Nuclear Fuel Quality Assurance Services

NAC Stoller provides quality assurance (QA) and technical surveillance services to utility clients, advising or supporting the utility QA personnel or acting as an independent auditor. Past assignments have involved audits in the manufacturing facilities of all U.S. vendors, most European vendors and the component subcontractors to many of these suppliers.
NAC Stoller's assignments have included:

	Training of utility personnel
	Vendor QA system audits
	Manufacturing process qualification audits
	QA audits/technical surveillance of fuel assembly and component manufacture

Areas of Expertise | Experience

Areas of Expertise

	Audits
		Vendor QA System Audits
		- Reviews of QA systems against standards
		Process Qualification Audits
		- Review of fuel and core component supplier process and inspection qualification programs
		Fabrication Audits/Technical Surveillances
		- Most common work done by Stoller
		- Review of fabrication and inspection activities of fuel and core components
	Procurement Support
	Review QA/QC Clauses in Contracts
	Review Process and QA/QC System Information as Part of Technical Fabrication Bid Evaluation Support
	Other Areas
	Training in various subjects including fuel and core component fabrication and inspection
	Reports on various topics of interest (QA/QC problems, manufacturing issues, etc.)
	Have Audited Nearly All U.S. and European Suppliers (Fuel, Components and Materials)
	BWR/PWR/VVER/AGR/Test Reactor/Naval Reactor (Previous Experience)/Production Reactor
	Well versed in fuel and core component design, fabrication and performance
	The Expertise of our Audit Team is Related to:
	First hand QA, fabrication and inspection practices
	Material properties
	First hand fuel design and performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experience (Recent QA Assignments)

	BNFL (UK)
	Assistance in Resolution of MOX QA Problems
	British Energy (UK)
	Technical Surveillance of Sizewell B Initial Core and Reloads at BNFL, Westinghouse, ENUSA, Framatome (Siemens - US and Europe) and Subsuppliers
	BKW (Switzerland)
	Fabrication Audits of Reload Fuel at GE and Subsuppliers
	EGL/KKL (Switzerland)
	Fabrication Audits of Reload Fuel at Westinghouse Atom and Subsuppliers
	CEZ (Czech Rep.)
	Qualification and Fabrication Audits of Temelín 1&2 Initial Cores and Reloads at Westinghouse and Subsuppliers
	DOE (U.S.)
	Training in QA/QC Audit Practices for Ukrainian Fuel Program
	TVO (Finland)
	Fabrication Audits of TRICLAD Fuel Cladding at GE
	Kansai Electric (Japan), TVA (U.S.) and Energy Northwest (U.S.)
	Individual Manufacturing and QA Training Seminars
	Energy Northwest (U.S.)
	Fuel Pellet and Fuel Rod Manufacturing Review at ABB/CE, Audit Training
	RWE Energie (Germany)
	Fabrication Audits of Pellets and Grids at SPC
	International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
	Participation in Steering Committee on VVER Fuel QA