December 2019

Construction Quality – Structural Concrete Placement and Structural Steel Procurement Assessment at the Y-12 National Security Complex Uranium Processing Facility

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted an assessment of construction activities at the Y-12 National Security Complex Uranium Processing Facility (UPF). The purpose of this assessment was to evaluate the implementation of quality assurance (QA) program requirements that ensure that structural concrete and steel meet approved specifications for the UPF construction activities. This assessment was performed at the UPF construction site from July 23 through 25, 2019.