Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a5ee4c78-1135-4bb6-8d54-e974a3402f87
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Graded Quality Assurance
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A017.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.176
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ments in these guides are encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new infor- mation or experience. Written comments may be submitted to the Rules Review and Directives Branch, ADM, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions: 1. Power Reactors 2. Research and Test reactors 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 4. Environmental and Siting 5. Materials and Plant Protection 6. Products 7. Transportation 8. Occupational Health 9. Antitrust and Financial Review 10. General Single copies of regulatory guides may be obtained free of charge by writing the Reproduc- tion and Distribution Services Section, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or by fax at (310)415-2289; or by e-mail to GRW1 @ NRC.GOV. Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Information Service on a standing order basis. Details on this service may be obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. by licensees both to determine the relative safety significance of plant equipment and to adjust the application of QA controls accordingly. Requirements related to QA programs for nuclear power plants are set forth in Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. The general requirements contained in Appendix B are supplemented by industry standards and NRC regulatory guides that describe specific practices that have been found acceptable by the industry and the NRC staff. Although both Appendix B and the associated industry standards allow a large degree of flexibility, the licensees and the NRC staff have been reluctant to make major changes in established QA practices. Recently, however, changes in the nuclear industry have resulted in numerous proposals to revise QA practices. These changes include the completion of construction projects, establishment of programs related to