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NIST commitment to national MQA programs

Conference ·
OSTI ID:250213
 [1]
  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
The program of the Ionizing Radiation Division, Physics Laboratory is discussed, especially relating to standards, calibrations, and measurement quality assurance (MQA). The NIST program is {open_quotes}vertically integrated,{close_quotes} meaning that activities extend from fundamental research to measurement research to supplying services and data. Typical methods NIST uses to assure the quality of the national standards are presented. Some of the programs in x-ray, gamma-ray, electron, neutron, and radioactivity research which support MQA are presented. Examples are given of MQA activities.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI ID:
250213
Report Number(s):
PNL--10076; CONF-9303220--; ON: DE96008816
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English