Development of Quality Assurance System and Element for Digital I and C

The Quality Assurance system should play an importance role in order to create safety operation. And management of KNICS R and D should have strong leadership to build he safety mind and quality mind. Quality assurance system can help to develop safety management system and to create a positive safety culture in operating organization of nuclear development. The establishment and implementation of QA system is prerequisite for achieving goals of the worker's health, quality, environment and public acceptance in operation of nuclear facilities whether they are regulated by the governmental requirements or not. The focus of nuclear QA system is brought on establishment of an appropriate system and assurance of implementation of the system by continuous improvement of quality problems. As for QA activities related to nuclear R and D, we set up QA systems and supported implementation of the system. We conducted periodic audit of KNICS projects related to safety system development and took corrective actions according to the result. Radiation exposure riskiness of the KAERI's nuclear facilities is lower than that of nuclear power plant and they are more safe. But their safety have being supervised by regulatory body in compliance with laws and technical requirements of nuclear power plant. The present QA system should be changed to an integrated safety management system where elements of environment management, safety management and quality management are complimentarily interacting, and thus meet legal requirements. It is necessary to compare subsystems with KNICS QA and management system requirements to improve the effectiveness of existing implementing procedures in other KNICS projects.