection data.
Supplier audits must be performed periodically.
Audit findings will be documented in a formal audit report 'and
- transmitted to the project leader and' group supervisor (for project audits),
the cognizant section manager (for generic system audits), or to the supplier'.
If deficiencies' have Seen found, the recipient of the audit report will Ee required to take the necessary corrective action and to report the action taken ('or scheduled) to QA within two weeks. Quality Assurance will follow up to verify that the committed corrective action has been taken and is effective.
Supplementing the formal audits will be a program of informal
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ject. The Quality Assurance Administrator will monitor the activities on
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. AUDITS DATE December, 1978 a day-to-day basis to assure the project is being conducted in accordance with the QA Plan. Any deficiencies requiring formal corrective action will be documented on a Corrective Action Report and resolved in accordance with Section 16.0 of this manual.
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