Activities for the CIPM MRA

1. Participation in KC (as of Feb 2010)

CIPM BIPM APMP Participation
CC Total
KC SC KC SC KC SC Ratio

AUV 11(7) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 7(5) 1(1) 19(13) 68.4%

QM 99(63) 0(0) 1(1) 0(0) 6(6) 2(1) 108(71) 65.7%
EM 49(20) 2(2) 9(5) 0(0) 14(9) 10(6) 84(42) 50.0%
RI 51(18) 12(2) 70(11) 1(0) 16(12) 2(2) 152(49) 32.2%
L 8(5) 4(4) 2(2) 0(0) 10(8) 2(0) 26(19) 73.1%
M 79(29) 6(6) 0(0) 0(0) 26(16) 6(1) 117(52) 44.4%
PR 17(7) 3(1) 0(0) 0(0) 6(3) 9(5) 35(16) 45.7%
TF 1(1) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 1(1) 100%
T 15(5) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 7(6) 6(5) 28(16) 57.1%

Total 330(155) 27(15) 82(19) 1(0) 89(62) 38(21) 570(279)* 48.9%

( ): participation by KRISS
4 KCs participated by other institutes (KFDA 2, KAERI 1, KORDI 1) in Korea

2. CMCs listed in the KCDB (as of Feb 2010)

AUV EM L M PR QM RI T TF Total
now 41 135 5 47 31 430 208 14 23 934

to-be 41 135 26 50 35 528 215 66 23 1,119

3. Success Stories of CIPM MRA in Korea

(1) DSME - BP, USA (2002)
DSME : Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Offshore plant order by BP, USA
Claim
Calibration traceable to NIST required

DSME, accredited by KOLAS which is a member of APLAC and

Solution ILAC MRA
DSME, keeping its standards traceable to KRISS
NIST confirmed that “traceability to KRISS is equivalent to
traceability to NIST” via the CIPM MRA, to which NIST and KRISS DSME offshore plant
are signatories
BP accepted accreditation by KOLAS and calibration certificates issued by KRISS

11million US dollars saved

Benefit
Invested 30,000 US dollars for calibration

ROI Had it not been for Additional cost for recalibration in USA: 1 million US dollars
360 time the CIPM MRA,
ILAC MRA... Possible penalty due to 2 months delay: 10 million US dollars
ROI : Return on Investment
Activities for the CIPM MRA
(2) SHI - SEIC, Russia (2003)
SHI : Samsung Heavy Industry
SEIC : Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
SHI constructed an offshore platform ordered by SEIC, Russia
Claim
All the measuring instruments attached to the platform required
to be traceable to NMS of Russia

KRISS and VNIIMS participate in the CIPM MRA

Solution
KRISS and VNIIMS concluded a protocol recognizing the
equivalence of NMS of both countries
SEIC approved all the measuring instruments of SHI traceable to
The dimensions of the
KRISS as traceable to VNIIMS platform is approximately
95 m x 130 m x 120 m
16 million US dollars saved
Benefit
Invested 150,000 US dollars for calibration

ROI Had it not been for Additional cost for recalibration in Russia;
107 time the CIPM MRA... Possible penalty due to delay of delivery: 16 million US dollars

(3) POSCO - India, Mexico (2004)

POSCO : Pohang Steel and Iron Company
A Mexican manufacturer of automobile parts demanded the
Claim proof of reliability of POSCO steel
An Indian buyer of POSCO steel required the certification from
BIS(Bureau of India Standard)

POSCO, accredited by KOLAS which is a member of APLAC and

Solution ILAC MRA
POSCO, keeping its standards traceable to KRISS which is a
signatory to the CIPM MRA POSCO offshore plant
POSCO’s steel accepted without being restricted in India and Mexico
5 million US dollars saved
Benefit
Invested 70,000 US dollars for calibration

ROI Had it not been for Additional cost for retesting in Mexico and India;
70 time the CIPM MRA,
ILAC MRA, ... Possible penalty due to delay in delivery: 5 million US dollars

(4) Korean Air - US FAA (2008)

US FAA required KA to secure calibration certificates traceable to NIST
Claim according to US Repair Station Act

KRISS and NIST participate in the CIPM MRA

Solution
FAA accepted all the KA measuring instruments traceable to
KRISS as traceable to NIST

9.4 million US dollars saved

Benefit Korean Air
Invested 40,000 US dollars for calibration
ROI Suspending services for 3 months while calibrated at NIST;
235 time Had it not been for
the CIPM MRA... Additional cost to substitute instruments and to establish a
new system with traceability to NIST: 9 million US dollars

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