NQA-1 Practical Application

ASME NQA-1, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications contains the quality assurance program requirements for the siting, design, construction, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Part One describes an eighteen-point system for implementing a quality assurance program for these activities. This course describes a practical application of NQA-1 focusing on five of the principal requirements: control of design, procurement documents, purchased items & services, tests, and measuring & test equipment.

You will learn:

• The steps to control the design process, including design changes at field locations
• To develop procurement documents that accurately and thoroughly communicate the design requirements to prospective suppliers
• To make sure that engineered items are procured from competent suppliers and fabricated to specified quality standards
• Testing required for components during fabrication and installation, including control of measuring and test equipment

Who should attend:
Design, process, and quality engineers; managers, management program developers, and project managers; licensing and procurement personnel; regulators; and students and university personnel.