Quality Assurance Briefing Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board June 1, 2005 Frank Russo Office of Corporate Performance Assessment Robert Loesch Office of Quality Assurance Programs

2 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

3 QA Focus Areas Leadership Flow-down of Requirements Integration with ISM Implementation of Requirements Effective Analyses Oversight and Assessment

4 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

5 … 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

6 Flow-down of QA Requirements SiteActionResults INEELReview completed 1/05Work package not available at job site Weld Manuals not updated Rocky FlatsReview completed 3/05No deficiencies were noted NRELReview completed 3/05Limited welding performed Identified need to improve procedures OROAction being initiated PPPOAction being initiated SRSReview completed 3/05Site-wide review conducted 1 finding and 8 observations West ValleyReview completed 4/05No deficiencies were noted WIPPReview completed 3/05Inadequacies identified in controls used to procure welding services RL (Fluor Hanford)Review completed 3/05No deficiencies were noted Weld Quality Alert Results

7 … 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

8 Integration with ISM EM field assessments address integration of QA with ISM Idaho audit report – ISM integral part Implementation Plan Oversight Manual Generic QA Assessment plan provided to the team QAP and ISM System Descriptions

9 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.

10 …Quality Assurance Analysis Preliminary Assessment Results

11 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

12 QA Implementation Assessments JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec NE ID ORNL AGR EM IDRLTBD NA KCP QAS -2 Y12 QAS -2 Y12 QAS -1 SC BNL EH RESL FTF Calendar Year 2005

13 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