DOE/ORO/2327 Oak Ridge Reservation Annual Site Environmental ...

Annual Site Environmental Report
Fig. 3.54. Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling using TDEC protocols.
performing work safely and meeting mission and customer expectations while allowing BJC and its
subcontractors to become more efficient through process improvement.
The BJC QA Program is a management system that addresses three major elements: managing work,
performing work (whether self-performed or subcontracted), and assessing the adequacy of work. The
management element encompasses management programs, including organizational structure and
responsibilities, and management processes, including planning, scheduling, and resource considerations.
The management element also includes personnel training and qualifications, continuous improvement,
and documents and records. The performance element includes work processes, design, procurement, and
inspection and acceptance testing. The assessment element includes external assessments, independent
assessments, and management assessments.
The BJC QA Program is based on the Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830.120,
“Quality Assurance Requirements” and is incorporated within the Integrated Safety Management System
(ISMS). The program identifies the consensus standards used in its development and implementation and
describes how the contractor responsible for the nuclear facility will implement the requirements
contained in those documents. Where equivalent elements do not already exist, additional requirements
for radioactive waste packaging are included from 10 CFR 71 Subpart H. DOE reviews changes made to
the program annually.
The QA Program requirements are reflected in implementing procedures. Subcontractors must meet
the same elements when developing and following their own QA plan for each scope of work, or when
following the BJC QA Program in executing work scope. Through its BJC Park Worker Annual Training
Program, BJC introduces and emphasizes the importance of the QA Program so that it is understood by
BJC and subcontract personnel.
New and revised DOE standards (e.g., orders, manuals, technical standards, guides) are screened by
BJC QA Organization staff for applicability to BJC work scope and to recommend an approach for
developing BJC’s position on incorporation into the contract. Applicable standards are routed to
functional managers and subject matter experts. Necessary actions to address new and/or revised federal,
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