Findings.

DOE-STD-1112-98

Conduct a close-out meeting with management and supervisory personnel to explain

their findings and to clarify the contractor's responsibilities.

Leave a completed copy of their signed report with the service laboratory' authorized

representative.

Completes the checklist.

Conduct monitoring visits between assessments as requested by the Performance

Evaluation Program Administrator.

5.3.3 Findings. There are three categories of finding as described in the DOELAP Administrative

Technical Standard (DOE-STD-1111-98):

Observation. This is either a suggested improvement that a radiobioasay program may incorporate

at its own discretion or the highlighting of a noteworthy practice. The suggestion is offered to help

"fine tune" a program. No written response is required.

Concern. This is for any aspect of a program that is considered marginal with respect to compliance

with DOELAP criteria. One or more concerns will not affect a program' accreditation; however,

any concern not remediated by a program' next accreditation cycle will automatically be elevated to

a deficiency thereby preventing the renewal of accreditation. A remedial action plan is required.

Deficiency. This is reserved for any aspect of a radiobioassay program that an assessment team

believes prevents the program from functioning competently. A deficiency will either suspend or

revoke a current accreditation or suspend a new application for accreditation until the deficiency has

been remediated. A remedial action plan is required. Remediation may be confirmed by an

assessment team.

5.4 Quality Assurance Program

The key to a properly functioning organization is an ongoing quality assurance (QA) program. A

QA program is an organization's internal system of procedures and practices to ensure the quality of