Quality assurance

The systematic process of checking whether a product or service being developed is meeting specified requirements. This typically involves the application of the ASME Standard NQA-1, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications and/or DOE Order DOE O 414.1D, Quality Assurance to DOE projects, systems and equipment.

Correspondence, reports and recommendations related to quality assurance (QA) program reviews, QA of construction project reviews, review of DOE directives addressing QA, and QA concerns associated with other reviews.

Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations

On May 25, 2011, the Board will hear from Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration senior leaders concerning federal safety management and oversight policies being developed. This testimony was previously scheduled for the March 31, 2011 public meeting and hearing. The meeting and hearing will be held at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Public Hearing Room, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004.




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