DOE policy: Waste management QA

This paper discusses the policies of the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) relative to quality assurance (QA), the role of QA within the context of an overall program management system, and the importance of adequate and effective QA programs to the success and credibility of the civilian radioactive waste management program. It notes some of the key actions being taken to implement OCRWM QA policies in accordance with the concepts outlined in the OCRWM directors's statement of July 13, 1987