Document: 10 CFR Part 72
Document ID: dfde5eae-602a-496d-9674-deeee00917c5
Document Type: cfr
Title: Quality assurance program.
Source: 10 CFR Part 72
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-72/section-72.144
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Section ID: 72.144
CFR Part: 72
CFR Title: 10

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ied. The licensee, applicant for a license, certificate holder, and applicant for a CoC shall take into account the need for special controls, processes, test equipment, tools and skills to attain the required quality and the need for verification of quality by inspection and test. ( c ) The licensee, applicant for a license, certificate holder, and applicant for a CoC shall base the requirements and procedures of their quality assurance program(s) on the following considerations concerning the complexity and proposed use of the structures, systems, or components: ( 1 ) The impact of malfunction or failure of the item on safety; ( 2 ) The design and fabrication complexity or uniqueness of the item; ( 3 ) The need for special controls and surveillance over processes and equipment; ( 4 ) The degree to which functional compliance can be demonstrated by inspection or test; and ( 5 ) The quality history and degree of standardization of the item. ( d ) The licensee, applicant for a license, certificate holder, and applicant for a CoC shall provide for indoctrination and training of personnel performing activities affecting quality as necessary to ensure that suitable proficiency is achieved and maintained. ( e ) The licensee, applicant for a license, certificate holder, and applicant for a CoC shall review the status and adequacy of the quality assurance program at established intervals. Management of other organizations participating in the quality assurance program must regularly review the status and adequacy of that part of the quality assurance program which they are executing.