Materials Control and Accountability Auditor Training

As the Department of Energy (DOE) works to standardize the training for individuals performing materials control and accountability (MC&A) functions, the need for a definition of the appropriate training for MC&A auditors has become apparent. In order to meet the DOE requirement for individual training plans for all staff performing MC&A functions, the following set of guidelines was developed for consideration as applicable to MC&A auditors. The application of these guidelines to specific operating environments at individual DOE sites may require modification to some of the tables. The paper presents one method of developing individual training programs for an MC&A auditor or for an MC&A audit group based on the requirements for internal audits and assessments included in DOE Order 5633.3, Control and Accountability for Nuclear Materials.