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8.1 Policy
Inspection and testing requirements to verify
the conformance of quality-affecting items or services
to specified criteria will be planned and executed
as appropriate for the complexity and risk associated
with the performance of the item or service.
8.2 Requirements
The PI is responsible for establishing and documenting
inspection and testing requirements. The Division
QAR will assist in these matters when requested.
Inspection and testing must be performed by qualified
persons. When appropriate, such inspection
and testing will be performed by persons who are
not directly involved with the work or purchase.
Inspection results including any follow-up or
remedial action shall be documented and retained
in the project files when appropriate.
For fabrication by Central Shops (SSD-CS), form
ANL-492, Central Shops Fabrication Request, is prepared
by the requestor and attached to the Service Request.
If there should be a "Blanket Order"
for a year's request, this form needs only to be
generated in those situations where it is warranted,
which is determined by discussion with the QAR who
makes the evaluation based on current conditions
and situations. The PI ensures that appropriate
controls are in place, and that inspection requirements
are effectively fulfilled.
8.3 Test Control
Tests required
to verify conformance of an item or activity to
specified requirements shall be planned with the
concurrence of the QAR and executed by the Principal
Investigator when necessary. An inspection
test plan prescribes what is to be tested, by whom,
when, by what methods, and includes the criteria
for acceptance. The plan shall include the
identification of potential sources of uncertainty
and error in testing and the needed precision and
accuracy.
The QAR reviews test documentation for quality
assurance adequacy as part of his or her overview
activities. The PI ensures appropriate controls
are in place and that testing requirements are effectively
fulfilled.
Test results including any follow-up or remedial
action shall be documented and retained in the projects
files.
8.4 Authorities and Responsibilities
Any inspections required to verify conformance
of an item or activity to specified requirements
shall be planned and executed by the Principal Investigator
or his designee. An inspection plan prescribes
what is to be inspected, by whom, when, by what
methods, and the criteria for acceptance. The
formality of the inspection plan is determined by
the Principal Investigator. The inspection
plan shall be reviewed by the QAR for adequacy when
requested.
It shall be the responsibility of the Principal
Investigator to identify and maintain a record in
the project's file of the current status of any
critical quality-affecting goods and services. The
Principal Investigator with the concurrence of the
QAR shall determine appropriate methods of identifying
and tracing the goods and services.
The QAR reviews verification documents for quality-assurance
adequacy as a part of the QAR's overview activities
for inspections.
8.5 Measuring and Test Equipment
Prescribed measuring and test equipment used
for inspection and testing activities are adjusted
and calibrated at prescribed intervals by qualified
personnel to maintain accuracy and precision within
the prescribed limits. Records will be retained
by the PI.
8.6 Nonconforming Items and Activities
The reporting of significant nonconformance in
major projects shall be the responsibility of the
PI. The PI is responsible for the interim
control, and ultimate correction of significant
nonconformance. Records of such activities
will be retained by the PI, as well as documented
follow-up evaluation of the corrective action.
If a procurement should involve a nonconformance
condition before shipment of items by the supplier,
it should be documented on the ANL Form, Form ANL-366,
Supplier Disposition Report (SDR).
Nonconforming items must be reviewed by the PI
or his designee to determine their disposition.
Such items must be discarded, returned to
the vendor, or otherwise controlled by segregation
or tagging to prevent their inadvertent use.
8.7 Correction of Nonconforming Conditions
The resolution of unusual operational occurrences
shall be based on evaluation of safety and programmatic
impacts and on lessons learned to prevent future
similar incidents from occurring.
The correction of significant nonconformance
in projects is the responsibility of the PI. The
PI is responsible for the interim control, and ultimate
correction of significant nonconformance.
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