Quality Management System Proposed to JENDL Evaluation Project

Abstract

A concept of the quality management system proposed for the Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library (JENDL) is described. The concept is based on the process approach established as an International Standard of a quality management system (ISO 9001). In order to discuss how to guarantee the quality of JENDL, a working group focusing on a quality assurance strategy was established in the Japanese Nuclear Data Committee. After three years of discussions, the working group published a report about a quality management system for JENDL and proposed this work to the JENDL evaluation group of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. The concept of quality management system of JENDL consists of five items: (1) Objective, (2) Organization, (3) Scope, (4) Quality Assurance, and (5) Quality Manual. The concept of the quality management system and the documented procedure have been presented.