Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

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Quality AssuranceBriefing

• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
• September 26, 2005
• Frank Russo
• Office of Corporate Performance Assessment
• Robert Loesch
• Office of Quality Assurance Programs

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Todays Briefing Topics

• Key Accomplishments
• Ongoing QA/SQA Activities
• 2004-1 Implementation Plan
• Cooperative Efforts with other Standards
  Organizations
• Quality Assurance Analyses

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Key Accomplishments

• DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance and two
  supporting Guides issued
• DOE wide rollout conducted
• HEPA Filter Test Facility Relocation Completed
• EH Quality Assurance Program development in
  progress
• QA Implementation Assessment Ongoing

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DOE O 414.1C Rollout Activities

• Rollout Activities Conducted
• Video conferences conducted - July 25 and August
  4, 2005
• NNSA Roadmap workshop Participation - August 2005
• SQA Orientation Activities
• ASME NQA-1 Committee Meeting Oct 10-12, 2005
• Southwest Regional with EFCOG meeting Oct 31-Nov
  4, 2005
• Southeast Regional (EM) meeting Nov/Dec 2005
• Working with PSOs and CTAs to define needs
• Ongoing Communication Using
• FAQs posted on SQA Knowledge Portal
• Discussion Forum
• DOE QA Newsletters July, September

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HEPA Filter Test Facility

• New Facility relocated from Oak Ridge to
  Baltimore
• Air Techniques International (ATI) owns and
  operates facility under contract with DOE to
  provide testing services
• EM manages contract through FY-2005
• EH will assume contract for FY-2006
• Contract can be extended through FY-2008
• QA Audit prior to startup
• QA Program including implementation
• Test procedures and equipment operation
• Audit plans were developed based on NQA-1
  requirements
• Audit Team
• Members from across the Complex (EH, OR, SRS,
  LLNL, RL) including certified auditor (NQA-1)
  and HEPA filter SMEs

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HEPA Filter Test Facility

• Startup Conditions Identified and Resolved
• Changes to ATI Quality Program Plan to comply
  with NQA-1 requirements
• Changes to implementing procedures to comply with
  DOE standards
• Update eye exams for all ATI technicians
• Perform NIST traceable calibration of orifice
  plates
• Generate documentation of testing software
• Conclusion ATI has QA and technical ability for
  inspection and testing of HEPA filters
• Testing Operations Started end of August 2005
• Periodic surveillances and audits will be
  conducted

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Revision of DOE HEPA Filter Standards

• First of four DOE HEPA Standards in RevCom to
  be issued Dec 2005
• Revised to comply with ASME AG-1
• Incorporates results from previous assessments
  and advances in HEPA filter technology
• Developed by a DOE and industry SME working team
• Reviewed by individuals drawn from ASME AG-1
  Committee, NRC, filter manufactures, and users

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EH QAP Development

• Principal DAS - Senior Manager responsible for
  development and Implementation
• Project plan approved and working
• Priority EH organizations with nuclear safety
  nexus
• On schedule for the Nov 05 delivery

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QA Implementation Assessments
EH participating / involved in the following
assessments (June 05 through May 06)
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2004-1 Implementation Plan

• Oversight Manual development in progress (July
  2006)
• EH-31 contributing
• Leverages QA Guides and DOE Order
• QA CRADS based on DOE Guides
• EH Supporting PSO QAP development (November 2005)
• Technical Qualification Standards Updates (QA
  SQA)

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Cooperative Efforts with other Standards
Organizations

• ANS 10.4, Guidelines for the Verification and
  Validation of Scientific and Engineering Computer
  Programs for the Nuclear Industry
• DOE G 414.1-4 being reviewed for partial
  inclusion into ANS 10.4 revision
• ASME NQA-1, Quality Assurance Requirements for
  Nuclear Facility Applications
• Update may include components of DOE G 414.1-4
• NRC staff, DOE, and NQA Committee - endorsement
  meeting

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Quality Assurance Analyses

• Respirator Events
• Safety Alert Issued
• Environment, Safety, and Health Bulletin Issued
• QA Analyses ongoing to evaluate policy and
  guidance needs for effective respirator program
  in the complex
• Events appear to be increasing
• Inventory is aging
• System/equipment reliability worsening
• Utilized ORPS data (330 reports) to enhance CRADS
  and lines of inquiry for RL QA Assessment (Sept.
  2005)