Nuclear Auditing Handbook: A Guide for Quality Systems Practitioners

by Charles H. Moseley (Editor), Karen M. Douglas (Editor), Norman P. Moreau (Editor)

Overview

Initially developed as a tool for training lead auditors of nuclear quality systems, the Nuclear Auditing Handbook has also been used as a reference by quality managers who plan quality system audits. It provides detailed material in such aspects as the development, administration, planning, preparation, performance, and reporting of quality system audits in energy-related fields. ASQ's Nuclear Committee of the Energy and Environment Division gathered a team of highly seasoned experts in the nuclear auditing field to expand this new edition's content and bring it current to modern-day best practices and standards. This book introduces updated information about requirements and standards, including the 2019 editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications and ASME BPVC Sections I; IV; and VIII, Divisions 1 and 2. The authors and editors have also added helpful tools to aid nuclear auditors, including case studies suitable for training auditors, blank forms for convenient use, and samples of completed forms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781636940083
Publisher:	ASQ Quality Press
Publication date:	09/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	311,019
File size:	94 MB
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About the Author

Chuck H. Moseley Jr. has over 45 years of progressively responsible technical and management experience in the nuclear industry and has worked extensively with DOE and in the commercial nuclear power sector. He is highly skilled in the development and review of safety programs, most notably in the areas of programmatic QA and operational QA and quality control. He has provided DOE headquarters assistance in developing QA orders and guidance documents, as well as NNSA programmatic initiatives for implementation across the complex. He is a nationally recognized expert in nuclear standards and has received the ANS Standards Award for lifetime achievement. He retired from Oak Ridge (Y12) as the quality programs manager and has provided assessments, surveys, training, and consulting services to DOE and the commercial industry. He assists utilities and suppliers evaluate and develop ASME NQA-1-compliant programs and performs due diligence of companies for DOE. He has a BS in Engineering from the United States Military Academy, an MS in Nuclear/Civil Engineering from Princeton University, an Executive MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Master’s Certificate from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Karen M. Douglas is a Longenecker&Associates nuclear engineer with more than 25 years of experience contributing to Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) programs, including the NNSA Office of Secure Transportation, where she served as a nuclear quality assurance (QA) specialist and nuclear safety specialist. Karen managed strategic partnerships programs for more than five years, serving interagency and corporate sponsors including the Nuclear Navy, Air Force, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Kodak. For several years Karen offered Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) QA and materials engineering support to the NNSA Pit Project Office. She chaired the DOE/EM Site Technology Group for four years, matching environmental cleanup projects with technologies from DOE and NNSA national laboratories. Karen first contributed to DOE programs by serving as an NQA-1 lead nuclear QA auditor for the WIPP and UMTRA sites and authored the initial DOE nonweapons QA program approved in 1993. She initiated her professional career as a metallurgist and materials program manager for the General Electric Nuclear Energy Division and subsequently served as a QA manager for Raychem Corporation, attaining the ASME NQA-1 Lead Nuclear Quality Assurance Auditor qualification and ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Quality Engineer credentials. She is a senior member of ASQ and currently serves as chair of both the ASQ Energy&Environmental Division, and the ASQ Nuclear Committee. Karen earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Nuclear Engineering from the University of New Mexico and a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Norm Moreau is the CEO and chief instructor of Theseus Professional Services, where he has provided consulting services and implementation support, performed assessments, and trained on all nuclear QA-related subjects. He has worked directly for NRC and international licensees, DOE facilities and laboratories; and at all level within the nuclear industry supply chain. He began his QA journey in 1986 working as a quality engineer at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station in Colorado. He became an NQA-1 lead auditor in 1989. He expanded his auditing experience by becoming a lead auditor for a registrar for ISO 9001 ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and OHSAS 18001. In addition to being a practicing lead auditor, Norm has been training lead auditors since the mid-1990s. His NQA-1 Lead Auditor course has made it possible for many students to become successful lead auditors. He has taught students at all levels of the nuclear supply chain in the United States and abroad. Learners include regulators and utilities as well. In 2008 he started sharing his knowledge and experience with candidate lead auditors directly for the ASME Learning and Development organization. Norm has been an active participant of the ASME NQA-1 Standards Committee since 1992 to remain current with nuclear industry practices and to influence the content of this standard. He is also a member of the NQA Main Committee and a former co-vice chair and chair of the Executive Committee. In 2008 he was elected to lead the newly formed Subcommittee on Software Quality Assurance (SQA). He also has served as a vice-chair of engineering and procurement practices and as a member of the subcommittees on SQA, international activities, engineering and procurement process, and work practices. In 2021 he was awarded the NQA Outstanding Service Award. Norm holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science Administration in Software Engineering Administration. He is a licensed professional engineer, ASME fellow and life member, ASQ senior member, and holds ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Software Quality Engineer credentials.