Framework and strategies for quality assurance and risk assessment in the KM3NeT neutrino telescope project

KM3NeT is an undersea neutrino detector currently under design. This paper describes the framework and strategy for the introduction of a Quality Management System (QMS) and Risk Assessment (RA) into the KM3NeT project. QMS and RA are set up as an integrated system for the improvement and optimization of components of the KM3NeT neutrino detector as well as its production and operation.