Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b9509354-65a7-4aa2-844c-a948a4bd1020
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Qualification of Quality Assurance Program Audit Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1303/ML13038A429.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.146
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GULATORY GUIDES Regulatory Guides are Issued to describe and make available to the 'jblic methods acceptable to the NRC staff of implementing scific parts of the Commission's regulations, to delineate tech- 4ues used by the staff In evaluating specific problems or postu- ,tsd accidents or to Provide guidance to applicants. Regulatory Guides are noi substitutes for regulations, and compliance with them is not required. Methods and solutions different from those set out in the guides will be acceptable If they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the issuance or continuance of a permit or license by the Commission. Comments and suggestions for improvements in these guides are encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new information or experience. This guide was revised as a result of substantive com- ments received from the public and additional staff review. Comments should be sent to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch. The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions: 1. Power Reactors 6. Products 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 8. Occupational Health 4. Environmental and Siting 9. Antitrust and Financial Review 5. Materials and Plant Protection 10. General Copies of issued guides may be purchased at the current Government Printing Office price. A subscription service for future guides in spe- cific divisions is available through the Government Printing Office. Information on the subscription service and current GPO prices may be obtained by writing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Publications Sales Manager. VALUE/IMPACT STATEMENT 1. THE ACTION 1.1 Description The applicant (licensee) of a nuclear power plant is required by the Commission's regulations to establish and implement a quality