Safety Related Services

EMC has developed and maintains a quality assurance system that assures all processes are performed by trained personnel using well-maintained equipment and controlled procedures. This system has evolved over five decades and is designed to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, and NQA-1-2008 Edition with 2009 Addenda.

• Provides control over activities affecting quality to an extent consistent with their risk and/or criticality,
• Assures activities affecting quality are performed under suitably controlled conditions,
• Establishes processes to detect and correct quality problems,
• Provides for indoctrination, training, and qualification of personnel performing or managing quality activities, including the non-destructive examination (NDE), welding, inspection, test, and audit personnel,
• Defines any site or scope-related clarifications and/or exceptions,
• Defines any different or additional requirements for the performance of nuclear safety-related activities,
• Defines the interaction with other, separately controlled EMC programs such as Safety and Radiological (RAD) Control,
• Provides records to evidence conformance with requirements and effective quality system operation.
• Personnel responsible for the effective execution of the QA Program have direct access to levels of management as necessary to perform their function,
• Personnel managing, performing, or verifying work affecting quality have clearly defined responsibilities, authority, and reporting independence,
• Quality achievement is verified by personnel not directly responsible for performing the work.