1、Designation:C118804(Reapproved 2011)Standard Guide forEstablishing a Quality Assurance Program for UraniumConversion Facilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1188;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision
2、,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide provides guidance and recommended prac-tices for establishing a comprehensive quality assurance pro
3、-gram for uranium conversion facilities.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate health and safety practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory lim
4、itations prior to use.1.3 The basic elements of a quality assurance programappear in the following order:FUNCTIONSECTIONOrganization5Quality Assurance Program6Design Control7Instructions,Procedures&Drawings8Document Control9Procurement10Identification and Traceability11Processes12Inspection13Control
5、 of Measuring and Test Equipment14Handling,Storage and Shipping15Inspection,Test and Operating Status16Control of Nonconforming Items17Corrective Actions18Quality Assurance Records19Audits202.Referenced Documents2.1 ANSI Standard:2ANSI/ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Require-ments for Nuclear F
6、acility Applications3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 operationthe terms operation,operations,and op-eration activities are used interchangeably to describe collec-tively all activities and functions executed by the conversionfacility.3.1.2 special processa process,the results of which arehighly de
7、pendent on the control of the process or the skill ofthe operators,or both,and in which the specified quality cannotbe readily determined by inspection or test of the product.3.1.3 uranium conversion facilitya chemical processingplant whose primary function is to convert uranium oreconcentrates or u
8、ranium oxide to purified uranium hexafluo-ride.4.Significance and Use4.1 Quality assurance provides a planned and systematicapproach for establishing practices to meet requirements ofsafe facility operation and product quality.4.2 In the operation of a uranium conversion facility thereare many requi
9、rements established by regulatory bodies,codes,customers,and the facility itself.These requirements areidentified by facility management and acted upon by variousfacility groups.Implementation of the practices described inthis guide are intended to assist with compliance with theserequirements.4.3 I
10、n the operation of a uranium conversion facility there isa potential for both chemical and radiological exposure toemployees,the public,and the environment.This potential isreduced by implementation of the practices described in thisguide.The development of this guide,as part of soundmanagement prac
11、tice,provides a means for ensuring consis-tency between facilities,and documentation and formalizationof existing practices.4.4 To establish a quality assurance program for a uraniumconversion facility,the practices in use should be evaluatedagainst the recommended practices of this guide.Existingpr
12、actices may then be modified or new practices implementedto correct any identified deficiencies.This approach highlightsthe fact that the basic foundation of a quality assuranceprogram is already present.4.5 ANSI/ASME NQA-1 is a quality assurance standardthat is being applied broadly across the nucl
13、ear industry.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear FuelCycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.08 on QualityAssurance,Statistical Applications,and Reference Materials.Current edition approved June 1,2011.Published June 2011.Originallyapproved in 19
14、91.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as C1188 04.DOI:10.1520/C1188-04R11.2Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United
15、 States1 NQA-1 was used as guidance in the development of theprogram elements of this guide.4.6 The program functions detailed in this guide should beselected based on the particular needs and applications at thefacility.Those activities or programs to be included in auranium conversion facility sho
16、uld be defined in that program.5.Organization5.1 SummaryThe organizational structure of a facility isthe basis from which authority,functional responsibility,linesof communication and interfaces are derived.Since,in everycase,facilities are composed of smaller organizations ofvarious functions,it is necessary to define the organizationalstructure and the controls and responsibilities delegated to eachcomponent.5.2 Recommendations:5.2.1 Organizational StructureAll facilities have an inter-nal org