Experimenter Information

Contacts

For information on the experiment review and approval process, contact the Research Reactors Division Experimenter Interface or the Experiment Coordinator:
Experimenter Interface
Steve Burnette 		Experiment Coordinator
Randy Hobbs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6398 		Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6387
Phone: (865) 576-0214 (865) 574-8789

Quality Assurance Requirements

The quality assurance (QA) program for the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) is based on 10 CFR 830, Subpart A requirements and implementation practices from ASME/NQA-1. All experiments, rabbit capsules, and isotope targets to be irradiated in HFIR must be designed and fabricated under an equivalent set of controls. The experiment's quality program will be reviewed for approval by the Research Reactors Division (RRD) QA personnel prior to acceptance of an experiment into the irradiation program. Experimenters are expected to exercise strict controls over material certification, traceability, and handling, fabrication dimensional tolerances and inspection, containment integrity testing, and cleaning.

The specific design of the experiment will be reviewed and approved by RRD technical personnel following an established process. Deviations and nonconformances to approved designs are required to be reviewed and approved by RRD. Experiment fabrication facilities may be audited by RRD QA personnel for program implementation compliance. The experiment's fabrication records will be reviewed and approved prior to acceptance of the hardware for irradiation in HFIR.

Please send comments or inquiries to Cindy Brackett.
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