Designation:C1490−14StandardGuidefortheSelection,TrainingandQualificationofNondestructiveAssay(NDA)Personnel1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1490;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecontainsgoodpracticesfortheselection,training,qualification,andprofessionaldevelopmentofper-sonnelperforminganalysis,calibration,physicalmeasurements,ordatareviewusingnondestructiveassayequipment,methods,results,ortechniques.TheguidealsocoversNDApersonnelinvolvedwithNDAequipmentsetup,selection,diagnosis,troubleshooting,orrepair.Generalguide-linesfortheselection,training,andqualificationofNDAauditorsareincludedaswell,butatalowerlevelofdetailduetothevariabilityofthepersonnel’sresponsibilitiesperformingthisfunctions.Selection,training,andqualificationprogramsbasedonthisguideareintendedtoprovideassurancethatNDApersonnelaresuitablyqualifiedandexperiencedpersonnel(SQEP)toperformtheirjobscompetently.Thisguidepresentsaseriesofoptionsbutdoesnotrecommendaspecificcourseofaction.ThisstandardguidedoesnotaddressthequalificationsperseofanNDAManager.However,itisexpectedthattheNDAManagerisfamiliarwithNDAtechniques,andcanmakeinformeddecisionsontheacceptabilityoftheassayresults.IfanNDAManagerdoesnothaveadequatetechnicalqualifica-tionsintheNDAfield,theyarerecommendedtoundergotrainingtogainfamiliarityinthisarea.AnNDAManagerwithnorelevantNDAexperienceshouldhaveaccesstoaSeniorNDAProfessionalwhowillgiveguidanceforalltechnicaldecisionssuchasapplicabilityandlimitationofmethods,reasonablenessofresults,neededup-gradesandadvantageousdevelopmentinvestments.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1030TestMethodforDeterminationofPlutoniumIsotopicCompositionbyGamma-RaySpectrometryC1133TestMethodforNondestructiveAssayofSpecialNuclearMaterialinLow-DensityScrapandWasteb...
