Capabilities

The RRD Quality Assurance Group has provided professional quality engineering and quality inspection services in support of RRD since 1987. Specific services include:

• quality assurance program development,
• quality engineering of program provisions into implementing procedures and processes
• fitness for use verification of items made for use in RRD reactor facilities,
• inspection activities including visual, leak testing, dimensional, hardness, and materials verification
• source inspection of critical fabrications,
• verification of operations critical activities,
• surveillances of on-going quality effecting activities,
• supplier evaluations/audits for safety related products and services,
• administration of the Nonconformance Reporting and Deviation programs activities, and
• liaison with the Quality Services Division and other Laboratory quality programs.

The RRD Quality Assurance Group is responsible for the implementation of the Department of Energy's Quality Assurance Rule provisions and the ORNL Quality Assurance Program through RRD procedures and process systems.

• Licensed Professional Engineer
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
• ASQ Certified Mechanical Inspector
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector
• ISO-9000 RAB Certified Quality System Assessor
• SNT-TC-1A Level II Certification in multiple inspection techniques

The staff has extensive experience in the nuclear industry including Naval Nuclear Propulsion and Commercial Nuclear Power design, construction, testing, operations, waste handling, and regulatory compliance activities. The staff is also represented on a national standards organization developing standards for application at research reactors the world over.