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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mitment, allows a licensee to use a QA alternative or exception approved by an NRC Safety Evaluation (SE) provided that the bases of the NRC approval are applicable to the licensee’s facility. 7. 10 CFR 50.55a requires the SSCs be designated, fabricated, erected, constructed, tested, and inspected to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function to be performed. 17.5-5 March 2007 8. 10 CFR 52.17(a)(1)(xii) requires an Early Site Permit applicant to include a QAPD which satisfies applicable portions of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. 9. 10 CFR 52.47(a)(21) requires a Standard Design Certification applicant to include a QAPD which satisfies applicable portions of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. 10. 10 CFR 52.79(a)(25) requires a COL applicant to include a QAPD to be applied to the design, fabrication, construction, and testing of the structures, systems, and components of the facility. The QAPD includes a discussion of how it satisfies applicable portions of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. 11. The SRM on SECY 95-132, “Policy and Technical Issues Associated with the Regulatory Treatment of Non-Safety Systems (RTNSS) in Passive Plant Designs (SECY 94-084),” Item A, RTNSS and Item E, Reliability Assurance Program, contains the Commission policy on nonsafety-related, risk-significant SSCs that provide defense in depth or result in significant improvement in the PRA evaluations. 12. The SRM on SECY-05-0197, “Review of Operational Programs in a Combined License Application and Generic Emergency Planning Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria,” contains Commission policy on the treatment of operational programs in a COL application. Specifically, the inclusion of implementation milestones for the operational phase of the QA Program (QAP). 13. 10 CFR 50.54(a)(1) requires a holder of a COL under 10 CFR Part 52 to implement the operation phase of a QAP 30 days prior to the scheduled date for the initial loading of fuel. 14. 10 CFR