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Reliability, Testing and Quality Control Laboratory

 

Reliability, Testing

Activities

  • Testing and checking sealed radioactive sources used in nuclear facilities or in the industrial process of gammagraphy (eg. 192Ir);
  • Testing equipment containing radiation sources - determination of radiation dose and unfixed contamination;
  • Testing and checking the dosimetry devices;
  • Environmental testing (damp heat, dry heat, cold, etc.) for equipment, devices, components, used in the nuclear and industrial area;
  • Testing the packages used in the transport of radioactive materials, including radioactive waste;
  • Type and production (batch) testing for devices, components and nuclear equipment;
  • Certifying products conformity (devices, equipment, installations, packages, sealed radiation sources), intended for nuclear facilities, including Cernavoda NPP;
  • Carrying-out accelerated ageing tests for nuclear materials and components;
  • Conducting research activities in the nuclear field within the R&D programs of the institute.

Certifications

  • Laboratory designated by the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) no. LI 01_LIF/2018 - for the entire testing field.

Main achievements

  • Carrying out batch tests and checks for conformity certification for the product 'Iridium discs Φ 3 mm';
  • Carrying out tests and checks for conformity certification for the product "Welded capsules for sealed sources of 192Ir for industrial radiography";
  • Verification of processes and preparation of final quality documentation for the delivery of welded capsules for closed sources of 192Ir for carrying-out economic contracts for various beneficiaries;
  • Accelerated aging tests (dry and wet heat) for concrete cubes for the completion of economic contracts for Cernavoda NPP;
  • Carrying out checks for conformity certification for the product "Metal Barrel - Concrete - Radioactive Waste Assembly (ABBD)" for the realization of economic contracts concluded for various beneficiaries.

Technical Quality Control

  • Ensuring customer satisfaction through the quality of the products, equipment and services delivered by the Institute in accordance with the Quality Management System, implemented within ICN-Pitesti in accordance with the provisions of the ISO 9001:2000 Standard.

Activities

  • Visual examination and dimension control;
  • Surfaces chemical control and their coatings (priming, painting, browning, zinc plating etc.);
  • Destructive testing in ISCIR certified laboratory:
    • mechanical testing - tensile, hardness (Brinell, Vickers);
    • technological tests - bending, breaking.
  • Nondestructive control in ISCIR certified laboratories in the classic and nuclear field:
    • RTx - nondestructive examination penetrating radiation (X);
    • PT - examination with penetrating liquids;
    • LT - leakage testing;
    • Helium leak detector;
    • Hydraulic pressure;
    • Air pressure
  • Approving sealing procedures according to ISCIR regulations with ISCIR level 3 authorized personnel.

Certifications

  • ISCIR authorization for activities of nondestructive examinations;
  • SCIR authorization for certifying the marking restoration;
  • ISCIR certification for the destructive examinations’ laboratory;
  • ISCIR authorized personnel in the nuclear field.

Main achievements

  • The QC-END laboratory performed examinations in the framework of economic contracts for:
    • CNE PROD Cernavoda;
    • CNE INVEST Cernavoda;
    • TITAN Echipamente Nucleare S.A. Bucuresti;
    • ROMAG PROD Drobeta Turnu Severin;
    • ROMENERGO PROD Bucuresti;
    • ALSTOM GENERAL TURBO Bucuresti.

Contact person IDT III Victoria Udroiu, e-mail: victoria.udroiu@nuclear.ro