ASTM C1210-12

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Designation: C1210 − 12
Standard Guide for
Establishing a Measurement System Quality Control
Program for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Within the
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Nuclear Industry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1210; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope the Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
1.1 This standard provides guidance for establishing and
ANSI/ASQ B1 Guide for Quality Control Charts
maintaining a measurement system quality control program.
ANSI/ASQ B2 Control Chart Method of Analyzing Data
Guidance is provided for general program considerations,
ANSI/ASQB3 ControlChartMethodofControllingQuality
preparation of quality control samples, analysis of quality
During Production
control samples, quality control data analysis, analyst
qualification, measurement system calibration, measurement
3. Terminology
method qualification, and measurement system maintenance.
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide, see Termi-
1.2 This guidance is provided in the following sections:
nology C859.
Section
General Quality Control Program Considerations 5
4. Significance and Use
Quality Control Samples 6
Analysis of Quality Control Samples 7
4.1 A laboratory quality assurance program is an essential
Quality Control DataAnalysis 8
Analyst Qualification 9 program for laboratories within the nuclear industry. Guide
Measurement System Calibration 10
C1009 provides guidance for establishing a quality assurance
Measurement Method Qualification 11
program for an analytical laboratory within the nuclear indus-
Measurement System Maintenance 12
try. The basic elements of a laboratory quality assurance
2. Referenced Documents
program are organization, quality assurance program, training
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and qualification, procedures, laboratory records, control of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
records, control of procurement, control of measuring equip-
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
ment and materials, control of measurements, and deficiencies
C1009 Guide for Establishing and Maintaining a Quality
and corrective actions. This guide deals with the control of
AssuranceProgramforAnalyticalLaboratoriesWithinthe
measurements aspect of the laboratory quality assurance pro-
Nuclear Industry
gram. Fig. 1 shows the relationship of measurement control
C1068 Guide for Qualification of Measurement Methods by
with other essential aspects of a laboratory quality assurance
a Laboratory Within the Nuclear Industry
program.
C1128 Guide for Preparation of Working Reference Materi-
als for Use in Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Materials
4.2 The fundamental purposes of a measurement control
C1156 Guide for Establishing Calibration for a Measure-
program are to provide the with use assurance (real-time
ment Method Used to Analyze Nuclear Fuel Cycle Mate-
control)thatameasurementsystemisperformingsatisfactorily
rials
and to provide the data necessary to quantify measurement
C1297 Guide for Qualification of Laboratory Analysts for
system performance. The with use assurance is usually pro-
vided through the satisfactory analysis of quality control
samples (reference value either known or unknown to the
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel
analyst). The data necessary to quantify measurement system
Cycle and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C26.08 on Quality
performanceisusuallyprovidedthroughtheanalysisofquality
Assurance, Statistical Applications, and Reference Materials.
CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2012.PublishedJuly2012.Originallyapproved
controlsamplesortheduplicateanalysisofprocesssamples,or
in 1991. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as C1210 – 06. DOI: 10.1520/
both. In addition to the analyses of quality control samples, the
C1210-12.
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internal assessments. These assessments should involve labo-
ratory managers, the quality control manager, and laboratory
customers. The quality control program should be audited for
procedure compliance at periodic intervals by the quality
assurance organization.
5.2 The anal
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