CSA N299.1:19 pdf download – Quality assurance program requirements for the supply of items and services for nuclear power plants, Category.
3 Definitions The following definitions shall apply in this Standard: Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) — the organization having jurisdiction over the design, procurement, fabrication, installation, testing, operation, inspection, maintenance, and decommissioning of a nuclear facility. Authorized distributor — a distributor authorized by a manufacturer to conduct transactions and distribute an item within the terms of a distribution agreement. Note: Other distributor(s) are considered unauthorized distributors/brokers. [Source: Adapted from SAE AS6496] Batch (or volume or lot) — an identifiable collection of items, or quantity of material, of a single type, grade, class, size, or composition produced in the same facility under essentially the same conditions and at essentially the same time. Business — an organizational entity with accountability to implement some or all of the requirements of this Standard. Calibration — comparing two instruments, measuring devices, or standards, one of which is of known accuracy. Note: It is done to detect, correlate, report, or eliminate by adjustment any variation in accuracy of the instrument or measuring device of unknown accuracy. Characteristic — any distinct property or attribute of an item, process, or service that can be described and measured to determine conformance and nonconformance to specified requirements.
Configuration management — a process that a) establishes consistency between design requirements, physical and operational configuration, and documentation and records; b) maintains configuration management element consistency from initial conception to cessation of operations; c) maintains alignment of safety and design analysis with item configuration; d) facilitates safe operations; and e) supports changes. Contract — the written covenant and other documents agreed to and legally binding between the customer and supplier, which specify requirements and conditions that are to be met to successfully complete the work. Corrective action — any measure taken to rectify a nonconformance or other undesirable situation and, where necessary, the measures taken to rectify the cause(s) to preclude recurrence. Counterfeit, fraudulent, or suspect item (CFSI) — an item that has been intentionally produced to a) replicate another item without obtaining legal permission to do so; b) defraud by posing the false copy as genuine or original; or
c) misrepresent the original with intent to deceive, whether provided with incorrect identification or falsified or inadequate certification. [Source: Adapted from EPRI 1019163] Critical characteristics — applicable QA program elements, design, material, and performance characteristics of an item or service that provide reasonable assurance that the item or service will perform its intended end-use function. [Source: Adapted from ASME NQA-1] Customer — the party or its representative issuing a contract for procuring items or services. Note: When suppliers subcontract part of the work to subsuppliers, suppliers become customers as referred to in the CSA N299 series of Standards. Customer representative — the person appointed by the customer to verify the quality of the supplier’s work. Dedication — an acceptance process undertaken to provide reasonable assurance that a) an item or service procured from a supplier whose QA program does not meet the requirements specified in this Standard will perform its intended function; and b) the item or service specified in Item a) is deemed equivalent to an item designed and manufactured under a QA program as described by this Standard. Dedication entity — the entity contracted to perform the dedication activities; this may be the customer, the supplier, or a third party. Description — a document stating the purpose and scope of an activity and who is responsible for what, and the action to be taken to fulfill the QA program requirements.
Design — activities that lead to the specification and technical description of a structure, system, or component. Design change — any change or modification, either physical or on paper, to design inputs, outputs, or controls in support of item or service development, implementation, use, and maintenance. Design input — requirements and information specified by customers, AHJs, design groups, or design discipline, and needed as a reference base for design work.CSA N299.1:19 pdf download.
