Quality Assurance Policy and Directives

The Office of Quality Assurance is responsible for DOE's quality assurance (QA) policy and requirements, and for providing assistance with QA implementation. DOE's QA requirements are found in a regulation for nuclear facilities/activities 10 CFR 830, Subpart A and DOE O 414.1D, Quality Assurance, for all other applications. Guidance for implementing the requirements is found in: DOE G 414.1-1B, G 414.1-2B, G 414.1-3, G 414.1-4 and portions of G 450.4-1. The Office also represents DOE's interests on international and national quality standards committees and conformity assessment bodies (third-party quality/environmental management system accreditation) and participates in DOE and contractor QA organizations.

Policy, Regulation, Orders, Guides, and Standards:

• Quality Assurance in the Department of Energy - DOE has established Quality Policy, Principles and Value Added Requirement Attributes that apply to all work and are focused on performance, customer expectations, and improvement.
  
• 10 CFR 830, Nuclear Safety Management
  
• DOE O 414.1D, Quality Assurance
  
• DOE G 414.1-1B, Management and Independent Assessments Guide for Use with 10 CFR Part 830, Subpart A, and DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance; DOE M 450.4-1, Integrated Safety Management System Manual; and DOE O 226.1A, Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy
  
• DOE G 414.1-2B, Quality Assurance Program Guide
• DOE G 414.1-4 - Safety Software Guide for Use with 10 CFR 830, Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements, and DOE O 414.1C, Quality Assurance
  
• DOE O 450.2, Integrated Safety Management
• Project Management Quality Assurance Guide, GPG 017
  
• DOE O 226.1B, Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy
• DOE/NNSA Weapon Quality Policy (QC-1)
   

Software QA (SQA) Directives and Guidance
Note: This link takes you to the Directives and Guidance under the SQA Web site