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Title: Underground Test Area Activity Quality Assurance Plan Nevada National Security Site, Nevada. Revision 2

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1193785· OSTI ID:1193785
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  1. Navarro-Intera, LLC (N-I), Las Vegas, NV (United States)

This Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) provides the overall quality assurance (QA) requirements and general quality practices to be applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NNSA/NFO) Underground Test Area (UGTA) activities. The requirements in this QAP are consistent with DOE Order 414.1D, Change 1, Quality Assurance (DOE, 2013a); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans for Modeling (EPA, 2002); and EPA Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models (EPA, 2009). If a participant’s requirement document differs from this QAP, the stricter requirement will take precedence. NNSA/NFO, or designee, must review this QAP every two years. Changes that do not affect the overall scope or requirements will not require an immediate QAP revision but will be incorporated into the next revision cycle after identification. Section 1.0 describes UGTA objectives, participant responsibilities, and administrative and management quality requirements (i.e., training, records, procurement). Section 1.0 also details data management and computer software requirements. Section 2.0 establishes the requirements to ensure newly collected data are valid, existing data uses are appropriate, and environmental-modeling methods are reliable. Section 3.0 provides feedback loops through assessments and reports to management. Section 4.0 provides the framework for corrective actions. Section 5.0 provides references for this document.

Research Organization:
Navarro, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM), Safety, Security, and Quality Programs
DOE Contract Number:
NA0002653
OSTI ID:
1193785
Report Number(s):
DOE/NV-1450-REV2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English