Capacity building in QA/QC supported by the IAEA

1.Results of measurements related to nuclear measurements or activities should be above any doubt Responsibility to society 2.Sustainability - Preservation of expertise - Market-oriented activities 3.Added value to IAEA’s investments - CRP’s and TC’s: compliance with deadlines, better comparability - Sustainability - Development of reference materials WHY in Nuclear Analytical Laboratories ?

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS: -Role in metrology in chemical measurements - Method validation of other techniques - Contribution to development of reference materials - Primary ratio method, serving national metrology institutes in key-comparisons of the BIPM -(Nuclear) forensics NUCLEAR SPECTROCOPY: -Export certificates and Import control of food products -Nuclear forensics WHY in Nuclear Analytical Laboratories ?

Need for Quality in Nuclear Spectroscopy Known world Pu amount ca. 700 tons If the uncertainty in Pu determinations is about 0.1 %: 0.1 % = 700 kg = 100 weapons… Pu can disappear because of the uncertainty in measurement …. Impact of Measurement Uncertainty

Target Institutions: Radiochemistry and Nuclear Analytical Laboratories (governmental and private industries) Relevant Standards: ISO/IEC 17025:1999 and ISO 9000:2000 Implementation Mechanisms: Distribution of documents, TECDOCs etc. Training courses Technical Co-operation Projects (national and regional)

Recent and running TC project on QA/QC RegionProjectDurationCountries involved Latin America RLA/4/013 RLA/2/ Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatamala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela EuropeRER/2/ Armenia, Belarus, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey East AsiaRAS/2/ China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam West AsiaRAW/2/ Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen AfricaRAF/4/ Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia

Agency’s additional activities Inter-regional Co-ordinated Research Program: Capacity Building for the Development of Reference Materials and Organization of Proficiency Testing

QA/QC project principles Based on ISO/IEC Customer service oriented Implementation of a complete quality system Assist MS laboratories to prepare for national accreditation

Implementation Mechanisms  3 –4 Training Courses on ISO requirements  Progress reports every 6 month, evaluated and rated  2 audit inspections with rated reports and feedback  2 proficiency tests with reports and follow up discussions  Fellowships and Scientific visits  Supply of supporting materials, calibration sources, standards, etc.  Provision of additional expert services  Financial support for national accreditation procedure (technical assessor for accreditation audit)

Requirements from participants: Provision of service analysis using NATs Management commitment Ability to devote effort on quality system implementation Submit a progress report every 6 month Participate in all training events

Agency’s support: Provision of supporting documents Organization of training courses Organization of external auditor visits Provide financial resources Arrange for fellowships and Scientific Visits Provision of required consumables

Criteria for project evaluation Progress reports Audit visits Proficiency test

% SCORE No. of PARTICIPANTS 28 % 75 % PR 0 PR 1 PR 2 PR 3 European project

East Asia project

Audit reports East Asia project

RAF/4/018 (AFRA IV-9) objectives Overall Objective: To enhance industrial competitiveness in African countries through implementation of quality management schemes at all levels Specific objectives: Objective 1: Establishment of project management at national and regional level Objective 2: Establishing/upgrading quality management schemes at national nuclear institutions. Objective 3:Human resources development in quality management. Objective 4:To facilitate the provision of technical support and assistance to national industry in the field of quality management. Objective 5:To promote regional cooperation and mutual assistance in quality management.

Nuclear Analytical Laboratories with Accreditation and Quality Systems INAA Nuclear spectroscopy Quality systems operational / in development ISO/IEC17025 accreditation

CONCLUSIONS  Participants have made considerable progress in QA/QC documentation (on average 44 %)  Participants improved in ISO compliance according to audit on average of 27 %  Management requirements were generally well covered  Technical requirements, such as ‘general’, ‘personnel’, ‘environmental conditions’, ‘traceability’, and ‘test items’ were also well covered  Main difficulties remain with ‘test method validation’, ‘equipment’, ‘quality control’ and ‘reporting’