Quality Assurance
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Nuclear - High Impact
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QA Standards
OTI's QA program is dedicated
to meeting the requirements of:


ISO 9001:2000 Standard
United States Code of
Federal Regulations
10 CFR 50
10 CFR 21
ANSI/ASME N45.2
ASME NQA-1
ANSI/IEEE Std 730.1
CAN/CSA-Q396.1.2
ANSI N45.22
 
 
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Operation Technology, Inc.
17 Goodyear, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618-1812
(949) 462-0100
Fax: (949) 462-0200
info@etap.com
 
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Contact Information
ETAP QA Program
Operation Technology, Inc.
17 Goodyear, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618-1812
(949) 462-0100
qa@etap.com
ETAP Nuclear Licenses
ETAP Nuclear is used throughout the world by nuclear generation plants, research laboratories, consulting firms, government agencies, etc. Companies such as Bechtel SAIC (Yucca Mountain Project) and Washington Savanna River trust ETAP for their electrical system analysis. Consulting firms such as Bechtel, Black & Veatch, Framatome, Sargent & Lundy, AREVA NP GmbH, and Washington Group utilize the nuclear license of ETAP to support their projects.

ETAP has established itself as the de facto standard within the United States nuclear generation plants, so much so that 56 out of 64 operating plants (88%) have standardized on ETAP. ETAP is also becoming the standard software for international nuclear generation plants. In fact, Framatome ANP GmbH in Germany is currently using ETAP to design the largest grass root nuclear generation plant in Finland.

56 out of 64 U.S. Nuclear Generation Plants Have Standardized on ETAP
· Alvin W. Vogtle
· Arkansas Nuclear One
· Beaver Valley
· Braidwood
· Browns Ferry
· Brunswick
· Byron		 · Calvert Cliffs
· Catawba
· Clinton
· Comanche Peak
· Crystal River
· Davis-Besse
· Diablo Canyon
· Donald C. Cook
· Dresden
· Duane Arnold
· Fermi
· Fort Calhoun
· Grand Gulf
· Indian Point
· James A. Fitzpatrick
· Joseph M. Farley
· Kewaunee
· LaSalle County
· Limerick
· McGuire
· Millstone
· Nine Mile Point
· North Anna
· Oconee
· Oyster Creek
· Palo Verde
· Peach Bottom
· Perry

· Pilgrim
· Point Beach
· Prairie Island
· Quad Cities
· R.E. Ginna
· River Bend
· Robinson
· San Onofre
· Seabrook
· Sequoyah
· Shearon Harris
· South Texas Project
· St. Lucie
· Surry
· Susquehanna
· Three Mile Island
· Turkey Point
· Vermont Yankee
· Waterford 3
· Watts Bar
· Wolf Creek
Why ETAP for Nuclear Facilities
  • Established and credible high-impact Quality Assurance Program since 1991
  • Complete software and library Verification & Validation in compliance with Title 10 Part 50, App B and Part 21
  • Receive formal notification of in-depth exception listing of performance
  • Most commonly used analysis software in US nuclear power plants
  • Unique capabilities with unsurpassed user-friendliness
  • State-of-the-art software and engineering technology
  • All development and technical support provided by ETAP engineers (OTI Corporate Office)
Benefits of Using ETAP
  • Eliminate man-hours and expense of internal software validation
  • Gain proof of software and libraries accuracy with minimal investment
  • Receive updated documentation of ongoing audits of ETAP
  • Operate your system with a virtual reality model concept
  • Gain more understanding of your system limitations
  • Manage system modifications in one integrated database
  • Have a team of experts for support
  • Avoid unnecessary system upgrade costs
ETAP Meets Nuclear Facility Requests
Safety-Related Version

When purchased as a ‘Safety-Related’ (High Impact) Nuclear version, the ETAP package is accompanied by the following:

  • Certification Letter
  • Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
  • Software Verification & Validation Plan (SVVP)
  • Software Verification & Validation Report (SVVR)
  • Test Files & Output Report Files in an Electronic Format
  • Opportunity to Audit & Assess OTI’s Quality System

The thoroughness of the Quality Assurance Plan has not only helped OTI to become a nuclear certified software developer, it has set an unmatched standard of quality that has earned the trust of thousands of ETAP software users worldwide.

Our QA procedures are deeply ingrained in all phases of the design and development of ETAP. These inherent QA processes drive us to envision and market a more powerful and innovative engineering software with each version we release.

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