Assessment of Quality Assurance, Receipt Inspections, Contractor Assurance System and Engineering Processes at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Office of Enterprise Assessments
December 30, 2016
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December 2016
Assessment of Quality Assurance, Receipt Inspections, Contractor Assurance System and Engineering Processes at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted an independent assessment of quality assurance, receipt inspections, the contractor assurance system (CAS), and the status of previously identified engineering process weaknesses at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC (NWP) operates WIPP, and the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) provides Federal oversight. EA conducted the onsite portions of this assessment September 12-16, October 17-21, and October 24-27, 2016.