ASTM C1188-04
(Guide)Standard Guide for Establishing a Quality Assurance Program for Uranium Conversion Facilities
Standard Guide for Establishing a Quality Assurance Program for Uranium Conversion Facilities
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Quality assurance provides a planned and systematic approach for establishing practices to meet requirements of safe facility operation and product quality.
In the operation of a uranium conversion facility there are many requirements established by regulatory bodies, codes, customers, and the facility itself. These requirements are identified by facility management and acted upon by various facility groups. Implementation of the practices described in this guide are intended to assist with compliance with these requirements.
In the operation of a uranium conversion facility there is a potential for both chemical and radiological exposure to employees, the public, and the environment. This potential is reduced by implementation of the practices described in this guide. The development of this guide, as part of sound management practice, provides a means for ensuring consistency between facilities, and documentation and formalization of existing practices.
To establish a quality assurance program for a uranium conversion facility, the practices in use should be evaluated against the recommended practices of this guide. Existing practices may then be modified or new practices implemented to correct any identified deficiencies. This approach highlights the fact that the basic foundation of a quality assurance program is already present.
ANSI/ASME NQA-1 is a quality assurance standard that is being applied broadly across the nuclear industry. NQA-1 was used as guidance in the development of the program elements of this guide.
The program functions detailed in this guide should be selected based on the particular needs and applications at the facility. Those activities or programs to be included in a uranium conversion facility should be defined in that program.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides guidance and recommended practices for establishing a comprehensive quality assurance program for uranium conversion facilities.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate health and safety practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2 The basic elements of a quality assurance program appear in the following order:FUNCTIONSECTIONOrganizationQuality Assurance ProgramDesign ControlInstructions, Procedures DrawingsDocument ControlProcurementIdentification and TraceabilityProcesses Inspection Control of Measuring and Test EquipmentHandling, Storage and Shipping Inspection, Test and Operating Status Control of Nonconforming Items Corrective Actions Quality Assurance Records Audits
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Designation:C1188–04
Standard Guide for
Establishing a Quality Assurance Program for Uranium
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Conversion Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1188; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This guide provides guidance and recommended prac- 3.1 Definitions:
tices for establishing a comprehensive quality assurance pro- 3.1.1 operation—the terms operation, operations, and op-
gram for uranium conversion facilities. eration activities are used interchangeably to describe collec-
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the tively all activities and functions executed by the conversion
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the facility.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 3.1.2 special process—a process, the results of which are
priate health and safety practices and determine the applica- highly dependent on the control of the process or the skill of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. theoperators,orboth,andinwhichthespecifiedqualitycannot
1.3 The basic elements of a quality assurance program be readily determined by inspection or test of the product.
appear in the following order: 3.1.3 uranium conversion facility—a chemical processing
plant whose primary function is to convert uranium ore
FUNCTION SECTION
concentrates or uranium oxide to purified uranium hexafluo-
Organization 5
ride.
Quality Assurance Program 6
Design Control 7
4. Significance and Use
Instructions, Procedures & Drawings 8
Document Control 9
4.1 Quality assurance provides a planned and systematic
Procurement 10
approach for establishing practices to meet requirements of
Identification and Traceability 11
Processes 12
safe facility operation and product quality.
Inspection 13
4.2 In the operation of a uranium conversion facility there
Control of Measuring and Test Equipment 14
aremanyrequirementsestablishedbyregulatorybodies,codes,
Handling, Storage and Shipping 15
Inspection, Test and Operating Status 16
customers, and the facility itself. These requirements are
Control of Nonconforming Items 17
identified by facility management and acted upon by various
Corrective Actions 18
facility groups. Implementation of the practices described in
Quality Assurance Records 19
Audits 20
this guide are intended to assist with compliance with these
requirements.
4.3 In the operation of a uranium conversion facility there is
2. Referenced Documents
a potential for both chemical and radiological exposure to
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2.1 ANSI Standard:
employees, the public, and the environment. This potential is
ANSI/ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Require-
reduced by implementation of the practices described in this
ments for Nuclear Facility Applications
guide. The development of this guide, as part of sound
management practice, provides a means for ensuring consis-
tency between facilities, and documentation and formalization
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel
of existing practices.
Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.08 on Quality Assur-
4.4 To establish a quality assurance program for a uranium
ance, Statistical Applications, and Reference Materials.
Current edition approved June 1, 2004. Published June 2004. Originally
conversion facility, the practices in use should be evaluated
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approved in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 1997 as C1188 – 91 (1997)
against the recommended practices of this guide. Existing
DOI: 10.1520/C1188-04.
2 practices may then be modified or new practices implemented
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4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org. to correct any identified deficiencies. This approach highlights
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C1188–04
TABLE 1 NQA-1 Basic Requirements Related to Principles of Conversion Facility Quality Assurance
NQA-1 BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Elements of Conversion Facility Quality
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Assurance
Organization X
Quality Assurance Program X
Design Control X
Document Control X X
Instructions, Procedures & Drawings X
Procurement X
Identification and Traceability X
Processes X
Inspection XX
Control of Measuring and Test Equipment X
Handling, Storage, and Shipping X
Inspection, Test and Operating Status X
Control of Non-conforming Items X
Corrective Actions X
Quality Assurance Records X
Audits X
the fact t
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