Quality assurance and data collection -- Electronic Data Transfer
- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
- Cincinnati Univ., OH (United States). Coll. of Nuclear Engineering
The Radiological Environmental Monitoring (REM) group at the Fernald Environmental Management Project is involved in an Electronic Data Transfer practice that will result in the improved quality assurance of collected data. This practice focuses on electronic data transfer from the recording instrument to reduce the manpower normally required for manual data entry and improve the quality of the data transferred. The application of this practice can enhance any data collection program where instruments with electronic memories and a signal output are utilized. Organizations employing this practice can strengthen the quality and efficiency of their data collection program. The use of these practices can assist in complying with Quality Assurance requirements under ASME NQA-1, RCRA, CERCLA, and DOE Order activities. Data from Pylon AB-5 instrumentation is typically configured to print data to a tape. The REM group has developed a process to electronically transfer stored data. The data are sent from the Pylon AB-5 field instrument to a HewlettPackard portable hand computer, model HP95LX. Data are recorded and stored on a 128 K-byte RAN card and later transferred to a PC database as an electronic file for analysis. The advantage of this system is twofold: (1) Data entry errors are eliminated and (2) considerable data collection and entry time is eliminated. Checks can then be conducted for data validity between recorded intervals due to light leaks etc. and the detection of outliers. This paper will discuss the interface and connector components that allow this transfer of data from the Pylon to the PC to take place and the process to perform that activity.
- Research Organization:
- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-92OR21972
- OSTI ID:
- 10168177
- Report Number(s):
- FEMP-2284; CONF-9307101-1; ON: DE93016469; TRN: 93:016570
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. annual waste testing and quality assurance symposium,Arlington, VA (United States),12-16 Jul 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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