This is an intensive laboratory QA/QC practices course, featuring the information and techniques you need to establish and maintain a successful power plant laboratory QA/QC program. You will take home the tools and information you need to:
Develop your own defensible laboratory QA/QC program by satisfying the requirements of:
ASTM
INPO
A2LA
EPRI
Standard Methods
ISO 9000
NVLAP
EPA
Evaluate your existing laboratory QA/QC program by performing a detailed assessment to determine:
How your program stacks up to the requirements
Specific case-study data for in-class lectures
Specific areas in need of improvements
Support your existing QA/QC program by developing statistically protocols for the:
Determination of significant bias (shifting mean)
Determination of persuasive bias (mean shift beyond 1 sigma)
Determination of significant trends (patterns)
Answer those difficult QA/QC questions once and for all by specifying detailed methodologies for:
Calibration of instruments
Precision checks of analytical methods
Accuracy checks for analytical methods
Certification of analytical competence
Analysis of external standards
Note: Students are encouraged to bring questions or plant chemistry problems to address in class
