FACILEX® ATOMIC

Procedure Management Software for Nuclear Quality Assurance

Govern the complete procedure lifecycle from development and technical review through approval, implementation, periodic review and controlled change.

Connect procedures with regulatory requirements, design information, training, operating experience and facility changes so approved instructions remain aligned with the work they control.

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The Challenge

Controlling the document is only part of controlling the procedure.

Nuclear procedures translate technical requirements, regulatory obligations and operating knowledge into instructions that personnel use to perform work consistently and safely.

The challenge extends well beyond version control. A procedure may be affected by a design change, new regulatory requirement, operating experience, corrective action or organizational change. Each can trigger technical review, revision, training or implementation requirements.

Effective procedure management maintains these relationships throughout the lifecycle so the approved procedure remains aligned with the facility, its requirements and the people expected to use it.

Procedure Management must answer:

Why is this procedure required?
What requirements and design information does it implement?
Who owns, reviews and approves it?
What changed and what else is affected?
Who must be trained before the revision becomes effective?
How do we know the procedure remains current and effective?

Why It Matters Now

Requirements remain traceable

Connect procedures with the regulatory, design, quality and program requirements they implement.

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Change drives review

Identify procedure impacts arising from facility changes, corrective actions, operating experience and new requirements.

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Reviews become accountable

Route procedures through appropriate technical, interdisciplinary and management reviews before approval.

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Training is part of implementation

Identify personnel affected by revisions and coordinate required training before new instructions become effective.

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Revision history retains context

Preserve why the procedure changed, who reviewed it and the technical basis supporting the revision.

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Procedures remain current

Manage periodic reviews, temporary changes and other triggers requiring procedures to be reconsidered.

Procedure Management Lifecycle

A configurable lifecycle governs procedure development, technical review, validation, approval and implementation, while maintaining the procedure as requirements and facility conditions evolve.

Initiate

Establish the need for a new procedure or revision and identify the responsible owner.

Develop

Prepare the procedure using applicable requirements, design information and operating knowledge.

Review

Complete required technical, interdisciplinary and organizational reviews.

Validate

Confirm the procedure is accurate, usable and appropriate for the intended activity.

Approve

Obtain required authorization for controlled use of the procedure.

Issue

Release the approved revision and control its effective date and availability.

Implement

Complete required training, communication and implementation prerequisites.

Maintain

Manage periodic reviews and changes to keep the procedure aligned with current requirements.

Configured for the Way Your Program Operates

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Procedure Types & Templates

Configure procedure categories, templates, required sections and lifecycle rules for different types of work.

Requirement Traceability

Associate procedures with regulatory requirements, design information, commitments and program requirements.

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Review & Approval Routing

Configure reviewers and approvers based on procedure type, technical discipline, organization and significance.

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Change Impact Assessment

Identify affected procedures when facility configuration, requirements or related processes change.

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Training & Implementation

Identify affected personnel and establish training, communication and implementation prerequisites.

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Periodic Review & Revision

Manage review intervals, revision triggers, temporary changes and continuing procedure ownership.

Regulatory & Program Anchors

Connect controlled instructions with the requirements behind them.

10 CFR 50 Appendix B

Criterion V — Instructions & Procedures

Criterion VI — Document Control

ASME NQA-1

Configuration Management

Work Control

Training & Qualification

Operating Experience

Procedure Management Connects With

Procedures sit at the intersection of requirements and work.

FACILEX® ATOMIC connects controlled procedures with the requirements, facility changes, personnel qualifications and operating experience that determine what the procedure must contain and when it must change.

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Change Control Identify procedures affected by modifications to equipment, systems or facility configuration.

Licensing & Regulatory Trace regulatory obligations and commitments into the procedures that implement them.

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Training & Qualification Identify training and qualification impacts before revised procedures become effective.

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Operating Experience Incorporate applicable lessons and experience into procedure development and revision.

One application. Part of one connected management system.

FACILEX® Procedure Management is one of 21 configurable applications within FACILEX® ATOMIC. Procedures can remain connected to regulatory requirements, design information, facility changes, personnel qualifications and operating experience throughout their lifecycle.

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Bring us your current process.

We can map your procedure types, development process, technical reviews, approval requirements, change controls, training impacts and periodic reviews to a configured FACILEX® ATOMIC process.