IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS Construction for Nuclear Installations

(j) Processes which are complex or sensitive, or which require extensive set-up, special
equipment or special training;
(k) Compatibility of cleaning methods and material with the items being cleaned.
5.42 The licensee should ensure that manufacturer‟s quality assurance programme
includes the identification and control of processes which are required to be carried out by
qualified personnel or which require continuous monitoring and control of process parameters.
These processes are those where the results cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection
and testing of the item and where, for example, processing non-conformances may become
apparent only after the item is in use or operation.
5.43 Where special equipment such as tooling, jigs, fixtures, unique inspection gauges,
computers and computer software are required to aid the manufacturing or assembling process,
these should be properly qualified or validated for use as required, and their application
known to those carrying out the activity.
5.44 The licensee and construction organization should establish and implement
requirements and procedures for the verification of quality of manufacturing and/or assembly
(including materials and procedures) of items important to safety as mentioned in paras
5.32-5.35.
5.45 Technological expertise of the manufacturer and assembler should be verified by the
licensee, not only through final acceptance tests but also by checking that proven
state-of-the-art technology is used. Augmented monitoring and inspections, if needed, should
verify that new manufacturing techniques and new types of equipment meet relevant design
requirements.
5.46 All items important to safety should be inspected and tested by the manufacturers
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