Performance-based evaluation of commercial-grade items

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5804310

Titus, E ^[1]; Spink, T; Cookson, B ^[2]

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1. Duquesne Light Company, Shippingport, PA (United States)
2. TENERA, L.P., Chattanooga, TN (United States)

For the last decade, regulatory expectations for the procurement process for nuclear safety-related commercial-grade items (CGIs) have increased. These changes are driven by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concern for fraudulent or misrepresented parts and significant marketplace changes. The industry responded to these concerns by developing improved procurement programs that changed the detail to which parts were specified and received and provided for verification of attributes that were critical to successful performance of safety-related function(s). Like its counterparts, Duquesne Light Company (DLCo) began applying enhanced program requirements to procurements initiated after September 1, 1989, in order to meet the industry's January 1, 1990, commitment.

• OSTI ID: 5804310
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601-; CODEN: TANSAO
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 68; Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting, San Diego, CA (United States), 20-24 Jun 1993; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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