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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August 1980 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY GUIDE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 1.146 (Task RS 810-5) QUALIFICATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM AUDIT PERSONNEL FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS A. INTRODUCTION Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," establishes overall quality assurance requirements for the design, construction, and operation of safety-related structures, systems, and components of nuclear power plants. Criterion XVIII, "Audits," of Appendix B establishes requirements for conducting audits of the quality assurance program. This guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regulations with regard to qualification of quality assurance program audit personnel for nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has ..,,been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in 'the regulatory position. B. DISCUSSION Working Group N45-2.23 of the American National Standards Committee N45, Reactor Plants and their Main- tenance, has prepared a standard that provides requirements and guidance for the qualification of personnel who partic- ipate in audits of quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants. The standard was approved and designated N45.2.23-1978* by the American National Standards Institute on April 20, 1978. C. REGULATORY POSITION The requirements that are included in ANSI/ASME N45.2.23-1978 for qualification of quality assurance pro- gram audit personnel for nuclear power plants are acceptable to the NRC staff and provide an adequate basis for complying ANSI/ASME N45.2.23-1978, "Qualification of Quality Assur- ance Program Audit Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017. with the pertinent quality assurance