Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: f5fcd424-bea6-4f79-b002-f91d93dd4c9e
Document Type: srp
Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION - DESIGN CERTIFICATION,
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190019.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 17
Section ID: 17.5
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ovide a comprehensive independent evaluation of activities and procedures. (ANSI N18.7) 8. The auditing organization develops and documents an audit plan for each audit. This plan identifies the audit scope, requirements, audit personnel, activities to be audited, organizations to be notified, applicable documents, schedule, and written procedures or checklists. (NQA-1) 9. Audit results are documented and reported to and reviewed by responsible management. Followup action of deficient areas is initiated as necessary. (NQA-1) 10. When any work carried out under the requirements of the QA program is delegated to others, the work is audited by the QA audit program. (ANSI N18.7) 11. Procurement audits of suppliers are accomplished as follows: (Regulatory Guide 1.28) a. Audits are not necessary for procuring the following items: 17.5-32 March 2007 (1) those that are relatively simple and standard in design, manufacturing, and testing (2) those that are adaptable to standard or automated inspections or tests of the end product to verify quality characteristics after delivery b. Audits are conducted as follows for procurement of items not covered by the exceptions in 11(a) above: (1) The supplier’s QA program is audited on a triennial basis. (2) The triennial period begins when the first audit is performed. (3) An audit is initially performed after the supplier has completed sufficient work to demonstrate that its organization is implementing a QA program. (4) If a subsequent contract or a contract modification significantly enlarges the scope of or changes the methods or controls for activities performed by the same supplier, an audit of the modified requirements is conducted, thus starting a new triennial period. (5) If the supplier is implementing the same QA program for other customers that is proposed for use on the auditing party’s contract, the preaward survey may serve as the first triennial audit. Therefore, when such preaward surveys are employed as the first