Quality AssuranceBriefing

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board June 1, 2005

Frank RussoOffice of Corporate Performance Assessment

Robert LoeschOffice of Quality Assurance Programs

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Accomplishments Since Last Briefing

QA implementation assessed for EM & NE

Weld quality alert – field reviews in progress

QA-related ORPS data – preliminary analysis complete

QA Order and Guides – complete Filter Test Facility relocation progressing

well & HEPA standards update initiated

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QA Focus Areas

Leadership Flow-down of Requirements Integration with ISM Implementation of Requirements Effective Analyses Oversight and Assessment

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Quality Assurance Leadership

Technical Codes & Standards participation ORPS manual being updated Ongoing Directives updates:

Enforcement Guide Supplement drafted – Contractor Investigation, Causal Analysis and Corrective Actions

DOE Assessment Guide update – to incorporate EH-6 enforcement guide and industry advances

Working with EFCOG to develop interactive ways for delivering safety and QA guidance and lessons learned to workers the field

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… Quality Assurance Leadership

Communicating leadership in a QA newsletter: First issue – June 05 Bridge between the various DOE

organizations, sites, contractors, EFCOG, SMEs, standards committees, etc.

Forum for exchange of ideas and success stories, sharing improvement techniques, approaches, and tools of the trade

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Flow-down of QA Requirements

Site Action ResultsINEEL Review completed 1/05 Work package not available at job

siteWeld Manuals not updated

Rocky Flats Review completed 3/05 No deficiencies were noted

NREL Review completed 3/05 Limited welding performed Identified need to improve procedures

ORO Action being initiated

PPPO Action being initiated

SRS Review completed 3/05 Site-wide review conducted1 finding and 8 observations

West Valley Review completed 4/05 No deficiencies were noted

WIPP Review completed 3/05 Inadequacies identified in controls used to procure welding services

RL (Fluor Hanford) Review completed 3/05 No deficiencies were noted

Weld Quality Alert Results

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… Flow-down of QA Requirements

EH-1 memo to PSOs on flow-down of SQA requirements after DOE O 414.1C issued

EFCOG QA deliverables: Supplier Quality Improvement Initiative –

additional data needed Attributes of an Effective Quality

Improvement Process Extent of Conditions Review (PAAA)

Continuing evaluation of contract language

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Integration with ISM

EM field assessments address integration of QA with ISM Idaho audit report – ISM integral part

2004-1 Implementation Plan Oversight Manual Generic QA Assessment plan provided

to the team QAP and ISM System Descriptions

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Quality Assurance Analysis ORPS data was evaluated to develop QA

performance information 4 existing ORPS “cause code” categories used:

Design/Engineering Equipment/Material Communications Training

Developing a “baseline” of QA performance information.

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…Quality Assurance AnalysisPreliminary Assessment Results

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QA Oversight and Assessment

HEPA Filter Test Facility Relocation Contract for FY05, options to extend for FY06, 07, 08 Contract requires a QAP Old facility shut down Construction oversight Pre-shipment of filters – June 20 Startup audit to be conducted Resume operations in July EH assumes responsibility in FY06

EH published semi-annual FTF Report - May 25, 2005

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QA Implementation Assessments

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Calendar Year 2005

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Quality Assurance Leadership

Technical Codes & Standards leadership: NQA-1 Executive Committee Member Applications Subcommittee Chair ISO 9001, U.S. Technical Advisory Group – Technical

Committee 176 & ASQ Z-1 Committee IAEA Safety Requirements on Management Systems IEEE, Software & Systems Engineering Standards Exec.

Committee (DOE Liaison) ANS 10.4 Standards Committee ASME AG-1 – Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment Committee NIST Council of Ionizing Radiation Measurements &

Standards ANSI N13 Accreditation Committee Member