Quality Control Inspection Services of Mechanical Structures, Systems and Components

The scope of this contract is to supply to the IO inspection and quality control supervision services in order to ensure compliance with applicable requirements and approved reference documents. This includes assessment, monitoring, reviewing and reporting on activities listed in the MIP for which Intervention Points have been marked up by IO. This service may include also any other activities as may be decided for monitoring quality of supply (e.g. kick off meeting) and supervision on NCR follow up, pre-manufacturing activities, qualification of processes related to mock-up, prototype manufacturing and testing, supervision on series manufacturing activities utilizing the qualified processes and supervision activities on site in the frame of manufacturing completion of procured items. The inspection service contract does not cover execution of the IO related to surveillance of external intervener as defined on art. 2.2.1 of [1]. It does not apply to statutory safety inspections. However, it must be noted that part of the expected documentation may be used as support documentation to answer to the French nuclear regulator. It could cover requests for inspections and supervision on behalf of IO when acting as manufacturer of pressure equipment. In such cases assignment will specify this scope and SGS inspector will have to be qualified accoriding to applicable IO internal procedures and provisions as may be applicable. Inspections may be requested in all IO member countries (Domestic Agencies) which are partners in the ITER project: China; Europe; India; Japan; Russian Federation; South Korea; USA.

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