ASME has issued a 2008 revision to the Nuclear Quality Assurance Standard, NQA-1 that impacts the siting design, construction, startup and operations of new generation nuclear power plant designs as well as other nuclear facilities. In view of new nuclear plants recently certified by the NRC, the NQA-1 2008 revision is poised to meet those QA issues and requirements that have or may arise during ESP, COL and other regulatory actions by the NRC. In view of the enhanced safety features and significant design changes associated with this new generation of nuclear infrastructure including the DOE development of the CMRR (Chemical and Metallurgy Research Replacement) at Los Alamos, present QA programs and procedures require a re-evaluation and assessment if the 2008 revision of NQA-1 is widely adapted in the US and possibly other countries. A synopsis of the revisions posed by the 2008 revision to former QA standards is given together with ancillary impacts for the nuclear community.
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17th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
July 12–16, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4354-3
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Review and Impact Evaluation of ASME NQA-1 (2008)
Taunia Wilde,
Taunia Wilde
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
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Tim McEvoy,
Tim McEvoy
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
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Richard Holmes,
Richard Holmes
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
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Gary M. Sandquist
Gary M. Sandquist
Applied Science Professionals, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT
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Taunia Wilde
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Tim McEvoy
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Richard Holmes
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
Gary M. Sandquist
Applied Science Professionals, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT
Paper No:
ICONE17-75511, pp. 129-133; 5 pages
Published Online:
February 25, 2010
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Wilde, T, McEvoy, T, Holmes, R, & Sandquist, GM. "Review and Impact Evaluation of ASME NQA-1 (2008)." Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Volume 4: Codes, Standards, Licensing and Regulatory Issues; Student Paper Competition. Brussels, Belgium. July 12–16, 2009. pp. 129-133. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE17-75511
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