Qualification and authorization of staff carrying out non-destructive testing in Electricite de France

The surveillance carried out by the Group des laboratoires of the Service de la Production thermique on components submitted to Quality Assurance in nuclear power plants of all types requires the use for non-destructive testing of staff who have been given authorization for their particular services. These authorizations are for activities specific to Electricite de France. In the first part, the authors describe the staff of the Groupe des Laboratoires and show how the different levels of authorization (4 levels) are given, taking into account staff qualifications. In the second part, the procedures for qualification and authorization of the staff of outside companies working with and on behalf of the Groupe des Laboratoires are described