Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b37dcb3c-1856-43cd-868d-69376465b3ed
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Auditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1303/ML13038A428.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.144
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riennial period should begin with performance of an audit when sufficient work is in progress to demonstrate that the organization is implementing a Quality Assurance Program having the required scope for purchases placed during the triennial period. When a subsequent contract or a contract modification that signifi- cantly enlarges the scope of activities performed by the same supplier is executed, an audit should be conducted of the increased requirements, thus starting a new triennial period. If, at the time of the pre-award survey, the supplier is already implementing the same quality assurance program for other customers that he proposes to use on the auditing party's contract, then the pre-award survey, if it was conducted in accordance with Section 4 of ANSI/ASME N45.2.12-1977, may serve as the first triennial audit, Therefore, when such pre-award surveys are employed as the first triennial audits, those surveys should satisfy the same audit elements and criteria used on other triennial audits. A documented evaluation of the supplier should be performed annually. Where applicable, this evaluation should take into account (1) review of supplier- furnished documents such as certificates of conformance, non-conformance notices, and corrective actions, (2) results of previous source verifications, audits, and receiving inspections, (3) operating experience of identical or similar products furnished by the same supplier, and (4) results of audits from other sources, e.g., customer, ASME, or NRC audits. 4. The guidelines (indicated by the verb "should") of ANSI/ASME N45.2.12-1977 contained in the following sections have sufficient safety importance to be treated the same as the requirements (indicated by the verb "shall") of the standard: a. The guideline concerning supplementing regularly scheduled audits for Sections 3.5.3.3 through 3.5.3.5. b. Section 4.3.2.7-The guideline concerning correc* tive action on program deficiencies identified during' previous audits.