Nuclear Quality Assurance Compliance
Encorus Group performs work to its established ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program. Our program was established in 2005 and has continually evolved to better meet the intent of our work, the needs of our clients, and generally to improve its effectiveness. The current Encorus Group Quality Assurance Program is organized to address requirements of NQA-1 2008, including NQA-1 2009 addendum, as applicable to our work.
The QA Program identifies a set of implementing procedures for each of the sections of the QA Manual applicable to our work. All Encorus personnel are qualified and trained in the proper use of the program and perform work to the procedures identified in the QA Manual to address and implement each of the 18 requirements of NQA-1.
The Encorus Group’s QA Program has been audited and approved numerous times for use throughout DOE sites. Within the past 18 months, we have been audited by prime contractors and subcontractors for services provided at WIPP, the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), and Hanford. We have successfully been audited multiple times in the past in conjunction with performance of work at each of these sites; our program was often found to exceed the requirements of NQA-1 through our innovative methods and procedures.
Most recent audits include:
March 07, 2016
Nuclear Waste Partnership LLP (NWP) Quality Assurance (QA) conducted Audit E16-06 for Software Quality Assurance Program of Encorus Group (RJR Engineering, P.C) at our facilities in Springville, NY.
April 26, 2016
Mirion Technologies (Conax Nuclear) conducted Audit ES16-007 and concluded, ” Encorus Group (RJR Engineering, P.C.) is a satisfactory vendor and will be added to the Mirion Technologies (Conax Nuclear) Inc, Approved Suppliers List.
April 28, 2016
Frederick Machine Repair, Inc conducted Audit A-04282016 and concluded, “Encorus Group (RJR Engineering, P.C.) has demonstrated knowledge and experience necessary for compliance to NQA-1, 2008, 2009 addenda … and will remain on Frederick Machine’s Approved supplier list for Engineering and Design services.”
December 7, 2017
Nuclear Waste Partnership LLP (NWP) Quality Assurance (QA) conducted Audit E18-03 in order to verify implementation of the Encorus Group (RJR Engineering, P.C.) Quality Assurance Program. The audit was closed satisfactorily.
May 9, 2019
Mirion Technologies conducted a Supplier Survey on May 9, 2019 in order to verify effective implementation of our Quality Assurance Program, specifically software testing. This survey concluded that Encorus is a satisfactory vendor and will remain on the customer’s Approved Suppliers List.
September 19, 2019
Critical Applications Alliance (CAA) conducted an audit on September 19, 2019. This audit was conducted to evaluate Encorus Group Engineering, P.C.’s ability to meet the customer’s technical and quality requirements for providing Safety-Significant related equipment and programming (instrumentation and controls). Audit concluded that Encorus effectively implements NQA-1 requirements and Encorus was placed on the customer’s Approved Suppliers List.
August 19, 2021
Nuclear Waste Partnership conducted an audit on August 16-19, 2021. The purpose of this audit was to evaluate if Encorus’ established and implemented QA programs/processes are acceptable for retention on NWP Qualified Supplier List (QSL). The audit concluded that Encorus’ ability to provide design and fabrication of nuclear safety structures, systems and components related to the SSCVS Project and the WIPP Safety Significant CMS Alarm System is satisfactory and Encorus be retained on the NWP QSL.
August 12, 2024
Nuclear Waste Partnership conducted an audit on August 12-13, 2024. The purpose of this audit was to evaluate if Encorus’ established and implemented QA programs/processes are acceptable for retention on NWP Qualified Supplier List (QSL). The audit concluded that Encorus’ ability to provide design and fabrication of nuclear safety structures, systems and components to include commercial grade dedication and acquisition of software, procurement of related items of applicable items and services is satisfactory and Encorus be retained on the NWP QSL.
