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Audit unto others hor ellipsis

My first encounter with a quality assurance auditor is reminiscent of an old Dodge commercial. You remember The old sheriff, masked in mirrored sunglasses, paunch hanging over his gun belt, prophesying, You're in a heap o' trouble boy '' Well, my auditor could have been kin to the sheriff; they had the same posture, attitude, and mirrored sunglasses. Plus, my auditor wore a black leather vest and sported a Buffalo Bill'' goatee. While certainly memorable, both gentlemen were far from pleasant. … more

Date: May 1, 1992

Creator: Maday, J.H. Jr.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Site development plan for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Martin Marietta Energy Systems

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is responsible for developing new and environmentally acceptable energy technologies that will offer the nation safe options for energy supply and efficient systems for energy use. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., (Energy Systems) operates ORNL under a management and operating contract. The purpose of the audit was to review and evaluate the effectiveness of site development planning activities at ORNL. A site development plan is a long-range master… more

Date: September 13, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Writing audit findings: Be reasonable

A customary approach to auditing and reporting deficiencies is to keep a running list of those that are found, evaluate the severity of each, and based on the evidence, document findings or observations or concerns in an audit report. The report is issued and the auditee is normally requested to address root cause'' as part of their corrective action. This paper describes a root problems'' approach to documenting audit findings that is designed not only to put the QA auditor in a more favorable… more

Date: May 1, 1992

Creator: Girvin, N.W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Environmental Audit of the Grand Junction Projects Office

The Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) is located in Mesa County, Colorado, immediately south and west of the Grand Junction city limits. The US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Colorado Raw Materials Office at the present-day Grand Junction Projects Office in 1947, to aid in the development of a viable domestic uranium industry. Activities at the site included sampling uranium concentrate; pilot-plant milling research, including testing and processing of uranium ores; and oper… more

Date: August 1, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Electric and gas utility marketing of residential energy conservation case studies

The objective of this research was to obtain information about utility conservation marketing techniques from companies actively engaged in performing residential conservation services. Many utilities currently are offering comprehensive services (audits, listing of contractors and lenders, post-installation inspection, advertising, and performing consumer research). Activities are reported for the following utilities: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; Tampa Electric Company; Memphis Light, Gas… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Savannah River Site ALARA Program appraisals

ALARA Program audits are recommended in PNL-6566, Health Physics Manual of Good Practices for Reducing Radiation Exposure to Levels that are As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA).'' The Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5480.11, Radiation Protection For Occupational Workers,'' requires contractors to conduct internal audits of all functional elements of the radiological protection program, which includes the ALARA program, as often as necessary, but at a minimum every three years. At the Savan… more

Date: January 1, 1992

Creator: Johnson, J.R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Quality Assurance Program Plan for the radiological survey activities program --- Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project

The Pollutant Assessments Group (PAG) at the Grand Junction Office (GJO), Colorado, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is responsible for surveying designated sites in the vicinity of 24 inactive mill sites involved in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP). The purpose of these surveys is to provide a recommendation to DOE whether to include or exclude these sites from UMTRAP based on whether the on-site residual radioactive material (if an… more

Date: August 1, 1991

Creator: Knott, R. R. & Little, C. A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Department of Energy Audit Report Tracking System (DARTS). Quarterly Management Report as of December 31, 1979

This report provides information on the status of corrective actions on audit recommendations contained in audits of DOE activities, programs, and contracts. It is based on data and information reported to the Controller by DOE Headquarters elements and field offices in accordance with draft DOE Order 2300, Audit Compliance and Follow-Up. The report covers an update of matters reviewed at the initial meeting of the DOE Audit Review Council, the basic provisions of the proposed final order on au… more

Date: January 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Department management of the Ross Aviation, Inc. , contract aircraft major spare parts inventory, Albuquerque, New Mexico

The purpose of this audit was to determine whether the Department of Energy's (Department) management of its contract with Ross Aviation, Inc. (Ross) provided reasonable assurance that the inventory of aircraft major spare parts at Ross was economical and efficient. The audit disclosed that approximately $447,000 (acquisition and interest carrying costs) of low-use major spare parts was excessive. Internal control deficiencies which fostered the excessive inventory included: (1) Ross had set st… more

Date: July 26, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Audit of the cost effectiveness of contracting for headquarters support services

This report describes the finding and recommendations on the audit of contractor costs for support services at Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters. The objective was to determine whether the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 requirement for new and existing support services contracts was properly implemented. DOE spends about $229 million on support services annually. The audit found that, on average, the costs to perform the work in-house were 40 percent less than contrac… more

Date: August 1, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Annual work plan for FY 1992

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has an overall mission to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and mismanagement in Department of Energy (DOE) programs. As part of its responsibility in accomplishing its mission, the DOE Office of Audits publishes an Annual Work Plan'' in September of each year. The prime focus of the plan is to identify opportunities for audits to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and integrity of the DOE's programs and operations. Through this plan, we are able to maxi… more

Date: September 30, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Department of Energy's waste minimization program

Waste minimization, as mandated by the Congress, requires, the elimination or reduction of the generation of waste as its source, that is, before it can become waste. This audit was made to determine the adequacy of DOE's efforts to minimize the generation of waste. The audit emphasized radioactive and other hazardous waste generation at DOE's nuclear weapons production plants and design laboratories. We included waste minimization activities and actions that can be taken now, in contrast to th… more

Date: September 1, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Making the audit work for you

These slides presented at an Environmental Auditing Conference, focus on one aspect of environmental auditing: its important role in the even broader practice of Environmental Management. The use of audits by the Department of Energy will be examined within the context of sound environmental management to illustrate the delicate practice of Making the Audit Work for You.'' A summary of the main points to be covered follows. (1) Brief description of DOE Environmental Audit process; disciplines c… more

Date: October 1, 1991

Creator: Wilczynski, E.J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Staff management of security personnel at Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. , Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Security and Police Operations Department is responsible for protecting the US Department of Energy interests at the Portsmouth Plant from theft, sabotage, and other hostile acts that may adversely affect national security, the public health and safety, or property at the Department of Energy facility. This audit's purpose was to evaluate Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.'s staff management at the Portsmouth Plant Security Department. The Portsmouth Pla… more

Date: September 25, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Quality Assurance Project Plan for Facility Effluent Monitoring Plan activities

This Quality Assurance Project Plan addresses the quality assurance requirements for the Facility Monitoring Plans of the overall site-wide environmental monitoring plan. This plan specifically applies to the sampling and analysis activities and continuous monitoring performed for all Facility Effluent Monitoring Plan activities conducted by Westinghouse Hanford Company. It is generic in approach and will be implemented in conjunction with the specific requirements of individual Facility Efflue… more

Date: June 1, 1991

Creator: Nickels, J.M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Infiltration measurements in audit and retrofit programs

A model that relates fan pressurization measurements to infiltration values during the heating season is the basis for infiltration estimates in several different audit programs. The model is described and validation results are presented. The model is used in three different audit strategies. The first is an energy audit to determine economically optimal retrofits for residential buildings, based on actual, on-site measurments of key indices of the house. Measurements are analyzed on a micropr… more

Date: April 1, 1981

Creator: Grimsrud, D. T.; Sonderegger, R. C. & Sherman, M. H.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Environmental protection appraisals: a suggested guide for US Department of Energy field organization. Revision 1

This manual has been prepared to assist DOE field organizations in conducting environmental protection appraisals of activities at DOE operating-level facilities. Its primary use will be by DOE operations offices in their appraisal of facilities operating under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act. However, the manual can also be used by other DOE field organizations. This manual is organized in modules that parallel those in the internal environmental audit checklist. It is assumed that the … more

Date: March 1, 1985

Creator: Barisas, S.; Polich, J.; Surles, T.; Habegger, L.; Anderson, D.; Opelka, J. et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Development of residential-conservation-survey methodology for the US Air Force. Interim report. Task two

A US Air Force (USAF) Residential Energy Conservation Methodology was developed to compare USAF needs and available data to the procedures of the Residential Conservation Service (RCS) program as developed for general use by utility companies serving civilian customers. Attention was given to the data implications related to group housing, climatic data requirements, life-cycle cost analysis, energy saving modifications beyond those covered by RCS, and methods for utilizing existing energy cons… more

Date: November 13, 1981

Creator: Abrams, D. W.; Hartman, T. L. & Lau, A. S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Meeting Record for FFA Working Meeting of November 15, 1991

This document provides a meeting record of the Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) working meeting to discuss progress on old issues and further required actions regarding environmental impacts of the Savannah River Facility. (FI)

Date: January 3, 1992

Creator: Stejskal, G. F.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The audit checklist: Your key to audit success

As the old saying goes, If you have no objective, any road will take your there.'' So it is with the audit checklist. The checklist is the primary tool for providing order to Quality Assurance audit activities. With a well-planned and well-defined checklist, success is achievable. Without a checklist, the auditor has a disjointed, disorganized activity and no place to document his or her failed efforts. A number of formal quality programs which include audits as one of their program elements re… more

Date: February 1, 1992

Creator: Maday, J.H. Jr.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy auditor training curriculum

The curriculum presented is designed to be used by States in training energy auditors. The curriculum has been prepared to insure that participating individuals are technically competent to plan, implement, and follow-up energy audits. Successful completion of the program satisfies general-qualification requirements for an energy auditor. The core of the training curriculum is the logical sequence of steps that the energy auditor will be experiencing in conducting energy audits and the implemen… more

Date: October 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Benchmarking and Self-Assessment in the Wine Industry

Not all industrial facilities have the staff or theopportunity to perform a detailed audit of their operations. The lack ofknowledge of energy efficiency opportunities provides an importantbarrier to improving efficiency. Benchmarking programs in the U.S. andabroad have shown to improve knowledge of the energy performance ofindustrial facilities and buildings and to fuel energy managementpractices. Benchmarking provides a fair way to compare the energyintensity of plants, while accounting for s… more

Date: December 1, 2005

Creator: Galitsky, Christina; Radspieler, Anthony; Worrell, Ernst; Healy,Patrick & Zechiel, Susanne

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Performance Demonstration Program Plan for Analysis of Simulated Headspace Gases

The Performance Demonstration Program (PDP) for headspace gases distributes blind audit samples in a gas matrix for analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Participating measurement facilities (i.e., fixed laboratories, mobile analysis systems, and on-line analytical systems) are located across the United States. Each sample distribution is termed a PDP cycle. These evaluation cycles provide an objective measure of the reliability of measurements performed for transuranic (TRU) waste cha… more

Date: November 13, 2007

Creator: Office, Carlsbad Field

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Improving Energy Efficiency of Compressed Air System Based onSystem Audit

Industrial electric motor systems consume more than 600billion kWh annually, accounting for more than 50 percent of China selectricity use. The International Energy Agency estimates thatoptimizing motor systems results in an improvement of 20-25 percent,which is well-supported by experience in both the U.S. and China.Compressed air systems in China use 9.4 percent of all electricity.Compressed air use in China is growing rapidly, as new industrial plantsare built and the production processes of… more

Date: June 1, 2007

Creator: Shanghai, Hongbo Qin & McKane, Aimee

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department