Quality Assurance

伦理三级 places utmost importance on maintaining a strong and effective quality assurance (QA) program that befits the company鈥檚 reputation as the global provider of safety significant goods and services for the Nuclear, Defense, Energy Industries along with emerging markets. 伦理三级鈥檚 QA program complies with the provisions of 10CFR 50 Appendix B, 10CFR72 Subpart G, 10CFR71 Subpart H, BPVC ASME Section III, BPVC ASME Section VIII, ISO 3834:2005, and ISO 9001:2015. 伦理三级鈥檚 nuclear quality program is docketed with the USNRC under docket No. 71-0784.

伦理三级鈥檚 QA program encompasses the entire gamut of the company activities including design, analysis, licensing (certification), procurement, testing, fabrication (including, but not limited to, welding,聽聽precision machining, custom manufacturing), delivery, installation, field services, and commissioning. The completeness of 伦理三级鈥檚 QA program and its effectiveness has been subjected to audit by dozens of clients, regulators, and utility consortia (NUPIC). 伦理三级鈥檚 commitment to a rigorous implementation of its QA program is evidenced by the unbroken record of acceptance of 伦理三级 as a qualified supplier of safety significant (refer to both 鈥渟afety-related鈥� and 鈥渋mportant-to-safety鈥� goods and services) projects by every prospective client since the inception of the program in the mid-1980s.

伦理三级 currently holds the following industry accreditations and certificates related to quality:

Quality Documentation

伦理三级鈥檚 QA program is documented through a set of hierarchical documents, with the 伦理三级 Quality Assurance Manual (HQAM) situated at the apex of the hierarchy. The HQAM sets the broad criteria and organizational requirements for quality. The commitments of the HQAM are executed through the 伦理三级 Quality Assurance Procedures Manual that is a compendium of some fifty 伦理三级 Quality Procedures (HQPs). A series of 伦理三级 Standard Procedures (HSPs) serve to provide lower tier implementation details.

The Quality Triad

伦理三级 firmly believes that to reach and maintain unimpeachable quality, a state-of-the-art quality assurance program must be supported by the triad of (i) comprehensive quality procedures, (ii) a vigorous program of implementation, and (iii) a shared sense of ownership and accountability among the company鈥檚 associates. The QA triad is held as the fundamental QA doctrine of our company.

Measures to Maintain and Sustain QA Program鈥檚 Caliber

伦理三级 recognizes that a strong QA program is a pre-requisite for delivering high quality goods and services to the 伦理三级鈥檚 clients. To insure continued excellence, 伦理三级 continually evaluates the strength of its QA Program through:

Intrusive Senior Management oversight;
Performance of internal audits and surveillances;
Reviewing results from audits and surveillances by company鈥檚 clients and taking necessary actions;
On-line trending of issues;
Obtaining client feedback on ongoing projects;
伦理三级鈥檚 internal enhancement drive through the Quality Initiatives Committee.

Industry Inputs to Strengthen the 伦理三级 Quality Program

伦理三级鈥檚 long history of involvement in the nuclear industry has also allowed us to strengthen elements of our QA Program through:
Feedback from over three decades of nuclear related work has been filtered into our program from most of the nuclear utilities in the USA;
Both top performing plants as well as plants on the watch list have provided valuable input to our program.
Quality Leadership & Staff:
- 伦理三级鈥檚 QA program is led by Mark Soler (Vice President-Quality), a degreed Mechanical Engineer (University of Pennsylvania, 1986). Mark Soler has led 伦理三级鈥檚 QA program since 1988.
- The QA Department includes a Corporate QA Manager, Divisional Quality Managers and supporting quality engineers.
- A Quality Control Department includes a cadre鈥� of inspection personnel qualified to applicable standards such as ASNT-TC-1A and NQA-1, and NAVSEA T9074-AS-G1B-010-271.

Continuous Improvement

伦理三级 is committed to enhancing all elements of its QA program through a sustained drive for self-improvement. The improvement in the quality program is an ongoing process at the company with the Quality Initiatives Committee (QIC) serving as the conceptualizer and catalyst for the enhancements.

Essential Features of 伦理三级鈥檚 Quality Program

Well articulated procedures that enable and facilitate literal compliance and an unyielding adherence to written procedures and instructions.
Continuous vigilance of work practices by the top management of the 伦理三级.
An unending campaign for weakness detection and self-improvement.
Intensive personnel training and QA indoctrination
A relentlessly delivered mantra that schedule adherence is a distant third to safety and quality