Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a5ee4c78-1135-4bb6-8d54-e974a3402f87
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Graded Quality Assurance
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A017.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.176
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be categorized as high safety significant, the licensee should take appropriate corrective action and evaluate the acceptability of the GQA controls applied to the SSC while categorized as low safety significant. This evaluation should be documented and should address the impact, if any, on the SSC as a result of applying GQA controls and should identify any GQA controls that need to be adjusted in order to provide assurance that the SSC will perform its safety functions. The licensee should maintain documented justification concerning the adequacy of the GQA controls applied to the SSC that is now categorized as high risk significant. 3.4 Change Control for Implementing Procedures The licensee QA program for GQA will provide a high-level characterization of the GQA program elements as further discussed in Regulatory Position 4.1. As part of the implementation process for GQA, a number of procedures will be developed by the licensee for activities associated with elements of the GQA program. This would include procedures for aspects of the GQA program such as safety- significance determination, monitoring, working group, and expert panel functions, as appropriate. As these procedures will be considering important aspects of the GQA program that the staff will review, it is necessary that the procedures have an appropriate change control applied to them so the staff is informed of significant changes. Any procedure change that impacts on the QA program description must be assessed with respect to 10 CFR 50.54(a) (see Regulatory Positions I and 3.1.1 of this guide). The FSAR must incorporate by reference the GQA implementing procedures so that procedure changes will be controlled in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59. 4. ELEMENT 4: DOCUMENTATION The recommended contents of a plant-specific, risk-informed GQA submittal are presented in this section. The guidance is intended to help ensure the completeness of the information provided and to aid in shortening the time needed