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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uditing of Quality Assurance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants," may he ohtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York 10017. WASH-] 283, Revision I, 'Guidance on Qualtty Assurance Requirements During Design and Procurement Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated May 24, .1974 (Gray Book, Revision I), and WASH-1309, "Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated May 10, 1974 (Green Book, Revision 0), contain Draft 3, Revision 4, of proposed standard N45.2.12 (February 22, 1974), which is used by the NRC staff in the evaluation of applications for con- struction permits and operating licenses. ANSI/ASME N45.2.1 2-1977 reflects development of the standard front the proposed version included in the above WASH docu- ments. ANSI/ASME N45.2.12-1977, subject to the regula- tory exceptions in Section C of this guide, will replace N45.2.1 2 (Draft 3, Revision 4) contained in WASH-1283 and WASH-1309 in the evaluation of proposed auditing. procedures for the applicant's quality assurance program included in construction permit and operating license applications. An unqualified indication of conformance to the recom- mendations of this regulatory guide in an application means that the NRC staff will use the requirements of ANSI/ASME N45.2.12-1977 as supplemented or modified by the regula- tory position of this guide in its review of the application. C. REGULATORY POSITION The requirements that are included in ANSI/ASMI N45.2,12-1Q77 for auditing quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants are acceptable to the NRC staff and provide an adequate basis for complying with the pertinent quality assurance requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following: I. Section 1.5, "Referenced Documents," of ANSI/ASME N45.2.12-1977 states that documents that are required to be included as a part of the standard *are identified at the point of reference or