nuclear energy university programs neup quality assurance daren jensen neup quality engineer val...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Nuclear Energy University Programs
NEUP Quality Assurance
Daren JensenNEUP Quality Engineer
Val SeeleyNEUP Project Manager
![Page 2: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Delivering The Goods Requires Good Quality Assurance (QA)
“It’s not about writing research papers anymore, you’ve got to deliver the goods.”
Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu
2
![Page 3: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Video on Delivering the Goods
3
![Page 4: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Why is Quality Assurance Important? ♦ QA is crucial for the success of the nuclear renaissance
We are not merely conducting QA for the sake of meeting regulatory requirements or ensuring that work continues to get funded
♦ We can’t afford another 30 years of the same nuclear energy setbacks
QA is crucial to:
♦ Gaining the trust of the American people♦ Ensuring the future of nuclear energy♦ Ensuring we have sustainable power production♦ Maintaining national security
4
![Page 5: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
QA is Doing Things Right the First Time
5
![Page 6: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Why Quality is Necessary
♦ Research shows that for every Quality defect, issue or problem not found (or found and NOT solved) during R&D through design, the cost is approximately 100 times more to fix after it has been implemented (this does not include legal costs)
♦ Most Quality problems do not cause immediate problems and sometimes take years to show up, but the consequences are significant, costly and sometimes fatal when they do!
6
![Page 7: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Why Quality is Necessary: An Example
♦ 34 people died due to Toyota’s Quality Problems with their gas pedal and braking system. (Quality problem became a safety problem)
♦ 8.5 million vehicles were recalled worldwide
♦ The cost of quality has been estimated at well over 2.5 billion dollars
♦ 20% of customers switched to another car brand
♦ Congress called for criminal investigation into Quality and Safety problems
7
![Page 8: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Lessons From History♦ Quote from GAO Report: Audits at Yucca Mountain
identified quality assurance problems in three areas: Data sources Validation of scientific models Software development
♦ DOE could not ensure that all the data needed to support the scientific models could be tracked back to original sources or that the data had been properly collected
♦ DOE had no standardized process to develop the scientific models needed to simulate geological events
♦ DOE had no process for ensuring that the software being developed to support the models would work
8
![Page 9: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Why Quality Assurance is Necessary for Universities
♦ Universities are now under contracts, which require flow down of QA requirements in accordance with DOE Order 414.1C/D Quality Assurance
♦ All university contracts contain QA requirements
♦ University research products must meet QA requirements to be qualified by the NE Program or end user
♦ Universities are key to the renaissance of the nuclear industry
♦ We must train and educate students on QA
9
![Page 10: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Why Quality Assurance is Necessary for Universities (Cont’d)♦ In order to deliver the goods when it comes to QA,
the QA requirements flowed down to the university must be understood and followed
♦ There will be no second chances to make a first impression regarding the renaissance of the nuclear industry
10
![Page 11: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Open Communication is Essential to Our Success
11
![Page 12: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
FY 2011 Assist Visits
♦ North Carolina State University – March 2011 ♦ Texas A&M University – April 2011♦ Idaho State University – August 2011♦ Georgia Tech – September 2011
12
![Page 13: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Lessons Learned from Assist Visits
Strengths:
♦ Students are highly motivated and eager to do the right thing
♦ Faculty are highly engaged with the students and are great mentors and are willing to continue to learn and take advice regarding QA application
♦ There are pockets of excellence in each university visited
♦ Universities are embracing the QA requirements
13
![Page 14: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Lessons Learned from Assist Visits
What can be improved:
♦ Consistency in documenting and maintaining the research results
♦ Equipment calibration, if necessary, for the validation of the end results
♦ Copying/Backing up and maintaining/controlling records
♦ Conducting training and documenting the training
♦ More consistent research planning to guide the results and provide the pedigree 14
![Page 15: Nuclear Energy University Programs NEUP Quality Assurance Daren Jensen NEUP Quality Engineer Val Seeley NEUP Project Manager](https://reader037.vdocuments.us/reader037/viewer/2022110304/551c53125503469d6a8b4ccf/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
FY 2012 Tentative Assist Visits
♦ University of Wisconsin, Madison – October 2011
♦ University of Nevada, Las Vegas – February 2012
♦ University of California, Berkeley – April 2012
♦ University of Michigan – June 2012
♦ California State University, Long Beach – July 2012
♦ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – September 2012
15