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Module 3 of 5 · UNE 73401 · Block 3

Procurement and process control

Quality assurance extends to suppliers and to the processes that affect safety-related systems.

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Procurement control

Assessment and approval of suppliers of equipment and services relevant to nuclear safety.

Identification and control of items

Traceability of components and materials from their origin through installation at the plant.

Special process control

Qualification and control of processes whose result cannot be fully verified by subsequent inspection, such as welding.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • Supplier approval criteria documented
  • Component traceability from origin through installation
  • Special processes qualified and controlled
  • Log of procurement for safety-related items

How to cover this block in Kimobox

  1. 1Assess and approve suppliers from Kimobox's supplier portal.
  2. 2Log the traceability of each component linked to its installation process.
  3. 3Document special process qualification as a version-controlled record.

Each component's traceability stays intact from origin through installation, with nothing rebuilt by hand.

See Kimobox's supplier portal

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. UNE standards catalogue UNE, Spanish Association for Standardisation · Official catalogue
  2. Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear CSN · Regulatory body
  3. IAEA GSR Part 2 — Leadership and Management for Safety International Atomic Energy Agency · 2016 ed.