Table 2: EPA Quality Assurance Audits by Site – October 2005 – September 2008

Site Date Purpose 

Argonne National 

Laboratory East 

September 12-14, 

2006 

The EPA audited the Central Characterization Project’s 

Quality Assurance program at the Argonne National 

Laboratory in Illinois. Reference EPA Air Docket No. 

A-98-49, II-A1-88. 

Carlsbad Field Office December 13-19, 2005 The EPA audited the DOE Carlsbad Field Office 

Quality Assurance Program to verify compliance with 

Nuclear Quality Assurance standards including 

Element 16, Corrective Action and Element 18, Audit. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-76. 

February 7-9 and 13, 

2006 

The EPA audited the DOE Carlsbad Field Office 

Quality Assurance Program Document, Rev. 7. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-79. 

January 23, 2007 The EPA audited the DOE Carlsbad Field Office 

Quality Assurance Program. Reference EPA Air 

Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-90. 

January 15-17, 2008 The EPA audited the DOE Carlsbad Field Office 

Quality Assurance Program Document Rev. 9. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-100. 

August 27, 2008 The EPA audited the Carlsbad Field Office Central 

Characterization Project Quality Assurance Program. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-101. 

Hanford June 27-29, 2006 The EPA audited the Quality Assurance Program of the 

Hanford Site of the Department of Energy. Reference 

Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-86 

June 4-7, 2007 The EPA audited the Quality Assurance program of the 

Hanford Site for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-95. 

Idaho National 

Laboratory 

April 26, 2006 The EPA audited the Advanced Mixed Waste 

Treatment Plant QA program that provides oversight of 

waste characterization activities at the Idaho National 

Laboratory. Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, 

II-A1-82. 

June 14, 2006 The EPA performed an audit of the Idaho National 

Laboratory for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 

Reference Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-87. 

April 21-23, 2007 The EPA audited the Central Characterization Project 

Quality Assurance Program at Idaho National 

Laboratory. Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, 

II-A1-96. 

August 22, 2007 The EPA performed a follow up audit of the Central 

Characterization Project Quality Assurance Program at 

the Idaho National Laboratory. Reference EPA Air 

Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-96. 

Los Alamos National 

Laboratory 

May 23-26, 2006 The EPA performed an audit of the Los Alamos 

National Laboratory Central Characterization Project 

Quality Assurance Program. Reference EPA Air 

Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-84. 
Site Date Purpose 

April 24-27, 2007 The EPA audited the Quality Assurance Program of the 

Central Characterization Project at Los Alamos 

National Laboratory. Reference EPA Air Docket No. 

A-98-49, II-A1-94. 

Los Alamos National 

Laboratory Carlsbad 

office 

June 6-8, 2006 The EPA audited the Quality Assurance program of the 

Los Alamos National Laboratory Carlsbad Office that 

provides oversight of the transuranic waste inventory 

estimate. Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, IIA1-85. 

Oak Ridge November 13-15, 

2007 

The EPA audited the CCP QA program at ORNL. The 

audit showed that the QA program at ORNL is properly 

executed. Docket A-98-49, II-A1-99 

Sandia National 

Laboratories 

February 12-14, 2008 The EPA audited the Quality Assurance program of the 

Sandia National Laboratories Quality Assurance 

Program for software used for the Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant Performance Assessment for compliance with the 

requirements of Nuclear Quality Assurance standard, 

Quality Assurance Requirement for Computer Software 

for Nuclear Facility Applications. Reference EPA Air 

Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-98. 

Savannah River Site November 21, 2005 The EPA audited the Savannah River Site Central 

Characterization Project Quality Assurance Program. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-77. 

October 31 to 

November 2, 2006 

The EPA performed an audit of the Central 

Characterization Project Quality Assurance Program at 

the Savannah River Site. Reference EPA Air Docket 

No. A-98-49, II-A1-89. 

February 22, 2007 The EPA audited the Savannah River Site Central 

Characterization Project Quality Assurance Program. 

Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-89. 

Washington TRU 

Solutions 

January 13, 2006 The EPA audited the Washington TRU Solutions 

Quality Assurance Program at the Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant. Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-

76. 

April 25, 2007 The EPA audited the Washington TRU Solutions 

Quality Assurance Program at the Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant. Reference EPA Air Docket No. A-98-49, II-A1-

92.