Testing and inspection techniques and methods.

Department-Wide Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard

DOE-STD-1150-2002

Requirements of DOE O 440.1, Worker Protection Management; 10 CFR

830.120; and DOE 0 414.1A, Quality Assurance, and DOE O 232.1,

Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information.

QA personnel shall have a working level knowledge of testing and

inspection techniques and methods.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Describe the use of dimensional measurement devices (e.g., proper

instruments used for degree of accuracy required, temperature,

cleanliness, and calibration effects on instruments as well as work

pieces).

Discuss the basic operating principles of the following:

Nondestructive examination (NDE) methods such as visual,

radiography, magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, spectral

analysis, hardness tests, and eddy current.

Destructive examination methods such as tensile tests,

compression tests, fatigue tests, bend tests, and metallurgical

sectioning.

Control of non-conforming material and processes as the result of

tests and inspections and in production settings.

Discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and inherent limitations of

destructive and nondestructive examination methods.

Describe testing and inspection methods commonly used in the following

areas:

Electrical

Mechanical

Chemical

Soil and concrete

Welding/fabrication

Computer software