Surveillance - filling the gap between audits and inspection

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5747152

Coulombe, C T

Historically, two major verification activities are accomplished at nuclear plants: audits and inspections. Both have their roots firmly planted in regulation. They are required elements of a quality assurance (QA) program. Inspection, focused on hardware, verifies that equipment meets its specified requirements. Auditing, focused on documentation, verifies, through objective evidence, that the QA program is being effectively implemented. Quality surveillance, focused on performance, verifies effective use of the plant's procedures and quality program. The surveillance concept provides a method to assure that the gap between the inspection function and the audit function is filled in.

• OSTI ID: 5747152
• Report Number(s): CONF-870601-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 54; ISSN TANSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUDITS
DOCUMENTATION
EMERGENCY PLANS
INSPECTION
MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
POWER PLANTS
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
QUALITY ASSURANCE
REACTOR MAINTENANCE
REGULATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
SURVEILLANCE
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRAINING
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS