Modification Control

DOE-STD-1053-93

3.4.7 Modification Control

Modifications to equipment and structures covered by this program should be approved

and controlled in accordance with "Guidelines to Good Practices f or M odif ication

W ork at DOE N uclear Facilities" and the plant modification program.

3.4.8 Procurement

Procurement documents for material, parts, or services for equipment covered by this

program should specify the desired attributes of products and services in sufficient

detail to ensure that equipment reliability is not inadvertently degraded. Purchase

specifications should be in accordance with "Guidelines to Good Practices f or

Procurem ent of Parts, M aterials, and S erv ices at DOE N uclear Facilities."

3.4.9 Material Control

Receipt inspections should be performed to ensure that material meets purchase

specifications before release for use in the plant or as spare stock. Material that fails

to meet purchase specifications may be released for use only when authorized by the

cognizant maintenance or design engineer. This authorization should only be given

when the deviation does not have a significant degrading effect on equipment

performance. Material, parts, and components should be identified and controlled in

accordance with "Guidelines to Good Practices f or M aterial R eceipt, Inspection,

Handling, S torage, R etriev al, and Issuance at DOE N uclear Facilities" and approved

plant material handling and storage procedures. Acceptance, hold, or reject tags should

be used to show the status of items that have been receipt inspected. The storage

environment and the age of stored materials should be controlled in accordance with

DOE Guidelines, approved plant procedures, and manufacturer's recommendations.

3.4.10 Document Control and Records

Instructions, procedures, drawings, and vendor technical manuals for equipment in this

program should be controlled in accordance with approved plant document control

procedures to ensure that they remain current.

3.4.10.1 Satellite files or other suitable means should be established to ensure that

reference materials are readily available at major work centers in the plant.

3.4.10.2 Personnel should report inaccurate procedures and drawings in accordance

with approved plant administrative procedures, proposing an appropriate

correction whenever possible.