

PERs are designed to be adaptable to the varying requirements of individual CAU studies. PER committees provide technical recommendations to support regulatory decisions that are the responsibility of the DOE Environmental Management (EM) Nevada Program and NDEP. PER committees review various products, including data, documents, software/codes, analyses, and models. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NNSA/NFO) document DOE/NV-1552 in 2016 (NNSA/NFO, 2016). This report is a revision to the preemptive review (PER) guidance originally released as U.S. Section 5.0 provides references for this document.

Section 4.0 provides the framework for corrective actions. Section 3.0 provides feedback loops through assessments and reports to management. Section 2.0 establishes the requirements to ensure newly collected data are valid, existing data uses are appropriate, and environmental-modeling methods are reliable.
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Section 1.0 also details data management and computer software requirements.

Section 1.0 describes UGTA objectives, participant responsibilities, and administrative and management quality requirements (i.e., training, records, procurement). Changes that do not affect the overall more » scope or requirements will not require an immediate QAP revision but will be incorporated into the next revision cycle after identification.

NNSA/NSO, or designee, must review this QAP every two years. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans for Modeling (EPA, 2002) and EPA Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models (EPA, 2009). The requirements in this QAP are consistent with DOE Order 414.1C, Quality Assurance (DOE, 2005) U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) Underground Test Area (UGTA) activities. This Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) provides the overall quality assurance (QA) requirements and general quality practices to be applied to the U.S. Section 4.0 more » provides the framework for corrective actions. Changes that do not affect the overall scope or requirements will not require an immediate QAP revision but will be incorporated into the next revision cycle after identification. NNSA/NFO, or designee, must review this QAP every two years. If a participant’s requirement document differs from this QAP, the stricter requirement will take precedence. The requirements in this QAP are consistent with DOE Order 414.1D, Change 1, Quality Assurance (DOE, 2013a) U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office (NNSA/NFO) Underground Test Area (UGTA) activities.
