Epidemiologic Studies

Rocky Flats Plant Site

Deviation Request and Approval Records, 1958-1968, 1971-1973, 1978-1982, 1984

Location:

Active:
Inactive: RF-881 Archives, Room 214

Arrangement: By component or assembly type, thereafter numerical by SXR, part, or request number

Originating Office: J-Line Engineering, Product Control, Product Definition, and Product Engineering organizations of Dow Chemical Company and Rockwell International

Finding Aids: Records Storage Receipt

Disposition Authority: 1) Records schedule under revision 2) DOE (1980) C24.1 3) Records schedule under revision 4) DOE (1980) C24.1 5) Records schedule under revision 6) DOE (1980) C24.1 7) Records schedule under revision

8) DOE (1988) 3.2 9) Records schedule under revision 10) DOE (1980) C24.1 11) DOE (1988) 3.2 12) Records schedule under revision

Series Description: Deviation Request and Approval Records track weapon components and assemblies that did not meet specification requirements and went through a special approval process before receiving authorization for use. Several different forms with similar information can be found in this series. These forms have been listed below in alphabetical order.

Discrepancy Reports describe defects found in components manufactured at Rocky Flats. They include part names and numbers; shop order numbers; originating departments; operation numbers; machine groups; production operator clock numbers and shifts; inspection stations; inspection operation numbers; and quantities received, inspected, accepted, and rejected. There are also descriptions of the deviations, the causes assigned, corrective actions recommended or taken, and deviation actions.

Quality Control Disposition Cards are very similar to Discrepancy Reports and describe defects and deviations in components found during manufacture and inspection. Information on the cards consists of dates; part names and numbers; shop order numbers; originating departments; operation numbers; machine groups; production operator clock numbers and shifts; inspection stations; quantities received, inspected, and accepted; and descriptions of the defects, causes assigned, corrective actions, and deviation actions.

Request for Deviation Concurrence forms contain deviation request numbers, parts or assembly numbers, part titles, drawing numbers, specification and deviation descriptions, deviation approvals, and quantities and serial numbers of the deviated parts.

Request for Formal Disposition of Nonconforming Material forms were submitted whenever a deviated part needed to be accepted for use or rejected for scrap. Each form lists the part(s) and specification which was affected (e.g., part A is .0002 undersized); the deviation from the specification; use restrictions; which site was notified, including the University of California Lawrence Livermore, Sandia Livermore Laboratory, or Albuquerque Operations Office; NCMR [Nonconforming Material Request?] number; Atomic Energy Commission part number; drawing number; part type; serial or lot number; Product Engineering review signature; whether the unit was a component, assembly, or gage; and whether the unit was submitted for deviation or rejection. Attached teletype messages reiterate the request and indicate approval from Sandia or the University of California.

Specification Deviations and Specification Exception Releases (SXRs) authorized the use of components that failed to meet specification requirements. Each form provides an SXR number, drawing number and suffix, use limitations, quantity, part name, drawing requirements and variation from the drawing, marking requirements, corrective actions, agency, date, references, and remarks. Some of the forms indicate that a deviated part was rejected by Product Engineering.

For related records, see Volume IV. Deviation Approval Correspondence, 1954-1961, 1963-1966, 1973; Deviation Request Logs, 1971-1973; and Stockpile Approved Product Records (SAPRs), 1955-1993.

Data Elements: 88-89, 120